
PART A:     SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 10. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
            (CONSTANT DOLLARS BASIS): JANUARY 1998 TO MAY 1999
            1992 CONSTANT DOLLAR BASIS

(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal 
adjustment and rounding. The values in this exhibit are subject to 
periodic change, reflecting revisions to the source information for the 
monthly deflators. (R) Revised)


                   Exports

                    Total         Foods,
                   Census        Feeds, &      Industrial       Capital
    Period        Basis(1)       Beverages     Supplies(2)       Goods
        
                                                             
1998                

Jan.- Dec.            859,152         44,354        139,724        496,989
Jan.- May             352,379         18,582         58,600        201,218
January                71,505          3,759         12,166         40,808
February               71,005          3,908         11,621         40,739
March                  70,762          3,738         11,728         40,181
April                  69,787          3,613         11,481         39,877
May                    69,321          3,563         11,605         39,612
June                   70,256          3,663         11,261         40,754

July                   69,446          3,470         11,176         40,945
August                 71,433          3,575         11,589         41,252
September              72,326          3,319         11,571         42,614
October                74,687          4,073         12,009         43,513
November               74,630          3,791         12,093         43,097
December               73,995          3,879         11,425         43,597

1999                

Jan.- May             369,981         18,150         55,657        221,648
January                73,307          3,505         10,962         43,941
February               73,043          3,560         11,054         43,287
March                  73,103          3,587         11,152         43,656
April (R)              75,149          3,763         11,273         45,068
May                    75,381          3,734         11,216         45,696
June                                                                                                      

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December                                                                                                  
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Exports Continued



                    Total
                   Census       Automotive      Consumer         Other
    Period        Basis(1)     Vehicles,etc.      Goods          Goods
        
                                                             
1998                

Jan.- Dec.            859,152         69,414         75,529         33,142
Jan.- May             352,379         29,975         31,078         12,925
January                71,505          6,097          6,304          2,372
February               71,005          6,030          6,201          2,504
March                  70,762          6,150          6,135          2,830
April                  69,787          6,009          6,236          2,570
May                    69,321          5,688          6,203          2,649
June                   70,256          5,513          6,423          2,642

July                   69,446          4,815          6,404          2,637
August                 71,433          5,579          6,376          3,062
September              72,326          5,811          6,374          2,636
October                74,687          5,836          6,308          2,948
November               74,630          6,014          6,335          3,299
December               73,995          5,871          6,232          2,992

1999                

Jan.- May             369,981         28,513         31,600         14,413
January                73,307          5,745          6,270          2,883
February               73,043          5,656          6,504          2,982
March                  73,103          5,540          6,223          2,945
April (R)              75,149          5,848          6,440          2,758
May                    75,381          5,725          6,162          2,847
June                

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                   Imports


                    Total         Foods,
                   Census        Feeds, &      Industrial       Capital
    Period        Basis(1)       Beverages     Supplies(2)       Goods


1998                

Jan.- Dec.          1,144,844         38,369        218,181        504,515
Jan.- May             466,869         15,790         89,866        205,963
January                90,941          3,015         17,309         40,199
February               91,627          3,253         17,446         41,048
March                  94,417          3,226         17,795         41,654
April                  94,135          3,123         18,529         40,860
May                    95,749          3,173         18,786         42,203
June                   94,243          3,268         18,191         41,552

July                   94,635          3,186         18,442         41,759
August                 96,845          3,268         19,036         42,225
September              96,729          3,180         18,398         42,287
October                97,930          3,153         18,283         43,231
November               99,563          3,243         18,277         44,447
December               98,031          3,281         17,688         43,050

1999                

Jan.- May             522,843         16,848         91,082        238,729
January               100,827          3,250         18,284         44,654
February              103,702          3,408         17,858         47,016
March                 103,522          3,279         18,174         46,430
April (R)             105,930          3,423         18,294         49,189
May                   108,861          3,489         18,471         51,440
June                                                         

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December                                                     
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Imports Continued


                    Total
                   Census       Automotive      Consumer         Other
    Period        Basis(1)    Vehicles, etc.      Goods          Goods


1998                

Jan.- Dec.          1,144,844        135,777        214,076         33,927
Jan.- May             466,869         55,374         87,045         12,831
January                90,941         10,760         17,070          2,589
February               91,627         10,836         16,549          2,495
March                  94,417         11,422         17,753          2,568
April                  94,135         11,039         17,892          2,691
May                    95,749         11,318         17,781          2,488
June                   94,243         10,747         17,945          2,541

July                   94,635         10,057         18,159          3,031
August                 96,845         11,243         17,976          3,097
September              96,729         11,664         18,177          3,022
October                97,930         11,913         18,251          3,098
November               99,563         12,166         18,277          3,153
December               98,031         12,612         18,246          3,154

1999                

Jan.- May             522,843         64,342         94,943         16,898
January               100,827         12,675         18,707          3,257
February              103,702         12,935         19,253          3,234
March                 103,522         13,209         18,783          3,647
April (R)             105,930         12,398         19,261          3,364
May                   108,861         13,126         18,940          3,395
June                                                         

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(1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis.  The information needed to convert to a BOP basis is not available.
(2) Includes petroleum products.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-99-137), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, May 1999.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.