
PART B:     NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 13. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
            JANUARY 1998 TO MAY 1999 

(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to
rounding.  (R) Revised.)


            Exports

             Total
           Balance of                Total       Foods,
           Payments       Net        Census     Feeds ,    Industrial
  Period     Basis    Adjustments   Basis(1)   Beverages  Supplies(2)


1998                

Jan.- Dec.    670,246     -11,892     682,138      46,397     148,266
Jan.- May     282,302      -3,747     286,049      19,770      64,094
January        54,535        -637      55,172       4,155      13,011
February       54,426        -808      55,234       4,274      12,296
March          61,410        -887      62,297       4,193      13,445
April          56,014        -660      56,675       3,631      12,685
May            55,918        -754      56,672       3,518      12,656
June           56,089        -905      56,994       3,586      12,353

July           50,604        -973      51,577       3,541      11,682
August         52,100      -1,320      53,420       3,446      11,869
September      54,681        -946      55,627       3,227      11,831
October        60,105      -1,208      61,313       4,513      12,669
November       56,787      -1,608      58,395       4,166      12,063
December       57,576      -1,186      58,762       4,148      11,705

1999                

Jan.- May     274,550      -5,206     279,756      17,982      57,669
January        51,430        -953      52,383       3,540      10,754
February       52,330      -1,113      53,443       3,591      10,962
March          59,584      -1,038      60,622       3,883      12,210
April (R)      56,256        -994      57,250       3,590      11,928
May            54,949      -1,108      56,058       3,378      11,815
June                                                       

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Exports Continued


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

1998                

Jan.- Dec.    682,138     299,612      73,157      79,261      35,444
Jan.- May     286,049     122,785      33,130      32,373      13,896
January        55,172      23,555       5,843       6,095       2,513
February       55,234      23,291       6,624       6,141       2,608
March          62,297      27,351       7,354       6,910       3,043
April          56,675      24,181       6,786       6,548       2,844
May            56,672      24,406       6,523       6,679       2,889
June           56,994      25,272       6,010       6,919       2,854

July           51,577      23,457       3,688       6,392       2,818
August         53,420      23,052       5,248       6,594       3,210
September      55,627      25,019       6,062       6,718       2,770
October        61,313      27,189       6,449       7,344       3,150
November       58,395      25,127       6,750       6,703       3,586
December       58,762      27,710       5,821       6,218       3,160

1999                

Jan.- May     279,756     124,412      31,736      32,710      15,246
January        52,383      23,655       5,472       5,960       3,002
February       53,443      23,139       6,253       6,429       3,069
March          60,622      27,659       6,711       7,043       3,117
April (R)      57,250      25,246       6,729       6,766       2,992
May            56,058      24,714       6,573       6,512       3,065
June                                                       

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            Imports


             Total
           Balance of                Total       Foods,
           Payments       Net        Census     Feeds ,    Industrial
  Period     Basis    Adjustments   Basis(1)   Beverages  Supplies(2)


1998                

Jan.- Dec.    917,178       5,282     911,896      41,243     200,140
Jan.- May     368,389       1,934     366,455      17,059      85,185
January        70,804         580      70,224       3,302      17,133
February       68,621         228      68,394       3,293      15,676
March          78,606         511      78,096       3,651      17,310
April          76,068         325      75,744       3,441      17,697
May            74,289         291      73,998       3,372      17,370
June           77,276         358      76,918       3,608      17,226

July           76,698         361      76,337       3,367      17,092
August         76,713         699      76,014       3,291      16,705
September      78,983         549      78,434       3,282      16,153
October        84,303         592      83,712       3,623      16,911
November       78,541         522      78,020       3,418      15,853
December       76,274         267      76,007       3,595      15,015

1999                

Jan.- May     392,027       1,088     390,939      17,689      81,693
January        72,029         171      71,858       3,425      14,972
February       74,321         213      74,109       3,290      14,355
March          84,553         226      84,326       3,689      17,036
April (R)      80,223         271      79,952       3,581      17,398
May            80,901         207      80,694       3,704      17,932
June                                                       

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December                                                   
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Imports Continued


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


1998                

Jan.- Dec.    911,896     269,557     149,054     216,515      35,387
Jan.- May     366,455     108,636      61,867      80,509      13,198
January        70,224      20,237      11,043      15,859       2,651
February       68,394      20,130      11,863      14,983       2,449
March          78,096      24,227      13,570      16,696       2,641
April          75,744      22,274      12,900      16,501       2,930
May            73,998      21,768      12,491      16,470       2,527
June           76,918      23,042      11,696      18,653       2,694

July           76,337      22,649       9,564      20,416       3,249
August         76,014      21,823      11,479      19,658       3,058
September      78,434      22,832      12,390      20,681       3,096
October        83,712      23,953      14,305      21,501       3,418
November       78,020      23,257      13,686      18,482       3,324
December       76,007      23,365      14,067      16,614       3,351

1999                

Jan.- May     390,939     114,038      72,427      87,827      17,263
January        71,858      20,832      12,685      16,773       3,170
February       74,109      21,575      14,378      17,384       3,127
March          84,326      25,114      16,297      18,301       3,888
April (R)      79,952      23,195      14,448      17,668       3,661
May            80,694      23,321      14,619      17,701       3,418
June                                                       

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November                                                   
December                                                   

(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.