
PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 4. U.S. SERVICES BY MAJOR CATEGORY -- IMPORTS 
           JANUARY 1997 TO MAY 1999

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


                     Total                     Passenger       Other
     Period         Services       Travel        Fares     Transportation




      1997

Jan. - Dec.            166,907        52,051        18,138        28,959
Jan.-May                67,409        21,408         7,354        11,940

January                 13,329         4,306         1,437         2,336
February                13,422         4,306         1,435         2,328
March                   13,434         4,289         1,423         2,372
April                   13,506         4,214         1,524         2,432
May                     13,718         4,293         1,535         2,472
June                    13,875         4,337         1,556         2,415
July                    14,082         4,360         1,562         2,367
August                  14,149         4,380         1,556         2,355
September               14,415         4,411         1,587         2,481
October                 14,250         4,303         1,470         2,499
November                14,323         4,442         1,530         2,370
December                14,403         4,410         1,523         2,531

      1998
 
Jan. - Dec.            181,011        56,105        19,797        30,457
Jan.-May                73,633        23,158         7,940        12,374

January                 14,358         4,561         1,538         2,450
February                14,687         4,600         1,556         2,340
March                   14,583         4,575         1,535         2,531
April                   15,067         4,779         1,680         2,531
May                     14,938         4,643         1,631         2,522
June                    15,147         4,746         1,647         2,537
July                    15,283         4,696         1,730         2,564
August                  15,172         4,640         1,669         2,598
September               15,325         4,734         1,686         2,538
October                 15,792         4,832         1,771         2,760
November                15,325         4,602         1,695         2,588
December                15,338         4,697         1,659         2,501

      1999

Jan.-May                79,675        24,594         8,693        13,128

January                 15,560         4,823         1,696         2,498
February                15,806         4,855         1,730         2,616
March                   15,995         4,950         1,760         2,650
April (R)               16,212         5,043         1,775         2,681
May                     16,102         4,923         1,732         2,683
June
July 
August 
September  
October
November  
December
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                   Royalties       Other         Direct        U. S. 
     Period           and         Private       Defense      Government
                    License       Services    Expenditures     Misc.
                      Fees                                   Services 


      1997

Jan. - Dec.              9,390        43,909        11,698         2,762
Jan.-May                 3,502        17,449         4,629         1,127

January                    693         3,388           947           222
February                   703         3,483           946           221
March                      708         3,480           939           223
April                      690         3,520           897           229
May                        708         3,578           900           232
June                       740         3,675           917           235
July                       867         3,708           977           241
August                     867         3,745         1,004           242
September                  879         3,794         1,024           239
October                    843         3,851         1,056           228
November                   843         3,868         1,044           226
December                   849         3,819         1,047           224

      1998
 
Jan. - Dec.             11,292        47,670        12,841         2,849
Jan.-May                 4,742        19,181         5,127         1,111

January                    851         3,697         1,036           225
February                 1,236         3,698         1,033           224
March                      868         3,822         1,029           223
April                      893         3,954         1,012           218
May                        894         4,010         1,017           221
June                       907         4,050         1,032           228
July                       926         4,046         1,072           249
August                     889         4,026         1,093           257
September                  906         4,091         1,111           259
October                    950         4,108         1,120           251
November                   974         4,082         1,135           249
December                   999         4,086         1,151           245

      1999

Jan.-May                 5,286        20,778         6,010         1,186

January                  1,034         4,097         1,175           237
February                 1,053         4,133         1,185           234
March                    1,064         4,148         1,190           233
April (R)                1,068         4,181         1,223           241
May                      1,067         4,219         1,237           241
June
July 
August 
September  
October
November  
December

NOTE:  See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES section for details of what is included in each service category.

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.