
PART A:     SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 11. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS, PETROLEUM AND NON-PETROLEUM
            END-USE COMMODITY CATEGORY TOTALS 
            (CONSTANT DOLLARS BASIS): JANUARY 1997 TO AUGUST 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)


                          Trade Balance
                                                          

                              Total
                             Census                            Non-
         Period             Basis (1)       Petroleum        petroleum


1997                

Jan.- Dec.                      -204,327         -59,983        -144,344
Jan.- Aug.                      -129,667         -39,904         -89,763
January                          -16,419          -4,422         -11,997
February                         -15,711          -4,748         -10,963
March                            -14,523          -5,022          -9,501
April                            -16,385          -5,057         -11,328
May                              -16,788          -5,386         -11,402
June                             -15,593          -4,958         -10,635

July                             -16,679          -4,956         -11,723
August                           -17,569          -5,354         -12,215
September                        -18,174          -5,209         -12,965
October                          -17,443          -5,141         -12,302
November                         -18,709          -5,194         -13,515
December                         -20,335          -4,535         -15,800

1998                

Jan.- Dec.                      -285,693         -65,537        -220,156
Jan.- Aug.                      -189,077         -44,011        -145,067
January                          -19,436          -5,036         -14,400
February                         -20,622          -5,054         -15,569
March                            -23,655          -5,206         -18,449
April                            -24,348          -5,741         -18,607
May                              -26,429          -5,852         -20,577
June                             -23,987          -5,438         -18,549

July                             -25,189          -5,717         -19,472
August                           -25,412          -5,968         -19,444
September                        -24,403          -5,438         -18,966
October                          -23,244          -5,418         -17,826
November                         -24,933          -5,556         -19,377
December                         -24,035          -5,115         -18,921

1999                

Jan.- Aug.                      -260,363         -44,826        -215,537
January                          -27,537          -5,736         -21,801
February                         -30,700          -5,436         -25,264
March                            -30,460          -5,308         -25,152
April                            -30,511          -5,438         -25,073
May                              -32,984          -5,882         -27,103
June                             -37,413          -5,879         -31,534

July (R)                         -36,309          -5,545         -30,764
August                           -34,449          -5,601         -28,848
September                                                 
October                                                   
November                                                  
December                                                  
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                             Exports
                                                          
                                                          
                              Total
                             Census                            Non-
         Period             Basis (1)       Petroleum        petroleum


1997                

Jan.- Dec.                       834,561           7,479         827,083
Jan.- Aug.                       545,046           4,890         540,155
January                           62,685             612          62,073
February                          64,773             600          64,173
March                             66,917             578          66,338
April                             67,904             618          67,286
May                               68,507             553          67,954
June                              70,331             621          69,710

July                              71,754             660          71,095
August                            72,176             648          71,528
September                         72,302             624          71,677
October                           73,334             652          72,682
November                          71,538             595          70,943
December                          72,342             717          71,625

1998                

Jan.- Dec.                       859,152           6,899         852,253
Jan.- Aug.                       563,514           4,697         558,817
January                           71,505             654          70,851
February                          71,005             578          70,427
March                             70,762             573          70,190
April                             69,787             602          69,185
May                               69,321             568          68,753
June                              70,256             544          69,713

July                              69,446             570          68,876
August                            71,433             609          70,824
September                         72,326             592          71,733
October                           74,687             539          74,148
November                          74,630             499          74,131
December                          73,995             572          73,423

1999                

Jan.- Aug.                       608,102           4,458         603,643
January                           73,336             528          72,808
February                          73,038             478          72,560
March                             73,107             519          72,588
April                             75,207             579          74,628
May                               75,936             600          75,336
June                              77,147             589          76,558

July (R)                          78,896             563          78,333
August                            81,435             602          80,833
September                                                 
October                                                   
November                                                  
December                                                  
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                             Imports
                                                          
                                                          
                              Total
                             Census                            Non-
         Period             Basis (1)       Petroleum       petroleum


1997                

Jan.- Dec.                     1,038,888          67,461         971,427
Jan.- Aug.                       674,713          44,794         629,919
January                           79,104           5,035          74,070
February                          80,483           5,347          75,136
March                             81,440           5,601          75,839
April                             84,289           5,676          78,614
May                               85,295           5,939          79,356
June                              85,924           5,579          80,345

July                              88,433           5,616          82,817
August                            89,744           6,002          83,742
September                         90,475           5,833          84,642
October                           90,777           5,793          84,984
November                          90,247           5,789          84,457
December                          92,677           5,252          87,425

1998                

Jan.- Dec.                     1,144,844          72,436       1,072,409
Jan.- Aug.                       752,592          48,708         703,884
January                           90,941           5,691          85,250
February                          91,627           5,632          85,995
March                             94,417           5,778          88,639
April                             94,135           6,342          87,793
May                               95,749           6,420          89,330
June                              94,243           5,981          88,262

July                              94,635           6,287          88,348
August                            96,845           6,577          90,268
September                         96,729           6,030          90,699
October                           97,930           5,956          91,974
November                          99,563           6,055          93,508
December                          98,031           5,687          92,344

1999                

Jan.- Aug.                       868,464          49,284         819,180
January                          100,873           6,264          94,609
February                         103,738           5,914          97,823
March                            103,566           5,827          97,740
April                            105,718           6,018          99,701
May                              108,921           6,482         102,438
June                             114,559           6,468         108,092

July (R)                         115,205           6,109         109,096
August                           115,884           6,203         109,681
September                                                 
October                                                   
November                                                  
December                                                  


(1) Detailed data presented on a Census Basis.  The information to convert
to a BOP basis is not available.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-99-202), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, August 1999.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           
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