
PART B:     NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 13. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
            JANUARY 1998 TO SEPTEMBER 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.- Sep.     495,778       -7,890      503,668       33,570      111,829
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.- Sep.     498,234       -9,416      507,650       32,713      106,502
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           56,256         -994       57,250        3,590       11,928
May             55,446       -1,143       56,589        3,402       11,909
June            56,751       -1,202       57,953        3,571       12,017

July            52,048       -1,032       53,080        3,670       11,299
August (R)      56,666         -855       57,522        3,667       12,518
September       57,722       -1,086       58,809        3,799       12,904
October                                                        
November                                                       
December                                                       
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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.- Sep.     503,668      219,586       54,138       58,996       25,549
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.- Sep.     507,650      226,459       55,113       59,252       27,611
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           57,250       25,246        6,729        6,766        2,992
May             56,589       24,813        6,616        6,563        3,286
June            57,953       25,558        6,754        6,801        3,251

July            53,080       24,448        4,258        6,325        3,080
August (R)      57,522       25,837        6,149        6,484        2,867
September       58,809       26,105        6,173        6,882        2,945
October                                                        
November                                                       
December                                                       
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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.- Sep.     678,059        3,902      674,158       30,606      152,361
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.- Sep.     748,349        2,894      745,455       32,094      159,455
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           80,223          271       79,952        3,581       17,398
May             81,086          213       80,873        3,706       18,127
June            88,027          277       87,750        3,795       18,455

July            86,788          197       86,591        3,509       19,030
August (R)      90,244          468       89,776        3,568       20,128
September       91,077          858       90,219        3,530       19,953
October                                                        
November                                                       
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.- Sep.     674,158      198,982      106,996      159,918       25,295
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.- Sep.     745,455      216,046      130,778      174,850       32,233
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           79,952       23,195       14,448       17,668        3,661
May             80,873       23,322       14,688       17,628        3,403
June            87,750       26,085       15,486       20,322        3,607

July            86,591       25,333       13,173       21,828        3,720
August (R)      89,776       25,066       14,821       22,302        3,891
September       90,219       25,523       14,802       22,644        3,767
October                                                        
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-99-220), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, September 1999.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           
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