
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 DECEMBER 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

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

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.- Dec.                      -397,913         -65,349        -332,564
January (R)                      -27,625          -5,766         -21,859
February (R)                     -30,786          -5,466         -25,320
March (R)                        -30,544          -5,334         -25,210
April (R)                        -30,364          -5,460         -24,904
May (R)                          -32,844          -5,899         -26,945
June (R)                         -37,088          -5,902         -31,185

July (R)                         -36,414          -5,589         -30,824
August (R)                       -34,049          -5,623         -28,426
September (R)                    -31,144          -5,395         -25,748
October (R)                      -36,262          -5,357         -30,904
November (R)                     -36,883          -5,045         -31,839
December                         -33,912          -4,512         -29,399
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                             Exports
                                                          
                                                          
                              Total
                             Census                            Non-
         Period             Basis (1)       Petroleum        petroleum


1997                

Jan.- Dec.                       834,561           7,479         827,083

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

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.- Dec.                       930,219           7,147         923,071
January (R)                       73,231             529          72,701
February (R)                      72,931             479          72,452
March (R)                         72,999             520          72,479
April (R)                         75,074             580          74,494
May (R)                           75,476             603          74,872
June (R)                          76,308             586          75,722

July (R)                          77,974             537          77,437
August (R)                        80,907             602          80,305
September (R)                     81,030             635          80,396
October (R)                       79,207             674          78,533
November (R)                      80,593             661          79,933
December                          84,489             741          83,748
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                             Imports
                                                          
                                                          
                              Total
                             Census                            Non-
         Period             Basis (1)       Petroleum        petroleum


1997                

Jan.- Dec.                     1,038,888          67,461         971,427

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

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.- Dec.                     1,328,132          72,496       1,255,635
January (R)                      100,855           6,295          94,560
February (R)                     103,717           5,945          97,772
March (R)                        103,543           5,854          97,689
April (R)                        105,438           6,040          99,397
May (R)                          108,319           6,502         101,817
June (R)                         113,396           6,488         106,908

July (R)                         114,388           6,127         108,261
August (R)                       114,956           6,225         108,731
September (R)                    112,174           6,030         106,144
October (R)                      115,468           6,031         109,437
November (R)                     117,477           5,705         111,771
December                         118,400           5,253         113,148

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

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-28), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, December 1999.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           
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