
PART B:     NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

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.- Dec.       683,021      -11,988      695,009       45,339      146,957
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            56,666         -855       57,522        3,667       12,518
September         58,095       -1,149       59,244        3,803       12,968
October           61,406         -900       62,306        4,450       13,365
November (R)      60,237         -676       60,913        4,124       13,669
December          62,771         -934       63,705        4,048       13,357
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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

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.- Dec.       695,009      310,591       74,666       80,619       36,837
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            57,522       25,837        6,149        6,484        2,867
September         59,244       26,312        6,163        6,938        3,060
October           62,306       27,511        6,569        7,321        3,090
November (R)      60,913       26,084        6,887        7,083        3,066
December          63,705       30,330        6,106        6,907        2,955
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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

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.- Dec.     1,030,152        5,120    1,025,032       43,586      221,567
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            90,244          468       89,776        3,568       20,128
September         91,081          863       90,219        3,550       19,919
October           94,937          514       94,423        3,781       20,565
November (R)      94,881          922       93,960        3,819       20,831
December          91,980          786       91,194        3,872       20,750
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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

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.- Dec.     1,025,032      296,870      179,519      239,591       43,899
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            89,776       25,066       14,821       22,302        3,891
September         90,219       25,508       14,826       22,675        3,741
October           94,423       26,466       16,081       23,554        3,976
November (R)      93,960       27,024       16,461       21,910        3,915
December          91,194       27,348       16,175       19,246        3,802

(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-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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