
PART B:     NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 13. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
            JANUARY 1998 TO JANUARY 2000

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


             Exports

              Total                              End-Use Commodity Category
           Balance of                   Total       Foods,
            Payments        Net        Census       Feeds ,    Industrial
  Period      Basis     Adjustments   Basis(1)     Beverages   Supplies(2)


1999                

Jan.- Dec.     683,221      -11,993      695,213       45,366      147,019
Jan.-           51,430         -953       52,383        3,540       10,754

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        60,237         -676       60,913        4,124       13,669
December (R)    62,971         -938       63,909        4,075       13,420

2000                

Jan.-           55,925       -1,013       56,938        3,778       12,762

January         55,925       -1,013       56,938        3,778       12,762
February                                                       
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November                                                       
December                                                       
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Exports Continued


              Total    End-Use Commodity Category
             Census       Capital    Automotive    Consumer       Other
  Period    Basis(1)       Goods    Vehicles, etc   Goods,        Goods
                                                  

1999                

Jan.- Dec.     695,213      310,663       74,691       80,627       36,848
Jan.-           52,383       23,655        5,472        5,960        3,002

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        60,913       26,084        6,887        7,083        3,066
December (R)    63,909       30,401        6,132        6,915        2,966

2000                

Jan.-           56,938       25,253        6,035        6,314        2,797

January         56,938       25,253        6,035        6,314        2,797
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             Imports


              Total                              End-Use Commodity Category
           Balance of                   Total       Foods,
            Payments        Net        Census       Feeds ,    Industrial
  Period      Basis     Adjustments   Basis(1)     Beverages   Supplies(2)


1999                

Jan.- Dec.   1,030,379        5,087    1,025,292       43,588      221,629
Jan.-           72,029          171       71,858        3,425       14,972

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        94,881          922       93,960        3,819       20,831
December (R)    92,207          753       91,454        3,874       20,812

2000                

Jan.-           88,332          683       87,649        3,553       21,494

January         88,332          683       87,649        3,553       21,494
February                                                       
March                                                          
April                                                          
May                                                            
June                                                           

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August                                                         
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November                                                       
December                                                       
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Imports Continued


              Total    End-Use Commodity Category
             Census       Capital    Automotive    Consumer       Other
  Period    Basis(1)       Goods    Vehicles, etc   Goods,        Goods


1999                

Jan.- Dec.   1,025,292      296,898      179,697      239,587       43,893
Jan.-           71,858       20,832       12,685       16,773        3,170

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        93,960       27,024       16,461       21,910        3,915
December (R)    91,454       27,377       16,353       19,242        3,796

2000                

Jan.-           87,649       24,380       15,339       19,203        3,680

January         87,649       24,380       15,339       19,203        3,680
February                                                       
March                                                          
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May                                                            
June                                                           

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September                                                      
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-00-46), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, January 2000.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           
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