EXHIBIT 6A.  EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCE
BY COUNTRY AND AREA, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: 1998

In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.
(Z) Less than one-half unit of value shown. (X) Not applicable. 
(-) Represents zero.



                                                                           
                                Trade balance               Exports
                              (Customs imports)         Domestic & Foreign,
                                                          f.a.s. basis

                                     Cumulative                Cumulative
     Country                January    to date  rank   January   to date  rank

TOTAL                      -19,475.1  -19,475.1 (X)   52,382.9   52,382.9 (X)

Afganistan                       1.3        1.3 148        2.8        2.8 136
Albania                         -1.9       -1.9  81        0.5        0.5 181
Algeria                        -70.1      -70.1  30       41.5       41.5  62
Andorra                          0.4        0.4 128        0.5        0.5 185
Angola                        -127.7     -127.7  22       21.4       21.4  74
Anguilla                         1.5        1.5 155        1.9        1.9 144
Antigua and Barbuda              6.1        6.1 179        6.4        6.4 109
Argentina                      194.4      194.4 215      379.0      379.0  25
Armenia                          1.4        1.4 153        2.8        2.8 138
Aruba                          -22.9      -22.9  43       21.4       21.4  73
Australia                      420.1      420.1 218      828.4      828.4  14
Austria                         52.4       52.4 204      270.9      270.9  31
Azerbaijan                       1.0        1.0 143        2.8        2.8 137

Bahamas                         40.0       40.0 202       59.5       59.5  58
Bahrain                         -0.9       -0.9  88       16.7       16.7  80
Bangladesh                    -144.3     -144.3  21       34.6       34.6  66
Barbados                        21.9       21.9 193       24.5       24.5  72
Belarus                         -8.8       -8.8  64        1.2        1.2 156
Belgium                        199.9      199.9 216      939.2      939.2  12
Belize                           3.2        3.2 163        7.6        7.6 102
Benin                           -0.3       -0.3  96        1.9        1.9 143
Bermuda                         18.9       18.9 191       20.4       20.4  76
Bhutan                           (-)        (-) 116        0.1        0.1 195
Bolivia                          7.5        7.5 180       26.8       26.8  71
Bosnia-Hercegovina               5.3        5.3 172        6.2        6.2 111
Botswana                         1.3        1.3 149        2.4        2.4 139
Brazil                         344.4      344.4 217    1,109.2    1,109.2  11
British Indian
    Ocean Territory              (-)        (-) 114        (-)        (-) 208
British Virgin Islands           3.7        3.7 165        4.8        4.8 121
Brunei                         -11.5      -11.5  59        6.2        6.2 110
Bulgaria                       -14.5      -14.5  55        3.7        3.7 127
Burkina                          0.9        0.9 141        0.9        0.9 161
Burma (Myanmar)                -16.6      -16.6  52        0.6        0.6 178
Burundi                         -0.0        (-)            0.1        0.1 203

Cambodia                       -54.9      -54.9  36        1.4        1.4 151
Cameroon                         3.0        3.0 162        5.1        5.1 117
Canada                      -2,507.0   -2,507.0   3   12,106.2   12,106.2   1
Cape Verde                       0.6        0.6 135        0.6        0.6 175
Cayman Islands                  26.0       26.0 195       29.1       29.1  67
Central African Republic         0.4        0.4 129        0.5        0.5 184
Chad                             0.2        0.2 125        0.7        0.7 171
Chile                            4.0        4.0 167      256.4      256.4  32
China                       -4,877.5   -4,877.5   1      778.7      778.7  15
Christmas Island                 (-)        (-) 115        (-)        (-) 210
Cocos (Keeling) Island           (-)        (-) 104        0.1        0.1 204
Colombia                      -118.8     -118.8  25      279.1      279.1  30
Comoros                          (-)        (-) 108        (-)        (-) 214
Congo (Brazzaville)            -26.9      -26.9  39        4.3        4.3 124
Congo (Kinshasa)               -11.7      -11.7  58        3.4        3.4 132
Cook Islands                     0.1        0.1 118        0.1        0.1 200
Costa Rica                     -62.5      -62.5  35      191.9      191.9  35
Croatia                          1.5        1.5 154        4.7        4.7 122
Cuba                             0.2        0.2 126        0.2        0.2 188
Cyprus                           7.6        7.6 181        8.5        8.5 100
Czech Republic                 -24.3      -24.3  42       28.7       28.7  68

Denmark                         30.7       30.7 199      219.7      219.7  34
Djibouti                         0.9        0.9 139        0.9        0.9 164
Dominica                         1.0        1.0 142        3.4        3.4 131
Dominican Republic             143.6      143.6 212      324.9      324.9  29

Ecuador                        -26.5      -26.5  40      104.4      104.4  48
Egypt                          180.0      180.0 214      222.1      222.1  33
El Salvador                     32.7       32.7 200      129.9      129.9  44
Equatorial Guinea                5.7        5.7 173        5.8        5.8 114
Eritrea                          1.0        1.0 144        1.1        1.1 158
Estonia                         -4.8       -4.8  70       10.1       10.1  95
Ethiopia                        99.1       99.1 210       99.7       99.7  49

Falkland Islands                 (-)        (-) 113        (-)        (-) 211
Faroe Islands                   -1.4       -1.4  83        0.1        0.1 202
Fed. Republic of Germany    -1,585.9   -1,585.9   4    1,980.2    1,980.2   5
Federated States
    of  Micronesia               0.5        0.5 133        1.2        1.2 157
Fiji                            -8.1       -8.1  66        4.8        4.8 119
Finland                        -87.7      -87.7  28      123.8      123.8  45
France                        -149.2     -149.2  20    1,701.9    1,701.9   6
French Guiana                    0.9        0.9 140        0.9        0.9 163
French Polynesia                 1.2        1.2 146        7.0        7.0 106
French Southern and
     Antarctic Lands             (-)        (-) 112        (-)        (-) 215

Gabon                          -63.9      -63.9  34        3.1        3.1 135
Gambia                           1.3        1.3 151        1.3        1.3 152
Gaza Strip Administered
    by Israel                    0.7        0.7 137        0.7        0.7 170
Georgia                          4.9        4.9 170        5.0        5.0 118
Ghana                            1.2        1.2 147       18.9       18.9  78
Gibraltar                       -0.3       -0.3  94        0.5        0.5 180
Greece                          27.6       27.6 197       65.6       65.6  55
Greenland                        0.5        0.5 130        0.8        0.8 167
Grenada                          4.4        4.4 169        5.4        5.4 115
Guadeloupe                       6.1        6.1 177        6.1        6.1 112
Guatemala                      -20.8      -20.8  45      142.3      142.3  40
Guinea                          -3.3       -3.3  75        7.0        7.0 107
Guinea-Bissau                   -0.1       -0.1 103        (-)        (-) 212
Guyana                           2.2        2.2 158       11.4       11.4  92

Haiti                           30.4       30.4 198       44.8       44.8  60
Heard and
    McDonald Isles               (-)        (-) (X)        (-)        (-) (X)
Honduras                        16.9       16.9 188      171.5      171.5  37
Hong Kong                       92.1       92.1 209      900.8      900.8  13
Hungary                        -75.8      -75.8  29       35.9       35.9  65

Iceland                        -10.6      -10.6  61       13.8       13.8  89
India                         -339.1     -339.1  12      331.6      331.6  27
Indonesia                     -654.6     -654.6  10      134.6      134.6  43
Iran                             (-)        (-) (X)        (-)        (-) (X)
Iraq                          -126.1     -126.1  23        (-)        (-) (X)
Ireland                        -37.1      -37.1  38      566.4      566.4  20
Israel                        -155.1     -155.1  17      664.5      664.5  17
Italy                         -865.2     -865.2   7      730.5      730.5  16
Ivory Coast                    -54.3      -54.3  37        7.2        7.2 104

Jamaica                         40.6       40.6 203       92.0       92.0  50
Japan                       -4,659.9   -4,659.9   2    4,629.2    4,629.2   3
Jordan                          13.7       13.7 186       14.7       14.7  88

Kazakhstan                     -16.8      -16.8  51        4.8        4.8 120
Kenya                            5.3        5.3 171       14.9       14.9  87
Kiribati                         0.5        0.5 132        0.6        0.6 174
Korea, South                  -527.2     -527.2  11    1,526.5    1,526.5   7
Kuwait                          22.8       22.8 194       62.8       62.8  57
Kyrgyzstan                       0.8        0.8 138        0.8        0.8 165

Laos                            -0.9       -0.9  87        (-)        (-) 207
Latvia                          12.4       12.4 185       16.2       16.2  83
Lebanon                         35.6       35.6 201       40.0       40.0  63
Lesotho                         -9.2       -9.2  63        (-)        (-) 206
Liberia                          4.0        4.0 168        4.4        4.4 123
Libya                            (-)        (-) (X)        (-)        (-) (X)
Liechtenstein                  -15.9      -15.9  54        0.8        0.8 166
Lithuania                       -1.1       -1.1  86        3.9        3.9 125
Luxembourg                      -9.3       -9.3  62       16.4       16.4  82

Macao                          -99.7      -99.7  27        3.5        3.5 130
Macedonia (Skopje)             -16.9      -16.9  50        1.2        1.2 154
Madagascar                      -3.6       -3.6  74        1.6        1.6 147
Malawi                         -11.1      -11.1  60        0.5        0.5 179
Malaysia                      -854.9     -854.9   8      647.1      647.1  18
Maldives                        -1.5       -1.5  82        1.3        1.3 153
Mali                             2.1        2.1 157        2.2        2.2 141
Malta                           -7.1       -7.1  67       12.6       12.6  90


Marshall Islands                -0.2       -0.2  97        1.6        1.6 146
Martinique                       3.0        3.0 161        3.2        3.2 133
Mauritania                       0.6        0.6 136        0.6        0.6 173
Mauritius                      -16.0      -16.0  53        5.9        5.9 113
Mexico                      -1,430.1   -1,430.1   5    6,002.3    6,002.3   2
Moldova                         -4.1       -4.1  71        0.6        0.6 172
Monaco                          -0.2       -0.2  98        0.6        0.6 177
Mongolia                        -3.7       -3.7  73        0.2        0.2 192
Montserrat                       0.2        0.2 124        0.2        0.2 190
Morocco                        -12.2      -12.2  57       16.5       16.5  81
Mozambique                      -0.7       -0.7  90        0.7        0.7 168

Namibia                         -1.3       -1.3  84        1.4        1.4 150
Nauru                           -0.2       -0.2 100        (-)        (-) 213
Nepal                          -13.5      -13.5  56        1.2        1.2 155
Netherlands                    893.5      893.5 220    1,504.3    1,504.3   8
Netherlands Antilles            17.1       17.1 190       38.8       38.8  64
New Caledonia                   -0.4       -0.4  92        1.5        1.5 149
New Zealand                     19.4       19.4 192      139.8      139.8  41
Nicaragua                       -8.4       -8.4  65       27.6       27.6  70
Niger                            1.4        1.4 152        1.5        1.5 148
Nigeria                       -182.9     -182.9  14       87.7       87.7  51
Niue                             (-)        (-) 106        (-)        (-) (X)
Norfolk Island                   0.1        0.1 123        0.2        0.2 191
North Korea                      (-)        (-) (X)        (-)        (-) (X)
Norway                         -65.8      -65.8  32      106.3      106.3  47

Oman                            -2.7       -2.7  76       17.0       17.0  79

Pakistan                      -104.4     -104.4  26       28.4       28.4  69
Palau                           -1.2       -1.2  85        0.7        0.7 169
Panama                          80.6       80.6 207      109.7      109.7  46
Papua New Guinea                -1.9       -1.9  80        2.4        2.4 140
Paraguay                        54.1       54.1 206       56.0       56.0  59
Peru                           -64.6      -64.6  33      139.4      139.4  42
Philippines                   -330.3     -330.3  13      561.3      561.3  21
Pitcairn Island                  (-)        (-) (X)        (-)        (-) (X)
Poland                           6.1        6.1 178       65.3       65.3  56
Portugal                       -18.3      -18.3  49       72.1       72.1  54

Qatar                           -2.0       -2.0  79       15.0       15.0  84

Republic of Yemen               14.8       14.8 187       15.0       15.0  85
Reunion                          0.1        0.1 121        0.1        0.1 199
Romania                        -19.8      -19.8  47        7.3        7.3 103
Russia                        -153.0     -153.0  19       81.0       81.0  52
Rwanda                           1.1        1.1 145        1.1        1.1 159

San Marino                       1.6        1.6 156        2.0        2.0 142
Sao Tome and Principe           -0.1       -0.1 101        (-)        (-) 218
Saudi Arabia                   173.0      173.0 213      593.9      593.9  19
Senegal                          3.3        3.3 164        3.6        3.6 128
Seychelles                       0.1        0.1 120        0.1        0.1 196
Sierra Leone                     0.1        0.1 117        0.6        0.6 176
Singapore                       84.5       84.5 208    1,482.1    1,482.1   9
Slovakia                        -0.2       -0.2  99       12.3       12.3  91
Slovenia                        -6.1       -6.1  69       11.3       11.3  93
Solomon Islands                  (-)        (-) 105        0.1        0.1 205
Somalia                          0.1        0.1 119        0.1        0.1 197
South Africa                   -67.6      -67.6  31      189.9      189.9  36
Spain                           52.9       52.9 205      467.8      467.8  23
Sri Lanka                     -154.9     -154.9  18        9.9        9.9  96
St Helena                        (-)        (-) (X)        (-)        (-) (X)
St Kitts and Nevis               1.3        1.3 150        3.5        3.5 129
St Lucia                         5.8        5.8 174        7.1        7.1 105
St Pierre and Miquelon          -0.3       -0.3  93        0.2        0.2 193
St Vincent &  Grenadines         9.5        9.5 183       10.3       10.3  94
Sudan                            0.5        0.5 131        0.5        0.5 182
Suriname                        10.6       10.6 184       15.0       15.0  86
Svalbard, Jan Mayen Isl          (-)        (-) 109        (-)        (-) 217


Swaziland                       -2.5       -2.5  77        0.2        0.2 189
Sweden                        -160.7     -160.7  16      330.3      330.3  28
Switzerland                   -125.8     -125.8  24      513.0      513.0  22
Syria                           17.0       17.0 189       20.8       20.8  75

Taiwan                      -1,227.4   -1,227.4   6    1,447.0    1,447.0  10
Tajikistan                      -2.2       -2.2  78        0.2        0.2 194
Tanzania                         6.0        6.0 176        8.9        8.9  98
Thailand                      -742.8     -742.8   9      332.0      332.0  26
Togo                             3.0        3.0 159        3.1        3.1 134
Tokelau                          0.4        0.4 127        0.5        0.5 183
Tonga                           -0.1       -0.1 102        0.4        0.4 186
Trinidad and Tobago             -3.8       -3.8  72       75.6       75.6  53
Tunisia                          3.9        3.9 166        8.6        8.6  99
Turkey                         -20.3      -20.3  46      164.8      164.8  39
Turkmenistan                    -0.3       -0.3  95        0.3        0.3 187
Turks and Caicos Islands         7.8        7.8 182        7.9        7.9 101
Tuvalu                           (-)        (-) (X)        (-)        (-) (X)

Uganda                          -0.7       -0.7  89        1.0        1.0 160
Ukraine                        -21.4      -21.4  44        9.8        9.8  97
United Arab Emirates           128.8      128.8 211      170.1      170.1  38
United Kingdom                 540.3      540.3 219    3,247.7    3,247.7   4
Uruguay                         27.4       27.4 196       43.6       43.6  61
Uzbekistan                       3.0        3.0 160        3.8        3.8 126

Vanuatu                         -0.5       -0.5  91        0.1        0.1 201
Vatican City                     0.0        0.0 110        0.0        0.0 209
Venezuela                     -169.2     -169.2  15      450.3      450.3  24
Vietnam                        -25.1      -25.1  41       19.7       19.7  77

Wallis and Futuna                (-)        (-) (X)        (-)        (-) (X)
West Bank Administered               
     by Israel                   0.1        0.1 122        0.1        0.1 198
Western Sahara                   (-)        (-) 111        (-)        (-) 216
Western Samoa                    0.6        0.6 134        0.9        0.9 162

Yugoslavia                       6.0        6.0 175        6.8        6.8 108

Zambia                          -7.0       -7.0  68        1.7        1.7 145
Zimbabwe                       -19.6      -19.6  48        5.1        5.1 116

Unidentified                     (-)        (-) (X)        (-)        (-) (X)

Timing adjustment                (-)      -43.1 (X)        (-)      127.0 (X)
                            

North America               -3,937.1   -3,937.1 (X)   18,108.5   18,108.5 (X)
Western Europe              -1,364.2   -1,364.2 (X)   13,090.6   13,090.6 (X)
Euro Area                   -1,554.2   -1,554.2 (X)    8,373.5    8,373.5 (X)
European Union (EU)         -1,116.2   -1,116.2 (X)   12,236.9   12,236.9 (X)
European Free Trade Assoc.    -218.0     -218.0 (X)      633.9      633.9 (X)
Eastern Europe                -319.4     -319.4 (X)      296.9      296.9 (X)
Former Soviet Republics       -189.0     -189.0 (X)      143.3      143.3 (X)
OECD                        -1,353.2   -1,353.2 (X)   13,038.2   13,038.2 (X)
Pacific Rim Countries      -12,628.7  -12,628.7 (X)   13,087.7   13,087.7 (X)
Asia Near East                 119.0      119.0 (X)    1,630.6    1,630.6 (X)
NICS                        -1,577.9   -1,577.9 (X)    5,356.4    5,356.4 (X)
Asia - SOUTH                  -754.9     -754.9 (X)      408.5      408.5 (X)
ASEAN                       -2,564.4   -2,564.4 (X)    3,164.8    3,164.8 (X)
APEC                       -17,447.7  -17,447.7 (X)   32,021.2   32,021.2 (X)
South/Central America          670.6      670.6 (X)    4,443.6    4,443.6 (X)
Twenty Latin American                                                  
  Republics                   -964.8     -964.8 (X)    9,989.3    9,989.3 (X)
Central American Common                                                
  Market                       -42.2      -42.2 (X)      663.3      663.3 (X)
LAFTA                       -1,177.4   -1,177.4 (X)    8,846.5    8,846.5 (X)
NATO Allies                 -3,486.7   -3,486.7 (X)   23,336.5   23,336.5 (X)
OPEC                          -880.2     -880.2 (X)    1,555.9    1,555.9 (X)
Unidentified (2)                 (-)        (-) (X)        (-)        (-) (X)
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                                                 Imports
                                  Customs basis             C.i.f. basis

                                     Cumulative                Cumulative
    Country                  January    to date rank   January   to date  rank

TOTAL                       71,858.0   71,858.0 (X)   74,270.2   74,270.2 (X)

Afganistan                       1.6        1.6 140        1.7        1.7 140
Albania                          2.4        2.4 130        2.5        2.5 130
Algeria                        111.6      111.6  53      124.6      124.6  52
Andorra                          (-)        (-) 205        (-)        (-) 205
Angola                         149.0      149.0  47      165.6      165.6  46
Anguilla                         0.3        0.3 170        0.3        0.3 170
Antigua and Barbuda              0.3        0.3 171        0.3        0.3 171
Argentina                      184.6      184.6  40      200.3      200.3  38
Armenia                          1.3        1.3 144        1.4        1.4 144
Aruba                           44.4       44.4  65       47.3       47.3  65
Australia                      408.3      408.3  28      431.0      431.0  28
Austria                        218.5      218.5  35      224.8      224.8  35
Azerbaijan                       1.7        1.7 138        1.9        1.9 138

Bahamas                         19.4       19.4  84       20.3       20.3  84
Bahrain                         17.6       17.6  90       18.8       18.8  89
Bangladesh                     178.9      178.9  42      187.3      187.3  41
Barbados                         2.6        2.6 127        2.6        2.6 127
Belarus                         10.0       10.0 104       10.9       10.9 105
Belgium                        739.3      739.3  19      753.1      753.1  19
Belize                           4.4        4.4 114        4.6        4.6 114
Benin                            2.1        2.1 132        2.5        2.5 128
Bermuda                          1.5        1.5 141        1.5        1.5 142
Bhutan                           0.1        0.1 180        0.1        0.1 179
Bolivia                         19.3       19.3  85       21.3       21.3  82
Bosnia-Hercegovina               0.8        0.8 155        0.9        0.9 154
Botswana                         1.1        1.1 146        1.1        1.1 146
Brazil                         764.8      764.8  18      801.6      801.6  18
British Indian
    Ocean Territory              (-)        (-) 196        (-)        (-) 197
British Virgin Islands           1.1        1.1 147        1.1        1.1 147
Brunei                          17.7       17.7  89       19.1       19.1  86
Bulgaria                        18.2       18.2  86       19.0       19.0  87
Burkina                          (-)        (-) 203        (-)        (-) 204
Burma (Myanmar)                 17.1       17.1  92       18.1       18.1  93
Burundi                          0.1        0.1 184        0.1        0.1 185

Cambodia                        56.3       56.3  61       59.5       59.5  61
Cameroon                         2.1        2.1 133        2.2        2.2 133
Canada                      14,613.2   14,613.2   1   14,863.0   14,863.0   1
Cape Verde                       (-)        (-) (X)        (-)        (-) (X)
Cayman Islands                   3.1        3.1 122        3.8        3.8 121
Central African Republic         (-)        (-) 208        (-)        (-) 208
Chad                             0.5        0.5 162        0.5        0.5 164
Chile                          252.4      252.4  33      298.6      298.6  30
China                        5,656.2    5,656.2   4    5,991.8    5,991.8   4
Christmas Island                 (-)        (-) 212        (-)        (-) 212
Cocos (Keeling) Island           0.1        0.1 181        0.1        0.1 182
Colombia                       397.9      397.9  29      424.5      424.5  29
Comoros                          (-)        (-) 204        (-)        (-) 203
Congo (Brazzaville)             31.2       31.2  72       32.8       32.8  72
Congo (Kinshasa)                15.1       15.1  96       15.7       15.7  98
Cook Islands                     (-)        (-) 207        (-)        (-) 207
Costa Rica                     254.5      254.5  32      268.5      268.5  32
Croatia                          3.2        3.2 121        3.4        3.4 122
Cuba                             (-)        (-) (X)        (-)        (-) (X)
Cyprus                           0.9        0.9 151        1.0        1.0 151
Czech Republic                  53.0       53.0  62       55.1       55.1  63

Denmark                        189.0      189.0  38      196.7      196.7  39
Djibouti                         (-)        (-) 211        (-)        (-) 211
Dominica                         2.4        2.4 128        2.4        2.4 131
Dominican Republic             181.2      181.2  41      185.9      185.9  42

Ecuador                        130.9      130.9  49      152.4      152.4  48
Egypt                           42.1       42.1  66       44.1       44.1  67
El Salvador                     97.2       97.2  55       99.8       99.8  55
Equatorial Guinea                0.2        0.2 177        0.2        0.2 176
Eritrea                          (-)        (-) 192        (-)        (-) 193
Estonia                         14.8       14.8  97       16.7       16.7  96
Ethiopia                         0.6        0.6 160        0.6        0.6 161

Falkland Islands                 (-)        (-) 199        (-)        (-) 200
Faroe Islands                    1.5        1.5 142        1.5        1.5 141
Fed. Republic of Germany     3,566.2    3,566.2   5    3,668.6    3,668.6   5
Federated States
    of  Micronesia               0.6        0.6 158        0.7        0.7 158
Fiji                            12.9       12.9 100       14.1       14.1 100
Finland                        211.6      211.6  36      221.2      221.2  36
France                       1,851.1    1,851.1   9    1,898.0    1,898.0   9
French Guiana                    (-)        (-) 198        (-)        (-) 199
French Polynesia                 5.9        5.9 109        5.9        5.9 109
French Southern and
     Antarctic Lands             (-)        (-) (X)        (-)        (-) (X)

Gabon                           67.0       67.0  58       74.6       74.6  58
Gambia                           (-)        (-) 206        (-)        (-) 206
Gaza Strip Administered
    by Israel                    (-)        (-) 202        0.1        0.1 189
Georgia                          0.1        0.1 190        0.1        0.1 191
Ghana                           17.8       17.8  88       18.8       18.8  90
Gibraltar                        0.8        0.8 156        0.8        0.8 156
Greece                          38.0       38.0  69       42.1       42.1  69
Greenland                        0.3        0.3 172        0.3        0.3 172
Grenada                          1.0        1.0 149        1.0        1.0 149
Guadeloupe                       0.1        0.1 191        0.1        0.1 192
Guatemala                      163.2      163.2  45      173.0      173.0  44
Guinea                          10.3       10.3 103       13.5       13.5 101
Guinea-Bissau                    0.1        0.1 186        0.1        0.1 188
Guyana                           9.2        9.2 107       11.8       11.8 104

Haiti                           14.4       14.4  99       14.8       14.8  99
Heard and
    McDonald Isles               (-)        (-) (X)        (-)        (-) (X)
Honduras                       154.7      154.7  46      160.7      160.7  47
Hong Kong                      808.7      808.7  16      838.3      838.3  16
Hungary                        111.7      111.7  52      114.3      114.3  53

Iceland                         24.4       24.4  78       25.8       25.8  78
India                          670.7      670.7  20      705.7      705.7  20
Indonesia                      789.2      789.2  17      845.9      845.9  15
Iran                             (-)        (-) (X)        (-)        (-) (X)
Iraq                           126.1      126.1  50      145.3      145.3  49
Ireland                        603.5      603.5  24      608.4      608.4  24
Israel                         819.5      819.5  15      835.4      835.4  17
Italy                        1,595.7    1,595.7  10    1,659.9    1,659.9  10
Ivory Coast                     61.5       61.5  59       65.8       65.8  59

Jamaica                         51.4       51.4  63       55.2       55.2  62
Japan                        9,289.2    9,289.2   2    9,517.2    9,517.2   2
Jordan                           1.0        1.0 148        1.1        1.1 148

Kazakhstan                      21.6       21.6  81       22.5       22.5  80
Kenya                            9.6        9.6 105       10.0       10.0 106
Kiribati                         0.1        0.1 187        0.1        0.1 187
Korea, South                 2,053.7    2,053.7   8    2,131.0    2,131.0   8
Kuwait                          40.0       40.0  68       46.9       46.9  66
Kyrgyzstan                       0.1        0.1 189        0.1        0.1 186

Laos                             0.9        0.9 150        1.0        1.0 150
Latvia                           3.8        3.8 119        4.1        4.1 119
Lebanon                          4.4        4.4 115        4.5        4.5 117
Lesotho                          9.3        9.3 106        9.6        9.6 107
Liberia                          0.4        0.4 169        0.4        0.4 169
Libya                            (-)        (-) (X)        (-)        (-) (X)
Liechtenstein                   16.7       16.7  94       17.3       17.3  94
Lithuania                        5.1        5.1 111        5.4        5.4 111
Luxembourg                      25.7       25.7  76       27.4       27.4  76

Macao                          103.2      103.2  54      107.1      107.1  54
Macedonia (Skopje)              18.1       18.1  87       18.9       18.9  88
Madagascar                       5.3        5.3 110        5.7        5.7 110
Malawi                          11.6       11.6 102       12.3       12.3 103
Malaysia                     1,502.0    1,502.0  11    1,540.3    1,540.3  11
Maldives                         2.8        2.8 124        2.9        2.9 124
Mali                             0.1        0.1 185        0.1        0.1 184
Malta                           19.7       19.7  83       20.0       20.0  85

Marshall Islands                 1.9        1.9 136        2.1        2.1 136
Martinique                       0.2        0.2 174        0.2        0.2 174
Mauritania                       (-)        (-) (X)        (-)        (-) (X)
Mauritius                       21.9       21.9  79       23.1       23.1  79
Mexico                       7,432.4    7,432.4   3    7,536.6    7,536.6   3
Moldova                          4.7        4.7 112        4.9        4.9 112
Monaco                           0.8        0.8 157        0.8        0.8 157
Mongolia                         3.8        3.8 118        4.1        4.1 118
Montserrat                       (-)        (-) 193        (-)        (-) 194
Morocco                         28.7       28.7  74       30.7       30.7  74
Mozambique                       1.4        1.4 143        1.4        1.4 143

Namibia                          2.7        2.7 125        2.8        2.8 126
Nauru                            0.2        0.2 175        0.2        0.2 177
Nepal                           14.8       14.8  98       15.8       15.8  97
Netherlands                    610.8      610.8  23      638.8      638.8  23
Netherlands Antilles            21.6       21.6  80       22.4       22.4  81
New Caledonia                    1.9        1.9 135        2.1        2.1 134
New Zealand                    120.4      120.4  51      132.3      132.3  51
Nicaragua                       36.0       36.0  70       37.1       37.1  70
Niger                            0.1        0.1 188        0.1        0.1 190
Nigeria                        270.6      270.6  30      297.5      297.5  31
Niue                             (-)        (-) 195        (-)        (-) 195
Norfolk Island                   (-)        (-) 194        (-)        (-) 196
North Korea                      (-)        (-) (X)        (-)        (-) (X)
Norway                         172.1      172.1  43      182.5      182.5  43

Oman                            19.8       19.8  82       20.5       20.5  83

Pakistan                       132.8      132.8  48      140.3      140.3  50
Palau                            1.8        1.8 137        2.0        2.0 137
Panama                          29.1       29.1  73       31.5       31.5  73
Papua New Guinea                 4.3        4.3 117        4.6        4.6 115
Paraguay                         1.9        1.9 134        2.1        2.1 135
Peru                           204.0      204.0  37      213.6      213.6  37
Philippines                    891.7      891.7  14      921.2      921.2  14
Pitcairn Island                  (-)        (-) (X)        (-)        (-) (X)
Poland                          59.2       59.2  60       63.0       63.0  60
Portugal                        90.4       90.4  56       94.4       94.4  56

Qatar                           17.0       17.0  93       18.7       18.7  91

Republic of Yemen                0.2        0.2 173        0.2        0.2 173
Reunion                          (-)        (-) (X)        (-)        (-) (X)
Romania                         27.1       27.1  75       28.9       28.9  75
Russia                         234.0      234.0  34      247.3      247.3  34
Rwanda                           (-)        (-) 210        (-)        (-) 210

San Marino                       0.4        0.4 166        0.4        0.4 167
Sao Tome and Principe            0.1        0.1 179        0.1        0.1 180
Saudi Arabia                   420.9      420.9  26      481.2      481.2  26
Senegal                          0.4        0.4 168        0.4        0.4 168
Seychelles                       (-)        (-) 200        (-)        (-) 201
Sierra Leone                     0.5        0.5 163        0.5        0.5 165
Singapore                    1,397.6    1,397.6  12    1,422.5    1,422.5  12
Slovakia                        12.5       12.5 101       13.3       13.3 102
Slovenia                        17.4       17.4  91       18.2       18.2  92
Solomon Islands                  0.1        0.1 183        0.1        0.1 181
Somalia                          (-)        (-) 201        (-)        (-) 202
South Africa                   257.5      257.5  31      267.7      267.7  33
Spain                          414.9      414.9  27      442.3      442.3  27
Sri Lanka                      164.8      164.8  44      172.3      172.3  45
St Helena                        (-)        (-) (X)        (-)        (-) (X)
St Kitts and Nevis               2.2        2.2 131        2.3        2.3 132
St Lucia                         1.3        1.3 145        1.3        1.3 145
St Pierre and Miquelon           0.5        0.5 165        0.5        0.5 166
St Vincent &  Grenadines         0.8        0.8 154        0.8        0.8 155
Sudan                            (-)        (-) (X)        (-)        (-) (X)
Suriname                         4.4        4.4 116        4.6        4.6 116
Svalbard, Jan Mayen Isl          (-)        (-) (X)        (-)        (-) (X)

Swaziland                        2.7        2.7 126        2.8        2.8 125
Sweden                         491.0      491.0  25      506.2      506.2  25
Switzerland                    638.8      638.8  21      650.6      650.6  22
Syria                            3.8        3.8 120        4.0        4.0 120

Taiwan                       2,674.4    2,674.4   7    2,775.3    2,775.3   7
Tajikistan                       2.4        2.4 129        2.5        2.5 129
Tanzania                         2.9        2.9 123        3.0        3.0 123
Thailand                     1,074.7    1,074.7  13    1,122.2    1,122.2  13
Togo                             0.2        0.2 176        0.2        0.2 175
Tokelau                          0.1        0.1 178        0.1        0.1 178
Tonga                            0.5        0.5 164        0.5        0.5 163
Trinidad and Tobago             79.5       79.5  57       88.1       88.1  57
Tunisia                          4.7        4.7 113        4.8        4.8 113
Turkey                         185.1      185.1  39      193.1      193.1  40
Turkmenistan                     0.6        0.6 161        0.6        0.6 160
Turks and Caicos Islands         0.1        0.1 182        0.1        0.1 183
Tuvalu                           (-)        (-) (X)        (-)        (-) (X)

Uganda                           1.7        1.7 139        1.8        1.8 139
Ukraine                         31.2       31.2  71       35.9       35.9  71
United Arab Emirates            41.2       41.2  67       44.0       44.0  68
United Kingdom               2,707.4    2,707.4   6    2,775.6    2,775.6   6
Uruguay                         16.3       16.3  95       17.1       17.1  95
Uzbekistan                       0.8        0.8 153        0.9        0.9 153

Vanuatu                          0.6        0.6 159        0.7        0.7 159
Vatican City                     (-)        (-) 197        (-)        (-) 198
Venezuela                      619.4      619.4  22      679.5      679.5  21
Vietnam                         44.8       44.8  64       47.9       47.9  64

Wallis and Futuna                (-)        (-) (X)        (-)        (-) (X)
West Bank Administered               
     by Israel                   (-)        (-) 209        (-)        (-) 209
Western Sahara                   (-)        (-) (X)        (-)        (-) (X)
Western Samoa                    0.4        0.4 167        0.6        0.6 162

Yugoslavia                       0.9        0.9 152        0.9        0.9 152

Zambia                           8.7        8.7 108        8.8        8.8 108
Zimbabwe                        24.7       24.7  77       25.9       25.9  77

Unidentified                     (-)        (-) (X)        (-)        (-) (X)

Timing adjustment                (-)      170.1 (X)        (-)      190.6 (X)

North America               22,045.7   22,045.7 (X)   22,399.6   22,399.6 (X)
Western Europe              14,454.8   14,454.8 (X)   14,893.7   14,893.7 (X)
Euro Area                    9,927.7    9,927.7 (X)   10,236.9   10,236.9 (X)
European Union (EU)         13,353.1   13,353.1 (X)   13,757.5   13,757.5 (X)
European Free Trade Assoc.     851.9      851.9 (X)      876.2      876.2 (X)
Eastern Europe                 616.3      616.3 (X)      651.3      651.3 (X)
Former Soviet Republics        332.3      332.3 (X)      355.2      355.2 (X)
OECD                        14,391.3   14,391.3 (X)   14,828.0   14,828.0 (X)
Pacific Rim Countries       25,716.5   25,716.5 (X)   26,677.8   26,677.8 (X)
Asia Near East               1,511.6    1,511.6 (X)    1,620.6    1,620.6 (X)
NICS                         6,934.4    6,934.4 (X)    7,167.2    7,167.2 (X)
Asia - SOUTH                 1,163.5    1,163.5 (X)    1,223.0    1,223.0 (X)
ASEAN                        5,729.2    5,729.2 (X)    5,930.8    5,930.8 (X)
APEC                        49,468.9   49,468.9 (X)   50,899.9   50,899.9 (X)
South/Central America        3,773.0    3,773.0 (X)    4,054.7    4,054.7 (X)
Twenty Latin American
  Republics                 10,954.1   10,954.1 (X)   11,318.9   11,318.9 (X)
Central American Common
  Market                       705.5      705.5 (X)      739.1      739.1 (X)
LAFTA                       10,023.9   10,023.9 (X)   10,347.6   10,347.6 (X)
NATO Allies                 26,823.2   26,823.2 (X)   27,461.3   27,461.3 (X)
OPEC                         2,436.1    2,436.1 (X)    2,683.6    2,683.6 (X)
Unidentified (2)                 (-)        (-) (X)        (-)        (-) (X)

North America - Canada, Mexico
Western Europe - Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Croatia,
 Cyprus, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Gibralter, Greece,
 Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein,  Luxembourg, Malta and Gozo,
 Macedonia, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway,  Portugal, San Marino, Slovenia,
 Spain, Svalbard, Jan Mayen Island, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United
 Kingdom, Vatican City, Yugoslavia.
Euro Area - Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy,
 Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain
European Union - Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
 Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden,
 United Kingdom.
European Free Trade Association - Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland.
Eastern Europe - Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech
 Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia,
 Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Tajikistan,
 Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
Former Soviet Republics - Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia,
 Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova,  Russia, Tajikistan,
 Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
OECD - Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland,
 Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway,
 Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Svalbard, Jan Mayan Island, Sweden, Switzerland,
 Turkey, United Kingdom.
Pacific Rim Countries - Australia, Brunei, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan,
 Korea, Macao, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore,
 Taiwan.
Asia Near East - Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman,
 Qatar, Saudi Arabia,  Syrian Arab Republic, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.
Asia - NICS - Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan.
Asia - SOUTH - Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka.
ASEAN - Brunei, Indonesia,  Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand.
APEC - Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan,
 Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines,
 Russia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam.
South/Central America - Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba,
 Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, British Virgin Islands,
 Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican
 Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Grenada,
 Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique,
 Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St.
 Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname,
 Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uruguay, Venezuela.
Twenty Latin American Republics - Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile,
 Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador,  El Salvador,
 Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru,
 Uruguay, Venezuela.
Central American Common Market - Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala,
 Honduras, Nicaragua. 
LAFTA - Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico,
 Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela.
NATO Allies - Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland,
 Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands,
 Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Svalbard Jan Mayan Island, Sweden,
 Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom.
OPEC - Algeria, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar,
 Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela.  

(2) The export totals reflect shipments of certain grains, oilseeds, and
 satellites that are not included in the country/area totals.

CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or
         Nick Orsini (301-457-2311) Foreign Trade Division or see 
         our web site at "http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/"

NOTE:  For information on more detailed data available, please see
       record titled "MORE DETAILED FOREIGN TRADE DATA AVAILABLE." 



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