
PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 1. U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
           JANUARY 1998 TO MARCH 2000

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

 
                                           Balance

        Period            Total           Goods (1)          Services
                                                                 


1998           

Jan.- Dec.                   -164,282          -246,932            82,650
Jan.- Mar.                    -33,338           -54,876            21,538
January                        -9,850           -17,141             7,291
February                      -10,706           -17,506             6,800
March                         -12,782           -20,229             7,447
April                         -13,217           -20,860             7,643
May                           -14,901           -22,236             7,335
June                          -13,843           -20,404             6,561

July                          -14,689           -21,066             6,377
August                        -15,860           -22,291             6,431
September                     -15,174           -21,611             6,437
October                       -14,358           -20,990             6,632
November                      -14,664           -21,539             6,875
December                      -14,241           -21,059             6,818

1999           

Jan.- Dec.                   -267,575          -347,158            79,583
Jan.- Mar.                    -54,179           -74,383            20,204
January                       -16,213           -23,409             7,196
February                      -18,583           -25,233             6,650
March                         -19,383           -25,741             6,358
April                         -18,950           -25,394             6,444
May                           -21,550           -27,959             6,409
June                          -24,791           -31,239             6,448

July                          -25,295           -31,482             6,187
August                        -23,747           -30,192             6,445
September                     -23,548           -30,271             6,723
October                       -24,934           -31,875             6,941
November                      -25,975           -32,870             6,895
December                      -24,610           -31,494             6,884

2000           

Jan.- Mar.                    -86,338          -106,597            20,259
January                       -27,448           -34,155             6,707
February (R)                  -28,714           -35,393             6,679
March                         -30,176           -37,049             6,873
April                                  
May                                    
June                                   

July                                   
August                                 
September                              
October                                
November                               
December                               
February data as published last month:
                              -29,241           -35,953             6,712
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                                           Exports

        Period            Total           Goods (1)          Services
                                                                 


1998           

Jan.- Dec.                    933,907           670,246           263,661
Jan.- Mar.                    235,831           170,665            65,166
January                        79,397            57,748            21,649
February                       77,999            56,512            21,487
March                          78,436            56,406            22,030
April                          78,040            55,330            22,710
May                            77,126            54,853            22,273
June                           76,723            55,015            21,708

July                           75,824            54,164            21,660
August                         76,227            54,624            21,603
September                      77,234            55,472            21,762
October                        79,617            57,193            22,424
November                       79,126            56,926            22,200
December                       78,161            56,005            22,156

1999           

Jan.- Dec.                    960,288           683,221           277,067
Jan.- Mar.                    231,566           164,007            67,559
January                        77,720            55,168            22,552
February                       76,912            54,609            22,303
March                          76,935            54,231            22,704
April                          77,950            55,174            22,776
May                            77,781            55,026            22,755
June                           78,443            55,377            23,066

July                           78,798            55,795            23,003
August                         82,188            59,044            23,144
September                      82,266            58,839            23,427
October                        82,711            58,832            23,879
November                       83,021            59,184            23,837
December                       85,562            61,942            23,620

2000           

Jan.- Mar.                    256,442           184,202            72,240
January                        84,342            60,714            23,628
February (R)                   84,836            60,818            24,018
March                          87,263            62,669            24,594
April                                  
May                                    
June                                   

July                                   
August                                 
September                              
October                                
November                               
December                               
February data as published last month:
                               84,186            60,206            23,980
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                                            Imports

        Period            Total           Goods (1)          Services
                                                                 


1998           

Jan.- Dec.                  1,098,189           917,178           181,011
Jan.- Mar.                    269,169           225,541            43,628
January                        89,247            74,889            14,358
February                       88,705            74,018            14,687
March                          91,217            76,634            14,583
April                          91,257            76,190            15,067
May                            92,027            77,089            14,938
June                           90,566            75,419            15,147

July                           90,513            75,230            15,283
August                         92,086            76,914            15,172
September                      92,409            77,084            15,325
October                        93,975            78,183            15,792
November                       93,789            78,464            15,325
December                       92,402            77,064            15,338

1999           

Jan.- Dec.                  1,227,863         1,030,379           197,484
Jan.- Mar.                    285,745           238,390            47,355
January                        93,933            78,577            15,356
February                       95,494            79,841            15,653
March                          96,317            79,971            16,346
April                          96,900            80,568            16,332
May                            99,331            82,985            16,346
June                          103,234            86,616            16,618

July                          104,093            87,277            16,816
August                        105,935            89,236            16,699
September                     105,814            89,110            16,704
October                       107,646            90,708            16,938
November                      108,995            92,053            16,942
December                      110,172            93,436            16,736

2000           

Jan.- Mar.                    342,779           290,798            51,981
January                       111,789            94,868            16,921
February (R)                  113,551            96,212            17,339
March                         117,439            99,718            17,721
April                                  
May                                    
June                                   

July                                   
August                                 
September                              
October                                
November                               
December                               
February data as published last month:
                              113,427            96,159            17,268

(1) Data presented on a Balance of Payments (BOP) basis.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-83), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, March 2000.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           
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