
PART A:     SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 11. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS, PETROLEUM AND NON-PETROLEUM
            END-USE COMMODITY CATEGORY TOTALS 
            (CONSTANT DOLLARS BASIS): JANUARY 1998 TO MARCH 2000 
            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


1998                

Jan.- Dec.                      -285,693         -65,537        -220,156
Jan.- Mar.                       -63,713         -15,296         -48,418
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.                      -397,493         -65,299        -332,194
Jan.- Mar.                       -88,957         -16,565         -72,392
January                          -27,625          -5,766         -21,860
February                         -30,787          -5,466         -25,322
March                            -30,545          -5,334         -25,211
April                            -30,364          -5,460         -24,905
May                              -32,844          -5,899         -26,946
June                             -37,088          -5,902         -31,186

July                             -36,415          -5,589         -30,826
August                           -34,050          -5,623         -28,427
September                        -31,145          -5,395         -25,749
October                          -36,087          -5,357         -30,730
November                         -36,701          -5,044         -31,658
December                         -33,841          -4,466         -29,375

2000                

Jan.- Mar.                      -109,536         -16,437         -93,099
January                          -37,397          -5,153         -32,243
February (R)                     -35,945          -5,752         -30,193
March                            -36,194          -5,532         -30,662
April                                                     
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June                                                      

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November                                                  
December                                                  
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                             Exports
                                                          
                                                          
                              Total
                             Census                            Non-
         Period             Basis (1)       Petroleum        petroleum


1998                

Jan.- Dec.                       859,152           6,899         852,253
Jan.- Mar.                       213,272           1,805         211,467
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.                       930,786           7,143         923,643
Jan.- Mar.                       219,158           1,529         217,629
January                           73,230             529          72,700
February                          72,930             479          72,451
March                             72,998             520          72,478
April                             75,073             580          74,493
May                               75,475             603          74,872
June                              76,307             586          75,722

July                              77,973             537          77,436
August                            80,906             602          80,304
September                         81,030             635          80,395
October                           79,383             674          78,709
November                          80,746             661          80,084
December                          84,735             735          83,999

2000                

Jan.- Mar.                       253,553           1,811         251,742
January                           82,459             660          81,799
February (R)                      84,128             546          83,582
March                             86,966             606          86,361
April                                                     
May                                                       
June                                                      

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October                                                   
November                                                  
December                                                  
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                             Imports
                                                          
                                                          
                              Total
                             Census                            Non-
         Period             Basis (1)       Petroleum       petroleum


1998                

Jan.- Dec.                     1,144,844          72,436       1,072,409
Jan.- Mar.                       276,985          17,100         259,884
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.                     1,328,279          72,442       1,255,837
Jan.- Mar.                       308,115          18,094         290,021
January                          100,855           6,295          94,560
February                         103,717           5,945          97,772
March                            103,543           5,854          97,689
April                            105,438           6,040          99,398
May                              108,319           6,502         101,817
June                             113,396           6,488         106,908

July                             114,388           6,127         108,262
August                           114,956           6,225         108,731
September                        112,174           6,030         106,145
October                          115,470           6,031         109,439
November                         117,447           5,705         111,742
December                         118,575           5,201         113,374

2000                

Jan.- Mar.                       363,090          18,249         344,841
January                          119,856           5,813         114,042
February (R)                     120,073           6,298         113,776
March                            123,161           6,138         117,023
April                                                     
May                                                       
June                                                      

July                                                      
August                                                    
September                                                 
October                                                   
November                                                  
December                                                  

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

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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