
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 MAY 2000 
            1996 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.                      -291,451         -72,553        -218,898
Jan.- May                       -115,060         -29,521         -85,539
January                          -19,806          -5,628         -14,177
February                         -20,617          -5,542         -15,075
March                            -23,323          -5,711         -17,612
April                            -25,489          -6,417         -19,072
May                              -25,826          -6,223         -19,603
June                             -23,787          -6,203         -17,584

July                             -25,228          -6,498         -18,729
August                           -26,537          -6,515         -20,023
September                        -25,097          -5,900         -19,198
October                          -24,706          -6,089         -18,617
November                         -25,316          -6,165         -19,151
December                         -25,719          -5,662         -20,057

1999                

Jan.- Dec.                      -386,976         -71,975        -315,001
Jan.- May                       -149,431         -30,787        -118,644
January                          -27,959          -6,156         -21,803
February                         -29,954          -5,942         -24,012
March                            -29,795          -6,041         -23,754
April                            -30,174          -6,206         -23,968
May                              -31,550          -6,441         -25,109
June                             -34,531          -6,461         -28,070

July                             -35,123          -6,443         -28,680
August                           -33,466          -6,272         -27,193
September                        -31,635          -5,973         -25,662
October                          -34,083          -5,624         -28,459
November                         -35,035          -5,572         -29,463
December                         -33,671          -4,842         -28,828

2000                

Jan.- May                       -185,861         -30,656        -155,205
January                          -35,577          -5,598         -29,979
February                         -34,596          -6,289         -28,308
March                            -37,484          -6,132         -31,352
April (R)                        -38,886          -6,163         -32,723
May                              -39,318          -6,474         -32,844
June                                                      

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


1998                

Jan.- Dec.                       730,042           9,395         720,647
Jan.- May                        301,154           4,031         297,123
January                           61,175             899          60,275
February                          60,431             750          59,681
March                             60,880             807          60,073
April                             59,292             782          58,510
May                               59,376             793          58,583
June                              60,265             751          59,514

July                              59,331             766          58,565
August                            59,878             840          59,037
September                         61,317             806          60,511
October                           63,337             746          62,592
November                          63,189             673          62,516
December                          61,572             782          60,789

1999                

Jan.- Dec.                       761,523           9,764         751,759
Jan.- May                        305,625           3,685         301,940
January                           60,737             738          59,999
February                          60,333             622          59,711
March                             60,872             725          60,147
April                             61,757             775          60,982
May                               61,926             824          61,102
June                              62,520             798          61,721

July                              63,206             743          62,463
August                            65,108             844          64,264
September                         66,359             836          65,522
October                           65,473             951          64,523
November                          65,497             911          64,586
December                          67,735             996          66,739

2000                

Jan.- May                        340,505           4,109         336,396
January                           66,874             910          65,963
February                          67,660             734          66,926
March                             68,844             813          68,031
April (R)                         68,869             878          67,992
May                               68,258             774          67,484
June                                                      

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


1998                

Jan.- Dec.                     1,021,493          81,948         939,545
Jan.- May                        416,214          33,553         382,661
January                           80,980           6,528          74,453
February                          81,048           6,292          74,756
March                             84,203           6,518          77,685
April                             84,781           7,199          77,582
May                               85,202           7,016          78,186
June                              84,053           6,954          77,098

July                              84,559           7,265          77,294
August                            86,415           7,355          79,060
September                         86,414           6,705          79,709
October                           88,044           6,835          81,209
November                          88,504           6,837          81,667
December                          87,291           6,444          80,846

1999                

Jan.- Dec.                     1,148,499          81,739       1,066,760
Jan.- May                        455,056          34,472         420,585
January                           88,696           6,895          81,801
February                          90,287           6,564          83,723
March                             90,667           6,766          83,901
April                             91,931           6,982          84,950
May                               93,476           7,265          86,211
June                              97,051           7,259          89,792

July                              98,329           7,186          91,143
August                            98,573           7,116          91,457
September                         97,994           6,810          91,184
October                           99,556           6,575          92,981
November                         100,533           6,483          94,049
December                         101,406           5,839          95,568

2000                

Jan.- May                        526,366          34,765         491,601
January                          102,450           6,508          95,942
February                         102,256           7,022          95,234
March                            106,328           6,945          99,383
April (R)                        107,756           7,041         100,715
May                              107,576           7,248         100,328
June                                                      

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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-00-109), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, May 2000.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           
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