
PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 1. U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
           JANUARY 1998 TO SEPTEMBER 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.                   -166,897          -246,853            79,956
Jan.- Sep.                   -121,554          -181,830            60,276
January                       -10,290           -17,446             7,156
February                      -10,765           -17,394             6,629
March                         -12,558           -19,806             7,248
April                         -13,902           -21,287             7,385
May                           -14,444           -21,551             7,107
June                          -13,260           -19,781             6,521

July                          -14,535           -20,623             6,088
August                        -16,600           -22,716             6,116
September                     -15,198           -21,224             6,026
October                       -15,223           -21,670             6,447
November                      -15,496           -21,904             6,408
December                      -14,628           -21,448             6,820

1999           

Jan.- Dec.                   -264,971          -345,559            80,588
Jan.- Sep.                   -188,695          -249,327            60,632
January                       -15,946           -22,897             6,951
February                      -18,358           -25,104             6,746
March                         -18,372           -25,023             6,651
April                         -18,956           -25,851             6,895
May                           -21,003           -27,753             6,750
June                          -23,342           -30,381             7,039

July                          -24,740           -31,227             6,487
August                        -23,931           -30,518             6,587
September                     -24,047           -30,573             6,526
October                       -24,910           -31,576             6,666
November                      -25,712           -32,401             6,689
December                      -25,657           -32,255             6,598

2000           

Jan.- Sep.                   -270,155          -331,484            61,329
January                       -27,266           -34,049             6,783
February                      -27,481           -34,641             7,160
March                         -30,370           -37,148             6,778
April                         -29,638           -36,895             7,257
May                           -29,793           -36,474             6,681
June                          -29,846           -36,862             7,016

July                          -31,692           -38,523             6,831
August (R)                    -29,806           -36,684             6,878
September                     -34,263           -40,208             5,945
October                                
November                               
December                               
August data as published last month:
                              -29,441           -36,409             6,968
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                                           Exports

        Period            Total           Goods (1)          Services
                                                                 


1998           

Jan.- Dec.                    932,977           670,324           262,653
Jan.- Sep.                    696,960           501,042           195,918
January                        79,167            57,480            21,687
February                       77,874            56,416            21,458
March                          78,695            56,713            21,982
April                          77,769            55,298            22,471
May                            77,313            55,205            22,108
June                           77,269            55,551            21,718

July                           76,058            54,611            21,447
August                         75,566            54,083            21,483
September                      77,248            55,684            21,564
October                        79,406            57,013            22,393
November                       78,760            56,720            22,040
December                       77,849            55,550            22,299

1999           

Jan.- Dec.                    956,242           684,358           271,884
Jan.- Sep.                    706,587           504,273           202,314
January                        77,035            54,966            22,069
February                       76,240            54,296            21,944
March                          77,046            54,687            22,359
April                          77,864            55,403            22,461
May                            77,753            55,343            22,410
June                           78,679            55,696            22,983

July                           79,004            56,385            22,619
August                         81,108            58,402            22,706
September                      81,857            59,094            22,763
October                        82,349            59,193            23,156
November                       83,198            59,682            23,516
December                       84,107            61,211            22,896

2000           

Jan.- Sep.                    796,210           575,896           220,314
January                        83,691            60,321            23,370
February                       85,312            60,894            24,418
March                          86,975            62,513            24,462
April                          87,268            62,566            24,702
May                            86,846            62,749            24,097
June                           90,991            66,468            24,523

July                           89,799            65,096            24,703
August (R)                     92,968            67,973            24,995
September                      92,360            67,316            25,044
October                                
November                               
December                               
August data as published last month:
                               93,022            67,963            25,059
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                                            Imports

        Period            Total           Goods (1)          Services
                                                                 


1998           

Jan.- Dec.                  1,099,875           917,178           182,697
Jan.- Sep.                    818,514           682,872           135,642
January                        89,457            74,926            14,531
February                       88,640            73,811            14,829
March                          91,253            76,519            14,734
April                          91,672            76,586            15,086
May                            91,758            76,757            15,001
June                           90,529            75,332            15,197

July                           90,594            75,235            15,359
August                         92,166            76,799            15,367
September                      92,446            76,908            15,538
October                        94,630            78,684            15,946
November                       94,256            78,624            15,632
December                       92,477            76,998            15,479

1999           

Jan.- Dec.                  1,221,213         1,029,917           191,296
Jan.- Sep.                    895,282           753,600           141,682
January                        92,981            77,863            15,118
February                       94,598            79,400            15,198
March                          95,418            79,710            15,708
April                          96,821            81,255            15,566
May                            98,756            83,096            15,660
June                          102,021            86,077            15,944

July                          103,744            87,612            16,132
August                        105,039            88,920            16,119
September                     105,904            89,667            16,237
October                       107,259            90,769            16,490
November                      108,909            92,082            16,827
December                      109,764            93,466            16,298

2000           

Jan.- Sep.                  1,066,365           907,380           158,985
January                       110,957            94,370            16,587
February                      112,793            95,535            17,258
March                         117,345            99,661            17,684
April                         116,905            99,460            17,445
May                           116,640            99,224            17,416
June                          120,837           103,330            17,507

July                          121,492           103,620            17,872
August (R)                    122,774           104,657            18,117
September                     126,623           107,524            19,099
October                                
November                               
December                               
August data as published last month:
                              122,462           104,371            18,091

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

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-196), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, September 2000.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         
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