
PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 1. U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
           JANUARY 1998 TO OCTOBER 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.- Oct.                        -136,777          -203,500            66,723
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.- Oct.                        -213,605          -280,903            67,298
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.- Oct.                        -302,525          -370,093            67,568
January                            -27,266           -34,049             6,783
February                           -27,481           -34,641             7,160
March                              -30,370           -37,148             6,778
April (R)                          -29,172           -36,895             7,723
May (R)                            -29,603           -36,474             6,871
June (R)                           -29,826           -36,862             7,036

July (R)                           -31,823           -38,523             6,700
August (R)                         -30,059           -36,684             6,625
September (R)                      -33,740           -39,328             5,588
October                            -33,184           -39,488             6,304
November                                    
December                                    
September data as published last month:
                                   -34,263           -40,208             5,945
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                                                Exports

          Period               Total           Goods (1)          Services
                                                                      


1998           

Jan.- Dec.                         932,977           670,324           262,653
Jan.- Oct.                         776,366           558,055           218,311
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.- Oct.                         788,936           563,466           225,470
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.- Oct.                         888,354           642,847           245,507
January                             83,691            60,321            23,370
February                            85,312            60,894            24,418
March                               86,975            62,513            24,462
April (R)                           87,606            62,566            25,040
May (R)                             87,074            62,749            24,325
June (R)                            91,288            66,468            24,820

July (R)                            89,655            65,096            24,559
August (R)                          92,868            67,973            24,895
September (R)                       92,654            67,836            24,818
October                             91,231            66,431            24,800
November                                    
December                                    
September data as published last month:
                                    92,360            67,316            25,044
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                                                 Imports

          Period               Total           Goods (1)          Services
                                                                      


1998           

Jan.- Dec.                       1,099,875           917,178           182,697
Jan.- Oct.                         913,143           761,555           151,588
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.- Oct.                       1,002,541           844,369           158,172
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.- Oct.                       1,190,879         1,012,940           177,939
January                            110,957            94,370            16,587
February                           112,793            95,535            17,258
March                              117,345            99,661            17,684
April (R)                          116,777            99,460            17,317
May (R)                            116,678            99,224            17,454
June (R)                           121,114           103,330            17,784

July (R)                           121,479           103,620            17,859
August (R)                         122,927           104,657            18,270
September (R)                      126,395           107,165            19,230
October                            124,415           105,919            18,496
November                                    
December                                    
September data as published last month:
                                   126,623           107,524            19,099

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

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-213), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, October 2000.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         
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