
PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 1. U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
           JANUARY 1998 TO DECEMBER 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
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
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.- Dec.                   -369,689          -449,468            79,779
January (R)                   -27,334           -34,117             6,783
February (R)                  -27,549           -34,709             7,160
March (R)                     -30,437           -37,215             6,778
April (R)                     -29,239           -36,962             7,723
May (R)                       -29,671           -36,542             6,871
June (R)                      -29,894           -36,930             7,036

July (R)                      -31,891           -38,591             6,700
August (R)                    -30,126           -36,751             6,625
September (R)                 -33,808           -39,396             5,588
October (R)                   -33,620           -39,955             6,335
November (R)                  -33,127           -39,125             5,998
December                      -32,994           -39,176             6,182

November data  as published last month:
                              -32,994           -39,001             6,007
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                                           Exports

        Period            Total           Goods (1)          Services


1998           

Jan.- Dec.                    932,977           670,324           262,653
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
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.- Dec.                  1,068,397           773,304           295,093
January (R)                    83,668            60,298            23,370
February (R)                   85,289            60,871            24,418
March (R)                      86,952            62,490            24,462
April (R)                      87,582            62,542            25,040
May (R)                        87,051            62,726            24,325
June (R)                       91,265            66,445            24,820

July (R)                       89,632            65,073            24,559
August (R)                     92,845            67,950            24,895
September (R)                  92,631            67,813            24,818
October (R)                    91,105            66,323            24,782
November (R)                   90,557            65,848            24,709
December                       89,820            64,925            24,895

November data  as published last month:
                               90,355            65,670            24,685
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                                            Imports

        Period            Total           Goods (1)          Services


1998           

Jan.- Dec.                  1,099,875           917,178           182,697
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
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.- Dec.                  1,438,086         1,222,772           215,314
January (R)                   111,001            94,414            16,587
February (R)                  112,838            95,580            17,258
March (R)                     117,389            99,705            17,684
April (R)                     116,822            99,505            17,317
May (R)                       116,722            99,268            17,454
June (R)                      121,158           103,374            17,784

July (R)                      121,523           103,664            17,859
August (R)                    122,971           104,701            18,270
September (R)                 126,439           107,209            19,230
October (R)                   124,725           106,278            18,447
November (R)                  123,684           104,973            18,711
December                      122,814           104,101            18,713

November data  as published last month:
                              123,349           104,671            18,678

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

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-01-31), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, December 2000.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         



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