
 2000 ANNUAL REVISION 

PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 18A. U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
            JANUARY 1995 - DECEMBER 1997

(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustment and rounding.)

                                           Balance

        Period            Total           Goods (1)          Services
                                                                 


  1995
                                       
Jan. - Dec.                   -96,388          -174,170            77,782
January                        -8,994           -15,233             6,239
February                       -8,403           -14,043             5,640
March                          -9,432           -15,223             5,791
April                          -9,712           -15,958             6,246
May                            -9,402           -15,684             6,282
June                          -11,075           -16,476             5,401

July                           -7,954           -14,678             6,724
August                         -6,774           -13,561             6,787
September                      -6,197           -13,454             7,257
October                        -6,198           -13,113             6,915
November                       -6,472           -13,596             7,124
December                       -5,780           -13,151             7,371


  1996

Jan. - Dec.                  -101,843          -191,000            89,157
January                        -7,883           -14,574             6,691
February                       -6,606           -13,221             6,615
March                          -7,300           -14,851             7,551
April                          -8,603           -15,650             7,047
May                            -9,462           -17,072             7,610
June                           -7,623           -15,312             7,689

July                          -10,147           -16,618             6,471
August                        -10,264           -17,205             6,941
September                     -10,379           -17,397             7,018
October                        -6,842           -15,462             8,620
November                       -7,036           -15,754             8,718
December                       -9,704           -17,885             8,181


  1997

Jan. - Dec.                  -107,766          -198,120            90,354
January                       -10,589           -17,962             7,373
February                       -9,112           -16,471             7,359
March                          -7,951           -15,666             7,715
April                          -8,073           -15,871             7,798
May                            -8,762           -16,701             7,939
June                           -7,360           -15,285             7,925

July                           -7,234           -14,931             7,697
August                         -8,936           -16,677             7,741
September                      -9,610           -16,887             7,277
October                        -9,454           -17,119             7,665
November                       -9,746           -16,706             6,960
December                      -10,940           -17,844             6,904
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                                           Exports

        Period            Total           Goods (1)          Services
                                                                 


  1995
                     
Jan. - Dec.                   794,433           575,204           219,229
January                        63,124            45,445            17,679
February                       63,041            45,986            17,055
March                          64,368            46,899            17,469
April                          65,034            47,122            17,912
May                            65,750            47,737            18,013
June                           64,833            47,593            17,240

July                           66,568            47,995            18,573
August                         67,491            48,793            18,698
September                      68,920            49,758            19,162
October                        68,135            49,300            18,835
November                       68,010            48,847            19,163
December                       69,155            49,728            19,427


  1996

Jan. - Dec.                   852,120           612,113           240,007
January                        68,338            49,565            18,773
February                       69,867            50,906            18,961
March                          69,836            50,025            19,811
April                          70,152            50,785            19,367
May                            71,048            50,892            20,156
June                           71,063            51,113            19,950

July                           69,461            50,041            19,420
August                         70,637            50,903            19,734
September                      70,595            50,941            19,654
October                        73,846            52,334            21,512
November                       74,302            52,688            21,614
December                       72,971            51,920            21,051


  1997

Jan. - Dec.                   934,980           678,366           256,614
January                        73,007            52,262            20,745
February                       75,205            54,409            20,796
March                          77,081            55,956            21,125
April                          77,796            56,589            21,207
May                            77,911            56,356            21,555
June                           78,929            57,226            21,703

July                           80,125            58,524            21,601
August                         78,684            56,914            21,770
September                      79,333            57,722            21,611
October                        79,464            57,702            21,762
November                       78,315            56,973            21,342
December                       79,132            57,733            21,399
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                                            Imports

        Period            Total           Goods (1)          Services
                                                                 


  1995

Jan. - Dec.                   890,821           749,374           141,447
January                        72,118            60,678            11,440
February                       71,444            60,029            11,415
March                          73,801            62,123            11,678
April                          74,746            63,080            11,666
May                            75,151            63,420            11,731
June                           75,908            64,069            11,839

July                           74,522            62,673            11,849
August                         74,265            62,354            11,911
September                      75,117            63,212            11,905
October                        74,333            62,413            11,920
November                       74,482            62,443            12,039
December                       74,935            62,879            12,056


  1996

Jan. - Dec.                   953,963           803,113           150,850
January                        76,220            64,138            12,082
February                       76,473            64,127            12,346
March                          77,136            64,876            12,260
April                          78,755            66,435            12,320
May                            80,510            67,964            12,546
June                           78,687            66,426            12,261

July                           79,608            66,659            12,949
August                         80,901            68,108            12,793
September                      80,973            68,337            12,636
October                        80,687            67,795            12,892
November                       81,339            68,443            12,896
December                       82,674            69,804            12,870


  1997

Jan. - Dec.                 1,042,745           876,485           166,260
January                        83,595            70,223            13,372
February                       84,317            70,880            13,437
March                          85,032            71,622            13,410
April                          85,868            72,459            13,409
May                            86,673            73,057            13,616
June                           86,290            72,512            13,778

July                           87,359            73,455            13,904
August                         87,620            73,591            14,029
September                      88,943            74,609            14,334
October                        88,918            74,821            14,097
November                       88,061            73,679            14,382
December                       90,072            75,577            14,495


SOURCE: Report FT900 (01) (CB-01-105), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, FINAL 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.

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