
ANNUAL REVISION FOR 2000

Part A:     SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Exhibit 4.  U. S. TRADE IN GOODS -- 1998 - 2000

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

                             Balance

                              Total
                             Balance         Total
                           of Payments      Census
         Period               Basis          Basis


1998           

Jan.- Dec.                     -246,696       -229,758
January                         -17,604        -16,227
February                        -17,831        -16,728
March                           -19,939        -18,554
April                           -21,449        -20,336
May                             -21,731        -20,506
June                            -20,030        -18,766

July                            -20,350        -19,117
August                          -22,417        -20,626
September                       -21,162        -19,783
October                         -21,470        -19,750
November                        -21,456        -19,488
December                        -21,256        -19,878

1999           

Jan.- Dec.                     -345,434       -328,821
January                         -22,756        -21,526
February                        -25,822        -24,484
March                           -25,416        -24,110
April                           -25,771        -24,611
May                             -27,904        -26,513
June                            -30,615        -29,228

July                            -30,947        -29,800
August                          -30,489        -29,100
September                       -30,295        -28,349
October                         -31,136        -29,776
November                        -32,300        -30,957
December                        -31,984        -30,367

2000           

Jan.- Dec.                     -452,207       -436,104
January                         -33,135        -31,387
February                        -36,237        -34,209
March                           -38,034        -36,629
April                           -36,934        -35,979
May                             -36,910        -35,854
June                            -37,827        -36,565

July                            -38,091        -37,158
August                          -36,839        -35,708
September                       -39,682        -38,344
October                         -40,205        -38,759
November                        -38,955        -37,475
December                        -39,360        -38,036
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                             Exports

                              Total
                             Balance                        Total
                           of Payments        Net          Census
         Period               Basis       Adjustments       Basis


1998           

Jan.- Dec.                      670,416        -11,722        682,138
January                          57,495           -801         58,296
February                         56,566           -890         57,456
March                            56,937           -877         57,814
April                            55,222           -792         56,014
May                              55,043           -943         55,986
June                             55,246           -899         56,145

July                             54,608           -869         55,477
August                           53,980         -1,102         55,081
September                        55,493           -831         56,324
October                          56,994         -1,137         58,131
November                         56,969         -1,455         58,424
December                         55,863         -1,126         56,989

1999           

Jan.- Dec.                      684,553        -11,244        695,797
January                          55,351         -1,039         56,390
February                         54,598         -1,124         55,722
March                            54,767         -1,076         55,843
April                            55,602           -882         56,484
May                              55,399         -1,164         56,563
June                             55,266         -1,107         56,372

July                             56,206           -952         57,158
August                           57,993           -798         58,791
September                        58,846           -976         59,823
October                          59,203           -826         60,029
November                         59,658           -414         60,072
December                         61,665           -885         62,550

2000           

Jan.- Dec.                      772,210         -9,708        781,918
January                          61,533         -1,026         62,559
February                         61,130         -1,089         62,219
March                            62,479           -685         63,164
April                            62,961           -674         63,635
May                              63,151           -771         63,922
June                             65,445           -835         66,280

July                             65,123           -714         65,837
August                           67,377           -767         68,143
September                        66,773           -707         67,480
October                          65,807           -836         66,643
November                         65,856           -828         66,683
December                         64,574           -777         65,352
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                             Imports

                              Total
                             Balance                        Total
                           of Payments        Net          Census
         Period               Basis       Adjustments       Basis


1998           

Jan.- Dec.                      917,112          5,216        911,896
January                          75,099            576         74,523
February                         74,397            213         74,184
March                            76,876            508         76,369
April                            76,671            321         76,350
May                              76,774            283         76,492
June                             75,276            365         74,911

July                             74,958            364         74,594
August                           76,397            690         75,707
September                        76,655            548         76,107
October                          78,464            584         77,880
November                         78,425            513         77,912
December                         77,119            252         76,867

1999           

Jan.- Dec.                    1,029,987          5,369      1,024,618
January                          78,107            191         77,916
February                         80,420            215         80,206
March                            80,182            229         79,953
April                            81,373            279         81,094
May                              83,302            226         83,076
June                             85,881            281         85,601

July                             87,154            195         86,958
August                           88,482            591         87,891
September                        89,141            970         88,172
October                          90,338            533         89,805
November                         91,957            929         91,029
December                         93,649            732         92,917

2000           

Jan.- Dec.                    1,224,417          6,395      1,218,022
January                          94,668            722         93,946
February                         97,366            939         96,427
March                           100,513            720         99,793
April                            99,895            281         99,614
May                             100,062            285         99,777
June                            103,272            427        102,845

July                            103,214            219        102,995
August                          104,215            364        103,851
September                       106,455            631        105,824
October                         106,012            609        105,402
November                        104,811            652        104,159
December                        103,935            547        103,388


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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