
 2002 ANNUAL REVISION 

PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 18B. 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.                        -95,069          -174,170            79,101
January                             -8,883           -15,233             6,350
February                            -8,261           -14,043             5,782
March                               -9,273           -15,223             5,950
April                               -9,555           -15,958             6,403
May                                 -9,244           -15,684             6,440
June                               -10,920           -16,476             5,556
 
July                                -7,810           -14,678             6,868
August                              -6,641           -13,561             6,920
September                           -6,083           -13,454             7,371
October                             -6,260           -13,113             6,853
November                            -6,406           -13,596             7,190
December                            -5,740           -13,151             7,411
 
1996
 
Jan. - Dec.                       -102,869          -191,000            88,131
January                             -7,928           -14,574             6,646
February                            -6,673           -13,221             6,548
March                               -7,384           -14,851             7,467
April                               -8,697           -15,650             6,953
May                                 -9,564           -17,072             7,508
June                                -7,728           -15,312             7,584
 
July                               -10,254           -16,618             6,364
August                             -10,367           -17,205             6,838
September                          -10,476           -17,397             6,921
October                             -6,931           -15,462             8,531
November                            -7,111           -15,754             8,643
December                            -9,760           -17,885             8,125
 
1997
 
Jan. - Dec.                       -107,048          -198,120            91,072
January                            -10,660           -17,962             7,302
February                            -9,172           -16,471             7,299
March                               -7,995           -15,666             7,671
April                               -8,095           -15,871             7,776
May                                 -8,760           -16,701             7,941
June                                -7,331           -15,285             7,954
 
July                                -7,177           -14,931             7,754
August                              -8,845           -16,677             7,832
September                           -9,486           -16,887             7,401
October                             -9,303           -17,119             7,816
November                            -9,546           -16,706             7,160
December                           -10,681           -17,844             7,163
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                                                Exports
 
          Period               Total           Goods (1)          Services
 
1995
 
Jan. - Dec.                        793,725           575,204           218,521
January                             63,051            45,445            17,606
February                            62,978            45,986            16,992
March                               64,311            46,899            17,412
April                               64,977            47,122            17,855
May                                 65,695            47,737            17,958
June                                64,779            47,593            17,186
 
July                                66,515            47,995            18,520
August                              67,437            48,793            18,644
September                           68,864            49,758            19,106
October                             68,077            49,300            18,777
November                            67,948            48,847            19,101
December                            69,089            49,728            19,361
 
1996
 
Jan. - Dec.                        850,877           612,113           238,764
January                             68,252            49,565            18,687
February                            69,773            50,906            18,867
March                               69,736            50,025            19,711
April                               70,054            50,785            19,269
May                                 70,946            50,892            20,054
June                                70,959            51,113            19,846
 
July                                69,354            50,041            19,313
August                              70,528            50,903            19,625
September                           70,484            50,941            19,543
October                             73,735            52,334            21,401
November                            74,191            52,688            21,503
December                            72,861            51,920            20,941
 
1997
 
Jan. - Dec.                        933,873           678,366           255,507
January                             72,900            52,262            20,638
February                            75,101            54,409            20,692
March                               76,979            55,956            21,023
April                               77,694            56,589            21,105
May                                 77,811            56,356            21,455
June                                78,831            57,226            21,605
 
July                                80,030            58,524            21,506
August                              78,594            56,914            21,680
September                           79,247            57,722            21,525
October                             79,383            57,702            21,681
November                            78,241            56,973            21,268
December                            79,064            57,733            21,331
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                                                 Imports
 
          Period               Total           Goods (1)          Services
 
1995
 
Jan. - Dec.                        888,794           749,374           139,420
January                             71,934            60,678            11,256
February                            71,239            60,029            11,210
March                               73,585            62,123            11,462
April                               74,532            63,080            11,452
May                                 74,938            63,420            11,518
June                                75,699            64,069            11,630
 
July                                74,325            62,673            11,652
August                              74,078            62,354            11,724
September                           74,947            63,212            11,735
October                             74,337            62,413            11,924
November                            74,354            62,443            11,911
December                            74,829            62,879            11,950
 
1996
 
Jan. - Dec.                        953,746           803,113           150,633
January                             76,179            64,138            12,041
February                            76,446            64,127            12,319
March                               77,120            64,876            12,244
April                               78,751            66,435            12,316
May                                 80,510            67,964            12,546
June                                78,688            66,426            12,262
 
July                                79,608            66,659            12,949
August                              80,895            68,108            12,787
September                           80,959            68,337            12,622
October                             80,665            67,795            12,870
November                            81,303            68,443            12,860
December                            82,620            69,804            12,816
 
1997
 
Jan. - Dec.                      1,040,920           876,485           164,435
January                             83,559            70,223            13,336
February                            84,273            70,880            13,393
March                               84,974            71,622            13,352
April                               85,788            72,459            13,329
May                                 86,571            73,057            13,514
June                                86,163            72,512            13,651
 
July                                87,207            73,455            13,752
August                              87,439            73,591            13,848
September                           88,733            74,609            14,124
October                             88,686            74,821            13,865
November                            87,787            73,679            14,108
December                            89,745            75,577            14,168
 
(1) Data presented on a Balance of Payments (BOP) Basis.
NOTE:   For information on data sources and methodology see the information 
section on page 26 of the FT-900, or at www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/press.
html or www.bea.gov/bea/rels.htm.


SOURCE: Report FT900 (03) (CB-03-93), U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade
        Division, FINAL 2002. For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.

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