                          PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
            EXHBIIT 4.  U.S. SERVICES BY MAJOR CATEGORIES -- IMPORTS
                                        
     (In millions of dollars.  Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
                           adjustments and rounding.)

                   Total                         Passenger      Other
Period             Services       Travel         Fares          Transportation

2002                                                                     

Jan. - Dec.          232,947         58,044         19,969         38,407
Jan.-Aug.            152,136         38,078         12,997         24,955

January               18,575          4,780          1,652          2,977
February              19,208          4,848          1,635          2,953
March                 18,665          4,825          1,587          2,926
April                 18,602          4,599          1,574          3,194
May                   18,804          4,694          1,595          3,192
June                  19,495          4,959          1,705          3,162

July                  19,475          4,806          1,652          3,282
August                19,312          4,567          1,597          3,269
September             19,719          4,941          1,580          3,201
October               19,974          4,823          1,889          3,246
November              20,268          4,979          1,698          3,444
December              20,849          5,223          1,805          3,565

2003                                                                     

Jan. - Dec.          256,337         56,613         20,957         44,768
Jan.-Aug.            167,070         36,742         13,603         29,428

January               20,703          4,945          1,715          3,567
February              20,522          4,769          1,672          3,458
March                 20,759          4,598          1,620          3,771
April                 20,333          4,083          1,583          3,792
May                   20,493          4,265          1,603          3,611
June                  20,941          4,442          1,689          3,706

July                  21,656          4,738          1,846          3,884
August                21,663          4,902          1,875          3,639
September             21,769          4,769          1,791          3,790
October               22,251          4,938          1,853          3,783
November              22,310          4,953          1,894          3,697
December              22,942          5,211          1,816          4,072

2004                                                                     

Jan.-Aug.            191,152         42,804         15,327         34,892

January               23,097          5,216          1,842          4,163
February              23,329          5,211          1,850          4,327
March                 23,565          5,081          1,882          4,561
April                 23,574          5,305          1,906          4,228
May                   23,798          5,417          1,906          4,223
June                  24,313          5,448          1,999          4,514

July (R)              24,239          5,580          1,989          4,339
August                25,237          5,546          1,953          4,537
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                   Royalties                                    U.S.
                   and            Other          Direct         Government
                   License        Private        Defense        Misc.
Period             Fees           Services       Expenditures   Services

2002                                                                     

Jan. - Dec.           19,235         75,271         19,101          2,920
Jan.-Aug.             12,884         49,005         12,267          1,950

January                1,423          6,065          1,433            245
February               1,974          6,099          1,451            248
March                  1,442          6,162          1,475            248
April                  1,450          6,031          1,511            243
May                    1,481          6,057          1,544            241
June                   1,774          6,076          1,578            241

July                   1,655          6,216          1,622            242
August                 1,685          6,299          1,653            242
September              1,680          6,396          1,680            241
October                1,581          6,514          1,677            244
November               1,553          6,638          1,713            243
December               1,537          6,713          1,764            242

2003                                                                     

Jan. - Dec.           20,049         85,829         25,117          3,004
Jan.-Aug.             12,988         56,161         16,152          1,996

January                1,531          6,847          1,850            248
February               1,539          6,923          1,912            249
March                  1,559          6,993          1,970            248
April                  1,606          6,979          2,040            250
May                    1,637          7,047          2,081            249
June                   1,669          7,077          2,108            250

July                   1,711          7,143          2,083            251
August                 1,736          7,152          2,108            251
September              1,757          7,263          2,148            251
October                1,753          7,429          2,243            252
November               1,766          7,470          2,278            252
December               1,785          7,509          2,296            253

2004                                                                     

Jan.-Aug.             15,199         62,481         18,339          2,110

January                1,732          7,616          2,269            259
February               1,737          7,670          2,273            261
March                  1,754          7,741          2,282            264
April                  1,813          7,751          2,304            267
May                    1,836          7,837          2,311            268
June                   1,848          7,922          2,315            267

July (R)               1,840          7,947          2,280            264
August                 2,639          7,997          2,305            260
September                                                                
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NOTE:  For information on data sources, methodology, and details of what is
included in each service category, see the information section on page 26 of
this release, or at www.census.gov/ft900 or www.bea.gov/bea/rels.htm.
                                                  

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-04-181, BEA-04-47), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, August 2004.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
