                                        
Part A: Seasonally Adjusted
Exhibit 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

2006                                                                     

Jan.-Dec.            348,918         72,104         27,501         65,262
Jan.-Aug.            229,551         47,584         18,271         43,329

January               27,796          5,861          2,211          5,321
February              28,588          5,810          2,269          5,186
March                 28,596          5,953          2,268          5,370
April                 28,571          5,969          2,288          5,355
May                   29,024          6,056          2,325          5,537
June                  29,000          5,931          2,315          5,484

July                  28,996          6,064          2,309          5,494
August                28,979          5,940          2,286          5,584
September             29,239          6,017          2,295          5,544
October               29,766          6,117          2,275          5,518
November              30,138          6,163          2,322          5,530
December              30,225          6,223          2,338          5,341

2007                                                                     

Jan.-Dec.            378,130         76,167         28,486         67,050
Jan.-Aug.            248,946         50,182         18,636         44,384

January               30,261          6,163          2,210          5,385
February              30,347          6,130          2,236          5,310
March                 30,690          6,245          2,275          5,328
April                 30,815          6,248          2,296          5,495
May                   31,239          6,286          2,309          5,706
June                  31,341          6,315          2,374          5,565

July                  32,003          6,345          2,435          5,848
August                32,250          6,450          2,501          5,746
September             32,036          6,452          2,486          5,524
October               32,357          6,547          2,440          5,718
November              32,420          6,519          2,447          5,752
December              32,372          6,467          2,477          5,671

2008                                                                     

Jan.-Aug.            271,392         54,525         21,620         49,174

January               33,267          6,810          2,663          5,935
February              33,405          6,840          2,646          6,040
March                 33,238          6,753          2,619          5,894
April                 33,593          6,754          2,658          6,110
May                   34,034          6,975          2,687          6,218
June                  34,101          6,831          2,788          6,231

July (R)              34,444          6,770          2,807          6,407
August                35,310          6,792          2,752          6,339
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                   Royalties                                    U.S.
                   and            Other          Direct         Government
                   License        Private        Defense        Misc.
Period             Fees           Services       Expenditures   Services

2006                                                                     

Jan.-Dec.             23,777        125,221         31,032          4,021
Jan.-Aug.             15,645         81,234         20,792          2,695

January                1,872          9,639          2,561            331
February               2,458          9,956          2,577            332
March                  1,900         10,188          2,585            333
April                  1,885         10,173          2,565            337
May                    1,874         10,319          2,575            339
June                   1,997         10,339          2,594            340

July                   1,869         10,252          2,666            342
August                 1,790         10,369          2,669            341
September              1,847         10,548          2,649            339
October                2,023         10,963          2,539            331
November               2,101         11,173          2,521            328
December               2,160         11,304          2,531            328

2007                                                                     

Jan.-Dec.             25,048        144,375         32,820          4,184
Jan.-Aug.             17,021         94,595         21,385          2,744

January                2,211         11,346          2,610            336
February               2,223         11,469          2,640            339
March                  2,208         11,628          2,665            341
April                  2,115         11,638          2,682            340
May                    2,083         11,818          2,697            339
June                   2,061         11,981          2,706            339

July                   2,066         12,274          2,681            353
August                 2,052         12,439          2,704            357
September              2,036         12,431          2,747            359
October                1,996         12,438          2,857            360
November               1,992         12,447          2,902            360
December               2,002         12,465          2,929            361

2008                                                                     

Jan.-Aug.             18,992        100,560         23,632          2,889

January                2,172         12,412          2,914            361
February               2,227         12,368          2,923            361
March                  2,263         12,416          2,932            361
April                  2,253         12,509          2,949            360
May                    2,270         12,572          2,954            359
June                   2,287         12,651          2,953            360

July (R)               2,303         12,807          2,987            363
August                 3,217         12,826          3,020            364
September                                                                
October                                                                  
November                                                                 
December                                                                 
                                                    
NOTE:  For information on data sources, methodology, and details of what is
included in each service category, see the information section on page A-1 of
this release, or at www.census.gov/ft900 or
www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/tradnewsrelease.htm.
                                                   
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-08-153, BEA-08-47), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, August 2008.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
