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 ____________________________________ 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 ___________________________________ 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.