ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1996 Part A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Exhibit 4. U. S. TRADE IN GOODS -- 1994 - 1996 (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 1994 Jan.- Dec. -166,192 -150,629 January -11,335 -10,184 February -13,612 -12,106 March -11,680 -9,781 April -13,019 -11,685 May -13,884 -12,451 June -13,924 -12,882 July -15,208 -14,141 August -14,389 -13,018 September -14,751 -13,638 October -15,024 -13,748 November -15,836 -14,737 December -13,531 -12,260 1995 Jan.- Dec. -173,560 -158,801 January -15,794 -14,917 February -14,133 -13,223 March -14,473 -12,832 April -15,661 -14,132 May -15,820 -13,912 June -16,078 -14,328 July -15,550 -14,623 August -13,675 -12,692 September -13,595 -12,702 October -13,363 -12,138 November -12,860 -11,747 December -12,559 -11,553 1996 Jan.- Dec. -191,170 -170,214 January -15,508 -14,538 February -13,080 -11,902 March -14,335 -12,218 April -15,897 -13,441 May -16,826 -14,449 June -14,839 -13,083 July -17,757 -15,893 August -16,759 -14,637 September -17,976 -16,361 October -15,320 -13,940 November -15,176 -13,608 December -17,695 -16,144 ____________________________________________________________ Exports Total Balance Net Total of Payments Adjust- Census Period Basis ments Basis 1994 Jan.- Dec. 502,398 -10,229 512,626 January 39,097 -746 39,843 February 37,577 -716 38,293 March 41,708 -779 42,487 April 40,500 -751 41,251 May 40,507 -872 41,379 June 42,018 -832 42,850 July 41,142 -813 41,955 August 43,371 -1,006 44,377 September 43,116 -886 44,002 October 43,210 -992 44,203 November 44,214 -828 45,042 December 45,937 -1,008 46,945 1995 Jan.- Dec. 575,871 -8,871 584,742 January 45,060 -635 45,695 February 45,544 -680 46,224 March 47,785 -770 48,555 April 47,508 -649 48,156 May 47,953 -755 48,707 June 47,720 -843 48,563 July 47,062 -718 47,779 August 48,663 -751 49,414 September 49,635 -662 50,297 October 49,277 -804 50,081 November 49,408 -805 50,213 December 50,256 -801 51,056 1996 Jan.- Dec. 612,069 -13,006 625,075 January 48,899 -695 49,594 February 50,433 -791 51,224 March 50,716 -904 51,620 April 50,794 -843 51,637 May 51,282 -1,130 52,412 June 51,335 -882 52,217 July 49,087 -1,440 50,527 August 51,254 -1,352 52,606 September 50,423 -1,309 51,732 October 52,503 -1,065 53,568 November 53,209 -1,279 54,488 December 52,133 -1,316 53,449 ____________________________________________________________ Imports Total Balance Net Total of Payments Adjust- Census Period Basis ments Basis 1994 Jan.- Dec. 668,590 5,334 663,256 January 50,432 405 50,027 February 51,189 790 50,399 March 53,388 1,120 52,267 April 53,519 583 52,936 May 54,391 561 53,830 June 55,942 211 55,731 July 56,350 254 56,096 August 57,760 364 57,396 September 57,867 227 57,640 October 58,234 284 57,950 November 60,050 272 59,778 December 59,468 264 59,204 1995 Jan.- Dec. 749,431 5,888 743,543 January 60,854 243 60,612 February 59,678 230 59,448 March 62,258 870 61,388 April 63,168 880 62,288 May 63,773 1,153 62,620 June 63,798 907 62,891 July 62,612 210 62,402 August 62,338 232 62,107 September 63,229 231 62,998 October 62,640 420 62,220 November 62,268 308 61,960 December 62,814 204 62,610 1996 Jan.- Dec. 803,239 7,950 795,289 January 64,407 275 64,132 February 63,514 388 63,126 March 65,052 1,213 63,839 April 66,691 1,613 65,079 May 68,108 1,247 66,861 June 66,174 874 65,301 July 66,844 425 66,419 August 68,013 770 67,243 September 68,400 307 68,093 October 67,823 315 67,508 November 68,385 289 68,096 December 69,828 235 69,593 (1) Data presented on a Balance of Payment (BOP) Basis. SOURCE: Report FT900 (96) (CB-97-99), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, FINAL 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.