PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 10. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY (CONSTANT DOLLARS BASIS): JANUARY 1996 TO AUGUST 1997 1992 CONSTANT DOLLAR BASIS (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. The values in this exhibit are subject to periodic change, reflecting revisions to the source information for the monthly deflators. (R) Revised) EXPORTS Total Foods, Census Feeds, & Industrial Capital Period Basis(1),(3) Beverages(3) Supplies(2) Goods(3) 1996 Jan.- Dec. 692,269 43,949 128,960 355,629 Jan.- Aug. 447,521 28,625 85,370 226,771 January 52,825 3,717 10,130 26,472 February 54,646 3,614 10,406 27,552 March 55,491 3,811 10,932 27,819 April 55,905 3,490 11,082 28,577 May 56,944 3,471 10,880 28,839 June 57,192 3,408 10,824 28,906 July 56,035 3,541 10,226 28,565 August 58,483 3,573 10,891 30,042 September 58,595 3,576 10,736 29,997 October 60,804 3,768 11,094 32,066 November 62,883 4,223 10,811 33,227 December 62,466 3,757 10,950 33,568 1997 (3) Jan.- Aug. 547,239 28,080 93,223 306,758 January 62,187 3,713 10,648 33,938 February 64,282 3,593 11,174 35,292 March 68,371 3,493 12,120 37,717 April 68,713 3,471 11,927 38,564 May 69,696 3,411 11,816 39,242 June 70,873 3,384 12,252 39,756 July (R) 70,913 3,341 11,554 40,549 August 72,205 3,673 11,731 41,700 September October November December ____________________________________________________________ EXPORTS Continued Total Automotive Census Vehicles, Consumer Other Period Basis(1),(3) Parts, etc. Goods Goods (3) 1996 62,272 67,001 34,457 Jan.- Dec. 692,269 40,797 44,007 21,951 Jan.- Aug. 447,521 5,049 5,328 2,129 January 52,825 5,094 5,551 2,429 February 54,646 4,882 5,487 2,560 March 55,491 4,852 5,473 2,432 April 55,905 5,202 5,606 2,946 May 56,944 5,333 5,623 3,098 June 57,192 5,133 5,333 3,236 July 56,035 5,251 5,604 3,122 August 58,483 5,476 5,619 3,192 September 58,595 5,173 5,857 2,845 October 60,804 5,612 5,791 3,221 November 62,883 5,215 5,727 3,247 December 62,466 1997 (3) 46,063 48,857 24,258 Jan.- Aug. 547,239 5,338 5,768 2,782 January 62,187 5,623 5,954 2,646 February 64,282 5,918 6,177 2,947 March 68,371 5,857 6,038 2,856 April 68,713 5,639 6,343 3,244 May 69,696 5,934 6,389 3,158 June 70,873 5,944 6,083 3,441 July (R) 70,913 5,811 6,105 3,185 August 72,205 September October November December ____________________________________________________________ IMPORTS Total Foods, Census Feeds, & Industrial Capital Period Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) Goods 1996 Jan.- Dec. 857,721 32,963 184,317 331,080 Jan.- Aug. 555,456 21,779 121,609 209,131 January 66,973 2,687 14,814 24,825 February 66,313 2,541 14,081 24,762 March 67,424 2,756 14,436 25,838 April 68,424 2,708 15,117 25,590 May 70,969 2,708 15,789 26,466 June 70,123 2,739 15,455 26,454 July 71,882 2,778 16,040 27,028 August 73,349 2,863 15,877 28,168 September 74,158 2,722 15,912 28,852 October 74,256 2,741 15,864 29,620 November 75,934 2,746 15,168 31,115 December 77,916 2,975 15,764 32,362 1997 Jan.- Aug. 677,821 23,677 130,576 294,874 January 79,181 2,869 15,331 33,217 February 80,220 2,833 15,497 33,402 March 82,350 2,920 16,330 35,493 April 84,876 3,039 16,528 36,483 May 86,010 2,991 16,808 37,407 June 86,278 2,921 16,539 38,401 July (R) 88,392 3,029 16,611 39,134 August 90,513 3,076 16,932 41,335 September October November December ____________________________________________________________ IMPORTS Continued Total Automotive Census Vehicles, Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Parts, etc. Goods Goods 1996 Jan.- Dec. 857,721 117,919 165,069 26,373 Jan.- Aug. 555,456 78,292 107,415 17,230 January 66,973 9,523 13,070 2,053 February 66,313 9,583 13,286 2,061 March 67,424 9,255 13,068 2,070 April 68,424 9,598 13,195 2,216 May 70,969 10,100 13,751 2,154 June 70,123 9,862 13,458 2,155 July 71,882 10,110 13,628 2,299 August 73,349 10,261 13,958 2,222 September 74,158 10,174 14,253 2,246 October 74,256 9,292 14,453 2,286 November 75,934 10,263 14,284 2,359 December 77,916 9,897 14,666 2,253 1997 Jan.- Aug. 677,821 85,960 122,104 20,631 January 79,181 10,735 14,656 2,372 February 80,220 11,048 14,814 2,626 March 82,350 10,659 14,543 2,405 April 84,876 10,388 15,787 2,652 May 86,010 10,632 15,649 2,524 June 86,278 10,574 15,295 2,548 July (R) 88,392 11,188 15,681 2,749 August 90,513 10,737 15,678 2,755 September October November December (1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed to convert to a BOP basis is not available. (2) Includes petroleum products. (3) The April through July export figures have been revised due to revisions in the International Price Indexes published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-97-172), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, AUGUST 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.