PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 13. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY JANUARY 1996 TO DECEMBER 1997 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding. (R) Revised.) EXPORTS Total Balance of Total Foods, Payments Net Census Feeds , Industrial Period Basis Adjustments Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) 1996 Jan.- Dec. 612,069 -13,006 625,075 55,534 147,652 January 47,072 -695 47,767 4,672 11,851 February 50,322 -791 51,112 4,643 12,218 March 54,048 -904 54,952 5,148 13,022 April 51,029 -843 51,872 4,489 12,882 May 52,230 -1,130 53,359 4,473 12,809 June 50,939 -882 51,821 4,102 12,181 July 46,158 -1,440 47,598 4,488 11,405 August 50,223 -1,352 51,575 4,427 12,373 September 49,289 -1,309 50,598 4,176 11,829 October 55,042 -1,065 56,107 4,977 12,971 November 53,737 -1,279 55,016 5,376 11,940 December 51,980 -1,316 53,295 4,564 12,173 1997 Jan.- Dec. 678,348 -10,549 688,896 51,372 158,025 January 49,993 -551 50,544 4,333 12,012 February 52,531 -671 53,202 4,425 12,481 March 60,288 -988 61,275 4,442 14,151 April 57,644 -697 58,341 4,080 13,754 May 57,724 -995 58,719 3,840 13,687 June 57,180 -857 58,037 3,655 13,788 July 53,798 -1,031 54,829 3,744 12,966 August 55,661 -1,044 56,705 3,994 13,162 September 56,089 -1,133 57,221 4,124 12,997 October 61,118 -1,040 62,158 5,153 13,498 November (R) 57,536 -663 58,199 4,975 12,594 December 58,785 -880 59,665 4,608 12,937 ___________________________________________ EXPORTS CONTINUED Total Automotive Census Capital Vehicles, Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Goods Parts, etc. Goods Goods 1996 Jan.- Dec. 625,075 252,895 65,021 70,138 33,836 January 47,767 19,072 4,980 5,072 2,120 February 51,112 20,528 5,697 5,641 2,385 March 54,952 22,689 5,407 6,101 2,586 April 51,872 20,761 5,529 5,692 2,519 May 53,359 21,078 6,082 5,946 2,972 June 51,821 21,055 5,552 5,838 3,095 July 47,598 19,210 4,004 5,337 3,153 August 51,575 20,690 5,104 5,957 3,024 September 50,598 19,921 5,738 5,887 3,047 October 56,107 22,971 5,733 6,697 2,758 November 55,016 22,360 5,938 6,258 3,144 December 53,295 22,559 5,256 5,711 3,032 1997 Jan.- Dec. 688,896 294,117 73,390 77,418 34,573 January 50,544 20,697 5,343 5,593 2,568 February 53,202 21,652 6,206 6,012 2,426 March 61,275 26,520 6,544 6,798 2,820 April 58,341 24,767 6,576 6,368 2,796 May 58,719 24,865 6,511 6,726 3,090 June 58,037 24,499 6,452 6,657 2,986 July 54,829 24,054 4,735 6,148 3,182 August 56,705 24,224 5,655 6,494 3,176 September 57,221 24,547 6,147 6,447 2,960 October 62,158 26,339 6,783 7,345 3,040 November (R) 58,199 24,472 6,762 6,696 2,700 December 59,665 27,481 5,677 6,135 2,828 ___________________________________________ IMPORTS Total Balance of Total Foods, Payments Net Census Feeds , Industrial Period Basis Adjustments Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) 1996 Jan.- Dec. 803,239 7,950 795,289 35,710 204,482 January 62,184 275 61,910 2,801 16,080 February 60,968 388 60,580 2,739 14,581 March 64,577 1,213 63,364 2,958 15,709 April 66,277 1,613 64,664 3,073 17,173 May 68,104 1,247 66,857 3,070 17,754 June 65,070 874 64,196 2,843 16,391 July 68,107 425 67,682 2,901 17,797 August 68,795 770 68,025 2,953 17,380 September 68,616 307 68,309 2,937 17,310 October 74,433 315 74,118 3,269 18,748 November 68,304 289 68,016 2,991 17,091 December 67,805 235 67,570 3,175 18,469 1997 Jan.- Dec. 877,282 6,559 870,723 39,704 213,788 January 67,150 247 66,903 3,047 18,105 February 65,624 429 65,196 2,936 16,729 March 72,102 1,456 70,645 3,392 18,180 April 72,197 1,019 71,178 3,317 17,916 May 72,375 897 71,478 3,406 18,230 June 72,658 891 71,767 3,255 17,533 July 75,172 227 74,945 3,356 18,021 August 73,243 242 73,001 3,212 17,659 September 77,126 259 76,868 3,382 18,046 October 81,750 242 81,509 3,603 18,749 November (R) 72,288 234 72,054 3,226 16,953 December 75,596 417 75,180 3,572 17,667 ___________________________________________ IMPORTS CONTINUED Total Automotive Census Capital Vehicles, Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Goods Parts, etc. Goods Goods 1996 Jan.- Dec. 625,075 229,050 128,938 171,007 26,102 January 47,767 18,485 9,782 12,805 1,957 February 51,112 18,208 10,540 12,464 2,048 March 54,952 19,786 10,703 12,098 2,109 April 51,872 18,883 11,018 12,252 2,265 May 53,359 18,658 11,659 13,474 2,241 June 51,821 18,565 10,729 13,511 2,157 July 47,598 19,268 9,537 15,939 2,240 August 51,575 18,599 10,952 16,047 2,093 September 50,598 19,172 10,432 16,334 2,124 October 56,107 20,301 11,565 17,929 2,305 November 55,016 19,079 11,661 14,772 2,423 December 53,295 20,046 10,361 13,380 2,140 1997 Jan.- Dec. 688,896 254,168 140,720 192,946 29,398 January 50,544 18,398 11,161 14,103 2,089 February 53,202 17,975 11,785 13,438 2,332 March 61,275 21,089 12,210 13,537 2,238 April 58,341 20,775 12,188 14,479 2,504 May 58,719 20,363 12,107 14,957 2,416 June 58,037 21,426 11,476 15,697 2,380 July 54,829 22,239 10,633 18,176 2,519 August 56,705 21,081 11,202 17,460 2,389 September 57,221 22,715 11,261 18,983 2,480 October 62,158 23,657 12,822 19,787 2,890 November (R) 58,199 20,946 11,898 16,511 2,520 December 59,665 23,502 11,978 15,820 2,641 (1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The informat needed to convert to a BOP basis is not available. (2) Includes petroleum products. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-98-26), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, DECEMBER 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.