ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1997 Part A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Exhibit 4. U. S. TRADE IN GOODS -- 1995 - 1997 (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 1995 Jan.- Dec. -173,729 -158,801 January -15,126 -14,236 February -14,162 -13,239 March -14,789 -13,130 April -16,416 -14,874 May -15,828 -13,906 June -16,192 -14,428 July -15,322 -14,382 August -13,734 -12,732 September -13,112 -12,205 October -13,130 -11,895 November -13,005 -11,879 December -12,914 -11,895 1996 Jan.- Dec. -191,337 -170,214 January -14,802 -13,820 February -12,817 -11,627 March -14,995 -12,860 April -15,955 -13,482 May -17,217 -14,825 June -15,662 -13,891 July -17,248 -15,369 August -16,873 -14,733 September -17,433 -15,805 October -15,091 -13,699 November -15,459 -13,880 December -17,785 -16,223 1997 Jan.- Dec. -197,955 -181,488 January -17,495 -16,677 February -16,469 -15,354 March -15,759 -13,303 April -16,505 -14,780 May -16,982 -15,082 June -15,610 -13,876 July -15,864 -14,594 August -16,909 -15,617 September -16,524 -15,519 October -16,270 -14,965 November -16,605 -15,694 December -16,962 -16,026 ___________________________________________________________ Exports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1995 Jan.- Dec. 575,845 -8,897 584,742 January 45,619 -637 46,256 February 45,914 -683 46,597 March 47,483 -776 48,259 April 47,032 -652 47,684 May 47,646 -759 48,405 June 47,425 -846 48,271 July 47,377 -720 48,097 August 48,555 -754 49,309 September 49,976 -664 50,640 October 49,332 -801 50,133 November 49,455 -805 50,259 December 50,030 -802 50,832 1996 Jan.- Dec. 611,983 -13,092 625,075 January 49,473 -701 50,174 February 50,979 -796 51,775 March 50,403 -913 51,316 April 50,492 -853 51,345 May 50,753 -1,137 51,890 June 50,885 -889 51,775 July 49,377 -1,445 50,822 August 51,102 -1,360 52,462 September 50,773 -1,317 52,090 October 52,715 -1,072 53,787 November 53,223 -1,286 54,510 December 51,807 -1,323 53,131 1997 Jan.- Dec. 679,325 -9,858 689,182 January 52,655 -566 53,221 February 54,337 -685 55,022 March 56,507 -999 57,505 April 56,326 -703 57,029 May 56,103 -1,003 57,106 June 56,811 -842 57,652 July 57,455 -1,041 58,496 August 57,100 -1,047 58,147 September 57,747 -739 58,486 October 58,467 -1,050 59,517 November 57,482 -670 58,151 December 58,336 -513 58,849 ___________________________________________________________ Imports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1995 Jan.- Dec. 749,574 6,031 743,543 January 60,745 253 60,492 February 60,076 240 59,836 March 62,272 882 61,390 April 63,448 890 62,557 May 63,474 1,163 62,311 June 63,617 919 62,698 July 62,700 221 62,479 August 62,289 247 62,042 September 63,088 243 62,845 October 62,462 434 62,028 November 62,459 322 62,138 December 62,944 218 62,727 1996 Jan.- Dec. 803,320 8,031 795,289 January 64,274 281 63,994 February 63,796 395 63,402 March 65,397 1,221 64,176 April 66,447 1,620 64,828 May 67,970 1,255 66,715 June 66,548 882 65,666 July 66,625 434 66,191 August 67,975 780 67,195 September 68,206 311 67,895 October 67,806 320 67,486 November 68,682 293 68,390 December 69,593 240 69,353 1997 Jan.- Dec. 877,279 6,609 870,671 January 70,150 252 69,898 February 70,807 430 70,376 March 72,266 1,458 70,808 April 72,831 1,021 71,810 May 73,085 897 72,188 June 72,420 892 71,528 July 73,318 228 73,090 August 74,009 245 73,764 September 74,271 266 74,005 October 74,738 255 74,483 November 74,087 242 73,845 December 75,298 423 74,875 SOURCE: Report FT900 (97) (CB-98-104), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, FINAL 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.