PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 10. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY (CONSTANT DOLLARS BASIS): JANUARY 1996 TO OCTOBER 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) Beverages Supplies(2) Goods 1996 Jan.- Dec. 692,269 43,949 128,960 355,629 Jan.- Oct. 566,920 35,969 107,200 288,834 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 Jan.- Oct. 693,994 35,875 116,538 391,625 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 68,670 3,472 11,927 38,519 May 69,610 3,412 11,820 39,153 June 70,829 3,385 12,256 39,707 July 71,034 3,336 11,549 40,683 August 72,837 3,652 11,748 41,985 September (R) 72,359 3,743 11,595 42,135 October 73,815 4,075 11,700 42,496 November December ______________________________________________ EXPORTS CONTINUED Total Automotive Census Vehicles Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Parts, etc. Goods Goods 1996 Jan.- Dec. 692,269 62,272 67,001 34,457 Jan.- Oct. 566,920 51,446 55,483 27,989 January 52,825 5,049 5,328 2,129 February 54,646 5,094 5,551 2,429 March 55,491 4,882 5,487 2,560 April 55,905 4,852 5,473 2,432 May 56,944 5,202 5,606 2,946 June 57,192 5,333 5,623 3,098 July 56,035 5,133 5,333 3,236 August 58,483 5,251 5,604 3,122 September 58,595 5,476 5,619 3,192 October 60,804 5,173 5,857 2,845 November 62,883 5,612 5,791 3,221 December 62,466 5,215 5,727 3,247 1997 Jan.- Oct. 693,994 57,763 61,335 30,858 January 62,187 5,338 5,768 2,782 February 64,282 5,623 5,954 2,646 March 68,371 5,918 6,177 2,947 April 68,670 5,857 6,039 2,857 May 69,610 5,639 6,344 3,243 June 70,829 5,934 6,388 3,158 July 71,034 5,944 6,082 3,440 August 72,837 5,855 6,120 3,475 September (R) 72,359 5,546 6,074 3,264 October 73,815 6,108 6,390 3,046 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.- Oct. 703,871 27,242 153,385 267,603 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.- Oct. 860,613 29,728 165,019 377,908 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 84,656 3,040 16,526 36,267 May 85,809 3,018 16,794 37,176 June 86,300 2,909 16,543 38,414 July 88,568 3,029 16,609 39,309 August 90,191 3,020 16,845 41,193 September (R) 91,521 3,054 17,281 41,427 October 91,818 3,036 17,262 42,010 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.- Oct. 703,871 97,759 136,120 21,762 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.- Oct. 860,613 107,055 154,545 26,358 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 84,656 10,388 15,782 2,652 May 85,809 10,632 15,664 2,525 June 86,300 10,574 15,311 2,549 July 88,568 11,188 15,683 2,749 August 90,191 10,761 15,616 2,755 September (R) 91,521 10,777 16,258 2,724 October 91,818 10,293 16,217 3,001 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. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-97-205), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, OCTOBER 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.