PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 1. U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES JANUARY 1996 TO AUGUST 1998 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.) Balance Period Total Goods (1) Services 1996 Jan.- Dec. -108,574 -191,337 82,763 Jan.- Aug. -73,401 -125,568 52,167 January -8,409 -14,802 6,393 February -6,768 -12,817 6,049 March -7,928 -14,995 7,067 April -9,409 -15,955 6,546 May -10,188 -17,217 7,029 June -8,608 -15,662 7,054 July -11,529 -17,248 5,719 August -10,563 -16,873 6,310 September -10,988 -17,433 6,445 October -7,034 -15,091 8,057 November -7,156 -15,459 8,303 December -10,002 -17,785 7,783 1997 Jan.- Dec. -110,207 -197,955 87,748 Jan.- Aug. -72,520 -131,593 59,073 January -10,334 -17,495 7,161 February -9,417 -16,469 7,052 March -8,379 -15,759 7,380 April -8,954 -16,505 7,551 May -9,410 -16,982 7,572 June -8,152 -15,610 7,458 July -8,599 -15,864 7,265 August -9,275 -16,909 7,634 September -9,235 -16,524 7,289 October -8,650 -16,270 7,620 November -9,600 -16,605 7,005 December -10,205 -16,962 6,757 1998 Jan.- Aug. -109,895 -164,373 54,478 January -9,898 -17,076 7,178 February -11,614 -18,120 6,506 March -13,498 -20,504 7,006 April -14,148 -21,335 7,187 May -15,777 -22,578 6,801 June -13,639 -20,530 6,891 July (R) -14,547 -21,029 6,482 August -16,774 -23,201 6,427 September October November December July data as published last month: -13,923 -20,943 7,020 ________________________________________________ Exports Period Total Goods (1) Services 1996 Jan.- Dec. 850,775 611,983 238,792 Jan.- Aug. 558,844 403,464 155,380 January 68,382 49,473 18,909 February 69,838 50,979 18,859 March 70,169 50,403 19,766 April 69,858 50,492 19,366 May 70,806 50,753 20,053 June 70,669 50,885 19,784 July 68,501 49,377 19,124 August 70,621 51,102 19,519 September 70,248 50,773 19,475 October 74,071 52,715 21,356 November 74,764 53,223 21,541 December 72,842 51,807 21,035 1997 Jan.- Dec. 937,593 679,325 258,268 Jan.- Aug. 618,423 447,293 171,130 January 73,426 52,655 20,771 February 75,099 54,337 20,762 March 77,659 56,507 21,152 April 77,762 56,326 21,436 May 77,755 56,103 21,652 June 78,498 56,811 21,687 July 79,099 57,455 21,644 August 79,126 57,100 22,026 September 79,705 57,747 21,958 October 80,589 58,467 22,122 November 79,088 57,482 21,606 December 79,784 58,336 21,448 1998 Jan.- Aug. 616,767 443,812 172,955 January 79,668 57,902 21,766 February 77,813 56,350 21,463 March 79,058 57,217 21,841 April 77,515 55,335 22,180 May 76,399 54,719 21,680 June 76,375 54,767 21,608 July (R) 75,101 53,825 21,276 August 74,839 53,698 21,141 September October November December July data as published last month: 75,415 53,601 21,814 ________________________________________________ Period Imports Total Goods (1) Services 1996 Jan.- Dec. 959,349 803,320 156,029 Jan.- Aug. 632,245 529,032 103,213 January 76,790 64,274 12,516 February 76,606 63,796 12,810 March 78,096 65,397 12,699 April 79,267 66,447 12,820 May 80,994 67,970 13,024 June 79,278 66,548 12,730 July 80,030 66,625 13,405 August 81,184 67,975 13,209 September 81,236 68,206 13,030 October 81,105 67,806 13,299 November 81,920 68,682 13,238 December 82,845 69,593 13,252 1997 Jan.- Dec. 1,047,799 877,279 170,520 Jan.- Aug. 690,943 578,886 112,057 January 83,760 70,150 13,610 February 84,517 70,807 13,710 March 86,038 72,266 13,772 April 86,716 72,831 13,885 May 87,165 73,085 14,080 June 86,649 72,420 14,229 July 87,697 73,318 14,379 August 88,401 74,009 14,392 September 88,940 74,271 14,669 October 89,240 74,738 14,502 November 88,688 74,087 14,601 December 89,989 75,298 14,691 1998 Jan.- Aug. 726,662 608,185 118,477 January 89,565 74,977 14,588 February 89,427 74,470 14,957 March 92,555 77,720 14,835 April 91,663 76,670 14,993 May 92,176 77,297 14,879 June 90,014 75,297 14,717 July (R) 89,648 74,854 14,794 August 91,614 76,900 14,714 September October November December July data as published last month: 89,338 74,544 14,794 (1) Data presented on a Balance of Payments (BOP) Basis. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-98-196), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, August 1998. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.