PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 4. U.S. SERVICES BY MAJOR CATEGORY -- IMPORTS JANUARY 1996 TO AUGUST 1998 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.) Total Passenger Other Period Services Travel Fares Transportation 1996 Jan. - Dec. 156,029 48,048 15,818 27,403 Jan. - Aug. 103,213 31,841 10,424 18,219 January 12,516 3,840 1,251 2,237 February 12,810 4,111 1,343 2,101 March 12,699 3,991 1,268 2,189 April 12,820 3,908 1,278 2,354 May 13,024 3,999 1,331 2,371 June 12,730 3,861 1,284 2,265 July 13,405 4,018 1,321 2,376 August 13,209 4,113 1,348 2,326 September 13,030 4,008 1,326 2,290 October 13,299 4,054 1,357 2,388 November 13,238 4,095 1,364 2,226 December 13,252 4,050 1,347 2,283 1997 Jan. - Dec. 170,520 51,220 18,235 28,949 Jan. - Aug. 112,057 34,058 12,091 19,075 January 13,610 4,230 1,443 2,337 February 13,710 4,242 1,440 2,327 March 13,772 4,264 1,428 2,371 April 13,885 4,193 1,540 2,433 May 14,080 4,269 1,551 2,471 June 14,229 4,302 1,572 2,414 July 14,379 4,271 1,561 2,368 August 14,392 4,287 1,556 2,354 September 14,669 4,339 1,587 2,480 October 14,502 4,173 1,482 2,499 November 14,601 4,337 1,541 2,369 December 14,691 4,313 1,534 2,530 1998 Jan. - Aug. 118,477 35,507 12,434 19,611 January 14,588 4,452 1,545 2,355 February 14,957 4,449 1,563 2,346 March 14,835 4,408 1,542 2,550 April 14,993 4,605 1,613 2,417 May 14,879 4,460 1,564 2,492 June 14,717 4,357 1,532 2,480 July (R) 14,794 4,399 1,550 2,471 August 14,714 4,377 1,525 2,500 September October November December ____________________________________________________________ Import Services Continued Royalties Other Direct U. S. and Private Defense Government License Services Expenditures Miscellaneous Period Fees Services 1996 Jan. - Dec. 7,854 43,138 11,081 2,687 Jan. - Aug. 5,332 28,259 7,363 1,775 January 612 3,461 898 217 February 602 3,518 915 220 March 598 3,508 924 221 April 615 3,537 911 217 May 614 3,575 915 219 June 611 3,567 921 221 July 975 3,548 938 229 August 705 3,545 941 231 September 604 3,629 941 232 October 624 3,722 927 227 November 640 3,761 925 227 December 653 3,768 925 226 1997 Jan. - Dec. 9,411 48,421 11,488 2,796 Jan. - Aug. 5,970 31,575 7,436 1,852 January 693 3,742 936 229 February 703 3,836 933 229 March 710 3,844 927 228 April 704 3,895 893 227 May 719 3,948 896 226 June 745 4,060 910 226 July 848 4,129 960 242 August 848 4,121 981 245 September 863 4,160 997 243 October 861 4,230 1,020 237 November 860 4,250 1,011 233 December 857 4,202 1,024 231 1998 Jan. - Aug. 6,981 33,841 8,222 1,881 January 832 4,123 1,047 234 February 1,199 4,114 1,051 235 March 819 4,234 1,047 235 April 820 4,279 1,023 236 May 818 4,295 1,015 235 June 829 4,272 1,012 235 July (R) 857 4,269 1,012 236 August 807 4,255 1,015 235 September October November December NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES section for details of what is included in each service category. 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.