ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1998 PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 10. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS, PETROLEUM AND NON-PETROLEUM END-USE COMMODITY CATEGORY TOTALS (CONSTANT DOLLARS BASIS): JANUARY 1996 TO DECEMBER 1998 (1992=100. In millions of dollars. The values in this exhibit are subject to periodic change, reflecting revisions to the source information for the monthly deflators.) Trade Balance Period Total Petroleum Non- Census petroleum Basis (1) 1996 Jan.- Dec. -167,366 -56,985 -110,381 January -13,344 -4,519 -8,825 February -11,864 -4,061 -7,803 March -12,583 -4,146 -8,437 April -12,344 -4,737 -7,607 May -14,194 -5,163 -9,031 June -14,047 -5,468 -8,578 July -15,198 -5,258 -9,940 August -15,248 -4,746 -10,502 September -15,193 -5,110 -10,082 October -13,598 -4,745 -8,853 November -13,743 -4,277 -9,466 December -16,010 -4,753 -11,257 1997 Jan.- Dec. -204,327 -59,983 -144,344 January -16,419 -4,422 -11,997 February -15,711 -4,748 -10,963 March -14,523 -5,022 -9,501 April -16,385 -5,057 -11,328 May -16,788 -5,386 -11,402 June -15,593 -4,958 -10,635 July -16,679 -4,956 -11,723 August -17,569 -5,354 -12,215 September -18,174 -5,209 -12,965 October -17,443 -5,141 -12,302 November -18,709 -5,194 -13,515 December -20,335 -4,535 -15,800 1998 Jan.- Dec. -285,693 -65,537 -220,156 January -19,436 -5,036 -14,400 February -20,622 -5,054 -15,569 March -23,655 -5,206 -18,449 April -24,348 -5,741 -18,607 May -26,429 -5,852 -20,577 June -23,987 -5,438 -18,549 July -25,189 -5,717 -19,472 August -25,412 -5,968 -19,444 September -24,403 -5,438 -18,966 October -23,244 -5,418 -17,826 November -24,933 -5,556 -19,377 December -24,035 -5,115 -18,921 _______________________________________________ Exports Period Total Petroleum Non- Census petroleum Basis (1) 1996 Jan.- Dec. 688,103 7,074 681,029 January 53,215 697 52,518 February 54,889 624 54,265 March 54,709 563 54,146 April 55,483 473 55,010 May 56,319 497 55,822 June 56,731 460 56,271 July 56,382 541 55,841 August 57,884 583 57,302 September 58,536 635 57,901 October 60,237 758 59,479 November 62,053 589 61,465 December 61,663 654 61,009 1997 Jan.- Dec. 834,561 7,479 827,083 January 62,685 612 62,073 February 64,773 600 64,173 March 66,917 578 66,338 April 67,904 618 67,286 May 68,507 553 67,954 June 70,331 621 69,710 July 71,754 660 71,095 August 72,176 648 71,528 September 72,302 624 71,677 October 73,334 652 72,682 November 71,538 595 70,943 December 72,342 717 71,625 1998 Jan.- Dec. 859,152 6,899 852,253 January 71,505 654 70,851 February 71,005 578 70,427 March 70,762 573 70,190 April 69,787 602 69,185 May 69,321 568 68,753 June 70,256 544 69,713 July 69,446 570 68,876 August 71,433 609 70,824 September 72,326 592 71,733 October 74,687 539 74,148 November 74,630 499 74,131 December 73,995 572 73,423 _____________________________________ Imports Period Total Petroleum Non- Census petroleum Basis (1) 1996 Jan.- Dec. 855,469 64,059 791,410 January 66,560 5,216 61,343 February 66,753 4,686 62,068 March 67,293 4,709 62,584 April 67,826 5,210 62,617 May 70,513 5,660 64,853 June 70,778 5,929 64,849 July 71,580 5,800 65,781 August 73,132 5,329 67,804 September 73,729 5,745 67,984 October 73,835 5,503 68,332 November 75,797 4,866 70,931 December 77,673 5,407 72,266 1997 Jan.- Dec. 1,038,888 67,461 971,427 January 79,104 5,035 74,070 February 80,483 5,347 75,136 March 81,440 5,601 75,839 April 84,289 5,676 78,614 May 85,295 5,939 79,356 June 85,924 5,579 80,345 July 88,433 5,616 82,817 August 89,744 6,002 83,742 September 90,475 5,833 84,642 October 90,777 5,793 84,984 November 90,247 5,789 84,457 December 92,677 5,252 87,425 1998 Jan.- Dec. 1,144,844 72,436 1,072,409 January 90,941 5,691 85,250 February 91,627 5,632 85,995 March 94,417 5,778 88,639 April 94,135 6,342 87,793 May 95,749 6,420 89,330 June 94,243 5,981 88,262 July 94,635 6,287 88,348 August 96,845 6,577 90,268 September 96,729 6,030 90,699 October 97,930 5,956 91,974 November 99,563 6,055 93,508 December 98,031 5,687 92,344 (1) Detailed data presented on a Census Basis. The information to convert to a BOP basis is not available. SOURCE: Report FT900 (98) (CB-99-109), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, FINAL 1998. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246), Foreign Trade Division.