ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1998 Part B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Exhibit 11. U. S. TRADE IN GOODS -- JANUARY 1996 - DECEMBER 1998 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due rounding.) Balance Total Total Period Balance Census of Payments Basis Basis 1996 Jan.- Dec. -191,270 -170,214 January -15,115 -14,142 February -10,650 -9,468 March -10,508 -8,412 April -15,259 -12,792 May -15,879 -13,498 June -14,144 -12,375 July -21,963 -20,084 August -18,593 -16,450 September -19,344 -17,710 October -19,401 -18,010 November -14,578 -13,000 December -15,835 -14,274 1997 Jan.- Dec. -196,652 -180,522 January -17,495 -16,681 February -13,057 -11,938 March -11,865 -9,405 April -14,712 -12,989 May -14,594 -12,692 June -15,266 -13,527 July -20,827 -19,907 August -17,567 -16,263 September -20,292 -19,280 October -20,249 -18,948 November -14,795 -13,886 December -15,933 -15,006 1998 Jan.- Dec. -246,932 -229,758 January -16,270 -15,052 February -14,196 -13,160 March -17,196 -15,799 April -20,054 -19,069 May -18,371 -17,326 June -21,187 -19,924 July -26,094 -24,760 August -24,612 -22,594 September -24,302 -22,807 October -24,198 -22,399 November -21,754 -19,625 December -18,698 -17,245 _________________________________ Exports Total Net Total Period Balance Adjust- Census of Payments ments Basis Basis 1996 Jan.- Dec. 612,057 -13,018 625,075 January 47,071 -696 47,767 February 50,322 -790 51,112 March 54,074 -878 54,952 April 51,023 -849 51,872 May 52,232 -1,128 53,359 June 50,934 -888 51,821 July 46,152 -1,446 47,598 August 50,214 -1,361 51,575 September 49,284 -1,315 50,598 October 55,040 -1,067 56,107 November 53,734 -1,282 55,016 December 51,977 -1,318 53,295 1997 Jan.- Dec. 679,715 -9,468 689,182 January 50,033 -558 50,591 February 52,468 -685 53,153 March 60,203 -999 61,201 April 57,483 -697 58,180 May 57,738 -1,001 58,738 June 57,209 -840 58,049 July 54,224 -686 54,909 August 55,611 -1,051 56,662 September 56,725 -745 57,470 October 61,359 -1,043 62,402 November 57,500 -664 58,164 December 59,163 -501 59,664 1998 Jan.- Dec. 670,246 -11,892 682,138 January 54,535 -637 55,172 February 54,426 -808 55,234 March 61,410 -887 62,297 April 56,014 -660 56,675 May 55,918 -754 56,672 June 56,089 -905 56,994 July 50,604 -973 51,577 August 52,100 -1,320 53,420 September 54,681 -946 55,627 October 60,105 -1,208 61,313 November 56,787 -1,608 58,395 December 57,576 -1,186 58,762 _________________________________ Imports Total Net Total Period Balance Adjust- Census of Payments ments Basis Basis 1996 Jan.- Dec. 803,327 8,037 795,289 January 62,186 277 61,910 February 60,973 393 60,580 March 64,583 1,219 63,364 April 66,282 1,617 64,664 May 68,110 1,254 66,857 June 65,077 881 64,196 July 68,115 433 67,682 August 68,807 782 68,025 September 68,628 319 68,309 October 74,442 324 74,118 November 68,312 297 68,016 December 67,812 242 67,570 1997 Jan.- Dec. 876,366 6,662 869,704 January 67,529 257 67,272 February 65,525 434 65,091 March 72,068 1,461 70,606 April 72,196 1,026 71,169 May 72,332 902 71,430 June 72,475 899 71,576 July 75,050 234 74,816 August 73,177 252 72,925 September 77,017 266 76,751 October 81,607 258 81,349 November 72,295 245 72,050 December 75,096 427 74,669 1998 Jan.- Dec. 917,178 5,282 911,896 January 70,804 580 70,224 February 68,621 228 68,394 March 78,606 511 78,096 April 76,068 325 75,744 May 74,289 291 73,998 June 77,276 358 76,918 July 76,698 361 76,337 August 76,713 699 76,014 September 78,983 549 78,434 October 84,303 592 83,712 November 78,541 522 78,020 December 76,274 267 76,007 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.