ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1998

PART B:     NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 15. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS
            1998 DATA 

(In millions of dollars.  Details may not equal totals due to rounding.)
      Period           Balance           Exports           Imports



 
1997                            
                                     
Jan. - Dec.                  32,252           179,538           147,287

January                       1,866            12,359            10,494
February                      2,730            12,883            10,152
March                         4,739            16,712            11,972
April                         3,161            14,954            11,793
May                           3,812            15,242            11,430
June                          2,472            14,895            12,423

July                          1,826            14,917            13,091
August                        1,875            14,387            12,511
September                     1,389            15,268            13,879
October                       1,871            15,787            13,915
November                      2,600            14,638            12,037
December                      3,909            17,497            13,588

1998                            

Jan. - Dec.                  29,694           186,444           156,750

January                       2,764            14,177            11,413
February                      2,942            14,083            11,141
March                         3,136            16,971            13,835
April                         2,088            14,426            12,338
May                           2,317            14,752            12,435
June                          2,055            15,448            13,393

July                            710            14,047            13,337
August                        1,009            14,006            12,997
September                     1,790            15,913            14,123
October                       2,902            17,177            14,275
November                      2,761            16,616            13,855
December                      5,221            18,828            13,607

Note:  Data not available on a Balance of Payments Basis.

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.