ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1998 Part A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Exhibit 4. U. S. TRADE IN GOODS -- 1996 - 1998 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding.) Balance Total Balance Total of Payments Census Period Basis Basis 1996 Jan.- Dec. -191,270 -170,214 January -14,523 -13,550 February -13,077 -11,894 March -15,002 -12,905 April -15,574 -13,108 May -16,833 -14,452 June -15,742 -13,973 July -16,803 -14,924 August -16,952 -14,808 September -17,450 -15,816 October -15,340 -13,949 November -15,819 -14,241 December -18,155 -16,594 1997 Jan.- Dec. -196,652 -180,522 January -17,275 -16,461 February -16,320 -15,201 March -15,613 -13,153 April -15,816 -14,093 May -16,698 -14,796 June -15,364 -13,625 July -15,256 -14,336 August -16,812 -15,508 September -16,847 -15,836 October -16,488 -15,187 November -16,795 -15,886 December -17,367 -16,439 1998 Jan.- Dec. -246,932 -229,758 January -17,141 -15,924 February -17,506 -16,470 March -20,229 -18,831 April -20,860 -19,875 May -22,236 -21,191 June -20,404 -19,141 July -21,066 -19,732 August -22,291 -20,272 September -21,611 -20,116 October -20,990 -19,191 November -21,539 -19,410 December -21,059 -19,606 ________________________________ Exports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1996 Jan.- Dec. 612,057 -13,018 625,075 January 49,579 -696 50,275 February 50,835 -790 51,625 March 50,023 -878 50,901 April 50,502 -849 51,351 May 50,884 -1,128 52,012 June 51,226 -888 52,114 July 49,883 -1,446 51,330 August 51,159 -1,361 52,521 September 50,949 -1,315 52,264 October 52,407 -1,067 53,474 November 52,841 -1,282 54,123 December 51,768 -1,318 53,087 1997 Jan.- Dec. 679,715 -9,468 689,182 January 52,796 -558 53,353 February 54,409 -685 55,094 March 55,774 -999 56,772 April 56,575 -697 57,272 May 56,028 -1,001 57,029 June 57,292 -840 58,132 July 58,379 -686 59,065 August 57,496 -1,051 58,547 September 57,572 -745 58,317 October 58,044 -1,043 59,087 November 57,319 -664 57,983 December 58,031 -501 58,532 1998 Jan.- Dec. 670,246 -11,892 682,138 January 57,748 -637 58,385 February 56,512 -808 57,320 March 56,406 -887 57,292 April 55,330 -660 55,990 May 54,853 -754 55,607 June 55,015 -905 55,920 July 54,164 -973 55,137 August 54,624 -1,320 55,943 September 55,472 -946 56,419 October 57,193 -1,208 58,401 November 56,926 -1,608 58,533 December 56,005 -1,186 57,191 ________________________________________ Imports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1996 Jan.- Dec. 803,327 8,037 795,289 January 64,102 277 63,825 February 63,911 393 63,519 March 65,025 1,219 63,806 April 66,076 1,617 64,459 May 67,718 1,254 66,464 June 66,969 881 66,087 July 66,687 433 66,253 August 68,111 782 67,329 September 68,399 319 68,080 October 67,747 324 67,423 November 68,660 297 68,364 December 69,923 242 69,681 1997 Jan.- Dec. 876,366 6,662 869,704 January 70,071 257 69,814 February 70,729 434 70,295 March 71,387 1,461 69,926 April 72,391 1,026 71,365 May 72,726 902 71,824 June 72,656 899 71,757 July 73,635 234 73,401 August 74,308 252 74,055 September 74,419 266 74,153 October 74,532 258 74,274 November 74,114 245 73,869 December 75,398 427 74,971 1998 Jan.- Dec. 917,178 5,282 911,896 January 74,889 580 74,309 February 74,018 228 73,790 March 76,634 511 76,124 April 76,190 325 75,865 May 77,089 291 76,799 June 75,419 358 75,061 July 75,230 361 74,868 August 76,914 699 76,215 September 77,084 549 76,535 October 78,183 592 77,591 November 78,464 522 77,943 December 77,064 267 76,797 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.