ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1998 PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 5. EXPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY JANUARY 1996 TO DECEMBER 1998 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding.) Total Balance of Total Foods, Payments Net Census Feeds, Industrial Period Basis Adjustments Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) 1996 Jan.- Dec. 612,057 -13,018 625,075 55,534 147,652 January 49,579 -696 50,275 4,646 11,999 February 50,835 -790 51,625 4,521 12,192 March 50,023 -878 50,901 4,804 12,474 April 50,502 -849 51,351 4,712 12,676 May 50,884 -1,128 52,012 4,816 12,347 June 51,226 -888 52,114 4,809 12,234 July 49,883 -1,446 51,330 4,741 11,654 August 51,159 -1,361 52,521 4,562 12,310 September 50,949 -1,315 52,264 4,393 12,296 October 52,407 -1,067 53,474 4,482 12,625 November 52,841 -1,282 54,123 4,664 12,301 December 51,768 -1,318 53,087 4,384 12,543 1997 Jan.- Dec. 679,715 -9,468 689,182 51,507 158,226 January 52,796 -558 53,353 4,337 12,217 February 54,409 -685 55,094 4,364 12,833 March 55,774 -999 56,772 4,218 13,504 April 56,575 -697 57,272 4,327 13,464 May 56,028 -1,001 57,029 4,215 13,251 June 57,292 -840 58,132 4,204 13,771 July 58,379 -686 59,065 3,958 13,132 August 57,496 -1,051 58,547 4,209 13,362 September 57,572 -745 58,317 4,285 13,154 October 58,044 -1,043 59,087 4,551 13,199 November 57,319 -664 57,983 4,526 13,115 December 58,031 -501 58,532 4,313 13,225 1998 Jan.- Dec. 670,246 -11,892 682,138 46,397 148,266 January 57,748 -637 58,385 4,142 13,254 February 56,512 -808 57,320 4,215 12,694 March 56,406 -887 57,292 3,993 12,688 April 55,330 -660 55,990 3,811 12,437 May 54,853 -754 55,607 3,788 12,464 June 55,015 -905 55,920 3,867 12,030 July 54,164 -973 55,137 3,718 11,865 August 54,624 -1,320 55,943 3,668 12,127 September 55,472 -946 56,419 3,316 12,021 October 57,193 -1,208 58,401 4,018 12,371 November 56,926 -1,608 58,533 3,866 12,483 December 56,005 -1,186 57,191 3,992 11,832 ______________________________ EXPORTS CONTINUED Total Automotive Census Capital Vehicles, Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Goods Parts, etc. Goods Goods 1996 Jan.- Dec. 625,075 252,977 65,021 70,056 33,836 January 50,275 20,455 5,425 5,592 2,158 February 51,625 21,277 5,375 5,794 2,465 March 50,901 20,579 4,787 5,683 2,573 April 51,351 20,782 5,027 5,717 2,437 May 52,012 20,776 5,401 5,722 2,950 June 52,114 20,714 5,461 5,819 3,078 July 51,330 20,530 5,552 5,680 3,172 August 52,521 21,109 5,597 5,864 3,079 September 52,264 20,626 5,903 5,965 3,080 October 53,474 22,196 5,372 6,052 2,747 November 54,123 22,390 5,671 6,056 3,041 December 53,087 21,541 5,450 6,113 3,056 1997 Jan.- Dec. 689,182 294,549 74,029 77,366 33,505 January 53,353 22,330 5,851 6,148 2,471 February 55,094 23,137 5,901 6,346 2,512 March 56,772 23,979 5,847 6,368 2,856 April 57,272 24,502 6,066 6,346 2,566 May 57,029 24,354 5,904 6,451 2,854 June 58,132 24,462 6,367 6,587 2,742 July 59,065 25,846 6,582 6,491 3,056 August 58,547 25,163 6,318 6,520 2,975 September 58,317 25,182 6,205 6,440 3,051 October 59,087 25,332 6,451 6,658 2,897 November 57,983 24,735 6,484 6,546 2,578 December 58,532 25,527 6,056 6,464 2,948 1998 Jan.- Dec. 682,138 299,612 73,157 79,261 35,444 January 58,385 25,341 6,434 6,648 2,567 February 57,320 24,869 6,358 6,482 2,701 March 57,292 24,623 6,480 6,463 3,046 April 55,990 24,090 6,334 6,554 2,763 May 55,607 23,995 5,995 6,518 2,848 June 55,920 24,659 5,814 6,717 2,833 July 55,137 24,942 5,073 6,706 2,832 August 55,943 24,329 5,872 6,690 3,256 September 56,419 25,480 6,115 6,687 2,798 October 58,401 26,117 6,156 6,620 3,119 November 58,533 25,696 6,341 6,647 3,500 December 57,191 25,470 6,186 6,530 3,181 (1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed to convert to a BOP basis is not available. (2) Includes petroleum products. 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.