PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 1. U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES JANUARY 1996 TO JANUARY 1998 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.) Balance Period Total Goods (1) Services 1996 Jan.- Dec. -111,040 -191,170 80,130 Jan.- -9,510 -15,508 5,998 January -9,510 -15,508 5,998 February -7,657 -13,080 5,423 March -7,372 -14,335 6,963 April -9,676 -15,897 6,221 May -9,973 -16,826 6,853 June -8,132 -14,839 6,707 July -11,623 -17,757 6,134 August -10,007 -16,759 6,752 September -10,887 -17,976 7,089 October -7,935 -15,320 7,385 November -7,665 -15,176 7,511 December -10,601 -17,695 7,094 1997 Jan.- Dec. (R) -113,684 -198,975 85,291 Jan.- (R) -11,619 -18,167 6,548 January (R) -11,619 -18,167 6,548 February (R) -9,864 -16,780 6,916 March (R) -7,840 -14,896 7,056 April (R) -8,129 -15,546 7,417 May (R) -9,196 -16,381 7,185 June (R) -8,346 -15,262 6,916 July (R) -9,919 -16,867 6,948 August (R) -8,992 -16,577 7,585 September (R) -10,996 -18,557 7,561 October (R) -8,979 -16,498 7,519 November (R) -8,904 -15,741 6,837 December (R) -10,896 -17,702 6,806 1998 Jan.- -12,043 -18,795 6,752 January -12,043 -18,795 6,752 February March April May June July August September October November December December Data as published last month: -10,785 -17,643 6,858 _________________________________________________ Exports Period Total Goods (1) Services 1996 Jan.- Dec. 848,833 612,069 236,764 Jan.- 67,630 48,899 18,731 January 67,630 48,899 18,731 February 68,818 50,433 18,385 March 70,657 50,716 19,941 April 69,982 50,794 19,188 May 71,277 51,282 19,995 June 70,889 51,335 19,554 July 68,500 49,087 19,413 August 71,150 51,254 19,896 September 70,435 50,423 20,012 October 73,088 52,503 20,585 November 73,969 53,209 20,760 December 72,444 52,133 20,311 1997 Jan.- Dec. (R) 931,370 678,150 253,220 Jan.- (R) 71,789 51,624 20,165 January (R) 71,789 51,624 20,165 February (R) 74,224 53,625 20,599 March (R) 78,065 57,093 20,972 April (R) 78,325 57,100 21,225 May (R) 77,930 56,809 21,121 June (R) 78,306 57,317 20,989 July (R) 77,681 56,683 20,998 August (R) 78,867 57,264 21,603 September (R) 78,104 56,308 21,796 October (R) 80,067 58,388 21,679 November (R) 78,661 57,524 21,137 December (R) 79,352 58,414 20,938 1998 Jan.- 77,283 56,296 20,987 January 77,283 56,296 20,987 February March April May June July August September October November December December Data as published last month: 80,019 58,674 21,345 _________________________________________________ Imports Period Total Goods (1) Services 1996 Jan.- Dec. 959,873 803,239 156,634 Jan.- 77,140 64,407 12,733 January 77,140 64,407 12,733 February 76,476 63,514 12,962 March 78,030 65,052 12,978 April 79,658 66,691 12,967 May 81,250 68,108 13,142 June 79,021 66,174 12,847 July 80,123 66,844 13,279 August 81,157 68,013 13,144 September 81,323 68,400 12,923 October 81,023 67,823 13,200 November 81,634 68,385 13,249 December 83,045 69,828 13,217 1997 Jan.- Dec. (R) 1,045,054 877,125 167,929 Jan.- (R) 83,408 69,791 13,617 January (R) 83,408 69,791 13,617 February (R) 84,088 70,405 13,683 March (R) 85,905 71,989 13,916 April (R) 86,454 72,646 13,808 May (R) 87,127 73,191 13,936 June (R) 86,652 72,579 14,073 July (R) 87,600 73,550 14,050 August (R) 87,860 73,842 14,018 September (R) 89,100 74,865 14,235 October (R) 89,046 74,886 14,160 November (R) 87,565 73,265 14,300 December (R) 90,249 76,117 14,132 1998 Jan.- 89,327 75,092 14,235 January 89,327 75,092 14,235 February March April May June July August September October November December December Data as published last month: 90,804 76,317 14,487 (1) Data presented on a Balance of Payments (BOP) Basis. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-98-39), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, JANUARY 1998. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.