PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 1. U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES JANUARY 1996 TO MARCH 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.- Mar. -24,539 -42,923 18,384 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. -113,684 -198,975 85,291 Jan.- Mar. -29,323 -49,843 20,520 January -11,619 -18,167 6,548 February -9,864 -16,780 6,916 March -7,840 -14,896 7,056 April -8,129 -15,546 7,417 May -9,196 -16,381 7,185 June -8,346 -15,262 6,916 July -9,919 -16,867 6,948 August -8,992 -16,577 7,585 September -10,996 -18,557 7,561 October -8,979 -16,498 7,519 November -8,904 -15,741 6,837 December -10,896 -17,702 6,806 1998 Jan.- Mar. -36,821 -57,066 20,245 January -11,619 -18,328 6,709 February (R) -12,177 -18,541 6,364 March -13,025 -20,197 7,172 April May June July August September October November December February data as published last month: -12,108 -18,565 6,457 _____________________________________________________ Exports Period Total Goods (1) Services 1996 Jan.- Dec. 848,833 612,069 236,764 Jan.- Mar. 207,105 150,048 57,057 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. 931,370 678,150 253,220 Jan.- Mar. 224,078 162,342 61,736 January 71,789 51,624 20,165 February 74,224 53,625 20,599 March 78,065 57,093 20,972 April 78,325 57,100 21,225 May 77,930 56,809 21,121 June 78,306 57,317 20,989 July 77,681 56,683 20,998 August 78,867 57,264 21,603 September 78,104 56,308 21,796 October 80,067 58,388 21,679 November 78,661 57,524 21,137 December 79,352 58,414 20,938 1998 Jan.- Mar. 233,922 169,755 64,167 January 77,642 56,686 20,956 February (R) 76,873 55,543 21,330 March 79,407 57,526 21,881 April May June July August September October November December February data as published last month: 77,011 55,609 21,402 ______________________________________________________ Imports Period Total Goods (1) Services 1996 Jan.- Dec. 959,873 803,239 156,634 Jan.- Mar. 231,645 192,972 38,673 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. 1,045,054 877,125 167,929 Jan.- Mar. 253,401 212,185 41,216 January 83,408 69,791 13,617 February 84,088 70,405 13,683 March 85,905 71,989 13,916 April 86,454 72,646 13,808 May 87,127 73,191 13,936 June 86,652 72,579 14,073 July 87,600 73,550 14,050 August 87,860 73,842 14,018 September 89,100 74,865 14,235 October 89,046 74,886 14,160 November 87,565 73,265 14,300 December 90,249 76,117 14,132 1998 Jan.- Mar. 270,743 226,821 43,922 January 89,261 75,014 14,247 February (R) 89,051 74,085 14,966 March 92,431 77,722 14,709 April May June July August September October November December February data as published last month: 89,119 74,174 14,945 (1) Data presented on a Balance of Payments (BOP) Basis. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-98-85), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, MARCH 1998. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.