PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 11. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS, PETROLEUM AND NON-PETROLEUM END-USE COMMODITY CATEGORY TOTALS (CONSTANT DOLLARS BASIS): JANUARY 1996 TO MARCH 1998 1992 CONSTANT DOLLAR BASIS (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. The values in this exhibit are subject to periodic change, reflecting revisions to the source information for the monthly deflators. (R) Revised) Trade Balance Total Census Non- Period Basis (1) Petroleum petroleum 1996 Jan.- Dec. -165,452 -56,987 -108,465 Jan.- Mar. -37,748 -12,702 -25,046 January -14,148 -4,619 -9,529 February -11,667 -4,132 -7,535 March -11,933 -3,951 -7,982 April -12,518 -4,891 -7,627 May -14,025 -5,262 -8,763 June -12,931 -5,161 -7,770 July -15,847 -5,373 -10,474 August -14,866 -4,789 -10,077 September -15,563 -5,112 -10,452 October -13,453 -4,729 -8,724 November -13,051 -4,261 -8,790 December -15,451 -4,708 -10,742 1997 Jan.- Dec. -204,729 -60,179 -144,550 Jan.- Mar. -47,112 -14,019 -33,093 January -17,058 -4,439 -12,619 February -16,005 -4,736 -11,269 March -14,049 -4,845 -9,205 April -16,057 -4,890 -11,167 May -16,274 -5,424 -10,850 June -15,548 -5,247 -10,301 July -17,620 -4,999 -12,621 August -17,399 -5,124 -12,275 September -19,245 -5,426 -13,819 October -17,424 -5,419 -12,005 November -17,804 -4,884 -12,920 December -20,246 -4,748 -15,499 1998 Jan.- Mar. -69,848 -15,593 -54,256 January -21,511 -5,130 -16,381 February (R) -22,492 -5,159 -17,333 March -25,846 -5,304 -20,542 April May June July August September October November December _______________________________________________________________ Exports Total Census Non- Period Basis (1) Petroleum petroleum 1996 Jan.- Dec. 692,269 7,074 685,195 Jan.- Mar. 162,961 1,877 161,083 January 52,825 697 52,128 February 54,646 599 54,047 March 55,491 581 54,909 April 55,905 463 55,442 May 56,944 494 56,450 June 57,192 468 56,724 July 56,035 541 55,494 August 58,483 589 57,894 September 58,595 631 57,963 October 60,804 759 60,045 November 62,883 587 62,297 December 62,466 663 61,803 1997 Jan.- Dec. 839,229 7,274 831,955 Jan.- Mar. 194,548 1,770 192,778 January 62,092 608 61,484 February 64,185 571 63,613 March 68,271 591 67,681 April 68,569 593 67,977 May 69,506 507 68,999 June 70,724 583 70,141 July 70,924 645 70,280 August 72,733 653 72,080 September 72,247 601 71,646 October 74,505 624 73,880 November 72,067 606 71,461 December 73,404 691 72,713 1998 Jan.- Mar. 219,695 1,690 218,005 January 72,927 617 72,310 February (R) 72,797 523 72,274 March 73,971 550 73,421 April May June July August September October November December _______________________________________________________________ Imports Total Census Non- Period Basis (1) Petroleum petroleum 1996 Jan.- Dec. 857,721 64,061 793,660 Jan.- Mar. 200,709 14,579 186,130 January 66,973 5,316 61,657 February 66,313 4,731 61,582 March 67,424 4,532 62,891 April 68,424 5,354 63,069 May 70,969 5,756 65,213 June 70,123 5,629 64,494 July 71,882 5,914 65,968 August 73,349 5,378 67,971 September 74,158 5,743 68,415 October 74,256 5,488 68,769 November 75,934 4,847 71,087 December 77,916 5,371 72,545 1997 Jan.- Dec. 1,043,958 67,453 976,505 Jan.- Mar. 241,660 15,790 225,871 January 79,150 5,047 74,103 February 80,189 5,307 74,882 March 82,321 5,436 76,885 April 84,626 5,483 79,144 May 85,780 5,931 79,849 June 86,272 5,830 80,442 July 88,544 5,643 82,901 August 90,132 5,777 84,355 September 91,492 6,027 85,465 October 91,928 6,043 85,886 November 89,872 5,490 84,381 December 93,651 5,439 88,212 1998 Jan.- Mar. 289,543 17,283 272,260 January 94,438 5,747 88,691 February (R) 95,288 5,682 89,607 March 99,817 5,854 93,963 April May June July August September October November December (1) Detailed data presented on a Census Basis. The information to convert to a BOP basis is not available. 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.