PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 4. U.S. SERVICES BY MAJOR CATEGORY -- IMPORTS JANUARY 1996 TO MARCH 1998 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.) Total Passenger Other Period Services Travel Fares Transportation 1996 Jan. - Dec. 156,634 48,739 15,776 28,453 Jan. - Mar. 38,673 12,485 3,860 6,816 January 12,733 4,026 1,255 2,328 February 12,962 4,256 1,327 2,194 March 12,978 4,203 1,278 2,294 April 12,967 4,022 1,298 2,443 May 13,142 4,113 1,347 2,460 June 12,847 3,965 1,298 2,351 July 13,279 3,915 1,291 2,445 August 13,144 4,046 1,324 2,403 September 12,923 3,955 1,305 2,372 October 13,200 4,025 1,344 2,478 November 13,249 4,156 1,367 2,323 December 13,217 4,061 1,342 2,366 1997 Jan. - Dec. 167,929 52,029 16,927 29,771 Jan. - Mar. 41,216 13,004 4,272 7,377 January 13,617 4,290 1,407 2,448 February 13,683 4,308 1,422 2,438 March 13,916 4,406 1,443 2,491 April 13,808 4,270 1,393 2,518 May 13,936 4,336 1,389 2,545 June 14,073 4,383 1,408 2,478 July 14,050 4,244 1,379 2,414 August 14,018 4,245 1,381 2,416 September 14,235 4,324 1,406 2,539 October 14,160 4,285 1,397 2,560 November 14,300 4,559 1,473 2,412 December 14,132 4,380 1,428 2,513 1998 Jan. - Mar. 43,922 13,517 4,358 7,509 January 14,247 4,426 1,431 2,479 February (R) 14,966 4,583 1,476 2,470 March 14,709 4,508 1,451 2,560 April May June July August September October November December ____________________________________________________________ IMPORT SERVICES CONTINUED Royalties U. S. and Other Direct Government License Private Defense Misc. Period Fees Services Expenditures Services 1996 Jan. - Dec. 7,322 42,796 10,861 2,687 Jan. - Mar. 1,724 10,523 2,607 658 January 579 3,478 850 217 February 575 3,520 870 220 March 570 3,525 887 221 April 566 3,516 905 217 May 561 3,525 917 219 June 557 3,530 925 221 July 930 3,542 927 229 August 658 3,554 928 231 September 556 3,578 925 232 October 577 3,640 909 227 November 589 3,680 907 227 December 604 3,707 911 226 1997 Jan. - Dec. 7,512 47,548 11,345 2,796 Jan. - Mar. 1,797 11,327 2,753 686 January 587 3,741 914 229 February 598 3,773 917 229 March 612 3,813 922 228 April 609 3,895 896 227 May 614 3,934 892 226 June 623 4,064 891 226 July 698 4,139 934 242 August 676 4,100 955 245 September 669 4,080 974 243 October 621 4,040 1,020 237 November 606 4,005 1,012 233 December 599 3,963 1,018 231 1998 Jan. - Mar. 2,282 12,448 3,107 701 January 618 4,034 1,026 233 February (R) 1,012 4,155 1,036 234 March 652 4,259 1,045 234 April May June July August September October November December NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES section for details of what is included in each service category. 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.