PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 10. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY (CONSTANT DOLLARS BASIS): JANUARY 1997 TO MAY 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) EXPORTS Total Foods, Census Feeds, & Industrial Capital Period Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) Goods 1997 Jan.- Dec. 834,591 44,163 139,864 476,071 Jan.- May 330,876 18,096 57,628 184,452 January 62,653 3,805 10,697 34,586 February 64,725 3,682 11,209 35,844 March 67,518 3,577 12,027 37,478 April 67,463 3,569 11,934 37,757 May 68,517 3,462 11,761 38,787 June 69,746 3,521 12,155 39,293 July 71,062 3,387 11,499 41,292 August 71,846 3,588 11,774 41,703 September 72,517 3,687 11,607 42,473 October 73,925 3,961 11,796 42,987 November 71,925 3,965 11,632 41,544 December 72,694 3,958 11,774 42,326 1998 Jan.- May 365,445 18,478 58,565 213,776 January 73,851 3,847 11,979 43,101 February 73,457 3,915 11,505 43,332 March 73,452 3,741 11,889 42,361 April (R) 72,659 3,553 11,516 42,484 May 72,026 3,422 11,675 42,498 June July August September October November December __________________________________________________________________ EXPORTS CONTINUED Total Automotive Census Vehicles Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Parts, etc. Goods Goods 1997 Jan.- Dec. 834,591 70,306 73,606 30,580 Jan.- May 330,876 28,422 30,220 12,057 January 62,653 5,512 5,804 2,250 February 64,725 5,702 5,998 2,289 March 67,518 5,725 6,119 2,592 April 67,463 5,801 6,077 2,326 May 68,517 5,683 6,222 2,601 June 69,746 5,965 6,309 2,503 July 71,062 5,983 6,110 2,790 August 71,846 5,895 6,177 2,710 September 72,517 5,867 6,103 2,781 October 73,925 6,118 6,413 2,650 November 71,925 6,235 6,191 2,358 December 72,694 5,822 6,084 2,730 1998 Jan.- May 365,445 30,219 31,071 13,335 January 73,851 6,164 6,268 2,492 February 73,457 6,016 6,095 2,594 March 73,452 6,240 6,217 3,002 April (R) 72,659 6,124 6,271 2,710 May 72,026 5,675 6,220 2,535 June July August September October November December _________________________________________________________________ IMPORTS Total Foods, Census Feeds, & Industrial Capital Period Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) Goods 1997 Jan.- Dec. 1,039,671 35,899 198,385 461,553 Jan.- May 413,069 14,647 80,738 177,893 January 79,352 2,897 15,533 33,573 February 80,844 2,869 15,609 34,378 March 82,364 2,878 16,247 35,593 April 84,861 2,998 16,500 36,857 May 85,648 3,005 16,849 37,493 June 85,358 2,931 16,328 37,784 July 87,853 3,040 16,638 39,245 August 89,268 3,047 17,093 40,244 September 90,125 3,020 16,987 40,859 October 90,935 3,039 17,020 41,701 November 90,435 3,010 16,992 41,065 December 92,629 3,165 16,589 42,762 1998 Jan.- May 491,679 15,936 90,094 229,610 January 94,225 3,065 17,461 43,438 February 96,252 3,228 17,474 45,434 March 99,800 3,318 17,878 46,382 April (R) 99,814 3,115 18,617 46,210 May 101,587 3,210 18,664 48,146 June July August September October November December ________________________________________________________________ IMPORTS CONTINUED Total Automotive Census Vehicles Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Parts, etc. Goods Goods 1997 Jan.- Dec. 1,039,671 128,309 188,018 27,506 Jan.- May 413,069 53,376 75,428 10,987 January 79,352 10,702 14,577 2,069 February 80,844 10,903 14,798 2,288 March 82,364 10,643 14,869 2,134 April 84,861 10,529 15,684 2,293 May 85,648 10,598 15,500 2,202 June 85,358 10,615 15,464 2,235 July 87,853 10,864 15,753 2,313 August 89,268 10,689 15,827 2,367 September 90,125 10,718 16,182 2,358 October 90,935 10,541 16,082 2,552 November 90,435 10,664 16,412 2,292 December 92,629 10,842 16,870 2,402 1998 Jan.- May 491,679 56,116 87,052 12,872 January 94,225 10,755 16,839 2,669 February 96,252 11,076 16,559 2,481 March 99,800 11,783 17,909 2,530 April (R) 99,814 11,077 18,036 2,758 May 101,587 11,425 17,709 2,434 June July August September October November December (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 (CB-98-120), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, MAY 1998. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.