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 SEPTEMBER 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 Period Basis (1) Petroleum Non-Petroleum 1996 Jan.- Dec. -167,136 -56,995 -110,141 Jan.- Sep. -124,765 -43,211 -81,553 January -13,626 -4,499 -9,127 February -11,642 -4,152 -7,490 March -12,717 -4,088 -8,629 April -12,797 -4,720 -8,077 May -14,706 -5,183 -9,522 June -13,725 -5,493 -8,233 July -15,602 -5,237 -10,365 August -14,881 -4,772 -10,109 September -15,068 -5,068 -10,001 October -13,184 -4,834 -8,350 November -13,407 -4,242 -9,165 December -15,781 -4,708 -11,073 1997 Jan.- Dec. -205,080 -59,980 -145,100 Jan.- Sep. -149,625 -45,101 -104,524 January -16,699 -4,434 -12,265 February -16,119 -4,774 -11,345 March -14,846 -4,988 -9,858 April -17,398 -5,076 -12,323 May -17,130 -5,413 -11,717 June -15,612 -4,915 -10,696 July -16,791 -5,040 -11,751 August -17,421 -5,274 -12,147 September -17,608 -5,186 -12,422 October -17,010 -5,156 -11,855 November -18,510 -5,214 -13,296 December -19,935 -4,510 -15,425 1998 Jan.- Sep. -214,903 -49,555 -165,348 January -19,093 -5,096 -13,997 February -21,568 -5,160 -16,408 March -24,616 -5,321 -19,295 April (R) -25,085 -5,979 -19,106 May (R) -27,241 -5,822 -21,419 June (R) -23,850 -5,425 -18,426 July (R) -24,957 -5,709 -19,247 August (R) -25,256 -5,795 -19,462 September -23,237 -5,249 -17,988 October November December ______________________________________________ Exports Total Census Period Basis (1) Petroleum Non-Petroleum 1996 Jan.- Dec. 688,223 7,074 681,149 Jan.- Sep. 503,364 5,065 498,299 January 53,128 698 52,429 February 55,059 598 54,461 March 54,990 581 54,410 April 55,408 464 54,944 May 56,107 495 55,612 June 56,452 466 55,986 July 55,827 542 55,285 August 57,958 590 57,368 September 58,435 631 57,804 October 60,606 758 59,848 November 62,575 588 61,987 December 61,678 663 61,015 1997 Jan.- Dec. 834,591 7,481 827,110 Jan.- Sep. 616,047 5,507 610,541 January 62,653 612 62,040 February 64,725 571 64,154 March 67,518 590 66,928 April 67,463 613 66,850 May 68,517 560 67,957 June 69,746 615 69,131 July 71,062 663 70,399 August 71,846 667 71,179 September 72,517 615 71,902 October 73,925 653 73,272 November 71,925 602 71,323 December 72,694 719 71,975 1998 Jan.- Sep. 635,398 5,048 630,350 January 71,984 618 71,366 February 70,925 523 70,402 March 71,174 550 70,623 April (R) 69,689 568 69,121 May (R) 68,932 548 68,384 June (R) 69,852 532 69,321 July (R) 69,088 584 68,504 August (R) 70,959 579 70,380 September 72,795 547 72,248 October November December ____________________________________________________ Imports Total Census Period Basis (1) Petroleum Non-Petroleum 1996 Jan.- Dec. 855,359 64,068 791,291 Jan.- Sep. 628,129 48,277 579,852 January 66,754 5,197 61,556 February 66,701 4,750 61,951 March 67,707 4,668 63,039 April 68,205 5,184 63,021 May 70,813 5,679 65,134 June 70,178 5,959 64,219 July 71,429 5,779 65,650 August 72,839 5,362 67,477 September 73,504 5,699 67,805 October 73,789 5,592 68,198 November 75,982 4,830 71,152 December 77,459 5,371 72,088 1997 Jan.- Dec. 1,039,671 67,461 972,210 Jan.- Sep. 765,672 50,607 715,065 January 79,352 5,046 74,305 February 80,844 5,345 75,499 March 82,364 5,578 76,786 April 84,861 5,689 79,172 May 85,648 5,974 79,674 June 85,358 5,530 79,828 July 87,853 5,703 82,150 August 89,268 5,941 83,326 September 90,125 5,801 84,325 October 90,935 5,809 85,126 November 90,435 5,816 84,619 December 92,629 5,229 87,400 1998 Jan.- Sep. 850,301 54,603 795,698 January 91,077 5,714 85,363 February 92,493 5,682 86,810 March 95,790 5,871 89,919 April (R) 94,774 6,547 88,227 May (R) 96,172 6,370 89,803 June (R) 93,703 5,956 87,746 July (R) 94,045 6,293 87,752 August (R) 96,215 6,374 89,842 September 96,032 5,796 90,236 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-98-212), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, September 1998. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.