PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 10. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY (CONSTANT DOLLARS BASIS): JANUARY 1998 TO AUGUST 1999 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 1998 Jan.- Dec. 859,152 44,354 139,724 496,989 Jan.- Aug. 563,514 29,290 92,626 324,169 January 71,505 3,759 12,166 40,808 February 71,005 3,908 11,621 40,739 March 70,762 3,738 11,728 40,181 April 69,787 3,613 11,481 39,877 May 69,321 3,563 11,605 39,612 June 70,256 3,663 11,261 40,754 July 69,446 3,470 11,176 40,945 August 71,433 3,575 11,589 41,252 September 72,326 3,319 11,571 42,614 October 74,687 4,073 12,009 43,513 November 74,630 3,791 12,093 43,097 December 73,995 3,879 11,425 43,597 1999 Jan.- Aug. 608,102 29,937 90,015 367,816 January 73,336 3,500 10,950 43,991 February 73,038 3,556 11,053 43,288 March 73,107 3,587 11,143 43,668 April 75,207 3,764 11,277 45,121 May 75,936 3,750 11,308 45,849 June 77,147 3,851 11,313 46,568 July (R) 78,896 3,931 11,067 48,879 August 81,435 3,998 11,904 50,452 September October November December ____________________________________ Exports Continued Total Census Automotive Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Vehicles, etc. Goods Goods 1998 Jan.- Dec. 859,152 69,414 75,529 33,142 Jan.- Aug. 563,514 45,882 50,281 21,267 January 71,505 6,097 6,304 2,372 February 71,005 6,030 6,201 2,504 March 70,762 6,150 6,135 2,830 April 69,787 6,009 6,236 2,570 May 69,321 5,688 6,203 2,649 June 70,256 5,513 6,423 2,642 July 69,446 4,815 6,404 2,637 August 71,433 5,579 6,376 3,062 September 72,326 5,811 6,374 2,636 October 74,687 5,836 6,308 2,948 November 74,630 6,014 6,335 3,299 December 73,995 5,871 6,232 2,992 1999 Jan.- Aug. 608,102 46,798 50,458 23,077 January 73,336 5,745 6,268 2,881 February 73,038 5,656 6,503 2,981 March 73,107 5,540 6,223 2,945 April 75,207 5,848 6,440 2,758 May 75,936 5,764 6,210 3,055 June 77,147 6,146 6,229 3,040 July (R) 78,896 5,772 6,332 2,915 August 81,435 6,328 6,252 2,501 September October November December ____________________________________ Imports Total Foods, Census Feeds, & Industrial Capital Period Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) Goods 1998 Jan.- Dec. 1,144,844 38,369 218,181 504,515 Jan.- Aug. 752,592 25,512 145,535 331,499 January 90,941 3,015 17,309 40,199 February 91,627 3,253 17,446 41,048 March 94,417 3,226 17,795 41,654 April 94,135 3,123 18,529 40,860 May 95,749 3,173 18,786 42,203 June 94,243 3,268 18,191 41,552 July 94,635 3,186 18,442 41,759 August 96,845 3,268 19,036 42,225 September 96,729 3,180 18,398 42,287 October 97,930 3,153 18,283 43,231 November 99,563 3,243 18,277 44,447 December 98,031 3,281 17,688 43,050 1999 Jan.- Aug. 868,464 27,460 147,910 403,692 January 100,873 3,250 18,278 44,706 February 103,738 3,390 17,857 47,069 March 103,566 3,279 18,178 46,475 April 105,718 3,394 18,288 49,019 May 108,921 3,459 18,675 51,388 June 114,559 3,621 18,941 54,704 July (R) 115,205 3,541 18,574 55,490 August 115,884 3,526 19,121 54,840 September October November December ____________________________________ Imports Continued Imports Total Census Automotive Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Vehicles, etc. Goods Goods 1998 Jan.- Dec. 1,144,844 135,777 214,076 33,927 Jan.- Aug. 752,592 87,422 141,125 21,500 January 90,941 10,760 17,070 2,589 February 91,627 10,836 16,549 2,495 March 94,417 11,422 17,753 2,568 April 94,135 11,039 17,892 2,691 May 95,749 11,318 17,781 2,488 June 94,243 10,747 17,945 2,541 July 94,635 10,057 18,159 3,031 August 96,845 11,243 17,976 3,097 September 96,729 11,664 18,177 3,022 October 97,930 11,913 18,251 3,098 November 99,563 12,166 18,277 3,153 December 98,031 12,612 18,246 3,154 1999 Jan.- Aug. 868,464 106,530 155,180 27,692 January 100,873 12,675 18,708 3,257 February 103,738 12,935 19,253 3,233 March 103,566 13,209 18,778 3,647 April 105,718 12,398 19,257 3,362 May 108,921 13,148 18,875 3,376 June 114,559 13,951 19,902 3,441 July (R) 115,205 13,942 20,183 3,475 August 115,884 14,273 20,224 3,900 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-99-202), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, August 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.