PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 4. U.S. SERVICES BY MAJOR CATEGORY -- IMPORTS JANUARY 1997 TO AUGUST 1999 (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 1997 Jan. - Dec. 166,907 52,051 18,138 28,959 Jan.- Aug. 109,515 34,485 12,028 19,077 January 13,329 4,306 1,437 2,336 February 13,422 4,306 1,435 2,328 March 13,434 4,289 1,423 2,372 April 13,506 4,214 1,524 2,432 May 13,718 4,293 1,535 2,472 June 13,875 4,337 1,556 2,415 July 14,082 4,360 1,562 2,367 August 14,149 4,380 1,556 2,355 September 14,415 4,411 1,587 2,481 October 14,250 4,303 1,470 2,499 November 14,323 4,442 1,530 2,370 December 14,403 4,410 1,523 2,531 1998 Jan. - Dec. 181,011 56,105 19,797 30,457 Jan.- Aug. 119,235 37,240 12,986 20,073 January 14,358 4,561 1,538 2,450 February 14,687 4,600 1,556 2,340 March 14,583 4,575 1,535 2,531 April 15,067 4,779 1,680 2,531 May 14,938 4,643 1,631 2,522 June 15,147 4,746 1,647 2,537 July 15,283 4,696 1,730 2,564 August 15,172 4,640 1,669 2,598 September 15,325 4,734 1,686 2,538 October 15,792 4,832 1,771 2,760 November 15,325 4,602 1,695 2,588 December 15,338 4,697 1,659 2,501 1999 Jan.- Aug. 130,056 39,969 14,114 21,806 January 15,367 4,742 1,627 2,508 February 15,664 4,890 1,678 2,528 March 16,352 5,215 1,809 2,690 April 16,297 5,068 1,710 2,717 May 16,348 4,952 1,756 2,746 June 16,576 4,975 1,850 2,827 July (R) 16,696 5,042 1,853 2,826 August 16,756 5,085 1,831 2,964 September October November December ____________________________________ Imports Continued Royalties Other Direct U. S. Period and Private Defense Government License Services Expenditures Misc. Fees Services 1997 Jan. - Dec. 9,390 43,909 11,698 2,762 Jan.- Aug. 5,976 28,577 7,527 1,845 January 693 3,388 947 222 February 703 3,483 946 221 March 708 3,480 939 223 April 690 3,520 897 229 May 708 3,578 900 232 June 740 3,675 917 235 July 867 3,708 977 241 August 867 3,745 1,004 242 September 879 3,794 1,024 239 October 843 3,851 1,056 228 November 843 3,868 1,044 226 December 849 3,819 1,047 224 1998 Jan. - Dec. 11,292 47,670 12,841 2,849 Jan.- Aug. 7,464 31,303 8,324 1,845 January 851 3,697 1,036 225 February 1,236 3,698 1,033 224 March 868 3,822 1,029 223 April 893 3,954 1,012 218 May 894 4,010 1,017 221 June 907 4,050 1,032 228 July 926 4,046 1,072 249 August 889 4,026 1,093 257 September 906 4,091 1,111 259 October 950 4,108 1,120 251 November 974 4,082 1,135 249 December 999 4,086 1,151 245 1999 Jan.- Aug. 8,605 34,064 9,598 1,900 January 1,040 4,064 1,157 229 February 1,061 4,113 1,168 226 March 1,075 4,158 1,178 227 April 1,074 4,294 1,194 240 May 1,081 4,368 1,201 244 June 1,087 4,387 1,205 245 July (R) 1,092 4,383 1,256 244 August 1,095 4,297 1,239 245 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-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.