ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1999 Part A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Exhibit 4. U. S. TRADE IN GOODS -- 1997 - 1999 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding.) Balance Total Balance Total of Payments Census Period Basis Basis 1997 Jan.- Dec. -196,664 -180,522 January -17,757 -16,942 February -16,173 -15,054 March -15,553 -13,093 April -15,621 -13,897 May -16,540 -14,637 June -15,109 -13,369 July -14,663 -13,741 August -16,677 -15,372 September -16,816 -15,802 October -17,177 -15,876 November -16,840 -15,931 December -17,738 -16,809 1998 Jan.- Dec. -246,853 -229,758 January -17,446 -16,230 February -17,394 -16,360 March -19,806 -18,415 April -21,287 -20,314 May -21,551 -20,514 June -19,781 -18,526 July -20,623 -19,297 August -22,716 -20,703 September -21,224 -19,733 October -21,670 -19,879 November -21,904 -19,785 December -21,448 -20,004 1999 Jan.- Dec. -345,559 -328,821 January -22,897 -21,774 February -25,104 -23,786 March -25,023 -23,773 April -25,851 -24,596 May -27,753 -26,404 June -30,381 -28,907 July -31,227 -29,998 August -30,518 -29,072 September -30,573 -28,474 October -31,576 -30,211 November -32,401 -31,216 December -32,255 -30,611 ___________________________________ Exports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1997 Jan.- Dec. 679,702 -9,480 689,182 January 52,346 -558 52,904 February 54,392 -685 55,077 March 55,932 -999 56,931 April 56,667 -698 57,365 May 56,499 -1,001 57,500 June 57,448 -841 58,289 July 58,902 -688 59,590 August 57,198 -1,054 58,251 September 57,858 -748 58,605 October 57,722 -1,043 58,765 November 56,993 -664 57,657 December 57,746 -502 58,247 1998 Jan.- Dec. 670,324 -11,813 682,138 January 57,480 -635 58,115 February 56,416 -806 57,223 March 56,713 -881 57,593 April 55,298 -649 55,948 May 55,205 -747 55,952 June 55,551 -897 56,448 July 54,611 -966 55,577 August 54,083 -1,314 55,397 September 55,684 -943 56,627 October 57,013 -1,200 58,213 November 56,720 -1,598 58,318 December 55,550 -1,177 56,727 1999 Jan.- Dec. 684,358 -11,439 695,797 January 54,966 -952 55,918 February 54,296 -1,105 55,401 March 54,687 -1,023 55,710 April 55,403 -985 56,388 May 55,343 -1,136 56,479 June 55,696 -1,197 56,893 July 56,385 -1,033 57,418 August 58,402 -857 59,259 September 59,094 -1,147 60,241 October 59,193 -850 60,043 November 59,682 -263 59,945 December 61,211 -891 62,102 ___________________________________ Imports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1997 Jan.- Dec. 876,367 6,663 869,704 January 70,103 257 69,846 February 70,565 434 70,131 March 71,485 1,461 70,023 April 72,288 1,026 71,262 May 73,039 902 72,137 June 72,557 899 71,658 July 73,565 234 73,330 August 73,875 252 73,623 September 74,674 266 74,408 October 74,899 258 74,641 November 73,833 245 73,588 December 75,483 427 75,056 1998 Jan.- Dec. 917,178 5,281 911,896 January 74,926 581 74,345 February 73,811 228 73,583 March 76,519 511 76,008 April 76,586 325 76,261 May 76,757 291 76,466 June 75,332 358 74,974 July 75,235 361 74,874 August 76,799 699 76,100 September 76,908 549 76,359 October 78,684 592 78,092 November 78,624 522 78,103 December 76,998 267 76,731 1999 Jan.- Dec. 1,029,917 5,299 1,024,618 January 77,863 171 77,692 February 79,400 213 79,187 March 79,710 226 79,484 April 81,255 271 80,984 May 83,096 213 82,883 June 86,077 277 85,800 July 87,612 197 87,415 August 88,920 589 88,330 September 89,667 953 88,715 October 90,769 514 90,255 November 92,082 922 91,161 December 93,466 753 92,713 SOURCE: Report FT900 (99) (CB-00-94), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, FINAL 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.