PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 1. U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES JANUARY 1997 TO SEPTEMBER 1999 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.) Balance Period Total Goods (1) Services 1997 Jan.- Dec. -104,731 -196,652 91,921 Jan.- Sep. -76,525 -146,002 69,477 January -9,693 -17,275 7,582 February -8,982 -16,320 7,338 March -7,937 -15,613 7,676 April -7,948 -15,816 7,868 May -8,707 -16,698 7,991 June -7,534 -15,364 7,830 July -7,607 -15,256 7,649 August -8,886 -16,812 7,926 September -9,230 -16,847 7,617 October -8,550 -16,488 7,938 November -9,436 -16,795 7,359 December -10,215 -17,367 7,152 1998 Jan.- Dec. -164,282 -246,932 82,650 Jan.- Sep. -121,022 -183,344 62,322 January -9,850 -17,141 7,291 February -10,706 -17,506 6,800 March -12,782 -20,229 7,447 April -13,217 -20,860 7,643 May -14,901 -22,236 7,335 June -13,843 -20,404 6,561 July -14,689 -21,066 6,377 August -15,860 -22,291 6,431 September -15,174 -21,611 6,437 October -14,358 -20,990 6,632 November -14,664 -21,539 6,875 December -14,241 -21,059 6,818 1999 Jan.- Sep. -191,597 -250,759 59,162 January -16,147 -23,350 7,203 February -18,516 -25,173 6,657 March -19,312 -25,681 6,369 April -18,787 -25,334 6,547 May -21,390 -27,899 6,509 June -24,604 -31,179 6,575 July -24,886 -31,422 6,536 August (R) -23,549 -30,132 6,583 September -24,408 -30,591 6,183 October November December August data as published last month: -24,095 -30,584 6,489 ___________________________________ Exports Period Total Goods (1) Services 1997 Jan.- Dec. 938,543 679,715 258,828 Jan.- Sep. 699,727 506,320 193,407 January 73,707 52,796 20,911 February 75,169 54,409 20,760 March 76,884 55,774 21,110 April 77,949 56,575 21,374 May 77,737 56,028 21,709 June 78,997 57,292 21,705 July 80,110 58,379 21,731 August 79,571 57,496 22,075 September 79,604 57,572 22,032 October 80,232 58,044 22,188 November 79,001 57,319 21,682 December 79,586 58,031 21,555 1998 Jan.- Dec. 933,907 670,246 263,661 Jan.- Sep. 697,004 500,122 196,882 January 79,397 57,748 21,649 February 77,999 56,512 21,487 March 78,436 56,406 22,030 April 78,040 55,330 22,710 May 77,126 54,853 22,273 June 76,723 55,015 21,708 July 75,824 54,164 21,660 August 76,227 54,624 21,603 September 77,234 55,472 21,762 October 79,617 57,193 22,424 November 79,126 56,926 22,200 December 78,161 56,005 22,156 1999 Jan.- Sep. 709,888 503,732 206,156 January 77,833 55,263 22,570 February 77,025 54,704 22,321 March 77,047 54,326 22,721 April 78,113 55,269 22,844 May 77,978 55,121 22,857 June 78,623 55,472 23,151 July 79,122 55,890 23,232 August (R) 82,443 59,139 23,304 September 81,705 58,549 23,156 October November December August data as published last month: 82,027 58,782 23,245 ___________________________________ Imports Period Total Goods (1) Services 1997 Jan.- Dec. 1,043,273 876,366 166,907 Jan.- Sep. 776,252 652,322 123,930 January 83,400 70,071 13,329 February 84,151 70,729 13,422 March 84,821 71,387 13,434 April 85,897 72,391 13,506 May 86,444 72,726 13,718 June 86,531 72,656 13,875 July 87,717 73,635 14,082 August 88,457 74,308 14,149 September 88,834 74,419 14,415 October 88,782 74,532 14,250 November 88,437 74,114 14,323 December 89,801 75,398 14,403 1998 Jan.- Dec. 1,098,189 917,178 181,011 Jan.- Sep. 818,026 683,466 134,560 January 89,247 74,889 14,358 February 88,705 74,018 14,687 March 91,217 76,634 14,583 April 91,257 76,190 15,067 May 92,027 77,089 14,938 June 90,566 75,419 15,147 July 90,513 75,230 15,283 August 92,086 76,914 15,172 September 92,409 77,084 15,325 October 93,975 78,183 15,792 November 93,789 78,464 15,325 December 92,402 77,064 15,338 1999 Jan.- Sep. 901,485 754,491 146,994 January 93,979 78,612 15,367 February 95,540 79,876 15,664 March 96,358 80,006 16,352 April 96,900 80,603 16,297 May 99,368 83,020 16,348 June 103,227 86,651 16,576 July 104,008 87,312 16,696 August (R) 105,992 89,271 16,721 September 106,113 89,140 16,973 October November December August data as published last month: 106,122 89,366 16,756 (1) Data presented on a Balance of Payments (BOP) Basis. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-99-220), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, September 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.