Exports and Imports of Goods by Principal End-Use Category
(1996 Constant Dollars)

In millions of dollars.  The values in this exhibit are subject to periodic change, reflecting revisisions to the source 
information for monthly deflators.


                             End-Use Commodity Category


          Period   Total Census
                   Basis (1)  Foods, Feeds   Industrial    Capital   Automotive   Consumer     Other
                              and Beverages Supplies (2)     Goods Vehicles, etc     Goods     Goods


                    Exports
        1996
        Jan-Dec       621,902         55,759     147,661    253,575       65,006     70,053    33,848
        January        49,370          4,680      11,769     19,712        5,429      5,623     2,157
        February       50,961          4,605      12,034     20,659        5,382      5,813     2,468                                                     0
        March          50,362          4,822      12,400     20,077        4,795      5,694     2,574
        April          50,799          4,529      12,630     20,462        5,037      5,716     2,425
        May            51,517          4,510      12,330     20,615        5,405      5,727     2,930
        June           51,790          4,569      12,242     20,644        5,460      5,814     3,059

        July           51,286          4,549      11,720     20,623        5,557      5,675     3,160
        August         52,667          4,396      12,438     21,303        5,594      5,863     3,073
        September      52,832          4,507      12,378     21,003        5,899      5,954     3,090
        October        54,343          4,745      12,656     22,778        5,363      6,040     2,761
        November       55,430          5,068      12,420     23,176        5,651      6,045     3,070
        December       54,547          4,779      12,644     22,523        5,431      6,090     3,081
 

                   Imports
        1996
        Jan-Dec       796,767         35,744     204,431    229,539      128,947    172,001    26,105
        January        63,037          2,826      16,348     17,802       10,471     13,548     2,042
        February       62,910          2,822      15,779     17,996       10,414     13,779     2,120
        March          63,226          2,901      16,061     18,236       10,073     13,814     2,140
        April          63,563          2,846      16,524     18,045       10,384     13,559     2,205
        May            66,082          2,918      17,168     18,563       11,171     14,083     2,178
        June           66,555          2,983      17,484     18,761       10,939     14,177     2,210

        July           67,034          2,996      17,581     18,921       11,136     14,187     2,212
        August         68,178          3,144      17,524     19,451       11,295     14,637     2,127
        September      68,469          3,067      17,601     19,653       11,004     14,915     2,230
        October        67,894          3,002      17,516     19,964       10,227     15,007     2,178
        November       69,250          3,022      16,977     20,815       11,226     14,930     2,280
        December       70,570          3,217      17,869     21,331       10,607     15,365     2,182



(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.


CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or
         Nick Orsini (301-457-2311) Foreign Trade Division or see 
         our web site at "http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/"

NOTE:  For information on more detailed data available, please see
       record titled "MORE DETAILED FOREIGN TRADE DATA AVAILABLE."