Table 25

                                                             U.S. TOTAL TRADE BALANCES, 1992-98
                                                              by Two-digit SITC Product Groups
                             (Census Basis; Foreign and Domestic Exports, F.a.s; General Imports, Customs, Millions of Dollars)

                                                                                                                                          1998/97   Change
SITC                 PRODUCT                                  1992        1993        1994        1995        1996       1997      1998          $

0-9  Total                                                 -84,546    -115,610    -151,415    -160,475    -168,488   -182,615  -233,411    -50,796
5-9  Manufactures                                          -66,091     -91,479    -127,026    -144,661    -137,207   -137,341  -197,203    -59,862
0-4  Non-Manufactures                                      -18,455     -24,132     -24,388     -15,814     -31,280    -45,274   -36,208      9,066
 0   LIVE ANIMALS OTHER THAN ANIMALS OF DIVISION 03           -796      -1,017        -801      -1,183      -1,060       -960    -1,035        -75
 1   MEAT AND MEAT PREPARATIONS                              1,505       1,576       2,572       4,156       4,687      4,287     3,583       -704
 2   DAIRY PRODUCTS AND BIRDS' EGGS                            217         244         149         176          -4        125       -96       -220
 3   FISH (EXCPT MARINE MAMMAL) CRUSTACEANS, ETC, PREPS     -2,171      -2,722      -3,440      -3,443      -3,599     -4,947    -5,833       -885
 4   CEREALS AND CEREAL PREPARATIONS                        10,966      10,436       9,448      14,247      16,078     10,243     9,141     -1,102
 5   VEGETABLES AND FRUIT                                      567         897       1,221       1,116         434        361      -430       -792
 6   SUGARS, SUGAR PREPARATIONS & HONEY                       -809        -731        -686        -782      -1,231     -1,202    -1,019        183
 7   COFFEE, TEA, COCOA, SPICES & MANUFACTURES THEREOF      -2,611      -2,259      -3,031      -3,966      -3,797     -4,917    -4,735        182
 8   FEEDING STUFF FOR ANIMALS NOT INCL UNMILLED CEREAL      3,254       3,102       2,938       3,288       3,705      4,155     3,646       -509
 9   MISCELLANEOUS EDIBLE PRODUCTS & PREPARATIONS            1,025       1,293       1,598       1,331       1,664      1,875     1,680       -195
11   BEVERAGES                                              -3,107      -2,948      -3,033      -3,149      -3,910     -4,488    -4,969       -481
12   TOBACCO AND TOBACCO MANUFACTURES                        4,869       4,033       5,880       5,929       5,331      4,961     5,046         85
21   HIDES, SKINS AND FURSKINS, RAW                          1,187       1,131       1,346       1,576       1,504      1,480     1,108       -372
22   OIL SEEDS AND OLEAGINOUS FRUITS                         4,666       4,810       4,437       5,654       7,498      7,577     5,064     -2,513
23   CRUDE RUBBER (INCLUDING SYNTHETIC & RECLAIMED)           -246        -424        -457      -1,002        -706       -568      -502         65
24   CORK AND WOOD                                           1,361         167      -1,102        -487      -1,990     -3,006    -3,492       -486
25   PULP AND WASTE PAPER                                    1,745       1,119       1,524       2,453       1,431      1,261     1,042       -219
26   TEXTILE FIBERS & THEIR WASTES (EXC WOOL TOPS ETC)       2,459       1,959       3,186       4,517       3,348      3,492     3,204       -288
27   CRUDE FERTILIZERS (NOT OF DIV 56) & CRUDE MINERALS        516         471         526         403         405        357       378         21
28   METALLIFEROUS ORES AND METAL SCRAP                        281         316         521       1,595         334        584      -474     -1,058
29   CRUDE ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE MATERIALS, N.E.S.             -209        -287        -410        -667        -839     -1,003    -1,171       -168
32   COAL, COKE AND BRIQUETTES                               3,907       2,688       2,318       3,012       3,247      2,912     2,466       -446
33   PETROLEUM, PETROLEUM PRODUCTS & RELATED MATERIALS     -43,957     -43,728     -43,893     -46,623     -57,696    -61,112   -43,232     17,880
34   GAS, NATURAL AND MANUFACTURED                          -2,919      -4,125      -4,934      -4,332      -5,522     -6,503    -5,956        547
35   ELECTRIC CURRENT                                         -526        -601        -930        -809        -832       -854      -854         -0
41   ANIMAL OILS AND FATS                                      491         465         569         798         571        516       639        124
42   FIXED VEG. FATS & OILS CRUDE, REFINED, FRACTIONATE       -127         -35          64         355        -384         27       506        479
43   ANML/VEG FATS/OILS PROCESS/WAXES/INEDIBLE PREP NES          8          37          34          23          49         72        85         14
51   ORGANIC CHEMICALS                                       1,783       1,922       2,265       3,070         192        -87    -3,119     -3,033
52   INORGANIC CHEMICALS                                       958         602          49         -74        -205        291      -276       -567
53   DYEING, TANNING AND COLORING MATERIALS                    262         334         485         541         606        869     1,058        189
54   MEDICINAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS                   1,634       1,708       1,505       1,010         254       -507    -1,224       -718
55   ESSENTIAL OILS, ETC; TOILET, POLISHING ETC PREP           998       1,333       1,649       1,634       1,995      2,343     1,995       -349
56   FERTILIZERS (EXCEPT CRUDE OF GROUP 272)                 1,438         688       1,410       1,834       1,677      1,696     1,714         17
57   PLASTICS IN PRIMARY FORMS                               4,957       4,683       5,209       6,425       6,539      7,220     6,476       -744
58   PLASTICS IN NONPRIMARY FORMS                            1,079       1,296       1,442       1,517       1,699      2,114     1,834       -280
59   CHEMICAL MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS, N.E.S.                 3,937       4,137       4,525       5,367       5,305      6,559     6,192       -367
61   LEATHER, LEATHER MFR, NES, AND DRESSED FURSKINS            27         -33        -245        -375        -332       -233      -210         23
62   RUBBER MANUFACTURES, N.E.S.                            -1,183      -1,412      -1,687      -1,595      -1,327       -949    -1,560       -612
63   CORK AND WOOD MANUFACTURES OTHER THAN FURNITURE        -1,061      -1,428      -1,862      -2,080      -2,385     -2,760    -3,998     -1,239
64   PAPER, PAPERBOARD AND ARTICLES THEREOF                 -1,605      -2,112      -1,543      -2,797      -1,645     -1,264    -2,714     -1,451
65   TEXTILE YARN, FABRICS, MADE-UP ARTICLES, N.E.S.        -1,951      -2,413      -2,617      -2,613      -2,240     -2,762    -3,686       -924
66   NONMETALLIC MINERAL MANUFACTURES, N.E.S.               -5,306      -6,292      -7,338      -7,655      -8,432     -9,772   -11,551     -1,780
67   IRON AND STEEL                                         -5,460      -6,510     -10,314      -8,408     -10,012     -9,885   -13,164     -3,278
68   NONFERROUS METALS                                      -3,426      -4,123      -6,183      -7,009      -6,445     -7,433    -8,571     -1,137
69   MANUFACTURES OF METALS, N.E.S.                         -2,232      -2,684      -3,018      -3,446      -3,067     -3,640    -4,809     -1,168
71   POWER GENERATING MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT                2,544       2,513       1,309       1,944         670      3,631     1,831     -1,800
72   MACHINERY SPECIALIZED FOR PARTICULAR INDUSTRIES         5,420       4,792       3,914       5,296       8,119      9,182     5,718     -3,465
73   METALWORKING MACHINERY                                    -21        -269        -502      -1,060      -1,286     -1,268    -2,211       -943
74   GENERAL INDUSTRIAL MACHRY & EQUIPMT, N.E.S. & PTS       3,354       3,042       1,226         935       2,084      5,134     2,197     -2,936
75   OFFICE MACHS AND AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MACHS       -5,410     -11,834     -16,722     -20,877     -20,748    -23,360   -29,086     -5,727
76   TELECOMMUN & SOUND RECORD & REPRODUCE APP & EQUIP     -13,491     -13,066     -15,328     -14,053     -12,752    -10,629   -16,484     -5,855
77   ELECTRICAL MACHRY, APPARATUS & APPLIANCES, N.E.S.      -2,305      -3,574      -4,750      -9,531      -5,238     -2,015    -2,495       -480
78   ROAD VEHICLES (INC AIR-CUSHION VEHICLES)              -37,306     -42,154     -48,823     -51,032     -51,962    -55,338   -64,842     -9,504
79   TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT, N.E.S.                            30,258      25,454      23,776      19,384      24,511     31,355    39,606      8,251
81   PREFAB BUILDINGS; SANITARY, PLUMB ETC FIX NES            -524        -644        -743        -959      -1,177     -1,362    -1,929       -567
82   FURNITURE & PTS; BEDDING, MATTRESSES, ETC.             -2,909      -3,394      -4,292      -5,033      -5,902     -6,924    -8,664     -1,740
83   TRAVEL GOODS, HANDBAGS AND SIMILAR CONTAINERS          -2,296      -2,431      -2,817      -3,124      -3,242     -3,473    -3,600       -127
84   ARTICLES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES          -27,030     -28,835     -31,128     -32,875     -34,048    -39,735   -44,950     -5,214
85   FOOTWEAR                                               -9,473     -10,473     -10,958     -11,315     -11,870    -13,097   -13,029         69
87   PROFESSIONAL SCIENT & CONTROL INST & APPARATUS NES      7,340       7,392       7,243       7,799       9,056     11,095     9,881     -1,213
88   PHOTO APPT, EQUIP & OPTICAL GOODS NES; WATCH & CLK     -3,583      -4,221      -4,533      -4,964      -4,592     -4,672    -5,320       -648
89   MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES, NES               -5,258      -7,502      -7,063      -7,952      -8,150    -11,766   -15,672     -3,906
93   SPECIAL TRANSACTIONS & COMMOD NOT CLASSIF BY KIND      -8,987      -9,280     -11,337     -13,329     -15,400    -17,331   -21,132     -3,801
95   COIN INCLUDING GOLD; PROOF AND PRESENTATION SETS          -77        -138        -104         -57        -149       -213      -252        -39
96   COIN (OTHER THAN GOLD COIN) NOT BEING LEGAL TENDER          2          -1          -5           3           2         -0       -14        -13
97   GOLD, NONMONETARY (EXCLUDING ORES & CONCENTRATES)       2,193       7,049       3,744       2,946       3,934      2,666     1,836       -830
98   Estimate of low values import transactions             -3,947      -4,250      -4,568      -5,157      -5,453     -5,968    -8,526     -2,558
99   LOW VALUE SHIPMENTS; VARIOUS SHIPMENTS NIK             10,568      10,651      11,700      13,005      14,211     14,945    15,547        602

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Note:  Unrevised data.  Revised Total and Manufactures values are shown in Table 3.  Last updated 2/22/99. Next update Spring 2000.