PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 4. U.S. SERVICES BY MAJOR CATEGORY -- IMPORTS JANUARY 1996 TO MAY 1998 (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 1996 Jan. - Dec. 156,029 48,048 15,818 27,403 Jan. - May 63,869 19,849 6,471 11,252 January 12,516 3,840 1,251 2,237 February 12,810 4,111 1,343 2,101 March 12,699 3,991 1,268 2,189 April 12,820 3,908 1,278 2,354 May 13,024 3,999 1,331 2,371 June 12,730 3,861 1,284 2,265 July 13,405 4,018 1,321 2,376 August 13,209 4,113 1,348 2,326 September 13,030 4,008 1,326 2,290 October 13,299 4,054 1,357 2,388 November 13,238 4,095 1,364 2,226 December 13,252 4,050 1,347 2,283 1997 Jan. - Dec. 170,520 51,220 18,235 28,949 Jan. - May 69,057 21,198 7,402 11,939 January 13,610 4,230 1,443 2,337 February 13,710 4,242 1,440 2,327 March 13,772 4,264 1,428 2,371 April 13,885 4,193 1,540 2,433 May 14,080 4,269 1,551 2,471 June 14,229 4,302 1,572 2,414 July 14,379 4,271 1,561 2,368 August 14,392 4,287 1,556 2,354 September 14,669 4,339 1,587 2,480 October 14,502 4,173 1,482 2,499 November 14,601 4,337 1,541 2,369 December 14,691 4,313 1,534 2,530 1998 Jan. - May 73,737 22,108 7,691 12,097 January 14,529 4,399 1,522 2,352 February 14,934 4,449 1,536 2,345 March 14,636 4,331 1,505 2,492 April (R) 14,823 4,457 1,567 2,469 May 14,815 4,472 1,561 2,439 June July August September October November December ______________________________________________________________ IMPORT SERVICES CONTINUED Royalties U. S. and Other Direct Government License Private Defense Misc. Period Fees Services Expenditures Services 1996 Jan. - Dec. 7,854 43,138 11,081 2,687 Jan. - May 3,041 17,599 4,563 1,094 January 612 3,461 898 217 February 602 3,518 915 220 March 598 3,508 924 221 April 615 3,537 911 217 May 614 3,575 915 219 June 611 3,567 921 221 July 975 3,548 938 229 August 705 3,545 941 231 September 604 3,629 941 232 October 624 3,722 927 227 November 640 3,761 925 227 December 653 3,768 925 226 1997 Jan. - Dec. 9,411 48,421 11,488 2,796 Jan. - May 3,529 19,265 4,585 1,139 January 693 3,742 936 229 February 703 3,836 933 229 March 710 3,844 927 228 April 704 3,895 893 227 May 719 3,948 896 226 June 745 4,060 910 226 July 848 4,129 960 242 August 848 4,121 981 245 September 863 4,160 997 243 October 861 4,230 1,020 237 November 860 4,250 1,011 233 December 857 4,202 1,024 231 1998 Jan. - May 4,582 20,830 5,257 1,172 January 842 4,137 1,043 234 February 1,210 4,108 1,051 235 March 833 4,184 1,056 235 April (R) 842 4,199 1,056 233 May 855 4,202 1,051 235 June July August 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-98-120), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, MAY 1998. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.