
PART A:      SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 9.  EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF GOODS, PETROLEUM 
            AND NON-PETROLEUM END-USE CATEGORY TOTALS, 
            JANUARY 1994 TO AUGUST 1995

(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustment and rounding.  (R) Revised.


                             Balance

                               Net       Petroleum      Non-
   Period        Total     Adjustments      (1)       Petroleum

1994
                                                     
Jan. - Dec.      -166,101      -15,472      -44,315     -106,314
Jan. - Aug.      -108,044      -10,734      -29,235      -68,076
                                                     
January           -11,331       -1,146       -2,691       -7,493
February          -13,634       -1,500       -3,072       -9,062
March             -11,524       -1,894       -3,120       -6,511
April             -13,405       -1,323       -3,361       -8,721
May               -14,079       -1,423       -3,512       -9,143
June              -14,009       -1,032       -4,372       -8,605
                                                     
July              -15,831       -1,055       -4,544      -10,232
August            -14,232       -1,360       -4,563       -8,308
September         -14,566       -1,102       -4,300       -9,165
October           -14,926       -1,285       -3,472      -10,170
November          -15,292       -1,090       -3,990      -10,212
December          -13,272       -1,262       -3,320       -8,690

1995
                                                     
Jan. - Aug.      -123,470      -10,638      -31,719      -81,113
                                                     
January           -15,797         -899       -3,512      -11,385
February          -14,271         -920       -3,695       -9,656
March             -14,537       -1,651       -3,923       -8,964
April             -16,337       -1,540       -3,797      -11,000
May               -15,977       -1,919       -4,330       -9,728
June              -16,493       -1,763       -4,426      -10,304
                                                     
July (R)          -16,230         -940       -4,090      -11,200
August            -13,829       -1,007       -3,946       -8,876
September 
October 
November 
December
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                             Exports

                               Net       Petroleum      Non-
   Period        Total     Adjustments      (1)       Petroleum

1994                                                 
                                                     
Jan. - Dec.       502,484      -10,143        6,968      505,659
Jan. - Aug.       325,284       -6,449        4,383      327,350

January            38,931         -742          556       39,117
February           37,442         -711          484       37,669
March              42,070         -774          551       42,292
April              40,354         -741          532       40,563
May                40,441         -863          566       40,738
June               41,933         -822          531       42,224
                                                     
July               40,428         -801          557       40,673
August             43,683         -996          605       44,074
September          43,272         -876          582       43,566
October            43,315       -1,001          640       43,675
November           44,441         -819          584       44,675
December           46,172         -998          778       46,392
              
1995          
                                                     
Jan. - Aug.       376,437       -5,897        5,233      377,102

January            44,921         -655          611       44,965
February           45,638         -689          642       45,685
March              47,947         -779          699       48,027
April              47,157         -659          660       47,155
May                48,307         -765          703       48,369
June               47,381         -850          667       47,564

July (R)           46,368         -729          627       46,471
August             48,718         -771          624       48,865
September 
October 
November 
December
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                             Imports

                               Net       Petroleum      Non-
   Period        Total     Adjustments      (1)       Petroleum
              
1994
                                                     
Jan. - Dec.       668,585        5,329       51,283      611,973
Jan. - Aug.       433,328        4,284       33,618      395,426

January            50,262          404        3,248       46,610
February           51,076          790        3,556       46,731
March              53,594        1,120        3,671       48,803
April              53,759          583        3,893       49,284
May                54,520          560        4,078       49,881
June               55,942          210        4,903       50,829
                                                     
July               56,260          254        5,101       50,905
August             57,915          364        5,169       52,383
September          57,838          226        4,882       52,731
October            58,241          284        4,112       53,846
November           59,733          272        4,574       54,888
December           59,444          264        4,098       55,083
              
1995                                                 
                                                     
Jan. - Aug.       499,907        4,741       36,951      458,215

January            60,718          244        4,123       56,351
February           59,909          231        4,337       55,341
March              62,484          872        4,622       56,991
April              63,493          881        4,457       58,155
May                64,283        1,153        5,033       58,097
June               63,874          913        5,093       57,868

July (R)           62,598          211        4,717       57,670
August             62,548          236        4,570       57,742
September 
October 
November 
December

NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what 
      is included in the Net Adjustments.

(1) The petroleum products aggregated in the end-use commodity 
   classification system include virtually the same energy related 
   petroleum products as those aggregated in the SITC. The end-use 
   petroleum products, however, include some products such as ethane, 
   butane, benzene and toluene, which are included in "Manufactured Goods".


SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-95-191), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, AUGUST 1995.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.
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