
PART A:      SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 9.  EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF GOODS, PETROLEUM 
            AND NON-PETROLEUM END-USE CATEGORY TOTALS, 
            JANUARY 1994 TO DECEMBER 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
                                                         
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. - Dec.        -174,469       -14,904       -46,988      -112,577
                                                         
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               -16,335        -1,538        -3,797       -11,000
May                 -15,975        -1,917        -4,330        -9,728
June                -16,493        -1,763        -4,426       -10,304
                                                         
July                -16,227          -937        -4,090       -11,200
August              -13,504          -997        -3,928        -8,580
September           -13,746          -904        -4,197        -8,645
October             -13,742        -1,225        -3,538        -8,979
November (R)        -12,175        -1,120        -3,885        -7,170
December            -12,265        -1,034        -3,697        -7,534
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                                  Exports

                                 Net        Petroleum        Non-
    Period        Total      Adjustments       (1)        Petroleum

1994                                                     
                                                         
Jan. - Dec.         502,484       -10,143         6,968       505,659

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. - Dec.         574,878        -8,987         8,081       575,784

January              44,921          -655           611        44,965
February             45,638          -689           642        45,685
March                47,947          -779           699        48,027
April                47,159          -657           660        47,155
May                  48,308          -764           703        48,369
June                 47,381          -850           667        47,564

July                 46,372          -726           627        46,471
August               49,084          -764           625        49,223
September            49,779          -672           587        49,864
October              48,982          -804           727        49,058
November (R)         49,584          -811           684        49,712
December             50,461          -816           849        50,428
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                                  Imports

                                 Net        Petroleum        Non-
    Period        Total      Adjustments       (1)        Petroleum
               
1994
                                                         
Jan. - Dec.         668,585         5,329        51,283       611,973

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. - Dec.         749,347         5,917        55,070       688,361

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                 62,598           211         4,717        57,670
August               62,588           232         4,553        57,803
September            63,525           232         4,784        58,509
October              62,724           421         4,266        58,037
November (R)         61,760           309         4,569        56,882
December             62,725           218         4,546        57,961

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-96-27), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, DECEMBER 1995.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.