
ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1997

PART A:      SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 8.  EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF GOODS, PETROLEUM 
            AND NON-PETROLEUM END-USE CATEGORY TOTALS, 
            JANUARY 1995 TO DECEMBER 1997

(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.)

                                  Balance

                                    Net         Petroleum        Non-
    Period          Total       Adjustments        (1)         Petroleum

1995                
                    
Jan.- Dec.           -173,729        -14,928        -48,059       -110,742
January               -15,126           -890         -3,518        -10,718
February              -14,162           -923         -3,726         -9,513
March                 -14,789         -1,658         -3,907         -9,223
April                 -16,416         -1,542         -4,053        -10,821
May                   -15,828         -1,922         -4,314         -9,592
June                  -16,192         -1,764         -4,449         -9,979

July                  -15,322           -941         -4,207        -10,175
August                -13,734         -1,001         -4,107         -8,625
September             -13,112           -907         -4,262         -7,943
October               -13,130         -1,235         -3,581         -8,314
November              -13,005         -1,126         -4,008         -7,871
December              -12,914         -1,019         -3,927         -7,968

1996                

Jan.- Dec.           -191,337        -21,122        -63,119       -107,095
January               -14,802           -981         -4,305         -9,515
February              -12,817         -1,190         -3,874         -7,753
March                 -14,995         -2,134         -4,081         -8,779
April                 -15,955         -2,473         -5,328         -8,154
May                   -17,217         -2,392         -5,634         -9,191
June                  -15,662         -1,771         -5,682         -8,210

July                  -17,248         -1,879         -5,492         -9,877
August                -16,873         -2,140         -5,152         -9,580
September             -17,433         -1,628         -5,816         -9,989
October               -15,091         -1,392         -6,003         -7,696
November              -15,459         -1,579         -5,431         -8,449
December              -17,785         -1,563         -6,320         -9,902

1997                

Jan.- Dec.           -197,955        -16,467        -61,352       -120,136
January               -17,495           -818         -5,756        -10,921
February              -16,469         -1,116         -5,662         -9,692
March                 -15,759         -2,457         -5,426         -7,877
April                 -16,505         -1,725         -5,025         -9,755
May                   -16,982         -1,900         -5,374         -9,708
June                  -15,610         -1,734         -4,805         -9,071

July                  -15,864         -1,269         -4,713         -9,881
August                -16,909         -1,292         -5,138        -10,479
September             -16,524         -1,005         -5,009        -10,510
October               -16,270         -1,305         -5,191         -9,774
November              -16,605           -911         -5,161        -10,533
December              -16,962           -936         -4,092        -11,934
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                                  Exports

                                    Net         Petroleum        Non-
    Period          Total       Adjustments        (1)         Petroleum

1995                
                    
Jan.- Dec.            575,845         -8,897          8,097        576,645
January                45,619           -637            625         45,631
February               45,914           -683            641         45,957
March                  47,483           -776            667         47,593
April                  47,032           -652            687         46,996
May                    47,646           -759            699         47,706
June                   47,425           -846            642         47,628

July                   47,377           -720            655         47,442
August                 48,555           -754            607         48,702
September              49,976           -664            595         50,045
October                49,332           -801            742         49,391
November               49,455           -805            662         49,597
December               50,030           -802            875         49,956

1996                

Jan.- Dec.            611,983        -13,092          9,631        615,444
January                49,473           -701            887         49,287
February               50,979           -796            757         51,017
March                  50,403           -913            755         50,560
April                  50,492           -853            638         50,707
May                    50,753         -1,137            675         51,215
June                   50,885           -889            623         51,152

July                   49,377         -1,445            720         50,102
August                 51,102         -1,360            794         51,668
September              50,773         -1,317            868         51,222
October                52,715         -1,072          1,093         52,694
November               53,223         -1,286            852         53,657
December               51,807         -1,323            967         52,163

1997                

Jan.- Dec.            679,325         -9,858         10,419        678,763
January                52,655           -566            886         52,335
February               54,337           -685            800         54,222
March                  56,507           -999            827         56,678
April                  56,326           -703            851         56,178
May                    56,103         -1,003            778         56,327
June                   56,811           -842            847         56,805

July                   57,455         -1,041            921         57,574
August                 57,100         -1,047            933         57,214
September              57,747           -739            861         57,625
October                58,467         -1,050            908         58,609
November               57,482           -670            830         57,321
December               58,336           -513            975         57,874
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                                  Imports

                                    Net         Petroleum        Non-
    Period          Total       Adjustments        (1)         Petroleum

1995                
                    
Jan.- Dec.            749,574          6,031         56,156        687,387
January                60,745            253          4,144         56,348
February               60,076            240          4,367         55,470
March                  62,272            882          4,574         56,816
April                  63,448            890          4,740         57,817
May                    63,474          1,163          5,013         57,298
June                   63,617            919          5,091         57,607

July                   62,700            221          4,861         57,618
August                 62,289            247          4,715         57,327
September              63,088            243          4,857         57,988
October                62,462            434          4,323         57,705
November               62,459            322          4,670         57,468
December               62,944            218          4,802         57,924

1996                

Jan.- Dec.            803,320          8,031         72,750        722,539
January                64,274            281          5,192         58,802
February               63,796            395          4,631         58,770
March                  65,397          1,221          4,836         59,340
April                  66,447          1,620          5,967         58,861
May                    67,970          1,255          6,309         60,406
June                   66,548            882          6,304         59,362

July                   66,625            434          6,212         59,979
August                 67,975            780          5,946         61,249
September              68,206            311          6,685         61,210
October                67,806            320          7,096         60,390
November               68,682            293          6,283         62,106
December               69,593            240          7,288         62,066

1997                

Jan.- Dec.            877,279          6,609         71,771        798,900
January                70,150            252          6,641         63,257
February               70,807            430          6,463         63,914
March                  72,266          1,458          6,253         64,555
April                  72,831          1,021          5,877         65,933
May                    73,085            897          6,153         66,035
June                   72,420            892          5,652         65,876

July                   73,318            228          5,634         67,455
August                 74,009            245          6,072         67,692
September              74,271            266          5,870         68,135
October                74,738            255          6,099         68,384
November               74,087            242          5,991         67,855
December               75,298            423          5,067         69,809

(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 (97) (CB-98-104), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, FINAL 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.
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