
PART A:      SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 9.  EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF GOODS, PETROLEUM 
            AND NON-PETROLEUM END-USE CATEGORY TOTALS, 
            JANUARY 1997 TO APRIL 1998

(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

1997                

Jan.- Dec.       -197,955     -16,467     -61,352    -120,136
Jan.- Apr.        -66,228      -6,114     -21,869     -38,245

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


1998                

Jan.- Apr.        -77,176      -4,611     -15,669     -56,896

January           -17,076      -1,214      -4,117     -11,744
February          -18,120      -1,033      -3,848     -13,240
March (R)         -20,504      -1,390      -3,582     -15,532
April             -21,477        -974      -4,123     -16,381
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                                 Exports

                              Net       Petroleum     Non-
    Period       Total     Adjustments     (1)      Petroleum

1997                

Jan.- Dec.        679,325      -9,858      10,419     678,763
Jan.- Apr.        219,825      -2,953       3,364     219,414

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


1998                

Jan.- Apr.        226,748      -2,981       2,873     226,856

January            57,902        -636         814      57,724
February           56,350        -807         681      56,476
March (R)          57,217        -882         687      57,412
April              55,280        -656         692      55,244
May                 
June                

July                
August              
September           
October             
November            
December            
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                                    Imports

                              Net       Petroleum     Non-
    Period       Total     Adjustments     (1)      Petroleum
               
1997                

Jan.- Dec.        877,279       6,609      71,771     798,900
Jan.- Apr.        286,053       3,161      25,233     257,658

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


1998                

Jan.- Apr.        303,924       1,629      18,542     283,752

January            74,977         578       4,931      69,468
February           74,470         226       4,529      69,715
March (R)          77,720         508       4,268      72,944
April              76,757         318       4,814      71,625
May                                                
June                

July                
August              
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-98-101), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, APRIL 1998.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.