
PART A:      SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 9.  EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF GOODS, PETROLEUM 
            AND NON-PETROLEUM END-USE CATEGORY TOTALS, 
            JANUARY 1997 TO JUNE 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-Jun                -98,820         -9,747        -32,048        -57,024

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-Jun               -120,530         -6,918        -23,178        -90,434

January                -17,076         -1,214         -4,117        -11,744
February               -18,120         -1,033         -3,848        -13,240
March                  -20,504         -1,390         -3,582        -15,532
April                  -21,335           -977         -4,022        -16,335
May (R)                -22,578         -1,043         -3,973        -17,562
June                   -20,918         -1,261         -3,636        -16,021

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October                                        
November                                       
December                                       
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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-Jun                332,739         -4,797          4,990        332,546

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-Jun                336,134         -4,643          4,179        336,598

January                 57,902           -636            814         57,724
February                56,350           -807            681         56,476
March                   57,217           -882            687         57,412
April                   55,335           -655            698         55,292
May (R)                 54,719           -756            671         54,804
June                    54,612           -907            629         54,890

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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-Jun                431,558          4,951         37,038        389,570

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-Jun                456,664          2,275         27,357        427,032

January                 74,977            578          4,931         69,468
February                74,470            226          4,529         69,715
March                   77,720            508          4,268         72,944
April                   76,670            322          4,720         71,627
May (R)                 77,297            288          4,643         72,366
June                    75,530            354          4,265         70,911

July                                           
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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-98-148), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, JUNE 1998.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.