
PART A:      SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 9.  EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF GOODS, PETROLEUM 
            AND NON-PETROLEUM END-USE CATEGORY TOTALS, 
            JANUARY 1997 TO DECEMBER 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
                         -17,495         -818       -5,756      -10,921

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.- Dec.              -247,985      -17,133      -43,348     -187,504

January                  -17,187       -1,214       -4,112      -11,861
February                 -18,231       -1,033       -3,842      -13,357
March                    -20,615       -1,390       -3,576      -15,649
April                    -21,446         -977       -4,017      -16,452
May                      -22,690       -1,043       -3,967      -17,679
June                     -20,642       -1,253       -3,474      -15,914

July                     -21,141       -1,323       -3,512      -16,305
August                   -22,846       -2,009       -3,491      -17,346
September                -20,913       -1,485       -3,425      -16,002
October                  -20,279       -1,758       -3,763      -14,758
November (R)             -21,668       -2,116       -3,410      -16,142
December                 -20,328       -1,532       -2,758      -16,039
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Exports

                                      Net       Petroleum      Non-
       Period           Total     Adjustments      (1)       Petroleum

1997                

Jan.- Dec.               679,325       -9,858       10,419      678,763
                          52,655         -566          886       52,335

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.- Dec.               671,055      -11,921        7,826      675,151

January                   57,809         -636          815       57,631
February                  56,257         -807          682       56,382
March                     57,124         -882          688       57,319
April                     55,243         -655          699       55,198
May                       54,626         -756          672       54,710
June                      54,674         -898          643       54,929

July                      53,733         -965          655       54,043
August                    53,769       -1,314          628       54,455
September                 55,912         -940          579       56,273
October                   58,246       -1,202          603       58,845
November (R)              57,110       -1,602          556       58,157
December                  56,552       -1,264          607       57,209
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Imports

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

Jan.- Dec.               877,279        6,609       71,771      798,900
                          70,150          252        6,641       63,257

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.- Dec.               919,040        5,212       51,174      862,654

January                   74,996          578        4,926       69,492
February                  74,488          226        4,524       69,739
March                     77,739          508        4,264       72,968
April                     76,689          322        4,716       71,651
May                       77,316          288        4,639       72,389
June                      75,316          355        4,117       70,843

July                      74,873          358        4,168       70,348
August                    76,615          695        4,119       71,801
September                 76,825          546        4,004       72,275
October                   78,525          556        4,366       73,603
November (R)              78,778          514        3,966       74,298
December                  76,880          268        3,364       73,248

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-99-31), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, December 1998.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.