
ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1998

PART A:      SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 8.  EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF GOODS, PETROLEUM 
            AND NON-PETROLEUM END-USE CATEGORY TOTALS, 
            JANUARY 1996 TO DECEMBER 1998

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

                              Balance                                                                                                          Imports


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



1996                                                                                                                                1996                
                                                                                                                                                        
Jan.- Dec.           -191,270        -21,056        -63,119       -107,095                                                          Jan.- Dec    803,327
January               -14,523           -973         -4,326         -9,224                                                          January       64,102
February              -13,077         -1,183         -3,777         -8,117                                                          February      63,911
March                 -15,002         -2,097         -4,146         -8,759                                                          March         65,025
April                 -15,574         -2,467         -5,346         -7,762                                                          April         66,076
May                   -16,833         -2,381         -5,612         -8,840                                                          May           67,718
June                  -15,742         -1,769         -5,656         -8,317                                                          June          66,969
July                  -16,803         -1,879         -5,515         -9,408                                                          July          66,687
August                -16,952         -2,144         -5,125         -9,683                                                          August        68,111
September             -17,450         -1,634         -5,864         -9,952                                                          September     68,399
October               -15,340         -1,391         -5,890         -8,058                                                          October       67,747
November              -15,819         -1,578         -5,477         -8,764                                                          November      68,660
December              -18,155         -1,561         -6,383        -10,211                                                          December      69,923

1997                                                                                                                                1997                

Jan.- Dec.           -196,652        -16,130        -61,352       -119,170                                                          Jan.- Dec    876,366
January               -17,275           -814         -5,740        -10,720                                                          January       70,071
February              -16,320         -1,119         -5,622         -9,579                                                          February      70,729
March                 -15,613         -2,460         -5,467         -7,686                                                          March         71,387
April                 -15,816         -1,723         -5,004         -9,089                                                          April         72,391
May                   -16,698         -1,902         -5,349         -9,447                                                          May           72,726
June                  -15,364         -1,739         -4,846         -8,779                                                          June          72,656
July                  -15,256           -920         -4,632         -9,704                                                          July          73,635
August                -16,812         -1,304         -5,227        -10,281                                                          August        74,308
September             -16,847         -1,011         -5,029        -10,807                                                          September     74,419
October               -16,488         -1,301         -5,176        -10,011                                                          October       74,532
November              -16,795           -909         -5,142        -10,744                                                          November      74,114
December              -17,367           -928         -4,117        -12,323                                                          December      75,398

1998                                                                                                                                1998                

Jan.- Dec.           -246,932        -17,173        -42,828       -186,931                                                          Jan.- Dec    917,178
January               -17,141         -1,218         -4,051        -11,873                                                          January       74,889
February              -17,506         -1,036         -3,736        -12,734                                                          February      74,018
March                 -20,229         -1,398         -3,488        -15,343                                                          March         76,634
April                 -20,860           -985         -3,834        -16,041                                                          April         76,190
May                   -22,236         -1,045         -3,985        -17,206                                                          May           77,089
June                  -20,404         -1,263         -3,483        -15,659                                                          June          75,419
July                  -21,066         -1,334         -3,534        -16,198                                                          July          75,230
August                -22,291         -2,019         -3,596        -16,676                                                          August        76,914
September             -21,611         -1,495         -3,404        -16,712                                                          September     77,084
October               -20,990         -1,799         -3,621        -15,570                                                          October       78,183
November              -21,539         -2,129         -3,442        -15,967                                                          November      78,464
December              -21,059         -1,453         -2,653        -16,953                                                          December      77,064
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                   Exports


                                    Net         Petroluem          Non-
    Period          Total       Adjustments         (1)        Petroleum



1996                
                    
Jan.- Dec.            612,057        -13,018          9,631        615,444
January                49,579           -696            885         49,390
February               50,835           -790            791         50,833
March                  50,023           -878            733         50,168
April                  50,502           -849            650         50,701
May                    50,884         -1,128            676         51,336
June                   51,226           -888            617         51,498
July                   49,883         -1,446            719         50,610
August                 51,159         -1,361            784         51,736
September              50,949         -1,315            875         51,389
October                52,407         -1,067          1,093         52,381
November               52,841         -1,282            854         53,269
December               51,768         -1,318            954         52,132

1997                

Jan.- Dec.            679,715         -9,468         10,419        678,763
January                52,796           -558            885         52,468
February               54,409           -685            842         54,252
March                  55,774           -999            811         55,961
April                  56,575           -697            859         56,413
May                    56,028         -1,001            768         56,260
June                   57,292           -840            855         57,276
July                   58,379           -686            917         58,148
August                 57,496         -1,051            907         57,640
September              57,572           -745            874         57,443
October                58,044         -1,043            906         58,180
November               57,319           -664            821         57,162
December               58,031           -501            972         57,560

1998                

Jan.- Dec.            670,246        -11,892          8,076        674,062
January                57,748           -637            860         57,525
February               56,512           -808            753         56,567
March                  56,406           -887            712         56,580
April                  55,330           -660            738         55,252
May                    54,853           -754            695         54,913
June                   55,015           -905            657         55,263
July                   54,164           -973            635         54,502
August                 54,624         -1,320            659         55,284
September              55,472           -946            630         55,789
October                57,193         -1,208            585         57,816
November               56,926         -1,608            542         57,992
December               56,005         -1,186            611         56,580
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                   Imports


                                    Net         Petroluem          Non-
    Period          Total       Adjustments         (1)        Petroleum

                

1996                
                    
Jan.- Dec.            803,327          8,037         72,750        722,539
January                64,102            277          5,211         58,614
February               63,911            393          4,568         58,951
March                  65,025          1,219          4,879         58,927
April                  66,076          1,617          5,996         58,463
May                    67,718          1,254          6,288         60,176
June                   66,969            881          6,273         59,815
July                   66,687            433          6,235         60,019
August                 68,111            782          5,909         61,419
September              68,399            319          6,739         61,341
October                67,747            324          6,984         60,439
November               68,660            297          6,330         62,033
December               69,923            242          7,337         62,343

1997                

Jan.- Dec.            876,366          6,662         71,771        797,933
January                70,071            257          6,626         63,188
February               70,729            434          6,465         63,830
March                  71,387          1,461          6,279         63,647
April                  72,391          1,026          5,863         65,502
May                    72,726            902          6,117         65,707
June                   72,656            899          5,702         66,055
July                   73,635            234          5,548         67,853
August                 74,308            252          6,134         67,921
September              74,419            266          5,903         68,250
October                74,532            258          6,083         68,191
November               74,114            245          5,963         67,906
December               75,398            427          5,089         69,883

1998                

Jan.- Dec.            917,178          5,282         50,903        860,993
January                74,889            580          4,911         69,398
February               74,018            228          4,489         69,301
March                  76,634            511          4,201         71,923
April                  76,190            325          4,573         71,292
May                    77,089            291          4,680         72,119
June                   75,419            358          4,139         70,922
July                   75,230            361          4,168         70,700
August                 76,914            699          4,255         71,960
September              77,084            549          4,034         72,501
October                78,183            592          4,205         73,386
November               78,464            522          3,984         73,959
December               77,064            267          3,264         73,533

(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 (98) (CB-99-109), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, FINAL 1998. For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246), Foreign Trade Division.