
PART A:      SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 9.  EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF GOODS, PETROLEUM 
            AND NON-PETROLEUM END-USE CATEGORY TOTALS, 
            JANUARY 1998 TO JANUARY 1999

(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

1998                

Jan.- Dec.              -248,159      -17,059      -43,275     -187,825
Jan.-                    -17,187       -1,214       -4,112      -11,861

January(R)               -17,187       -1,214       -4,112      -11,861
February(R)              -18,231       -1,033       -3,842      -13,357
March(R)                 -20,615       -1,390       -3,576      -15,649
April(R)                 -21,446         -977       -4,017      -16,453
May(R)                   -22,690       -1,043       -3,967      -17,679
June(R)                  -20,642       -1,253       -3,474      -15,915

July(R)                  -21,141       -1,323       -3,512      -16,305
August(R)                -22,847       -2,009       -3,491      -17,346
September(R)             -20,913       -1,485       -3,425      -16,003
October(R)               -20,279       -1,758       -3,763      -14,758
November(R)              -21,669       -2,116       -3,410      -16,142
December(R)              -20,499       -1,458       -2,685      -16,356


1999                

Jan.-                    -23,420       -1,112       -2,734      -19,574

January                  -23,420       -1,112       -2,734      -19,574
February                                                    
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                       Exports

                                                            
       Period                         Net       Petroleum      Non-
                        Total     Adjustments      (1)       Petroleum
1998                

Jan.- Dec.               670,641      -11,856        7,841      674,656
Jan.-                     57,809         -636          815       57,631


January(R)                57,809         -636          815       57,631
February(R)               56,258         -807          682       56,383
March(R)                  57,125         -882          688       57,319
April(R)                  55,243         -655          699       55,199
May(R)                    54,626         -756          672       54,710
June(R)                   54,674         -898          643       54,930

July(R)                   53,733         -965          655       54,043
August(R)                 53,769       -1,314          628       54,455
September(R)              55,912         -940          579       56,273
October(R)                58,246       -1,202          603       58,846
November(R)               57,110       -1,602          556       58,157
December(R)               56,133       -1,199          621       56,711

1999                

Jan.-                     54,830         -952          596       55,186

January                   54,830         -952          596       55,186
February            
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                       Imports

                                                            
       Period                         Net       Petroleum      Non-
                        Total     Adjustments      (1)       Petroleum
1998                 

Jan.- Dec.               918,800        5,204       51,115      862,481
Jan.-                     74,997          578        4,926       69,492

January(R)                74,997          578        4,926       69,492
February(R)               74,489          226        4,524       69,739
March(R)                  77,740          508        4,264       72,968
April(R)                  76,689          322        4,716       71,651
May(R)                    77,316          288        4,639       72,390
June(R)                   75,316          355        4,117       70,844

July(R)                   74,874          358        4,168       70,349
August(R)                 76,616          695        4,119       71,802
September(R)              76,826          546        4,004       72,276
October(R)                78,526          556        4,366       73,604
November(R)               78,779          514        3,966       74,299
December(R)               76,632          259        3,306       73,067


1999                

Jan.-                     78,251          161        3,330       74,760

January                   78,251          161        3,330       74,760
February            
March                                                       
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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-99-55), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, January 1999.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.