
PART A:      SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 9.  EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF GOODS, PETROLEUM 
            AND NON-PETROLEUM END-USE CATEGORY TOTALS, 
            JANUARY 1999 TO SEPTEMBER 2000

(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustment and rounding.  (R) Revised.)



                       Balance                                                                                                              Imports

                                      Net                       Non
       Period           Total     Adjustments Petroleum (1)  petroleum                                                            Period     Total


1999                                                                                                                             1999                

Jan.- Dec.              -345,559      -16,738      -59,187     -269,634                                                          Jan.- Dec  1,029,917
Jan.- Sep.              -249,327      -12,545      -40,509     -196,274                                                          Jan.- Sep    753,600

January                  -22,897       -1,123       -2,854      -18,920                                                          January       77,863
February                 -25,104       -1,318       -2,825      -20,961                                                          February      79,400
March                    -25,023       -1,250       -3,234      -20,540                                                          March         79,710
April                    -25,851       -1,256       -4,118      -20,478                                                          April         81,255
May                      -27,753       -1,349       -4,911      -21,493                                                          May           83,096
June                     -30,381       -1,474       -4,861      -24,046                                                          June          86,077

July                     -31,227       -1,230       -5,445      -24,552                                                          July          87,612
August                   -30,518       -1,446       -5,977      -23,094                                                          August        88,920
September                -30,573       -2,100       -6,284      -22,190                                                          September     89,667
October                  -31,576       -1,365       -6,249      -23,962                                                          October       90,769
November                 -32,401       -1,185       -6,258      -24,958                                                          November      92,082
December                 -32,255       -1,644       -6,171      -24,440                                                          December      93,466


2000                                                                                                                             2000                

Jan.- Sep.              -331,484      -10,934      -79,546     -241,004                                                          Jan.- Sep    907,380

January                  -34,049       -1,702       -6,969      -25,378                                                          January       94,370
February                 -34,641       -1,968       -8,610      -24,063                                                          February      95,535
March                    -37,148       -1,251       -8,695      -27,203                                                          March         99,661
April                    -36,895         -794       -8,129      -27,973                                                          April         99,460
May                      -36,474         -962       -8,604      -26,908                                                          May           99,224
June                     -36,862       -1,293       -9,902      -25,667                                                          June         103,330

July                     -38,523         -714       -9,773      -28,037                                                          July         103,620
August (R)               -36,684       -1,086       -9,259      -26,339                                                          August (R    104,657
September                -40,208       -1,165       -9,606      -29,437                                                          September    107,524
October                                                                                                                          October  
November                                                                                                                         November 
December                                                                                                                         December 
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                       Exports

                                      Net                       Non
       Period           Total     Adjustments Petroleum (1)  petroleum


1999                

Jan.- Dec.               684,358      -11,439        8,620      687,177
Jan.- Sep.               504,273       -9,435        5,866      507,841

January                   54,966         -952          576       55,343
February                  54,296       -1,105          484       54,918
March                     54,687       -1,023          560       55,150
April                     55,403         -985          660       55,728
May                       55,343       -1,136          694       55,785
June                      55,696       -1,197          695       56,198

July                      56,385       -1,033          663       56,755
August                    58,402         -857          771       58,488
September                 59,094       -1,147          763       59,478
October                   59,193         -850          901       59,142
November                  59,682         -263          856       59,089
December                  61,211         -891          997       61,105


2000                

Jan.- Sep.               575,896       -6,696        8,417      574,175

January                   60,321       -1,009          948       60,382
February                  60,894       -1,108          778       61,225
March                     62,513         -576        1,011       62,078
April                     62,566         -542          959       62,149
May                       62,749         -697          870       62,576
June                      66,468         -889          800       66,557

July                      65,096         -541          877       64,760
August (R)                67,973         -761        1,045       67,689
September                 67,316         -572        1,129       66,759
October                                                     
November                                                    
December                                                    
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                       Imports

                                      Net                       Non
       Period           Total     Adjustments Petroleum (1)  petroleum

                     
1999                

Jan.- Dec.             1,029,917        5,299       67,807      956,811
Jan.- Sep.               753,600        3,110       46,375      704,115

January                   77,863          171        3,429       74,263
February                  79,400          213        3,309       75,878
March                     79,710          226        3,794       75,690
April                     81,255          271        4,778       76,205
May                       83,096          213        5,605       77,278
June                      86,077          277        5,556       80,244

July                      87,612          197        6,108       81,307
August                    88,920          589        6,748       81,583
September                 89,667          953        7,047       81,667
October                   90,769          514        7,150       83,105
November                  92,082          922        7,114       84,047
December                  93,466          753        7,168       85,545


2000                

Jan.- Sep.               907,380        4,238       87,963      815,179

January                   94,370          693        7,917       85,760
February                  95,535          860        9,388       85,287
March                     99,661          674        9,706       89,281
April                     99,460          251        9,088       90,122
May                       99,224          265        9,475       89,484
June                     103,330          403       10,702       92,224

July                     103,620          173       10,649       92,798
August (R)               104,657          325       10,304       94,027
September                107,524          593       10,735       96,196
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-00-196), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, September 2000.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         
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