
PART A:      SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

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



                       Balance

                                      Net                       Non
       Period           Total     Adjustments Petroleum (1)  petroleum


2000                

Jan.- Dec.(R)           -449,853      -15,139     -108,077     -326,638
Jan.- (R)                -34,116       -1,702       -6,989      -25,425

January (R)              -34,116       -1,702       -6,989      -25,425
February (R)             -34,708       -1,968       -8,631      -24,109
March (R)                -37,215       -1,251       -8,715      -27,249
April (R)                -36,962         -794       -8,149      -28,019
May (R)                  -36,541         -962       -8,625      -26,954
June (R)                 -36,929       -1,293       -9,923      -25,714

July (R)                 -38,590         -714       -9,793      -28,084
August (R)               -36,751       -1,086       -9,279      -26,385
September (R)            -39,395       -1,200       -9,680      -28,515
October (R)              -39,954       -1,430       -9,602      -28,922
November (R)             -39,124       -1,459       -9,294      -28,371
December (R)             -39,569       -1,281       -9,397      -28,890


2001                

Jan.-                    -39,500       -1,299       -9,689      -28,513

January                  -39,500       -1,299       -9,689      -28,513
February                                                    
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                       Exports

                                      Net                       Non
       Period           Total     Adjustments Petroleum (1)  petroleum


2000                

Jan.- Dec.(R)            772,514       -9,136       12,004      769,646
Jan.-(R)                  60,300       -1,009          946       60,363

January (R)               60,300       -1,009          946       60,363
February (R)              60,873       -1,108          776       61,205
March (R)                 62,492         -576        1,009       62,059
April (R)                 62,544         -542          957       62,129
May (R)                   62,728         -697          869       62,557
June (R)                  66,446         -889          798       66,537

July (R)                  65,075         -541          875       64,741
August (R)                67,952         -761        1,043       67,669
September (R)             67,815         -582        1,143       67,254
October (R)               66,325         -823        1,418       65,730
November (R)              65,850         -836        1,082       65,603
December (R)              64,114         -772        1,087       63,799


2001                

Jan.-                     64,705         -793          943       64,555

January                   64,705         -793          943       64,555
February                                                    
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                       Imports

                                      Net                       Non
       Period           Total     Adjustments Petroleum (1)  petroleum

                     
2000                

Jan.- Dec.(R)          1,222,367        6,003      120,081    1,096,283
Jan.-(R)                  94,415          693        7,935       85,787

January (R)               94,415          693        7,935       85,787
February (R)              95,581          860        9,407       85,314
March (R)                 99,706          674        9,724       89,308
April (R)                 99,506          251        9,106       90,149
May (R)                   99,269          265        9,493       89,511
June (R)                 103,375          403       10,721       92,251

July (R)                 103,665          173       10,668       92,825
August (R)               104,702          325       10,323       94,054
September (R)            107,210          618       10,823       95,769
October (R)              106,279          607       11,020       94,651
November (R)             104,974          623       10,376       93,975
December (R)             103,683          510       10,484       92,689


2001                

Jan.-                    104,205          505       10,632       93,068

January                  104,205          505       10,632       93,068
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-01-48), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, January  2001.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         



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