                                        
Part A: Seasonally Adjusted
Exhibit 9. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF GOODS, PETROLEUM
AND NON-PETROLEUM END-USE CATEGORY TOTALS

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

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

2011                                                                       

Jan.- Dec. (R)          -738,292        -11,580      -326,804      -399,908
Jan.- (R)                -61,290           -681       -26,890       -33,719

January (R)              -61,290           -681       -26,890       -33,719
February (R)             -59,363           -537       -25,332       -33,494
March (R)                -60,715           -539       -30,356       -29,820
April (R)                -57,805           -817       -26,253       -30,735
May (R)                  -65,104         -1,096       -30,701       -33,308
June (R)                 -66,801         -1,108       -29,515       -36,178

July (R)                 -60,941           -946       -25,855       -34,140
August (R)               -60,667         -1,099       -26,070       -33,499
September (R)            -59,260         -1,086       -26,726       -31,447
October (R)              -58,471         -1,371       -24,282       -32,818
November (R)             -62,836         -1,130       -27,621       -34,084
December (R)             -65,039         -1,170       -27,204       -36,666

2012                                                                       

Jan.-                    -67,484           -987       -29,708       -36,789

January                  -67,484           -987       -29,708       -36,789
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Exports
                                      Net                         Non-
Period                 Total          Adjustments   Petroleum (1) petroleum

2011                                                                       

Jan.- Dec. (R)         1,497,389         16,743       112,752     1,367,894
Jan.- (R)                119,498          1,422         8,169       109,907

January (R)              119,498          1,422         8,169       109,907
February (R)             117,409          1,714         7,682       108,013
March (R)                124,517          1,670         7,799       115,049
April (R)                126,543          1,475         9,865       115,202
May (R)                  125,239          1,484         9,304       114,451
June (R)                 121,144          1,446         8,521       111,176

July (R)                 126,794          1,458         9,848       115,488
August (R)               126,656          1,312        10,271       115,074
September (R)            129,211          1,516        10,017       117,678
October (R)              127,818          1,163        10,458       116,196
November (R)             125,837          1,079        10,187       114,572
December (R)             126,722          1,004        10,631       115,087

2012                                                                       

Jan.-                    128,578          1,474         9,383       117,721

January                  128,578          1,474         9,383       117,721
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Imports
                                      Net                         Non-
Period                 Total          Adjustments   Petroleum (1) petroleum

2011                                                                       

Jan.- Dec. (R)         2,235,681         28,323       439,556     1,767,801
Jan.- (R)                180,788          2,103        35,059       143,626

January (R)              180,788          2,103        35,059       143,626
February (R)             176,773          2,251        33,014       141,507
March (R)                185,232          2,209        38,154       144,869
April (R)                184,348          2,292        36,118       145,937
May (R)                  190,344          2,580        40,005       147,759
June (R)                 187,945          2,554        38,037       147,354

July (R)                 187,735          2,404        35,703       149,628
August (R)               187,323          2,410        36,341       148,572
September (R)            188,471          2,602        36,743       149,126
October (R)              186,288          2,534        34,741       149,014
November (R)             188,673          2,209        37,808       148,656
December (R)             191,761          2,174        37,835       151,753

2012                                                                       

Jan.-                    196,061          2,461        39,090       154,510

January                  196,061          2,461        39,090       154,510
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(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" in the SITC.

NOTE:  For information on data sources, nonsampling errors, definitions and
details concerning what is included in the Net Adjustments, see the information
section on page A-1 of this release, or at www.census.gov/ft900 or
www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/tradnewsrelease.htm.
                                                
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-12-41, BEA-12-07), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, January 2012.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
