                                        
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.              -738,413        -11,021      -326,100      -401,292
Jan.- Aug.              -489,636         -6,443      -219,765      -263,428

January                  -61,946           -705       -27,634       -33,606
February                 -59,361           -503       -25,094       -33,764
March                    -60,051           -498       -29,393       -30,161
April                    -58,557           -819       -26,753       -30,985
May                      -63,038           -990       -29,878       -32,170
June                     -65,588         -1,049       -29,131       -35,408

July                     -60,889           -881       -26,273       -33,735
August                   -60,205           -999       -25,610       -33,597
September                -59,522           -986       -26,255       -32,281
October                  -60,526         -1,337       -25,451       -33,738
November                 -63,293         -1,114       -27,135       -35,045
December                 -65,436         -1,141       -27,494       -36,801

2012                                                                       

Jan.- Aug.              -497,255         -5,302      -204,580      -287,373

January                  -66,824           -871       -29,998       -35,955
February                 -60,012           -532       -26,048       -33,432
March                    -67,462           -798       -28,623       -38,041
April                    -65,237           -434       -28,083       -36,720
May                      -63,126           -823       -24,802       -37,501
June                     -57,427           -758       -22,499       -34,170

July (R)                 -57,837           -535       -21,035       -36,267
August                   -59,331           -551       -23,493       -35,288
September                                                                  
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Exports
                                      Net                         Non-
Period                 Total          Adjustments   Petroleum (1) petroleum

2011                                                                       

Jan.- Dec.             1,497,406         16,974       113,241     1,367,190
Jan.- Aug.               986,186         11,972        71,827       902,387

January                  119,050          1,437         8,277       109,335
February                 117,651          1,714         7,752       108,185
March                    124,217          1,669         7,969       114,579
April                    125,586          1,438         9,701       114,446
May                      124,910          1,452         9,274       114,185
June                     121,664          1,431         8,701       111,532

July                     126,585          1,491         9,886       115,207
August                   126,523          1,340        10,265       114,918
September                129,053          1,547         9,974       117,532
October                  127,920          1,224        10,266       116,431
November                 126,385          1,149        10,349       114,887
December                 127,862          1,083        10,826       115,953

2012                                                                       

Jan.- Aug.             1,041,812         11,069        79,593       951,150

January                  127,952          1,425         9,348       117,179
February                 128,412          1,531         9,779       117,102
March                    132,159          1,371        10,345       120,443
April                    130,575          1,564        10,482       118,529
May                      130,773          1,132        10,380       119,261
June                     132,761          1,241        10,374       121,146

July (R)                 130,664          1,392         9,862       119,410
August                   128,515          1,414         9,022       118,079
September                                                                  
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December                                                                   
                                        

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

2011                                                                       

Jan.- Dec.             2,235,819         27,995       439,342     1,768,482
Jan.- Aug.             1,475,822         18,415       291,592     1,165,815

January                  180,995          2,142        35,912       142,941
February                 177,012          2,216        32,846       141,950
March                    184,268          2,166        37,362       144,740
April                    184,143          2,257        36,454       145,431
May                      187,948          2,442        39,151       146,355
June                     187,253          2,480        37,833       146,940

July                     187,474          2,372        36,159       148,943
August                   186,728          2,339        35,875       148,515
September                188,575          2,533        36,229       149,813
October                  188,446          2,561        35,717       150,168
November                 189,678          2,262        37,484       149,932
December                 193,297          2,224        38,320       152,753

2012                                                                       

Jan.- Aug.             1,539,068         16,371       284,173     1,238,524

January                  194,776          2,295        39,346       153,134
February                 188,424          2,063        35,827       150,534
March                    199,621          2,168        38,969       158,484
April                    195,812          1,998        38,565       155,249
May                      193,899          1,955        35,181       156,763
June                     190,189          2,000        32,873       155,316

July (R)                 188,500          1,927        30,897       155,677
August                   187,847          1,964        32,515       153,367
September                                                                  
October                                                                    
November                                                                   
December                                                                   
                                                

(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-12-193, BEA-12-46), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, August 2012.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
