                                        
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

2012                                                                       

Jan.- Dec.              -741,475        -11,864      -291,261      -438,350
Jan.- Aug.              -500,174         -7,893      -203,290      -288,992

January                  -67,134         -1,165       -29,894       -36,075
February                 -60,966           -831       -26,109       -34,026
March                    -65,504         -1,168       -27,662       -36,675
April                    -63,689           -776       -26,975       -35,938
May                      -63,386         -1,186       -24,785       -37,415
June                     -59,412         -1,058       -22,732       -35,622

July                     -59,464           -791       -21,613       -37,061
August                   -60,619           -918       -23,521       -36,180
September                -58,897           -954       -21,926       -36,017
October                  -60,360           -997       -24,221       -35,142
November                 -64,862         -1,028       -22,765       -41,069
December                 -57,182           -993       -19,059       -37,130

2013                                                                       

Jan.- Aug.              -471,430        -10,451      -161,582      -299,397

January                  -61,469           -965       -24,279       -36,225
February                 -62,383         -1,905       -21,614       -38,864
March                    -55,605         -1,436       -20,461       -33,707
April                    -58,528         -1,236       -19,729       -37,562
May                      -63,070         -1,039       -20,777       -41,253
June                     -54,055         -1,615       -17,468       -34,971

July (R)                 -58,101         -1,148       -18,653       -38,300
August                   -58,220         -1,106       -18,600       -38,514
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Exports
                                      Net                         Non-
Period                 Total          Adjustments   Petroleum (1) petroleum

2012                                                                       

Jan.- Dec.             1,561,239         15,530       123,518     1,422,190
Jan.- Aug.             1,038,148         10,611        79,574       947,964

January                  127,311          1,357         9,319       116,634
February                 128,383          1,448         9,783       117,153
March                    131,865          1,240        10,386       120,239
April                    130,246          1,483        10,430       118,332
May                      130,175          1,078        10,068       119,029
June                     131,446          1,228        10,389       119,829

July                     130,276          1,438         9,947       118,892
August                   128,446          1,339         9,252       117,855
September                132,752          1,336        11,091       120,325
October                  127,987          1,283        10,492       116,212
November                 129,667          1,137        10,790       117,740
December                 132,685          1,163        11,572       119,950

2013                                                                       

Jan.- Aug.             1,050,579          6,831        86,229       957,519

January                  130,610          1,168         9,724       119,718
February                 131,002            483        10,574       119,946
March                    129,093            775         9,633       118,685
April                    130,907            863         9,905       120,140
May                      130,029            975        10,143       118,911
June                     133,811            648        11,579       121,584

July (R)                 132,692            932        12,483       119,276
August                   132,435            987        12,188       119,260
September                                                                  
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Imports
                                      Net                         Non-
Period                 Total          Adjustments   Petroleum (1) petroleum

2012                                                                       

Jan.- Dec.             2,302,714         27,394       414,779     1,860,540
Jan.- Aug.             1,538,323         18,503       282,863     1,236,956

January                  194,445          2,522        39,213       152,710
February                 189,349          2,279        35,891       151,179
March                    197,369          2,407        38,048       156,914
April                    193,935          2,260        37,405       154,270
May                      193,562          2,264        34,853       156,445
June                     190,858          2,286        33,121       155,451

July                     189,741          2,229        31,559       155,953
August                   189,064          2,257        32,772       154,035
September                191,649          2,290        33,017       156,342
October                  188,346          2,280        34,713       151,354
November                 194,529          2,165        33,555       158,809
December                 189,866          2,156        30,631       157,079

2013                                                                       

Jan.- Aug.             1,522,009         17,282       247,810     1,256,916

January                  192,079          2,134        34,003       155,943
February                 193,385          2,388        32,187       158,810
March                    184,697          2,211        30,094       152,392
April                    189,435          2,098        29,634       157,702
May                      193,099          2,015        30,921       160,164
June                     187,865          2,263        29,047       156,555

July (R)                 190,793          2,081        31,137       157,576
August                   190,655          2,094        30,788       157,774
September                                                                  
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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 Standard International Trade Classification (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-13-174, BEA-13-49), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, August 2013.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
