PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 9. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF GOODS, PETROLEUM AND NON-PETROLEUM END-USE CATEGORY TOTALS, JANUARY 1995 TO AUGUST 1996 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised. Balance Net Petroleum Non Period Total Adjustments (1) Petroleum 1995 Jan. - Dec. -173,424 -14,721 -46,982 -111,721 Jan. - Aug. -122,148 -10,492 -31,682 -79,973 January -16,014 -874 -3,514 -11,626 February -14,367 -906 -3,692 -9,769 March -14,541 -1,636 -3,923 -8,982 April -16,051 -1,523 -3,802 -10,726 May -16,010 -1,902 -4,373 -9,735 June -15,862 -1,749 -4,418 -9,695 July -15,887 -922 -4,037 -10,928 August -13,415 -980 -3,924 -8,511 September -13,243 -889 -4,185 -8,169 October -13,108 -1,218 -3,531 -8,359 November -12,324 -1,108 -3,859 -7,358 December -12,600 -1,014 -3,725 -7,862 1996 Jan. - Aug. -124,202 -14,894 -37,367 -71,941 January -15,497 -968 -4,230 -10,299 February -12,785 -1,175 -3,628 -7,982 March -14,448 -2,117 -3,728 -8,603 April -15,584 -2,490 -5,215 -7,879 May -16,791 -2,379 -5,343 -9,070 June -14,620 -1,760 -5,033 -7,826 July (R) -17,492 -1,873 -5,333 -10,287 August -16,985 -2,133 -4,857 -9,996 September October November December ___________________________________________________________ Exports Net Petroleum Non Period Total Adjustments (1) Petroleum 1995 Jan. - Dec. 575,939 -8,803 8,097 576,645 Jan. - Aug. 376,841 -5,755 5,239 377,358 January 44,939 -631 614 44,955 February 45,572 -675 642 45,604 March 48,033 -764 699 48,099 April 47,180 -642 660 47,162 May 48,050 -749 704 48,095 June 47,750 -835 667 47,918 July 46,581 -711 627 46,666 August 48,735 -748 626 48,858 September 49,672 -657 590 49,739 October 49,528 -797 729 49,596 November 49,777 -799 683 49,893 December 50,120 -795 856 50,059 1996 Jan. - Aug. 402,566 -8,070 5,730 404,905 January 48,653 -690 884 48,459 February 50,883 -784 770 50,897 March 50,492 -902 741 50,653 April 50,741 -876 632 50,985 May 51,384 -1,130 699 51,814 June 50,972 -885 593 51,264 July (R) 48,779 -1,443 690 49,533 August 50,662 -1,359 721 51,300 September October November December ___________________________________________________________ Imports Net Petroleum Non Period Total Adjustments (1) Petroleum 1995 Jan. - Dec. 749,363 5,918 55,079 688,366 Jan. - Aug. 498,989 4,737 36,921 457,331 January 60,953 244 4,128 56,581 February 59,939 231 4,334 55,374 March 62,574 872 4,622 57,081 April 63,232 881 4,462 57,889 May 64,060 1,153 5,076 57,831 June 63,612 913 5,086 57,613 July 62,468 211 4,663 57,594 August 62,150 232 4,549 57,369 September 62,915 232 4,775 57,908 October 62,637 421 4,260 57,955 November 62,101 309 4,542 57,250 December 62,721 219 4,581 57,921 1996 Jan. - Aug. 526,767 6,824 43,097 476,846 January 64,150 277 5,114 58,758 February 63,667 390 4,398 58,879 March 64,940 1,215 4,469 59,256 April 66,325 1,614 5,847 58,864 May 68,175 1,249 6,042 60,884 June 65,592 875 5,627 59,090 July (R) 66,271 430 6,022 59,819 August 67,647 774 5,578 61,296 September 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-96-177), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, AUGUST 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.