ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1996 PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 8. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF GOODS, PETROLEUM AND NON-PETROLEUM END-USE CATEGORY TOTALS, JANUARY 1994 TO DECEMBER 1996 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.) Balance Net Petroleum Non- Period Total Adjustments (1) Petroleum 1994 Jan.- Dec. -166,192 -15,563 -44,315 -106,314 January -11,335 -1,151 -2,665 -7,519 February -13,612 -1,506 -3,073 -9,033 March -11,680 -1,899 -3,136 -6,645 April -13,019 -1,334 -3,358 -8,327 May -13,884 -1,434 -3,503 -8,948 June -13,924 -1,043 -4,388 -8,494 July -15,208 -1,067 -4,532 -9,609 August -14,389 -1,371 -4,569 -8,449 September -14,751 -1,113 -4,324 -9,315 October -15,024 -1,276 -3,442 -10,306 November -15,836 -1,099 -3,997 -10,739 December -13,531 -1,271 -3,329 -8,931 1995 Jan.- Dec. -173,560 -14,759 -48,059 -110,742 January -15,794 -877 -3,541 -11,376 February -14,133 -910 -3,738 -9,485 March -14,473 -1,641 -3,997 -8,835 April -15,661 -1,529 -3,810 -10,322 May -15,820 -1,907 -4,460 -9,452 June -16,078 -1,750 -4,595 -9,733 July -15,550 -928 -4,173 -10,449 August -13,675 -983 -4,042 -8,650 September -13,595 -893 -4,307 -8,394 October -13,363 -1,224 -3,604 -8,534 November -12,860 -1,112 -3,977 -7,770 December -12,559 -1,005 -3,813 -7,740 1996 Jan.- Dec. -191,170 -20,956 -63,119 -107,095 January -15,508 -970 -4,426 -10,113 February -13,080 -1,178 -3,854 -8,048 March -14,335 -2,117 -3,938 -8,280 April -15,897 -2,456 -5,526 -7,915 May -16,826 -2,377 -5,722 -8,727 June -14,839 -1,756 -5,329 -7,754 July -17,757 -1,865 -5,638 -10,254 August -16,759 -2,123 -5,171 -9,466 September -17,976 -1,616 -5,868 -10,493 October -15,320 -1,380 -5,870 -8,070 November -15,176 -1,567 -5,455 -8,153 December -17,695 -1,551 -6,321 -9,823 ______________________________________________________________ Exports Net Petroleum Non- Period Total Adjustments (1) Petroleum 1994 Jan.- Dec. 502,398 -10,229 6,968 505,659 January 39,097 -746 582 39,261 February 37,577 -716 483 37,810 March 41,708 -779 535 41,952 April 40,500 -751 534 40,717 May 40,507 -872 575 40,804 June 42,018 -832 515 42,334 July 41,142 -813 569 41,386 August 43,371 -1,006 599 43,778 September 43,116 -886 558 43,444 October 43,210 -992 670 43,533 November 44,214 -828 577 44,465 December 45,937 -1,008 769 46,175 1995 Jan.- Dec. 575,871 -8,871 8,097 576,645 January 45,060 -635 625 45,070 February 45,544 -680 640 45,584 March 47,785 -770 665 47,890 April 47,508 -649 691 47,465 May 47,953 -755 697 48,011 June 47,720 -843 640 47,922 July 47,062 -718 656 47,123 August 48,663 -751 608 48,807 September 49,635 -662 593 49,704 October 49,277 -804 742 49,340 November 49,408 -805 663 49,550 December 50,256 -801 876 50,180 1996 Jan.- Dec. 612,069 -13,006 9,631 615,444 January 48,899 -695 885 48,709 February 50,433 -791 758 50,466 March 50,716 -904 756 50,864 April 50,794 -843 637 51,000 May 51,282 -1,130 674 51,738 June 51,335 -882 626 51,591 July 49,087 -1,440 719 49,808 August 51,254 -1,352 794 51,813 September 50,423 -1,309 869 50,863 October 52,503 -1,065 1,094 52,474 November 53,209 -1,279 851 53,637 December 52,133 -1,316 968 52,481 ______________________________________________________________ Imports Net Petroleum Non- Period Total Adjustments (1) Petroleum 1994 Jan.- Dec. 668,590 5,334 51,283 611,973 January 50,432 405 3,248 46,780 February 51,189 790 3,556 46,843 March 53,388 1,120 3,671 48,597 April 53,519 583 3,893 49,044 May 54,391 561 4,078 49,752 June 55,942 211 4,903 50,828 July 56,350 254 5,101 50,995 August 57,760 364 5,169 52,227 September 57,867 227 4,882 52,759 October 58,234 284 4,112 53,838 November 60,050 272 4,574 55,204 December 59,468 264 4,098 55,106 1995 Jan.- Dec. 749,431 5,888 56,156 687,387 January 60,854 243 4,166 56,445 February 59,678 230 4,379 55,069 March 62,258 870 4,662 56,726 April 63,168 880 4,501 57,787 May 63,773 1,153 5,157 57,463 June 63,798 907 5,235 57,656 July 62,612 210 4,830 57,573 August 62,338 232 4,650 57,457 September 63,229 231 4,901 58,098 October 62,640 420 4,346 57,874 November 62,268 308 4,640 57,320 December 62,814 204 4,689 57,921 1996 Jan.- Dec. 803,239 7,950 72,750 722,539 January 64,407 275 5,311 58,821 February 63,514 388 4,613 58,513 March 65,052 1,213 4,695 59,144 April 66,691 1,613 6,163 58,916 May 68,108 1,247 6,395 60,466 June 66,174 874 5,955 59,345 July 66,844 425 6,357 60,062 August 68,013 770 5,965 61,279 September 68,400 307 6,737 61,356 October 67,823 315 6,964 60,544 November 68,385 289 6,307 61,790 December 69,828 235 7,289 62,304 (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 (96) (CB-97-99), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, FINAL 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.