PART A:      SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 9.  EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF GOODS, PETROLEUM 
            AND NON-PETROLEUM END-USE CATEGORY TOTALS, 
            JANUARY 1995 TO JANUARY 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. (R)  -174,555      -14,904      -47,024     -112,627
Jan. - (R)        -15,746         -899       -3,510      -11,338

January (R)       -15,746         -899       -3,510      -11,338
February (R)      -14,221         -920       -3,692       -9,608
March (R)         -14,487       -1,651       -3,920       -8,916
April (R)         -16,284       -1,538       -3,794      -10,952
May (R)           -15,925       -1,917       -4,328       -9,680
June (R)          -16,443       -1,763       -4,423      -10,256
                                                     
July (R)          -16,177         -937       -4,088      -11,152
August (R)        -13,453         -996       -3,925       -8,532
September (R)     -13,696         -904       -4,195       -8,598
October (R)       -13,692       -1,225       -3,536       -8,931
November (R)      -12,125       -1,120       -3,883       -7,122
December  (R)     -12,306       -1,035       -3,730       -7,541
              
              
1996          
              
Jan. -            -15,421         -972       -4,268      -10,181
                                                     
January           -15,421         -972       -4,268      -10,181
February 
March 
April  
May  
June  

July 
August 
September  
October  
November
December
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                             Exports

                               Net       Petroleum      Non-
   Period        Total     Adjustments      (1)       Petroleum

1995                                                 
                                                     
Jan. - Dec. (R)   574,877       -8,986        8,081      575,782
Jan. - (R)         44,860         -655          611       44,904
                                                     
January (R)        44,860         -655          611       44,904
February (R)       45,576         -689          642       45,624
March (R)          47,885         -779          699       47,965
April (R)          47,097         -657          660       47,094
May (R)            48,247         -764          703       48,308
June (R)           47,320         -850          667       47,503
                                                     
July (R)           46,310         -726          627       46,409
August (R)         49,023         -764          625       49,162
September (R)      49,717         -672          587       49,802
October (R)        48,920         -804          727       48,997
November (R)       49,523         -811          684       49,650
December  (R)      50,398         -816          849       50,365
              
              
1996          
                                                     
Jan. -             48,871         -694          883       48,682
              
January            48,871         -694          883       48,682
February 
March 
April  
May  
June  

July 
August 
September  
October  
November
December
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                             Imports

                               Net       Petroleum      Non-
   Period        Total     Adjustments      (1)       Petroleum
              
1995
                                                     
Jan. - Dec. (R)   749,432        5,918       55,105      688,409
Jan. - (R)         60,606          244        4,121       56,242
                                                     
January (R)        60,606          244        4,121       56,242
February (R)       59,797          231        4,334       55,232
March (R)          62,372          872        4,619       56,881
April (R)          63,382          881        4,454       58,046
May (R)            64,172        1,153        5,031       57,988
June (R)           63,763          913        5,090       57,759
                                                     
July (R)           62,487          211        4,715       57,561
August (R)         62,476          232        4,550       57,693
September (R)      63,414          232        4,782       58,400
October (R)        62,612          421        4,263       57,928
November (R)       61,648          309        4,567       56,773
December  (R)      62,704          219        4,579       57,906
              
              
1996                                                 
                                                     
Jan. -             64,292          278        5,151       58,863
              
January            64,292          278        5,151       58,863
February 
March 
April  
May  
June  

July 
August 
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-96-53), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, JANUARY 1996.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.