PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 9. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF GOODS, PETROLEUM AND NON-PETROLEUM END-USE CATEGORY TOTALS, JANUARY 1995 TO MARCH 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. -174,555 -14,904 -47,024 -112,627 Jan. - Mar. -44,454 -3,470 -11,122 -29,862 January -15,746 -899 -3,510 -11,338 February -14,221 -920 -3,692 -9,608 March -14,487 -1,651 -3,920 -8,916 April -16,284 -1,538 -3,794 -10,952 May -15,925 -1,917 -4,328 -9,680 June -16,443 -1,763 -4,423 -10,256 July -16,177 -937 -4,088 -11,152 August -13,453 -996 -3,925 -8,532 September -13,696 -904 -4,195 -8,598 October -13,692 -1,225 -3,536 -8,931 November -12,125 -1,120 -3,883 -7,122 December -12,306 -1,035 -3,730 -7,541 1996 Jan. - Mar. -42,495 -4,354 -11,609 -26,531 January -15,075 -970 -4,230 -9,875 February (R) -12,633 -1,190 -3,626 -7,816 March -14,787 -2,193 -3,753 -8,840 April May June July August September October November December _________________________________________________________________ Exports Net Petroleum Non- Period Total Adjustments (1) Petroleum 1995 Jan. - Dec. 574,877 -8,986 8,081 575,782 Jan. - Mar. 138,322 -2,124 1,952 138,493 January 44,860 -655 611 44,904 February 45,576 -689 642 45,624 March 47,885 -779 699 47,965 April 47,097 -657 660 47,094 May 48,247 -764 703 48,308 June 47,320 -850 667 47,503 July 46,310 -726 627 46,409 August 49,023 -764 625 49,162 September 49,717 -672 587 49,802 October 48,920 -804 727 48,997 November 49,523 -811 684 49,650 December 50,398 -816 849 50,365 1996 Jan. - Mar. 149,859 -2,472 2,361 149,970 January 49,011 -693 884 48,820 February (R) 50,954 -800 772 50,983 March 49,894 -979 705 50,167 April May June July August September October November December _________________________________________________________________ Imports Net Petroleum Non- Period Total Adjustments (1) Petroleum 1995 Jan. - Dec. 749,432 5,918 55,105 688,409 Jan. - Mar. 182,776 1,347 13,074 168,355 January 60,606 244 4,121 56,242 February 59,797 231 4,334 55,232 March 62,372 872 4,619 56,881 April 63,382 881 4,454 58,046 May 64,172 1,153 5,031 57,988 June 63,763 913 5,090 57,759 July 62,487 211 4,715 57,561 August 62,476 232 4,550 57,693 September 63,414 232 4,782 58,400 October 62,612 421 4,263 57,928 November 61,648 309 4,567 56,773 December 62,704 219 4,579 57,906 1996 Jan. - Mar. 192,353 1,882 13,970 176,501 January 64,086 277 5,114 58,695 February (R) 63,587 390 4,398 58,799 March 64,680 1,215 4,458 59,008 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-96-77), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, MARCH 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.