PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 9. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF GOODS, PETROLEUM AND NON-PETROLEUM END-USE CATEGORY TOTALS, JANUARY 1996 TO FEBRUARY 1997 (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 1996 Jan. - Dec. -187,766 -21,001 -58,737 -108,027 Jan. - Feb. -28,533 -2,142 -7,890 -18,501 January -15,623 -968 -4,246 -10,409 February -12,911 -1,175 -3,644 -8,092 March -14,574 -2,117 -3,745 -8,712 April -15,710 -2,490 -5,232 -7,989 May -16,917 -2,379 -5,359 -9,179 June -14,746 -1,761 -5,049 -7,936 July -17,614 -1,869 -5,349 -10,396 August -16,546 -2,124 -4,844 -9,578 September -17,639 -1,617 -5,473 -10,549 October -14,211 -1,384 -5,278 -7,549 November -14,404 -1,568 -4,943 -7,893 December -16,871 -1,551 -5,575 -9,745 1997 Jan. - Feb. -35,512 -2,253 -11,270 -21,989 January (R) -18,614 -1,060 -5,731 -11,823 February -16,897 -1,193 -5,539 -10,166 March April May June July August September October November December ______________________________________________ Exports Net Petroleum Non- Period Total Adjustments (1) Petroleum 1996 Jan. - Dec. 611,507 -13,020 9,500 615,027 Jan. - Feb. 99,553 -1,475 1,655 99,373 January 48,662 -690 884 48,468 February 50,891 -784 770 50,905 March 50,500 -902 741 50,662 April 50,749 -876 632 50,993 May 51,392 -1,130 699 51,823 June 50,980 -886 593 51,272 July 48,792 -1,439 690 49,541 August 51,106 -1,352 750 51,708 September 50,317 -1,309 852 50,774 October 52,893 -1,063 1,093 52,862 November 53,302 -1,276 846 53,732 December 51,924 -1,313 951 52,286 1997 Jan. - Feb. 105,416 -1,577 1,725 105,268 January (R) 51,358 -813 916 51,255 February 54,058 -764 809 54,013 March April May June July August September October November December ______________________________________________ Imports Net Petroleum Non- Period Total Adjustments (1) Petroleum 1996 Jan. - Dec. 799,274 7,981 68,238 723,054 Jan. - Feb. 128,086 668 9,545 117,874 January 64,284 277 5,131 58,877 February 63,802 390 4,414 58,997 March 65,074 1,215 4,485 59,374 April 66,459 1,614 5,863 58,982 May 68,309 1,249 6,058 61,002 June 65,726 875 5,643 59,208 July 66,406 430 6,039 59,937 August 67,652 772 5,594 61,286 September 67,956 308 6,325 61,323 October 67,104 321 6,371 60,411 November 67,706 292 5,788 61,625 December 68,795 237 6,527 62,032 1997 Jan. - Feb. 140,928 676 12,995 127,256 January (R) 69,972 247 6,648 63,077 February 70,956 429 6,348 64,179 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-97-66), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, FEBRUARY 1997R. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.