ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1997 PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 8. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF GOODS, PETROLEUM AND NON-PETROLEUM END-USE CATEGORY TOTALS, JANUARY 1995 TO DECEMBER 1997 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.) Balance Net Petroleum Non- Period Total Adjustments (1) Petroleum 1995 Jan.- Dec. -173,729 -14,928 -48,059 -110,742 January -15,126 -890 -3,518 -10,718 February -14,162 -923 -3,726 -9,513 March -14,789 -1,658 -3,907 -9,223 April -16,416 -1,542 -4,053 -10,821 May -15,828 -1,922 -4,314 -9,592 June -16,192 -1,764 -4,449 -9,979 July -15,322 -941 -4,207 -10,175 August -13,734 -1,001 -4,107 -8,625 September -13,112 -907 -4,262 -7,943 October -13,130 -1,235 -3,581 -8,314 November -13,005 -1,126 -4,008 -7,871 December -12,914 -1,019 -3,927 -7,968 1996 Jan.- Dec. -191,337 -21,122 -63,119 -107,095 January -14,802 -981 -4,305 -9,515 February -12,817 -1,190 -3,874 -7,753 March -14,995 -2,134 -4,081 -8,779 April -15,955 -2,473 -5,328 -8,154 May -17,217 -2,392 -5,634 -9,191 June -15,662 -1,771 -5,682 -8,210 July -17,248 -1,879 -5,492 -9,877 August -16,873 -2,140 -5,152 -9,580 September -17,433 -1,628 -5,816 -9,989 October -15,091 -1,392 -6,003 -7,696 November -15,459 -1,579 -5,431 -8,449 December -17,785 -1,563 -6,320 -9,902 1997 Jan.- Dec. -197,955 -16,467 -61,352 -120,136 January -17,495 -818 -5,756 -10,921 February -16,469 -1,116 -5,662 -9,692 March -15,759 -2,457 -5,426 -7,877 April -16,505 -1,725 -5,025 -9,755 May -16,982 -1,900 -5,374 -9,708 June -15,610 -1,734 -4,805 -9,071 July -15,864 -1,269 -4,713 -9,881 August -16,909 -1,292 -5,138 -10,479 September -16,524 -1,005 -5,009 -10,510 October -16,270 -1,305 -5,191 -9,774 November -16,605 -911 -5,161 -10,533 December -16,962 -936 -4,092 -11,934 ______________________________________________________________ Exports Net Petroleum Non- Period Total Adjustments (1) Petroleum 1995 Jan.- Dec. 575,845 -8,897 8,097 576,645 January 45,619 -637 625 45,631 February 45,914 -683 641 45,957 March 47,483 -776 667 47,593 April 47,032 -652 687 46,996 May 47,646 -759 699 47,706 June 47,425 -846 642 47,628 July 47,377 -720 655 47,442 August 48,555 -754 607 48,702 September 49,976 -664 595 50,045 October 49,332 -801 742 49,391 November 49,455 -805 662 49,597 December 50,030 -802 875 49,956 1996 Jan.- Dec. 611,983 -13,092 9,631 615,444 January 49,473 -701 887 49,287 February 50,979 -796 757 51,017 March 50,403 -913 755 50,560 April 50,492 -853 638 50,707 May 50,753 -1,137 675 51,215 June 50,885 -889 623 51,152 July 49,377 -1,445 720 50,102 August 51,102 -1,360 794 51,668 September 50,773 -1,317 868 51,222 October 52,715 -1,072 1,093 52,694 November 53,223 -1,286 852 53,657 December 51,807 -1,323 967 52,163 1997 Jan.- Dec. 679,325 -9,858 10,419 678,763 January 52,655 -566 886 52,335 February 54,337 -685 800 54,222 March 56,507 -999 827 56,678 April 56,326 -703 851 56,178 May 56,103 -1,003 778 56,327 June 56,811 -842 847 56,805 July 57,455 -1,041 921 57,574 August 57,100 -1,047 933 57,214 September 57,747 -739 861 57,625 October 58,467 -1,050 908 58,609 November 57,482 -670 830 57,321 December 58,336 -513 975 57,874 ______________________________________________________________ Imports Net Petroleum Non- Period Total Adjustments (1) Petroleum 1995 Jan.- Dec. 749,574 6,031 56,156 687,387 January 60,745 253 4,144 56,348 February 60,076 240 4,367 55,470 March 62,272 882 4,574 56,816 April 63,448 890 4,740 57,817 May 63,474 1,163 5,013 57,298 June 63,617 919 5,091 57,607 July 62,700 221 4,861 57,618 August 62,289 247 4,715 57,327 September 63,088 243 4,857 57,988 October 62,462 434 4,323 57,705 November 62,459 322 4,670 57,468 December 62,944 218 4,802 57,924 1996 Jan.- Dec. 803,320 8,031 72,750 722,539 January 64,274 281 5,192 58,802 February 63,796 395 4,631 58,770 March 65,397 1,221 4,836 59,340 April 66,447 1,620 5,967 58,861 May 67,970 1,255 6,309 60,406 June 66,548 882 6,304 59,362 July 66,625 434 6,212 59,979 August 67,975 780 5,946 61,249 September 68,206 311 6,685 61,210 October 67,806 320 7,096 60,390 November 68,682 293 6,283 62,106 December 69,593 240 7,288 62,066 1997 Jan.- Dec. 877,279 6,609 71,771 798,900 January 70,150 252 6,641 63,257 February 70,807 430 6,463 63,914 March 72,266 1,458 6,253 64,555 April 72,831 1,021 5,877 65,933 May 73,085 897 6,153 66,035 June 72,420 892 5,652 65,876 July 73,318 228 5,634 67,455 August 74,009 245 6,072 67,692 September 74,271 266 5,870 68,135 October 74,738 255 6,099 68,384 November 74,087 242 5,991 67,855 December 75,298 423 5,067 69,809 (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 (97) (CB-98-104), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, FINAL 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.