PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 9. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF GOODS, PETROLEUM AND NON-PETROLEUM END-USE CATEGORY TOTALS, JANUARY 1996 TO JANUARY 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 (R) -187,766 -21,001 -58,737 -108,027 Jan. - (R) -15,623 -968 -4,246 -10,409 January (R) -15,623 -968 -4,246 -10,409 February (R) -12,911 -1,175 -3,644 -8,092 March (R) -14,574 -2,117 -3,745 -8,712 April (R) -15,710 -2,490 -5,232 -7,989 May (R) -16,917 -2,379 -5,359 -9,179 June (R) -14,746 -1,761 -5,049 -7,936 July (R) -17,614 -1,869 -5,349 -10,396 August (R) -16,546 -2,124 -4,844 -9,578 September (R) -17,639 -1,617 -5,473 -10,549 October (R) -14,211 -1,384 -5,278 -7,549 November (R) -14,404 -1,568 -4,943 -7,893 December (R) -16,871 -1,551 -5,575 -9,745 1997 Jan. - -19,018 -1,062 -6,182 -11,775 January -19,018 -1,062 -6,182 -11,775 February March April May June July August September October November December _________________________________________________________________ Exports Net Petroleum Non- Period Total Adjustments (1) Petroleum 1996 Jan - Dec (R) 611,507 -13,020 9,500 615,027 Jan. - (R) 48,662 -690 884 48,468 January (R) 48,662 -690 884 48,468 February (R) 50,891 -784 770 50,905 March (R) 50,500 -902 741 50,662 April (R) 50,749 -876 632 50,993 May (R) 51,392 -1,130 699 51,823 June (R) 50,980 -886 593 51,272 July (R) 48,792 -1,439 690 49,541 August (R) 51,106 -1,352 750 51,708 September (R) 50,317 -1,309 852 50,774 October (R) 52,893 -1,063 1,093 52,862 November (R) 53,302 -1,276 846 53,732 December (R) 51,924 -1,313 951 52,286 1997 Jan. - 51,474 -813 914 51,373 January 51,474 -813 914 51,373 February March April May June July August September October November December _________________________________________________________________ Imports Net Petroleum Non- Period Total Adjustments (1) Petroleum 1996 Jan - Dec (R) 799,274 7,981 68,238 723,054 Jan. - (R) 64,284 277 5,131 58,877 January (R) 64,284 277 5,131 58,877 February (R) 63,802 390 4,414 58,997 March (R) 65,074 1,215 4,485 59,374 April (R) 66,459 1,614 5,863 58,982 May (R) 68,309 1,249 6,058 61,002 June (R) 65,726 875 5,643 59,208 July (R) 66,406 430 6,039 59,937 August (R) 67,652 772 5,594 61,286 September (R) 67,956 308 6,325 61,323 October (R) 67,104 321 6,371 60,411 November (R) 67,706 292 5,788 61,625 December (R) 68,795 237 6,527 62,032 1997 Jan. - 70,493 249 7,096 63,148 January 70,493 249 7,096 63,148 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-97-42), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, JANUARY 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.