ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1998 PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 8. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF GOODS, PETROLEUM AND NON-PETROLEUM END-USE CATEGORY TOTALS, JANUARY 1996 TO DECEMBER 1998 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.) Balance Imports Net Petroluem Non- Period Total Adjustments (1) Petroleum Period Total 1996 1996 Jan.- Dec. -191,270 -21,056 -63,119 -107,095 Jan.- Dec 803,327 January -14,523 -973 -4,326 -9,224 January 64,102 February -13,077 -1,183 -3,777 -8,117 February 63,911 March -15,002 -2,097 -4,146 -8,759 March 65,025 April -15,574 -2,467 -5,346 -7,762 April 66,076 May -16,833 -2,381 -5,612 -8,840 May 67,718 June -15,742 -1,769 -5,656 -8,317 June 66,969 July -16,803 -1,879 -5,515 -9,408 July 66,687 August -16,952 -2,144 -5,125 -9,683 August 68,111 September -17,450 -1,634 -5,864 -9,952 September 68,399 October -15,340 -1,391 -5,890 -8,058 October 67,747 November -15,819 -1,578 -5,477 -8,764 November 68,660 December -18,155 -1,561 -6,383 -10,211 December 69,923 1997 1997 Jan.- Dec. -196,652 -16,130 -61,352 -119,170 Jan.- Dec 876,366 January -17,275 -814 -5,740 -10,720 January 70,071 February -16,320 -1,119 -5,622 -9,579 February 70,729 March -15,613 -2,460 -5,467 -7,686 March 71,387 April -15,816 -1,723 -5,004 -9,089 April 72,391 May -16,698 -1,902 -5,349 -9,447 May 72,726 June -15,364 -1,739 -4,846 -8,779 June 72,656 July -15,256 -920 -4,632 -9,704 July 73,635 August -16,812 -1,304 -5,227 -10,281 August 74,308 September -16,847 -1,011 -5,029 -10,807 September 74,419 October -16,488 -1,301 -5,176 -10,011 October 74,532 November -16,795 -909 -5,142 -10,744 November 74,114 December -17,367 -928 -4,117 -12,323 December 75,398 1998 1998 Jan.- Dec. -246,932 -17,173 -42,828 -186,931 Jan.- Dec 917,178 January -17,141 -1,218 -4,051 -11,873 January 74,889 February -17,506 -1,036 -3,736 -12,734 February 74,018 March -20,229 -1,398 -3,488 -15,343 March 76,634 April -20,860 -985 -3,834 -16,041 April 76,190 May -22,236 -1,045 -3,985 -17,206 May 77,089 June -20,404 -1,263 -3,483 -15,659 June 75,419 July -21,066 -1,334 -3,534 -16,198 July 75,230 August -22,291 -2,019 -3,596 -16,676 August 76,914 September -21,611 -1,495 -3,404 -16,712 September 77,084 October -20,990 -1,799 -3,621 -15,570 October 78,183 November -21,539 -2,129 -3,442 -15,967 November 78,464 December -21,059 -1,453 -2,653 -16,953 December 77,064 __________________________________________________ Exports Net Petroluem Non- Period Total Adjustments (1) Petroleum 1996 Jan.- Dec. 612,057 -13,018 9,631 615,444 January 49,579 -696 885 49,390 February 50,835 -790 791 50,833 March 50,023 -878 733 50,168 April 50,502 -849 650 50,701 May 50,884 -1,128 676 51,336 June 51,226 -888 617 51,498 July 49,883 -1,446 719 50,610 August 51,159 -1,361 784 51,736 September 50,949 -1,315 875 51,389 October 52,407 -1,067 1,093 52,381 November 52,841 -1,282 854 53,269 December 51,768 -1,318 954 52,132 1997 Jan.- Dec. 679,715 -9,468 10,419 678,763 January 52,796 -558 885 52,468 February 54,409 -685 842 54,252 March 55,774 -999 811 55,961 April 56,575 -697 859 56,413 May 56,028 -1,001 768 56,260 June 57,292 -840 855 57,276 July 58,379 -686 917 58,148 August 57,496 -1,051 907 57,640 September 57,572 -745 874 57,443 October 58,044 -1,043 906 58,180 November 57,319 -664 821 57,162 December 58,031 -501 972 57,560 1998 Jan.- Dec. 670,246 -11,892 8,076 674,062 January 57,748 -637 860 57,525 February 56,512 -808 753 56,567 March 56,406 -887 712 56,580 April 55,330 -660 738 55,252 May 54,853 -754 695 54,913 June 55,015 -905 657 55,263 July 54,164 -973 635 54,502 August 54,624 -1,320 659 55,284 September 55,472 -946 630 55,789 October 57,193 -1,208 585 57,816 November 56,926 -1,608 542 57,992 December 56,005 -1,186 611 56,580 _______________________________________________ Imports Net Petroluem Non- Period Total Adjustments (1) Petroleum 1996 Jan.- Dec. 803,327 8,037 72,750 722,539 January 64,102 277 5,211 58,614 February 63,911 393 4,568 58,951 March 65,025 1,219 4,879 58,927 April 66,076 1,617 5,996 58,463 May 67,718 1,254 6,288 60,176 June 66,969 881 6,273 59,815 July 66,687 433 6,235 60,019 August 68,111 782 5,909 61,419 September 68,399 319 6,739 61,341 October 67,747 324 6,984 60,439 November 68,660 297 6,330 62,033 December 69,923 242 7,337 62,343 1997 Jan.- Dec. 876,366 6,662 71,771 797,933 January 70,071 257 6,626 63,188 February 70,729 434 6,465 63,830 March 71,387 1,461 6,279 63,647 April 72,391 1,026 5,863 65,502 May 72,726 902 6,117 65,707 June 72,656 899 5,702 66,055 July 73,635 234 5,548 67,853 August 74,308 252 6,134 67,921 September 74,419 266 5,903 68,250 October 74,532 258 6,083 68,191 November 74,114 245 5,963 67,906 December 75,398 427 5,089 69,883 1998 Jan.- Dec. 917,178 5,282 50,903 860,993 January 74,889 580 4,911 69,398 February 74,018 228 4,489 69,301 March 76,634 511 4,201 71,923 April 76,190 325 4,573 71,292 May 77,089 291 4,680 72,119 June 75,419 358 4,139 70,922 July 75,230 361 4,168 70,700 August 76,914 699 4,255 71,960 September 77,084 549 4,034 72,501 October 78,183 592 4,205 73,386 November 78,464 522 3,984 73,959 December 77,064 267 3,264 73,533 (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 (98) (CB-99-109), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, FINAL 1998. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246), Foreign Trade Division.