PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 9. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF GOODS, PETROLEUM AND NON-PETROLEUM END-USE CATEGORY TOTALS, JANUARY 1997 TO JANUARY 1998 (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 1997 Jan.- Dec. -198,975 -17,104 -61,587 -120,285 Jan.- -18,167 -799 -5,762 -11,607 January -18,167 -799 -5,762 -11,607 February -16,780 -1,100 -5,616 -10,064 March -14,896 -2,444 -5,265 -7,186 April -15,546 -1,716 -4,840 -8,991 May -16,381 -1,892 -5,400 -9,089 June -15,262 -1,748 -5,153 -8,361 July -16,867 -1,258 -4,678 -10,930 August -16,577 -1,285 -4,989 -10,303 September -18,557 -1,391 -5,256 -11,909 October -16,498 -1,282 -5,475 -9,741 November -15,741 -897 -4,819 -10,025 December (R) -17,702 -1,293 -4,332 -12,078 1998 Jan.- -18,795 -1,187 -4,113 -13,495 January -18,795 -1,187 -4,113 -13,495 February March April May June July August September October November December ____________________________ Exports Net Petroleum Non- Period Total Adjustments (1) petroleum 1997 Jan.- Dec. 678,150 -10,547 10,145 678,552 Jan.- 51,624 -551 879 51,296 January 51,624 -551 879 51,296 February 53,625 -671 800 53,496 March 57,093 -988 828 57,253 April 57,100 -697 824 56,973 May 56,809 -995 708 57,096 June 57,317 -857 805 57,368 July 56,683 -1,031 897 56,817 August 57,264 -1,044 915 57,393 September 56,308 -1,133 843 56,597 October 58,388 -1,040 870 58,559 November 57,524 -663 836 57,351 December (R) 58,414 -878 939 58,354 1998 Jan.- 56,296 -624 792 56,128 January 56,296 -624 792 56,128 February March April May June July August September October November December _____________________________ Imports Net Petroleum Non- Period Total Adjustments (1) petroleum 1997 Jan.- Dec. 877,125 6,556 71,732 798,837 Jan.- 69,791 247 6,641 62,903 January 69,791 247 6,641 62,903 February 70,405 429 6,416 63,560 March 71,989 1,456 6,093 64,439 April 72,646 1,019 5,663 65,964 May 73,191 897 6,109 66,185 June 72,579 891 5,958 65,730 July 73,550 227 5,576 67,747 August 73,842 242 5,904 67,695 September 74,865 259 6,099 68,507 October 74,886 242 6,345 68,299 November 73,265 234 5,655 67,376 December (R) 76,117 414 5,270 70,432 1998 Jan.- 75,092 563 4,906 69,623 January 75,092 563 4,906 69,623 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 as ethane, butane, benzene and toluene, which are included in "Manufactured Goods." SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-98-39), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, JANUARY 1998. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.