ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1999 PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 8. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF GOODS, PETROLEUM AND NON-PETROLEUM END-USE CATEGORY TOTALS, JANUARY 1997 TO DECEMBER 1999 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.) Balance Net Petroleum Non- Period Total Adjustments (1) petroleum 1997 Jan.- Dec. -196,664 -16,143 -61,352 -119,170 January -17,757 -814 -5,903 -11,039 February -16,173 -1,119 -5,582 -9,472 March -15,553 -2,460 -5,399 -7,693 April -15,621 -1,724 -4,918 -8,979 May -16,540 -1,903 -5,434 -9,203 June -15,109 -1,740 -4,863 -8,505 July -14,663 -922 -4,646 -9,095 August -16,677 -1,306 -5,001 -10,371 September -16,816 -1,014 -5,197 -10,606 October -17,177 -1,302 -5,324 -10,552 November -16,840 -909 -4,851 -11,080 December -17,738 -929 -4,235 -12,574 1998 Jan.- Dec. -246,853 -17,095 -42,828 -186,931 January -17,446 -1,216 -4,108 -12,122 February -17,394 -1,034 -3,718 -12,642 March -19,806 -1,391 -3,454 -14,961 April -21,287 -974 -3,879 -16,435 May -21,551 -1,038 -3,808 -16,705 June -19,781 -1,256 -3,587 -14,939 July -20,623 -1,327 -3,628 -15,669 August -22,716 -2,013 -3,538 -17,164 September -21,224 -1,491 -3,336 -16,397 October -21,670 -1,791 -3,673 -16,205 November -21,904 -2,119 -3,444 -16,341 December -21,448 -1,444 -2,654 -17,350 1999 Jan.- Dec. -345,559 -16,738 -59,187 -269,634 January -22,897 -1,123 -2,854 -18,920 February -25,104 -1,318 -2,825 -20,961 March -25,023 -1,250 -3,234 -20,540 April -25,851 -1,256 -4,118 -20,478 May -27,753 -1,349 -4,911 -21,493 June -30,381 -1,474 -4,861 -24,046 July -31,227 -1,230 -5,445 -24,552 August -30,518 -1,446 -5,977 -23,094 September -30,573 -2,100 -6,284 -22,190 October -31,576 -1,365 -6,249 -23,962 November -32,401 -1,185 -6,258 -24,958 December -32,255 -1,644 -6,171 -24,440 ___________________________________ Exports Net Petroleum Non- Period Total Adjustments (1) Petroleum 1997 Jan.- Dec. 679,702 -9,480 10,419 678,763 January 52,346 -558 876 52,028 February 54,392 -685 804 54,274 March 55,932 -999 823 56,108 April 56,667 -698 857 56,507 May 56,499 -1,001 778 56,722 June 57,448 -841 844 57,445 July 58,902 -688 917 58,672 August 57,198 -1,054 933 57,318 September 57,858 -748 883 57,723 October 57,722 -1,043 899 57,867 November 56,993 -664 817 56,840 December 57,746 -502 987 57,260 1998 Jan.- Dec. 670,324 -11,813 8,076 674,062 January 57,480 -635 871 57,244 February 56,416 -806 715 56,508 March 56,713 -881 735 56,858 April 55,298 -649 707 55,241 May 55,205 -747 716 55,237 June 55,551 -897 665 55,783 July 54,611 -966 629 54,948 August 54,083 -1,314 669 54,728 September 55,684 -943 628 55,998 October 57,013 -1,200 592 57,621 November 56,720 -1,598 534 57,783 December 55,550 -1,177 614 56,113 1999 Jan.- Dec. 684,358 -11,439 8,620 687,177 January 54,966 -952 576 55,343 February 54,296 -1,105 484 54,918 March 54,687 -1,023 560 55,150 April 55,403 -985 660 55,728 May 55,343 -1,136 694 55,785 June 55,696 -1,197 695 56,198 July 56,385 -1,033 663 56,755 August 58,402 -857 771 58,488 September 59,094 -1,147 763 59,478 October 59,193 -850 901 59,142 November 59,682 -263 856 59,089 December 61,211 -891 997 61,105 ___________________________________ Imports Net Petroleum Non- Period Total Adjustments (1) Petroleum 1997 Jan.- Dec. 876,367 6,663 71,771 797,933 January 70,103 257 6,780 63,067 February 70,565 434 6,386 63,745 March 71,485 1,461 6,222 63,801 April 72,288 1,026 5,775 65,487 May 73,039 902 6,212 65,925 June 72,557 899 5,708 65,950 July 73,565 234 5,564 67,767 August 73,875 252 5,934 67,689 September 74,674 266 6,079 68,328 October 74,899 258 6,222 68,419 November 73,833 245 5,668 67,920 December 75,483 427 5,222 69,834 1998 Jan.- Dec. 917,178 5,281 50,903 860,993 January 74,926 581 4,979 69,366 February 73,811 228 4,433 69,150 March 76,519 511 4,189 71,820 April 76,586 325 4,586 71,675 May 76,757 291 4,524 71,942 June 75,332 358 4,251 70,723 July 75,235 361 4,257 70,616 August 76,799 699 4,208 71,892 September 76,908 549 3,964 72,395 October 78,684 592 4,266 73,826 November 78,624 522 3,979 74,124 December 76,998 267 3,268 73,463 1999 Jan.- Dec. 1,029,917 5,299 67,807 956,811 January 77,863 171 3,429 74,263 February 79,400 213 3,309 75,878 March 79,710 226 3,794 75,690 April 81,255 271 4,778 76,205 May 83,096 213 5,605 77,278 June 86,077 277 5,556 80,244 July 87,612 197 6,108 81,307 August 88,920 589 6,748 81,583 September 89,667 953 7,047 81,667 October 90,769 514 7,150 83,105 November 92,082 922 7,114 84,047 December 93,466 753 7,168 85,545 (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 (99) (CB-00-94), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, FINAL 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.