Part B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Exhibit 12. U. S. TRADE IN GOODS (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding. (R) Revised.) Balance Total Balance Total of Payments Census Period Basis Basis 1998 Jan.- Dec. -246,932 -229,758 Jan.- Mar. -47,662 -44,011 January -16,270 -15,052 February -14,196 -13,160 March -17,196 -15,799 April -20,054 -19,069 May -18,371 -17,326 June -21,187 -19,924 July -26,094 -24,760 August -24,612 -22,594 September -24,302 -22,807 October -24,198 -22,399 November -21,754 -19,625 December -18,698 -17,245 1999 Jan.- Dec. -347,158 -330,078 Jan.- Mar. -67,559 -63,845 January -20,600 -19,475 February -21,991 -20,666 March -24,968 -23,704 April -23,966 -22,702 May -25,640 -24,284 June -31,276 -29,797 July -34,741 -33,512 August -33,578 -32,255 September -32,986 -30,975 October -33,532 -32,117 November -34,644 -33,047 December -29,236 -27,545 2000 Jan.- Mar. -100,000 -95,079 January -31,848 -30,147 February (R) -32,466 -30,497 March -35,686 -34,434 April May June July August September October November December February data as published last month : -33,020 -31,011 ___________________________________ Exports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1998 Jan.- Dec. 670,246 -11,892 682,138 Jan.- Mar. 170,370 -2,332 172,702 January 54,535 -637 55,172 February 54,426 -808 55,234 March 61,410 -887 62,297 April 56,014 -660 56,675 May 55,918 -754 56,672 June 56,089 -905 56,994 July 50,604 -973 51,577 August 52,100 -1,320 53,420 September 54,681 -946 55,627 October 60,105 -1,208 61,313 November 56,787 -1,608 58,395 December 57,576 -1,186 58,762 1999 Jan.- Dec. 683,221 -11,993 695,213 Jan.- Mar. 163,344 -3,104 166,448 January 51,430 -953 52,383 February 52,330 -1,113 53,443 March 59,584 -1,038 60,622 April 56,256 -994 57,250 May 55,446 -1,143 56,589 June 56,751 -1,202 57,953 July 52,048 -1,032 53,080 August 56,666 -855 57,522 September 58,095 -1,149 59,244 October 61,406 -900 62,306 November 60,237 -676 60,913 December 62,971 -938 63,909 2000 Jan.- Mar. 184,873 -2,692 187,565 January 56,213 -1,008 57,221 February (R) 60,216 -1,108 61,325 March 68,444 -576 69,019 April May June July August September October November December February data as published last month : 59,605 -1,148 60,753 ____________________________________ Imports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1998 Jan.- Dec. 917,178 5,282 911,896 Jan.- Mar. 218,032 1,319 216,713 January 70,804 580 70,224 February 68,621 228 68,394 March 78,606 511 78,096 April 76,068 325 75,744 May 74,289 291 73,998 June 77,276 358 76,918 July 76,698 361 76,337 August 76,713 699 76,014 September 78,983 549 78,434 October 84,303 592 83,712 November 78,541 522 78,020 December 76,274 267 76,007 1999 Jan.- Dec. 1,030,379 5,087 1,025,292 Jan.- Mar. 230,903 610 230,293 January 72,029 171 71,858 February 74,321 213 74,109 March 84,553 226 84,326 April 80,223 271 79,952 May 81,086 213 80,873 June 88,027 277 87,750 July 86,788 197 86,591 August 90,244 468 89,776 September 91,081 863 90,219 October 94,937 514 94,423 November 94,881 922 93,960 December 92,207 753 91,454 2000 Jan.- Mar. 284,873 2,229 282,644 January 88,061 693 87,368 February (R) 92,682 860 91,822 March 104,130 676 103,454 April May June July August September October November December February data as published last month : 92,625 861 91,764 NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what is included in the Net Adjustments. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-83), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.