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. -246,853 -229,758 Jan.- May -86,058 -80,406 January -16,268 -15,052 February -14,194 -13,160 March -17,190 -15,799 April -20,043 -19,069 May -18,363 -17,326 June -21,179 -19,924 July -26,087 -24,760 August -24,607 -22,594 September -24,298 -22,807 October -24,190 -22,399 November -21,744 -19,625 December -18,689 -17,245 1999 Jan.- Dec. -345,559 -328,821 Jan.- May -116,552 -110,257 January -20,453 -19,330 February -21,888 -20,570 March -24,433 -23,183 April -23,953 -22,697 May -25,826 -24,477 June -31,529 -30,055 July -35,007 -33,778 August -33,756 -32,310 September -32,913 -30,813 October -32,852 -31,487 November -33,817 -32,633 December -29,132 -27,489 2000 Jan.- May -170,835 -164,160 January -31,849 -30,147 February -32,465 -30,497 March -35,578 -34,327 April (R) -32,822 -32,028 May -38,121 -37,160 June July August September October November December April data as published last month : -32,826 -32,031 ___________________________________ Exports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1998 Jan.- Dec. 670,324 -11,813 682,138 Jan.- May 282,331 -3,718 286,049 January 54,537 -635 55,172 February 54,427 -806 55,234 March 61,416 -881 62,297 April 56,026 -649 56,675 May 55,925 -747 56,672 June 56,097 -897 56,994 July 50,612 -966 51,577 August 52,106 -1,314 53,420 September 54,685 -943 55,627 October 60,113 -1,200 61,313 November 56,797 -1,598 58,395 December 57,585 -1,177 58,762 1999 Jan.- Dec. 684,358 -11,439 695,797 Jan.- May 275,175 -5,201 280,376 January 51,484 -952 52,436 February 52,174 -1,105 53,279 March 59,866 -1,023 60,889 April 56,298 -985 57,283 May 55,353 -1,136 56,489 June 56,628 -1,197 57,825 July 51,965 -1,033 52,998 August 56,582 -857 57,439 September 58,284 -1,147 59,431 October 62,123 -850 62,973 November 60,685 -263 60,948 December 62,917 -891 63,808 2000 Jan.- May 309,619 -3,932 313,551 January 56,212 -1,009 57,221 February 60,217 -1,108 61,325 March 68,164 -576 68,740 April (R) 62,244 -542 62,786 May 62,781 -696 63,478 June July August September October November December April data as published last month : 62,311 -545 62,856 ___________________________________ Imports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1998 Jan.- Dec. 917,178 5,281 911,896 Jan.- May 368,389 1,934 366,455 January 70,805 581 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 76,712 699 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. 1,029,917 5,299 1,024,618 Jan.- May 391,727 1,094 390,633 January 71,937 171 71,766 February 74,062 213 73,849 March 84,299 226 84,072 April 80,251 271 79,980 May 81,178 213 80,965 June 88,157 277 87,880 July 86,972 197 86,775 August 90,338 589 89,749 September 91,197 953 90,244 October 94,974 514 94,460 November 94,502 922 93,581 December 92,049 753 91,296 2000 Jan.- May 480,454 2,743 477,711 January 88,061 693 87,368 February 92,682 860 91,822 March 103,742 674 103,067 April (R) 95,066 251 94,815 May 100,903 265 100,638 June July August September October November December April data as published last month : 95,137 250 94,887 NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what is included in the Net Adjustments. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-109), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, May 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.