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 1999 Jan.- Dec. -345,559 -328,821 Jan.- Mar. -66,774 -63,083 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.- Dec. -449,853 -434,714 Jan.- Mar. -99,892 -94,971 January -31,849 -30,147 February -32,465 -30,497 March -35,578 -34,327 April -32,822 -32,028 May -37,426 -36,464 June -37,185 -35,892 July -42,790 -42,077 August -41,063 -39,976 September -39,910 -38,710 October -44,530 -43,100 November -39,683 -38,224 December -34,552 -33,271 2001 Jan.- Mar. -103,570 -99,578 January -40,133 -38,766 February (R) -29,467 -28,178 March -33,970 -32,633 April May June July August September October November December February data as published last month : -29,595 -28,245 ___________________________________ Exports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1999 Jan.- Dec. 684,358 -11,439 695,797 Jan.- Mar. 163,524 -3,081 166,605 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.- Dec. 772,514 -9,136 781,650 Jan.- Mar. 184,593 -2,693 187,286 January 56,212 -1,009 57,221 February 60,217 -1,108 61,325 March 68,164 -576 68,740 April 62,244 -542 62,786 May 63,565 -697 64,262 June 67,382 -889 68,271 July 59,167 -541 59,707 August 67,204 -761 67,965 September 67,057 -582 67,639 October 69,548 -823 70,371 November 67,074 -836 67,910 December 64,679 -772 65,451 2001 Jan.- Mar. 193,684 -2,337 196,021 January 61,497 -843 62,340 February (R) 62,385 -730 63,115 March 69,802 -764 70,565 April May June July August September October November December February data as published last month : 62,427 -795 63,222 ___________________________________ Imports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1999 Jan.- Dec. 1,029,917 5,299 1,024,618 Jan.- Mar. 230,298 610 229,688 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.- Dec. 1,222,367 6,003 1,216,364 Jan.- Mar. 284,485 2,227 282,258 January 88,061 693 87,368 February 92,682 860 91,822 March 103,742 674 103,067 April 95,066 251 94,815 May 100,991 265 100,726 June 104,567 403 104,164 July 101,957 173 101,784 August 108,266 325 107,941 September 106,967 618 106,349 October 114,078 607 113,471 November 106,757 623 106,134 December 99,232 510 98,722 2001 Jan.- Mar. 297,254 1,655 295,599 January 101,630 524 101,106 February (R) 91,852 558 91,294 March 103,772 573 103,199 April May June July August September October November December February data as published last month : 92,022 556 91,467 NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what is included in the Net Adjustments. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-01-84), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 2001. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.