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. -345,434 -328,821 Jan.- Aug. -216,747 -206,400 January -20,560 -19,330 February -21,908 -20,570 March -24,489 -23,183 April -23,858 -22,697 May -25,867 -24,477 June -31,442 -30,055 July -34,925 -33,778 August -33,699 -32,310 September -32,759 -30,813 October -32,846 -31,487 November -33,976 -32,633 December -29,106 -27,489 2000 Jan.- Dec. -452,207 -436,104 Jan.- Aug. -291,456 -280,940 January -31,258 -29,510 February -32,536 -30,508 March -35,701 -34,296 April -32,794 -31,838 May -37,450 -36,394 June -37,786 -36,525 July -42,890 -41,957 August -41,042 -39,911 September -40,302 -38,965 October -45,623 -44,177 November -40,261 -38,781 December -34,566 -33,242 2001 Jan.- Aug. -286,593 -275,774 January -40,185 -38,766 February -29,495 -28,178 March -34,207 -32,828 April -35,506 -34,171 May -33,876 -32,249 June -34,307 -32,832 July (R) -41,678 -40,437 August -37,339 -36,313 September October November December July data as published last month : -41,257 -40,003 ____________________________________ Exports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1999 Jan.- Dec. 684,553 -11,244 695,797 Jan.- Aug. 440,496 -8,142 448,637 January 51,397 -1,039 52,436 February 52,156 -1,124 53,279 March 59,813 -1,076 60,889 April 56,401 -882 57,283 May 55,324 -1,164 56,489 June 56,718 -1,107 57,825 July 52,045 -952 52,998 August 56,641 -798 57,439 September 58,455 -976 59,431 October 62,147 -826 62,973 November 60,533 -414 60,948 December 62,923 -885 63,808 2000 Jan.- Dec. 772,210 -9,708 781,918 Jan.- Aug. 505,508 -6,560 512,068 January 56,653 -1,026 57,679 February 60,091 -1,089 61,179 March 68,263 -685 68,948 April 62,628 -674 63,302 May 63,902 -771 64,673 June 67,168 -835 68,002 July 59,315 -714 60,029 August 67,488 -767 68,255 September 66,684 -707 67,391 October 68,799 -836 69,635 November 66,786 -828 67,614 December 64,433 -777 65,211 2001 Jan.- Aug. 494,884 -6,567 501,451 January 61,498 -842 62,340 February 62,385 -730 63,115 March 69,817 -769 70,586 April 61,493 -731 62,224 May 64,034 -839 64,873 June 62,537 -884 63,421 July (R) 53,759 -1,013 54,772 August 59,361 -759 60,120 September October November December July data as published last month : 53,868 -1,023 54,891 ___________________________________ Imports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1999 Jan.- Dec. 1,029,987 5,369 1,024,618 Jan.- Aug. 657,243 2,206 655,037 January 71,957 191 71,766 February 74,064 215 73,849 March 84,301 229 84,072 April 80,259 279 79,980 May 81,191 226 80,965 June 88,160 281 87,880 July 86,970 195 86,775 August 90,340 591 89,749 September 91,214 970 90,244 October 94,993 533 94,460 November 94,509 929 93,581 December 92,028 732 91,296 2000 Jan.- Dec. 1,224,417 6,395 1,218,022 Jan.- Aug. 796,963 3,956 793,007 January 87,910 722 87,188 February 92,627 939 91,688 March 103,964 720 103,244 April 95,422 281 95,141 May 101,352 285 101,067 June 104,954 427 104,527 July 102,205 219 101,986 August 108,530 364 108,166 September 106,986 631 106,355 October 114,421 609 113,812 November 107,047 652 106,395 December 98,999 547 98,452 2001 Jan.- Aug. 781,477 4,252 777,225 January 101,684 577 101,106 February 91,880 586 91,294 March 104,024 610 103,414 April 96,999 604 96,395 May 97,910 788 97,122 June 96,843 591 96,252 July (R) 95,437 228 95,209 August 96,700 267 96,433 September October November December July data as published last month : 95,125 231 94,894 NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what is included in the Net Adjustments. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-01-171), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, August 2001. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.