PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 12. U. S. TRADE IN GOODS (In millions of dollars. Detail may not equal totals due to rounding.) Trade Balance Total Balance Total of Payments Census Period Basis Basis 2001 Jan.- Dec. -427,215 -411,899 Jan.- Apr. -141,406 -136,033 January -41,136 -39,708 February -30,204 -28,896 March -34,527 -33,179 April -35,538 -34,250 May -33,482 -31,674 June -33,813 -32,330 July -41,260 -40,015 August -37,627 -36,616 September -35,351 -34,252 October -41,628 -40,475 November -34,895 -33,805 December -27,753 -26,700 2002 Jan.- Dec. -482,872 -468,263 Jan.- Apr. -136,827 -132,287 January -33,408 -32,444 February -31,511 -30,411 March -32,028 -30,687 April -39,880 -38,745 May -39,321 -37,765 June -37,668 -36,495 July -46,647 -45,440 August -44,090 -42,787 September -43,321 -42,151 October -45,586 -44,276 November -44,107 -42,894 December -45,304 -44,169 2003 Jan.- Apr. -173,049 -168,533 January -44,003 -43,061 February -38,883 -37,819 March -44,107 -42,885 April -46,055 -44,767 May June July August September October November December March data as published last month: -44,074 -42,852 _________________ Exports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 2001 Jan.- Dec. 718,712 -10,388 729,100 Jan.- Apr. 254,228 -3,049 257,277 January 61,316 -846 62,161 February 61,998 -745 62,743 March 69,591 -767 70,358 April 61,322 -692 62,015 May 63,881 -1,050 64,931 June 62,427 -906 63,333 July 53,578 -1,033 54,611 August 59,344 -767 60,111 September 54,358 -874 55,232 October 59,761 -940 60,701 November 57,016 -884 57,900 December 54,119 -884 55,003 2002 Jan.- Dec. 681,874 -11,229 693,103 Jan.- Apr. 221,113 -3,491 224,603 January 51,936 -732 52,667 February 52,184 -877 53,061 March 59,665 -1,064 60,728 April 57,328 -818 58,146 May 58,630 -1,253 59,884 June 59,043 -877 59,920 July 54,109 -923 55,032 August 58,484 -1,007 59,491 September 56,421 -856 57,277 October 60,987 -989 61,975 November 58,744 -927 59,671 December 54,342 -907 55,249 2003 Jan.- Apr. 229,238 -3,602 232,840 January 53,997 -747 54,745 February 54,971 -857 55,828 March 62,212 -973 63,184 April 58,058 -1,026 59,084 May June July August September October November December March data as published last month: 62,118 -974 63,092 _________________ Imports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 2001 Jan.- Dec. 1,145,927 4,928 1,140,999 Jan.- Apr. 395,633 2,324 393,310 January 102,452 583 101,869 February 92,203 563 91,639 March 104,118 582 103,536 April 96,860 596 96,265 May 97,363 758 96,605 June 96,240 577 95,663 July 94,838 212 94,625 August 96,971 243 96,728 September 89,709 225 89,484 October 101,390 213 101,177 November 91,911 206 91,705 December 81,872 169 81,703 2002 Jan.- Dec. 1,164,746 3,380 1,161,366 Jan.- Apr. 357,940 1,050 356,890 January 85,343 232 85,111 February 83,696 223 83,473 March 91,693 278 91,415 April 97,208 317 96,891 May 97,951 302 97,649 June 96,711 296 96,415 July 100,757 284 100,472 August 102,574 297 102,277 September 99,742 313 99,429 October 106,573 322 106,251 November 102,851 286 102,564 December 99,647 228 99,418 2003 Jan.- Apr. 402,287 914 401,373 January 98,001 195 97,806 February 93,854 207 93,647 March 106,319 249 106,070 April 104,114 263 103,850 May June July August September October November December March data as published last month: 106,192 249 105,944 NOTE: For information on data sources, nonsampling errors, definitions and details concerning what is included in Net Adjustments, see the information section on page 26 of this release, or at www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/press.html or www.bea.gov/bea/rels.htm. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-03-93, BEA-03-22), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, April 2003. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.