Part B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Exhibit 12. U. S. TRADE IN GOODS (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.) Balance Total Balance Total of Payments Census Period Basis Basis 1994 Jan. - Dec. -166,101 -150,629 Jan. - Mar. -31,546 -27,005 January -10,099 -8,954 February -11,028 -9,528 March -10,418 -8,524 April -11,208 -9,885 May -12,195 -10,772 June -14,745 -13,714 July -16,644 -15,589 August -17,075 -15,715 September -16,215 -15,114 October -17,941 -16,657 November -16,751 -15,660 December -11,780 -10,518 1995 Jan. - Dec. -174,555 -159,651 Jan. - Mar. -38,706 -35,236 January -14,651 -13,752 February -11,228 -10,308 March -12,827 -11,176 April -13,625 -12,088 May -14,954 -13,037 June -16,649 -14,886 July -18,218 -17,281 August -16,551 -15,555 September -14,761 -13,857 October -17,408 -16,183 November -14,141 -13,021 December -9,542 -8,508 1996 Jan. - Mar. -36,706 -32,352 January -14,978 -14,008 February (R) -10,675 -9,485 March -11,052 -8,859 April May June July August September October November December February data as published last month. -11,808 -10,627 ________________________________________________________________ Exports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1994 Jan. - Dec. 502,484 -10,143 512,626 Jan. - Mar. 118,600 -2,226 120,826 January 36,819 -742 37,561 February 36,415 -711 37,126 March 45,365 -774 46,139 April 40,846 -741 41,587 May 41,352 -863 42,215 June 42,603 -822 43,425 July 38,417 -801 39,218 August 42,593 -996 43,589 September 42,890 -876 43,766 October 44,313 -1,001 45,314 November 44,855 -819 45,674 December 46,015 -998 47,013 1995 Jan. - Dec. 574,877 -8,986 583,863 Jan. - Mar. 138,886 -2,124 141,009 January 42,841 -655 43,496 February 44,321 -689 45,010 March 51,724 -779 52,503 April 47,104 -657 47,761 May 49,336 -764 50,099 June 48,360 -850 49,210 July 43,769 -726 44,495 August 48,124 -764 48,888 September 48,912 -672 49,584 October 50,358 -804 51,162 November 49,741 -811 50,552 December 50,288 -816 51,103 1996 Jan. - Mar. 150,482 -2,472 152,955 January 47,017 -693 47,710 February (R) 50,157 -800 50,958 March 53,308 -979 54,287 April May June July August September October November December February data as published last month. 48,945 -792 49,736 ________________________________________________________________ Imports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1994 Jan. - Dec. 668,585 5,329 663,256 Jan. - Mar. 150,145 2,314 147,831 January 46,919 404 46,514 February 47,444 790 46,654 March 55,783 1,120 54,663 April 52,054 583 51,472 May 53,548 560 52,987 June 57,348 210 57,139 July 55,061 254 54,807 August 59,668 364 59,304 September 59,106 226 58,880 October 62,254 284 61,970 November 61,606 272 61,334 December 57,795 264 57,531 1995 Jan. - Dec. 749,432 5,918 743,515 Jan. - Mar. 177,592 1,347 176,245 January 57,492 244 57,249 February 55,549 231 55,318 March 64,550 872 63,679 April 60,730 881 59,848 May 64,290 1,153 63,136 June 65,009 913 64,096 July 61,987 211 61,776 August 64,675 232 64,443 September 63,673 232 63,441 October 67,766 421 67,345 November 63,882 309 63,573 December 59,830 219 59,611 1996 Jan. - Mar. 187,188 1,882 185,306 January 61,995 277 61,718 February (R) 60,832 390 60,443 March 64,360 1,215 63,146 April May June July August September October November December February data as published last month. 60,753 390 60,363 NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what is included in the Net Adjustments. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-96-77), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, MARCH 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.