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 1995 Jan.- Dec. -173,560 -158,801 January -14,538 -13,661 February -11,128 -10,218 March -12,645 -11,004 April -13,513 -11,984 May -15,251 -13,343 June -16,447 -14,697 July -18,392 -17,464 August -16,463 -15,480 September -14,586 -13,693 October -16,786 -15,562 November -13,979 -12,867 December -9,831 -8,826 1996 Jan.- Dec. -191,170 -170,214 January -15,112 -14,142 February -10,646 -9,468 March -10,529 -8,412 April -15,248 -12,792 May -15,874 -13,498 June -14,131 -12,375 July -21,948 -20,084 August -18,573 -16,450 September -19,326 -17,710 October -19,391 -18,010 November -14,567 -13,000 December -15,826 -14,274 1997 Jan.- Dec. -198,935 -181,827 January -17,158 -16,359 February -13,093 -11,993 March -11,814 -9,370 April -14,553 -12,837 May -14,651 -12,759 June -15,478 -13,730 July -21,374 -20,116 August -17,582 -16,297 September -21,037 -19,646 October -20,632 -19,350 November (R) -14,751 -13,855 December -16,811 -15,514 November data as published last month : -14,126 -13,227 _______________________________________________ Exports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1995 Jan.- Dec. 575,871 -8,871 584,742 January 42,998 -635 43,633 February 44,319 -680 44,999 March 51,809 -770 52,579 April 47,160 -649 47,808 May 49,100 -755 49,855 June 48,550 -843 49,393 July 43,672 -718 44,390 August 48,221 -751 48,972 September 49,061 -662 49,723 October 51,024 -804 51,828 November 49,906 -805 50,710 December 50,052 -801 50,853 1996 Jan.- Dec. 612,069 -13,006 625,075 January 47,072 -695 47,767 February 50,322 -791 51,112 March 54,048 -904 54,952 April 51,029 -843 51,872 May 52,230 -1,130 53,359 June 50,939 -882 51,821 July 46,158 -1,440 47,598 August 50,223 -1,352 51,575 September 49,289 -1,309 50,598 October 55,042 -1,065 56,107 November 53,737 -1,279 55,016 December 51,980 -1,316 53,295 1997 Jan.- Dec. 678,348 -10,549 688,896 January 49,993 -551 50,544 February 52,531 -671 53,202 March 60,288 -988 61,275 April 57,644 -697 58,341 May 57,724 -995 58,719 June 57,180 -857 58,037 July 53,798 -1,031 54,829 August 55,661 -1,044 56,705 September 56,089 -1,133 57,221 October 61,118 -1,040 62,158 November (R) 57,536 -663 58,199 December 58,785 -880 59,665 November data as published last month : 57,742 -666 58,408 _______________________________________________ Imports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1995 Jan.- Dec. 749,431 5,888 743,543 January 57,536 243 57,293 February 55,447 230 55,217 March 64,454 870 63,583 April 60,672 880 59,792 May 64,351 1,153 63,198 June 64,997 907 64,090 July 62,064 210 61,854 August 64,684 232 64,452 September 63,648 231 63,417 October 67,810 420 67,390 November 63,885 308 63,577 December 59,883 204 59,679 1996 Jan.- Dec. 803,239 7,950 795,289 January 62,184 275 61,910 February 60,968 388 60,580 March 64,577 1,213 63,364 April 66,277 1,613 64,664 May 68,104 1,247 66,857 June 65,070 874 64,196 July 68,107 425 67,682 August 68,795 770 68,025 September 68,616 307 68,309 October 74,433 315 74,118 November 68,304 289 68,016 December 67,805 235 67,570 1997 Jan.- Dec. 877,282 6,559 870,723 January 67,150 247 66,903 February 65,624 429 65,196 March 72,102 1,456 70,645 April 72,197 1,019 71,178 May 72,375 897 71,478 June 72,658 891 71,767 July 75,172 227 74,945 August 73,243 242 73,001 September 77,126 259 76,868 October 81,750 242 81,509 November (R) 72,288 234 72,054 December 75,596 417 75,180 November data as published last month : 71,868 233 71,635 NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what is included in the Net Adjustments. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-98-26), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, DECEMBER 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.