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 1995 Jan. - Dec. -173,424 -158,703 Jan. - -14,569 -13,695 January -14,569 -13,695 February -11,164 -10,258 March -12,677 -11,041 April -13,557 -12,033 May -15,262 -13,360 June -16,406 -14,657 July -18,262 -17,340 August -16,429 -15,449 September -14,545 -13,655 October -16,789 -15,571 November -13,962 -12,854 December -9,801 -8,788 1996 Jan. - Dec. -187,766 -166,765 Jan. - -14,976 -14,008 January -14,976 -14,008 February -10,780 -9,605 March -10,607 -8,490 April -14,853 -12,363 May -15,535 -13,156 June -14,172 -12,411 July (R) -21,431 -19,562 August (R) -18,283 -16,159 September (R) -19,031 -17,414 October (R) -18,934 -17,550 November (R) -14,209 -12,641 December (R) -14,955 -13,405 1997 Jan. - -17,712 -16,650 January -17,712 -16,650 February March April May June July August September October November December December data as published last month : -14,786 -13,237 ___________________________________________________________ Exports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1995 Jan. - Dec. 575,939 -8,803 584,742 Jan. - 43,002 -631 43,633 January 43,002 -631 43,633 February 44,324 -675 44,999 March 51,815 -764 52,579 April 47,166 -642 47,808 May 49,106 -749 49,855 June 48,558 -835 49,393 July 43,678 -711 44,390 August 48,224 -748 48,972 September 49,066 -657 49,723 October 51,031 -797 51,828 November 49,911 -799 50,710 December 50,058 -795 50,853 1996 Jan. - Dec. 611,507 -13,020 624,528 Jan. - 47,020 -690 47,710 January 47,020 -690 47,710 February 50,053 -784 50,837 March 53,813 -902 54,715 April 51,210 -876 52,085 May 52,398 -1,130 53,527 June 50,722 -886 51,608 July (R) 46,361 -1,439 47,801 August (R) 50,190 -1,352 51,543 September (R) 49,290 -1,309 50,599 October (R) 54,966 -1,063 56,029 November (R) 53,567 -1,276 54,843 December (R) 51,917 -1,313 53,231 1997 Jan. - 49,833 -813 50,646 January 49,833 -813 50,646 February March April May June July August September October November December December data as published last month : 52,157 -1,313 53,470 ___________________________________________________________ Imports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1995 Jan. - Dec. 749,363 5,918 743,445 Jan. - 57,572 244 57,328 January 57,572 244 57,328 February 55,488 231 55,257 March 64,492 872 63,620 April 60,723 881 59,842 May 64,368 1,153 63,215 June 64,963 913 64,050 July 61,940 211 61,729 August 64,653 232 64,421 September 63,611 232 63,379 October 67,820 421 67,399 November 63,873 309 63,564 December 59,859 219 59,641 1996 Jan. - Dec. 799,274 7,981 791,292 Jan. - 61,996 277 61,718 January 61,996 277 61,718 February 60,833 390 60,443 March 64,420 1,215 63,205 April 66,062 1,614 64,448 May 67,932 1,249 66,683 June 64,894 875 64,019 July (R) 67,792 430 67,363 August (R) 68,474 772 67,702 September (R) 68,322 308 68,013 October (R) 73,900 321 73,579 November (R) 67,776 292 67,484 December (R) 66,872 237 66,635 1997 Jan. - 67,546 249 67,297 January 67,546 249 67,297 February March April May June July August September October November December December data as published last month : 66,943 236 66,707 NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what is included in the Net Adjustments. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-97-42), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, JANUARY 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.