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 1996 Jan.- Dec. -191,170 -170,214 Jan.- -15,112 -14,142 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. -198,975 -181,872 Jan.- -17,158 -16,359 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 -14,751 -13,855 December (R) -16,851 -15,559 1998 Jan.- -16,764 -15,577 January -16,764 -15,577 February March April May June July August September October November December December data as published last month : -16,811 -15,514 ____________________________ Exports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1996 Jan.- Dec. 612,069 -13,006 625,075 Jan.- 47,072 -695 47,767 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. 678,150 -10,547 688,697 Jan.- 49,993 -551 50,544 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 57,536 -663 58,199 December (R) 58,588 -878 59,466 1998 Jan.- 54,338 -624 54,962 January 54,338 -624 54,962 February March April May June July August September October November December December data as published last month: 58,785 -880 59,665 ___________________________ Imports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1996 Jan.- Dec. 803,239 7,950 795,289 Jan.- 62,184 275 61,910 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. 877,125 6,556 870,569 Jan.- 67,150 247 66,903 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 72,288 234 72,054 December (R) 75,439 414 75,025 1998 Jan.- 71,102 563 70,539 January 71,102 563 70,539 February March April May June July August September October November December December data as published last month: 75596 417 75180 NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what is included in the Net Adjustments. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-98-39), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, JANUARY 1998. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.