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. -191,337 -170,214 Jan.- Nov. -175,499 -155,940 January -15,124 -14,142 February -10,658 -9,468 March -10,546 -8,412 April -15,265 -12,792 May -15,889 -13,498 June -14,146 -12,375 July -21,963 -20,084 August -18,590 -16,450 September -19,338 -17,710 October -19,402 -18,010 November -14,579 -13,000 December -15,837 -14,274 1997 Jan.- Dec. -197,955 -181,488 Jan.- Nov. -181,933 -166,402 January -17,579 -16,761 February -13,134 -12,019 March -11,942 -9,486 April -14,795 -13,070 May -14,672 -12,772 June -15,341 -13,608 July -21,256 -19,987 August -17,636 -16,344 September -20,366 -19,361 October -20,333 -19,028 November -14,878 -13,967 December -16,022 -15,086 1998 Jan.- Nov. -229,403 -213,843 January -16,324 -15,110 February -14,576 -13,543 March -17,255 -15,865 April -19,934 -18,957 May -18,382 -17,339 June -21,185 -19,932 July -25,932 -24,609 August -24,658 -22,650 September -24,523 -23,037 October (R) -24,368 -22,610 November -22,267 -20,192 December October data as published last month : -24,821 -23,083 __________________________________________________________________________ Exports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1996 Jan.- Dec. 611,983 -13,092 625,075 Jan.- Nov. 560,011 -11,769 571,780 January 47,066 -701 47,767 February 50,317 -796 51,112 March 54,039 -913 54,952 April 51,019 -853 51,872 May 52,222 -1,137 53,359 June 50,932 -889 51,821 July 46,153 -1,445 47,598 August 50,215 -1,360 51,575 September 49,282 -1,317 50,598 October 55,036 -1,072 56,107 November 53,730 -1,286 55,016 December 51,972 -1,323 53,295 1997 Jan.- Dec. 679,325 -9,858 689,182 Jan.- Nov. 620,174 -9,345 629,519 January 50,025 -566 50,591 February 52,467 -685 53,153 March 60,203 -999 61,201 April 57,477 -703 58,180 May 57,736 -1,003 58,738 June 57,207 -842 58,049 July 53,868 -1,041 54,909 August 55,615 -1,047 56,662 September 56,731 -739 57,470 October 61,351 -1,050 62,402 November 57,494 -670 58,164 December 59,151 -513 59,664 1998 Jan.- Nov. 612,855 -10,622 623,477 January 54,713 -636 55,350 February 54,429 -807 55,236 March 61,447 -882 62,329 April 56,215 -655 56,869 May 55,905 -756 56,661 June 56,183 -898 57,081 July 50,711 -965 51,676 August 51,921 -1,314 53,235 September 54,694 -940 55,634 October (R) 60,249 -1,202 61,451 November 56,388 -1,567 57,955 December October data as published last month : 59,829 -1,175 61,004 __________________________________________________________________________ Imports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1996 Jan.- Dec. 803,320 8,031 795,289 Jan.- Nov. 735,510 7,791 727,719 January 62,190 281 61,910 February 60,975 395 60,580 March 64,585 1,221 63,364 April 66,284 1,620 64,664 May 68,112 1,255 66,857 June 65,078 882 64,196 July 68,115 434 67,682 August 68,805 780 68,025 September 68,620 311 68,309 October 74,438 320 74,118 November 68,308 293 68,016 December 67,809 240 67,570 1997 Jan.- Dec. 877,279 6,609 870,671 Jan.- Nov. 802,107 6,186 795,921 January 67,604 252 67,352 February 65,602 430 65,171 March 72,145 1,458 70,687 April 72,271 1,021 71,250 May 72,408 897 71,511 June 72,548 892 71,656 July 75,125 228 74,896 August 73,250 245 73,005 September 77,097 266 76,831 October 81,684 255 81,430 November 72,372 242 72,130 December 75,172 423 74,750 1998 Jan.- Nov. 842,258 4,939 837,320 January 71,037 578 70,459 February 69,005 226 68,779 March 78,702 508 78,194 April 76,148 322 75,826 May 74,288 288 74,000 June 77,368 355 77,013 July 76,643 358 76,285 August 76,579 695 75,884 September 79,217 546 78,672 October (R) 84,616 556 84,061 November 78,655 508 78,147 December October data as published last month : 84,650 563 84,087 NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what is included in the Net Adjustments. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-99-14), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, November 1998. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.