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 1997 Jan.- Dec. -197,955 -181,488 Jan.- Mar. -42,655 -38,266 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.- Dec. -248,159 -231,100 Jan.- Mar. -48,155 -44,518 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 -24,368 -22,610 November -21,938 -19,822 December -19,085 -17,627 1999 Jan.- Mar. -67,537 -63,827 January -20,600 -19,475 February (R) -21,991 -20,666 March -24,947 -23,686 April May June July August September October November December February data as published last month : -22,192 -20,878 __________________________________________________________________________ Exports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1997 Jan.- Dec. 679,325 -9,858 689,182 Jan.- Mar. 162,695 -2,250 164,945 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.- Dec. 670,641 -11,856 682,497 Jan.- Mar. 170,589 -2,325 172,914 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 60,249 -1,202 61,451 November 56,758 -1,602 58,360 December 57,417 -1,199 58,615 1999 Jan.- Mar. 163,141 -3,103 166,243 January 51,430 -953 52,383 February (R) 52,330 -1,113 53,443 March 59,381 -1,037 60,418 April May June July August September October November December February data as published last month : 52,313 -1,100 53,413 __________________________________________________________________________ Imports Total Net Total Balance Adjust- Census of Payments ments Basis Period Basis 1997 Jan.- Dec. 877,279 6,609 870,671 Jan.- Mar. 205,351 2,140 203,211 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.- Dec. 918,800 5,204 913,597 Jan.- Mar. 218,744 1,311 217,432 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 84,616 556 84,061 November 78,695 514 78,181 December 76,501 259 76,242 1999 Jan.- Mar. 230,678 608 230,070 January 72,029 171 71,858 February (R) 74,321 213 74,109 March 84,327 224 84,103 April May June July August September October November December February data as published last month : 74,505 215 74,291 NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what is included in the Net Adjustments. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-99-89), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.