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. -196,652 -180,522 Jan.- Nov. -180,718 -165,516 January -17,495 -16,681 February -13,057 -11,938 March -11,865 -9,405 April -14,712 -12,989 May -14,594 -12,692 June -15,266 -13,527 July -20,827 -19,907 August -17,567 -16,263 September -20,292 -19,280 October -20,249 -18,948 November -14,795 -13,886 December -15,933 -15,006 1998 Jan.- Dec. -246,932 -229,758 Jan.- Nov. -228,234 -212,513 January -16,270 -15,052 February -14,196 -13,160 March -17,196 -15,799 April -20,054 -19,069 May -18,371 -17,326 June -21,187 -19,924 July -26,094 -24,760 August -24,612 -22,594 September -24,302 -22,807 October -24,198 -22,399 November -21,754 -19,625 December -18,698 -17,245 1999 Jan.- Nov. -317,546 -302,148 January -20,600 -19,475 February -21,991 -20,666 March -24,968 -23,704 April -23,966 -22,702 May -25,640 -24,284 June -31,276 -29,797 July -34,741 -33,512 August -33,578 -32,255 September -32,986 -30,975 October (R) -33,532 -32,117 November -34,268 -32,661 December October data as published last month : -33,720 -32,312 ___________________________________ Exports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1997 Jan.- Dec. 679,715 -9,468 689,182 Jan.- Nov. 620,552 -8,967 629,519 January 50,033 -558 50,591 February 52,468 -685 53,153 March 60,203 -999 61,201 April 57,483 -697 58,180 May 57,738 -1,001 58,738 June 57,209 -840 58,049 July 54,224 -686 54,909 August 55,611 -1,051 56,662 September 56,725 -745 57,470 October 61,359 -1,043 62,402 November 57,500 -664 58,164 December 59,163 -501 59,664 1998 Jan.- Dec. 670,246 -11,892 682,138 Jan.- Nov. 612,670 -10,706 623,376 January 54,535 -637 55,172 February 54,426 -808 55,234 March 61,410 -887 62,297 April 56,014 -660 56,675 May 55,918 -754 56,672 June 56,089 -905 56,994 July 50,604 -973 51,577 August 52,100 -1,320 53,420 September 54,681 -946 55,627 October 60,105 -1,208 61,313 November 56,787 -1,608 58,395 December 57,576 -1,186 58,762 1999 Jan.- Nov. 620,520 -11,065 631,585 January 51,430 -953 52,383 February 52,330 -1,113 53,443 March 59,584 -1,038 60,622 April 56,256 -994 57,250 May 55,446 -1,143 56,589 June 56,751 -1,202 57,953 July 52,048 -1,032 53,080 August 56,666 -855 57,522 September 58,095 -1,149 59,244 October (R) 61,406 -900 62,306 November 60,507 -687 61,194 December October data as published last month : 61,181 -892 62,073 ___________________________________ Imports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1997 Jan.- Dec. 876,366 6,662 869,704 Jan.- Nov. 801,270 6,236 795,035 January 67,529 257 67,272 February 65,525 434 65,091 March 72,068 1,461 70,606 April 72,196 1,026 71,169 May 72,332 902 71,430 June 72,475 899 71,576 July 75,050 234 74,816 August 73,177 252 72,925 September 77,017 266 76,751 October 81,607 258 81,349 November 72,295 245 72,050 December 75,096 427 74,669 1998 Jan.- Dec. 917,178 5,282 911,896 Jan.- Nov. 840,904 5,015 835,889 January 70,804 580 70,224 February 68,621 228 68,394 March 78,606 511 78,096 April 76,068 325 75,744 May 74,289 291 73,998 June 77,276 358 76,918 July 76,698 361 76,337 August 76,713 699 76,014 September 78,983 549 78,434 October 84,303 592 83,712 November 78,541 522 78,020 December 76,274 267 76,007 1999 Jan.- Nov. 938,065 4,332 933,733 January 72,029 171 71,858 February 74,321 213 74,109 March 84,553 226 84,326 April 80,223 271 79,952 May 81,086 213 80,873 June 88,027 277 87,750 July 86,788 197 86,591 August 90,244 468 89,776 September 91,081 863 90,219 October (R) 94,937 514 94,423 November 94,775 920 93,855 December October data as published last month : 94,901 516 94,385 NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what is included in the Net Adjustments. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-13), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, November 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.