
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.- Feb.                    -30,713           -28,780
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.- Feb.                    -30,900           -28,653
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.- Feb.                    -42,792           -40,353
January (R)                   -20,600           -19,475
February                      -22,192           -20,878
March                                  
April                                  
May                                    
June                                   

July                                   
August                                 
September                              
October                                
November                               
December                               

 January data as published last month :
                              -20,743           -19,630
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                         Exports

                                            Total
                                           Balance            Total
                                         of Payments          Census
       Period             Period            Basis             Basis


1997                

Jan.- Dec.                    679,325            -9,858           689,182
Jan.- Feb.                    102,492            -1,251           103,744
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.- Feb.                    109,142            -1,443           110,586
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.- Feb.                    103,742            -2,053           105,796
January (R)                    51,430              -953            52,383
February                       52,313            -1,100            53,413
March                                                    
April                                                    
May                                                      
June                                                     

July                                                     
August                                                   
September                                                
October                                                  
November                                                 
December                                                 

 January data as published last month :
                               51,106              -952            52,058
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                         Imports

                                            Total
                                           Balance            Total
                                         of Payments          Census
       Period             Period            Basis             Basis


1997                

Jan.- Dec.                    877,279             6,609           870,671
Jan.- Feb.                    133,206               682           132,524
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.- Feb.                    140,042               804           139,238
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.- Feb.                    146,534               386           146,149
January (R)                    72,029               171            71,858
February                       74,505               215            74,291
March                                                    
April                                                    
May                                                      
June                                                     

July                                                     
August                                                   
September                                                
October                                                  
November                                                 
December                                                 

 January data as published last month :
                               71,849               161            71,688

NOTE:  See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what is 
included in the Net Adjustments.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-99-73), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, February 1999.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.