
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.- Aug.                   -125,383          -113,402
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.- Aug.                   -157,980          -147,683
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.- Aug.                   -217,198          -206,707
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 (R)                      -34,741           -33,512
August                        -34,016           -32,567
September                              
October                                
November                               
December                               

 July data as published last month :
                              -35,014           -33,782
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                         Exports

                          Total
                         Balance                              Total
                       of Payments           Net              Census
       Period             Basis          Adjustments          Basis


1997                

Jan.- Dec.                    679,715            -9,468           689,182
Jan.- Aug.                    444,968            -6,516           451,483
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.- Aug.                    441,097            -6,944           448,041
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.- Aug.                    440,160            -8,330           448,490
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 (R)                       52,048            -1,032            53,080
August                         56,314              -856            57,170
September                                                
October                                                  
November                                                 
December                                                 

 July data as published last month :
                               51,971            -1,035            53,006
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                         Imports

                          Total
                         Balance                              Total
                       of Payments           Net              Census
       Period             Basis          Adjustments          Basis


1997                

Jan.- Dec.                    876,366             6,662           869,704
Jan.- Aug.                    570,351             5,466           564,885
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.- Aug.                    599,076             3,353           595,724
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.- Aug.                    657,358             2,161           655,197
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 (R)                       86,788               197            86,591
August                         90,330               593            89,737
September                                                
October                                                  
November                                                 
December                                                 

 July data as published last month :
                               86,985               197            86,789

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

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-99-202), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, August 1999.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           
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