
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


1998                

Jan.- Dec.                   -246,932          -229,758
Jan.- Mar.                    -47,662           -44,011

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.- Dec.                   -347,158          -330,078
Jan.- Mar.                    -67,559           -63,845

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                       -33,532           -32,117
November                      -34,644           -33,047
December                      -29,236           -27,545

2000                

Jan.- Mar.                   -100,000           -95,079

January                       -31,848           -30,147
February (R)                  -32,466           -30,497
March                         -35,686           -34,434
April                                  
May                                    
June                                   

July                                   
August                                 
September                              
October                                
November                               
December                               

 February data as published last month :
                              -33,020           -31,011
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                         Exports

                          Total
                         Balance                              Total
                       of Payments           Net              Census
       Period             Basis          Adjustments          Basis


1998                

Jan.- Dec.                    670,246           -11,892           682,138
Jan.- Mar.                    170,370            -2,332           172,702

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.- Dec.                    683,221           -11,993           695,213
Jan.- Mar.                    163,344            -3,104           166,448

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                        61,406              -900            62,306
November                       60,237              -676            60,913
December                       62,971              -938            63,909

2000                

Jan.- Mar.                    184,873            -2,692           187,565

January                        56,213            -1,008            57,221
February (R)                   60,216            -1,108            61,325
March                          68,444              -576            69,019
April                                                    
May                                                      
June                                                     

July                                                     
August                                                   
September                                                
October                                                  
November                                                 
December                                                 

 February data as published last month :
                               59,605            -1,148            60,753
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                         Imports

                          Total
                         Balance                              Total
                       of Payments           Net              Census
       Period             Basis          Adjustments          Basis


1998                

Jan.- Dec.                    917,178             5,282           911,896
Jan.- Mar.                    218,032             1,319           216,713

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.- Dec.                  1,030,379             5,087         1,025,292
Jan.- Mar.                    230,903               610           230,293

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                        94,937               514            94,423
November                       94,881               922            93,960
December                       92,207               753            91,454

2000                

Jan.- Mar.                    284,873             2,229           282,644

January                        88,061               693            87,368
February (R)                   92,682               860            91,822
March                         104,130               676           103,454
April                                                    
May                                                      
June                                                     

July                                                     
August                                                   
September                                                
October                                                  
November                                                 
December                                                 

 February data as published last month :
                               92,625               861            91,764

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

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-83), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, March 2000.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           
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