
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


1999                

Jan.- Dec.                   -345,559          -328,821
Jan.- Feb.                    -42,341           -39,900
January                       -20,453           -19,330
February                      -21,888           -20,570
March                         -24,433           -23,183
April                         -23,953           -22,697
May                           -25,826           -24,477
June                          -31,529           -30,055

July                          -35,007           -33,778
August                        -33,756           -32,310
September                     -32,913           -30,813
October                       -32,852           -31,487
November                      -33,817           -32,633
December                      -29,132           -27,489

2000                

Jan.- Dec.                   -449,853          -434,714
Jan.- Feb.                    -64,314           -60,644
January                       -31,849           -30,147
February                      -32,465           -30,497
March                         -35,578           -34,327
April                         -32,822           -32,028
May                           -37,426           -36,464
June                          -37,185           -35,892

July                          -42,790           -42,077
August                        -41,063           -39,976
September                     -39,910           -38,710
October                       -44,530           -43,100
November                      -39,683           -38,224
December                      -34,552           -33,271

2001                

Jan.- Feb.                    -69,728           -67,011
January (R)                   -40,133           -38,766
February                      -29,595           -28,245
March                                  
April                                  
May                                    
June                                   

July                                   
August                                 
September                              
October                                
November                               
December                               

January data as published last month :
                              -40,143           -38,845
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                         Exports

                          Total
                         Balance                              Total
                       of Payments           Net              Census
       Period             Basis          Adjustments          Basis


1999                

Jan.- Dec.                    684,358           -11,439           695,797
Jan.- Feb.                    103,658            -2,057           105,715
January                        51,484              -952            52,436
February                       52,174            -1,105            53,279
March                          59,866            -1,023            60,889
April                          56,298              -985            57,283
May                            55,353            -1,136            56,489
June                           56,628            -1,197            57,825

July                           51,965            -1,033            52,998
August                         56,582              -857            57,439
September                      58,284            -1,147            59,431
October                        62,123              -850            62,973
November                       60,685              -263            60,948
December                       62,917              -891            63,808

2000                

Jan.- Dec.                    772,514            -9,136           781,650
Jan.- Feb.                    116,429            -2,117           118,546
January                        56,212            -1,009            57,221
February                       60,217            -1,108            61,325
March                          68,164              -576            68,740
April                          62,244              -542            62,786
May                            63,565              -697            64,262
June                           67,382              -889            68,271

July                           59,167              -541            59,707
August                         67,204              -761            67,965
September                      67,057              -582            67,639
October                        69,548              -823            70,371
November                       67,074              -836            67,910
December                       64,679              -772            65,451

2001                

Jan.- Feb.                    123,924            -1,638           125,562
January (R)                    61,497              -843            62,340
February                       62,427              -795            63,222
March                                                    
April                                                    
May                                                      
June                                                     

July                                                     
August                                                   
September                                                
October                                                  
November                                                 
December                                                 

January data as published last month :
                               61,622              -793            62,416
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                         Imports

                          Total
                         Balance                              Total
                       of Payments           Net              Census
       Period             Basis          Adjustments          Basis


1999                

Jan.- Dec.                  1,029,917             5,299         1,024,618
Jan.- Feb.                    145,999               384           145,615
January                        71,937               171            71,766
February                       74,062               213            73,849
March                          84,299               226            84,072
April                          80,251               271            79,980
May                            81,178               213            80,965
June                           88,157               277            87,880

July                           86,972               197            86,775
August                         90,338               589            89,749
September                      91,197               953            90,244
October                        94,974               514            94,460
November                       94,502               922            93,581
December                       92,049               753            91,296

2000                

Jan.- Dec.                  1,222,367             6,003         1,216,364
Jan.- Feb.                    180,743             1,553           179,190
January                        88,061               693            87,368
February                       92,682               860            91,822
March                         103,742               674           103,067
April                          95,066               251            94,815
May                           100,991               265           100,726
June                          104,567               403           104,164

July                          101,957               173           101,784
August                        108,266               325           107,941
September                     106,967               618           106,349
October                       114,078               607           113,471
November                      106,757               623           106,134
December                       99,232               510            98,722

2001                

Jan.- Feb.                    193,652             1,079           192,573
January (R)                   101,630               524           101,106
February                       92,022               556            91,467
March                                                    
April                                                    
May                                                      
June                                                     

July                                                     
August                                                   
September                                                
October                                                  
November                                                 
December                                                 

January data as published last month :
                              101,766               505           101,260

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

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-01-72), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, February  2001.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         



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