
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
 
 
2000
 
Jan.- Dec.                   -452,423          -436,104
Jan.- Aug.                   -291,583          -280,940
January                       -31,363           -29,510
February                      -32,542           -30,508
March                         -35,710           -34,296
April                         -32,805           -31,838
May                           -37,463           -36,394
June                          -37,749           -36,525
 
July                          -42,899           -41,957
August                        -41,051           -39,911
September                     -40,311           -38,965
October                       -45,624           -44,177
November                      -40,327           -38,781
December                      -34,578           -33,242
 
2001
 
Jan.- Dec.                   -427,165          -411,899
Jan.- Aug.                   -287,559          -276,667
January                       -41,135           -39,708
February                      -30,203           -28,896
March                         -34,526           -33,179
April                         -35,533           -34,250
May                           -33,476           -31,674
June                          -33,807           -32,330
 
July                          -41,256           -40,015
August                        -37,622           -36,616
September                     -35,348           -34,252
October                       -41,622           -40,475
November                      -34,889           -33,805
December                      -27,747           -26,700
 
2002
 
Jan.- Aug.                   -305,816          -296,314
January                       -33,523           -32,556
February                      -31,576           -30,465
March                         -32,270           -30,948
April                         -40,087           -38,917
May                           -39,562           -38,305
June                          -37,864           -36,709
 
July (R)                      -46,816           -45,598
August                        -44,118           -42,816
September
October
November
December
 
July data as published last month :
                              -46,617           -45,416
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                         Exports
 
                          Total
                         Balance                              Total
                       of Payments           Net              Census
       Period             Basis          Adjustments          Basis
 
 
2000
 
Jan.- Dec.                    771,994            -9,924           781,918
Jan.- Aug.                    505,381            -6,687           512,068
January                        56,547            -1,131            57,679
February                       60,085            -1,095            61,179
March                          68,254              -694            68,948
April                          62,617              -685            63,302
May                            63,888              -785            64,673
June                           67,205              -797            68,002
 
July                           59,306              -724            60,029
August                         67,479              -776            68,255
September                      66,675              -715            67,391
October                        68,797              -838            69,635
November                       66,719              -894            67,614
December                       64,421              -790            65,211
 
2001
 
Jan.- Dec.                    718,762           -10,339           729,100
Jan.- Aug.                    493,486            -6,778           500,264
January                        61,317              -844            62,161
February                       62,000              -744            62,743
March                          69,592              -766            70,358
April                          61,328              -687            62,015
May                            63,887            -1,045            64,931
June                           62,433              -901            63,333
 
July                           53,582            -1,029            54,611
August                         59,349              -763            60,111
September                      54,361              -871            55,232
October                        59,767              -934            60,701
November                       57,022              -878            57,900
December                       54,125              -878            55,003
 
2002
 
Jan.- Aug.                    451,351            -7,294           458,645
January                        51,987              -732            52,720
February                       52,239              -881            53,121
March                          59,583            -1,048            60,631
April                          57,212              -850            58,062
May                            59,024              -936            59,960
June                           59,018              -875            59,893
 
July (R)                       54,117              -943            55,060
August                         58,171            -1,028            59,199
September
October
November
December
 
July data as published last month :
                               54,136              -927            55,063
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                         Imports
 
                          Total
                         Balance                              Total
                       of Payments           Net              Census
       Period             Basis          Adjustments          Basis
 
 
2000
 
Jan.- Dec.                  1,224,417             6,395         1,218,022
Jan.- Aug.                    796,963             3,956           793,007
January                        87,910               722            87,188
February                       92,627               939            91,688
March                         103,964               720           103,244
April                          95,422               281            95,141
May                           101,352               285           101,067
June                          104,954               427           104,527
 
July                          102,205               219           101,986
August                        108,530               364           108,166
September                     106,986               631           106,355
October                       114,421               609           113,812
November                      107,047               652           106,395
December                       98,999               547            98,452
 
2001
 
Jan.- Dec.                  1,145,927             4,928         1,140,999
Jan.- Aug.                    781,045             4,114           776,931
January                       102,452               583           101,869
February                       92,203               563            91,639
March                         104,118               582           103,536
April                          96,860               596            96,265
May                            97,363               758            96,605
June                           96,240               577            95,663
 
July                           94,838               212            94,625
August                         96,971               243            96,728
September                      89,709               225            89,484
October                       101,390               213           101,177
November                       91,911               206            91,705
December                       81,872               169            81,703
 
2002
 
Jan.- Aug.                    757,167             2,208           754,959
January                        85,510               235            85,276
February                       83,815               229            83,586
March                          91,854               274            91,580
April                          97,298               320            96,978
May                            98,587               321            98,266
June                           96,882               280            96,602
 
July (R)                      100,932               275           100,657
August                        102,289               274           102,015
September
October
November
December
 
July data as published last month :
                              100,753               274           100,479
 
NOTE: For information on data sources, nonsampling errors, definitions and 
details concerning what is included in the Net Adjustments, see the information 
section on page 26 of this release, or at www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/
press.html or www.bea.gov/bea/rels.htm.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-02-132), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, August 2002.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         
                                 


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