Final answer:
Option (B), The statement about the United States only having a trade surplus once between 2006 and 2012 is likely false because the U.S. has consistently had trade deficits, where it imports more than it exports.
Step-by-step explanation:
The question is whether it is true or false that between March of 2006 and May of 2012, the United States exported more goods than it imported only once. Considering the documented pattern of U.S. trade since the early 1980s, it is consistently shown that the United States has typically had a trade deficit, meaning that it has imported more than it exported.
Although the U.S. trade deficit declined by almost half from 2006 to 2009 during the recession, this reduction was due to a decrease in imports rather than an increase in exports. Furthermore, the deficit increased again afterwards but remained stable. It is therefore likely that the statement is false, as consistent trade deficits imply that there were not instances of exporting more than importing, or at best, they were very rare.