
Part B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Exhibit 12.  U. S. TRADE IN GOODS

(In millions of dollars.  Details may not equal totals due to 
seasonal adjustment and rounding.  (R) Revised.)


              BALANCE

                 Total
                Balance       Total
              of Payments    Census
   Period        Basis        Basis

1993

Jan. - Dec.      -132,575     -115,568
Jan. -             -7,250       -6,101
January            -7,250       -6,101
February           -6,597       -5,746
March             -10,120       -8,747
April              -9,810       -8,431
May                -7,938       -6,461
June              -12,824      -11,738
                           
July              -14,396      -12,852
August            -13,301      -11,735
September         -14,488      -12,570
October           -14,445      -12,742
November          -12,765      -11,140
December           -8,641       -7,307
                           
1994                       
                           
Jan - Dec (R)    -166,565     -151,308
Jan. -            -10,070       -8,953
January           -10,070       -8,953
February          -11,068       -9,598
March             -10,623       -8,760
April             -11,137       -9,843
May               -12,282      -10,894
June              -14,859      -13,867
                           
July (R)          -16,756      -15,676
August (R)        -17,024      -15,671
September (R)     -16,235      -15,136
October (R)       -18,130      -16,858
November (R)      -16,560      -15,482
December (R)      -11,822      -10,571
                           
1995                       
                           
Jan. -            -15,166      -14,228
January           -15,166      -14,228
February 
March 
April 
May  
June 

July  
August  
September 
October 
November 
December

December data as published last month.
                  -11,611      -10,361
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                        EXPORTS

                 Total
                Balance                    Total
              of Payments      Net        Census
   Period        Basis     Adjustment      Basis

1993

Jan. - Dec.       456,866       -8,224      465,091
Jan. -             35,296         -662       35,958
January            35,296         -662       35,958
February           35,404         -667       36,070
March              41,464         -534       41,999
April              38,736         -684       39,420
May                39,168         -702       39,870
June               37,934         -690       38,624
              
July               34,737         -728       35,465
August             36,102         -774       36,876
September          37,255         -700       37,956
October            40,489         -658       41,148
November           39,574         -719       40,294
December           40,707         -705       41,412

1994                                    
                                        
Jan - Dec (R)     502,590       -9,931      512,521
Jan. -             36,785         -714       37,499
January            36,785         -714       37,499
February           36,437         -681       37,118
March              45,160         -743       45,904
April              41,003         -711       41,715
May                41,383         -828       42,211
June               42,645         -783       43,428
              
July (R)           38,301         -826       39,127
August (R)         42,621         -989       43,610
September (R)      42,962         -873       43,835
October (R)        44,254         -989       45,243
November (R)       45,064         -807       45,871
December (R)       45,974         -988       46,961
              
1995                                    
                                        
Jan. -             42,339         -700       43,039
January            42,339         -700       43,039
February 
March 
April 
May  
June 

July  
August  
September 
October 
November 
December

December data as published last month.
                   46,123         -987       47,110
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                        IMPORTS

                 Total
                Balance                    Total
              of Payments      Net        Census
   Period        Basis     Adjustment      Basis

1993

Jan. - Dec.       589,441        8,783      580,659
Jan. -             42,546          488       42,058
January            42,546          488       42,058
February           42,001          185       41,816
March              51,584          839       50,745
April              48,546          695       47,851
May                47,106          776       46,331
June               50,758          397       50,362
              
July               49,133          816       48,317
August             49,402          792       48,611
September          51,743        1,217       50,526
October            54,935        1,045       53,889
November           52,339          905       51,434
December           49,348          629       48,719

1994                                    
                                        
Jan - Dec (R)     669,155        5,326      663,829
Jan. -             46,855          404       46,451
January            46,855          404       46,451
February           47,505          789       46,716
March              55,783        1,120       54,663
April              52,140          582       51,558
May                53,665          560       53,105
June               57,504          209       57,295
              
July (R)           55,057          254       54,803
August (R)         59,645          364       59,281
September (R)      59,197          226       58,972
October (R)        62,384          283       62,100
November (R)       61,624          271       61,352
December (R)       57,796          263       57,533
              
1995                                    
                                        
Jan. -             57,504          238       57,266
January            57,504          238       57,266
February 
March 
April 
May  
June 

July  
August  
September 
October 
November 
December

December data as published last month.
                   57,734          263       57,471

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

NOTE:  Exhibit numbers in this release have been renumbered from the 
       previous report. All exhibits have been moved up one.
       example: exhibit 4 now becomes exhibit 3

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-95-58), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, JANUARY 1995.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.
