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. - Feb.           -13,847        -11,847
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.          -166,565       -151,308
Jan. - Feb.           -21,138        -18,550
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                  -16,756        -15,676
August                -17,024        -15,671
September             -16,235        -15,136
October               -18,130        -16,858
November              -16,560        -15,482
December              -11,822        -10,571
                               
1995                           
                               
Jan. - Feb.           -26,097        -24,215
January (R)           -14,836        -13,893
February              -11,261        -10,322
March 
April 
May  
June 

July  
August  
September 
October 
November 
December

January data as published last month.
                      -15,166        -14,228
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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. - Feb.            70,700         -1,329         72,028
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.           502,590         -9,931        512,521
Jan. - Feb.            73,223         -1,394         74,617
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                   38,301           -826         39,127
August                 42,621           -989         43,610
September              42,962           -873         43,835
October                44,254           -989         45,243
November               45,064           -807         45,871
December               45,974           -988         46,961
                
1995                                          
                                              
Jan. - Feb.            86,915         -1,403         88,318
January (R)            42,657           -699         43,355
February               44,259           -704         44,962
March 
April 
May  
June 

July  
August  
September 
October 
November 
December

January data as published last month.
                       42,339           -700         43,039
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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. - Feb.            84,547            672         83,875
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.           669,155          5,326        663,829
Jan. - Feb.            94,360          1,193         93,167
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                   55,057            254         54,803
August                 59,645            364         59,281
September              59,197            226         58,972
October                62,384            283         62,100
November               61,624            271         61,352
December               57,796            263         57,533
                
1995                                          
                                              
Jan. - Feb.           113,012            480        112,532
January (R)            57,492            244         57,249
February               55,520            236         55,284
March 
April 
May  
June 

July  
August  
September 
October 
November 
December

January data as published last month.
                       57,504            238         57,266


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

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-95-78), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, FEBRUARY 1995.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.


