
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.        -132,618       -115,568
Jan. - July         -68,929        -60,075
January              -7,250         -6,101
February             -6,598         -5,746
March               -10,120         -8,747
April                -9,806         -8,431
May                  -7,935         -6,461
June                -12,821        -11,738
                             
July                -14,400        -12,852
August              -13,304        -11,735
September           -14,493        -12,570
October             -14,458        -12,742
November            -12,778        -11,140
December             -8,655         -7,307
                             
1994                         
                             
Jan. - Dec.        -166,101       -150,629
Jan. - July         -86,339        -76,966
January             -10,099         -8,954
February            -11,028         -9,528
March               -10,418         -8,524
April               -11,208         -9,885
May                 -12,195        -10,772
June                -14,745        -13,714
                             
July                -16,644        -15,589
August              -17,075        -15,715
September           -16,215        -15,114
October             -17,941        -16,657
November            -16,751        -15,660
December            -11,780        -10,518
                             
1995                         
                             
Jan. - July        -102,514        -92,882
January (R)         -14,651        -13,752
February (R)        -11,228        -10,308
March (R)           -12,827        -11,176
April (R)           -13,627        -12,088
May  (R)            -14,956        -13,037
June (R)            -16,649        -14,886

July                -18,576        -17,636
August  
September 
October 
November 
December

June data as published last month.
                    -16,573        -14,809

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                        Exports

                  Total
                 Balance                        Total
               of Payments        Net          Census
   Period         Basis       Adjustments       Basis

1993
                                            
Jan. - Dec.         456,824         -8,267        465,091
Jan. - July         262,745         -4,661        267,406
January              35,296           -662         35,958
February             35,403           -667         36,070
March                41,464           -534         41,999
April                38,740           -681         39,420
May                  39,171           -699         39,870
June                 37,938           -686         38,624
              
July                 34,733           -732         35,465
August               36,098           -778         36,876
September            37,250           -706         37,956
October              40,476           -671         41,148
November             39,561           -733         40,294
December             40,693           -718         41,412

1994                                        
                                            
Jan. - Dec.         502,484        -10,143        512,626
Jan. - July         281,818         -5,453        287,271
January              36,819           -742         37,561
February             36,415           -711         37,126
March                45,365           -774         46,139
April                40,846           -741         41,587
May                  41,352           -863         42,215
June                 42,603           -822         43,425
                             
July                 38,417           -801         39,218
August               42,593           -996         43,589
September            42,890           -876         43,766
October              44,313         -1,001         45,314
November             44,855           -819         45,674
December             46,015           -998         47,013
              
1995                                        
                                            
Jan. - July         327,142         -5,126        332,268
January (R)          42,841           -655         43,496
February (R)         44,321           -689         45,010
March (R)            51,724           -779         52,503
April (R)            47,102           -659         47,761
May  (R)             49,334           -765         50,099
June (R)             48,360           -850         49,210

July                 43,460           -729         44,189
August  
September 
October 
November 
December

June data as published last month.
                     48,366           -850         49,215
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                        Imports

                  Total
                 Balance                        Total
               of Payments        Net          Census
   Period         Basis       Adjustments       Basis

1993
                                            
Jan. - Dec.         589,442          8,783        580,659
Jan. - July         331,674          4,194        327,480
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                  47,107            776         46,331
June                 50,759            397         50,362
              
July                 49,133            816         48,316
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.         668,585          5,329        663,256
Jan. - July         368,157          3,920        364,237
January              46,919            404         46,514
February             47,444            790         46,654
March                55,783          1,120         54,663
April                52,054            583         51,472
May                  53,548            560         52,987
June                 57,348            210         57,139
              
July                 55,061            254         54,807
August               59,668            364         59,304
September            59,106            226         58,880
October              62,254            284         61,970
November             61,606            272         61,334
December             57,795            264         57,531
              
1995                                        
                                            
Jan. - July         429,656          4,505        425,151
January (R)          57,492            244         57,249
February (R)         55,549            231         55,318
March (R)            64,550            872         63,679
April (R)            60,730            881         59,848
May  (R)             64,290          1,153         63,136
June (R)             65,009            913         64,096

July                 62,036            211         61,825
August  
September 
October 
November 
December

June data as published last month.
                     64,938            913         64,025


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

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-95-169), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, JULY 1995.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.


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