
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. - Aug.           -82,234        -71,809
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. - Aug.          -103,414        -92,681
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. - Aug.          -119,033       -108,395
January               -14,651        -13,752
February              -11,228        -10,308
March                 -12,827        -11,176
April                 -13,627        -12,088
May                   -14,956        -13,037
June                  -16,649        -14,886

July  (R)             -18,221        -17,281
August                -16,874        -15,868
September 
October 
November 
December

July data as published last month.
                      -18,576        -17,636
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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. - Aug.           298,843         -5,439        304,282
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. - Aug.           324,411         -6,449        330,860
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. - Aug.           375,207         -5,897        381,105
January                42,841           -655         43,496
February               44,321           -689         45,010
March                  51,724           -779         52,503
April                  47,102           -659         47,761
May                    49,334           -765         50,099
June                   48,360           -850         49,210

July  (R)              43,766           -729         44,495
August                 47,759           -771         48,530
September 
October 
November 
December

July data as published last month.
                       43,460           -729         44,189
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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. - Aug.           381,077          4,986        376,091
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. - Aug.           427,825          4,284        423,540
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. - Aug.           494,240          4,741        489,499
January                57,492            244         57,249
February               55,549            231         55,318
March                  64,550            872         63,679
April                  60,730            881         59,848
May                    64,290          1,153         63,136
June                   65,009            913         64,096

July  (R)              61,987            211         61,776
August                 64,633            236         64,397
September 
October 
November 
December

July data as published last month.
                       62,036            211         61,825


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

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-95-191), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, AUGUST 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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