                        PART B:  NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
                        EXHIBIT 12. U. S. TRADE IN GOODS
                                        
          (In millions of dollars.  Detail may not equal totals due to
                            rounding.  (R) Revised.)
                                        

Trade Balance

                                  Total
                                  Balance        Total
                                  of Payments    Census
Period                            Basis          Basis

2000                                                      

Jan.- Dec.                         -452,423       -436,104
Jan.- Oct.                         -377,518       -364,082

January                             -31,363        -29,510
February                            -32,542        -30,508
March                               -35,710        -34,296
April                               -32,805        -31,838
May                                 -37,463        -36,394
June                                -37,749        -36,525

July                                -42,899        -41,957
August                              -41,051        -39,911
September                           -40,311        -38,965
October                             -45,624        -44,177
November                            -40,327        -38,781
December                            -34,578        -33,242

2001                                                      

Jan.- Dec.                         -427,165       -411,899
Jan.- Oct.                         -364,529       -351,394

January                             -41,135        -39,708
February                            -30,203        -28,896
March                               -34,526        -33,179
April                               -35,533        -34,250
May                                 -33,476        -31,674
June                                -33,807        -32,330

July                                -41,256        -40,015
August                              -37,622        -36,616
September                           -35,348        -34,252
October                             -41,622        -40,475
November                            -34,889        -33,805
December                            -27,747        -26,700

2002                                                      

Jan.- Oct.                         -394,337       -382,461

January                             -33,523        -32,556
February                            -31,576        -30,465
March                               -32,270        -30,948
April                               -40,087        -38,917
May                                 -39,562        -38,305
June                                -37,864        -36,709

July                                -46,816        -45,598
August                              -44,166        -42,878
September (R)                       -42,922        -41,777
October                             -45,551        -44,308
November                                                  
December                                                  

September Data as published last month
				    -43,392	   -42,237                                        
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Exports

                   Total
                   Balance                         Total
                   of Payments     Net             Census
Period             Basis           Adjustments     Basis

2000                                                        

Jan.- Dec.           771,994          -9,924         781,918
Jan.- Oct.           640,853          -8,240         649,093

January               56,547          -1,131          57,679
February              60,085          -1,095          61,179
March                 68,254            -694          68,948
April                 62,617            -685          63,302
May                   63,888            -785          64,673
June                  67,205            -797          68,002

July                  59,306            -724          60,029
August                67,479            -776          68,255
September             66,675            -715          67,391
October               68,797            -838          69,635
November              66,719            -894          67,614
December              64,421            -790          65,211

2001                                                        

Jan.- Dec.           718,762         -10,339         729,100
Jan.- Oct.           607,615          -8,583         616,197

January               61,317            -844          62,161
February              62,000            -744          62,743
March                 69,592            -766          70,358
April                 61,328            -687          62,015
May                   63,887          -1,045          64,931
June                  62,433            -901          63,333

July                  53,582          -1,029          54,611
August                59,349            -763          60,111
September             54,361            -871          55,232
October               59,767            -934          60,701
November              57,022            -878          57,900
December              54,125            -878          55,003

2002                                                        

Jan.- Oct.           568,884          -9,067         577,951

January               51,987            -732          52,720
February              52,239            -881          53,121
March                 59,583          -1,048          60,631
April                 57,212            -850          58,062
May                   59,024            -936          59,960
June                  59,018            -875          59,893

July                  54,117            -943          55,060
August                58,470          -1,010          59,480
September (R)         56,602            -849          57,451
October               60,632            -942          61,574
November                                                    
December                                                    

September Data as published last month
		      56,682	        -851	      57,533                                        
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Imports

                   Total
                   Balance                         Total
                   of Payments     Net             Census
Period             Basis           Adjustments     Basis

2000                                                        

Jan.- Dec.         1,224,417           6,395       1,218,022
Jan.- Oct.         1,018,371           5,196       1,013,175

January               87,910             722          87,188
February              92,627             939          91,688
March                103,964             720         103,244
April                 95,422             281          95,141
May                  101,352             285         101,067
June                 104,954             427         104,527

July                 102,205             219         101,986
August               108,530             364         108,166
September            106,986             631         106,355
October              114,421             609         113,812
November             107,047             652         106,395
December              98,999             547          98,452

2001                                                        

Jan.- Dec.         1,145,927           4,928       1,140,999
Jan.- Oct.           972,144           4,553         967,591

January              102,452             583         101,869
February              92,203             563          91,639
March                104,118             582         103,536
April                 96,860             596          96,265
May                   97,363             758          96,605
June                  96,240             577          95,663

July                  94,838             212          94,625
August                96,971             243          96,728
September             89,709             225          89,484
October              101,390             213         101,177
November              91,911             206          91,705
December              81,872             169          81,703

2002                                                        

Jan.- Oct.           963,221           2,809         960,412

January               85,510             235          85,276
February              83,815             229          83,586
March                 91,854             274          91,580
April                 97,298             320          96,978
May                   98,587             321          98,266
June                  96,882             280          96,602

July                 100,932             275         100,657
August               102,636             278         102,358
September (R)         99,523             296          99,227
October              106,183             301         105,882
November                                                    
December                                                    

September Data as published last month
		     100,074	         304	      99,770                                                  

NOTE:  For information on data sources, nonsampling errors, definitions and
details concerning what is included in Net Adjustments, see the information
section on page 26 of this release, or at
www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/press.html or www.bea.gov/bea/rels.htm.
                                                  

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-02-162), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, October 2002.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
