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

Trade Balance

                                  Total
                                  Balance        Total
                                  of Payments    Census
Period                            Basis          Basis

2003                                                      

Jan.- Dec.                         -547,552       -532,350
Jan.- Feb.                          -81,983        -79,873

January                             -43,625        -42,637
February                            -38,358        -37,237
March                               -43,544        -42,318
April                               -46,154        -44,707
May                                 -43,395        -42,085
June                                -43,888        -42,387

July                                -51,805        -50,561
August                              -45,223        -43,696
September                           -49,484        -48,083
October                             -51,817        -50,769
November                            -42,941        -41,575
December                            -47,318        -46,296

2004                                                      

Jan.- Dec.                         -665,477       -650,812
Jan.- Feb.                          -88,531        -86,097

January                             -45,869        -44,649
February                            -42,662        -41,447
March                               -50,286        -48,811
April                               -52,328        -51,156
May                                 -49,475        -48,261
June                                -60,234        -58,947

July                                -60,251        -59,210
August                              -61,169        -60,052
September                           -57,917        -56,621
October                             -62,824        -61,580
November                            -66,086        -64,859
December                            -56,376        -55,218

2005                                                      

Jan.- Feb.                         -113,102       -110,965

January (R)                         -57,597        -56,538
February                            -55,505        -54,427
March                                                     
April                                                     
May                                                       
June                                                      

July                                                      
August                                                    
September                                                 
October                                                   
November                                                  
December                                                  

January data as published last month:
		                     -57,416       -56,361
                               _________________

Exports

                   Total
                   Balance                         Total
                   of Payments     Net             Census
Period             Basis           Adjustments     Basis

2003                                                        

Jan.- Dec.           713,122         -11,649         724,771
Jan.- Feb.           109,112          -1,660         110,771

January               54,100            -754          54,854
February              55,011            -906          55,917
March                 62,548            -976          63,524
April                 57,976          -1,186          59,162
May                   59,027            -957          59,983
June                  60,549          -1,021          61,570

July                  56,035          -1,035          57,070
August                57,558          -1,053          58,611
September             59,148          -1,091          60,239
October               65,617            -771          66,389
November              63,389          -1,103          64,492
December              62,164            -796          62,959

2004                                                        

Jan.- Dec.           807,610         -11,442         819,052
Jan.- Feb.           120,599          -1,940         122,538

January               58,175            -976          59,151
February              62,424            -964          63,388
March                 73,303          -1,173          74,475
April                 66,809            -951          67,760
May                   68,766            -938          69,704
June                  67,233          -1,040          68,273

July                  63,136            -770          63,906
August                66,719            -837          67,556
September             68,643          -1,042          69,685
October               72,731            -948          73,679
November              68,845            -920          69,765
December              70,825            -884          71,709

2005                                                        

Jan.- Feb.           133,002          -1,560         134,562

January (R)           65,469            -768          66,237
February              67,533            -791          68,325
March                                                       
April                                                       
May                                                         
June                                                        

July                                                        
August                                                      
September                                                   
October                                                     
November                                                    
December                                                    

January data as published last month:
		      65,617            -766          66,382
                               _________________

Imports

                   Total
                   Balance                         Total
                   of Payments     Net             Census
Period             Basis           Adjustments     Basis

2003                                                        

Jan.- Dec.         1,260,674           3,553       1,257,121
Jan.- Feb.           191,095             450         190,645

January               97,725             234          97,491
February              93,370             216          93,154
March                106,092             249         105,842
April                104,130             261         103,869
May                  102,422             353         102,068
June                 104,437             479         103,958

July                 107,840             209         107,631
August               102,781             474         102,307
September            108,632             310         108,322
October              117,434             277         117,158
November             106,330             264         106,066
December             109,481             226         109,255

2004                                                        

Jan.- Dec.         1,473,087           3,223       1,469,864
Jan.- Feb.           209,130             495         208,635

January              104,043             243         103,800
February             105,086             251         104,835
March                123,589             302         123,287
April                119,137             220         118,917
May                  118,242             277         117,965
June                 127,467             247         127,220

July                 123,388             271         123,117
August               127,888             281         127,608
September            126,561             255         126,306
October              135,555             296         135,259
November             134,931             306         134,625
December             127,201             274         126,927

2005                                                        

Jan.- Feb.           246,104             577         245,527

January (R)          123,066             291         122,775
February             123,038             286         122,752
March                                                       
April                                                       
May                                                         
June                                                        

July                                                        
August                                                      
September                                                   
October                                                     
November                                                    
December                                                    

January data as published last month:
		    123,033   	         290         122,743

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/ft900 or
www.bea.gov/bea/di/home/trade.htm.
                                                  
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-05-50, BEA-05-14), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, February 2005.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
