                        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

2003                                                      

Jan.- Dec.                         -547,296       -532,350
Jan.- Sep.                         -405,202       -393,711

January                             -43,619        -42,637
February                            -38,301        -37,237
March                               -43,538        -42,318
April                               -46,145        -44,707
May                                 -43,275        -42,085
June                                -43,882        -42,387

July                                -51,798        -50,561
August                              -45,166        -43,696
September                           -49,478        -48,083
October                             -51,812        -50,769
November                            -42,937        -41,575
December                            -47,345        -46,296

2004                                                      

Jan.- Dec.                         -665,390       -650,930
Jan.- Sep.                         -480,232       -469,354

January                             -46,107        -44,910
February                            -42,624        -41,446
March                               -50,548        -49,226
April                               -52,313        -51,115
May                                 -49,844        -48,656
June                                -60,218        -58,910

July                                -60,065        -58,984
August                              -60,750        -59,646
September                           -57,763        -56,461
October                             -62,552        -61,326
November                            -66,318        -65,106
December                            -56,287        -55,144

2005                                                      

Jan.- Sep.                         -566,098       -554,852

January                             -57,594        -56,538
February                            -55,419        -54,343
March                               -56,774        -55,525
April                               -60,231        -58,971
May                                 -60,759        -59,397
June                                -65,095        -63,806

July                                -66,854        -65,807
August (R)                          -70,394        -68,896
September                           -72,977        -71,570
October                                                   
November                                                  
December                                                  

August data as published last month:
				    -70,170	   -68,668
                               _________________

Exports

                   Total
                   Balance                         Total
                   of Payments     Net             Census
Period             Basis           Adjustments     Basis

2003                                                        

Jan.- Dec.           713,421         -11,350         724,771
Jan.- Sep.           522,226          -8,705         530,932

January               54,106            -748          54,854
February              55,068            -849          55,917
March                 62,554            -971          63,524
April                 57,984          -1,178          59,162
May                   59,146            -837          59,983
June                  60,555          -1,015          61,570

July                  56,042          -1,028          57,070
August                57,616            -996          58,611
September             59,154          -1,085          60,239
October               65,624            -765          66,389
November              63,397          -1,094          64,492
December              62,173            -786          62,959

2004                                                        

Jan.- Dec.           807,536         -11,239         818,775
Jan.- Sep.           595,708          -8,491         604,199

January               58,130            -953          59,083
February              62,474            -944          63,418
March                 73,170          -1,025          74,195
April                 66,829            -941          67,770
May                   68,690            -925          69,615
June                  67,705          -1,042          68,747

July                  63,469            -771          64,240
August                66,732            -839          67,571
September             68,511          -1,050          69,561
October               72,538            -951          73,490
November              68,698            -915          69,613
December              70,592            -881          71,473

2005                                                        

Jan.- Sep.           657,921          -8,645         666,566

January               65,478            -760          66,237
February              67,457            -781          68,238
March                 78,787            -926          79,713
April                 75,336            -950          76,286
May                   75,099          -1,045          76,144
June                  76,922          -1,047          77,969

July                  69,568            -823          70,391
August (R)            76,093          -1,195          77,287
September             73,181          -1,119          74,300
October                                                     
November                                                    
December                                                    

August data as published last month:
		      76,064	      -1,194	      77,258
                               _________________

Imports

                   Total
                   Balance                         Total
                   of Payments     Net             Census
Period             Basis           Adjustments     Basis

2003                                                        

Jan.- Dec.         1,260,717           3,596       1,257,121
Jan.- Sep.           927,428           2,786         924,642

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              117,436             279         117,158
November             106,335             268         106,066
December             109,518             263         109,255

2004                                                        

Jan.- Dec.         1,472,926           3,221       1,469,704
Jan.- Sep.         1,075,940           2,387       1,073,553

January              104,238             245         103,993
February             105,097             233         104,864
March                123,718             297         123,421
April                119,141             256         118,885
May                  118,534             263         118,271
June                 127,922             266         127,657

July                 123,534             310         123,224
August               127,482             266         127,216
September            126,274             252         126,022
October              135,090             275         134,816
November             135,017             297         134,719
December             126,879             262         126,617

2005                                                        

Jan.- Sep.         1,224,019           2,601       1,221,417

January              123,072             297         122,775
February             122,876             295         122,580
March                135,561             323         135,238
April                135,567             310         135,257
May                  135,858             317         135,541
June                 142,018             243         141,775

July                 136,422             224         136,198
August (R)           146,487             304         146,183
September            146,158             288         145,870
October                                                     
November                                                    
December                                                    

August data as published last month:
		     146,234		 308	     145,926

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-05-164, BEA-05-49), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, September 2005.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
