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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

2004                                                      

Jan.- Dec.                         -665,390       -650,930
Jan.- Feb.                          -88,731        -86,356

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.- Dec.                         -781,642       -766,367
Jan.- Feb.                         -113,014       -110,881

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                              -70,394        -68,896
September                           -73,182        -71,777
October                             -77,572        -76,326
November                            -72,371        -71,052
December                            -65,396        -63,931

2006                                                      

Jan.- Feb.                         -130,831       -128,402

January (R)                         -70,949        -69,725
February                            -59,882        -58,678
March                                                     
April                                                     
May                                                       
June                                                      

July                                                      
August                                                    
September                                                 
October                                                   
November                                                  
December                                                  
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January data as published last month:
				    -70,802	   -69,554
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Exports

                   Total
                   Balance                         Total
                   of Payments     Net             Census
Period             Basis           Adjustments     Basis

2004                                                        

Jan.- Dec.           807,536         -11,239         818,775
Jan.- Feb.           120,604          -1,897         122,501

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.- Dec.           892,619         -11,765         904,383
Jan.- Feb.           132,934          -1,541         134,475

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                76,093          -1,195          77,287
September             73,208          -1,117          74,325
October               78,381            -937          79,319
November              77,808          -1,006          78,814
December              78,481          -1,178          79,660

2006                                                        

Jan.- Feb.           151,044          -1,810         152,853

January (R)           74,336            -900          75,235
February              76,708            -910          77,618
March                                                       
April                                                       
May                                                         
June                                                        

July                                                        
August                                                      
September                                                   
October                                                     
November                                                    
December                                                    
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January data as published last month:
		      74,450		-916	      75,365
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Imports

                   Total
                   Balance                         Total
                   of Payments     Net             Census
Period             Basis           Adjustments     Basis

2004                                                        

Jan.- Dec.         1,472,926           3,221       1,469,704
Jan.- Feb.           209,335             478         208,857

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.- Dec.         1,674,261           3,510       1,670,751
Jan.- Feb.           245,948             592         245,356

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               146,487             304         146,183
September            146,389             288         146,102
October              155,954             309         155,645
November             150,179             313         149,866
December             143,878             287         143,591

2006                                                        

Jan.- Feb.           281,875             619         281,256

January (R)          145,285             325         144,960
February             136,590             294         136,295
March                                                       
April                                                       
May                                                         
June                                                        

July                                                        
August                                                      
September                                                   
October                                                     
November                                                    
December                                                    
                                   
January data as published last month:
		     145,251		 332	     144,920              '

NOTE:  For information on data sources, nonsampling errors, definitions and
details concerning what is included in Net Adjustments, see the information
section on page 27 of this release, or at www.census.gov/ft900 or
www.bea.gov/bea/di/home/trade.htm.
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SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-06-52, BEA-06-13), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, February 2006.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
