                                        
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.                         -665,410       -650,930
Jan.- Aug.                         -422,473       -412,893

January                             -46,104        -44,910
February                            -42,621        -41,446
March                               -50,545        -49,226
April                               -52,314        -51,115
May                                 -49,848        -48,656
June                                -60,221        -58,910

July                                -60,068        -58,984
August                              -60,752        -59,646
September                           -57,766        -56,461
October                             -62,556        -61,326
November                            -66,320        -65,106
December                            -56,294        -55,144

2005                                                      

Jan.- Dec.                         -782,740       -767,477
Jan.- Aug.                         -493,149       -483,314

January                             -57,625        -56,572
February                            -54,860        -53,793
March                               -56,700        -55,496
April                               -60,386        -59,032
May                                 -61,475        -60,118
June                                -64,686        -63,374

July                                -66,999        -65,906
August                              -70,417        -69,024
September                           -73,183        -71,835
October                             -77,869        -76,609
November                            -72,663        -71,366
December                            -65,876        -64,352

2006                                                      

Jan.- Aug.                         -562,469       -551,506

January                             -70,969        -69,725
February                            -59,692        -58,452
March                               -63,453        -62,155
April                               -65,459        -64,158
May                                 -72,366        -70,957
June                                -70,980        -69,644

July (R)                            -78,918        -77,437
August                              -80,632        -78,979
September                                                 
October                                                   
November                                                  
December                                                  

July data as published last month:
				    -78,906	   -77,427
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Exports

                   Total
                   Balance                         Total
                   of Payments     Net             Census
Period             Basis           Adjustments     Basis

2004                                                        

Jan.- Dec.           807,516         -11,259         818,775
Jan.- Aug.           527,193          -7,445         534,638

January               58,134            -950          59,083
February              62,477            -941          63,418
March                 73,172          -1,022          74,195
April                 66,827            -943          67,770
May                   68,686            -928          69,615
June                  67,702          -1,045          68,747

July                  63,466            -774          64,240
August                66,730            -841          67,571
September             68,508          -1,053          69,561
October               72,534            -956          73,490
November              68,696            -917          69,613
December              70,585            -888          71,473

2005                                                        

Jan.- Dec.           894,631         -11,347         905,978
Jan.- Aug.           585,968          -7,287         593,255

January               65,567            -762          66,328
February              67,661            -780          68,441
March                 79,028            -926          79,954
April                 75,484            -941          76,424
May                   75,029          -1,044          76,073
June                  77,012          -1,040          78,052

July                  69,898            -711          70,609
August                76,290          -1,084          77,373
September             73,380          -1,001          74,381
October               78,631            -922          79,552
November              77,906            -973          78,879
December              78,746          -1,164          79,910

2006                                                        

Jan.- Aug.           667,808          -7,912         675,720

January               74,393            -843          75,235
February              76,630            -909          77,538
March                 90,997            -910          91,906
April                 82,153            -937          83,089
May                   86,778          -1,052          87,830
June                  89,711            -954          90,665

July (R)              79,042          -1,090          80,132
August                88,106          -1,218          89,324
September                                                   
October                                                     
November                                                    
December                                                    

July data as published last month:
		      79,227	      -1,086	      80,313

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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.- Aug.           949,666           2,135         947,531

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.         1,677,371           3,916       1,673,455
Jan.- Aug.         1,079,117           2,548       1,076,569

January              123,192             292         122,900
February             122,521             287         122,233
March                135,728             278         135,451
April                135,869             413         135,456
May                  136,504             314         136,191
June                 141,698             272         141,426

July                 136,898             382         136,515
August               146,707             310         146,397
September            146,563             347         146,216
October              156,500             338         156,162
November             150,569             324         150,245
December             144,622             360         144,262

2006                                                        

Jan.- Aug.         1,230,277           3,051       1,227,226

January              145,361             401         144,960
February             136,322             332         135,990
March                154,449             388         154,061
April                147,612             365         147,247
May                  159,143             357         158,787
June                 160,691             381         160,310

July (R)             157,960             392         157,569
August               168,738             435         168,303
September                                                   
October                                                     
November                                                    
December                                                    

July data as published last month:
		     158,313		 393	     157,740

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.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-06-149, BEA-06-46), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, August 2006.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
