                                        
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

2005                                                      

Jan.- Dec.                         -782,740       -767,477
Jan.- Feb.                         -112,486       -110,364

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.- Dec.                         -835,966       -818,002
Jan.- Feb.                         -130,661       -128,176

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                                -78,918        -77,437
August                              -79,932        -78,279
September                           -71,740        -70,108
October                             -73,679        -71,994
November                            -67,394        -65,486
December                            -61,384        -59,609

2007                                                      

Jan.- Feb.                         -122,056       -119,108

January (R)                         -66,086        -64,473
February                            -55,970        -54,634
March                                                     
April                                                     
May                                                       
June                                                      

July                                                      
August                                                    
September                                                 
October                                                   
November                                                  
December                                                  

January data as published last month:
				    -66,300	   -64,692
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Exports

                   Total
                   Balance                         Total
                   of Payments     Net             Census
Period             Basis           Adjustments     Basis

2005                                                        

Jan.- Dec.           894,631         -11,347         905,978
Jan.- Feb.           133,227          -1,542         134,769

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.- Dec.         1,023,689         -13,590       1,037,278
Jan.- Feb.           151,022          -1,751         152,774

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                  79,042          -1,090          80,132
August                88,158          -1,217          89,375
September             87,132          -1,296          88,428
October               91,173          -1,303          92,476
November              89,796          -1,609          91,405
December              87,728          -1,470          89,198

2007                                                        

Jan.- Feb.           168,692          -2,271         170,963

January (R)           84,720          -1,252          85,973
February              83,971          -1,019          84,990
March                                                       
April                                                       
May                                                         
June                                                        

July                                                        
August                                                      
September                                                   
October                                                     
November                                                    
December                                                    

January data as published last month:
		      84,530	      -1,252	      85,782	

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Imports

                   Total
                   Balance                         Total
                   of Payments     Net             Census
Period             Basis           Adjustments     Basis

2005                                                        

Jan.- Dec.         1,677,371           3,916       1,673,455
Jan.- Feb.           245,713             580         245,133

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.- Dec.         1,859,655           4,375       1,855,280
Jan.- Feb.           281,683             734         280,950

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                 157,960             392         157,569
August               168,090             437         167,654
September            158,872             336         158,535
October              164,852             382         164,470
November             157,190             299         156,891
December             149,112             305         148,807

2007                                                        

Jan.- Feb.           290,748             678         290,071

January (R)          150,806             360         150,446
February             139,942             317         139,625
March                                                       
April                                                       
May                                                         
June                                                        

July                                                        
August                                                      
September                                                   
October                                                     
November                                                    
December                                                    
                                                  
January data as published last month:
		     150,830		 356	     150,474

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-07-50, BEA-07-014), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, February 2007.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
