                                        
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.                         -787,149       -767,477
Jan.- Aug.                         -496,013       -483,314

January                             -58,011        -56,572
February                            -55,147        -53,793
March                               -57,144        -55,496
April                               -60,712        -59,032
May                                 -61,828        -60,118
June                                -65,011        -63,374

July                                -67,356        -65,906
August                              -70,802        -69,024
September                           -73,585        -71,835
October                             -78,272        -76,609
November                            -73,040        -71,366
December                            -66,239        -64,352

2006                                                      

Jan.- Dec.                         -838,271       -817,304
Jan.- Aug.                         -562,694       -549,830

January                             -71,051        -69,522
February                            -58,418        -56,952
March                               -63,754        -62,176
April                               -65,314        -63,822
May                                 -73,033        -71,419
June                                -71,405        -69,865

July                                -79,477        -77,745
August                              -80,243        -78,329
September                           -71,951        -70,061
October                             -73,501        -71,560
November                            -68,159        -65,922
December                            -61,966        -59,931

2007                                                      

Jan.- Aug.                         -536,578       -519,270

January                             -66,301        -64,473
February                            -55,851        -54,303
March                               -63,600        -60,748
April                               -67,111        -64,615
May                                 -67,561        -65,117
June                                -67,020        -65,248

July (R)                            -77,358        -75,077
August                              -71,775        -69,689
September                                                 
October                                                   
November                                                  
December                                                  

July data as published last month:
				    -77,646	   -75,363

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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.- 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.- Dec.         1,023,109         -13,525       1,036,635
Jan.- Aug.           667,492          -7,879         675,371

January               74,208            -831          75,040
February              76,852            -898          77,750
March                 90,959            -906          91,864
April                 82,167            -930          83,097
May                   86,721          -1,025          87,746
June                  89,650            -973          90,622

July                  78,920          -1,102          80,023
August                88,015          -1,213          89,228
September             87,124          -1,284          88,408
October               91,185          -1,283          92,468
November              89,757          -1,610          91,367
December              87,551          -1,470          89,021

2007                                                        

Jan.- Aug.           743,841          -9,527         753,368

January               84,725          -1,248          85,973
February              83,946          -1,014          84,960
March                 99,208          -1,372         100,579
April                 90,406          -1,299          91,706
May                   96,784          -1,246          98,031
June                  98,044          -1,097          99,140

July (R)              90,864          -1,173          92,037
August                99,865          -1,078         100,943
September                                                   
October                                                     
November                                                    
December                                                    

July data as published last month:
		      90,735	      -1,173	      91,908

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Imports

                   Total
                   Balance                         Total
                   of Payments     Net             Census
Period             Basis           Adjustments     Basis

2005                                                        

Jan.- Dec.         1,681,780           8,325       1,673,455
Jan.- Aug.         1,081,981           5,412       1,076,569

January              123,578             678         122,900
February             122,807             574         122,233
March                136,173             722         135,451
April                136,196             739         135,456
May                  136,857             666         136,191
June                 142,023             597         141,426

July                 137,255             739         136,515
August               147,092             695         146,397
September            146,965             749         146,216
October              156,902             740         156,162
November             150,947             701         150,245
December             144,985             723         144,262

2006                                                        

Jan.- Dec.         1,861,380           7,442       1,853,938
Jan.- Aug.         1,230,186           4,985       1,225,200

January              145,259             698         144,562
February             135,270             568         134,702
March                154,713             673         154,040
April                147,481             562         146,919
May                  159,753             589         159,164
June                 161,054             567         160,487

July                 158,397             629         157,768
August               168,258             700         167,558
September            159,075             605         158,470
October              164,686             658         164,028
November             157,916             627         157,288
December             149,518             566         148,952

2007                                                        

Jan.- Aug.         1,280,419           7,780       1,272,638

January              151,026             580         150,446
February             139,797             533         139,263
March                162,808           1,480         161,328
April                157,518           1,197         156,320
May                  164,345           1,198         163,147
June                 165,064             676         164,388

July (R)             168,222           1,108         167,115
August               171,640           1,008         170,631
September                                                   
October                                                     
November                                                    
December                                                    

July data as published last month:
		     168,380	       1,110	     167,270

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-07-143, BEA-07-49), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, August 2007.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Joe Kafchinski  (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
