                                        
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

2006                                                      

Jan.- Dec.                         -838,271       -817,304
Jan.- Feb.                         -129,469       -126,474

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.- Dec.                         -815,369       -790,114
Jan.- Feb.                         -122,152       -118,777

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                                -77,358        -75,077
August                              -71,226        -69,129
September                           -66,334        -64,327
October                             -77,476        -75,485
November                            -73,799        -71,724
December                            -61,731        -59,867

2008                                                      

Jan.- Feb.                         -131,908       -127,722

January (R)                         -69,412        -67,812
February                            -62,496        -59,910
March                                                     
April                                                     
May                                                       
June                                                      

July                                                      
August                                                    
September                                                 
October                                                   
November                                                  
December                                                  

January data as published last month:
				    -68,718	   -67,112

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Exports

                   Total
                   Balance                         Total
                   of Payments     Net             Census
Period             Basis           Adjustments     Basis

2006                                                        

Jan.- Dec.         1,023,109         -13,525       1,036,635
Jan.- Feb.           151,060          -1,730         152,790

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.- Dec.         1,149,208         -13,976       1,163,183
Jan.- Feb.           168,670          -2,262         170,933

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                  90,864          -1,173          92,037
August                99,906          -1,078         100,984
September             97,221            -904          98,125
October              105,507          -1,046         106,553
November             102,008          -1,433         103,441
December             100,590          -1,066         101,656

2008                                                        

Jan.- Feb.           203,813          -1,702         205,515

January (R)           98,753            -796          99,549
February             105,060            -906         105,966
March                                                       
April                                                       
May                                                         
June                                                        

July                                                        
August                                                      
September                                                   
October                                                     
November                                                    
December                                                    

January data as published last month:
		      98,559		-796	      99,355

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Imports

                   Total
                   Balance                         Total
                   of Payments     Net             Census
Period             Basis           Adjustments     Basis

2006                                                        

Jan.- Dec.         1,861,380           7,442       1,853,938
Jan.- Feb.           280,529           1,265         279,264

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.- Dec.         1,964,577          11,280       1,953,297
Jan.- Feb.           290,822           1,113         289,709

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                 168,222           1,108         167,115
August               171,132           1,019         170,113
September            163,555           1,103         162,452
October              182,983             945         182,037
November             175,806             642         175,164
December             162,321             798         161,523

2008                                                        

Jan.- Feb.           335,721           2,484         333,237

January (R)          168,165             804         167,362
February             167,556           1,680         165,875
March                                                       
April                                                       
May                                                         
June                                                        

July                                                        
August                                                      
September                                                   
October                                                     
November                                                    
December                                                    

January data as published last month:
		     167,278		 811	     166,467

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-08-58, BEA-08-14), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, February 2008.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
