                                        
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.                         -838,270       -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                             -73,502        -71,560
November                            -68,158        -65,922
December                            -61,966        -59,931

2007                                                      

Jan.- Dec.                         -819,373       -794,483
Jan.- Aug.                         -537,894       -520,850

January                             -66,705        -64,915
February                            -56,362        -54,873
March                               -63,641        -60,851
April                               -67,428        -64,918
May                                 -67,791        -65,421
June                                -67,078        -65,340

July                                -77,156        -74,908
August                              -71,734        -69,623
September                           -66,698        -64,704
October                             -77,400        -75,482
November                            -74,365        -72,301
December                            -63,014        -61,146

2008                                                      

Jan.- Aug.                         -567,842       -552,898

January                             -69,402        -67,812
February                            -61,714        -59,151
March                               -60,550        -58,454
April                               -73,115        -70,749
May                                 -69,145        -67,845
June                                -72,728        -71,263

July (R)                            -87,037        -85,181
August                              -74,151        -72,443
September                                                 
October                                                   
November                                                  
December                                                  
                                        
July data as published last month:  
	                            -71,516        -70,046  
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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.- 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.- Dec.         1,148,481         -13,999       1,162,479
Jan.- Aug.           743,481          -9,558         753,039

January               84,671          -1,247          85,918
February              83,907          -1,014          84,921
March                 99,138          -1,373         100,511
April                 90,329          -1,336          91,665
May                   96,655          -1,248          97,902
June                  98,025          -1,097          99,122

July                  90,690          -1,167          91,857
August               100,067          -1,076         101,143
September             97,168            -900          98,068
October              105,520          -1,043         106,563
November             101,929          -1,433         103,362
December             100,383          -1,065         101,448

2008                                                        

Jan.- Aug.           888,554          -6,196         894,750

January               98,753            -796          99,549
February             105,024            -906         105,930
March                111,574            -512         112,085
April                110,355            -776         111,131
May                  113,745            -546         114,291
June                 117,426            -758         118,184

July (R)             114,890            -828         115,718
August               116,787          -1,074         117,860
September                                                   
October                                                     
November                                                    
December                                                    
                                        
July data as published last month:  
	             117,825            -758         118,584 
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Imports

                   Total
                   Balance                         Total
                   of Payments     Net             Census
Period             Basis           Adjustments     Basis

2006                                                        

Jan.- Dec.         1,861,380           7,441       1,853,938
Jan.- Aug.         1,230,186           4,986       1,225,200

January              145,259             698         144,562
February             135,270             567         134,702
March                154,713             673         154,040
April                147,481             562         146,919
May                  159,754             589         159,164
June                 161,054             567         160,487

July                 158,398             629         157,768
August               168,258             700         167,558
September            159,075             605         158,470
October              164,687             659         164,028
November             157,915             626         157,288
December             149,517             565         148,952

2007                                                        

Jan.- Dec.         1,967,853          10,892       1,956,962
Jan.- Aug.         1,281,375           7,486       1,273,889

January              151,376             543         150,833
February             140,268             475         139,793
March                162,779           1,417         161,363
April                157,757           1,173         156,583
May                  164,445           1,122         163,323
June                 165,103             641         164,462

July                 167,846           1,081         166,765
August               171,801           1,035         170,766
September            163,866           1,094         162,772
October              182,920             876         182,044
November             176,295             632         175,663
December             163,397             804         162,594

2008                                                        

Jan.- Aug.         1,456,396           8,749       1,447,648

January              168,155             794         167,362
February             166,739           1,657         165,081
March                172,123           1,584         170,539
April                183,471           1,590         181,880
May                  182,891             754         182,136
June                 190,153             707         189,447

July (R)             201,927           1,028         200,899
August               190,938             635         190,303
September                                                   
October                                                     
November                                                    
December                                                    

July data as published last month:  
	             117,825            -758         118,584                                                   

NOTE:  For information on data sources, nonsampling errors, definitions and
details concerning what is included in Net Adjustments, see the information
section on page A-1 of this release, or at www.census.gov/ft900 or
www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/tradnewsrelease.htm.
                                                  
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-08-153, BEA-08-47), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, August 2008.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
