                                        
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

2007                                                      

Jan.- Dec.                         -819,373       -794,483
Jan.- Feb.                         -123,067       -119,788

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.- Dec.                         -820,825       -799,597
Jan.- Feb.                         -131,117       -126,963

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                                -87,037        -85,181
August                              -74,326        -72,608
September                           -75,887        -73,968
October                             -75,966        -74,468
November                            -51,635        -49,990
December                            -49,319        -48,108

2009                                                      

Jan.- Feb.                          -74,190        -72,384

January (R)                         -44,707        -43,847
February                            -29,484        -28,537
March                                                     
April                                                     
May                                                       
June                                                      

July                                                      
August                                                    
September                                                 
October                                                   
November                                                  
December                                                  

January data as published last month:
                                    -44,716        -43,843                                      
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Exports

                   Total
                   Balance                         Total
                   of Payments     Net             Census
Period             Basis           Adjustments     Basis

2007                                                        

Jan.- Dec.         1,148,481         -13,999       1,162,479
Jan.- Feb.           168,577          -2,261         170,838

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.- Dec.         1,291,371          -9,161       1,300,532
Jan.- Feb.           203,777          -1,702         205,480

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                 114,890            -828         115,718
August               117,009          -1,073         118,082
September            106,239            -459         106,699
October              110,873            -713         111,586
November              96,486            -924          97,410
December              88,997            -870          89,866

2009                                                        

Jan.- Feb.           157,934          -1,154         159,088

January (R)           77,882            -497          78,379
February              80,052            -657          80,709
March                                                       
April                                                       
May                                                         
June                                                        

July                                                        
August                                                      
September                                                   
October                                                     
November                                                    
December                                                    
                                        
January data as published last month:
                      77,869            -497          78,366
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Imports

                   Total
                   Balance                         Total
                   of Payments     Net             Census
Period             Basis           Adjustments     Basis

2007                                                        

Jan.- Dec.         1,967,853          10,892       1,956,962
Jan.- Feb.           291,645           1,018         290,626

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.- Dec.         2,112,196          12,068       2,100,129
Jan.- Feb.           334,894           2,451         332,443

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                 201,927           1,028         200,899
August               191,336             646         190,690
September            182,126           1,460         180,666
October              186,839             784         186,054
November             148,121             721         147,400
December             138,316             342         137,974

2009                                                        

Jan.- Feb.           232,124             653         231,472

January (R)          122,589             364         122,226
February             109,535             289         109,246
March                                                       
April                                                       
May                                                         
June                                                        

July                                                        
August                                                      
September                                                   
October                                                     
November                                                    
December                                                    

January data as published last month:
                     122,585             377         122,209                                                  

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-09-54, BEA-09-13), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, February 2009.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
