                                        
PART B:  NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Exhibit 12. U. S. TRADE IN GOODS

(In millions of dollars.  Details may not equal totals due to 
rounding.  (R) Revised.)


Trade Balance

                                  Total
                                  Balance        Total
                                  of Payments    Census
Period                            Basis          Basis

2007                                                      

Jan.- Dec.                         -830,992       -808,763
Jan.- Aug.                         -544,958       -529,498

January                             -67,295        -65,705
February                            -57,212        -55,996
March                               -64,452        -61,904
April                               -68,035        -65,706
May                                 -68,731        -66,597
June                                -68,149        -66,576

July                                -78,155        -76,115
August                              -72,928        -70,899
September                           -67,668        -65,906
October                             -78,690        -77,069
November                            -75,543        -73,727
December                            -64,133        -62,563

2008                                                      

Jan.- Dec.                         -840,252       -816,199
Jan.- Aug.                         -584,843       -567,732

January                             -71,512        -69,673
February                            -63,333        -60,330
March                               -62,719        -60,262
April                               -74,791        -72,258
May                                 -71,830        -70,329
June                                -75,003        -73,330

July                                -90,199        -88,092
August                              -75,456        -73,457
September                           -76,249        -74,117
October                             -76,431        -74,644
November                            -52,175        -50,430
December                            -50,554        -49,277

2009                                                      

Jan.- Aug.                         -320,140       -310,216

January                             -44,980        -43,847
February                            -29,962        -28,777
March                               -34,698        -33,208
April                               -39,138        -37,964
May                                 -34,223        -32,927
June                                -41,358        -40,138

July (R)                            -50,914        -49,610
August                              -44,866        -43,745
September                                                 
October                                                   
November                                                  
December                                                  
                                         
July data as published last month:
                                    -50,825        -49,482 
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Exports

                   Total
                   Balance                         Total
                   of Payments     Net             Census
Period             Basis           Adjustments     Basis

2007                                                        

Jan.- Dec.         1,138,384          -9,815       1,148,199
Jan.- Aug.           737,419          -6,972         744,391

January               84,199            -929          85,128
February              83,129            -668          83,797
March                 98,446          -1,013          99,459
April                 89,887            -990          90,877
May                   95,870            -856          96,726
June                  97,069            -816          97,886

July                  89,822            -828          90,650
August                98,995            -872          99,867
September             96,320            -546          96,866
October              104,351            -625         104,976
November             100,910          -1,026         101,936
December              99,385            -646         100,030

2008                                                        

Jan.- Dec.         1,276,994         -10,448       1,287,442
Jan.- Aug.           877,490          -7,070         884,560

January               97,784            -893          98,677
February             103,594          -1,146         104,740
March                110,203            -729         110,932
April                109,067            -790         109,857
May                  112,015            -612         112,627
June                 116,035            -753         116,787

July                 113,590            -932         114,522
August               115,202          -1,216         116,418
September            105,462            -610         106,072
October              110,309            -929         111,239
November              96,107            -978          97,085
December              87,626            -860          88,486

2009                                                        

Jan.- Aug.           664,295          -7,111         671,406

January               77,663            -716          78,379
February              79,671            -832          80,503
March                 86,736          -1,060          87,796
April                 80,203            -766          80,969
May                   82,801            -985          83,786
June                  85,887            -972          86,860

July (R)              84,684          -1,053          85,737
August                86,650            -726          87,376
September                                                   
October                                                     
November                                                    
December                                                    
                                         
July data as published last month:
                      84,630          -1,053          85,682 
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Imports

                   Total
                   Balance                         Total
                   of Payments     Net             Census
Period             Basis           Adjustments     Basis

2007                                                        

Jan.- Dec.         1,969,375          12,413       1,956,962
Jan.- Aug.         1,282,377           8,488       1,273,889

January              151,494             661         150,833
February             140,342             549         139,793
March                162,898           1,535         161,363
April                157,922           1,339         156,583
May                  164,601           1,277         163,323
June                 165,219             757         164,462

July                 167,977           1,212         166,765
August               171,923           1,157         170,766
September            163,988           1,216         162,772
October              183,040             996         182,044
November             176,453             790         175,663
December             163,517             924         162,594

2008                                                        

Jan.- Dec.         2,117,245          13,605       2,103,641
Jan.- Aug.         1,462,332          10,041       1,452,292

January              169,296             946         168,350
February             166,927           1,857         165,070
March                172,922           1,728         171,194
April                183,858           1,743         182,115
May                  183,844             888         182,956
June                 191,038             921         190,117

July                 203,789           1,174         202,614
August               190,658             784         189,875
September            181,711           1,522         180,189
October              186,740             858         185,882
November             148,282             767         147,515
December             138,180             417         137,763

2009                                                        

Jan.- Aug.           984,435           2,813         981,621

January              122,643             418         122,226
February             109,633             354         109,279
March                121,434             430         121,004
April                119,341             408         118,933
May                  117,024             311         116,713
June                 127,246             248         126,998

July (R)             135,598             251         135,347
August               131,516             394         131,122
September                                                   
October                                                     
November                                                    
December                                                    

July data as published last month:
                     135,455             290         135,164 

                                                   
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-09-151, BEA-09-45), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, August 2009.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
