                                        
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

2008                                                      

Jan.- Dec.                         -840,252       -816,199
Jan.- Feb.                         -134,845       -130,003

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.- Dec.                         -517,045       -501,262
Jan.- Feb.                          -74,942        -72,623

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                                -50,914        -49,610
August                              -44,957        -43,795
September                           -50,718        -49,580
October                             -48,330        -46,508
November                            -49,759        -48,394
December                            -48,007        -46,516

2010                                                      

Jan.- Feb.                          -86,407        -83,966

January (R)                         -44,647        -43,371
February                            -41,760        -40,595
March                                                     
April                                                     
May                                                       
June                                                      

July                                                      
August                                                    
September                                                 
October                                                   
November                                                  
December                                                  
                                         
January data as published last month:
                                    -44,657        -43,388

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Exports

                   Total
                   Balance                         Total
                   of Payments     Net             Census
Period             Basis           Adjustments     Basis

2008                                                        

Jan.- Dec.         1,276,994         -10,448       1,287,442
Jan.- Feb.           201,378          -2,039         203,417

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.- Dec.         1,045,543         -11,320       1,056,863
Jan.- Feb.           157,334          -1,548         158,882

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                  84,684          -1,053          85,737
August                86,701            -728          87,429
September             90,645            -773          91,418
October               98,932          -1,353         100,285
November              93,593            -948          94,541
December              98,027          -1,133          99,160

2010                                                        

Jan.- Feb.           184,773          -1,654         186,426

January (R)           91,862            -854          92,716
February              92,911            -800          93,711
March                                                       
April                                                       
May                                                         
June                                                        

July                                                        
August                                                      
September                                                   
October                                                     
November                                                    
December                                                    
                                         
January data as published last month:
                      91,842            -845          92,688
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Imports

                   Total
                   Balance                         Total
                   of Payments     Net             Census
Period             Basis           Adjustments     Basis

2008                                                        

Jan.- Dec.         2,117,245          13,605       2,103,641
Jan.- Feb.           336,223           2,803         333,420

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.- Dec.         1,562,588           4,463       1,558,125
Jan.- Feb.           232,276             771         231,505

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                 135,598             251         135,347
August               131,658             434         131,224
September            141,363             366         140,998
October              147,263             469         146,793
November             143,352             417         142,935
December             146,033             358         145,676

2010                                                        

Jan.- Feb.           271,180             787         270,392

January (R)          136,509             422         136,087
February             134,671             366         134,305
March                                                       
April                                                       
May                                                         
June                                                        

July                                                        
August                                                      
September                                                   
October                                                     
November                                                    
December                                                    

January data as published last month:
                     136,499             423         136,076

                                                   
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-10-50, BEA-10-13), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, February 2010.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
