                                        
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.                         -834,652       -816,199
Jan.- Aug.                         -580,968       -567,732

January                             -70,798        -69,673
February                            -62,505        -60,330
March                               -62,010        -60,262
April                               -74,303        -72,258
May                                 -71,500        -70,329
June                                -74,698        -73,330

July                                -89,906        -88,092
August                              -75,248        -73,457
September                           -76,046        -74,117
October                             -76,069        -74,644
November                            -51,649        -50,430
December                            -49,921        -49,277

2009                                                      

Jan.- Dec.                         -506,944       -503,582
Jan.- Aug.                         -313,444       -311,563

January                             -44,589        -44,264
February                            -28,840        -28,663
March                               -33,880        -33,511
April                               -37,970        -38,073
May                                 -32,645        -32,690
June                                -40,449        -40,344

July                                -50,553        -50,061
August                              -44,518        -43,956
September                           -49,938        -49,546
October                             -47,780        -47,021
November                            -48,850        -48,718
December                            -46,931        -46,734

2010                                                      

Jan.- Aug.                         -425,537       -417,319

January                             -44,252        -43,371
February                            -41,272        -40,417
March                               -48,159        -46,972
April                               -51,546        -50,645
May                                 -51,300        -50,384
June                                -62,977        -61,785

July (R)                            -61,093        -59,937
August                              -64,938        -63,808
September                                                 
October                                                   
November                                                  
December                                                  
                                         
July data as published last month:
                                    -61,263        -60,136
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Exports

                   Total
                   Balance                         Total
                   of Payments     Net             Census
Period             Basis           Adjustments     Basis

2008                                                        

Jan.- Dec.         1,304,896          17,454       1,287,442
Jan.- Aug.           896,833          12,273         884,560

January              100,138           1,461          98,677
February             105,913           1,173         104,740
March                112,650           1,719         110,932
April                111,418           1,561         109,857
May                  114,387           1,760         112,627
June                 118,452           1,664         116,787

July                 116,154           1,632         114,522
August               117,721           1,304         116,418
September            107,893           1,821         106,072
October              112,513           1,274         111,239
November              98,128           1,043          97,085
December              89,528           1,042          88,486

2009                                                        

Jan.- Dec.         1,068,499          12,456       1,056,043
Jan.- Aug.           678,428           7,828         670,601

January               79,212           1,061          78,151
February              81,248             899          80,349
March                 88,611             763          87,848
April                 82,109           1,286          80,822
May                   84,719           1,068          83,651
June                  87,869           1,040          86,830

July                  86,340             705          85,635
August                88,320           1,005          87,315
September             92,439             981          91,458
October              100,888             883         100,005
November              96,045           1,439          94,607
December             100,698           1,326          99,372

2010                                                        

Jan.- Aug.           829,838           7,082         822,756

January               93,654             938          92,716
February              94,611             920          93,691
March                111,139             685         110,454
April                103,362             926         102,436
May                  106,475             983         105,492
June                 107,926             883         107,043

July (R)             104,826             800         104,026
August               107,844             947         106,897
September                                                   
October                                                     
November                                                    
December                                                    
                                         
July data as published last month:
                     104,845             818         104,845

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Imports

                   Total
                   Balance                         Total
                   of Payments     Net             Census
Period             Basis           Adjustments     Basis

2008                                                        

Jan.- Dec.         2,139,548          35,907       2,103,641
Jan.- Aug.         1,477,801          25,509       1,452,292

January              170,936           2,585         168,350
February             168,418           3,349         165,070
March                174,661           3,467         171,194
April                185,721           3,606         182,115
May                  185,887           2,930         182,956
June                 193,149           3,032         190,117

July                 206,061           3,446         202,614
August               192,969           3,094         189,875
September            183,940           3,751         180,189
October              188,582           2,699         185,882
November             149,777           2,262         147,515
December             139,449           1,686         137,763

2009                                                        

Jan.- Dec.         1,575,443          15,818       1,559,625
Jan.- Aug.           991,873           9,710         982,163

January              123,801           1,386         122,415
February             110,088           1,076         109,012
March                122,490           1,132         121,359
April                120,079           1,183         118,896
May                  117,365           1,023         116,341
June                 128,319           1,146         127,173

July                 136,893           1,197         135,696
August               132,838           1,566         131,272
September            142,377           1,373         141,004
October              148,668           1,641         147,027
November             144,895           1,571         143,324
December             147,630           1,524         146,106

2010                                                        

Jan.- Aug.         1,255,375          15,299       1,240,076

January              137,905           1,818         136,087
February             135,884           1,775         134,108
March                159,298           1,873         157,426
April                154,908           1,827         153,082
May                  157,775           1,899         155,877
June                 170,904           2,075         168,828

July (R)             165,919           1,956         163,963
August               172,782           2,076         170,706
September                                                   
October                                                     
November                                                    
December                                                    
 
July data as published last month:
                     166,108           1,946         164,162


                                                  
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-10-154, BEA-10-49), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, August 2010.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
