                                        
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

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

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.- Dec.                         -646,541       -633,938

January                             -44,252        -43,371
February                            -41,272        -40,417
March                               -48,159        -46,972
April                               -51,535        -50,645
May                                 -51,283        -50,384
June                                -62,963        -61,785

July                                -61,028        -59,937
August                              -65,006        -63,906
September                           -60,178        -58,874
October                             -53,458        -52,150
November (R)                        -56,934        -56,089
December                            -50,472        -49,408
                                         
January data as published last month:
			            -56,690        -55,901
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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

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

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.- Dec.         1,289,059          10,944       1,278,115

January               93,654             938          92,716
February              94,611             920          93,691
March                111,139             685         110,454
April                103,373             937         102,436
May                  106,492             999         105,492
June                 107,950             907         107,043

July                 104,865             839         104,026
August               107,724             949         106,775
September            108,683             711         107,972
October              118,295             783         117,513
November (R)         114,214           1,208         113,006
December             118,058           1,068         116,990
                                         
January data as published last month:
		     114,145           1,197         112,948
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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

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

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.- Dec.         1,935,599          23,547       1,912,053

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                 170,913           2,085         168,828

July                 165,893           1,930         163,963
August               172,730           2,050         170,680
September            168,861           2,014         166,846
October              171,753           2,091         169,663
November (R)         171,148           2,053         169,095
December             168,530           2,132         166,398

January data as published last month:
		     170,835           1,986         168,850

                                                   
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-11-26, BEA-11-04), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, December 2010.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
