                                        
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

2009                                                      

Jan.- Dec.                         -505,910       -503,582

January                             -44,444        -44,264
February                            -28,743        -28,663
March                               -33,800        -33,511
April                               -37,850        -38,073
May                                 -32,666        -32,690
June                                -40,318        -40,344

July                                -50,395        -50,061
August                              -44,495        -43,956
September                           -49,922        -49,546
October                             -47,635        -47,021
November                            -48,713        -48,718
December                            -46,929        -46,734

2010                                                      

Jan.- Dec.                         -645,857       -634,897

January                             -44,897        -44,124
February                            -40,718        -40,044
March                               -48,203        -47,217
April                               -51,392        -50,721
May                                 -51,340        -50,647
June                                -62,085        -61,120

July                                -60,701        -59,804
August                              -65,060        -64,120
September                           -60,616        -59,434
October                             -54,476        -53,135
November                            -56,530        -55,719
December                            -49,838        -48,813

2011                                                     
 
Jan.- Dec.                         -737,057       -726,291

January (R)                         -57,281        -56,591
February (R)                        -47,333        -46,847
March (R)                           -54,867        -54,303
April (R)                           -55,122        -54,320
May (R)                             -65,880        -64,852
June (R)                            -70,034        -68,941

July (R)                            -67,917        -66,913
August (R)                          -70,621        -69,439
September (R)                       -63,611        -62,524
October (R)                         -61,530        -60,294
November (R)                        -64,884        -64,062
December                            -57,978        -57,205
                                        
November data as published last month:
				    -65,247	   -64,484

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Exports

                   Total
                   Balance                         Total
                   of Payments     Net             Census
Period             Basis           Adjustments     Basis

2009                                                        

Jan.- Dec.         1,069,491          13,448       1,056,043

January               79,359           1,208          78,151
February              81,369           1,020          80,349
March                 88,674             826          87,848
April                 82,245           1,423          80,822
May                   84,705           1,054          83,651
June                  88,023           1,193          86,830

July                  86,500             865          85,635
August                88,341           1,026          87,315
September             92,467           1,009          91,458
October              100,996             990         100,005
November              96,144           1,538          94,607
December             100,667           1,295          99,372

2010                                                        

Jan.- Dec.         1,288,699          10,436       1,278,263

January               93,502             901          92,601
February              94,759             905          93,854
March                111,200             689         110,511
April                103,365             922         102,443
May                  106,479           1,002         105,477
June                 108,101             899         107,202

July                 104,915             859         104,057
August               107,791             946         106,846
September            108,285             641         107,644
October              117,745             641         117,104
November             114,113           1,067         113,046
December             118,444             964         117,480

2011                                                        

Jan.- Dec.         1,498,226          17,561       1,480,665

January (R)          111,501           1,346         110,155
February (R)         111,233           1,593         109,640
March (R)            132,908           1,593         131,315
April (R)            125,378           1,477         123,901
May (R)              125,502           1,502         124,000
June (R)             124,399           1,486         122,913

July (R)             121,850           1,473         120,376
August (R)           128,094           1,328         126,765
September (R)        128,755           1,536         127,219
October (R)          132,751           1,428         131,323
November (R)         127,604           1,412         126,192
December             128,252           1,385         126,867

November data as published last month:                                       
		     127,967	      1,467	     126,500

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Imports

                   Total
                   Balance                         Total
                   of Payments     Net             Census
Period             Basis           Adjustments     Basis

2009                                                        

Jan.- Dec.         1,575,400          15,776       1,559,625

January              123,803           1,388         122,415
February             110,112           1,100         109,012
March                122,474           1,116         121,359
April                120,096           1,200         118,896
May                  117,371           1,029         116,341
June                 128,341           1,168         127,173

July                 136,895           1,199         135,696
August               132,836           1,565         131,272
September            142,389           1,385         141,004
October              148,631           1,604         147,027
November             144,857           1,533         143,324
December             147,596           1,490         146,106

2010                                                        

Jan.- Dec.         1,934,555          21,395       1,913,160

January              138,399           1,674         136,725
February             135,477           1,579         133,898
March                159,403           1,675         157,728
April                154,757           1,593         153,163
May                  157,819           1,695         156,124
June                 170,186           1,864         168,321

July                 165,616           1,755         163,861
August               172,852           1,886         170,966
September            168,900           1,823         167,078
October              172,221           1,982         170,239
November             170,643           1,879         168,765
December             168,283           1,990         166,293

2011                                                        

Jan.- Dec.         2,235,283          28,327       2,206,956

January (R)          168,782           2,036         166,745
February (R)         158,566           2,079         156,487
March (R)            187,775           2,157         185,618
April (R)            180,500           2,279         178,221
May (R)              191,382           2,530         188,852
June (R)             194,433           2,579         191,854

July (R)             189,767           2,478         187,289
August (R)           198,715           2,511         196,204
September (R)        192,366           2,622         189,744
October (R)          194,281           2,664         191,616
November (R)         192,488           2,235         190,254
December             186,230           2,159         184,071

November data as published last month: 
     		     193,214	       2,229	     190,985

                                             
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-12-27, BEA-12-04), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, December 2011.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
