                                        
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

2010                                                      

Jan.- Dec.                         -645,124       -634,897
Jan.- Sep.                         -484,017       -477,230

January                             -44,306        -44,124
February                            -40,676        -40,044
March                               -48,228        -47,217
April                               -51,544        -50,721
May                                 -51,265        -50,647
June                                -62,075        -61,120

July                                -60,503        -59,804
August                              -64,844        -64,120
September                           -60,577        -59,434
October                             -54,408        -53,135
November                            -56,431        -55,719
December                            -50,268        -48,813

2011                                                      

Jan.- Dec.                         -738,413       -727,392
Jan.- Sep.                         -552,081       -544,669

January                             -57,569        -56,869
February                            -47,118        -46,668
March                               -54,764        -54,247
April                               -55,122        -54,333
May                                 -65,789        -64,846
June                                -69,566        -68,540

July                                -67,909        -67,024
August                              -70,747        -69,688
September                           -63,497        -62,455
October                             -62,152        -60,753
November                            -65,478        -64,364
December                            -58,702        -57,606

2012                                                      

Jan.- Sep.                         -558,852       -553,028

January                             -66,056        -65,203
February                            -48,781        -48,307
March                               -58,175        -57,359
April                               -62,573        -62,165
May                                 -67,354        -66,561
June                                -59,417        -58,686

July                                -71,327        -70,807
August (R)                          -66,586        -66,024
September                           -58,584        -57,915
October                                                   
November                                                  
December                                                  

August data as published last month:		
				    -67,053	  -66,446
                                       

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Exports

                   Total
                   Balance                         Total
                   of Payments     Net             Census
Period             Basis           Adjustments     Basis

2010                                                        

Jan.- Dec.         1,288,882          10,619       1,278,263
Jan.- Sep.           938,559           7,926         930,634

January               93,511             911          92,601
February              94,771             917          93,854
March                111,212             701         110,511
April                103,380             938         102,443
May                  106,498           1,021         105,477
June                 108,120             918         107,202

July                 104,942             885         104,057
August               107,819             973         106,846
September            108,307             663         107,644
October              117,696             592         117,104
November             114,101           1,055         113,046
December             118,525           1,046         117,480

2011                                                        

Jan.- Dec.         1,497,406          16,974       1,480,432
Jan.- Sep.         1,110,169          13,531       1,096,638

January              111,550           1,371         110,179
February             111,260           1,613         109,647
March                133,351           1,623         131,728
April                125,430           1,471         123,959
May                  125,603           1,496         124,107
June                 124,521           1,482         123,039

July                 121,792           1,553         120,239
August               128,010           1,377         126,633
September            128,652           1,545         127,107
October              132,296           1,238         131,058
November             127,028           1,129         125,899
December             127,913           1,076         126,837

2012                                                        

Jan.- Sep.         1,164,756          12,463       1,152,293

January              119,566           1,358         118,209
February             124,862           1,434         123,428
March                141,294           1,329         139,965
April                129,008           1,597         127,411
May                  132,908           1,173         131,735
June                 134,302           1,284         133,018

July                 123,003           1,445         121,558
August (R)           130,081           1,450         128,632
September            129,732           1,394         128,338
October                                                     
November                                                    
December                                                    
 
August data as published last month:
                     129,945	       1,448	     128,497
                   

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Imports

                   Total
                   Balance                         Total
                   of Payments     Net             Census
Period             Basis           Adjustments     Basis

2010                                                        

Jan.- Dec.         1,934,006          20,846       1,913,160
Jan.- Sep.         1,422,577          14,713       1,407,864

January              137,818           1,093         136,725
February             135,447           1,549         133,898
March                159,441           1,712         157,728
April                154,924           1,761         153,163
May                  157,762           1,639         156,124
June                 170,194           1,873         168,321

July                 165,445           1,584         163,861
August               172,663           1,697         170,966
September            168,883           1,806         167,078
October              172,105           1,866         170,239
November             170,532           1,767         168,765
December             168,793           2,500         166,293

2011                                                        

Jan.- Dec.         2,235,819          27,995       2,207,824
Jan.- Sep.         1,662,250          20,943       1,641,307

January              169,119           2,072         167,048
February             158,378           2,063         156,315
March                188,115           2,140         185,975
April                180,553           2,260         178,293
May                  191,391           2,438         188,953
June                 194,087           2,509         191,579

July                 189,701           2,438         187,263
August               198,757           2,436         196,321
September            192,149           2,587         189,562
October              194,448           2,638         191,811
November             192,506           2,243         190,263
December             186,615           2,171         184,443

2012                                                        

Jan.- Sep.         1,723,609          18,287       1,705,322

January              185,622           2,211         183,411
February             173,643           1,908         171,735
March                199,469           2,145         197,324
April                191,581           2,004         189,577
May                  200,262           1,966         198,296
June                 193,719           2,015         191,704

July                 194,330           1,964         192,366
August (R)           196,667           2,011         194,656
September            188,316           2,063         186,253
October                                                     
November                                                    
December                                                    

August data as published last month:
		     196,998	       2,055	     194,943


                                             
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-12-211, BEA-12-50), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, September 2012.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
