                                        
Part A: Seasonally Adjusted
Exhibit 11. REAL EXPORTS, IMPORTS, AND BALANCE OF GOODS, PETROLEUM AND NON-PETRO
LEUM
END-USE COMMODITY CATEGORY TOTALS
CHAINED (2005) DOLLARS
In millions of dollars.  Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustment and rounding.  The values in this exhibit are subject to 
periodic change, reflecting revisions to the source information for the
monthly deflators.
(-) Represents zero or less than one half of measurement shown.  (R) - Revised.


Trade Balance

                   Total
                   Census                          Non-            Residual
Period             Basis (1)       Petroleum       petroleum       (2)

2010                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.          -556,018        -163,039        -402,136           9,157
Jan.- Oct.          -462,862        -137,407        -332,178           6,723

January              -40,805         -13,566         -27,656             416
February             -42,544         -13,856         -29,022             334
March                -42,413         -13,617         -29,334             538
April                -44,387         -14,059         -30,589             261
May                  -45,777         -13,800         -32,572             595
June                 -51,094         -13,678         -38,372             956

July                 -46,741         -13,542         -33,979             780
August               -51,405         -14,790         -37,245             631
September            -50,155         -13,561         -37,593             999
October              -47,540         -12,937         -35,815           1,212
November             -46,632         -12,093         -36,038           1,500
December             -46,524         -13,539         -33,920             935

2011                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.          -574,704        -149,774        -447,513          22,583
Jan.- Oct.          -477,587        -126,006        -369,173          17,592

January              -50,842         -14,016         -37,572             745
February             -48,864         -12,660         -37,744           1,540
March                -47,845         -13,922         -34,791             868
April                -44,695         -11,842         -35,049           2,196
May                  -47,666         -13,029         -36,035           1,399
June                 -50,466         -12,947         -39,146           1,627

July                 -47,788         -12,330         -37,488           2,029
August               -46,599         -11,563         -37,494           2,457
September            -46,586         -12,055         -36,743           2,212
October              -46,235         -11,644         -37,111           2,519
November             -48,490         -12,224         -38,430           2,163
December             -48,627         -11,545         -39,910           2,828

2012                                                                        

Jan.- Oct.          -472,620        -110,134        -398,517          36,031

January              -49,125         -12,271         -39,389           2,535
February             -44,836         -10,679         -37,712           3,555
March                -49,716         -11,451         -41,878           3,613
April                -48,961         -11,571         -40,597           3,206
May                  -47,881         -10,597         -41,368           4,083
June                 -44,029         -10,288         -37,756           4,015

July                 -47,082         -10,520         -40,598           4,036
August               -48,206         -11,495         -40,123           3,412
September (R)        -46,617         -10,250         -40,696           4,330
October              -46,167         -11,013         -38,399           3,245
November                                                                    
December                                                                    
                                        

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Exports
                   Total
                   Census                          Non-            Residual
Period             Basis (1)       Petroleum       petroleum       (2)

2010                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.         1,142,199          52,478       1,082,989           6,732
Jan.- Oct.           944,192          43,277         895,336           5,579

January               89,513           3,433          85,679             402
February              90,966           3,879          86,603             483
March                 94,105           4,227          89,340             538
April                 92,332           4,423          87,320             589
May                   94,675           4,492          89,589             594
June                  94,694           4,381          89,738             575

July                  97,146           4,926          91,576             645
August                96,185           4,290          91,351             545
September             96,005           4,521          90,894             590
October               98,570           4,705          93,246             619
November              98,000           4,842          92,500             658
December             100,007           4,360          95,153             495

2011                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.         1,228,136          62,560       1,155,482          10,095
Jan.- Oct.         1,019,163          51,018         960,281           7,864

January              100,571           5,251          94,521             800
February              97,686           4,607          92,500             579
March                102,099           4,357          97,365             377
April                102,831           5,153          96,859             819
May                  101,958           4,968          96,262             729
June                  99,089           4,712          93,735             643

July                 103,175           5,369          96,882             924
August               102,614           5,547          96,034           1,033
September            103,912           5,332          97,692             888
October              105,227           5,721          98,433           1,073
November             103,606           5,564          97,024           1,018
December             105,367           5,978          98,177           1,212

2012                                                                        

Jan.- Oct.         1,064,601          54,803       1,000,312           9,486

January              104,962           5,071          99,167             724
February             104,530           5,170          98,570             790
March                107,461           5,347         101,282             832
April                105,793           5,338          99,590             866
May                  107,034           5,588         100,456             990
June                 110,390           6,176         102,990           1,225

July                 107,890           5,846         100,928           1,116
August               105,100           5,034          99,288             779
September (R)        108,345           5,832         101,356           1,157
October              103,095           5,399          96,686           1,009
November                                                                    
December                                                                    
                                      

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Imports
                   Total
                   Census                          Non-            Residual
Period             Basis (1)       Petroleum       petroleum       (2)

2010                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.         1,698,217         215,517       1,485,125          -2,425
Jan.- Oct.         1,407,054         180,683       1,227,514          -1,144

January              130,319          16,999         113,335             -15
February             133,510          17,736         115,625             149
March                136,518          17,844         118,674               1
April                136,719          18,482         117,909             327
May                  140,453          18,292         122,162              -1
June                 145,788          18,058         128,111            -381

July                 143,887          18,468         125,554            -135
August               147,590          19,080         128,596             -86
September            146,160          18,082         128,487            -409
October              146,110          17,642         129,062            -593
November             144,632          16,935         128,538            -841
December             146,531          17,899         129,073            -440

2011                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.         1,802,840         212,334       1,602,994         -12,489
Jan.- Oct.         1,496,750         177,024       1,329,454          -9,728

January              151,414          19,267         132,093              54
February             146,550          17,267         130,243            -961
March                149,944          18,279         132,156            -490
April                147,526          16,995         131,908          -1,377
May                  149,624          17,997         132,297            -670
June                 149,555          17,658         132,881            -984

July                 150,963          17,698         134,370          -1,105
August               149,213          17,110         133,528          -1,424
September            150,498          17,386         134,435          -1,323
October              151,462          17,365         135,544          -1,446
November             152,096          17,788         135,453          -1,145
December             153,994          17,523         138,087          -1,616

2012                                                                        

Jan.- Oct.         1,537,221         164,937       1,398,829         -26,545

January              154,087          17,342         138,556          -1,812
February             149,366          15,849         136,282          -2,765
March                157,177          16,798         143,160          -2,781
April                154,755          16,909         140,186          -2,340
May                  154,915          16,185         141,823          -3,093
June                 154,418          16,464         140,746          -2,791

July                 154,973          16,366         141,526          -2,920
August               153,306          16,529         139,411          -2,634
September (R)        154,962          16,082         142,052          -3,173
October              149,263          16,413         135,086          -2,236
November                                                                    
December                                                                    
                                                 

(1) Detailed data presented on a Census Basis.  The information to convert to a
BOP basis is not available.
(2) The "residual" represents the difference between total Census Basis exports
or imports and the sum of the components. For additional information,
see www.census.gov/foreign-trade/aip/priceadj.html.

NOTE:  For information on data sources, nonsampling errors and definitions, 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-12-232, BEA-12-55), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, October 2012.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
