                        Part B: Not Seasonally Adjusted
                        Exhibit 12. U.S. Trade in Goods
                                        
          In millions of dollars.  Detail may not equal totals due to 
                           rounding.  (R) - Revised.
                                        

Trade Balance

                                  Total
                                  Balance        Total
                                  of Payments    Census
Period                            Basis          Basis

2011                                                      

Jan.- Dec.                         -738,413       -727,392
Jan.-                               -57,569        -56,869

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.- Dec.  (R)                    -735,313       -727,868
Jan.-       (R)                     -66,056        -65,203

January   (R)                       -66,056        -65,203
February  (R)                       -48,781        -48,307
March     (R)                       -58,175        -57,359
April     (R)                       -62,579        -62,165
May       (R)                       -67,344        -66,561
June      (R)                       -59,367        -58,686

July      (R)                       -71,251        -70,807
August    (R)                       -66,577        -66,024
September (R)                       -58,408        -57,813
October  (R)                        -65,285        -64,616
November (R)                        -64,485        -63,861
December (R)                        -47,004        -46,465

2013                                                      

Jan.-                               -62,232        -61,837

January                             -62,232        -61,837
February                                                  
March                                                     
April                                                     
May                                                       
June                                                      

July                                                      
August                                                    
September                                                 
October                                                   
November                                                  
December data as published last month:
		     		    -47,114	   -46,502	                                                   
                                        
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Exports

                   Total
                   Balance                         Total
                   of Payments     Net             Census
Period             Basis           Adjustments     Basis

2011                                                        

Jan.- Dec.         1,497,406          16,974       1,480,432
Jan.-                111,550           1,371         110,179

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.- Dec.(R)      1,564,104          16,821       1,547,283
Jan.-     (R)        119,566           1,358         118,209

January   (R)        119,566           1,358         118,209
February  (R)        124,862           1,434         123,428
March     (R)        141,294           1,329         139,965
April     (R)        128,989           1,578         127,411
May       (R)        132,905           1,170         131,735
June      (R)        134,327           1,309         133,018

July      (R)        123,012           1,453         121,558
August    (R)        130,150           1,518         128,632
September (R)        129,696           1,459         128,237
October  (R)         135,530           1,510         134,020
November (R)         131,714           1,339         130,374
December (R)         132,060           1,364         130,696

2013                                                        

Jan.-                124,738           1,426         123,311

January              124,738           1,426         123,311
February                                                    
March                                                       
April                                                       
May                                                         
June                                                        

July                                                        
August                                                      
September                                                   
October                                                     
November                                                    
December
December data as published last month:
		     131,805	      1,254 	     130,551


                                        
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Imports

                   Total
                   Balance                         Total
                   of Payments     Net             Census
Period             Basis           Adjustments     Basis

2011                                                        

Jan.- Dec.         2,235,819          27,995       2,207,824
Jan.-                169,119           2,072         167,048

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.- Dec. (R)     2,299,417          24,266       2,275,151
Jan.-      (R)       185,622           2,211         183,411

January  (R)         185,622           2,211         183,411
February (R)         173,643           1,908         171,735
March    (R)         199,469           2,145         197,324
April    (R)         191,568           1,991         189,577
May      (R)         200,249           1,953         198,296
June     (R)         193,694           1,990         191,704

July     (R)         194,263           1,897         192,366
August   (R)         196,727           2,071         194,656
September(R)         188,104           2,054         186,050
October  (R)         200,815           2,179         198,636
November (R)         196,199           1,963         194,235
December (R)         179,064           1,903         177,161

2013                                                        

Jan.-                186,970           1,822         185,148

January              186,970           1,822         185,148
February                                                    
March                                                       
April                                                       
May                                                         
June                                                        

July                                                        
August                                                      
September                                                   
October                                                     
November                                                    
December  
December data as published last month:
		     178,918	       1,865	     177,053

                                                 
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-13-44, BEA-13-08), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, January 2012.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
