Top Ten Countries with which the U.S. has a Trade Surplus

For the month of August 2012

                                                   Year To Date
                                   Surplus in       Surplus in
                                    Millions         Millions
 Country Name                       of U.S. $        of U.S. $

 Hong Kong                           2,077.36        20,889.23
 Australia                           1,816.04        14,500.16
 United Arab Emirates                1,529.90        12,936.88
 Netherlands                         1,448.47        11,463.70
 Belgium                             1,218.53         8,489.37
 Chile                                 989.14         5,997.30
 Singapore                             941.92         6,866.91
 Brazil                                898.42         5,367.76
 Panama                                804.38         6,205.17
 Argentina                             472.75         4,009.16