PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Exhibit 12. U. S. TRADE IN GOODS (In millions of dollars. Detail may not equal totals due to rounding.) Trade Balance Total Balance Total of Payments Census Period Basis Basis 2003 Jan.- Dec. -547,296 -532,350 Jan.- Apr. -171,604 -166,899 January -43,619 -42,637 February -38,301 -37,237 March -43,538 -42,318 April -46,145 -44,707 May -43,275 -42,085 June -43,882 -42,387 July -51,798 -50,561 August -45,166 -43,696 September -49,478 -48,083 October -51,812 -50,769 November -42,937 -41,575 December -47,345 -46,296 2004 Jan.- Dec. -665,390 -650,930 Jan.- Apr. -191,592 -186,697 January -46,107 -44,910 February -42,624 -41,446 March -50,548 -49,226 April -52,313 -51,115 May -49,844 -48,656 June -60,218 -58,910 July -60,065 -58,984 August -60,750 -59,646 September -57,763 -56,461 October -62,552 -61,326 November -66,318 -65,106 December -56,287 -55,144 2005 Jan.- Apr. -229,906 -225,265 January -57,594 -56,538 February -55,419 -54,343 March -56,774 -55,525 April -60,118 -58,859 May June July August September October November December March data as published last month: -56,939 -55,684 _________________ Exports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 2003 Jan.- Dec. 713,421 -11,350 724,771 Jan.- Apr. 229,713 -3,745 233,458 January 54,106 -748 54,854 February 55,068 -849 55,917 March 62,554 -971 63,524 April 57,984 -1,178 59,162 May 59,146 -837 59,983 June 60,555 -1,015 61,570 July 56,042 -1,028 57,070 August 57,616 -996 58,611 September 59,154 -1,085 60,239 October 65,624 -765 66,389 November 63,397 -1,094 64,492 December 62,173 -786 62,959 2004 Jan.- Dec. 807,536 -11,239 818,775 Jan.- Apr. 260,602 -3,864 264,466 January 58,130 -953 59,083 February 62,474 -944 63,418 March 73,170 -1,025 74,195 April 66,829 -941 67,770 May 68,690 -925 69,615 June 67,705 -1,042 68,747 July 63,469 -771 64,240 August 66,732 -839 67,571 September 68,511 -1,050 69,561 October 72,538 -951 73,490 November 68,698 -915 69,613 December 70,592 -881 71,473 2005 Jan.- Apr. 287,047 -3,417 290,463 January 65,478 -760 66,237 February 67,457 -781 68,238 March 78,787 -926 79,713 April 75,325 -950 76,275 May June July August September October November December March data as published last month: 78,735 -936 79,671 _________________ Imports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 2003 Jan.- Dec. 1,260,717 3,596 1,257,121 Jan.- Apr. 401,316 960 400,356 January 97,725 234 97,491 February 93,370 216 93,154 March 106,092 249 105,842 April 104,130 261 103,869 May 102,422 353 102,068 June 104,437 479 103,958 July 107,840 209 107,631 August 102,781 474 102,307 September 108,632 310 108,322 October 117,436 279 117,158 November 106,335 268 106,066 December 109,518 263 109,255 2004 Jan.- Dec. 1,472,926 3,221 1,469,704 Jan.- Apr. 452,194 1,031 451,163 January 104,238 245 103,993 February 105,097 233 104,864 March 123,718 297 123,421 April 119,141 256 118,885 May 118,534 263 118,271 June 127,922 266 127,657 July 123,534 310 123,224 August 127,482 266 127,216 September 126,274 252 126,022 October 135,090 275 134,816 November 135,017 297 134,719 December 126,879 262 126,617 2005 Jan.- Apr. 516,952 1,224 515,728 January 123,072 297 122,775 February 122,876 295 122,580 March 135,561 323 135,238 April 135,443 309 135,134 May June July August September October November December March data as published last month: 135,674 319 135,355 NOTE: For information on data sources, nonsampling errors, definitions and details concerning what is included in Net Adjustments, see the information section on page 26 of this release, or at www.census.gov/ft900 or www.bea.gov/bea/di/home/trade.htm. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-05-81, BEA-05-25), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, April 2005. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.