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 2005 Jan.- Dec. -787,149 -767,477 Jan.- Sep. -569,598 -555,149 January -58,011 -56,572 February -55,147 -53,793 March -57,144 -55,496 April -60,712 -59,032 May -61,828 -60,118 June -65,011 -63,374 July -67,356 -65,906 August -70,802 -69,024 September -73,585 -71,835 October -78,272 -76,609 November -73,040 -71,366 December -66,239 -64,352 2006 Jan.- Dec. -838,271 -817,304 Jan.- Sep. -634,645 -619,891 January -71,051 -69,522 February -58,418 -56,952 March -63,754 -62,176 April -65,314 -63,822 May -73,033 -71,419 June -71,405 -69,865 July -79,477 -77,745 August -80,243 -78,329 September -71,951 -70,061 October -73,501 -71,560 November -68,159 -65,922 December -61,966 -59,931 2007 Jan.- Sep. -602,235 -582,899 January -66,301 -64,473 February -55,851 -54,303 March -63,600 -60,748 April -67,111 -64,615 May -67,561 -65,117 June -67,020 -65,248 July -77,358 -75,077 August (R) -71,226 -69,129 September -66,206 -64,188 October November December August data as published last month: -71,775 -69,689 _________________ Exports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 2005 Jan.- Dec. 894,631 -11,347 905,978 Jan.- Sep. 659,348 -8,288 667,636 January 65,567 -762 66,328 February 67,661 -780 68,441 March 79,028 -926 79,954 April 75,484 -941 76,424 May 75,029 -1,044 76,073 June 77,012 -1,040 78,052 July 69,898 -711 70,609 August 76,290 -1,084 77,373 September 73,380 -1,001 74,381 October 78,631 -922 79,552 November 77,906 -973 78,879 December 78,746 -1,164 79,910 2006 Jan.- Dec. 1,023,109 -13,525 1,036,635 Jan.- Sep. 754,616 -9,163 763,779 January 74,208 -831 75,040 February 76,852 -898 77,750 March 90,959 -906 91,864 April 82,167 -930 83,097 May 86,721 -1,025 87,746 June 89,650 -973 90,622 July 78,920 -1,102 80,023 August 88,015 -1,213 89,228 September 87,124 -1,284 88,408 October 91,185 -1,283 92,468 November 89,757 -1,610 91,367 December 87,551 -1,470 89,021 2007 Jan.- Sep. 840,973 -10,431 851,404 January 84,725 -1,248 85,973 February 83,946 -1,014 84,960 March 99,208 -1,372 100,579 April 90,406 -1,299 91,706 May 96,784 -1,246 98,031 June 98,044 -1,097 99,140 July 90,864 -1,173 92,037 August (R) 99,906 -1,078 100,984 September 97,091 -904 97,994 October November December August data as published last month: 99,865 -1,078 100,943 _________________ Imports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 2005 Jan.- Dec. 1,681,780 8,325 1,673,455 Jan.- Sep. 1,228,946 6,160 1,222,785 January 123,578 678 122,900 February 122,807 574 122,233 March 136,173 722 135,451 April 136,196 739 135,456 May 136,857 666 136,191 June 142,023 597 141,426 July 137,255 739 136,515 August 147,092 695 146,397 September 146,965 749 146,216 October 156,902 740 156,162 November 150,947 701 150,245 December 144,985 723 144,262 2006 Jan.- Dec. 1,861,380 7,442 1,853,938 Jan.- Sep. 1,389,261 5,591 1,383,670 January 145,259 698 144,562 February 135,270 568 134,702 March 154,713 673 154,040 April 147,481 562 146,919 May 159,753 589 159,164 June 161,054 567 160,487 July 158,397 629 157,768 August 168,258 700 167,558 September 159,075 605 158,470 October 164,686 658 164,028 November 157,916 627 157,288 December 149,518 566 148,952 2007 Jan.- Sep. 1,443,207 8,905 1,434,302 January 151,026 580 150,446 February 139,797 533 139,263 March 162,808 1,480 161,328 April 157,518 1,197 156,320 May 164,345 1,198 163,147 June 165,064 676 164,388 July 168,222 1,108 167,115 August (R) 171,132 1,019 170,113 September 163,296 1,114 162,182 October November December August data as published last month: 171,640 1,008 170,631 NOTE: For information on data sources, nonsampling errors, definitions and details concerning what is included in Net Adjustments, see the information section on page 27 of this release, or at www.census.gov/ft900 or www.bea.gov/bea/di/home/trade.htm. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-07-160, BEA-07-52), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, September 2007. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.