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 2007 Jan.- Dec. -819,373 -794,483 Jan.- Mar. -186,708 -180,639 January -66,705 -64,915 February -56,362 -54,873 March -63,641 -60,851 April -67,428 -64,918 May -67,791 -65,421 June -67,078 -65,340 July -77,156 -74,908 August -71,734 -69,623 September -66,698 -64,704 October -77,400 -75,482 November -74,365 -72,301 December -63,014 -61,146 2008 Jan.- Dec. -820,825 -799,597 Jan.- Mar. -191,666 -185,417 January -69,402 -67,812 February -61,714 -59,151 March -60,550 -58,454 April -73,115 -70,749 May -69,145 -67,845 June -72,728 -71,263 July -87,037 -85,181 August -74,326 -72,608 September -75,887 -73,968 October -75,966 -74,468 November -51,635 -49,990 December -49,320 -48,108 2009 Jan.- Mar. -108,796 -105,908 January -44,707 -43,847 February (R) -29,736 -28,777 March -34,353 -33,285 April May June July August September October November December February data as published last month: -29,484 -28,537 _________________ Exports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 2007 Jan.- Dec. 1,148,481 -13,999 1,162,479 Jan.- Mar. 267,716 -3,634 271,350 January 84,671 -1,247 85,918 February 83,907 -1,014 84,921 March 99,138 -1,373 100,511 April 90,329 -1,336 91,665 May 96,655 -1,248 97,902 June 98,025 -1,097 99,122 July 90,690 -1,167 91,857 August 100,067 -1,076 101,143 September 97,168 -900 98,068 October 105,520 -1,043 106,563 November 101,929 -1,433 103,362 December 100,383 -1,065 101,448 2008 Jan.- Dec. 1,291,371 -9,161 1,300,532 Jan.- Mar. 315,351 -2,214 317,565 January 98,753 -796 99,549 February 105,024 -906 105,930 March 111,574 -512 112,085 April 110,355 -776 111,131 May 113,745 -546 114,291 June 117,426 -758 118,184 July 114,890 -828 115,718 August 117,009 -1,073 118,082 September 106,239 -459 106,699 October 110,873 -713 111,586 November 96,486 -924 97,410 December 88,997 -870 89,866 2009 Jan.- Mar. 244,648 -1,929 246,577 January 77,882 -497 78,379 February (R) 79,834 -669 80,503 March 86,932 -763 87,695 April May June July August September October November December February data as published last month: 80,052 -657 80,709 _________________ Imports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 2007 Jan.- Dec. 1,967,853 10,892 1,956,962 Jan.- Mar. 454,424 2,435 451,989 January 151,376 543 150,833 February 140,268 475 139,793 March 162,779 1,417 161,363 April 157,757 1,173 156,583 May 164,445 1,122 163,323 June 165,103 641 164,462 July 167,846 1,081 166,765 August 171,801 1,035 170,766 September 163,866 1,094 162,772 October 182,920 876 182,044 November 176,295 632 175,663 December 163,397 804 162,594 2008 Jan.- Dec. 2,112,196 12,068 2,100,129 Jan.- Mar. 507,017 4,035 502,982 January 168,155 794 167,362 February 166,739 1,657 165,081 March 172,123 1,584 170,539 April 183,471 1,590 181,880 May 182,891 754 182,136 June 190,153 707 189,447 July 201,927 1,028 200,899 August 191,336 646 190,690 September 182,126 1,460 180,666 October 186,839 784 186,054 November 148,121 721 147,400 December 138,316 342 137,974 2009 Jan.- Mar. 353,445 960 352,485 January 122,589 364 122,226 February (R) 109,570 291 109,279 March 121,285 305 120,980 April May June July August September October November December February data as published last month: 109,535 289 109,246 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-09-73, BEA-09-19), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 2009. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.