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 2006 Jan.- Dec. -838,270 -817,304 Jan.- July -482,451 -471,500 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 -73,502 -71,560 November -68,158 -65,922 December -61,966 -59,931 2007 Jan.- Dec. -819,373 -794,483 Jan.- July -466,160 -451,227 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.- July -494,459 -481,223 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 (R) -72,728 -71,263 July -87,805 -85,949 August September October November December June data as published last month: -71,516 -70,046 _________________ Exports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 2006 Jan.- Dec. 1,023,109 -13,525 1,036,635 Jan.- July 579,477 -6,666 586,143 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.- Dec. 1,148,481 -13,999 1,162,479 Jan.- July 643,414 -8,482 651,896 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.- July 771,718 -5,121 776,840 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 (R) 117,426 -758 118,184 July 114,841 -827 115,668 August September October November December June data as published last month: 117,825 -758 118,584 _________________ Imports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 2006 Jan.- Dec. 1,861,380 7,441 1,853,938 Jan.- July 1,061,928 4,286 1,057,643 January 145,259 698 144,562 February 135,270 567 134,702 March 154,713 673 154,040 April 147,481 562 146,919 May 159,754 589 159,164 June 161,054 567 160,487 July 158,398 629 157,768 August 168,258 700 167,558 September 159,075 605 158,470 October 164,687 659 164,028 November 157,915 626 157,288 December 149,517 565 148,952 2007 Jan.- Dec. 1,967,853 10,892 1,956,962 Jan.- July 1,109,574 6,451 1,103,123 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.- July 1,266,178 8,116 1,258,062 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 (R) 190,153 707 189,447 July 202,646 1,029 201,617 August September October November December June data as published last month: 189,341 711 188,630 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-08-137, BEA-08-40), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, July 2008. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.