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 2004 Jan.- Dec. -665,410 -650,930 Jan.- Apr. -191,584 -186,697 January -46,104 -44,910 February -42,621 -41,446 March -50,545 -49,226 April -52,314 -51,115 May -49,848 -48,656 June -60,221 -58,910 July -60,068 -58,984 August -60,752 -59,646 September -57,766 -56,461 October -62,556 -61,326 November -66,320 -65,106 December -56,294 -55,144 2005 Jan.- Dec. -782,740 -767,477 Jan.- Apr. -229,571 -224,893 January -57,625 -56,572 February -54,860 -53,793 March -56,700 -55,496 April -60,386 -59,032 May -61,475 -60,118 June -64,686 -63,374 July -66,999 -65,906 August -70,417 -69,024 September -73,183 -71,835 October -77,869 -76,609 November -72,663 -71,366 December -65,876 -64,352 2006 Jan.- Apr. -259,483 -254,403 January -70,969 -69,725 February -59,692 -58,452 March -63,453 -62,155 April -65,369 -64,072 May June July August September October November December March data as published last month: -63,302 -62,065 _________________ Exports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 2004 Jan.- Dec. 807,516 -11,259 818,775 Jan.- Apr. 260,609 -3,856 264,466 January 58,134 -950 59,083 February 62,477 -941 63,418 March 73,172 -1,022 74,195 April 66,827 -943 67,770 May 68,686 -928 69,615 June 67,702 -1,045 68,747 July 63,466 -774 64,240 August 66,730 -841 67,571 September 68,508 -1,053 69,561 October 72,534 -956 73,490 November 68,696 -917 69,613 December 70,585 -888 71,473 2005 Jan.- Dec. 894,631 -11,347 905,978 Jan.- Apr. 287,739 -3,408 291,147 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.- Apr. 324,188 -3,599 327,788 January 74,393 -843 75,235 February 76,630 -909 77,538 March 90,997 -910 91,906 April 82,170 -938 83,108 May June July August September October November December March data as published last month: 90 913 -909 91,822 _________________ Imports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 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.- Dec. 1,677,371 3,916 1,673,455 Jan.- Apr. 517,310 1,270 516,040 January 123,192 292 122,900 February 122,521 287 122,233 March 135,728 278 135,451 April 135,869 413 135,456 May 136,504 314 136,191 June 141,698 272 141,426 July 136,898 382 136,515 August 146,707 310 146,397 September 146,563 347 146,216 October 156,500 338 156,162 November 150,569 324 150,245 December 144,622 360 144,262 2006 Jan.- Apr. 583,671 1,480 582,191 January 145,361 401 144,960 February 136,322 332 135,990 March 154,449 388 154,061 April 147,538 359 147,180 May June July August September October November December March data as published last month: 154,215 328 153,887 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-06-86, BEA-06-25), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, April 2006. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.