
The overall U.S. goods trade during first quarter 2012 rose 8.6 percent over first quarter 2011, led by South/Central America, up 12.2 percent; Nafta, up 10.2 percent; Europe, 8.2 percent; and the Pacific Rim, 7.7 percent. In contrast, Africa tumbled 22.3 percent. In goods, in millions of dollars, via all