Part A:     SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Exhibit 5.  U. S. TRADE IN GOODS 

(In millions of dollars.  Details may not equal totals due to 
seasonal adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.)


                   Balance

                 Total
                Balance       Total
               of Payments    Census
   Period        Basis        Basis

    1993                   

Jan - Dec        -132,575     -115,568
Jan. -             -9,345       -8,196
January            -9,345       -8,196
February           -8,687       -7,836
March             -11,158       -9,786
April             -11,305       -9,925
May                -9,964       -8,487
June              -12,459      -11,372
                           
July              -12,339      -10,794
August            -11,618      -10,051
September         -12,531      -10,613
October           -12,533      -10,830
November          -11,521       -9,896
December           -9,115       -7,783

    1994                   

Jan - Dec (R)    -166,565     -151,308
Jan. -(R)         -11,999      -10,881
January (R)       -11,999      -10,881
February (R)      -13,573      -12,103
March (R)         -11,477       -9,614
April (R)         -13,369      -12,075
May  (R)          -14,303      -12,915
June (R)          -14,050      -13,058
                           
July  (R)         -15,955      -14,875
August (R)        -14,140      -12,788
September (R)     -14,517      -13,418
October (R)       -15,117      -13,845
November (R)      -15,170      -14,092
December (R)      -12,895      -11,645
              
    1995                   
                           
Jan. -            -17,192      -16,253
January           -17,192      -16,253
February  
March 
April 
May  
June 

July  
August 
September 
October 
November 
December

December data as published last month.
                  -12,661      -11,410
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                        Exports

                 Total
                Balance                    Total
              of Payments      Net        Census
   Period        Basis     Adjustments     Basis

    1993                                

Jan - Dec         456,866       -8,224      465,091
Jan. -             36,729         -662       37,391
January            36,729         -662       37,391
February           36,353         -667       37,020
March              38,582         -534       39,117
April              37,899         -684       38,584
May                38,630         -702       39,332
June               37,257         -690       37,947

July               36,471         -728       37,199
August             37,356         -774       38,131
September          37,909         -700       38,610
October            39,361         -658       40,019
November           39,364         -719       40,084
December           40,953         -705       41,657

    1994      

Jan - Dec (R)     502,590       -9,931      512,521
Jan. -(R)          38,475         -714       39,189
January (R)        38,475         -714       39,189
February (R)       37,367         -681       38,048
March (R)          42,007         -743       42,750
April (R)          40,320         -711       41,031
May  (R)           40,218         -828       41,045
June (R)           41,970         -783       42,753
              
July  (R)          40,101         -826       40,927
August (R)         44,054         -989       45,043
September (R)      43,485         -873       44,358
October (R)        43,289         -989       44,277
November (R)       44,814         -807       45,621
December (R)       46,490         -988       47,478
              
    1995                                
                                        
Jan. -             43,978         -700       44,678
January            43,978         -700       44,678
February  
March 
April 
May  
June 

July  
August 
September 
October 
November 
December

December data as published last month.
                   46,699         -987       47,686
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                        Imports

                 Total
                Balance                    Total
              of Payments      Net        Census
   Period        Basis     Adjustments     Basis

    1993                                

Jan - Dec         589,441        8,783      580,659
Jan. -             46,074          488       45,587
January            46,074          488       45,587
February           45,040          185       44,856
March              49,741          839       48,903
April              49,204          695       48,509
May                48,595          776       47,819
June               49,716          397       49,319

July               48,810          816       47,993
August             48,974          792       48,182
September          50,440        1,217       49,224
October            51,895        1,045       50,849
November           50,886          905       49,979
December           50,068          629       49,439

    1994      

Jan - Dec (R)     669,155        5,326      663,829
Jan. -(R)          50,474          404       50,070
January (R)        50,474          404       50,070
February (R)       50,940          789       50,151
March (R)          53,483        1,120       52,363
April (R)          53,689          582       53,107
May  (R)           54,520          560       53,960
June (R)           56,021          209       55,811
              
July  (R)          56,056          254       55,802
August (R)         58,195          364       57,831
September (R)      58,002          226       57,776
October (R)        58,406          283       58,122
November (R)       59,984          271       59,713
December (R)       59,386          263       59,122
              
    1995                                
                                        
Jan. -             61,169          238       60,932
January            61,169          238       60,932
February  
March 
April 
May  
June 

July  
August 
September 
October 
November 
December

December data as published last month.
                   59,359          263       59,096


NOTE:  See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what 
       is included in the Net Adjustments.

NOTE:  Exhibit numbers in this release have been renumbered from the 
       previous report. All exhibits have been moved up one.
       example: exhibit 4 now becomes exhibit 3

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-95-58), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, JANUARY 1995.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.


