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. - Mar.           -29,190        -25,818
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.          -166,565       -151,308
Jan. - Mar.           -37,048        -32,597
January               -11,999        -10,881
February              -13,573        -12,103
March                 -11,477         -9,614
April                 -13,369        -12,075
May                   -14,303        -12,915
June                  -14,050        -13,058
                               
July                  -15,955        -14,875
August                -14,140        -12,788
September             -14,517        -13,418
October               -15,117        -13,845
November              -15,170        -14,092
December              -12,895        -11,645
                
     1995                      
                                
Jan. - Mar.           -45,405        -41,889
January               -16,853        -15,910
February (R)          -14,303        -13,384
March                 -14,249        -12,595
April 
May  
June 

July  
August 
September 
October 
November 
December

February data as published last month.
                      -14,195        -13,256
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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. - Mar.           111,664         -1,862        113,528
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.           502,590         -9,931        512,521
Jan. - Mar.           117,849         -2,138        119,987
January                38,475           -714         39,189
February               37,367           -681         38,048
March                  42,007           -743         42,750
April                  40,320           -711         41,031
May                    40,218           -828         41,045
June                   41,970           -783         42,753
                
July                   40,101           -826         40,927
August                 44,054           -989         45,043
September              43,485           -873         44,358
October                43,289           -989         44,277
November               44,814           -807         45,621
December               46,490           -988         47,478
                
     1995                                     
                                              
Jan. - Mar.           137,922         -2,170        140,092
January                44,299           -699         44,998
February (R)           45,421           -688         46,109
March                  48,202           -783         48,985
April 
May  
June 

July  
August 
September 
October 
November 
December

February data as published last month.
                       45,498           -704         46,202
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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. - Mar.           140,855          1,511        139,346
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.           669,155          5,326        663,829
Jan. - Mar.           154,897          2,313        152,584
January                50,474            404         50,070
February               50,940            789         50,151
March                  53,483          1,120         52,363
April                  53,689            582         53,107
May                    54,520            560         53,960
June                   56,021            209         55,811
                
July                   56,056            254         55,802
August                 58,195            364         57,831
September              58,002            226         57,776
October                58,406            283         58,122
November               59,984            271         59,713
December               59,386            263         59,122
                
     1995                                     
                                              
Jan. - Mar.           183,327          1,346        181,981
January                61,152            244         60,908
February (R)           59,724            231         59,493
March                  62,451            871         61,580
April 
May  
June 

July  
August 
September 
October 
November 
December

February data as published last month.
                       59,693            236         59,457


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

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-95-96), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, MARCH 1995.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.


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