
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.          -132,618       -115,568
Jan. - Sept.          -99,150        -86,803
January                -8,914         -7,765
February               -8,749         -7,897
March                 -11,297         -9,923
April                 -11,263         -9,887
May                    -9,832         -8,358
June                  -12,492        -11,409
                               
July                  -12,511        -10,963
August                -11,590        -10,020
September             -12,503        -10,580
October               -12,587        -10,870
November              -11,529         -9,890
December               -9,352         -8,005
                               
     1994                      
                               
Jan. - Dec.          -166,101       -150,629
Jan. - Sept.         -122,610       -110,775
January               -11,331        -10,185
February              -13,634        -12,133
March                 -11,524         -9,631
April                 -13,405        -12,082
May                   -14,079        -12,656
June                  -14,009        -12,977
                               
July                  -15,831        -14,776
August                -14,232        -12,872
September             -14,566        -13,465
October               -14,926        -13,642
November              -15,292        -14,202
December              -13,272        -12,010
                               
     1995                      
                               
Jan. - Sept.         -136,850       -125,322
January               -15,797        -14,897
February              -14,271        -13,350
March                 -14,537        -12,887
April                 -16,337        -14,797
May                   -15,977        -14,058
June                  -16,493        -14,730

July                  -16,230        -15,290
August (R)            -13,504        -12,507
September             -13,705        -12,805
October 
November 
December

August data as published last month.
                      -13,829        -12,822
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                        Exports

                    Total
                   Balance                        Total
                 of Payments        Net          Census
    Period          Basis       Adjustments       Basis

     1993                                     
                                              
Jan. - Dec.           456,824         -8,267        465,091
Jan. - Sept.          337,571         -6,145        343,716
January                36,967           -662         37,629
February               36,389           -667         37,056
March                  38,509           -534         39,043
April                  38,045           -681         38,726
May                    38,833           -699         39,531
June                   37,254           -686         37,940
                
July                   36,523           -732         37,255
August                 37,202           -778         37,981
September              37,850           -706         38,556
October                39,292           -671         39,964
November               39,241           -733         39,974
December               40,719           -718         41,437
                
     1994       
                                              
Jan. - Dec.           502,484        -10,143        512,626
Jan. - Sept.          368,556         -7,325        375,881
January                38,931           -742         39,673
February               37,442           -711         38,153
March                  42,070           -774         42,844
April                  40,354           -741         41,095
May                    40,441           -863         41,304
June                   41,933           -822         42,755
                               
July                   40,428           -801         41,230
August                 43,683           -996         44,680
September              43,272           -876         44,148
October                43,315         -1,001         44,316
November               44,441           -819         45,259
December               46,172           -998         47,171
                
     1995                                     
                                              
Jan. - Sept.          426,661         -6,562        433,223
January                44,921           -655         45,577
February               45,638           -689         46,327
March                  47,947           -779         48,726
April                  47,157           -659         47,815
May                    48,307           -765         49,072
June                   47,381           -850         48,231
                                              
July                   46,368           -729         47,098
August (R)             49,084           -764         49,848
September              49,858           -672         50,529
October 
November 
December

August data as published last month.
                       48,718           -771         49,489
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                        Imports

                    Total
                   Balance                        Total
                 of Payments        Net          Census
    Period          Basis       Adjustments       Basis

     1993                                     
                                              
Jan. - Dec.           589,442          8,783        580,659
Jan. - Sept.          436,722          6,203        430,519
January                45,881            488         45,394
February               45,138            185         44,953
March                  49,805            839         48,966
April                  49,307            695         48,613
May                    48,665            776         47,889
June                   49,746            397         49,349
                
July                   49,034            816         48,217
August                 48,793            792         48,001
September              50,353          1,217         49,136
October                51,879          1,045         50,834
November               50,770            905         49,865
December               50,071            629         49,442
                
     1994       
                                              
Jan. - Dec.           668,585          5,329        663,256
Jan. - Sept.          491,166          4,510        486,656
January                50,262            404         49,858
February               51,076            790         50,287
March                  53,594          1,120         52,474
April                  53,759            583         53,177
May                    54,520            560         53,960
June                   55,942            210         55,732
                
July                   56,260            254         56,006
August                 57,915            364         57,551
September              57,838            226         57,612
October                58,241            284         57,957
November               59,733            272         59,461
December               59,444            264         59,181
                
     1995                                     
                                              
Jan. - Sept.          563,510          4,966        558,545
January                60,718            244         60,474
February               59,909            231         59,677
March                  62,484            872         61,612
April                  63,493            881         62,612
May                    64,283          1,153         63,130
June                   63,874            913         62,961

July                   62,598            211         62,388
August (R)             62,588            232         62,355
September              63,563            228         63,335
October 
November 
December

August data as published last month.
                       62,548            236         62,312


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


SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-95-207), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, SEPTEMBER 1995.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
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