
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

1996                         
                             
Jan.- Dec.         -191,170      -170,214
Jan.- Feb.          -28,588       -26,440
January             -15,508       -14,538
February            -13,080       -11,902
March               -14,335       -12,218
April               -15,897       -13,441
May                 -16,826       -14,449
June                -14,839       -13,083

July                -17,757       -15,893
August              -16,759       -14,637
September           -17,976       -16,361
October             -15,320       -13,940
November            -15,176       -13,608
December            -17,695       -16,144

1997           
                             
Jan.- Dec.         -198,975      -181,872
Jan.- Feb.          -34,947       -33,049
January             -18,167       -17,369
February            -16,780       -15,680
March               -14,896       -12,452
April               -15,546       -13,830
May                 -16,381       -14,490
June                -15,262       -13,515

July                -16,867       -15,609
August              -16,577       -15,292
September           -18,557       -17,166
October             -16,498       -15,216
November            -15,741       -14,845
December            -17,702       -16,410

1998           
 
Jan.- Feb.          -36,893       -34,669
January (R)         -18,328       -17,131
February            -18,565       -17,538
March                        
April                        
May                          
June                         

July                         
August                       
September                    
October                      
November                     
December                     

January data as published last month.
                    -18,795       -17,608
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                        Exports

                  Total      
                 Balance                      Total
               of Payments       Net          Census
    Period        Basis      Adjustments      Basis

1996                                       
                                           
Jan.- Dec.          612,069       -13,006       625,075
Jan.- Feb.           99,332        -1,486       100,818
January              48,899          -695        49,594
February             50,433          -791        51,224
March                50,716          -904        51,620
April                50,794          -843        51,637
May                  51,282        -1,130        52,412
June                 51,335          -882        52,217

July                 49,087        -1,440        50,527
August               51,254        -1,352        52,606
September            50,423        -1,309        51,732
October              52,503        -1,065        53,568
November             53,209        -1,279        54,488
December             52,133        -1,316        53,449

1997           
                                           
Jan.- Dec.          678,150       -10,547       688,697
Jan.- Feb.          105,249        -1,222       106,471
January              51,624          -551        52,175
February             53,625          -671        54,296
March                57,093          -988        58,081
April                57,100          -697        57,797
May                  56,809          -995        57,804
June                 57,317          -857        58,174

July                 56,683        -1,031        57,714
August               57,264        -1,044        58,308
September            56,308        -1,133        57,440
October              58,388        -1,040        59,429
November             57,524          -663        58,187
December             58,414          -878        59,292

1998           
                                           
Jan.- Feb.          112,295        -1,439       113,734
January (R)          56,686          -629        57,315
February             55,609          -810        56,419
March                                      
April                                      
May                                        
June                                       

July                                       
August                                     
September                                  
October                                    
November                                   
December                                   

January data as published last month.
                     56,296          -624        56,921
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                        Imports

                  Total      
                 Balance                      Total
               of Payments       Net          Census
    Period        Basis      Adjustments      Basis

1996                                       
                                           
Jan.- Dec.          803,239         7,950       795,289
Jan.- Feb.          127,920           662       127,258
January              64,407           275        64,132
February             63,514           388        63,126
March                65,052         1,213        63,839
April                66,691         1,613        65,079
May                  68,108         1,247        66,861
June                 66,174           874        65,301

July                 66,844           425        66,419
August               68,013           770        67,243
September            68,400           307        68,093
October              67,823           315        67,508
November             68,385           289        68,096
December             69,828           235        69,593

1997           
                                           
Jan.- Dec.          877,125         6,556       870,569
Jan.- Feb.          140,196           676       139,520
January              69,791           247        69,544
February             70,405           429        69,976
March                71,989         1,456        70,533
April                72,646         1,019        71,627
May                  73,191           897        72,294
June                 72,579           891        71,688

July                 73,550           227        73,323
August               73,842           242        73,600
September            74,865           259        74,606
October              74,886           242        74,644
November             73,265           234        73,031
December             76,117           414        75,702

1998           
                                           
Jan.- Feb.          149,188           785       148,403
January (R)          75,014           567        74,447
February             74,174           217        73,957
March                                      
April                                      
May                                        
June                                       

July                                       
August                                     
September                                  
October                                    
November                                   
December                                   

January data as published last month.
                     75,092           563        74,529

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

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-98-60), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, FEBRUARY 1998.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.