
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.- Mar.            -42,923        -38,659
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.- Mar.            -49,843        -45,501
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.- Mar.            -57,066        -53,470
January               -18,328        -17,131
February (R)          -18,541        -17,525
March                 -20,197        -18,813
April                          
May                            
June                           

July                           
August                         
September                      
October                        
November                       
December                       

February data as published last month.
                      -18,565        -17,538
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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.- Mar.            150,048         -2,390        152,438
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.- Mar.            162,342         -2,210        164,552
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.- Mar.            169,755         -2,308        172,063
January                56,686           -629         57,315
February (R)           55,543           -802         56,345
March                  57,526           -877         58,402
April                                         
May                                           
June                                          

July                                          
August                                        
September                                     
October                                       
November                                      
December                                      

February data as published last month.
                       55,609           -810         56,419
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                        Imports

                    Total      
                   Balance          Net           Total
                 of Payments        Net          Census
    Period          Basis       Adjustments       Basis

1996                                          
                                              
Jan.- Dec.            803,239          7,950        795,289
Jan.- Mar.            192,972          1,875        191,097
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.- Mar.            212,185          2,132        210,053
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.- Mar.            226,821          1,288        225,533
January                75,014            567         74,447
February (R)           74,085            214         73,870
March                  77,722            506         77,216
April                                         
May                                           
June                                          

July                                          
August                                        
September                                     
October                                       
November                                      
December                                      

February data as published last month.
                       74,174            217         73,957

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

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-98-85), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, MARCH 1998.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.