
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.                 -191,337        -170,214
Jan.- June                  -91,448         -80,506
January                     -14,802         -13,820
February                    -12,817         -11,627
March                       -14,995         -12,860
April                       -15,955         -13,482
May                         -17,217         -14,825
June                        -15,662         -13,891

July                        -17,248         -15,369
August                      -16,873         -14,733
September                   -17,433         -15,805
October                     -15,091         -13,699
November                    -15,459         -13,880
December                    -17,785         -16,223

1997           
                                     
Jan.- Dec.                 -197,955        -181,488
Jan.- June                  -98,820         -89,072
January                     -17,495         -16,677
February                    -16,469         -15,354
March                       -15,759         -13,303
April                       -16,505         -14,780
May                         -16,982         -15,082
June                        -15,610         -13,876

July                        -15,864         -14,594
August                      -16,909         -15,617
September                   -16,524         -15,519
October                     -16,270         -14,965
November                    -16,605         -15,694
December                    -16,962         -16,026

1998           
 
Jan.- June                 -120,530        -113,612
January                     -17,076         -15,861
February                    -18,120         -17,087
March                       -20,504         -19,114
April                       -21,335         -20,358
May (R)                     -22,578         -21,535
June                        -20,918         -19,657

July                                 
August                               
September                            
October                              
November                             
December                             

May data as published last month.
                            -22,803         -21,775
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                                  Exports

                         Total
                        Balance                          Total
                      of Payments         Net            Census
       Period            Basis         Adjustments       Basis

1996                                 
                                     
Jan.- Dec.                  611,983         -13,092         625,075
Jan.- June                  302,985          -5,289         308,274
January                      49,473            -701          50,174
February                     50,979            -796          51,775
March                        50,403            -913          51,316
April                        50,492            -853          51,345
May                          50,753          -1,137          51,890
June                         50,885            -889          51,775

July                         49,377          -1,445          50,822
August                       51,102          -1,360          52,462
September                    50,773          -1,317          52,090
October                      52,715          -1,072          53,787
November                     53,223          -1,286          54,510
December                     51,807          -1,323          53,131

1997           
                                     
Jan.- Dec.                  679,325          -9,858         689,182
Jan.- June                  332,739          -4,797         337,536
January                      52,655            -566          53,221
February                     54,337            -685          55,022
March                        56,507            -999          57,505
April                        56,326            -703          57,029
May                          56,103          -1,003          57,106
June                         56,811            -842          57,652

July                         57,455          -1,041          58,496
August                       57,100          -1,047          58,147
September                    57,747            -739          58,486
October                      58,467          -1,050          59,517
November                     57,482            -670          58,151
December                     58,336            -513          58,849

1998           
                                     
Jan.- June                  336,134          -4,643         340,777
January                      57,902            -636          58,538
February                     56,350            -807          57,157
March                        57,217            -882          58,099
April                        55,335            -655          55,990
May (R)                      54,719            -756          55,474
June                         54,612            -907          55,519

July                                 
August                               
September                            
October                              
November                             
December                             

May data as published last month.
                             54,357            -742          55,100
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                                  Imports

                         Total
                        Balance                          Total
                      of Payments         Net            Census
       Period            Basis         Adjustments       Basis

1996                                 
                                     
Jan.- Dec.                  803,320           8,031         795,289
Jan.- June                  394,433           5,653         388,780
January                      64,274             281          63,994
February                     63,796             395          63,402
March                        65,397           1,221          64,176
April                        66,447           1,620          64,828
May                          67,970           1,255          66,715
June                         66,548             882          65,666

July                         66,625             434          66,191
August                       67,975             780          67,195
September                    68,206             311          67,895
October                      67,806             320          67,486
November                     68,682             293          68,390
December                     69,593             240          69,353

1997           
                                     
Jan.- Dec.                  877,279           6,609         870,671
Jan.- June                  431,558           4,951         426,608
January                      70,150             252          69,898
February                     70,807             430          70,376
March                        72,266           1,458          70,808
April                        72,831           1,021          71,810
May                          73,085             897          72,188
June                         72,420             892          71,528

July                         73,318             228          73,090
August                       74,009             245          73,764
September                    74,271             266          74,005
October                      74,738             255          74,483
November                     74,087             242          73,845
December                     75,298             423          74,875

1998           
                                     
Jan.- June                  456,664           2,275         454,389
January                      74,977             578          74,399
February                     74,470             226          74,244
March                        77,720             508          77,212
April                        76,670             322          76,348
May (R)                      77,297             288          77,009
June                         75,530             354          75,176

July                                 
August                               
September                            
October                              
November                             
December                             

May data as published last month.
                             77,160             286          76,874

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

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-98-148), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, JUNE 1998.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.