
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


1997                                   
                                       
Jan.- Dec.                   -197,955          -181,488
Jan.- Feb.                    -33,964           -32,031
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.- Dec.                   -248,159          -231,100
Jan.- Feb.                    -35,419           -33,172
January                       -17,187           -15,973
February                      -18,231           -17,199
March                         -20,615           -19,225
April                         -21,446           -20,469
May                           -22,690           -21,647
June                          -20,642           -19,389
July                          -21,141           -19,818
August                        -22,847           -20,838
September                     -20,913           -19,428
October                       -20,279           -18,521
November                      -21,669           -19,553
December                      -20,499           -19,041

1999           
 
Jan.- Feb.                    -49,410           -46,971
January (R)                   -23,260           -22,135
February                      -26,150           -24,836
March                                  
April                                  
May                                    
June                                   
July                                   
August                                 
September                              
October                                
November                               
December                               
January data as published last month.
                              -23,420           -22,308
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                         Exports

                    Total                                
                    Balance                                   Total
                    of Payments                               Census
       Period       Basis                 Adjustments         Basis


1997                                                     
                                                         
Jan.- Dec.                    679,325            -9,858           689,182
Jan.- Feb.                    106,992            -1,251           108,243
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.- Dec.                    670,641           -11,856           682,497
Jan.- Feb.                    114,067            -1,443           115,510
January                        57,809              -636            58,446
February                       56,258              -807            57,065
March                          57,125              -882            58,007
April                          55,243              -655            55,898
May                            54,626              -756            55,382
June                           54,674              -898            55,573
July                           53,733              -965            54,698
August                         53,769            -1,314            55,083
September                      55,912              -940            56,852
October                        58,246            -1,202            59,449
November                       57,110            -1,602            58,713
December                       56,133            -1,199            57,332

1999           
                                                         
Jan.- Feb.                    109,506            -2,053           111,560
January (R)                    55,168              -953            56,121
February                       54,339            -1,100            55,439
March                                                    
April                                                    
May                                                      
June                                                     
July                                                     
August                                                   
September                                                
October                                                  
November                                                 
December                                                 
January data as published last month.
                               54,830              -952            55,782
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                         Imports

                    Total                                
                    Balance                                   Total
                    of Payments                               Census
       Period       Basis                 Adjustments         Basis


1997                                                     
                                                         
Jan.- Dec.                    877,279             6,609           870,671
Jan.- Feb.                    140,956               682           140,274
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.- Dec.                    918,800             5,204           913,597
Jan.- Feb.                    149,486               804           148,682
January                        74,997               578            74,419
February                       74,489               226            74,264
March                          77,740               508            77,232
April                          76,689               322            76,367
May                            77,316               288            77,029
June                           75,316               355            74,961
July                           74,874               358            74,516
August                         76,616               695            75,921
September                      76,826               546            76,280
October                        78,526               556            77,970
November                       78,779               514            78,265
December                       76,632               259            76,373

1999           
                                                         
Jan.- Feb.                    158,916               386           158,530
January (R)                    78,427               171            78,256
February                       80,489               215            80,274
March                                                    
April                                                    
May                                                      
June                                                     
July                                                     
August                                                   
September                                                
October                                                  
November                                                 
December                                                 
January data as published last month.
                               78,251               161            78,090

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

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-99-73), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, February 1999.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.