
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.                   -196,652          -180,522
Jan.- Aug.                   -129,155          -117,174
January                       -17,275           -16,461
February                      -16,320           -15,201
March                         -15,613           -13,153
April                         -15,816           -14,093
May                           -16,698           -14,796
June                          -15,364           -13,625

July                          -15,256           -14,336
August                        -16,812           -15,508
September                     -16,847           -15,836
October                       -16,488           -15,187
November                      -16,795           -15,886
December                      -17,367           -16,439

1998           
                                       
Jan.- Dec.                   -246,932          -229,758
Jan.- Aug.                   -161,733          -151,436
January                       -17,141           -15,924
February                      -17,506           -16,470
March                         -20,229           -18,831
April                         -20,860           -19,875
May                           -22,236           -21,191
June                          -20,404           -19,141

July                          -21,066           -19,732
August                        -22,291           -20,272
September                     -21,611           -20,116
October                       -20,990           -19,191
November                      -21,539           -19,410
December                      -21,059           -19,606

1999           
 
Jan.- Aug.                   -220,620          -210,129
January                       -23,350           -22,225
February                      -25,173           -23,847
March                         -25,681           -24,416
April                         -25,334           -24,069
May                           -27,899           -26,543
June                          -31,179           -29,701

July (R)                      -31,422           -30,193
August                        -30,584           -29,135
September                              
October                                
November                               
December                               
July data as published last month.
                              -31,694           -30,462
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                         Exports

                          Total
                         Balance                              Total
                       of Payments           Net              Census
       Period             Basis           Adjustments         Basis


1997                                                     
                                                         
Jan.- Dec.                    679,715            -9,468           689,182
Jan.- Aug.                    448,748            -6,516           455,263
January                        52,796              -558            53,353
February                       54,409              -685            55,094
March                          55,774              -999            56,772
April                          56,575              -697            57,272
May                            56,028            -1,001            57,029
June                           57,292              -840            58,132

July                           58,379              -686            59,065
August                         57,496            -1,051            58,547
September                      57,572              -745            58,317
October                        58,044            -1,043            59,087
November                       57,319              -664            57,983
December                       58,031              -501            58,532

1998           
                                                         
Jan.- Dec.                    670,246           -11,892           682,138
Jan.- Aug.                    444,650            -6,944           451,594
January                        57,748              -637            58,385
February                       56,512              -808            57,320
March                          56,406              -887            57,292
April                          55,330              -660            55,990
May                            54,853              -754            55,607
June                           55,015              -905            55,920

July                           54,164              -973            55,137
August                         54,624            -1,320            55,943
September                      55,472              -946            56,419
October                        57,193            -1,208            58,401
November                       56,926            -1,608            58,533
December                       56,005            -1,186            57,191

1999           
                                                         
Jan.- Aug.                    444,826            -8,330           453,156
January                        55,263              -953            56,216
February                       54,704            -1,113            55,816
March                          54,326            -1,038            55,364
April                          55,269              -994            56,263
May                            55,121            -1,143            56,263
June                           55,472            -1,202            56,673

July (R)                       55,890            -1,032            56,922
August                         58,782              -856            59,638
September                                                
October                                                  
November                                                 
December                                                 
July data as published last month.
                               55,829            -1,035            56,865
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                         Imports

                          Total
                         Balance                              Total
                       of Payments           Net              Census
       Period             Basis          Adjustments          Basis


1997                                                     
                                                         
Jan.- Dec.                    876,366             6,662           869,704
Jan.- Aug.                    577,903             5,466           572,437
January                        70,071               257            69,814
February                       70,729               434            70,295
March                          71,387             1,461            69,926
April                          72,391             1,026            71,365
May                            72,726               902            71,824
June                           72,656               899            71,757

July                           73,635               234            73,401
August                         74,308               252            74,055
September                      74,419               266            74,153
October                        74,532               258            74,274
November                       74,114               245            73,869
December                       75,398               427            74,971

1998           
                                                         
Jan.- Dec.                    917,178             5,282           911,896
Jan.- Aug.                    606,383             3,353           603,030
January                        74,889               580            74,309
February                       74,018               228            73,790
March                          76,634               511            76,124
April                          76,190               325            75,865
May                            77,089               291            76,799
June                           75,419               358            75,061

July                           75,230               361            74,868
August                         76,914               699            76,215
September                      77,084               549            76,535
October                        78,183               592            77,591
November                       78,464               522            77,943
December                       77,064               267            76,797

1999           
                                                         
Jan.- Aug.                    665,446             2,161           663,285
January                        78,612               171            78,441
February                       79,876               213            79,664
March                          80,006               226            79,780
April                          80,603               271            80,332
May                            83,020               213            82,807
June                           86,651               277            86,374

July (R)                       87,312               197            87,115
August                         89,366               593            88,773
September                                                
October                                                  
November                                                 
December                                                 
July data as published last month.
                               87,524               197            87,327

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

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-99-202), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, August 1999.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           
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