
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


1998                                   
                                       
Jan.- Dec.                   -246,932          -229,758
Jan.- Mar.                    -54,876           -51,225
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.- Dec.                   -347,158          -330,078
Jan.- Mar.                    -74,383           -70,669
January                       -23,409           -22,285
February                      -25,233           -23,907
March                         -25,741           -24,476
April                         -25,394           -24,129
May                           -27,959           -26,603
June                          -31,239           -29,761
July                          -31,482           -30,253
August                        -30,192           -28,869
September                     -30,271           -28,260
October                       -31,875           -30,461
November                      -32,870           -31,272
December                      -31,494           -29,803

2000           
 
Jan.- Mar.                   -106,597          -101,675
January                       -34,155           -32,453
February (R)                  -35,393           -33,425
March                         -37,049           -35,797
April                                  
May                                    
June                                   
July                                   
August                                 
September                              
October                                
November                               
December                               
February data as published last month.
                              -35,953           -33,944
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                         Exports

                          Total
                         Balance                              Total
                       of Payments           Net              Census
       Period             Basis           Adjustments         Basis


1998                                                     
                                                         
Jan.- Dec.                    670,246           -11,892           682,138
Jan.- Mar.                    170,665            -2,332           172,997
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.- Dec.                    683,221           -11,993           695,213
Jan.- Mar.                    164,007            -3,104           167,111
January                        55,168              -953            56,121
February                       54,609            -1,113            55,721
March                          54,231            -1,038            55,269
April                          55,174              -994            56,168
May                            55,026            -1,143            56,169
June                           55,377            -1,202            56,578
July                           55,795            -1,032            56,827
August                         59,044              -855            59,900
September                      58,839            -1,149            59,988
October                        58,832              -900            59,732
November                       59,184              -676            59,860
December                       61,942              -938            62,880

2000           
                                                         
Jan.- Mar.                    184,202            -2,692           186,894
January                        60,714            -1,008            61,722
February (R)                   60,818            -1,108            61,927
March                          62,669              -576            63,245
April                                                    
May                                                      
June                                                     
July                                                     
August                                                   
September                                                
October                                                  
November                                                 
December                                                 
February data as published last month.
                               60,206            -1,148            61,354
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                         Imports

                          Total
                         Balance                              Total
                       of Payments           Net              Census
       Period             Basis           Adjustments         Basis


1998                                                     
                                                         
Jan.- Dec.                    917,178             5,282           911,896
Jan.- Mar.                    225,541             1,319           224,222
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.- Dec.                  1,030,379             5,087         1,025,292
Jan.- Mar.                    238,390               610           237,780
January                        78,577               171            78,406
February                       79,841               213            79,629
March                          79,971               226            79,745
April                          80,568               271            80,297
May                            82,985               213            82,772
June                           86,616               277            86,339
July                           87,277               197            87,080
August                         89,236               468            88,768
September                      89,110               863            88,247
October                        90,708               514            90,193
November                       92,053               922            91,132
December                       93,436               753            92,683

2000           
                                                         
Jan.- Mar.                    290,798             2,229           288,569
January                        94,868               693            94,176
February (R)                   96,212               860            95,351
March                          99,718               676            99,042
April                                                    
May                                                      
June                                                     
July                                                     
August                                                   
September                                                
October                                                  
November                                                 
December                                                 
February data as published last month.
                               96,159               861            95,298

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

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-83), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, March 2000.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           
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