
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.                   -246,853          -229,758
Jan.- Apr.                    -75,934           -71,319

January                       -17,446           -16,230
February                      -17,394           -16,360
March                         -19,806           -18,415
April                         -21,287           -20,314
May                           -21,551           -20,514
June                          -19,781           -18,526
July                          -20,623           -19,297
August                        -22,716           -20,703
September                     -21,224           -19,733
October                       -21,670           -19,879
November                      -21,904           -19,785
December                      -21,448           -20,004

1999           
                                       
Jan.- Dec.                   -345,559          -328,821
Jan.- Apr.                    -98,875           -93,929

January                       -22,897           -21,774
February                      -25,104           -23,786
March                         -25,023           -23,773
April                         -25,851           -24,596
May                           -27,753           -26,404
June                          -30,381           -28,907
July                          -31,227           -29,998
August                        -30,518           -29,072
September                     -30,573           -28,474
October                       -31,576           -30,211
November                      -32,401           -31,216
December                      -32,255           -30,611

2000           
 
Jan.- Apr.                   -142,747          -137,031

January                       -34,049           -32,347
February                      -34,641           -32,673
March                         -37,148           -35,897
April                         -36,909           -36,114
May                                    
June                                   
July                                   
August                                 
September                              
October                                
November                               
December                               
March data as published last month.
                              -37,049           -35,797
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                         Exports

                          Total
                         Balance                              Total
                       of Payments           Net              Census
       Period             Basis           Adjustments         Basis


1998                                                     
                                                         
Jan.- Dec.                    670,324           -11,813           682,138
Jan.- Apr.                    225,907            -2,971           228,879

January                        57,480              -635            58,115
February                       56,416              -806            57,223
March                          56,713              -881            57,593
April                          55,298              -649            55,948
May                            55,205              -747            55,952
June                           55,551              -897            56,448
July                           54,611              -966            55,577
August                         54,083            -1,314            55,397
September                      55,684              -943            56,627
October                        57,013            -1,200            58,213
November                       56,720            -1,598            58,318
December                       55,550            -1,177            56,727

1999           
                                                         
Jan.- Dec.                    684,358           -11,439           695,797
Jan.- Apr.                    219,353            -4,065           223,418

January                        54,966              -952            55,918
February                       54,296            -1,105            55,401
March                          54,687            -1,023            55,710
April                          55,403              -985            56,388
May                            55,343            -1,136            56,479
June                           55,696            -1,197            56,893
July                           56,385            -1,033            57,418
August                         58,402              -857            59,259
September                      59,094            -1,147            60,241
October                        59,193              -850            60,043
November                       59,682              -263            59,945
December                       61,211              -891            62,102

2000           
                                                         
Jan.- Apr.                    246,360            -3,239           249,599

January                        60,321            -1,009            61,330
February                       60,894            -1,108            62,002
March                          62,513              -576            63,089
April                          62,632              -545            63,177
May                                                      
June                                                     
July                                                     
August                                                   
September                                                
October                                                  
November                                                 
December                                                 
March data as published last month.
                               62,669              -576            63,245
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                         Imports

                          Total
                         Balance                              Total
                       of Payments           Net              Census
       Period             Basis           Adjustments         Basis


1998                                                     
                                                         
Jan.- Dec.                    917,178             5,281           911,896
Jan.- Apr.                    301,841             1,644           300,197

January                        74,926               581            74,345
February                       73,811               228            73,583
March                          76,519               511            76,008
April                          76,586               325            76,261
May                            76,757               291            76,466
June                           75,332               358            74,974
July                           75,235               361            74,874
August                         76,799               699            76,100
September                      76,908               549            76,359
October                        78,684               592            78,092
November                       78,624               522            78,103
December                       76,998               267            76,731

1999           
                                                         
Jan.- Dec.                  1,029,917             5,299         1,024,618
Jan.- Apr.                    318,228               881           317,347

January                        77,863               171            77,692
February                       79,400               213            79,187
March                          79,710               226            79,484
April                          81,255               271            80,984
May                            83,096               213            82,883
June                           86,077               277            85,800
July                           87,612               197            87,415
August                         88,920               589            88,330
September                      89,667               953            88,715
October                        90,769               514            90,255
November                       92,082               922            91,161
December                       93,466               753            92,713

2000           
                                                         
Jan.- Apr.                    389,107             2,477           386,630

January                        94,370               693            93,677
February                       95,535               860            94,675
March                          99,661               674            98,986
April                          99,541               250            99,291
May                                                      
June                                                     
July                                                     
August                                                   
September                                                
October                                                  
November                                                 
December                                                 
March data as published last month.
                               99,718               676            99,042

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

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-94), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, April 2000.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           
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