
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.- Oct.                   -203,500          -189,969
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.- Oct.                   -280,903          -266,994
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.- Oct.                   -370,093          -357,686
January                       -34,049           -32,347
February                      -34,641           -32,673
March                         -37,148           -35,897
April                         -36,895           -36,101
May                           -36,474           -35,512
June                          -36,862           -35,569

July                          -38,523           -37,810
August                        -36,684           -35,598
September (R)                 -39,328           -38,129
October                       -39,488           -38,050
November                               
December                               
September data as published last month.
                              -40,208           -39,043
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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.- Oct.                    558,055            -9,038           567,093
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.- Oct.                    563,466           -10,285           573,751
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.- Oct.                    642,847            -7,533           650,380
January                        60,321            -1,009            61,330
February                       60,894            -1,108            62,002
March                          62,513              -576            63,089
April                          62,566              -542            63,108
May                            62,749              -697            63,447
June                           66,468              -889            67,357

July                           65,096              -541            65,637
August                         67,973              -761            68,734
September (R)                  67,836              -582            68,418
October                        66,431              -827            67,258
November                                                 
December                                                 
September data as published last month.
                               67,316              -572            67,888
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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.- Oct.                    761,555             4,493           757,062
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.- Oct.                    844,369             3,624           840,744
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.- Oct.                  1,012,940             4,874         1,008,066
January                        94,370               693            93,677
February                       95,535               860            94,675
March                          99,661               674            98,986
April                          99,460               251            99,209
May                            99,224               265            98,959
June                          103,330               403           102,927

July                          103,620               173           103,447
August                        104,657               325           104,331
September (R)                 107,165               618           106,547
October                       105,919               611           105,308
November                                                 
December                                                 
September data as published last month.
                              107,524               593           106,931

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

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-213), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, October 2000.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         
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