
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

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

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.- Dec.                   -449,468          -434,314
January                       -34,117           -32,414
February                      -34,709           -32,741
March                         -37,215           -35,965
April                         -36,962           -36,169
May                           -36,542           -35,580
June                          -36,930           -35,637

July                          -38,591           -37,877
August                        -36,751           -35,665
September                     -39,396           -38,196
October                       -39,955           -38,525
November (R)                  -39,125           -37,666
December                      -39,176           -37,880

November data as published last month.
                              -39,001           -37,544
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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

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

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.- Dec.                    773,304            -9,125           782,429
January                        60,298            -1,009            61,307
February                       60,871            -1,108            61,979
March                          62,490              -576            63,066
April                          62,542              -542            63,085
May                            62,726              -697            63,423
June                           66,445              -889            67,334

July                           65,073              -541            65,614
August                         67,950              -761            68,711
September                      67,813              -582            68,395
October                        66,323              -823            67,146
November (R)                   65,848              -836            66,684
December                       64,925              -760            65,686

November data as published last month.
                               65,670              -838            66,507
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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

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

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.- Dec.                  1,222,772             6,029         1,216,743
January                        94,414               693            93,721
February                       95,580               860            94,720
March                          99,705               674            99,031
April                          99,505               251            99,254
May                            99,268               265            99,003
June                          103,374               403           102,971

July                          103,664               173           103,491
August                        104,701               325           104,376
September                     107,209               618           106,591
October                       106,278               607           105,671
November (R)                  104,973               623           104,350
December                      104,101               536           103,565

November data as published last month.
                              104,671               620           104,051

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

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-01-31), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, December 2000.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         



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