
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


1999                                   
                                       
Jan.- Dec.                   -345,434          -328,821

January                       -22,756           -21,526
February                      -25,822           -24,484
March                         -25,416           -24,110
April                         -25,771           -24,611
May                           -27,904           -26,513
June                          -30,615           -29,228
July                          -30,947           -29,800
August                        -30,489           -29,100
September                     -30,295           -28,349
October                       -31,136           -29,776
November                      -32,300           -30,957
December                      -31,984           -30,367

2000           
                                       
Jan.- Dec.                   -452,207          -436,104

January                       -33,135           -31,387
February                      -36,237           -34,209
March                         -38,034           -36,629
April                         -36,934           -35,979
May                           -36,910           -35,854
June                          -37,827           -36,565
July                          -38,091           -37,158
August                        -36,839           -35,708
September                     -39,682           -38,344
October                       -40,205           -38,759
November                      -38,955           -37,475
December                      -39,360           -38,036

2001           
 
Jan.- Dec.                   -426,615          -411,389
January (R)                   -39,159           -37,740
February (R)                  -34,647           -33,330
March (R)                     -38,814           -37,435
April (R)                     -37,690           -36,355
May (R)                       -34,482           -32,855
June (R)                      -35,586           -34,111
July (R)                      -35,871           -34,630
August (R)                    -34,106           -33,082
September (R)                 -35,564           -34,452
October (R)                   -35,079           -33,930
November (R)                  -34,270           -33,176
December                      -31,346           -30,292

November data as published last month.
                              -33,969           -32,875
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                         Exports

                          Total
                         Balance                              Total
                       of Payments           Net              Census
       Period             Basis           Adjustments         Basis


1999                                                     
                                                         
Jan.- Dec.                    684,553           -11,244           695,797

January                        55,351            -1,039            56,390
February                       54,598            -1,124            55,722
March                          54,767            -1,076            55,843
April                          55,602              -882            56,484
May                            55,399            -1,164            56,563
June                           55,266            -1,107            56,372
July                           56,206              -952            57,158
August                         57,993              -798            58,791
September                      58,846              -976            59,823
October                        59,203              -826            60,029
November                       59,658              -414            60,072
December                       61,665              -885            62,550

2000           
                                                         
Jan.- Dec.                    772,210            -9,708           781,918

January                        61,533            -1,026            62,559
February                       61,130            -1,089            62,219
March                          62,479              -685            63,164
April                          62,961              -674            63,635
May                            63,151              -771            63,922
June                           65,445              -835            66,280
July                           65,123              -714            65,837
August                         67,377              -767            68,143
September                      66,773              -707            67,480
October                        65,807              -836            66,643
November                       65,856              -828            66,683
December                       64,574              -777            65,352

2001           
                                                         
Jan.- Dec.                    720,831           -10,066           730,897
January (R)                    65,176              -842            66,018
February (R)                   65,615              -730            66,346
March (R)                      63,751              -769            64,520
April (R)                      62,037              -731            62,768
May (R)                        62,713              -839            63,552
June (R)                       60,715              -884            61,599
July (R)                       58,555            -1,013            59,568
August (R)                     59,400              -753            60,153
September (R)                  55,464              -862            56,326
October (R)                    56,457              -912            57,369
November (R)                   56,015              -868            56,883
December                       54,934              -863            55,797

November data as published last month.
                               56,216              -863            57,079
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                         Imports

                          Total
                         Balance                              Total
                       of Payments           Net              Census
       Period             Basis           Adjustments         Basis


1999                                                     
                                                         
Jan.- Dec.                  1,029,987             5,369         1,024,618

January                        78,107               191            77,916
February                       80,420               215            80,206
March                          80,182               229            79,953
April                          81,373               279            81,094
May                            83,302               226            83,076
June                           85,881               281            85,601
July                           87,154               195            86,958
August                         88,482               591            87,891
September                      89,141               970            88,172
October                        90,338               533            89,805
November                       91,957               929            91,029
December                       93,649               732            92,917

2000           
                                                         
Jan.- Dec.                  1,224,417             6,395         1,218,022

January                        94,668               722            93,946
February                       97,366               939            96,427
March                         100,513               720            99,793
April                          99,895               281            99,614
May                           100,062               285            99,777
June                          103,272               427           102,845
July                          103,214               219           102,995
August                        104,215               364           103,851
September                     106,455               631           105,824
October                       106,012               609           105,402
November                      104,811               652           104,159
December                      103,935               547           103,388

2001           
                                                         
Jan.- Dec.                  1,147,446             5,160         1,142,286
January (R)                   104,336               577           103,758
February (R)                  100,262               586            99,675
March (R)                     102,565               610           101,955
April (R)                      99,726               604            99,122
May (R)                        97,195               788            96,407
June (R)                       96,301               591            95,710
July (R)                       94,426               228            94,198
August (R)                     93,506               271            93,235
September (R)                  91,028               250            90,778
October (R)                    91,535               237            91,298
November (R)                   90,285               226            90,059
December                       86,280               191            86,089

November data as published last month.
                               90,185               231            89,954

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

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-02-25), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, December 2001.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         
                                 


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