
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


2000                                   
                                       
Jan.- Dec.                   -452,207          -436,104
Jan.-                         -33,135           -31,387
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. (R)               -426,266          -411,042
Jan.- (R)                     -39,161           -37,742
January (R)                   -39,161           -37,742
February (R)                  -34,648           -33,331
March (R)                     -38,815           -37,436
April (R)                     -37,691           -36,356
May (R)                       -34,483           -32,856
June (R)                      -35,588           -34,113
July (R)                      -35,872           -34,631
August (R)                    -34,108           -33,084
September (R)                 -35,566           -34,454
October (R)                   -35,080           -33,931
November (R)                  -34,271           -33,177
December (R)                  -30,982           -29,930

2002           
 
Jan.-                         -34,080           -33,210
January                       -34,080           -33,210
February                               
March                                  
April                                  
May                                    
June                                   
July                                   
August                                 
September                              
October                                
November                               
December                               
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December data as published last month.
                              -31,346           -30,292


                         Exports

                          Total
                         Balance                              Total
                       of Payments           Net              Census
       Period             Basis           Adjustments         Basis


2000                                                     
                                                         
Jan.- Dec.                    772,210            -9,708           781,918
Jan.-                          61,533            -1,026            62,559
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. (R)                720,851           -10,061           730,912
Jan.- (R)                      65,176              -842            66,018
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 (R)                   54,954              -858            55,812

2002           
 
Jan.-                          54,836              -633            55,469
January                        54,836              -633            55,469
February                                                 
March                                                    
April                                                    
May                                                      
June                                                     
July                                                     
August                                                   
September                                                
October                                                  
November                                                 
December                                                 
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December data as published last month.
                               54,934              -863            55,797


                         Imports

                          Total
                         Balance                              Total
                       of Payments           Net              Census
       Period             Basis           Adjustments         Basis


2000                                                     
                                                         
Jan.- Dec.                  1,224,417             6,395         1,218,022
Jan.-                          94,668               722            93,946
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. (R)              1,147,117             5,163         1,141,954
Jan.- (R)                     104,337               577           103,760
January (R)                   104,337               577           103,760
February (R)                  100,263               586            99,677
March (R)                     102,566               610           101,956
April (R)                      99,728               604            99,124
May (R)                        97,196               788            96,408
June (R)                       96,303               591            95,712
July (R)                       94,427               228            94,199
August (R)                     93,507               271            93,236
September (R)                  91,030               250            90,780
October (R)                    91,537               237            91,300
November (R)                   90,286               226            90,060
December (R)                   85,937               194            85,743

2002           
 
Jan.-                          88,916               237            88,679
January                        88,916               237            88,679
February                                                 
March                                                    
April                                                    
May                                                      
June                                                     
July                                                     
August                                                   
September                                                
October                                                  
November                                                 
December                                                 

December data as published last month.
                               86,280               191            86,089

NOTE: For information on data sources, nonsampling errors, definitions and
details concerning what is included in the Net Adjustments, see the
information section on page 26 of this release or at www.census.gov/foreign-
trade/www/press.html.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-02-37), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, January 2002.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         
                                 


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