
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.- Feb.                    -69,372           -65,596
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.                   -426,266          -411,042
Jan.- Feb.                    -73,809           -71,073
January                       -39,161           -37,742
February                      -34,648           -33,331
March                         -38,815           -37,436
April                         -37,691           -36,356
May                           -34,483           -32,856
June                          -35,588           -34,113
July                          -35,872           -34,631
August                        -34,108           -33,084
September                     -35,566           -34,454
October                       -35,080           -33,931
November                      -34,271           -33,177
December                      -30,982           -29,930
 
2002
 
Jan.- Feb.                    -70,714           -68,551
January (R)                   -33,779           -32,811
February                      -36,935           -35,740
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
January data as published last month.
                              -34,080           -33,210
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                         Exports
 
                          Total
                         Balance                              Total
                       of Payments           Net              Census
       Period             Basis           Adjustments         Basis
 
 
2000
 
Jan.- Dec.                    772,210            -9,708           781,918
Jan.- Feb.                    122,663            -2,115           124,777
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.                    720,851           -10,061           730,912
Jan.- Feb.                    130,792            -1,572           132,364
January                        65,176              -842            66,018
February                       65,615              -730            66,346
March                          63,751              -769            64,520
April                          62,037              -731            62,768
May                            62,713              -839            63,552
June                           60,715              -884            61,599
July                           58,555            -1,013            59,568
August                         59,400              -753            60,153
September                      55,464              -862            56,326
October                        56,457              -912            57,369
November                       56,015              -868            56,883
December                       54,954              -858            55,812
 
2002
 
Jan.- Feb.                    110,121            -1,702           111,823
January (R)                    55,003              -733            55,736
February                       55,118              -969            56,087
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
January data as published last month.
                               54,836              -633            55,469
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                         Imports
 
                          Total
                         Balance                              Total
                       of Payments           Net              Census
       Period             Basis           Adjustments         Basis
 
 
2000
 
Jan.- Dec.                  1,224,417             6,395         1,218,022
Jan.- Feb.                    192,034             1,661           190,373
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.                  1,147,117             5,163         1,141,954
Jan.- Feb.                    204,600             1,164           203,437
January                       104,337               577           103,760
February                      100,263               586            99,677
March                         102,566               610           101,956
April                          99,728               604            99,124
May                            97,196               788            96,408
June                           96,303               591            95,712
July                           94,427               228            94,199
August                         93,507               271            93,236
September                      91,030               250            90,780
October                        91,537               237            91,300
November                       90,286               226            90,060
December                       85,937               194            85,743
 
2002
 
Jan.- Feb.                    180,834               461           180,373
January (R)                    88,782               235            88,547
February                       92,053               226            91,827
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
January data as published last month.
                               88,916               237            88,679
 
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 or 
www.bea.gov/bea/rels.htm.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-02-48), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, February 2002.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         
                                 


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