
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.                  -452,423         -436,104
Jan.- May                   -180,322         -172,985
January                      -33,217          -31,364
February                     -35,727          -33,693
March                        -37,511          -36,098
April                        -36,391          -35,425
May                          -37,476          -36,406
June                         -38,303          -37,079
July                         -38,393          -37,450
August                       -36,869          -35,729
September                    -39,876          -38,530
October                      -40,206          -38,759
November                     -38,786          -37,240
December                     -39,668          -38,331
 
2001
 
Jan.- Dec.                  -427,165         -411,899
Jan.- May                   -184,992         -177,825
January                      -39,820          -38,393
February                     -34,770          -33,463
March                        -38,441          -37,094
April                        -37,270          -35,987
May                          -34,690          -32,887
June                         -35,760          -34,282
July                         -35,633          -34,392
August                       -34,458          -33,452
September                    -35,660          -34,564
October                      -35,034          -33,887
November                     -34,095          -33,011
December                     -31,534          -30,487
 
2002
 
Jan.- May                   -188,106         -182,282
January                      -33,467          -32,500
February                     -36,353          -35,242
March                        -36,604          -35,282
April (R)                    -40,149          -38,979
May                          -41,533          -40,279
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
April data as published last month:
                             -39,918          -38,788
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                         Exports
 
                          Total
                         Balance                            Total
                       of Payments          Net            Census
       Period             Basis         Adjustments         Basis
 
 
2000
 
Jan.- Dec.                   771,994           -9,924          781,918
Jan.- May                    310,452           -4,390          314,842
January                       61,256           -1,131           62,388
February                      60,939           -1,095           62,034
March                         62,290             -694           62,984
April                         63,147             -685           63,832
May                           62,820             -785           63,605
June                          65,445             -797           66,242
July                          65,248             -724           65,972
August                        67,272             -776           68,048
September                     67,121             -715           67,836
October                       65,963             -838           66,801
November                      65,819             -894           66,713
December                      64,674             -790           65,464
 
2001
 
Jan.- Dec.                   718,762          -10,339          729,100
Jan.- May                    317,572           -4,085          321,657
January                       64,845             -844           65,689
February                      64,937             -744           65,681
March                         63,502             -766           64,267
April                         61,943             -687           62,630
May                           62,344           -1,045           63,389
June                          60,558             -901           61,459
July                          58,610           -1,029           59,639
August                        58,939             -763           59,701
September                     55,725             -871           56,596
October                       56,360             -934           57,294
November                      56,007             -878           56,885
December                      54,991             -878           55,869
 
2002
 
Jan.- May                    278,752           -4,442          283,194
January                       55,014             -732           55,747
February                      54,656             -881           55,538
March                         54,978           -1,048           56,026
April (R)                     56,848             -850           57,698
May                           57,255             -930           58,185
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
April data as published last month:
                              56,891             -815           57,706
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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.- May                    490,774            2,947          487,827
January                       94,473              722           93,751
February                      96,666              939           95,727
March                         99,801              720           99,082
April                         99,538              281           99,257
May                          100,296              285          100,011
June                         103,748              427          103,321
July                         103,640              219          103,422
August                       104,141              364          103,777
September                    106,997              631          106,367
October                      106,169              609          105,560
November                     104,605              652          103,953
December                     104,342              547          103,795
 
2001
 
Jan.- Dec.                 1,145,927            4,928        1,140,999
Jan.- May                    502,563            3,082          499,482
January                      104,666              583          104,083
February                      99,708              563           99,144
March                        101,943              582          101,361
April                         99,213              596           98,617
May                           97,034              758           96,276
June                          96,318              577           95,741
July                          94,243              212           94,031
August                        93,396              243           93,153
September                     91,385              225           91,160
October                       91,394              213           91,181
November                      90,102              206           89,896
December                      86,525              169           86,356
 
2002
 
Jan.- May                    466,859            1,382          465,476
January                       88,481              235           88,246
February                      91,009              229           90,780
March                         91,583              274           91,308
April (R)                     96,998              320           96,678
May                           98,788              324           98,464
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
April data as published last month:
                              96,809              315           96,494
 
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-02-96), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, May 2002.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         
                                 


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