
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.- Aug.                   -293,887          -283,244
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.- Aug.                   -290,842          -279,950
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.- Aug.                   -310,201          -300,699
January                       -33,467           -32,500
February                      -36,353           -35,242
March                         -36,604           -35,282
April                         -40,149           -38,979
May                           -41,698           -40,441
June                          -40,619           -39,464
July (R)                      -39,037           -37,819
August                        -42,274           -40,972
September
October
November
December
July data as published last month:
                              -38,848           -37,647
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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.- Aug.                    508,416            -6,687           515,103
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.- Aug.                    495,679            -6,778           502,456
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.- Aug.                    454,165            -7,294           461,459
January                        55,014              -732            55,747
February                       54,656              -881            55,538
March                          54,978            -1,048            56,026
April                          56,848              -850            57,698
May                            57,329              -936            58,265
June                           58,249              -875            59,124
July (R)                       59,105              -943            60,048
August                         57,984            -1,028            59,012
September
October
November
December
July data as published last month:
                               59,126              -927            60,053
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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.- Aug.                    802,304             3,956           798,347
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.- Aug.                    786,521             4,114           782,407
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.- Aug.                    764,366             2,208           762,158
January                        88,481               235            88,246
February                       91,009               229            90,780
March                          91,583               274            91,308
April                          96,998               320            96,678
May                            99,027               321            98,706
June                           98,868               280            98,588
July (R)                       98,143               275            97,868
August                        100,258               274            99,984
September
October
November
December
July data as published last month:
                               97,974               274            97,700
 
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-02-132), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, August 2002.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         
                                 


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