                          PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
                         EXHIBIT 5. U.S. TRADE IN GOODS
                                        
     (In millions of dollars.  Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
                    adjustments and rounding.  (R) Revised.)

                           Balance

                           Total
                           Balance            Total
                           of Payments        Census
Period                     Basis              Basis

2000                                                   

Jan.- Dec.                  -452,423           -436,104
Jan.- Nov.                  -412,755           -397,773

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.- Nov.                  -395,631           -381,412

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.- Nov.                  -435,442           -422,325

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                         -39,037            -37,819
August                       -42,337            -41,049
September                    -41,299            -40,154
October (R)                  -39,555            -38,276
November                     -44,324            -43,119
December                                               

October data as published last month:
			     -39,430		-38,187                                       
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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.- Nov.                   707,320             -9,134          716,454

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.- Nov.                   663,771             -9,461          673,232

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.- Nov.                   628,059            -10,012          638,071

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                          59,105               -943           60,048
August                        58,278             -1,010           59,288
September                     58,265               -849           59,114
October (R)                   57,368               -970           58,338
November                      57,967               -917           58,884
December                                                                

October data as published last month:
			      57,091		   -942	          58,033                                        
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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.- Nov.                 1,120,075              5,848        1,114,227

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.- Nov.                 1,059,402              4,758        1,054,643

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.- Nov.                 1,063,501              3,105        1,060,395

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                          98,143                275           97,868
August                       100,615                278          100,337
September                     99,564                296           99,268
October (R)                   96,923                309           96,614
November                     102,291                288          102,003
December                                                                

October data as published last month:
			      96,521	            301           96,220                             

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-03-15), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, November 2002.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
