                          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

2001                                                   

Jan.- Dec.                  -427,165           -411,899
Jan.-                        -39,820            -38,393

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.- Dec.                  -484,487           -470,260
Jan.-                        -33,526            -32,559

January                      -33,526            -32,559
February                     -36,412            -35,302
March                        -36,663            -35,341
April                        -40,208            -39,038
May                          -41,757            -40,500
June                         -40,678            -39,523

July                         -39,096            -37,878
August                       -42,396            -41,108
September                    -41,358            -40,213
October                      -39,614            -38,335
November                     -44,271            -43,074
December (R)                 -48,507            -47,388

2003                                                   

Jan.-                        -44,814            -43,897

January                      -44,814            -43,897
February                                               
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October                                                
November                                               
December                                               
                                        
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Exports
                           Total
                           Balance                             Total
                           of Payments        Net              Census
Period                     Basis              Adjustments      Basis

2001                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                   718,762            -10,339          729,100
Jan.-                         64,845               -844           65,689

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.- Dec.                   682,387            -10,915          693,302
Jan.-                         54,922               -732           55,654

January                       54,922               -732           55,654
February                      54,564               -881           55,445
March                         54,886             -1,048           55,934
April                         56,756               -850           57,606
May                           57,237               -936           58,173
June                          58,157               -875           59,032

July                          59,013               -943           59,956
August                        58,186             -1,010           59,196
September                     58,173               -849           59,022
October                       57,276               -970           58,246
November                      57,841               -914           58,755
December (R)                  55,377               -906           56,283

2003                                                                    

Jan.-                         56,770               -726           57,496

January                       56,770               -726           57,496
February                                                                
March                                                                   
April                                                                   
May                                                                     
June                                                                    

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August                                                                  
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October                                                                 
November                                                                
December                                                                
                                        
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Imports

                           Total
                           Balance                             Total
                           of Payments        Net              Census
Period                     Basis              Adjustments      Basis

2001                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                 1,145,927              4,928        1,140,999
Jan.-                        104,666                583          104,083

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.- Dec.                 1,166,874              3,313        1,163,561
Jan.-                         88,448                235           88,213

January                       88,448                235           88,213
February                      90,976                229           90,747
March                         91,549                274           91,275
April                         96,964                320           96,644
May                           98,994                321           98,673
June                          98,835                280           98,555

July                          98,109                275           97,834
August                       100,581                278          100,303
September                     99,531                296           99,235
October                       96,890                309           96,581
November                     102,113                283          101,830
December (R)                 103,884                213          103,671

2003                                                                    

Jan.-                        101,584                191          101,393

January                      101,584                191          101,393
February                                                                
March                                                                   
April                                                                   
May                                                                     
June                                                                    

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August                                                                  
September                                                               
October                                                                 
November                                                                
December                                                                
                                                  

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-03-45), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, January 2003.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
