                          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.                  -427,215           -411,899

January                      -39,803            -38,375
February                     -34,379            -33,070
March                        -38,544            -37,196
April                        -37,000            -35,712
May                          -34,339            -32,531
June                         -35,831            -34,348

July                         -35,936            -34,691
August                       -34,340            -33,329
September                    -36,045            -34,946
October                      -35,825            -34,672
November                     -34,032            -32,941
December                     -31,141            -30,088

2002                                                   

Jan.- Dec.                  -482,872           -468,263

January                      -33,495            -32,531
February                     -35,876            -34,777
March                        -36,661            -35,319
April                        -39,773            -38,637
May                          -40,830            -39,275
June                         -40,683            -39,510

July                         -39,304            -38,096
August                       -42,070            -40,767
September                    -41,938            -40,769
October                      -40,647            -39,337
November                     -44,147            -42,934
December                     -47,447            -46,312

2003                                                   

Jan.- Dec.                  -549,410           -535,699

January (R)                  -44,833            -43,891
February (R)                 -43,628            -42,564
March (R)                    -47,482            -46,260
April (R)                    -46,334            -45,042
May (R)                      -46,628            -45,391
June (R)                     -45,050            -43,697

July (R)                     -45,006            -43,947
August (R)                   -44,695            -43,314
September (R)                -46,548            -45,467
October (R)                  -47,088            -46,037
November (R)                 -43,944            -42,937
December                     -48,174            -47,151

November data as published last month:
			     -43,605		-42,605
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Exports
                           Total
                           Balance                             Total
                           of Payments        Net              Census
Period                     Basis              Adjustments      Basis

2001                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                   718,712            -10,388          729,100

January                       65,132               -846           65,978
February                      65,401               -745           66,145
March                         63,612               -767           64,379
April                         61,966               -692           62,659
May                           62,371             -1,050           63,421
June                          60,119               -906           61,025

July                          58,399             -1,033           59,432
August                        58,663               -767           59,430
September                     55,464               -874           56,338
October                       56,263               -940           57,203
November                      55,999               -884           56,884
December                      55,322               -884           56,205

2002                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                   681,874            -11,229          693,103

January                       55,228               -732           55,960
February                      54,988               -877           55,865
March                         55,083             -1,064           56,146
April                         56,871               -818           57,690
May                           56,848             -1,253           58,101
June                          57,702               -877           58,579

July                          58,638               -923           59,561
August                        57,870             -1,007           58,877
September                     57,807               -856           58,663
October                       57,301               -989           58,290
November                      57,765               -927           58,691
December                      55,774               -907           56,680

2003                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                   713,761            -10,246          724,006

January (R)                   57,156               -747           57,903
February (R)                  57,920               -857           58,777
March (R)                     58,309               -973           59,282
April (R)                     57,243             -1,026           58,269
May (R)                       57,774               -888           58,662
June (R)                      59,269               -885           60,154

July (R)                      60,366               -855           61,222
August (R)                    57,691               -916           58,607
September (R)                 59,719               -774           60,492
October (R)                   61,655               -782           62,437
November (R)                  63,722               -750           64,472
December                      62,935               -794           63,729

November data as published last month:
			      63,816		   -750		  64,566
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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

January                      104,935                583          104,353
February                      99,779                563           99,216
March                        102,156                582          101,575
April                         98,967                596           98,371
May                           96,710                758           95,952
June                          95,950                577           95,373

July                          94,335                212           94,123
August                        93,003                243           92,759
September                     91,509                225           91,284
October                       92,088                213           91,875
November                      90,031                206           89,825
December                      86,463                169           86,294

2002                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                 1,164,746              3,380        1,161,366

January                       88,723                232           88,491
February                      90,864                223           90,641
March                         91,744                278           91,466
April                         96,644                317           96,327
May                           97,678                302           97,376
June                          98,385                296           98,089

July                          97,942                284           97,657
August                        99,940                297           99,643
September                     99,745                313           99,432
October                       97,949                322           97,626
November                     101,911                286          101,625
December                     103,220                228          102,992

2003                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                 1,263,170              3,465        1,259,705

January (R)                  101,989                195          101,795
February (R)                 101,548                207          101,341
March (R)                    105,791                249          105,542
April (R)                    103,577                266          103,311
May (R)                      104,402                350          104,053
June (R)                     104,319                468          103,851

July (R)                     105,372                203          105,169
August (R)                   102,386                466          101,920
September (R)                106,267                307          105,960
October (R)                  108,743                269          108,474
November (R)                 107,666                257          107,409
December                     111,109                228          110,881

November data as published last month:
			     107,421		    250		 107,171

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-04-25, BEA-04-07), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, December 2003.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
