                          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

2002                                                   

Jan.- Dec.                  -482,872           -468,263
Jan.- Feb.                   -69,371            -67,308

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.                  -549,156           -535,455
Jan.- Feb.                   -88,461            -86,455

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

July                         -45,006            -43,947
August                       -44,695            -43,314
September                    -46,548            -45,467
October                      -47,088            -46,037
November                     -43,944            -42,937
December                     -47,921            -46,908

2004                                                   

Jan.- Feb.                   -95,753            -93,322

January (R)                  -48,516            -47,293
February                     -47,237            -46,028
March                                                  
April                                                  
May                                                    
June                                                   

July                                                   
August                                                 
September                                              
October                                                
November                                               
December                                               

January data as published last month:
			     -48,392		-47,169
                                        
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Exports
                           Total
                           Balance                             Total
                           of Payments        Net              Census
Period                     Basis              Adjustments      Basis

2002                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                   681,874            -11,229          693,103
Jan.- Feb.                   110,215             -1,609          111,824

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.                   713,788            -10,241          724,030
Jan.- Feb.                   115,077             -1,604          116,680

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

July                          60,367               -855           61,222
August                        57,691               -916           58,607
September                     59,719               -774           60,493
October                       61,655               -782           62,437
November                      63,722               -750           64,472
December                      62,962               -790           63,752

2004                                                                    

Jan.- Feb.                   126,940             -1,948          128,888

January (R)                   61,881               -979           62,859
February                      65,060               -969           66,028
March                                                                   
April                                                                   
May                                                                     
June                                                                    

July                                                                    
August                                                                  
September                                                               
October                                                                 
November                                                                
December                                                                

January data as published last month:
			      61,907		   -975		  62,882	   
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Imports

                           Total
                           Balance                             Total
                           of Payments        Net              Census
Period                     Basis              Adjustments      Basis

2002                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                 1,164,746              3,380        1,161,366
Jan.- Feb.                   179,587                455          179,132

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.                 1,262,945              3,460        1,259,485
Jan.- Feb.                   203,538                402          203,136

January                      101,989                195          101,795
February                     101,548                207          101,341
March                        105,791                249          105,542
April                        103,577                266          103,311
May                          104,402                350          104,053
June                         104,319                468          103,852

July                         105,373                203          105,169
August                       102,386                466          101,920
September                    106,267                307          105,960
October                      108,743                269          108,474
November                     107,666                257          107,409
December                     110,883                223          110,659

2004                                                                    

Jan.- Feb.                   222,693                484          222,209

January (R)                  110,396                243          110,153
February                     112,297                240          112,057
March                                                                   
April                                                                   
May                                                                     
June                                                                    

July                                                                    
August                                                                  
September                                                               
October                                                                 
November                                                                
December                                                                

January data as published last month:
			     110,299		    248		 110,050  

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-04-59, BEA-04-15), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, February 2004.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
