                          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.                  -482,895           -468,263
Jan.- Aug.                  -308,603           -298,805

January                      -34,382            -33,414
February                     -36,951            -35,847
March                        -37,066            -35,725
April                        -39,348            -38,213
May                          -39,623            -38,067
June                         -40,390            -39,215

July                         -39,115            -37,903
August                       -41,730            -40,421
September                    -41,563            -40,392
October                      -40,112            -38,801
November                     -44,744            -43,530
December                     -47,873            -46,734

2003                                                   

Jan.- Dec.                  -547,552           -532,350
Jan.- Aug.                  -362,546           -352,182

January                      -45,610            -44,622
February                     -44,794            -43,673
March                        -47,539            -46,313
April                        -46,179            -44,733
May                          -45,099            -43,789
June                         -44,255            -42,755

July                         -44,677            -43,432
August                       -44,393            -42,866
September                    -45,565            -44,164
October                      -46,176            -45,128
November                     -44,742            -43,376
December                     -48,523            -47,501

2004                                                   

Jan.- Aug.                  -426,552           -416,811

January                      -49,592            -48,373
February                     -49,771            -48,556
March                        -51,405            -49,931
April                        -52,988            -51,816
May                          -51,474            -50,260
June                         -59,118            -57,831

July (R)                     -54,761            -53,720
August                       -57,442            -56,324
September                                              
October                                                
November                                               
December                                               

July data as published last month:
			     -54,510		-53,475

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Exports
                           Total
                           Balance                             Total
                           of Payments        Net              Census
Period                     Basis              Adjustments      Basis

2002                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                   681,833            -11,270          693,103
Jan.- Aug.                   453,682             -7,579          461,262

January                       55,114               -736           55,850
February                      54,928               -881           55,810
March                         55,080             -1,068           56,148
April                         57,052               -821           57,873
May                           57,216             -1,256           58,473
June                          57,766               -880           58,646

July                          58,274               -926           59,200
August                        58,252             -1,011           59,262
September                     57,845               -860           58,705
October                       57,071               -991           58,061
November                      57,532               -930           58,462
December                      55,703               -910           56,613

2003                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                   713,122            -11,649          724,771
Jan.- Aug.                   466,339             -7,889          474,228

January                       57,078               -754           57,832
February                      57,887               -906           58,793
March                         58,495               -976           59,471
April                         57,317             -1,186           58,503
May                           57,816               -957           58,773
June                          59,420             -1,021           60,441

July                          60,092             -1,035           61,128
August                        58,234             -1,053           59,287
September                     59,926             -1,091           61,016
October                       61,170               -771           61,941
November                      63,075             -1,103           64,178
December                      62,613               -796           63,408

2004                                                                    

Jan.- Aug.                   528,086             -7,647          535,732

January                       61,684               -976           62,660
February                      64,934               -964           65,898
March                         67,302             -1,173           68,474
April                         65,947               -951           66,898
May                           68,693               -938           69,631
June                          64,675             -1,040           65,715

July (R)                      67,462               -770           68,232
August                        67,390               -835           68,224
September                                                               
October                                                                 
November                                                                
December                                                                

July data as published last month:
			      67,483		   -769		  68,252

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Imports

                           Total
                           Balance                             Total
                           of Payments        Net              Census
Period                     Basis              Adjustments      Basis

2002                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                 1,164,728              3,362        1,161,366
Jan.- Aug.                   762,286              2,218          760,067

January                       89,495                232           89,264
February                      91,879                222           91,657
March                         92,146                272           91,874
April                         96,400                314           96,086
May                           96,839                299           96,540
June                          98,156                295           97,861

July                          97,389                286           97,103
August                        99,982                298           99,684
September                     99,408                311           99,097
October                       97,183                320           96,863
November                     102,277                285          101,992
December                     103,575                228          103,347

2003                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                 1,260,674              3,553        1,257,121
Jan.- Aug.                   828,885              2,476          826,410

January                      102,688                234          102,454
February                     102,681                216          102,465
March                        106,033                249          105,784
April                        103,496                261          103,236
May                          102,915                353          102,562
June                         103,676                479          103,196

July                         104,769                209          104,560
August                       102,627                474          102,153
September                    105,490                310          105,180
October                      107,345                277          107,069
November                     107,818                264          107,554
December                     111,135                226          110,909

2004                                                                    

Jan.- Aug.                   954,638              2,095          952,544

January                      111,276                243          111,033
February                     114,705                251          114,453
March                        118,707                302          118,405
April                        118,935                220          118,714
May                          120,167                277          119,891
June                         123,793                247          123,546

July (R)                     122,224                271          121,953
August                       124,832                284          124,548
September                                                               
October                                                                 
November                                                                
December                                                                

July data as published last month:
			     121,992		    266		 121,726

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/ft900 
or www.bea.gov/bea/rels.htm.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-04-181, BEA-04-47), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, August 2004.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
