                          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

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

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.- Dec.                  -666,183           -651,521

January (R)                  -49,688            -48,469
February (R)                 -49,866            -48,651
March (R)                    -51,501            -50,026
April (R)                    -53,083            -51,912
May (R)                      -51,570            -50,355
June (R)                     -59,214            -57,927

July (R)                     -54,857            -53,816
August (R)                   -57,079            -55,962
September (R)                -55,080            -53,784
October (R)                  -60,210            -58,965
November (R)                 -63,476            -62,250
December                     -60,560            -59,405

November data as published last month:
			     -64,129		-62,900
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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

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

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.- Dec.                   807,584            -11,442          819,026

January (R)                   61,818               -976           62,794
February (R)                  65,068               -964           66,032
March (R)                     67,436             -1,173           68,608
April (R)                     66,081               -951           67,032
May (R)                       68,827               -938           69,765
June (R)                      64,809             -1,040           65,849

July (R)                      67,596               -770           68,366
August (R)                    68,143               -837           68,980
September (R)                 69,273             -1,042           70,315
October (R)                   69,314               -948           70,262
November (R)                  68,111               -920           69,031
December                      71,109               -884           71,993

November data as published last month:
			      66,546		   -921		  67,467
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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

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

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.- Dec.                 1,473,768              3,221        1,470,547

January (R)                  111,506                243          111,262
February (R)                 114,934                251          114,683
March (R)                    118,937                302          118,635
April (R)                    119,164                220          118,944
May (R)                      120,397                277          120,120
June (R)                     124,022                247          123,776

July (R)                     122,453                271          122,182
August (R)                   125,222                281          124,942
September (R)                124,353                255          124,099
October (R)                  129,523                296          129,227
November (R)                 131,587                306          131,280
December                     131,669                272          131,398

November data as published last month:
			     130,675		    308		 130,368

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/di/home/trade.htm.
                                                  
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-05-17, BEA-05-05), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, December 2004.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
