                          Part A: Seasonally Adjusted
                         Exhibit 4. U.S. TRADE IN GOODS
                                        
     (In millions of dollars.  Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
                           adjustments and rounding.)

                           Balance

                           Total
                           Balance            Total
                           of Payments        Census
Period                     Basis              Basis

2002                                                   

Jan.- Dec.                  -482,297           -468,263

January                      -34,467            -33,504
February                     -36,816            -35,822
March                        -36,701            -35,522
April                        -39,145            -38,015
May                          -39,676            -38,213
June                         -40,172            -39,076

July                         -39,270            -38,068
August                       -41,843            -40,548
September                    -41,815            -40,725
October                      -40,102            -38,795
November                     -44,487            -43,304
December                     -47,804            -46,671

2003                                                   

Jan.- Dec.                  -547,296           -532,350

January                      -45,639            -44,657
February                     -44,676            -43,612
March                        -47,546            -46,326
April                        -45,879            -44,441
May                          -45,148            -43,957
June                         -44,040            -42,546

July                         -44,888            -43,651
August                       -44,371            -42,901
September                    -46,031            -44,636
October                      -46,082            -45,039
November                     -44,465            -43,103
December                     -48,530            -47,481

2004                                                   

Jan.- Dec.                  -665,390           -650,930

January                      -49,938            -48,740
February                     -49,857            -48,680
March                        -51,656            -50,334
April                        -52,817            -51,620
May                          -52,580            -51,392
June                         -58,590            -57,282

July                         -55,045            -53,964
August                       -57,103            -55,998
September                    -55,627            -54,324
October                      -59,432            -58,206
November                     -63,231            -62,019
December                     -59,514            -58,371
                                        
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Exports
                           Total
                           Balance                             Total
                           of Payments        Net              Census
Period                     Basis              Adjustments      Basis

2002                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                   682,422            -10,681          693,103

January                       55,208               -731           55,939
February                      54,945               -772           55,717
March                         55,018               -906           55,925
April                         57,141               -816           57,958
May                           57,018             -1,164           58,182
June                          57,971               -801           58,772

July                          58,210               -919           59,129
August                        58,172             -1,002           59,173
September                     57,860               -779           58,639
October                       57,079               -987           58,066
November                      57,917               -898           58,815
December                      55,883               -906           56,789

2003                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                   713,421            -11,350          724,771

January                       57,306               -748           58,054
February                      57,792               -849           58,641
March                         58,068               -971           59,038
April                         57,402             -1,178           58,580
May                           57,630               -837           58,467
June                          59,664             -1,015           60,678

July                          59,957             -1,028           60,985
August                        58,283               -996           59,278
September                     59,946             -1,085           61,031
October                       61,166               -765           61,930
November                      63,443             -1,094           64,537
December                      62,764               -786           63,550

2004                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                   807,536            -11,239          818,775

January                       62,183               -953           63,136
February                      64,799               -944           65,744
March                         66,807             -1,025           67,832
April                         66,115               -941           67,056
May                           68,177               -925           69,102
June                          65,781             -1,042           66,823

July                          67,752               -771           68,524
August                        68,058               -839           68,897
September                     68,990             -1,050           70,041
October                       69,260               -951           70,212
November                      68,611               -915           69,527
December                      71,001               -881           71,882
                                        
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Imports

                           Total
                           Balance                             Total
                           of Payments        Net              Census
Period                     Basis              Adjustments      Basis

2002                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                 1,164,720              3,354        1,161,366

January                       89,675                232           89,443
February                      91,761                222           91,539
March                         91,719                272           91,447
April                         96,286                314           95,972
May                           96,694                299           96,395
June                          98,143                295           97,848

July                          97,480                283           97,197
August                       100,015                293           99,721
September                     99,674                311           99,364
October                       97,180                320           96,860
November                     102,404                285          102,120
December                     103,688                228          103,460

2003                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                 1,260,717              3,596        1,257,121

January                      102,946                234          102,712
February                     102,469                216          102,253
March                        105,614                249          105,364
April                        103,282                261          103,021
May                          102,778                353          102,424
June                         103,704                479          103,224

July                         104,845                209          104,636
August                       102,654                474          102,180
September                    105,977                310          105,667
October                      107,248                279          106,969
November                     107,908                268          107,640
December                     111,294                263          111,030

2004                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                 1,472,926              3,221        1,469,704

January                      112,122                245          111,876
February                     114,656                233          114,423
March                        118,463                297          118,166
April                        118,932                256          118,676
May                          120,757                263          120,494
June                         124,370                266          124,105

July                         122,798                310          122,488
August                       125,161                266          124,895
September                    124,617                252          124,365
October                      128,692                275          128,418
November                     131,843                297          131,545
December                     130,515                262          130,254
                                        
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NOTE:  For information on data sources, nonsampling erros, definitions, and
details concerning what is included in Net Adjustments, see the information
section on page 26 of the FT-900 release, or at www.census.gov/ft900 or 
www.bea.gov/bea/di/home/trade.htm.
