                          Part A: Seasonally Adjusted
                         Exhibit 5. U.S. TRADE IN GOODS
                                        
    (In millions of dollars.  Details may not equal to tals due to seasonal
                    adjustments and rounding.  (R) Revised.)

                           Balance

                           Total
                           Balance            Total
                           of Payments        Census
Period                     Basis              Basis

2003                                                   

Jan.- Dec.                  -547,552           -532,350
Jan.-                        -45,610            -44,622

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.                  -665,477           -650,812
Jan.-                        -49,688            -48,468

January                      -49,688            -48,468
February                     -49,866            -48,651
March                        -51,501            -50,026
April                        -53,083            -51,911
May                          -51,569            -50,355
June                         -59,213            -57,926

July                         -54,856            -53,815
August                       -57,079            -55,962
September                    -55,080            -53,783
October                      -60,209            -58,965
November                     -63,476            -62,249
December (R)                 -59,858            -58,700

2005                                                   

Jan.-                        -62,281            -61,226

January                      -62,281            -61,226
February                                               
March                                                  
April                                                  
May                                                    
June                                                   

July                                                   
August                                                 
September                                              
October                                                
November                                               
December                                               

December data as published last month:
			     -60,560		-59,405
                               _________________

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

2003                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                   713,122            -11,649          724,771
Jan.-                         57,078               -754           57,832

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.                   807,610            -11,442          819,052
Jan.-                         61,818               -976           62,794

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

July                          67,596               -770           68,367
August                        68,143               -837           68,980
September                     69,273             -1,042           70,315
October                       69,314               -948           70,262
November                      68,111               -920           69,031
December (R)                  71,132               -884           72,016

2005                                                                    

Jan.-                         71,253               -766           72,019

January                       71,253               -766           72,019
February                                                                
March                                                                   
April                                                                   
May                                                                     
June                                                                    

July                                                                    
August                                                                  
September                                                               
October                                                                 
November                                                                
December                                                                

December data as published last month:
			      71,109		   -884		  71,993
                               _________________

Imports

                           Total
                           Balance                             Total
                           of Payments        Net              Census
Period                     Basis              Adjustments      Basis

2003                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                 1,260,674              3,553        1,257,121
Jan.-                        102,688                234          102,454

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.                 1,473,087              3,223        1,469,864
Jan.-                        111,506                243          111,262

January                      111,506                243          111,262
February                     114,934                251          114,683
March                        118,936                302          118,635
April                        119,164                220          118,944
May                          120,397                277          120,120
June                         124,022                247          123,776

July                         122,453                271          122,182
August                       125,222                281          124,942
September                    124,353                255          124,098
October                      129,523                296          129,227
November                     131,587                306          131,280
December (R)                 130,990                274          130,716

2005                                                                    

Jan.-                        133,534                290          133,244

January                      133,534                290          133,244
February                                                                
March                                                                   
April                                                                   
May                                                                     
June                                                                    

July                                                                    
August                                                                  
September                                                               
October                                                                 
November                                                                
December                                                                

December data as published last month:
			     131,669		    272		 131,398

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-05-34, BEA-05-08), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, January 2005.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
