                          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

2003                                                   

Jan.- Dec.                  -547,296           -532,350
Jan.- Sep.                  -408,219           -396,728

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
Jan.- Sep.                  -483,213           -472,334

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

2005                                                   

Jan.- Sep.                  -570,987           -559,740

January                      -62,696            -61,640
February                     -64,739            -63,662
March                        -58,894            -57,644
April                        -62,316            -61,056
May                          -60,782            -59,420
June                         -63,831            -62,541

July                         -62,540            -61,493
August (R)                   -64,063            -62,564
September                    -71,126            -69,719
October                                                
November                                               
December                                               

August data as published last month:
			     -63,841		-62,339
                               _________________

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

2003                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                   713,421            -11,350          724,771
Jan.- Sep.                   526,049             -8,705          534,754

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
Jan.- Sep.                   598,663             -8,491          607,154

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

2005                                                                    

Jan.- Sep.                   662,566             -8,645          671,211

January                       71,591               -760           72,351
February                      70,718               -781           71,499
March                         71,531               -926           72,457
April                         74,554               -950           75,504
May                           74,474             -1,045           75,519
June                          74,512             -1,047           75,559

July                          75,065               -823           75,888
August (R)                    76,704             -1,195           77,899
September                     73,417             -1,119           74,536
October                                                                 
November                                                                
December                                                                

August data as published last month:
			      76,671		 -1,194		  77,865
                               _________________

Imports

                           Total
                           Balance                             Total
                           of Payments        Net              Census
Period                     Basis              Adjustments      Basis

2003                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                 1,260,717              3,596        1,257,121
Jan.- Sep.                   934,267              2,786          931,482

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
Jan.- Sep.                 1,081,875              2,387        1,079,488

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

2005                                                                    

Jan.- Sep.                 1,233,553              2,601        1,230,952

January                      134,288                297          133,991
February                     135,457                295          135,161
March                        130,425                323          130,102
April                        136,870                310          136,560
May                          135,256                317          134,939
June                         138,343                243          138,100

July                         137,605                224          137,381
August (R)                   140,766                304          140,462
September                    144,543                288          144,255
October                                                                 
November                                                                
December                                                                

August data as published last month:
			     140,512		    308		 140,204

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-05-164, BEA-05-49), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, September 2005.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
