                          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

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

2005                                                   

Jan.- Dec.                  -782,101           -766,817

January (R)                  -62,478            -61,421
February (R)                 -64,520            -63,444
March (R)                    -58,675            -57,426
April (R)                    -62,097            -60,838
May (R)                      -60,564            -59,202
June (R)                     -63,612            -62,323

July (R)                     -62,321            -61,275
August (R)                   -63,844            -62,345
September (R)                -71,104            -69,699
October (R)                  -72,938            -71,692
November (R)                 -69,352            -68,033
December                     -70,595            -69,120

November data as published last month:
			     -68,878		-67,557
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Exports
                           Total
                           Balance                             Total
                           of Payments        Net              Census
Period                     Basis              Adjustments      Basis

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

2005                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                   892,512            -11,776          904,289

January (R)                   71,446               -760           72,205
February (R)                  70,572               -781           71,353
March (R)                     71,386               -926           72,312
April (R)                     74,408               -950           75,358
May (R)                       74,328             -1,045           75,373
June (R)                      74,367             -1,047           75,413

July (R)                      74,920               -823           75,742
August (R)                    76,558             -1,195           77,753
September (R)                 73,311             -1,117           74,428
October (R)                   75,058               -937           75,995
November (R)                  77,143             -1,006           78,149
December                      79,017             -1,190           80,206

November data as published last month:
			      77,360		 -1,005		  78,365
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Imports

                           Total
                           Balance                             Total
                           of Payments        Net              Census
Period                     Basis              Adjustments      Basis

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

2005                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                 1,674,614              3,508        1,671,106

January (R)                  133,923                297          133,627
February (R)                 135,092                295          134,797
March (R)                    130,061                323          129,737
April (R)                    136,506                310          136,196
May (R)                      134,892                317          134,574
June (R)                     137,979                243          137,736

July (R)                     137,241                224          137,017
August (R)                   140,402                304          140,098
September (R)                144,415                288          144,128
October (R)                  147,996                309          147,687
November (R)                 146,495                313          146,182
December                     149,611                285          149,326

November data as published last month:
			     146,238		    316		 145,922

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-06-21, BEA-06-04), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, December 2005.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
