                                                                           
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

2003                                                   

Jan.- Dec.                  -547,302           -532,350

January                      -45,198            -44,216
February                     -43,938            -42,873
March                        -47,483            -46,263
April                        -46,041            -44,602
May                          -45,489            -44,299
June                         -44,310            -42,815

July                         -45,625            -44,387
August                       -44,290            -42,820
September                    -46,075            -44,680
October                      -45,881            -44,837
November                     -44,440            -43,077
December                     -48,531            -47,482

2004                                                   

Jan.- Dec.                  -665,410           -650,930

January                      -49,175            -47,980
February                     -48,826            -47,652
March                        -51,952            -50,632
April                        -52,866            -51,667
May                          -52,972            -51,780
June                         -59,254            -57,944

July                         -55,868            -54,784
August                       -57,231            -56,124
September                    -55,705            -54,399
October                      -59,008            -57,778
November                     -63,176            -61,961
December                     -59,377            -58,227

2005                                                   

Jan.- Dec.                  -782,740           -767,477

January                      -61,315            -60,261
February                     -62,533            -61,465
March                        -59,419            -58,215
April                        -62,255            -60,902
May                          -62,074            -60,716
June                         -63,892            -62,580

July                         -63,597            -62,504
August                       -64,361            -62,967
September                    -70,788            -69,440
October                      -72,573            -71,313
November                     -69,714            -68,418
December                     -70,219            -68,695                                                                           

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

2003                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                   713,415            -11,356          724,771

January                       57,320               -748           58,068
February                      57,997               -849           58,846
March                         58,106               -971           59,077
April                         57,394             -1,178           58,573
May                           57,477               -837           58,314
June                          59,567             -1,015           60,582

July                          59,666             -1,029           60,696
August                        58,174               -996           59,170
September                     59,956             -1,085           61,041
October                       61,438               -765           62,203
November                      63,570             -1,095           64,665
December                      62,749               -786           63,536

2004                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                   807,516            -11,259          818,775

January                       62,085               -950           63,035
February                      65,070               -941           66,012
March                         66,900             -1,022           67,923
April                         66,010               -943           66,953
May                           67,963               -928           68,891
June                          65,644             -1,045           66,689

July                          67,343               -774           68,117
August                        67,839               -841           68,680
September                     69,158             -1,053           70,211
October                       69,718               -956           70,674
November                      68,765               -917           69,682
December                      71,020               -888           71,908

2005                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                   894,631            -11,347          905,978

January                       71,390               -762           72,152
February                      71,043               -780           71,823
March                         71,756               -926           72,682
April                         74,230               -941           75,170
May                           73,990             -1,044           75,034
June                          74,371             -1,040           75,411

July                          74,846               -711           75,557
August                        76,213             -1,084           77,297
September                     73,888             -1,001           74,889
October                       75,964               -922           76,886
November                      77,511               -973           78,484
December                      79,429             -1,164           80,594                                                                           

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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                      102,518                234          102,284
February                     101,935                216          101,719
March                        105,589                249          105,340
April                        103,436                261          103,175
May                          102,966                353          102,613
June                         103,877                479          103,398

July                         105,291                209          105,082
August                       102,464                474          101,990
September                    106,031                310          105,721
October                      107,319                279          107,040
November                     108,010                268          107,742
December                     111,281                263          111,017

2004                                                                    

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

January                      111,261                245          111,015
February                     113,897                233          113,664
March                        118,852                297          118,555
April                        118,876                256          118,620
May                          120,935                263          120,672
June                         124,898                266          124,633

July                         123,210                310          122,901
August                       125,070                266          124,804
September                    124,862                252          124,610
October                      128,726                275          128,452
November                     131,941                297          131,644
December                     130,397                262          130,136

2005                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                 1,677,371              3,916        1,673,455

January                      132,705                292          132,413
February                     133,576                287          133,288
March                        131,176                278          130,898
April                        136,484                413          136,072
May                          136,063                314          135,750
June                         138,263                272          137,991

July                         138,443                382          138,060
August                       140,574                310          140,264
September                    144,676                347          144,329
October                      148,537                338          148,199
November                     147,225                324          146,901
December                     149,648                360          149,289
                                                                           
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.
                                                                           
SOURCE: Report U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services: Annual
Report for 2005 (CB-06-87, BEA-06-02), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959)
or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
