                                        
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

2004                                                   

Jan.- Dec.                  -665,410           -650,930
Jan.- Aug.                  -428,144           -418,564

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
Jan.- Aug.                  -499,446           -489,611

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

2006                                                   

Jan.- Aug.                  -567,563           -556,600

January                      -72,224            -70,980
February                     -68,028            -66,788
March                        -67,715            -66,417
April                        -69,568            -68,267
May                          -71,017            -69,609
June                         -70,013            -68,678

July (R)                     -73,450            -71,969
August                       -75,546            -73,893
September                                              
October                                                
November                                               
December                                               

July data as published last month:
			     -73,439		-71,960

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

2004                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                   807,516            -11,259          818,775
Jan.- Aug.                   528,855             -7,445          536,300

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
Jan.- Aug.                   587,838             -7,287          595,126

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

2006                                                                    

Jan.- Aug.                   670,785             -7,912          678,697

January                       81,404               -843           82,247
February                      80,753               -909           81,662
March                         82,355               -910           83,265
April                         81,832               -937           82,768
May                           84,057             -1,052           85,109
June                          86,954               -954           87,908

July (R)                      85,457             -1,090           86,547
August                        87,973             -1,218           89,191
September                                                               
October                                                                 
November                                                                
December                                                                

July data as published last month:
			      85,655		 -1,086		  86,741

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Imports

                           Total
                           Balance                             Total
                           of Payments        Net              Census
Period                     Basis              Adjustments      Basis

2004                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                 1,472,926              3,221        1,469,704
Jan.- Aug.                   956,998              2,135          954,863

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
Jan.- Aug.                 1,087,284              2,548        1,084,736

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

2006                                                                    

Jan.- Aug.                 1,238,348              3,051        1,235,297

January                      153,629                401          153,227
February                     148,782                332          148,449
March                        150,070                388          149,682
April                        151,400                365          151,035
May                          155,074                357          154,718
June                         156,967                381          156,586

July (R)                     158,907                392          158,516
August                       163,519                435          163,084
September                                                               
October                                                                 
November                                                                
December                                                                

July data as published last month:
			     159,094		    393		 158,701

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 27 of this release, or at www.census.gov/ft900 or
www.bea.gov/bea/di/home/trade.htm.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-06-149, BEA-06-46), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, August 2006.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
