                                    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

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

2006                                                   

Jan.- Dec.                  -836,077           -818,104

January                      -72,316            -71,072
February                     -68,120            -66,879
March                        -67,806            -66,509
April                        -69,660            -68,358
May                          -71,109            -69,700
June                         -70,105            -68,769

July                         -73,542            -72,060
August                       -74,959            -73,306
September                    -70,385            -68,753
October                      -65,118            -63,433
November (R)                 -64,770            -62,861
December                     -68,188            -66,403
                                                  
November data as publish last month
			     -64,699            -62,796
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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

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

2006                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                 1,023,728            -13,592        1,037,320

January                       81,142               -843           81,985
February                      80,491               -909           81,400
March                         82,093               -910           83,002
April                         81,570               -937           82,506
May                           83,795             -1,052           84,847
June                          86,692               -954           87,646

July                          85,195             -1,090           86,285
August                        87,761             -1,217           88,978
September                     88,327             -1,296           89,623
October                       88,239             -1,303           89,543
November (R)                  89,009             -1,609           90,619
December                      89,415             -1,473           90,888

November data as publish last month
			      89,092             -1,608           90,700
                                                  
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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

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

2006                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                 1,859,804              4,381        1,855,423

January                      153,458                401          153,056
February                     148,611                332          148,279
March                        149,899                388          149,511
April                        151,229                365          150,864
May                          154,904                357          154,547
June                         156,797                381          156,415

July                         158,737                392          158,345
August                       162,720                437          162,284
September                    158,712                336          158,375
October                      153,357                382          152,976
November (R)                 153,779                299          153,480
December                     157,602                311          157,291

November data as publish last month
			     153,791                295          153,496                                                  

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-07-26, BEA-07-05), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, December 2006.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
