                                   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

2005                                                   

Jan.- Dec.                  -787,149           -767,477

January                      -61,148            -59,708
February                     -63,410            -62,056
March                        -59,832            -58,184
April                        -62,187            -60,507
May                          -62,323            -60,612
June                         -64,013            -62,376

July                         -63,944            -62,494
August                       -64,109            -62,331
September                    -71,265            -69,515
October                      -73,403            -71,741
November                     -70,720            -69,046
December                     -70,793            -68,906

2006                                                   

Jan.- Dec.                  -838,271           -817,304

January                      -71,564            -70,035
February                     -67,900            -66,434
March                        -68,293            -66,714
April                        -68,598            -67,106
May                          -72,035            -70,421
June                         -70,643            -69,103

July                         -73,733            -72,002
August                       -74,272            -72,359
September                    -70,894            -69,005
October                      -65,492            -63,552
November                     -66,256            -64,019
December                     -68,590            -66,555

2007                                                   

Jan.- Dec.                  -815,582           -790,328

January (R)                  -64,905            -63,077
February (R)                 -65,781            -64,233
March (R)                    -71,022            -68,170
April (R)                    -67,625            -65,129
May (R)                      -68,764            -66,320
June (R)                     -68,666            -66,893

July (R)                     -68,049            -65,769
August (R)                   -66,363            -64,267
September (R)                -66,129            -64,122
October (R)                  -67,222            -65,231
November (R)                 -72,828            -70,753
December                     -68,227            -66,363

November data as published last month:
			     -72,705		-70,635
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Exports
                           Total
                           Balance                             Total
                           of Payments        Net              Census
Period                     Basis              Adjustments      Basis

2005                                                                    

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

January                       71,143               -762           71,905
February                      71,265               -780           72,045
March                         71,982               -926           72,908
April                         74,789               -941           75,730
May                           74,110             -1,044           75,154
June                          74,169             -1,040           75,210

July                          74,736               -711           75,447
August                        76,043             -1,084           77,127
September                     73,540             -1,001           74,542
October                       75,907               -922           76,828
November                      77,366               -973           78,339
December                      79,579             -1,164           80,743

2006                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                 1,023,109            -13,525        1,036,635

January                       80,598               -831           81,429
February                      80,913               -898           81,811
March                         82,369               -906           83,275
April                         82,317               -930           83,247
May                           83,882             -1,025           84,907
June                          86,259               -973           87,232

July                          85,061             -1,102           86,163
August                        87,375             -1,213           88,588
September                     87,849             -1,284           89,133
October                       88,203             -1,283           89,486
November                      88,788             -1,610           90,398
December                      89,495             -1,470           90,965

2007                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                 1,149,340            -13,975        1,163,315

January (R)                   90,215             -1,248           91,463
February (R)                  88,293             -1,014           89,307
March (R)                     90,780             -1,372           92,152
April (R)                     90,658             -1,299           91,957
May (R)                       93,168             -1,246           94,415
June (R)                      94,685             -1,097           95,781

July (R)                      98,335             -1,173           99,508
August (R)                    98,700             -1,078           99,777
September (R)                100,083               -904          100,987
October (R)                  100,574             -1,046          101,620
November (R)                 100,772             -1,433          102,205
December                     103,078             -1,065          104,143

November data as published last month:
			     100,951		 -1,433		 102,383
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Imports

                           Total
                           Balance                             Total
                           of Payments        Net              Census
Period                     Basis              Adjustments      Basis

2005                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                 1,681,780              8,325        1,673,455

January                      132,291                678          131,613
February                     134,675                574          134,101
March                        131,815                722          131,093
April                        136,976                739          136,237
May                          136,433                666          135,767
June                         138,183                597          137,586

July                         138,680                739          137,941
August                       140,152                695          139,457
September                    144,806                749          144,057
October                      149,310                740          148,570
November                     148,087                701          147,385
December                     150,372                723          149,648

2006                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                 1,861,380              7,442        1,853,938

January                      152,162                698          151,464
February                     148,813                568          148,246
March                        150,662                673          149,989
April                        150,915                562          150,353
May                          155,917                589          155,328
June                         156,902                567          156,335

July                         158,794                629          158,165
August                       161,647                700          160,947
September                    158,743                605          158,137
October                      153,696                658          153,038
November                     155,044                627          154,417
December                     158,085                566          157,519

2007                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                 1,964,922             11,280        1,953,642

January (R)                  155,120                580          154,541
February (R)                 154,074                533          153,541
March (R)                    161,802              1,480          160,322
April (R)                    158,283              1,197          157,086
May (R)                      161,932              1,198          160,735
June (R)                     163,351                676          162,674

July (R)                     166,384              1,108          165,277
August (R)                   165,063              1,019          164,044
September (R)                166,212              1,103          165,109
October (R)                  167,795                945          166,850
November (R)                 173,600                642          172,959
December                     171,305                799          170,506

November data as published last month:
			     173,656		    637		 173,018

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

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-08-27, BEA-08-05), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, December 2007.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
