                                        
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

2006                                                   

Jan.- Dec.                  -838,270           -817,304
Jan.- Aug.                  -567,834           -554,969

January                      -72,390            -70,861
February                     -68,315            -66,850
March                        -67,902            -66,323
April                        -69,252            -67,760
May                          -71,899            -70,285
June                         -70,534            -68,994

July                         -73,638            -71,906
August                       -73,905            -71,992
September                    -71,080            -69,191
October                      -65,617            -63,675
November                     -64,975            -62,739
December                     -68,765            -66,729

2007                                                   

Jan.- Dec.                  -819,373           -794,483
Jan.- Aug.                  -543,716           -526,671

January                      -66,208            -64,418
February                     -66,443            -64,954
March                        -70,712            -67,923
April                        -68,754            -66,245
May                          -68,472            -66,103
June                         -68,661            -66,923

July                         -67,794            -65,546
August                       -66,672            -64,561
September                    -66,738            -64,744
October                      -67,713            -65,795
November                     -71,697            -69,632
December                     -69,509            -67,640

2008                                                   

Jan.- Aug.                  -572,377           -557,432

January                      -70,147            -68,557
February                     -72,483            -69,919
March                        -68,403            -66,307
April                        -72,950            -70,583
May                          -72,111            -70,811
June                         -71,267            -69,802

July (R)                     -74,116            -72,260
August                       -70,901            -69,192
September                                              
October                                                
November                                               
December                                               
                                      
July data as published last month:  
			     -74,874		-73,018  
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Exports
                           Total
                           Balance                             Total
                           of Payments        Net              Census
Period                     Basis              Adjustments      Basis

2006                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                 1,023,109            -13,525        1,036,635
Jan.- Aug.                   669,735             -7,879          677,614

January                       80,577               -831           81,408
February                      81,421               -898           82,319
March                         82,682               -906           83,587
April                         82,749               -930           83,679
May                           84,171             -1,025           85,196
June                          86,412               -973           87,384

July                          84,645             -1,102           85,747
August                        87,080             -1,213           88,294
September                     87,553             -1,284           88,837
October                       87,983             -1,283           89,265
November                      89,005             -1,610           90,615
December                      88,834             -1,470           90,304

2007                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                 1,148,481            -13,999        1,162,479
Jan.- Aug.                   745,832             -9,558          755,390

January                       90,257             -1,247           91,504
February                      89,007             -1,014           90,021
March                         91,054             -1,373           92,427
April                         91,210             -1,336           92,546
May                           93,411             -1,248           94,659
June                          94,867             -1,097           95,965

July                          97,502             -1,167           98,669
August                        98,524             -1,076           99,600
September                     99,468               -900          100,368
October                      100,371             -1,043          101,414
November                     100,968             -1,433          102,401
December                     101,842             -1,065          102,906

2008                                                                    

Jan.- Aug.                   893,601             -6,196          899,797

January                      104,686               -796          105,482
February                     108,098               -906          109,004
March                        105,029               -512          105,541
April                        110,059               -776          110,835
May                          110,998               -546          111,544
June                         116,255               -758          117,014

July (R)                     120,834               -828          121,662
August                       117,642             -1,074          118,716
September                                                               
October                                                                 
November                                                                
December                                                                

July data as published last month:  
			     120,776               -827          121,603  
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Imports

                           Total
                           Balance                             Total
                           of Payments        Net              Census
Period                     Basis              Adjustments      Basis

2006                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                 1,861,380              7,441        1,853,938
Jan.- Aug.                 1,237,569              4,986        1,232,584

January                      152,967                698          152,269
February                     149,736                567          149,168
March                        150,583                673          149,910
April                        152,001                562          151,439
May                          156,070                589          155,481
June                         156,945                567          156,378

July                         158,282                629          157,653
August                       160,986                700          160,285
September                    158,633                605          158,027
October                      153,599                659          152,940
November                     153,980                626          153,354
December                     157,598                565          157,033

2007                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                 1,967,853             10,892        1,956,962
Jan.- Aug.                 1,289,548              7,486        1,282,061

January                      156,465                543          155,922
February                     155,450                475          154,975
March                        161,766              1,417          160,350
April                        159,964              1,173          158,791
May                          161,883              1,122          160,761
June                         163,528                641          162,888

July                         165,296              1,081          164,215
August                       165,196              1,035          164,161
September                    166,207              1,094          165,112
October                      168,084                876          167,209
November                     172,664                632          172,033
December                     171,350                804          170,547

2008                                                                    

Jan.- Aug.                 1,465,978              8,749        1,457,229

January                      174,833                794          174,039
February                     180,580              1,657          178,923
March                        173,432              1,584          171,848
April                        183,009              1,590          181,418
May                          183,109                754          182,355
June                         187,523                707          186,816

July (R)                     194,949              1,028          193,922
August                       188,543                635          187,908
September                                                               
October                                                                 
November                                                                
December                                                                
 
July data as published last month:  
			     195,651              1,029          194,622 

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 A-1 of this release, or at www.census.gov/ft900 or
www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/tradnewsrelease.htm.
                                                  
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-08-153, BEA-08-47), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, August 2008.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
