                                        
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

2007                                                   

Jan.- Dec.                  -819,373           -794,483
Jan.- Feb.                  -132,651           -129,371

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.- Dec.                  -820,825           -799,597
Jan.- Feb.                  -143,660           -139,506

January                      -70,662            -69,072
February                     -72,998            -70,434
March                        -68,918            -66,822
April                        -73,465            -71,098
May                          -72,626            -71,326
June                         -71,783            -70,318

July                         -74,631            -72,775
August                       -71,573            -69,855
September                    -70,052            -68,132
October                      -69,563            -68,066
November                     -53,290            -51,645
December                     -51,265            -50,053

2009                                                   

Jan.- Feb.                   -83,786            -81,980

January (R)                  -46,929            -46,068
February                     -36,858            -35,911
March                                                  
April                                                  
May                                                    
June                                                   

July                                                   
August                                                 
September                                              
October                                                
November                                               
December                                               
                                        
January data as published last month:
                             -46,961            -46,088
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Exports
                           Total
                           Balance                             Total
                           of Payments        Net              Census
Period                     Basis              Adjustments      Basis

2007                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                 1,148,481            -13,999        1,162,479
Jan.- Feb.                   179,264             -2,261          181,525

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.- Dec.                 1,291,371             -9,161        1,300,532
Jan.- Feb.                   212,607             -1,702          214,309

January                      104,598               -796          105,394
February                     108,009               -906          108,916
March                        104,941               -512          105,453
April                        109,971               -776          110,747
May                          110,910               -546          111,456
June                         116,167               -758          116,925

July                         120,746               -828          121,574
August                       117,798             -1,073          118,870
September                    107,728               -459          108,187
October                      104,709               -713          105,422
November                      97,044               -924           97,968
December                      88,752               -870           89,621

2009                                                                    

Jan.- Feb.                   166,932             -1,154          168,086

January (R)                   82,241               -497           82,737
February                      84,691               -657           85,349
March                                                                   
April                                                                   
May                                                                     
June                                                                    

July                                                                    
August                                                                  
September                                                               
October                                                                 
November                                                                
December                                                                
                                        
January data as published last month:
                              82,203               -497           82,700
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Imports

                           Total
                           Balance                             Total
                           of Payments        Net              Census
Period                     Basis              Adjustments      Basis

2007                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                 1,967,853             10,892        1,956,962
Jan.- Feb.                   311,915              1,018          310,896

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.- Dec.                 2,112,196             12,068        2,100,129
Jan.- Feb.                   356,267              2,451          353,816

January                      175,260                794          174,466
February                     181,007              1,657          179,350
March                        173,859              1,584          172,275
April                        183,436              1,590          181,845
May                          183,536                754          182,781
June                         187,950                707          187,243

July                         195,376              1,028          194,349
August                       189,371                646          188,725
September                    177,779              1,460          176,319
October                      174,272                784          173,488
November                     150,335                721          149,613
December                     140,016                342          139,674

2009                                                                    

Jan.- Feb.                   250,719                653          250,066

January (R)                  129,169                364          128,806
February                     121,549                289          121,260
March                                                                   
April                                                                   
May                                                                     
June                                                                    

July                                                                    
August                                                                  
September                                                               
October                                                                 
November                                                                
December                                                                
   
January data as published last month:
                             129,164                377          128,788   

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-09-54, BEA-09-13), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, February 2009.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
