                                        
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.                  -830,992           -808,763
Jan.- Sep.                  -616,588           -599,366

January                      -67,743            -66,153
February                     -66,881            -65,665
March                        -71,409            -68,861
April                        -68,710            -66,381
May                          -68,543            -66,409
June                         -68,387            -66,814

July                         -68,295            -66,255
August                       -67,635            -65,606
September                    -68,985            -67,223
October                      -70,010            -68,389
November                     -73,130            -71,314
December                     -71,263            -69,694

2008                                                   

Jan.- Dec.                  -840,252           -816,199
Jan.- Sep.                  -661,431           -642,188

January                      -73,922            -72,084
February                     -73,349            -70,346
March                        -71,574            -69,117
April                        -74,567            -72,034
May                          -73,709            -72,209
June                         -73,220            -71,546

July                         -77,248            -75,142
August                       -72,179            -70,180
September                    -71,662            -69,530
October                      -71,393            -69,605
November                     -54,269            -52,524
December                     -53,159            -51,882

2009                                                   

Jan.- Sep.                  -371,890           -360,781

January                      -47,602            -46,468
February                     -37,212            -36,027
March                        -39,222            -37,731
April                        -39,922            -38,748
May                          -37,231            -35,935
June                         -38,334            -37,114

July                         -42,754            -41,451
August (R)                   -42,000            -40,837
September                    -47,614            -46,471
October                                                
November                                               
December                                               
                                        
August data as published last month:
                             -41,913            -40,793         
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Exports
                           Total
                           Balance                             Total
                           of Payments        Net              Census
Period                     Basis              Adjustments      Basis

2007                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                 1,138,384             -9,815        1,148,199
Jan.- Sep.                   836,353             -7,518          843,870

January                       89,826               -929           90,755
February                      88,225               -668           88,893
March                         91,488             -1,013           92,500
April                         91,037               -990           92,027
May                           92,717               -856           93,573
June                          93,901               -816           94,717

July                          95,152               -828           95,980
August                        96,532               -872           97,404
September                     97,476               -546           98,022
October                       99,028               -625           99,653
November                     100,560             -1,026          101,586
December                     102,443               -646          103,089

2008                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                 1,276,994            -10,448        1,287,442
Jan.- Sep.                   986,425             -7,681          994,106

January                      103,776               -893          104,668
February                     106,795             -1,146          107,942
March                        105,066               -729          105,795
April                        108,969               -790          109,759
May                          109,523               -612          110,135
June                         114,384               -753          115,136

July                         117,227               -932          118,159
August                       114,661             -1,216          115,876
September                    106,025               -610          106,635
October                      103,831               -929          104,760
November                      97,545               -978           98,523
December                      89,193               -860           90,053

2009                                                                    

Jan.- Sep.                   759,459             -7,887          767,347

January                       82,444               -716           83,160
February                      84,356               -832           85,188
March                         82,574             -1,060           83,634
April                         80,003               -766           80,768
May                           82,080               -985           83,065
June                          84,051               -972           85,024

July                          86,765             -1,053           87,818
August (R)                    86,847               -728           87,575
September                     90,339               -775           91,114
October                                                                 
November                                                                
December                                                                
                                        
August data as published last month:
                              86,797               -726           87,523
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Imports

                           Total
                           Balance                             Total
                           of Payments        Net              Census
Period                     Basis              Adjustments      Basis

2007                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                 1,969,375             12,413        1,956,962
Jan.- Sep.                 1,452,940              9,704        1,443,236

January                      157,568                661          156,908
February                     155,106                549          154,557
March                        162,897              1,535          161,362
April                        159,746              1,339          158,407
May                          161,260              1,277          159,982
June                         162,288                757          161,531

July                         163,447              1,212          162,235
August                       164,167              1,157          163,009
September                    166,461              1,216          165,245
October                      169,038                996          168,043
November                     173,690                790          172,900
December                     173,707                924          172,783

2008                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                 2,117,245             13,605        2,103,641
Jan.- Sep.                 1,647,857             11,563        1,636,294

January                      177,698                946          176,752
February                     180,144              1,857          178,287
March                        176,640              1,728          174,912
April                        183,536              1,743          181,793
May                          183,232                888          182,344
June                         187,603                921          186,683

July                         194,475              1,174          193,301
August                       186,840                784          186,057
September                    177,687              1,522          176,166
October                      175,224                858          174,365
November                     151,813                767          151,046
December                     142,352                417          141,935

2009                                                                    

Jan.- Sep.                 1,131,350              3,222        1,128,128

January                      130,046                418          129,628
February                     121,569                354          121,215
March                        121,796                430          121,365
April                        119,925                408          119,516
May                          119,311                311          119,000
June                         122,385                248          122,137

July                         129,520                251          129,269
August (R)                   128,847                434          128,412
September                    137,953                368          137,585
October                                                                 
November                                                                
December                                                                

August data as published last month:
                             128,710                394          128,316

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-09-171, BEA-09-09), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, September 2009.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
