                                        
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

2008                                                   

Jan.- Dec.                  -840,252           -816,199
Jan.- Feb.                  -147,271           -142,429

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.- Dec.                  -517,045           -501,262
Jan.- Feb.                   -84,790            -82,470

January                      -47,589            -46,456
February                     -37,200            -36,015
March                        -39,210            -37,719
April                        -39,910            -38,736
May                          -37,219            -35,923
June                         -38,321            -37,101

July                         -42,742            -41,438
August                       -41,988            -40,825
September                    -47,371            -46,233
October                      -45,165            -43,343
November                     -48,421            -47,056
December                     -51,909            -50,418

2010                                                   

Jan.- Feb.                  -100,658            -98,217

January (R)                  -49,373            -48,098
February                     -51,284            -50,119
March                                                  
April                                                  
May                                                    
June                                                   

July                                                   
August                                                 
September                                              
October                                                
November                                               
December                                               
                                         
January data as published last month:
                             -49,373            -48,105
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Exports
                           Total
                           Balance                             Total
                           of Payments        Net              Census
Period                     Basis              Adjustments      Basis

2008                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                 1,276,994            -10,448        1,287,442
Jan.- Feb.                   210,571             -2,039          212,610

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.- Dec.                 1,045,543            -11,320        1,056,863
Jan.- Feb.                   166,623             -1,548          168,171

January                       82,355               -716           83,071
February                      84,267               -832           85,100
March                         82,485             -1,060           83,545
April                         79,914               -766           80,679
May                           81,991               -985           82,976
June                          83,963               -972           84,935

July                          86,676             -1,053           87,729
August                        86,758               -728           87,486
September                     90,211               -773           90,983
October                       93,382             -1,353           94,735
November                      94,461               -948           95,409
December                      99,081             -1,133          100,214

2010                                                                    

Jan.- Feb.                   196,928             -1,654          198,581

January (R)                   98,423               -854           99,278
February                      98,504               -800           99,304
March                                                                   
April                                                                   
May                                                                     
June                                                                    

July                                                                    
August                                                                  
September                                                               
October                                                                 
November                                                                
December                                                                
                                         
January data as published last month:
                              98,402               -845           99,247
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Imports

                           Total
                           Balance                             Total
                           of Payments        Net              Census
Period                     Basis              Adjustments      Basis

2008                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                 2,117,245             13,605        2,103,641
Jan.- Feb.                   357,842              2,803          355,039

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.- Dec.                 1,562,588              4,463        1,558,125
Jan.- Feb.                   251,412                771          250,641

January                      129,945                418          129,527
February                     121,468                354          121,114
March                        121,695                430          121,264
April                        119,824                408          119,415
May                          119,210                311          118,898
June                         122,284                248          122,036

July                         129,419                251          129,168
August                       128,745                434          128,311
September                    137,582                366          137,216
October                      138,547                469          138,077
November                     142,881                417          142,464
December                     150,990                358          150,632

2010                                                                    

Jan.- Feb.                   297,586                787          296,798

January (R)                  147,797                422          147,375
February                     149,789                366          149,423
March                                                                   
April                                                                   
May                                                                     
June                                                                    

July                                                                    
August                                                                  
September                                                               
October                                                                 
November                                                                
December                                                                
                                                   
January data as published last month:
                             147,775                423          147,352


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-10-50, BEA-10-13), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, February 2010.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
