                                        
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.                  -834,652           -816,199
Jan.- Aug.                  -589,508           -576,272

January                      -71,272            -70,148
February                     -73,607            -71,431
March                        -70,721            -68,973
April                        -74,861            -72,817
May                          -73,926            -72,755
June                         -73,879            -72,511

July                         -78,694            -76,880
August                       -72,548            -70,757
September                    -71,055            -69,126
October                      -69,980            -68,555
November                     -53,173            -51,953
December                     -50,937            -50,293

2009                                                   

Jan.- Dec.                  -506,944           -503,582
Jan.- Aug.                  -320,555           -318,673

January                      -45,912            -45,587
February                     -36,684            -36,507
March                        -38,601            -38,232
April                        -39,366            -39,469
May                          -35,900            -35,945
June                         -38,241            -38,136

July                         -43,746            -43,254
August                       -42,105            -41,544
September                    -46,268            -45,876
October                      -43,976            -43,218
November                     -47,063            -46,930
December                     -49,082            -48,885

2010                                                   

Jan.- Aug.                  -435,008           -426,790

January                      -47,252            -46,371
February                     -51,667            -50,812
March                        -52,402            -51,214
April                        -52,752            -51,851
May                          -54,639            -53,723
June                         -62,222            -61,030

July (R)                     -55,084            -53,927
August                       -58,990            -57,860
September                                              
October                                                
November                                               
December                                               
                                         
July data as published last month:
                             -55,234            -54,107
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Exports
                           Total
                           Balance                             Total
                           of Payments        Net              Census
Period                     Basis              Adjustments      Basis

2008                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                 1,304,896             17,454        1,287,442
Jan.- Aug.                   903,021             12,273          890,748

January                      106,407              1,461          104,946
February                     109,064              1,173          107,890
March                        108,037              1,719          106,318
April                        112,140              1,561          110,578
May                          112,928              1,760          111,169
June                         117,569              1,664          115,905

July                         119,674              1,632          118,042
August                       117,204              1,304          115,900
September                    108,214              1,821          106,393
October                      105,752              1,274          104,477
November                      98,551              1,043           97,508
December                      89,358              1,042           88,316

2009                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                 1,068,499             12,456        1,056,043
Jan.- Aug.                   685,909              7,828          678,081

January                       84,285              1,061           83,224
February                      85,925                899           85,026
March                         84,834                763           84,071
April                         82,685              1,286           81,398
May                           84,757              1,068           83,688
June                          86,580              1,040           85,540

July                          88,233                705           87,527
August                        88,611              1,005           87,606
September                     92,014                981           91,033
October                       95,217                883           94,334
November                      95,729              1,439           94,290
December                      99,631              1,326           98,304

2010                                                                    

Jan.- Aug.                   837,105              7,082          830,024

January                      100,382                938           99,444
February                     100,156                920           99,235
March                        105,102                685          104,417
April                        104,114                926          103,188
May                          107,105                983          106,122
June                         104,893                883          104,009

July (R)                     107,659                800          106,859
August                       107,696                947          106,749
September                                                               
October                                                                 
November                                                                
December                                                                
                                         
July data as published last month:
                             107,681                818          106,862
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Imports

                           Total
                           Balance                             Total
                           of Payments        Net              Census
Period                     Basis              Adjustments      Basis

2008                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                 2,139,548             35,907        2,103,641
Jan.- Aug.                 1,492,529             25,509        1,467,020

January                      177,679              2,585          175,094
February                     182,670              3,349          179,322
March                        178,758              3,467          175,291
April                        187,001              3,606          183,395
May                          186,854              2,930          183,924
June                         191,448              3,032          188,416

July                         198,368              3,446          194,921
August                       189,751              3,094          186,657
September                    179,269              3,751          175,518
October                      175,731              2,699          173,032
November                     151,723              2,262          149,461
December                     140,295              1,686          138,609

2009                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                 1,575,443             15,818        1,559,625
Jan.- Aug.                 1,006,464              9,710          996,754

January                      130,197              1,386          128,811
February                     122,610              1,076          121,533
March                        123,435              1,132          122,303
April                        122,050              1,183          120,867
May                          120,656              1,023          119,633
June                         124,821              1,146          123,675

July                         131,979              1,197          130,782
August                       130,716              1,566          129,150
September                    138,282              1,373          136,909
October                      139,193              1,641          137,552
November                     142,792              1,571          141,221
December                     148,713              1,524          147,189

2010                                                                    

Jan.- Aug.                 1,272,113             15,299        1,256,814

January                      147,634              1,818          145,816
February                     151,823              1,775          150,048
March                        157,504              1,873          155,631
April                        156,866              1,827          155,039
May                          161,744              1,899          159,845
June                         167,115              2,075          165,039

July (R)                     162,742              1,956          160,786
August                       166,686              2,076          164,609
September                                                               
October                                                                 
November                                                                
December                                                                
                                                   
July data as published last month:
                             162,915              1,946          160,969


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-10-154, BEA-10-49), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, August 2010.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
