                                        
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

2010                                                   

Jan.- Dec.                  -645,124           -634,897
Jan.- Aug.                  -427,602           -421,832

January                      -48,855            -48,627
February                     -51,654            -50,952
March                        -52,028            -51,023
April                        -53,274            -52,430
May                          -53,208            -52,559
June                         -58,158            -57,191

July                         -52,888            -52,183
August                       -57,536            -56,866
September                    -56,446            -55,372
October                      -53,636            -52,434
November                     -52,703            -52,017
December                     -54,736            -53,242

2011                                                   

Jan.- Dec.                  -738,413           -727,392
Jan.- Aug.                  -489,636           -483,193

January                      -61,946            -61,240
February                     -59,361            -58,858
March                        -60,051            -59,554
April                        -58,557            -57,738
May                          -63,038            -62,048
June                         -65,588            -64,540

July                         -60,889            -60,008
August                       -60,205            -59,206
September                    -59,522            -58,537
October                      -60,526            -59,189
November                     -63,293            -62,179
December                     -65,436            -64,294

2012                                                   

Jan.- Aug.                  -497,255           -491,954

January                      -66,824            -65,953
February                     -60,012            -59,480
March                        -67,462            -66,664
April                        -65,237            -64,803
May                          -63,126            -62,303
June                         -57,427            -56,669

July (R)                     -57,837            -57,301
August                       -59,331            -58,781
September                                              
October                                                
November                                               
December                                               

July data as published last month:		
			     -57,259	         -56,722
                                     

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Exports
                           Total
                           Balance                             Total
                           of Payments        Net              Census
Period                     Basis              Adjustments      Basis

2010                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                 1,288,882             10,619        1,278,263
Jan.- Aug.                   836,082              7,260          828,822

January                       99,354                959           98,395
February                     100,417                993           99,424
March                        104,260                735          103,525
April                        103,403                919          102,484
May                          106,463                993          105,471
June                         105,612                882          104,731

July                         108,186                837          107,349
August                       108,386                943          107,444
September                    108,625                661          107,964
October                      112,715                578          112,137
November                     114,139              1,070          113,068
December                     117,321              1,049          116,272

2011                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                 1,497,406             16,974        1,480,432
Jan.- Aug.                   986,186             11,972          974,214

January                      119,050              1,437          117,613
February                     117,651              1,714          115,937
March                        124,217              1,669          122,548
April                        125,586              1,438          124,147
May                          124,910              1,452          123,458
June                         121,664              1,431          120,233

July                         126,585              1,491          125,094
August                       126,523              1,340          125,183
September                    129,053              1,547          127,506
October                      127,920              1,224          126,696
November                     126,385              1,149          125,236
December                     127,862              1,083          126,779

2012                                                                    

Jan.- Aug.                 1,041,812             11,069        1,030,743

January                      127,952              1,425          126,527
February                     128,412              1,531          126,881
March                        132,159              1,371          130,789
April                        130,575              1,564          129,011
May                          130,773              1,132          129,641
June                         132,761              1,241          131,520

July (R)                     130,664              1,392          129,272
August                       128,515              1,414          127,102
September                                                               
October                                                                 
November                                                                
December                                                                

July data as published last month:		
	
                            130,812		 1,399		 129,413
            

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Imports

                           Total
                           Balance                             Total
                           of Payments        Net              Census
Period                     Basis              Adjustments      Basis

2010                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                 1,934,006             20,846        1,913,160
Jan.- Aug.                 1,263,684             13,031        1,250,653

January                      148,209              1,187          147,022
February                     152,072              1,696          150,376
March                        156,289              1,740          154,549
April                        156,677              1,763          154,914
May                          159,672              1,642          158,030
June                         163,770              1,848          161,922

July                         161,074              1,541          159,532
August                       165,923              1,613          164,310
September                    165,072              1,735          163,337
October                      166,351              1,780          164,571
November                     166,841              1,756          165,085
December                     172,057              2,543          169,514

2011                                                                    

Jan.- Dec.                 2,235,819             27,995        2,207,824
Jan.- Aug.                 1,475,822             18,415        1,457,407

January                      180,995              2,142          178,853
February                     177,012              2,216          174,796
March                        184,268              2,166          182,102
April                        184,143              2,257          181,886
May                          187,948              2,442          185,506
June                         187,253              2,480          184,773

July                         187,474              2,372          185,102
August                       186,728              2,339          184,390
September                    188,575              2,533          186,042
October                      188,446              2,561          185,885
November                     189,678              2,262          187,416
December                     193,297              2,224          191,073

2012                                                                    

Jan.- Aug.                 1,539,068             16,371        1,522,697

January                      194,776              2,295          192,480
February                     188,424              2,063          186,361
March                        199,621              2,168          197,453
April                        195,812              1,998          193,814
May                          193,899              1,955          191,944
June                         190,189              2,000          188,189

July (R)                     188,500              1,927          186,573
August                       187,847              1,964          185,882
September                                                               
October                                                                 
November                                                                
December                                                                

July data as published last month:
                            188,071		   1,936	  186,135
                   

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-12-193, BEA-12-46), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, August 2012.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
