Part A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Exhibit 5. U. S. TRADE IN GOODS (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.) Balance Total Balance Total of Payments Census Period Basis Basis 1998 Jan.- Dec. -246,932 -229,758 Jan.- Mar. -54,876 -51,225 January -17,141 -15,924 February -17,506 -16,470 March -20,229 -18,831 April -20,860 -19,875 May -22,236 -21,191 June -20,404 -19,141 July -21,066 -19,732 August -22,291 -20,272 September -21,611 -20,116 October -20,990 -19,191 November -21,539 -19,410 December -21,059 -19,606 1999 Jan.- Dec. -347,158 -330,078 Jan.- Mar. -74,383 -70,669 January -23,409 -22,285 February -25,233 -23,907 March -25,741 -24,476 April -25,394 -24,129 May -27,959 -26,603 June -31,239 -29,761 July -31,482 -30,253 August -30,192 -28,869 September -30,271 -28,260 October -31,875 -30,461 November -32,870 -31,272 December -31,494 -29,803 2000 Jan.- Mar. -106,597 -101,675 January -34,155 -32,453 February (R) -35,393 -33,425 March -37,049 -35,797 April May June July August September October November December February data as published last month. -35,953 -33,944 ____________________________________ Exports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1998 Jan.- Dec. 670,246 -11,892 682,138 Jan.- Mar. 170,665 -2,332 172,997 January 57,748 -637 58,385 February 56,512 -808 57,320 March 56,406 -887 57,292 April 55,330 -660 55,990 May 54,853 -754 55,607 June 55,015 -905 55,920 July 54,164 -973 55,137 August 54,624 -1,320 55,943 September 55,472 -946 56,419 October 57,193 -1,208 58,401 November 56,926 -1,608 58,533 December 56,005 -1,186 57,191 1999 Jan.- Dec. 683,221 -11,993 695,213 Jan.- Mar. 164,007 -3,104 167,111 January 55,168 -953 56,121 February 54,609 -1,113 55,721 March 54,231 -1,038 55,269 April 55,174 -994 56,168 May 55,026 -1,143 56,169 June 55,377 -1,202 56,578 July 55,795 -1,032 56,827 August 59,044 -855 59,900 September 58,839 -1,149 59,988 October 58,832 -900 59,732 November 59,184 -676 59,860 December 61,942 -938 62,880 2000 Jan.- Mar. 184,202 -2,692 186,894 January 60,714 -1,008 61,722 February (R) 60,818 -1,108 61,927 March 62,669 -576 63,245 April May June July August September October November December February data as published last month. 60,206 -1,148 61,354 ___________________________________ Imports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1998 Jan.- Dec. 917,178 5,282 911,896 Jan.- Mar. 225,541 1,319 224,222 January 74,889 580 74,309 February 74,018 228 73,790 March 76,634 511 76,124 April 76,190 325 75,865 May 77,089 291 76,799 June 75,419 358 75,061 July 75,230 361 74,868 August 76,914 699 76,215 September 77,084 549 76,535 October 78,183 592 77,591 November 78,464 522 77,943 December 77,064 267 76,797 1999 Jan.- Dec. 1,030,379 5,087 1,025,292 Jan.- Mar. 238,390 610 237,780 January 78,577 171 78,406 February 79,841 213 79,629 March 79,971 226 79,745 April 80,568 271 80,297 May 82,985 213 82,772 June 86,616 277 86,339 July 87,277 197 87,080 August 89,236 468 88,768 September 89,110 863 88,247 October 90,708 514 90,193 November 92,053 922 91,132 December 93,436 753 92,683 2000 Jan.- Mar. 290,798 2,229 288,569 January 94,868 693 94,176 February (R) 96,212 860 95,351 March 99,718 676 99,042 April May June July August September October November December February data as published last month. 96,159 861 95,298 NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what is included in the Net Adjustments. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-83), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.