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. -246,853 -229,758 Jan.- Sep. -181,830 -170,090 January -17,446 -16,230 February -17,394 -16,360 March -19,806 -18,415 April -21,287 -20,314 May -21,551 -20,514 June -19,781 -18,526 July -20,623 -19,297 August -22,716 -20,703 September -21,224 -19,733 October -21,670 -19,879 November -21,904 -19,785 December -21,448 -20,004 1999 Jan.- Dec. -345,559 -328,821 Jan.- Sep. -249,327 -236,783 January -22,897 -21,774 February -25,104 -23,786 March -25,023 -23,773 April -25,851 -24,596 May -27,753 -26,404 June -30,381 -28,907 July -31,227 -29,998 August -30,518 -29,072 September -30,573 -28,474 October -31,576 -30,211 November -32,401 -31,216 December -32,255 -30,611 2000 Jan.- Sep. -331,484 -320,550 January -34,049 -32,347 February -34,641 -32,673 March -37,148 -35,897 April -36,895 -36,101 May -36,474 -35,512 June -36,862 -35,569 July -38,523 -37,810 August (R) -36,684 -35,598 September -40,208 -39,043 October November December August data as published last month. -36,409 -35,300 ____________________________________ Exports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1998 Jan.- Dec. 670,324 -11,813 682,138 Jan.- Sep. 501,042 -7,838 508,880 January 57,480 -635 58,115 February 56,416 -806 57,223 March 56,713 -881 57,593 April 55,298 -649 55,948 May 55,205 -747 55,952 June 55,551 -897 56,448 July 54,611 -966 55,577 August 54,083 -1,314 55,397 September 55,684 -943 56,627 October 57,013 -1,200 58,213 November 56,720 -1,598 58,318 December 55,550 -1,177 56,727 1999 Jan.- Dec. 684,358 -11,439 695,797 Jan.- Sep. 504,273 -9,435 513,707 January 54,966 -952 55,918 February 54,296 -1,105 55,401 March 54,687 -1,023 55,710 April 55,403 -985 56,388 May 55,343 -1,136 56,479 June 55,696 -1,197 56,893 July 56,385 -1,033 57,418 August 58,402 -857 59,259 September 59,094 -1,147 60,241 October 59,193 -850 60,043 November 59,682 -263 59,945 December 61,211 -891 62,102 2000 Jan.- Sep. 575,896 -6,696 582,592 January 60,321 -1,009 61,330 February 60,894 -1,108 62,002 March 62,513 -576 63,089 April 62,566 -542 63,108 May 62,749 -697 63,447 June 66,468 -889 67,357 July 65,096 -541 65,637 August (R) 67,973 -761 68,734 September 67,316 -572 67,888 October November December August data as published last month. 67,963 -761 68,724 ___________________________________ Imports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1998 Jan.- Dec. 917,178 5,281 911,896 Jan.- Sep. 682,872 3,902 678,970 January 74,926 581 74,345 February 73,811 228 73,583 March 76,519 511 76,008 April 76,586 325 76,261 May 76,757 291 76,466 June 75,332 358 74,974 July 75,235 361 74,874 August 76,799 699 76,100 September 76,908 549 76,359 October 78,684 592 78,092 November 78,624 522 78,103 December 76,998 267 76,731 1999 Jan.- Dec. 1,029,917 5,299 1,024,618 Jan.- Sep. 753,600 3,110 750,490 January 77,863 171 77,692 February 79,400 213 79,187 March 79,710 226 79,484 April 81,255 271 80,984 May 83,096 213 82,883 June 86,077 277 85,800 July 87,612 197 87,415 August 88,920 589 88,330 September 89,667 953 88,715 October 90,769 514 90,255 November 92,082 922 91,161 December 93,466 753 92,713 2000 Jan.- Sep. 907,380 4,238 903,143 January 94,370 693 93,677 February 95,535 860 94,675 March 99,661 674 98,986 April 99,460 251 99,209 May 99,224 265 98,959 June 103,330 403 102,927 July 103,620 173 103,447 August (R) 104,657 325 104,331 September 107,524 593 106,931 October November December August data as published last month. 104,371 347 104,024 NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what is included in the Net Adjustments. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-196), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, September 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.