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 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 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.- Dec. -449,468 -434,314 January -34,117 -32,414 February -34,709 -32,741 March -37,215 -35,965 April -36,962 -36,169 May -36,542 -35,580 June -36,930 -35,637 July -38,591 -37,877 August -36,751 -35,665 September -39,396 -38,196 October -39,955 -38,525 November (R) -39,125 -37,666 December -39,176 -37,880 November data as published last month. -39,001 -37,544 ___________________________________ Exports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1998 Jan.- Dec. 670,324 -11,813 682,138 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 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.- Dec. 773,304 -9,125 782,429 January 60,298 -1,009 61,307 February 60,871 -1,108 61,979 March 62,490 -576 63,066 April 62,542 -542 63,085 May 62,726 -697 63,423 June 66,445 -889 67,334 July 65,073 -541 65,614 August 67,950 -761 68,711 September 67,813 -582 68,395 October 66,323 -823 67,146 November (R) 65,848 -836 66,684 December 64,925 -760 65,686 November data as published last month. 65,670 -838 66,507 ____________________________________ Imports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1998 Jan.- Dec. 917,178 5,281 911,896 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 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.- Dec. 1,222,772 6,029 1,216,743 January 94,414 693 93,721 February 95,580 860 94,720 March 99,705 674 99,031 April 99,505 251 99,254 May 99,268 265 99,003 June 103,374 403 102,971 July 103,664 173 103,491 August 104,701 325 104,376 September 107,209 618 106,591 October 106,278 607 105,671 November (R) 104,973 623 104,350 December 104,101 536 103,565 November data as published last month. 104,671 620 104,051 NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what is included in the Net Adjustments. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-01-31), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, December 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.