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 2002 Jan.- Dec. -482,895 -468,263 Jan.- Sep. -350,166 -339,197 January -34,382 -33,414 February -36,951 -35,847 March -37,066 -35,725 April -39,348 -38,213 May -39,623 -38,067 June -40,390 -39,215 July -39,115 -37,903 August -41,730 -40,421 September -41,563 -40,392 October -40,112 -38,801 November -44,744 -43,530 December -47,873 -46,734 2003 Jan.- Dec. -547,552 -532,350 Jan.- Sep. -408,111 -396,346 January -45,610 -44,622 February -44,794 -43,673 March -47,539 -46,313 April -46,179 -44,733 May -45,099 -43,789 June -44,255 -42,755 July -44,677 -43,432 August -44,393 -42,866 September -45,565 -44,164 October -46,176 -45,128 November -44,742 -43,376 December -48,523 -47,501 2004 Jan.- Sep. -481,663 -470,423 January -49,592 -48,373 February -49,771 -48,556 March -51,405 -49,931 April -52,988 -51,816 May -51,474 -50,260 June -59,118 -57,831 July -54,761 -53,720 August (R) -56,984 -55,866 September -55,570 -54,070 October November December August data as published last month: -57,442 -56,324 _________________ Exports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 2002 Jan.- Dec. 681,833 -11,270 693,103 Jan.- Sep. 511,528 -8,439 519,967 January 55,114 -736 55,850 February 54,928 -881 55,810 March 55,080 -1,068 56,148 April 57,052 -821 57,873 May 57,216 -1,256 58,473 June 57,766 -880 58,646 July 58,274 -926 59,200 August 58,252 -1,011 59,262 September 57,845 -860 58,705 October 57,071 -991 58,061 November 57,532 -930 58,462 December 55,703 -910 56,613 2003 Jan.- Dec. 713,122 -11,649 724,771 Jan.- Sep. 526,265 -8,979 535,244 January 57,078 -754 57,832 February 57,887 -906 58,793 March 58,495 -976 59,471 April 57,317 -1,186 58,503 May 57,816 -957 58,773 June 59,420 -1,021 60,441 July 60,092 -1,035 61,128 August 58,234 -1,053 59,287 September 59,926 -1,091 61,016 October 61,170 -771 61,941 November 63,075 -1,103 64,178 December 62,613 -796 63,408 2004 Jan.- Sep. 597,648 -8,897 606,545 January 61,684 -976 62,660 February 64,934 -964 65,898 March 67,302 -1,173 68,474 April 65,947 -951 66,898 May 68,693 -938 69,631 June 64,675 -1,040 65,715 July 67,462 -770 68,232 August (R) 68,009 -837 68,846 September 68,943 -1,248 70,191 October November December August data as published last month: 67,390 -835 68,224 _________________ Imports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 2002 Jan.- Dec. 1,164,728 3,362 1,161,366 Jan.- Sep. 861,693 2,529 859,164 January 89,495 232 89,264 February 91,879 222 91,657 March 92,146 272 91,874 April 96,400 314 96,086 May 96,839 299 96,540 June 98,156 295 97,861 July 97,389 286 97,103 August 99,982 298 99,684 September 99,408 311 99,097 October 97,183 320 96,863 November 102,277 285 101,992 December 103,575 228 103,347 2003 Jan.- Dec. 1,260,674 3,553 1,257,121 Jan.- Sep. 934,375 2,786 931,590 January 102,688 234 102,454 February 102,681 216 102,465 March 106,033 249 105,784 April 103,496 261 103,236 May 102,915 353 102,562 June 103,676 479 103,196 July 104,769 209 104,560 August 102,627 474 102,153 September 105,490 310 105,180 October 107,345 277 107,069 November 107,818 264 107,554 December 111,135 226 110,909 2004 Jan.- Sep. 1,079,311 2,343 1,076,968 January 111,276 243 111,033 February 114,705 251 114,453 March 118,707 302 118,405 April 118,935 220 118,714 May 120,167 277 119,891 June 123,793 247 123,546 July 122,224 271 121,953 August (R) 124,993 281 124,712 September 124,512 251 124,261 October November December August data as published last month: 124,832 284 124,548 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 26 of this release, or at www.census.gov/ft900 or www.bea.gov/bea/di/home/trade.htm. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-04-202, BEA-04-50), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, September 2004. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.