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 1994 Jan. - Dec. -166,101 -150,629 Jan. - -11,331 -10,185 January -11,331 -10,185 February -13,634 -12,133 March -11,524 -9,631 April -13,405 -12,082 May -14,079 -12,656 June -14,009 -12,977 July -15,831 -14,776 August -14,232 -12,872 September -14,566 -13,465 October -14,926 -13,642 November -15,292 -14,202 December -13,272 -12,010 1995 Jan. - Dec. (R) -174,555 -159,651 Jan. - (R) -15,746 -14,847 January (R) -15,746 -14,847 February (R) -14,221 -13,300 March (R) -14,487 -12,836 April (R) -16,284 -14,747 May (R) -15,925 -14,008 June (R) -16,443 -14,680 July (R) -16,177 -15,240 August (R) -13,453 -12,457 September (R) -13,696 -12,793 October (R) -13,692 -12,467 November (R) -12,125 -11,005 December (R) -12,306 -11,271 1996 Jan. - -15,421 -14,449 January -15,421 -14,449 February March April May June July August September October November December December data as published last month. -12,265 -11,231 ______________________________________________________________ Exports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1994 Jan. - Dec. 502,484 -10,143 512,626 Jan. - 38,931 -742 39,673 January 38,931 -742 39,673 February 37,442 -711 38,153 March 42,070 -774 42,844 April 40,354 -741 41,095 May 40,441 -863 41,304 June 41,933 -822 42,755 July 40,428 -801 41,230 August 43,683 -996 44,680 September 43,272 -876 44,148 October 43,315 -1,001 44,316 November 44,441 -819 45,259 December 46,172 -998 47,171 1995 Jan. - Dec. (R) 574,877 -8,986 583,863 Jan. - (R) 44,860 -655 45,515 January (R) 44,860 -655 45,515 February (R) 45,576 -689 46,266 March (R) 47,885 -779 48,664 April (R) 47,097 -657 47,754 May (R) 48,247 -764 49,010 June (R) 47,320 -850 48,170 July (R) 46,310 -726 47,036 August (R) 49,023 -764 49,787 September (R) 49,717 -672 50,389 October (R) 48,920 -804 49,724 November (R) 49,523 -811 50,334 December (R) 50,398 -816 51,214 1996 Jan. - 48,871 -694 49,565 January 48,871 -694 49,565 February March April May June July August September October November December December data as published last month. 50,461 -816 51,277 ______________________________________________________________ Imports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1994 Jan. - Dec. 668,585 5,329 663,256 Jan. - 50,262 404 49,858 January 50,262 404 49,858 February 51,076 790 50,287 March 53,594 1,120 52,474 April 53,759 583 53,177 May 54,520 560 53,960 June 55,942 210 55,732 July 56,260 254 56,006 August 57,915 364 57,551 September 57,838 226 57,612 October 58,241 284 57,957 November 59,733 272 59,461 December 59,444 264 59,181 1995 Jan. - Dec. (R) 749,432 5,918 743,515 Jan. - (R) 60,606 244 60,363 January (R) 60,606 244 60,363 February (R) 59,797 231 59,566 March (R) 62,372 872 61,501 April (R) 63,382 881 62,501 May (R) 64,172 1,153 63,018 June (R) 63,763 913 62,849 July (R) 62,487 211 62,276 August (R) 62,476 232 62,244 September (R) 63,414 232 63,182 October (R) 62,612 421 62,191 November (R) 61,648 309 61,339 December (R) 62,704 219 62,485 1996 Jan. - 64,292 278 64,014 January 64,292 278 64,014 February March April May June July August September October November December December data as published last month. 62,725 218 62,508 NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what is included in the Net Adjustments. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-96-53), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, JANUARY 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.