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 1995 Jan. - Dec. -173,424 -158,703 Jan. - Mar. -44,922 -41,507 January -16,014 -15,140 February -14,367 -13,462 March -14,541 -12,905 April -16,051 -14,528 May -16,010 -14,108 June -15,862 -14,113 July -15,887 -14,965 August -13,415 -12,435 September -13,243 -12,354 October -13,108 -11,890 November -12,324 -11,217 December -12,600 -11,587 1996 Jan. - Dec. -187,766 -166,765 Jan. - Mar. -43,107 -38,848 January -15,623 -14,655 February -12,911 -11,736 March -14,574 -12,457 April -15,710 -13,221 May -16,917 -14,538 June -14,746 -12,985 July -17,614 -15,745 August -16,546 -14,422 September -17,639 -16,022 October -14,211 -12,827 November -14,404 -12,836 December -16,871 -15,321 1997 Jan. - Mar. -50,684 -46,078 January -18,614 -17,554 February (R) -17,007 -15,904 March -15,063 -12,620 April May June July August September October November December February data as republished last month. -16,897 -15,705 ________________________________________________________ Exports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1995 Jan. - Dec. 575,939 -8,803 584,742 Jan. - Mar. 138,544 -2,069 140,614 January 44,939 -631 45,570 February 45,572 -675 46,246 March 48,033 -764 48,798 April 47,180 -642 47,822 May 48,050 -749 48,799 June 47,750 -835 48,585 July 46,581 -711 47,292 August 48,735 -748 49,483 September 49,672 -657 50,329 October 49,528 -797 50,325 November 49,777 -799 50,576 December 50,120 -795 50,915 1996 Jan. - Dec. 611,507 -13,020 624,528 Jan. - Mar. 150,053 -2,377 152,430 January 48,662 -690 49,352 February 50,891 -784 51,675 March 50,500 -902 51,402 April 50,749 -876 51,625 May 51,392 -1,130 52,522 June 50,980 -886 51,866 July 48,792 -1,439 50,231 August 51,106 -1,352 52,458 September 50,317 -1,309 51,626 October 52,893 -1,063 53,955 November 53,302 -1,276 54,578 December 51,924 -1,313 53,237 1997 Jan. - Mar. 162,031 -2,476 164,507 January 51,358 -813 52,171 February (R) 54,060 -674 54,734 March 56,614 -989 57,603 April May June July August September October November December February data as republished last month. 54,058 -764 54,822 ________________________________________________________ Imports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1995 Jan. - Dec. 749,363 5,918 743,445 Jan. - Mar. 183,467 1,346 182,120 January 60,953 244 60,709 February 59,939 231 59,708 March 62,574 872 61,703 April 63,232 881 62,350 May 64,060 1,153 62,907 June 63,612 913 62,699 July 62,468 211 62,257 August 62,150 232 61,918 September 62,915 232 62,683 October 62,637 421 62,216 November 62,101 309 61,793 December 62,721 219 62,502 1996 Jan. - Dec. 799,274 7,981 791,292 Jan. - Mar. 193,160 1,883 191,278 January 64,284 277 64,007 February 63,802 390 63,411 March 65,074 1,215 63,859 April 66,459 1,614 64,845 May 68,309 1,249 67,060 June 65,726 875 64,851 July 66,406 430 65,976 August 67,652 772 66,880 September 67,956 308 67,648 October 67,104 321 66,782 November 67,706 292 67,414 December 68,795 237 68,558 1997 Jan. - Mar. 212,715 2,131 210,585 January 69,972 247 69,725 February (R) 71,066 429 70,638 March 71,677 1,455 70,222 April May June July August September October November December February data as republished last month. 70,956 429 70,527 NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what is included in the Net Adjustments. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-97-85), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, MARCH 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.