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 Period of Payments Census Basis Basis 1995 Jan.- Dec. -173,560 -158,801 Jan.- Nov. -161,001 -147,247 January -15,794 -14,917 February -14,133 -13,223 March -14,473 -12,832 April -15,661 -14,132 May -15,820 -13,912 June -16,078 -14,328 July -15,550 -14,623 August -13,675 -12,692 September -13,595 -12,702 October -13,363 -12,138 November -12,860 -11,747 December -12,559 -11,553 1996 Jan.- Dec. -191,170 -170,214 Jan.- Nov. -173,475 -154,070 January -15,508 -14,538 February -13,080 -11,902 March -14,335 -12,218 April -15,897 -13,441 May -16,826 -14,449 June -14,839 -13,083 July -17,757 -15,893 August -16,759 -14,637 September -17,976 -16,361 October -15,320 -13,940 November -15,176 -13,608 December -17,695 -16,144 1997 Jan.- Nov. -180,443 -164,630 January -18,149 -17,350 February -16,761 -15,661 March -14,877 -12,433 April -15,528 -13,812 May -16,363 -14,471 June -15,244 -13,496 July -16,849 -15,590 August -16,559 -15,273 September -18,538 -17,147 October (R) -16,479 -15,197 November -15,098 -14,198 December October data as published last month. -17,082 -15,802 ______________________________________________ Exports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1995 Jan.- Dec. 575,871 -8,871 584,742 Jan.- Nov. 525,616 -8,070 533,686 January 45,060 -635 45,695 February 45,544 -680 46,224 March 47,785 -770 48,555 April 47,508 -649 48,156 May 47,953 -755 48,707 June 47,720 -843 48,563 July 47,062 -718 47,779 August 48,663 -751 49,414 September 49,635 -662 50,297 October 49,277 -804 50,081 November 49,408 -805 50,213 December 50,256 -801 51,056 1996 Jan.- Dec. 612,069 -13,006 625,075 Jan.- Nov. 559,936 -11,690 571,626 January 48,899 -695 49,594 February 50,433 -791 51,224 March 50,716 -904 51,620 April 50,794 -843 51,637 May 51,282 -1,130 52,412 June 51,335 -882 52,217 July 49,087 -1,440 50,527 August 51,254 -1,352 52,606 September 50,423 -1,309 51,732 October 52,503 -1,065 53,568 November 53,209 -1,279 54,488 December 52,133 -1,316 53,449 1997 Jan.- Nov. 620,610 -9,672 630,283 January 51,686 -551 52,237 February 53,687 -671 54,358 March 57,155 -988 58,142 April 57,162 -697 57,859 May 56,871 -995 57,866 June 57,378 -857 58,235 July 56,745 -1,031 57,776 August 57,326 -1,044 58,370 September 56,370 -1,133 57,502 October (R) 58,450 -1,040 59,490 November 57,781 -666 58,448 December October data as published last month: 57,964 -1,037 59,001 ________________________________________ Imports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1995 Jan.- Dec. 749,431 5,888 743,543 Jan.- Nov. 686,617 5,684 680,933 January 60,854 243 60,612 February 59,678 230 59,448 March 62,258 870 61,388 April 63,168 880 62,288 May 63,773 1,153 62,620 June 63,798 907 62,891 July 62,612 210 62,402 August 62,338 232 62,107 September 63,229 231 62,998 October 62,640 420 62,220 November 62,268 308 61,960 December 62,814 204 62,610 1996 Jan.- Dec. 803,239 7,950 795,289 Jan.- Nov. 733,410 7,714 725,696 January 64,407 275 64,132 February 63,514 388 63,126 March 65,052 1,213 63,839 April 66,691 1,613 65,079 May 68,108 1,247 66,861 June 66,174 874 65,301 July 66,844 425 66,419 August 68,013 770 67,243 September 68,400 307 68,093 October 67,823 315 67,508 November 68,385 289 68,096 December 69,828 235 69,593 1997 Jan.- Nov. 801,054 6,141 794,913 January 69,834 247 69,587 February 70,448 429 70,019 March 72,032 1,456 70,576 April 72,689 1,019 71,670 May 73,234 897 72,337 June 72,622 891 71,731 July 73,593 227 73,366 August 73,885 242 73,643 September 74,908 259 74,649 October (R) 74,929 242 74,688 November 72,879 233 72,646 December October data as published last month: 75,047 244 74,803 NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what is included in the Net Adjustments. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-98-13), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, NOVEMBER 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.