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 1996 Jan.- Dec. -191,170 -170,214 Jan.- Mar. -42,923 -38,659 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.- Dec. -198,975 -181,872 Jan.- Mar. -49,843 -45,501 January -18,167 -17,369 February -16,780 -15,680 March -14,896 -12,452 April -15,546 -13,830 May -16,381 -14,490 June -15,262 -13,515 July -16,867 -15,609 August -16,577 -15,292 September -18,557 -17,166 October -16,498 -15,216 November -15,741 -14,845 December -17,702 -16,410 1998 Jan.- Mar. -57,066 -53,470 January -18,328 -17,131 February (R) -18,541 -17,525 March -20,197 -18,813 April May June July August September October November December February data as published last month. -18,565 -17,538 _______________________________________________ Exports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1996 Jan.- Dec. 612,069 -13,006 625,075 Jan.- Mar. 150,048 -2,390 152,438 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.- Dec. 678,150 -10,547 688,697 Jan.- Mar. 162,342 -2,210 164,552 January 51,624 -551 52,175 February 53,625 -671 54,296 March 57,093 -988 58,081 April 57,100 -697 57,797 May 56,809 -995 57,804 June 57,317 -857 58,174 July 56,683 -1,031 57,714 August 57,264 -1,044 58,308 September 56,308 -1,133 57,440 October 58,388 -1,040 59,429 November 57,524 -663 58,187 December 58,414 -878 59,292 1998 Jan.- Mar. 169,755 -2,308 172,063 January 56,686 -629 57,315 February (R) 55,543 -802 56,345 March 57,526 -877 58,402 April May June July August September October November December February data as published last month. 55,609 -810 56,419 __________________________________________________ Imports Total Balance Net Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1996 Jan.- Dec. 803,239 7,950 795,289 Jan.- Mar. 192,972 1,875 191,097 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.- Dec. 877,125 6,556 870,569 Jan.- Mar. 212,185 2,132 210,053 January 69,791 247 69,544 February 70,405 429 69,976 March 71,989 1,456 70,533 April 72,646 1,019 71,627 May 73,191 897 72,294 June 72,579 891 71,688 July 73,550 227 73,323 August 73,842 242 73,600 September 74,865 259 74,606 October 74,886 242 74,644 November 73,265 234 73,031 December 76,117 414 75,702 1998 Jan.- Mar. 226,821 1,288 225,533 January 75,014 567 74,447 February (R) 74,085 214 73,870 March 77,722 506 77,216 April May June July August September October November December February data as published last month. 74,174 217 73,957 NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what is included in the Net Adjustments. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-98-85), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, MARCH 1998. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.