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. -191,337 -170,214 Jan.- Oct. -158,092 -140,112 January -14,802 -13,820 February -12,817 -11,627 March -14,995 -12,860 April -15,955 -13,482 May -17,217 -14,825 June -15,662 -13,891 July -17,248 -15,369 August -16,873 -14,733 September -17,433 -15,805 October -15,091 -13,699 November -15,459 -13,880 December -17,785 -16,223 1997 Jan.- Dec. -197,955 -181,488 Jan.- Oct. -164,387 -149,768 January -17,495 -16,677 February -16,469 -15,354 March -15,759 -13,303 April -16,505 -14,780 May -16,982 -15,082 June -15,610 -13,876 July -15,864 -14,594 August -16,909 -15,617 September -16,524 -15,519 October -16,270 -14,965 November -16,605 -15,694 December -16,962 -16,026 1998 Jan.- Oct. -205,337 -191,872 January -17,076 -15,861 February -18,120 -17,087 March -20,504 -19,114 April -21,335 -20,358 May -22,578 -21,535 June -20,530 -19,277 July -21,029 -19,706 August -22,735 -20,726 September (R) -20,802 -19,316 October -20,629 -18,892 November December September data as published last month. -20,596 -19,115 ____________________________________________________________________ Exports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1996 Jan.- Dec. 611,983 -13,092 625,075 Jan.- Oct. 506,952 -10,482 517,435 January 49,473 -701 50,174 February 50,979 -796 51,775 March 50,403 -913 51,316 April 50,492 -853 51,345 May 50,753 -1,137 51,890 June 50,885 -889 51,775 July 49,377 -1,445 50,822 August 51,102 -1,360 52,462 September 50,773 -1,317 52,090 October 52,715 -1,072 53,787 November 53,223 -1,286 54,510 December 51,807 -1,323 53,131 1997 Jan.- Dec. 679,325 -9,858 689,182 Jan.- Oct. 563,507 -8,675 572,182 January 52,655 -566 53,221 February 54,337 -685 55,022 March 56,507 -999 57,505 April 56,326 -703 57,029 May 56,103 -1,003 57,106 June 56,811 -842 57,652 July 57,455 -1,041 58,496 August 57,100 -1,047 58,147 September 57,747 -739 58,486 October 58,467 -1,050 59,517 November 57,482 -670 58,151 December 58,336 -513 58,849 1998 Jan.- Oct. 557,901 -9,027 566,929 January 57,902 -636 58,538 February 56,350 -807 57,157 March 57,217 -882 58,099 April 55,335 -655 55,990 May 54,719 -756 55,474 June 54,767 -898 55,665 July 53,825 -965 54,791 August 53,862 -1,314 55,175 September (R) 56,005 -940 56,944 October 57,921 -1,175 59,096 November December September data as published last month. 55,873 -943 56,815 _____________________________________________________________________________ Imports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1996 Jan.- Dec. 803,320 8,031 795,289 Jan.- Oct. 665,045 7,498 657,546 January 64,274 281 63,994 February 63,796 395 63,402 March 65,397 1,221 64,176 April 66,447 1,620 64,828 May 67,970 1,255 66,715 June 66,548 882 65,666 July 66,625 434 66,191 August 67,975 780 67,195 September 68,206 311 67,895 October 67,806 320 67,486 November 68,682 293 68,390 December 69,593 240 69,353 1997 Jan.- Dec. 877,279 6,609 870,671 Jan.- Oct. 727,894 5,945 721,950 January 70,150 252 69,898 February 70,807 430 70,376 March 72,266 1,458 70,808 April 72,831 1,021 71,810 May 73,085 897 72,188 June 72,420 892 71,528 July 73,318 228 73,090 August 74,009 245 73,764 September 74,271 266 74,005 October 74,738 255 74,483 November 74,087 242 73,845 December 75,298 423 74,875 1998 Jan.- Oct. 763,238 4,438 758,800 January 74,977 578 74,399 February 74,470 226 74,244 March 77,720 508 77,212 April 76,670 322 76,348 May 77,297 288 77,009 June 75,297 355 74,942 July 74,854 358 74,497 August 76,597 695 75,901 September (R) 76,806 546 76,261 October 78,550 563 77,987 November December September data as published last month. 76,469 539 75,931 NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what is included in the Net Adjustments. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-98-235), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, October 1998. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.