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 1997 Jan.- Dec. -197,955 -181,488 Jan.- -17,495 -16,677 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.- Dec. -248,159 -231,100 Jan.- -17,187 -15,973 January(R) -17,187 -15,973 February(R) -18,231 -17,199 March(R) -20,615 -19,225 April(R) -21,446 -20,469 May(R) -22,690 -21,647 June(R) -20,642 -19,389 July(R) -21,141 -19,818 August(R) -22,847 -20,838 September(R) -20,913 -19,428 October(R) -20,279 -18,521 November(R) -21,669 -19,553 December(R) -20,499 -19,041 1999 Jan.- -23,420 -22,308 January -23,420 -22,308 February March April May June July August September October November December December data as published last month. -20,328 -18,796 __________________________________________________________________________ Exports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1997 Jan.- Dec. 679,325 -9,858 689,182 Jan.- 52,655 -566 53,221 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.- Dec. 670,641 -11,856 682,497 Jan.- 57,809 -636 58,446 January(R) 57,809 -636 58,446 February(R) 56,258 -807 57,065 March(R) 57,125 -882 58,007 April(R) 55,243 -655 55,898 May(R) 54,626 -756 55,382 June(R) 54,674 -898 55,573 July(R) 53,733 -965 54,698 August(R) 53,769 -1,314 55,083 September(R) 55,912 -940 56,852 October(R) 58,246 -1,202 59,449 November(R) 57,110 -1,602 58,713 December(R) 56,133 -1,199 57,332 1999 Jan.- 54,830 -952 55,782 January 54,830 -952 55,782 February March April May June July August September October November December December data as published last month. 56,552 -1,264 57,816 __________________________________________________________________________ Imports Total Total Balance Census of Payments Net Basis Period Basis Adjustments 1997 Jan.- Dec. 877,279 6,609 870,671 Jan.- 70,150 252 69,898 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.- Dec. 918,800 5,204 913,597 Jan.- 74,997 578 74,419 January(R) 74,997 578 74,419 February(R) 74,489 226 74,264 March(R) 77,740 508 77,232 April(R) 76,689 322 76,367 May(R) 77,316 288 77,029 June(R) 75,316 355 74,961 July(R) 74,874 358 74,516 August(R) 76,616 695 75,921 September(R) 76,826 546 76,280 October(R) 78,526 556 77,970 November(R) 78,779 514 78,265 December(R) 76,632 259 76,373 1999 Jan.- 78,251 161 78,090 January 78,251 161 78,090 February March April May June July August September October November December December data as published last month. 76,880 268 76,612 NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what is included in the Net Adjustments. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-99-55), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, January 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.