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.- Mar. -49,723 -45,334 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.- Mar. -56,034 -52,397 January -17,187 -15,973 February -18,231 -17,199 March -20,615 -19,225 April -21,446 -20,469 May -22,690 -21,647 June -20,642 -19,389 July -21,141 -19,818 August -22,847 -20,838 September -20,913 -19,428 October -20,279 -18,521 November -21,669 -19,553 December -20,499 -19,041 1999 Jan.- Mar. -75,649 -71,939 January -23,260 -22,135 February (R) -25,934 -24,609 March -26,456 -25,194 April May June July August September October November December February data as published last month. -26,150 -24,836 __________________________________________________________________________ Exports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1997 Jan.- Dec. 679,325 -9,858 689,182 Jan.- Mar. 163,499 -2,250 165,748 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.- Mar. 171,192 -2,325 173,517 January 57,809 -636 58,446 February 56,258 -807 57,065 March 57,125 -882 58,007 April 55,243 -655 55,898 May 54,626 -756 55,382 June 54,674 -898 55,573 July 53,733 -965 54,698 August 53,769 -1,314 55,083 September 55,912 -940 56,852 October 58,246 -1,202 59,449 November 57,110 -1,602 58,713 December 56,133 -1,199 57,332 1999 Jan.- Mar. 164,406 -3,103 167,509 January 55,168 -953 56,121 February (R) 54,357 -1,113 55,469 March 54,881 -1,037 55,918 April May June July August September October November December February data as published last month. 54,339 -1,100 55,439 __________________________________________________________________________ Imports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1997 Jan.- Dec. 877,279 6,609 870,671 Jan.- Mar. 213,222 2,140 211,082 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.- Mar. 227,226 1,311 225,914 January 74,997 578 74,419 February 74,489 226 74,264 March 77,740 508 77,232 April 76,689 322 76,367 May 77,316 288 77,029 June 75,316 355 74,961 July 74,874 358 74,516 August 76,616 695 75,921 September 76,826 546 76,280 October 78,526 556 77,970 November 78,779 514 78,265 December 76,632 259 76,373 1999 Jan.- Mar. 240,055 608 239,447 January 78,427 171 78,256 February (R) 80,291 213 80,078 March 81,337 224 81,113 April May June July August September October November December February data as published last month. 80,489 215 80,274 NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what is included in the Net Adjustments. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-99-89), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.