U.S. Trade Balance in Goods on a Census Basis (Exhibit 5) Seasonally Adjusted: January 1998 to April 2009 Value in Millions of Dollars 2009 * * 2006 Month Balance $ Change % Change Month Balance $ Change % Change Month Balance $ Change % Change Month Balance $ Change % Change Annual -159,143 Annual -816,199 -7,436 0.92% Annual -808,763 -180,792 28.79% Annual -627,971 144,402 -18.70% January -46,468 5,414 -10.44% January -72,084 -2,390 3.43% January 66,153 134,481 -196.82% January -72,364 -2,910 4.19% February -36,027 10,441 -22.47% February -70,346 1,738 -2.41% February -65,665 -131,818 -199.26% February -67,061 5,303 -7.33% March -37,731 -1,704 4.73% March -69,117 1,229 -1.75% March -68,861 -3,196 4.87% March -67,460 -399 0.59% April -38,917 -1,186 3.14% April -72,034 -2,917 4.22% April -66,381 2,480 -3.60% April -68,091 -631 0.94% May May -72,209 -175 0.24% May -66,409 -28 0.04% May -70,403 -2,312 3.40% June June -71,546 663 -0.92% June -66,814 -405 0.61% June -68,847 1,556 -2.21% July July -75,142 -3,596 5.03% July -66,255 559 -0.84% July -71,904 -3,057 4.44% August August -70,180 4,962 -6.60% August -65,606 649 -0.98% August -73,123 -1,219 1.70% September September -69,530 650 -0.93% September -67,223 -1,617 2.46% September -70,403 2,720 -3.72% October October -69,605 -75 0.11% October -68,389 -1,166 1.73% October -65,146 5,257 -7.47% November November -52,524 17,081 -24.54% November -71,314 -2,925 4.28% November -64,840 306 -0.47% December December -51,882 642 -1.22% December -69,694 1,620 -2.27% December -68,328 -3,488 5.38% 2005 2004 2003 2002 Month Balance $ Change % Change Month Balance $ Change % Change Month Balance $ Change % Change Month Balance $ Change % Change Annual -772,373 -117,543 17.95% Annual -654,830 -122,480 23.01% Annual -532,350 -64,087 13.69% Annual -468,263 -56,364 13.68% January -60,396 -1,597 2.72% January 48,196 95,678 -201.50% January -44,216 2,455 -5.26% January -33,504 -3,046 10.00% February -62,736 -2,340 3.87% February -48,125 -96,321 -199.85% February -42,873 1,343 -3.04% February -35,822 -2,318 6.92% March -58,109 4,627 -7.38% March -50,807 -2,682 5.57% March -46,263 -3,390 7.91% March -35,522 300 -0.84% April -61,639 -3,530 6.07% April -51,472 -665 1.31% April -44,602 1,661 -3.59% April -38,015 -2,493 7.02% May -60,591 1,048 -1.70% May -51,994 -522 1.01% May -44,299 303 -0.68% May -38,213 -198 0.52% June -62,664 -2,073 3.42% June -57,977 -5,983 11.51% June -42,815 1,484 -3.35% June -39,076 -863 2.26% July -62,734 -70 0.11% July -55,333 2,644 -4.56% July -44,387 -1,572 3.67% July -38,068 1,008 -2.58% August -62,974 -240 0.38% August -56,093 -760 1.37% August -42,820 1,567 -3.53% August -40,548 -2,480 6.51% September -69,730 -6,756 10.73% September -54,808 1,285 -2.29% September -44,680 -1,860 4.34% September -40,725 -177 0.44% October -72,440 -2,710 3.89% October -58,642 -3,834 7.00% October -44,837 -157 0.35% October -38,795 1,930 -4.74% November -68,905 3,535 -4.88% November -62,584 -3,942 6.72% November -43,077 1,760 -3.93% November -43,304 -4,509 11.62% December -69,454 -549 0.80% December -58,799 3,785 -6.05% December -47,482 -4,405 10.23% December -46,671 -3,367 7.78% 2001 2000 1999 1998 Month Balance $ Change % Change Month Balance $ Change % Change Month Balance $ Change % Change Month Balance $ Change % Change Annual -411,899 24,205 -5.55% Annual -436,104 -107,283 32.63% Annual -328,821 -99,062 43.12% Annual -229,759 -49,237 27.27% January -39,600 -1,743 4.60% January -31,357 -751 2.45% January -21,509 -1,631 8.21% January -16,227 582 -3.46% February -34,236 5,364 -13.55% February -33,492 -2,135 6.81% February -24,320 -2,811 13.07% February -16,728 -501 3.09% March -37,504 -3,268 9.55% March -36,041 -2,549 7.61% March -23,820 500 -2.06% March -18,555 -1,827 10.92% April -35,359 2,145 -5.72% April -35,429 612 -1.70% April -24,256 -436 1.83% April -20,336 -1,781 9.60% May -31,378 3,981 -11.26% May -36,019 -590 1.67% May -26,698 -2,442 10.07% May -20,506 -170 0.84% June -33,877 -2,499 7.96% June -37,022 -1,003 2.78% June -29,448 -2,750 10.30% June -18,766 1,740 -8.49% July -34,381 -504 1.49% July -37,637 -615 1.66% July -29,917 -469 1.59% July -19,117 -351 1.87% August -32,921 1,460 -4.25% August -35,902 1,735 -4.61% August -29,124 793 -2.65% August -20,626 -1,509 7.89% September -34,582 -1,661 5.05% September -38,834 -2,932 8.17% September -28,459 665 -2.28% September -19,783 843 -4.09% October -34,335 247 -0.71% October -39,211 -377 0.97% October -29,886 -1,427 5.01% October -19,749 34 -0.17% November -33,268 1,067 -3.11% November -37,303 1,908 -4.87% November -30,778 -892 2.98% November -19,488 261 -1.32% December -30,458 2,810 -8.45% December -37,857 -554 1.49% December -30,606 172 -0.56% December -19,878 -390 2.00%