Part A: Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 5. U.S. TRADE IN GOODS (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustments and rounding. (R) Revised.) Balance Total Balance Total of Payments Census Period Basis Basis 2006 Jan.- Dec. -838,270 -817,304 Jan.- Aug. -567,834 -554,969 January -72,390 -70,861 February -68,315 -66,850 March -67,902 -66,323 April -69,252 -67,760 May -71,899 -70,285 June -70,534 -68,994 July -73,638 -71,906 August -73,905 -71,992 September -71,080 -69,191 October -65,617 -63,675 November -64,975 -62,739 December -68,765 -66,729 2007 Jan.- Dec. -819,373 -794,483 Jan.- Aug. -543,716 -526,671 January -66,208 -64,418 February -66,443 -64,954 March -70,712 -67,923 April -68,754 -66,245 May -68,472 -66,103 June -68,661 -66,923 July -67,794 -65,546 August -66,672 -64,561 September -66,738 -64,744 October -67,713 -65,795 November -71,697 -69,632 December -69,509 -67,640 2008 Jan.- Aug. -572,377 -557,432 January -70,147 -68,557 February -72,483 -69,919 March -68,403 -66,307 April -72,950 -70,583 May -72,111 -70,811 June -71,267 -69,802 July (R) -74,116 -72,260 August -70,901 -69,192 September October November December July data as published last month: -74,874 -73,018 _________________ Exports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 2006 Jan.- Dec. 1,023,109 -13,525 1,036,635 Jan.- Aug. 669,735 -7,879 677,614 January 80,577 -831 81,408 February 81,421 -898 82,319 March 82,682 -906 83,587 April 82,749 -930 83,679 May 84,171 -1,025 85,196 June 86,412 -973 87,384 July 84,645 -1,102 85,747 August 87,080 -1,213 88,294 September 87,553 -1,284 88,837 October 87,983 -1,283 89,265 November 89,005 -1,610 90,615 December 88,834 -1,470 90,304 2007 Jan.- Dec. 1,148,481 -13,999 1,162,479 Jan.- Aug. 745,832 -9,558 755,390 January 90,257 -1,247 91,504 February 89,007 -1,014 90,021 March 91,054 -1,373 92,427 April 91,210 -1,336 92,546 May 93,411 -1,248 94,659 June 94,867 -1,097 95,965 July 97,502 -1,167 98,669 August 98,524 -1,076 99,600 September 99,468 -900 100,368 October 100,371 -1,043 101,414 November 100,968 -1,433 102,401 December 101,842 -1,065 102,906 2008 Jan.- Aug. 893,601 -6,196 899,797 January 104,686 -796 105,482 February 108,098 -906 109,004 March 105,029 -512 105,541 April 110,059 -776 110,835 May 110,998 -546 111,544 June 116,255 -758 117,014 July (R) 120,834 -828 121,662 August 117,642 -1,074 118,716 September October November December July data as published last month: 120,776 -827 121,603 _________________ Imports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 2006 Jan.- Dec. 1,861,380 7,441 1,853,938 Jan.- Aug. 1,237,569 4,986 1,232,584 January 152,967 698 152,269 February 149,736 567 149,168 March 150,583 673 149,910 April 152,001 562 151,439 May 156,070 589 155,481 June 156,945 567 156,378 July 158,282 629 157,653 August 160,986 700 160,285 September 158,633 605 158,027 October 153,599 659 152,940 November 153,980 626 153,354 December 157,598 565 157,033 2007 Jan.- Dec. 1,967,853 10,892 1,956,962 Jan.- Aug. 1,289,548 7,486 1,282,061 January 156,465 543 155,922 February 155,450 475 154,975 March 161,766 1,417 160,350 April 159,964 1,173 158,791 May 161,883 1,122 160,761 June 163,528 641 162,888 July 165,296 1,081 164,215 August 165,196 1,035 164,161 September 166,207 1,094 165,112 October 168,084 876 167,209 November 172,664 632 172,033 December 171,350 804 170,547 2008 Jan.- Aug. 1,465,978 8,749 1,457,229 January 174,833 794 174,039 February 180,580 1,657 178,923 March 173,432 1,584 171,848 April 183,009 1,590 181,418 May 183,109 754 182,355 June 187,523 707 186,816 July (R) 194,949 1,028 193,922 August 188,543 635 187,908 September October November December July data as published last month: 195,651 1,029 194,622 NOTE: For information on data sources, nonsampling errors, definitions and details concerning what is included in the Net Adjustments, see the information section on page A-1 of this release, or at www.census.gov/ft900 or www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/tradnewsrelease.htm. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-08-153, BEA-08-47), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, August 2008. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.