EXHIBIT 5. EXPORTS (F.A.S. VALUE), IMPORTS (CUSTOMS AND C.I.F. VALUES) AND MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AND NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: May 1999 TO May 2000 In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. (R) - Revised. Trade balance Period Customs C.I.F. Seasonally Adjusted 1999 Jan.- Dec. -328,821.0 -363,638.0 Jan.- May -120,332.5 -133,590.4 January -21,773.8 -24,347.0 February -23,786.1 -26,414.8 March -23,773.4 -26,407.9 April -24,595.6 -27,274.2 May -26,403.6 -29,146.6 June -28,907.0 -31,872.6 July -29,997.6 -33,006.2 August -29,071.7 -32,146.3 September -28,473.8 -31,585.7 October -30,211.3 -33,306.4 November -31,216.0 -34,359.4 December -30,611.1 -33,771.0 2000 Jan.- May -173,224.0 -189,324.7 January -32,346.9 -35,471.2 February -32,673.1 -35,800.9 March -35,897.4 -39,142.1 April (R) -36,101.2 -39,425.8 May -36,205.4 -39,484.7 June July August September October November December Not Seasonally Adjusted 1999 Jan.- Dec. -328,821.0 -363,638.0 Jan.- May -110,257.1 -123,204.2 January -19,330.1 -21,738.2 February -20,569.9 -23,005.9 March -23,183.1 -25,924.7 April -22,697.4 -25,352.9 May -24,476.6 -27,182.5 June -30,055.1 -33,081.2 July -33,777.6 -36,817.3 August -32,310.0 -35,482.1 September -30,813.0 -33,980.7 October -31,486.9 -34,722.1 November -32,632.7 -35,808.9 December -27,488.6 -30,541.6 2000 Jan.- May -164,159.9 -179,978.9 January -30,146.8 -33,084.1 February -30,497.4 -33,508.4 March -34,327.0 -37,653.5 April (R) -32,028.5 -35,215.0 May -37,160.2 -40,517.9 June July August September October November December __________________________________________________________ Exports Period F.a.s. value Seasonally Adjusted 1999 Jan.- Dec. 695,797.2 Jan.- May 279,897.1 January 55,918.1 February 55,401.3 March 55,710.2 April 56,388.1 May 56,479.4 June 56,892.7 July 57,417.7 August 59,258.8 September 60,240.9 October 60,043.4 November 59,944.8 December 62,101.8 2000 Jan.- May 312,195.5 January 61,330.2 February 62,002.3 March 63,089.1 April (R) 63,108.0 May 62,666.0 June July August September October November December Not Seasonally Adjusted 1999 Jan.- Dec. 695,797.2 Jan.- May 280,376.3 January 52,436.1 February 53,279.2 March 60,889.3 April 57,282.9 May 56,488.8 June 57,824.6 July 52,997.5 August 57,438.8 September 59,431.3 October 62,973.0 November 60,947.8 December 63,807.9 2000 Jan.- May 313,550.7 January 57,221.1 February 61,324.9 March 68,740.4 April (R) 62,786.5 May 63,477.9 June July August September October November December ____________________________________________________________ Imports Period Customs value C.i.f. value Seasonally Adjusted 1999 Jan.- Dec. 1,024,618.2 1,059,435.2 Jan.- May 400,229.6 413,487.5 January 77,691.9 80,265.1 February 79,187.3 81,816.1 March 79,483.6 82,118.1 April 80,983.6 83,662.2 May 82,883.0 85,626.0 June 85,799.7 88,765.3 July 87,415.3 90,423.9 August 88,330.5 91,405.1 September 88,714.7 91,826.6 October 90,254.7 93,349.8 November 91,160.9 94,304.3 December 92,712.9 95,872.8 2000 Jan.- May 485,419.5 501,520.2 January 93,677.1 96,801.4 February 94,675.4 97,803.1 March 98,986.5 102,231.2 April (R) 99,209.2 102,533.8 May 98,871.4 102,150.8 June July August September October November December Not Seasonally Adjusted 1999 Jan.- Dec. 1,024,618.2 1,059,435.2 Jan.- May 390,633.4 403,580.5 January 71,766.2 74,174.4 February 73,849.1 76,285.1 March 84,072.4 86,814.0 April 79,980.3 82,635.8 May 80,965.4 83,671.3 June 87,879.7 90,905.8 July 86,775.2 89,814.8 August 89,748.8 92,921.0 September 90,244.3 93,411.9 October 94,459.9 97,695.1 November 93,580.5 96,756.7 December 91,296.5 94,349.4 2000 Jan.- May 477,710.6 493,529.7 January 87,368.0 90,305.2 February 91,822.3 94,833.3 March 103,067.4 106,393.9 April (R) 94,814.9 98,001.5 May 100,638.0 103,995.8 June July August September October November December CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311) Foreign Trade Division or see our web site at "http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/" NOTE: For information on more detailed data available, please see record titled "MORE DETAILED FOREIGN TRADE DATA AVAILABLE."