EXHIBIT 5. EXPORTS (F.A.S. VALUE), IMPORTS (CUSTOMS AND C.I.F. VALUES) AND MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AND NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: July 1999 TO July 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.- July -179,237.1 -198,469.2 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.- July -246,090.8 -269,178.2 January -32,346.9 -35,471.2 February -32,673.1 -35,800.9 March -35,897.4 -39,142.1 April -36,101.2 -39,425.8 May -35,512.1 -38,799.8 June (R) -35,569.5 -38,959.1 July -37,990.7 -41,579.4 August September October November December Not Seasonally Adjusted 1999 Jan.- Dec. -328,821.0 -363,638.0 Jan.- July -174,089.8 -193,102.6 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.- July -241,629.0 -264,493.1 January -30,146.8 -33,084.1 February -30,497.4 -33,508.4 March -34,327.0 -37,653.5 April -32,028.5 -35,215.0 May -36,463.6 -39,829.6 June (R) -35,892.4 -39,331.0 July -42,273.3 -45,871.5 August September October November December ___________________________________________________________________________ Exports Period F.a.s. value Seasonally Adjusted 1999 Jan.- Dec. 695,797.2 Jan.- July 394,207.5 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.- July 445,858.8 January 61,330.2 February 62,002.3 March 63,089.1 April 63,108.0 May 63,446.6 June (R) 67,357.1 July 65,525.7 August September October November December Not Seasonally Adjusted 1999 Jan.- Dec. 695,797.2 Jan.- July 391,198.5 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.- July 442,196.2 January 57,221.1 February 61,324.9 March 68,740.4 April 62,786.5 May 64,262.4 June (R) 68,271.2 July 59,589.8 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.- July 573,444.7 592,676.7 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.- July 691,949.7 715,037.0 January 93,677.1 96,801.4 February 94,675.4 97,803.1 March 98,986.5 102,231.2 April 99,209.2 102,533.8 May 98,958.7 102,246.3 June (R) 102,926.5 106,316.2 July 103,516.4 107,105.0 August September October November December Not Seasonally Adjusted 1999 Jan.- Dec. 1,024,618.2 1,059,435.2 Jan.- July 565,288.3 584,301.1 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.- July 683,825.2 706,689.3 January 87,368.0 90,305.2 February 91,822.3 94,833.3 March 103,067.4 106,393.9 April 94,814.9 98,001.5 May 100,725.9 104,092.0 June (R) 104,163.5 107,602.1 July 101,863.2 105,461.3 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."