EXHIBIT 5. EXPORTS (F.A.S. VALUE), IMPORTS (CUSTOMS AND C.I.F. VALUES) AND MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AND NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: March 2000 TO March 2001 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 2000 Jan.- Dec. -434,714.4 -475,986.4 Jan.- Mar. -101,117.9 -110,623.4 January -32,413.7 -35,541.0 February -32,739.9 -35,870.6 March -35,964.2 -39,211.8 April -36,168.0 -39,495.6 May -35,578.9 -38,869.5 June -35,636.3 -39,028.9 July -37,876.7 -41,464.8 August -35,664.4 -39,273.0 September -38,195.5 -41,881.9 October -38,524.1 -42,150.2 November -37,665.3 -41,286.6 December -38,287.3 -41,912.4 2001 Jan.- Mar. -106,365.2 -116,949.3 January -38,123.3 -41,856.7 February (R) -31,934.4 -35,321.7 March -36,307.5 -39,770.8 April May June July August September October November December Not Seasonally Adjusted 2000 Jan.- Dec. -434,714.4 -475,986.4 Jan.- Mar. -94,971.2 -104,246.0 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 -35,892.4 -39,331.0 July -42,076.9 -45,671.4 August -39,976.3 -43,770.6 September -38,710.4 -42,382.3 October -43,100.4 -46,994.4 November -38,223.8 -41,855.1 December -33,271.0 -36,690.9 2001 Jan.- Mar. -99,578.1 -109,898.5 January -38,766.2 -42,440.5 February (R) -28,178.5 -31,331.0 March -32,633.4 -36,127.0 April May June July August September October November December _______________________________________________________________________________ Exports Period F.a.s. value Seasonally Adjusted 2000 Jan.- Dec. 781,649.7 Jan.- Mar. 186,357.7 January 61,308.9 February 61,981.0 March 63,067.8 April 63,086.7 May 63,425.3 June 67,335.8 July 65,615.7 August 68,712.5 September 68,396.6 October 67,147.7 November 66,685.9 December 64,885.8 2001 Jan.- Mar. 196,204.8 January 65,421.5 February (R) 65,923.1 March 64,860.3 April May June July August September October November December Not Seasonally Adjusted 2000 Jan.- Dec. 781,649.7 Jan.- Mar. 187,286.4 January 57,221.1 February 61,324.9 March 68,740.4 April 62,786.5 May 64,262.4 June 68,271.2 July 59,707.4 August 67,964.8 September 67,638.7 October 70,371.1 November 67,910.1 December 65,451.2 2001 Jan.- Mar. 196,020.9 January 62,340.2 February (R) 63,115.2 March 70,565.5 April May June July August September October November December _______________________________________________________________________________ Imports Period Customs value C.i.f. value Seasonally Adjusted 2000 Jan.- Dec. 1,216,364.1 1,257,636.1 Jan.- Mar. 287,475.6 296,981.1 January 93,722.6 96,849.9 February 94,720.9 97,851.6 March 99,032.0 102,279.6 April 99,254.7 102,582.3 May 99,004.2 102,294.8 June 102,972.1 106,364.7 July 103,492.4 107,080.5 August 104,376.9 107,985.5 September 106,592.1 110,278.5 October 105,671.8 109,297.9 November 104,351.2 107,972.5 December 103,173.1 106,798.2 2001 Jan.- Mar. 302,570.1 313,154.1 January 103,544.8 107,278.2 February (R) 97,857.5 101,244.8 March 101,167.8 104,631.1 April May June July August September October November December Not Seasonally Adjusted 2000 Jan.- Dec. 1,216,364.1 1,257,636.1 Jan.- Mar. 282,257.6 291,532.4 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 104,163.5 107,602.1 July 101,784.3 105,378.9 August 107,941.2 111,735.4 September 106,349.1 110,021.0 October 113,471.5 117,365.5 November 106,133.9 109,765.2 December 98,722.1 102,142.1 2001 Jan.- Mar. 295,599.0 305,919.4 January 101,106.4 104,780.7 February (R) 91,293.7 94,446.3 March 103,198.9 106,692.5 April May 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."