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 2000 TO May 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. -436,104.4 -477,379.5 Jan.- May -174,057.6 -190,247.7 January -31,387.0 -34,516.7 February -34,208.6 -37,381.1 March -36,629.1 -39,890.8 April -35,978.6 -39,303.4 May -35,854.3 -39,155.8 June -36,565.1 -39,953.6 July -37,158.4 -40,727.4 August -35,708.2 -39,321.9 September -38,344.5 -42,003.3 October -38,759.4 -42,389.3 November -37,475.2 -41,089.6 December -38,036.0 -41,646.8 2001 Jan.- May -177,486.6 -194,714.2 January -37,707.2 -41,438.6 February -33,296.9 -36,735.6 March -37,402.0 -40,887.4 April (R) -36,321.8 -39,699.7 May -32,758.8 -35,952.8 June July August September October November December Not Seasonally Adjusted 2000 Jan.- Dec. -436,104.4 -477,379.5 Jan.- May -162,546.4 -178,374.6 January -29,509.7 -32,444.7 February -30,508.2 -33,510.4 March -34,296.4 -37,624.4 April -31,838.3 -35,030.7 May -36,393.8 -39,764.5 June -36,524.7 -39,968.0 July -41,957.0 -45,554.0 August -39,911.3 -43,716.5 September -38,964.8 -42,631.7 October -44,177.3 -48,082.1 November -38,781.2 -42,411.8 December -33,241.6 -36,640.8 2001 Jan.- May -166,128.9 -183,029.3 January -38,766.2 -42,440.5 February -28,178.5 -31,331.0 March -32,828.2 -36,329.8 April (R) -34,170.6 -37,490.2 May -32,185.4 -35,437.7 June July August September October November December ___________________________________________________________________________ Exports Period F.a.s. value Seaonally Adjusted 2000 Jan.- Dec. 781,917.7 Jan.- May 315,499.5 January 62,558.8 February 62,218.5 March 63,164.2 April 63,635.5 May 63,922.5 June 66,279.7 July 65,837.1 August 68,143.3 September 67,479.9 October 66,642.9 November 66,683.4 December 65,351.9 2001 Jan.- May 323,864.5 January 66,151.2 February 66,478.6 March 64,652.7 April (R) 62,900.6 May 63,681.4 June July August September October November December Not Seasonally Adjusted 2000 Jan.- Dec. 781,917.7 Jan.- May 315,781.3 January 57,678.7 February 61,179.4 March 68,947.8 April 63,302.3 May 64,673.1 June 68,002.2 July 60,029.3 August 68,254.9 September 67,390.6 October 69,634.8 November 67,613.7 December 65,210.9 2001 Jan.- May 323,136.0 January 62,340.2 February 63,115.2 March 70,586.0 April (R) 62,224.1 May 64,870.5 June July August September October November December ____________________________________________________________________ Imports Period Customs value C.i.f. value Seasonally Adjusted 2000 Jan.- Dec. 1,218,022.0 1,259,297.2 Jan.- May 489,557.1 505,747.2 January 93,945.9 97,075.5 February 96,427.1 99,599.6 March 99,793.3 103,055.0 April 99,614.0 102,938.8 May 99,776.8 103,078.2 June 102,844.8 106,233.3 July 102,995.4 106,564.4 August 103,851.4 107,465.2 September 105,824.4 109,483.2 October 105,402.4 109,032.2 November 104,158.6 107,773.0 December 103,387.9 106,998.6 2001 Jan.- May 501,351.1 518,578.7 January 103,858.4 107,589.8 February 99,775.5 103,214.2 March 102,054.7 105,540.1 April (R) 99,222.4 102,600.3 May 96,440.2 99,634.3 June July August September October November December Not Seasonally Adjusted 2000 Jan.- Dec. 1,218,022.0 1,259,297.2 Jan.- May 478,327.7 494,155.9 January 87,188.4 90,123.3 February 91,687.5 94,689.8 March 103,244.2 106,572.2 April 95,140.6 98,333.0 May 101,067.0 104,437.6 June 104,526.9 107,970.2 July 101,986.3 105,583.3 August 108,166.2 111,971.4 September 106,355.4 110,022.3 October 113,812.1 117,716.9 November 106,394.9 110,025.5 December 98,452.5 101,851.7 2001 Jan.- May 489,264.9 506,165.3 January 101,106.4 104,780.7 February 91,293.7 94,446.3 March 103,414.2 106,915.8 April (R) 96,394.7 99,714.3 May 97,056.0 100,308.3 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."