EXHIBIT 5. EXPORTS (F.A.S. VALUE), IMPORTS (CUSTOMS AND C.I.F. VALUES) AND MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AND NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: August 2000 TO August 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.- Aug. -283,489.3 -310,250.6 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.- Aug. -279,011.1 -305,421.9 January -37,707.2 -41,438.6 February -33,296.9 -36,735.6 March -37,402.0 -40,887.4 April -36,321.8 -39,699.7 May -32,822.1 -36,024.2 June -34,078.4 -37,175.5 July (R) -34,596.8 -37,651.3 August -32,785.9 -35,809.6 September October November December Not Seasonally Adjusted 2000 Jan.- Dec. -436,104.4 -477,379.5 Jan.- Aug. -280,939.5 -307,613.1 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.- Aug. -275,774.1 -302,086.3 January -38,766.2 -42,440.5 February -28,178.5 -31,331.0 March -32,828.2 -36,329.8 April -34,170.6 -37,490.2 May -32,249.2 -35,509.8 June -32,831.8 -35,939.8 July (R) -40,437.1 -43,569.9 August -36,312.6 -39,475.3 September October November December __________________________________________________________________________ Exports Period F.a.s. value Seasonally Adjusted 2000 Jan.- Dec. 781,917.7 Jan.- Aug. 515,759.5 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.- Aug. 505,519.4 January 66,151.2 February 66,478.6 March 64,652.7 April 62,900.6 May 63,684.8 June 61,732.0 July (R) 59,701.2 August 60,218.4 September October November December Not Seasonally Adjusted 2000 Jan.- Dec. 781,917.7 Jan.- Aug. 512,067.7 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.- Aug. 501,450.8 January 62,340.2 February 63,115.2 March 70,586.0 April 62,224.1 May 64,872.9 June 63,420.7 July (R) 54,771.5 August 60,120.2 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.- Aug. 799,248.8 826,010.1 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.- Aug. 784,530.5 810,941.4 January 103,858.4 107,589.8 February 99,775.5 103,214.2 March 102,054.7 105,540.1 April 99,222.4 102,600.3 May 96,506.9 99,709.0 June 95,810.4 98,907.5 July (R) 94,298.0 97,352.5 August 93,004.3 96,028.0 September October November December Not Seasonally Adjusted 2000 Jan.- Dec. 1,218,022.0 1,259,297.2 Jan.- Aug. 793,007.2 819,680.8 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.- Aug. 777,224.9 803,537.1 January 101,106.4 104,780.7 February 91,293.7 94,446.3 March 103,414.2 106,915.8 April 96,394.7 99,714.3 May 97,122.1 100,382.7 June 96,252.5 99,360.5 July (R) 95,208.6 98,341.4 August 96,432.8 99,595.5 September October November December