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 2001 TO March 2002 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 2001 Jan.- Dec. -411,041.8 -449,241.8 Jan.- Mar. -108,509.2 -119,161.0 January -37,741.6 -41,471.7 February -33,331.2 -36,768.7 March -37,436.4 -40,920.5 April -36,356.2 -39,732.8 May -32,856.5 -36,057.3 June -34,112.7 -37,208.6 July -34,631.2 -37,684.4 August -33,083.6 -36,113.8 September -34,453.8 -37,439.3 October -33,930.9 -36,953.0 November -33,177.4 -36,152.1 December -29,930.5 -32,739.6 2002 Jan.- Mar. -104,398.2 -113,091.2 January -32,810.6 -35,681.3 February (R) -35,816.5 -38,722.0 March -35,771.0 -38,687.9 April May June July August September October November December Not Seasonally Adjusted 2001 Jan.- Dec. -411,041.8 -449,241.8 Jan.- Mar. -99,772.8 -110,101.4 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 -40,437.1 -43,569.9 August -36,583.4 -39,754.1 September -34,350.1 -37,290.3 October -40,563.6 -43,888.3 November -33,599.6 -36,563.1 December -26,483.6 -29,135.1 2002 Jan.- Mar. -93,824.6 -102,141.8 January -32,556.0 -35,358.8 February (R) -30,464.8 -33,101.8 March -30,803.8 -33,681.1 April May June July August September October November December ____________________________________________________________________________ Exports Period F.a.s. value Seasonally Adjusted 2001 Jan.- Dec. 730,912.2 Jan.- Mar. 196,883.4 January 66,018.2 February 66,345.6 March 64,519.7 April 62,767.6 May 63,551.8 June 61,599.0 July 59,568.2 August 60,152.9 September 56,325.9 October 57,368.7 November 56,882.7 December 55,812.0 2002 Jan.- Mar. 167,622.3 January 55,735.9 February (R) 55,782.2 March 56,104.3 April May June July August September October November December Not Seasonally Adjusted 2001 Jan.- Dec. 730,912.2 Jan.- Mar. 196,041.4 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 54,771.5 August 60,191.0 September 55,334.0 October 60,842.1 November 58,014.2 December 55,200.2 2002 Jan.- Mar. 166,471.0 January 52,719.6 February (R) 53,120.8 March 60,630.6 April May June July August September October November December ___________________________________________________________________________ Imports Period Customs value c.i.f. value Seasonally Adjusted 2001 Jan.- Dec. 1,141,954.0 1,180,154.0 Jan.- Mar. 305,392.6 316,044.4 January 103,759.7 107,489.9 February 99,676.8 103,114.3 March 101,956.0 105,440.2 April 99,123.8 102,500.4 May 96,408.2 99,609.1 June 95,711.7 98,807.5 July 94,199.4 97,252.6 August 93,236.5 96,266.7 September 90,779.7 93,765.2 October 91,299.5 94,321.6 November 90,060.0 93,034.8 December 85,742.5 88,551.6 2002 Jan.- Mar. 272,020.5 280,713.5 January 88,546.5 91,417.2 February (R) 91,598.6 94,504.2 March 91,875.3 94,792.1 April May June July August September October November December Not Seasonally Adjusted 2001 Jan.- Dec. 1,141,954.0 1,180,154.0 Jan.- Mar. 295,814.2 306,142.8 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 95,208.6 98,341.4 August 96,774.4 99,945.1 September 89,684.1 92,624.3 October 101,405.8 104,730.5 November 91,613.8 94,577.3 December 81,683.8 84,335.2 2002 Jan.- Mar. 260,295.6 268,612.8 January 85,275.6 88,078.4 February (R) 83,585.6 86,222.7 March 91,434.4 94,311.7 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."