EXHIBIT 5. EXPORTS (F.A.S. VALUE), IMPORTS (CUSTOMS AND C.I.F. VALUES) AND MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AND NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: April 2001 TO April 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. -411,899.1 -450,076.6 Jan.- Apr. -144,937.8 -158,897.1 January -38,393.4 -42,104.5 February -33,463.4 -36,879.9 March -37,093.9 -40,549.3 April -35,987.1 -39,363.4 May -32,886.9 -36,099.1 June -34,282.0 -37,382.9 July -34,391.8 -37,452.0 August -33,451.9 -36,486.3 September -34,563.9 -37,557.2 October -33,886.7 -36,903.5 November -33,010.6 -35,981.4 December -30,487.5 -33,317.1 2002 Jan.- Apr. -141,812.1 -153,617.2 January -32,499.7 -35,362.7 February -35,242.5 -38,129.7 March (R) -35,282.2 -38,182.2 April -38,787.8 -41,942.7 May June July August September October November December Not Seasonally Adjusted 2001 Jan.- Dec. -411,899.1 -450,076.6 Jan.- Apr. -136,032.7 -149,668.4 January -39,707.8 -43,368.7 February -28,896.3 -32,046.3 March -33,178.5 -36,679.0 April -34,250.1 -37,574.4 May -31,673.6 -34,930.1 June -32,329.6 -35,430.4 July -40,014.6 -43,148.3 August -36,616.5 -39,790.9 September -34,251.6 -37,189.2 October -40,475.3 -43,797.5 November -33,805.1 -36,772.2 December -26,700.1 -29,349.7 2002 Jan.- Apr. -132,678.6 -144,176.4 January -32,556.0 -35,358.8 February -30,464.8 -33,101.8 March (R) -30,948.4 -33,831.3 April -38,709.3 -41,884.4 May June July August September October November December ____________________________________________________________________________ Exports Period F.a.s. value Seasonally Adjusted 2001 Jan.- Dec. 729,100.3 Jan.- Apr. 258,268.1 January 65,689.4 February 65,680.9 March 64,267.5 April 62,630.4 May 63,388.8 June 61,459.1 July 59,639.1 August 59,701.2 September 56,596.2 October 57,293.9 November 56,885.4 December 55,868.6 2002 Jan.- Apr. 225,016.4 January 55,746.5 February 55,537.5 March (R) 56,026.2 April 57,706.1 May June July August September October November December Not Seasonally Adjusted 2001 Jan.- Dec. 729,100.3 Jan.- Apr. 257,277.0 January 62,161.5 February 62,743.1 March 70,357.8 April 62,014.6 May 64,931.4 June 63,333.5 July 54,610.8 August 60,111.2 September 55,232.1 October 60,701.3 November 57,900.0 December 55,003.1 2002 Jan.- Apr. 224,538.1 January 52,719.6 February 53,120.8 March (R) 60,631.1 April 58,066.5 May June July August September October November December ____________________________________________________________________________ Imports Period Customs value C.i.f. value Seasonally Adjusted 2001 Jan.- Dec. 1,140,999.4 1,179,176.9 Jan.- Apr. 403,205.9 417,165.2 January 104,082.7 107,793.9 February 99,144.2 102,560.8 March 101,361.4 104,816.7 April 98,617.5 101,993.7 May 96,275.7 99,487.9 June 95,741.1 98,842.0 July 94,030.9 97,091.1 August 93,153.1 96,187.5 September 91,160.0 94,153.4 October 91,180.5 94,197.3 November 89,896.0 92,866.8 December 86,356.1 89,185.8 2002 Jan.- Apr. 366,828.5 378,633.6 January 88,246.2 91,109.2 February 90,780.0 93,667.2 March (R) 91,308.4 94,208.3 April 96,493.9 99,648.8 May June July August September October November December Not Seasonally Adjusted 2001 Jan.- Dec. 1,140,999.4 1,179,176.9 Jan.- Apr. 393,309.6 406,945.4 January 101,869.3 105,530.1 February 91,639.3 94,789.3 March 103,536.3 107,036.8 April 96,264.7 99,589.0 May 96,605.0 99,861.4 June 95,663.1 98,763.9 July 94,625.4 97,759.1 August 96,727.7 99,902.1 September 89,483.7 92,421.3 October 101,176.7 104,498.8 November 91,705.1 94,672.2 December 81,703.1 84,352.7 2002 Jan.- Apr. 357,216.6 368,714.4 January 85,275.6 88,078.4 February 83,585.6 86,222.7 March (R) 91,579.5 94,462.4 April 96,775.9 99,951.0 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."