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 1994 TO August 1995 In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. (R) - Revised. ---------------------------------------------------------- Period Trade balance Customs C.I.F. ............ Seasonally Adjusted 1994 Jan. - Dec. -150,629.2 -176,049.1 Jan. - Aug. -97,310.6 -113,860.6 January -10,184.7 -12,133.3 February -12,133.4 -14,088.1 March -9,630.6 -11,687.1 April -12,081.7 -14,140.9 May -12,655.8 -14,701.9 June -12,977.0 -15,091.9 July -14,775.8 -16,922.1 August -12,871.5 -15,095.3 September -13,464.5 -15,668.9 October -13,641.9 -15,848.1 November -14,202.2 -16,444.2 December -12,010.1 -14,227.2 1995 Jan. - Aug. -112,831.8 -131,729.8 January -14,897.4 -17,556.0 February -13,350.4 -15,933.5 March -12,886.6 -15,391.5 April -14,796.8 -17,055.9 May -14,058.1 -16,288.8 June -14,729.8 -16,912.4 July (R) -15,290.2 -17,552.6 August -12,822.4 -15,039.0 September October November December ............ Not Seasonally Adjusted 1994 Jan. - Dec. -150,629.2 -176,049.1 Jan. - Aug. -92,680.6 -109,122.4 January -8,953.6 -10,814.3 February -9,528.1 -11,347.4 March -8,523.8 -10,651.3 April -9,885.0 -11,884.9 May -10,772.5 -12,799.8 June -13,713.5 -15,864.5 July -15,589.2 -17,723.9 August -15,714.9 -18,036.3 September -15,113.8 -17,348.7 October -16,656.5 -18,993.6 November -15,660.4 -17,933.4 December -10,518.0 -12,650.9 1995 Jan. - Aug. -108,394.8 -127,175.6 January -13,752.2 -16,325.2 February -10,307.6 -12,714.2 March -11,175.9 -13,763.3 April -12,087.5 -14,252.7 May -13,037.1 -15,284.7 June -14,886.0 -17,095.4 July (R) -17,281.0 -19,548.3 August -15,867.5 -18,191.8 September October November December ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Period Exports F.a.s. value ............ Seasonally Adjusted 1994 Jan. - Dec. 512,626.5 Jan. - Aug. 331,733.2 January 39,673.0 February 38,153.4 March 42,843.6 April 41,094.9 May 41,303.8 June 42,755.0 July 41,229.8 August 44,679.7 September 44,147.8 October 44,315.5 November 45,259.2 December 47,170.8 1995 Jan. - Aug. 382,334.7 January 45,576.7 February 46,327.0 March 48,725.7 April 47,815.3 May 49,071.8 June 48,231.2 July (R) 47,097.5 August 49,489.5 September October November December ............ Not Seasonally Adjusted 1994 Jan. - Dec. 512,626.5 Jan. - Aug. 330,859.8 January 37,560.7 February 37,126.1 March 46,139.1 April 41,586.7 May 42,215.0 June 43,425.0 July 39,218.3 August 43,588.9 September 43,766.0 October 45,313.8 November 45,673.7 December 47,013.2 1995 Jan. - Aug. 381,104.7 January 43,496.4 February 45,010.3 March 52,502.7 April 47,761.0 May 50,099.0 June 49,209.9 July (R) 44,495.4 August 48,530.0 September October November December ---------------------------------------------------------- Period Imports Customs value C.i.f. value ............ Seasonally Adjusted 1994 Jan. - Dec. 663,255.7 688,675.5 Jan. - Aug. 429,043.8 445,593.8 January 49,857.7 51,806.2 February 50,286.8 52,241.5 March 52,474.2 54,530.8 April 53,176.6 55,235.8 May 53,959.6 56,005.7 June 55,732.0 57,846.9 July 56,005.6 58,151.9 August 57,551.2 59,775.0 September 57,612.3 59,816.7 October 57,957.4 60,163.7 November 59,461.4 61,703.4 December 59,180.8 61,397.9 1995 Jan. - Aug. 495,166.5 514,064.6 January 60,474.1 63,132.7 February 59,677.4 62,260.6 March 61,612.3 64,117.2 April 62,612.2 64,871.3 May 63,129.9 65,360.6 June 62,961.0 65,143.7 July (R) 62,387.7 64,650.1 August 62,311.9 64,528.4 September October November December ............ Not Seasonally Adjusted 1994 Jan. - Dec. 663,255.7 688,675.5 Jan. - Aug. 423,540.3 439,982.2 January 46,514.3 48,375.1 February 46,654.2 48,473.5 March 54,662.9 56,790.3 April 51,471.8 53,471.7 May 52,987.4 55,014.8 June 57,138.5 59,289.5 July 54,807.5 56,942.2 August 59,303.8 61,625.1 September 58,879.8 61,114.7 October 61,970.3 64,307.4 November 61,334.1 63,607.1 December 57,531.2 59,664.1 1995 Jan. - Aug. 489,499.5 508,280.3 January 57,248.5 59,821.5 February 55,317.9 57,724.5 March 63,678.6 66,265.9 April 59,848.5 62,013.7 May 63,136.2 65,383.7 June 64,095.9 66,305.4 July (R) 61,776.4 64,043.7 August 64,397.5 66,721.8 September October November December ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311) Foreign Trade Division.