EXHIBIT 5. EXPORTS (F.A.S. VALUE), IMPORTS (CUSTOMS AND C.I.F. VALUES) AND MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AND NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: February 1995 TO February 1996 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 ********** 1995 Jan. - Dec. -159,651.0 -187,095.0 Jan. - Feb. -28,147.6 -33,380.8 January -14,847.3 -17,501.6 February -13,300.3 -15,879.2 March -12,836.5 -15,337.2 April -14,746.7 -17,001.6 May -14,008.0 -16,234.4 June -14,679.6 -16,858.1 July -15,240.0 -17,498.3 August -12,457.0 -14,671.7 September -12,792.8 -14,988.9 October -12,466.8 -14,613.6 November -11,005.1 -13,140.1 December -11,271.1 -13,369.7 1996 Jan. - Feb. -26,709.8 -31,022.6 January (R) -14,104.8 -16,300.6 February -12,605.0 -14,722.1 March April May June July August September October November December ********** Not Seasonally Adjusted ********** 1995 Jan. - Dec. -159,651.0 -187,095.0 Jan. - Feb. -24,059.7 -29,039.4 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 -17,281.0 -19,548.3 August -15,555.2 -17,882.1 September -13,857.1 -16,050.7 October -16,183.2 -18,492.5 November -13,020.7 -15,194.5 December -8,507.6 -10,491.5 1996 Jan. - Feb. -24,635.0 -28,833.1 January (R) -14,008.0 -16,172.7 February -10,627.1 -12,660.4 March April May June July August September October November December ---------------------------------------------------------- Period Exports F.a.s. value ********** Seasonally Adjusted ********** 1995 Jan. - Dec. 583,863.5 Jan. - Feb. 91,780.8 January 45,515.2 February 46,265.6 March 48,664.2 April 47,753.9 May 49,010.4 June 48,169.8 July 47,036.1 August 49,786.8 September 50,389.0 October 49,724.2 November 50,334.3 December 51,214.1 1996 Jan. - Feb. 100,216.4 January (R) 49,704.2 February 50,512.2 March April May June July August September October November December ********** Not Seasonally Adjusted ********** 1995 Jan. - Dec. 583,863.5 Jan. - Feb. 88,506.7 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 44,495.4 August 48,887.6 September 49,583.8 October 51,161.9 November 50,552.1 December 51,103.4 1996 Jan. - Feb. 97,446.6 January (R) 47,710.3 February 49,736.3 March April May June July August September October November December ---------------------------------------------------------- Period Imports Customs value C.i.f. value ********** Seasonally Adjusted ********** 1995 Jan. - Dec. 743,514.5 770,958.5 Jan. - Feb. 119,928.4 125,161.6 January 60,362.5 63,016.9 February 59,565.8 62,144.8 March 61,500.7 64,001.4 April 62,500.6 64,755.5 May 63,018.4 65,244.8 June 62,849.4 65,027.9 July 62,276.1 64,534.3 August 62,243.8 64,458.5 September 63,181.8 65,377.9 October 62,191.0 64,337.8 November 61,339.4 63,474.4 December 62,485.1 64,583.8 1996 Jan. - Feb. 126,926.2 131,239.0 January (R) 63,808.9 66,004.7 February 63,117.3 65,234.3 March April May June July August September October November December ********** Not Seasonally Adjusted ********** 1995 Jan. - Dec. 743,514.5 770,958.5 Jan. - Feb. 112,566.4 117,546.1 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 61,776.4 64,043.7 August 64,442.8 66,769.7 September 63,440.9 65,634.5 October 67,345.1 69,654.4 November 63,572.8 65,746.5 December 59,611.0 61,594.9 1996 Jan. - Feb. 122,081.6 126,279.6 January (R) 61,718.2 63,882.9 February 60,363.4 62,396.7 March April May June July August 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.