EXHIBIT 5. EXPORTS (F.A.S. VALUE), IMPORTS (CUSTOMS AND C.I.F. VALUES) AND MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AND NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: September 1995 TO September 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. -158,703.0 -186,110.0 Jan. - Sept. -124,009.4 -145,014.4 January -15,139.6 -17,770.4 February -13,461.7 -16,040.2 March -12,905.5 -15,419.3 April -14,528.0 -16,766.5 May -14,107.9 -16,328.2 June -14,113.5 -16,287.3 July -14,964.6 -17,218.3 August -12,434.6 -14,644.6 September -12,354.1 -14,539.6 October -11,890.4 -14,042.2 November -11,216.6 -13,366.8 December -11,586.6 -13,686.6 1996 Jan. - Sept. -124,802.5 -144,539.2 January -14,528.9 -16,726.5 February -11,610.3 -13,729.7 March -12,331.0 -14,474.9 April -13,094.7 -15,298.7 May -14,412.1 -16,660.9 June -12,859.4 -15,007.6 July -15,619.3 -17,860.4 August (R) -14,296.5 -16,526.2 September -16,050.3 -18,254.2 October November December >>>>>>>>>>--->>> Not Seasonally Adjusted 1995 Jan. - Dec. -158,703.0 -186,110.0 Jan. - Sept. -121,490.0 -142,432.2 January -13,695.0 -16,233.0 February -10,258.3 -12,662.0 March -11,041.5 -13,633.6 April -12,033.5 -14,196.5 May -13,360.4 -15,610.5 June -14,657.1 -16,865.8 July -17,339.8 -19,607.1 August -15,448.9 -17,776.1 September -13,655.5 -15,847.5 October -15,571.0 -17,880.9 November -12,854.2 -15,027.6 December -8,787.8 -10,769.3 1996 Jan. - Sept. -123,335.5 -143,045.2 January -14,008.0 -16,172.7 February -9,605.2 -11,642.8 March -8,489.9 -10,608.0 April -12,363.0 -14,567.7 May -13,156.3 -15,418.9 June -12,410.8 -14,523.5 July -19,562.3 -21,882.6 August (R) -16,159.5 -18,441.5 September -17,580.5 -19,787.4 October November December ---------------------------------------------------------- Period Exports F.a.s. value >>>>>>>>>>--->>> Seasonally Adjusted 1995 Jan. - Dec. 584,742.0 Jan. - Sept. 432,925.5 January 45,569.8 February 46,246.3 March 48,797.5 April 47,822.4 May 48,798.9 June 48,585.5 July 47,292.5 August 49,483.3 September 50,329.4 October 50,325.2 November 50,576.0 December 50,915.4 1996 Jan. - Sept. 462,447.5 January 49,343.9 February 51,666.9 March 51,393.9 April 51,616.2 May 52,513.6 June 51,857.3 July 50,222.5 August (R) 52,449.6 September 51,383.7 October November December >>>>>>>>>>--->>> Not Seasonally Adjusted 1995 Jan. - Dec. 584,742.0 Jan. - Sept. 431,351.0 January 43,632.8 February 44,998.8 March 52,578.9 April 47,808.3 May 49,854.6 June 49,392.8 July 44,389.5 August 48,971.8 September 49,723.4 October 51,828.0 November 50,710.3 December 50,852.7 1996 Jan. - Sept. 460,181.0 January 47,710.3 February 50,837.3 March 54,714.9 April 52,085.1 May 53,527.2 June 51,608.0 July 47,800.5 August (R) 51,542.5 September 50,355.2 October November December ---------------------------------------------------------- Period Imports Customs value C.i.f. value >>>>>>>>>>--->>> Seasonally Adjusted 1995 Jan. - Dec. 743,445.0 770,852.0 Jan. - Sept. 556,934.9 577,939.8 January 60,709.3 63,340.1 February 59,708.0 62,286.6 March 61,703.0 64,216.8 April 62,350.4 64,588.9 May 62,906.8 65,127.0 June 62,698.9 64,872.7 July 62,257.1 64,510.8 August 61,917.9 64,127.9 September 62,683.5 64,869.0 October 62,215.5 64,367.4 November 61,792.6 63,942.8 December 62,502.0 64,601.9 1996 Jan. - Sept. 587,250.0 606,986.7 January 63,872.8 66,070.4 February 63,277.1 65,396.6 March 63,724.9 65,868.8 April 64,710.9 66,914.9 May 66,925.8 69,174.5 June 64,716.7 66,864.9 July 65,841.7 68,082.9 August (R) 66,746.1 68,975.8 September 67,434.0 69,637.9 October November December >>>>>>>>>>--->>> Not Seasonally Adjusted 1995 Jan. - Dec. 743,445.0 770,852.0 Jan. - Sept. 552,841.0 573,783.2 January 57,327.7 59,865.8 February 55,257.2 57,660.8 March 63,620.4 66,212.6 April 59,841.7 62,004.7 May 63,215.0 65,465.1 June 64,049.9 66,258.6 July 61,729.3 63,996.7 August 64,420.8 66,748.0 September 63,378.9 65,570.9 October 67,399.0 69,708.9 November 63,564.5 65,737.9 December 59,640.5 61,622.0 1996 Jan. - Sept. 583,516.5 603,226.2 January 61,718.2 63,882.9 February 60,442.5 62,480.2 March 63,204.8 65,322.9 April 64,448.1 66,652.8 May 66,683.5 68,946.1 June 64,018.7 66,131.5 July 67,362.8 69,683.1 August (R) 67,702.0 69,984.1 September 67,935.7 70,142.6 October November December ---------------------------------------------------------- CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311) Foreign Trade Division.