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 1996 TO March 1997 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 1996 Jan. - Dec. -166,764.7 -193,267.5 Jan. - Mar. -38,847.8 -45,320.8 January -14,654.8 -16,856.4 February -11,736.1 -13,859.6 March -12,456.9 -14,604.8 April -13,220.5 -15,428.5 May -14,538.0 -16,790.8 June -12,985.3 -15,137.5 July -15,745.1 -17,990.3 August -14,422.3 -16,656.1 September -16,021.8 -18,232.4 October -12,827.1 -15,063.6 November -12,835.8 -15,047.5 December -15,320.9 -17,600.0 1997 Jan. - Mar. -46,077.9 -52,892.0 January -17,554.1 -19,804.2 February (R) -15,904.0 -18,147.0 March -12,619.8 -14,940.8 April May June July August September October November December Not Seasonally Adjusted 1996 Jan. - Dec. -166,764.7 -193,267.5 Jan. - Mar. -32,103.1 -38,423.5 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 -16,159.5 -18,441.5 September -17,414.3 -19,623.8 October -17,550.0 -19,977.6 November -12,640.8 -14,815.5 December -13,404.6 -15,592.7 1997 Jan. - Mar. -37,690.3 -44,293.7 January -16,359.0 -18,564.1 February (R) -11,993.5 -14,080.2 March -9,337.8 -11,649.3 April May June July August September October November December ---------------------------------------------------------- Period Exports F.a.s. value Seasonally Adjusted 1996 Jan. - Dec. 624,527.7 Jan. - Mar. 152,430.0 January 49,352.3 February 51,675.4 March 51,402.3 April 51,624.7 May 52,522.1 June 51,865.7 July 50,230.9 August 52,458.1 September 51,625.7 October 53,955.3 November 54,577.8 December 53,237.3 1997 Jan. - Mar. 164,507.0 January 52,170.7 February (R) 54,733.6 March 57,602.7 April May June July August September October November December Not Seasonally Adjusted 1996 Jan. - Dec. 624,527.7 Jan. - Mar. 153,262.5 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 51,542.5 September 50,599.0 October 56,028.8 November 54,843.4 December 53,230.6 1997 Jan. - Mar. 164,487.7 January 50,544.2 February (R) 53,202.1 March 60,741.3 April May June July August September October November December ---------------------------------------------------------- Period Imports Customs value C.i.f. value Seasonally Adjusted 1996 Jan. - Dec. 791,292.4 817,795.2 Jan. - Mar. 191,277.8 197,750.8 January 64,007.1 66,208.7 February 63,411.5 65,535.0 March 63,859.2 66,007.1 April 64,845.2 67,053.3 May 67,060.1 69,312.9 June 64,851.0 67,003.2 July 65,976.1 68,221.2 August 66,880.4 69,114.2 September 67,647.5 69,858.1 October 66,782.4 69,018.9 November 67,413.6 69,625.2 December 68,558.3 70,837.4 1997 Jan. - Mar. 210,584.9 217,399.0 January 69,724.8 71,974.9 February (R) 70,637.6 72,880.5 March 70,222.5 72,543.5 April May June July August September October November December Not Seasonally Adjusted 1996 Jan. - Dec. 791,292.4 817,795.2 Jan. - Mar. 185,365.6 191,685.9 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 67,702.0 69,984.1 September 68,013.3 70,222.8 October 73,578.8 76,006.4 November 67,484.3 69,659.0 December 66,635.3 68,823.4 1997 Jan. - Mar. 202,178.0 208,781.4 January 66,903.2 69,108.3 February (R) 65,195.6 67,282.4 March 70,079.2 72,390.7 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 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."