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 1997 TO August 1998 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 1997 Jan.- Dec. -181,488.2 -209,936.8 Jan.- Aug. -119,283.8 -138,041.3 January -16,677.0 -18,941.0 February -15,353.8 -17,603.5 March -13,302.8 -15,649.0 April -14,780.3 -17,162.8 May -15,082.4 -17,488.7 June -13,876.2 -16,215.6 July -14,594.2 -16,968.2 August -15,617.1 -18,012.4 September -15,518.8 -17,931.6 October -14,965.5 -17,376.3 November -15,694.0 -18,120.3 December -16,026.2 -18,467.4 1998 Jan.- Aug. -154,126.3 -174,279.9 January -15,861.2 -18,308.4 February -17,087.3 -19,471.9 March -19,113.6 -21,655.9 April -20,357.6 -22,863.9 May -21,535.0 -24,087.8 June -19,277.1 -21,795.8 July (R) -19,706.0 -22,272.4 August -21,188.4 -23,823.8 September October November December ________________________________________________________________ Not Seasonally Adjusted 1997 Jan.- Dec. -181,488.2 -209,936.8 Jan.- Aug. -114,046.3 -132,653.5 January -16,761.3 -18,980.6 February -12,018.7 -14,108.6 March -9,485.6 -11,824.9 April -13,069.9 -15,445.6 May -12,772.3 -15,182.8 June -13,607.7 -15,947.0 July -19,987.1 -22,440.2 August -16,343.6 -18,723.8 September -19,360.8 -21,849.5 October -19,028.1 -21,632.5 November -13,966.8 -16,298.9 December -15,086.2 -17,502.3 1998 Jan.- Aug. -148,461.0 -168,488.1 January -15,109.7 -17,466.5 February -13,543.1 -15,757.7 March -15,865.2 -18,442.3 April -18,957.0 -21,468.7 May -17,339.0 -19,818.4 June -19,931.7 -22,513.9 July (R) -24,608.7 -27,258.3 August -23,106.7 -25,762.3 September October November December ________________________________________________________________ Exports Period F.a.s. value Seasonally Adjusted 1997 Jan.- Dec. 689,182.4 Jan.- Aug. 454,178.2 January 53,221.0 February 55,022.5 March 57,505.0 April 57,029.4 May 57,105.7 June 57,652.1 July 58,495.6 August 58,147.1 September 58,486.1 October 59,517.4 November 58,151.3 December 58,849.3 1998 Jan.- Aug. 450,723.0 January 58,537.9 February 57,156.8 March 58,098.8 April 55,990.1 May 55,474.2 June 55,664.8 July (R) 54,790.5 August 55,010.0 September October November December ____________________________________________ Not Seasonally Adjusted 1997 Jan.- Dec. 689,182.4 Jan.- Aug. 451,483.1 January 50,590.9 February 53,152.6 March 61,201.2 April 58,180.1 May 58,738.3 June 58,048.6 July 54,909.4 August 56,661.9 September 57,470.4 October 62,401.5 November 58,163.6 December 59,663.8 1998 Jan.- Aug. 448,266.4 January 55,349.6 February 55,235.9 March 62,328.9 April 56,869.2 May 56,660.9 June 57,081.2 July (R) 51,676.3 August 53,064.4 September October November December ____________________________________________ Imports Period Customs value C.i.f. value Seasonally Adjusted 1997 Jan.- Dec. 870,670.7 899,119.2 Jan.- Aug. 573,462.0 592,219.5 January 69,898.0 72,162.0 February 70,376.2 72,626.0 March 70,807.8 73,154.1 April 71,809.6 74,192.2 May 72,188.0 74,594.4 June 71,528.3 73,867.7 July 73,089.8 75,463.8 August 73,764.2 76,159.4 September 74,005.0 76,417.7 October 74,482.9 76,893.7 November 73,845.3 76,271.6 December 74,875.5 77,316.7 1998 Jan.- Aug. 604,849.3 625,002.9 January 74,399.1 76,846.3 February 74,244.1 76,628.7 March 77,212.5 79,754.8 April 76,347.7 78,854.0 May 77,009.1 79,561.9 June 74,941.9 77,460.6 July (R) 74,496.5 77,062.9 August 76,198.3 78,833.8 September October November December ________________________________________________________________ Not Seasonally Adjusted 1997 Jan.- Dec. 870,670.7 899,119.2 Jan.- Aug. 565,529.4 584,136.6 January 67,352.3 69,571.6 February 65,171.4 67,261.3 March 70,686.9 73,026.1 April 71,250.0 73,625.7 May 71,510.6 73,921.2 June 71,656.3 73,995.6 July 74,896.4 77,349.5 August 73,005.5 75,385.6 September 76,831.2 79,319.9 October 81,429.7 84,034.1 November 72,130.4 74,462.5 December 74,750.0 77,166.1 1998 Jan.- Aug. 596,727.4 616,754.5 January 70,459.3 72,816.1 February 68,779.1 70,993.6 March 78,194.0 80,771.1 April 75,826.2 78,337.9 May 73,999.9 76,479.3 June 77,012.9 79,595.1 July (R) 76,285.0 78,934.6 August 76,171.1 78,826.7 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."