EXHIBIT 5. EXPORTS (F.A.S. VALUE), IMPORTS (CUSTOMS AND C.I.F. VALUES) AND MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AND NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: October 1997 TO October 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.- Oct. -149,768.1 -173,349.2 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.- Oct. -191,871.8 -217,322.3 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 -19,706.0 -22,272.4 August -20,726.2 -23,358.8 September (R) -19,316.2 -21,889.8 October -18,891.5 -21,617.7 November December ____________________________________________________________________ Not Seasonally Adjusted 1997 Jan.- Dec. -181,488.2 -209,936.8 Jan.- Oct. -152,435.3 -176,135.6 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.- Oct. -194,124.4 -219,683.6 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 -24,608.7 -27,258.3 August -22,649.6 -25,302.3 September (R) -23,037.1 -25,660.8 October -23,083.4 -25,994.5 November December _____________________________________________________________________ Exports Period F.a.s. value Seasonally Adjusted 1997 Jan.- Dec. 689,182.4 Jan.- Oct. 572,181.8 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.- Oct. 566,928.5 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 54,790.5 August 55,175.2 September (R) 56,944.4 October 59,095.9 November December ____________________________________________________________________ Not Seasonally Adjusted 1997 Jan.- Dec. 689,182.4 Jan.- Oct. 571,355.0 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.- Oct. 565,074.8 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 51,676.3 August 53,234.5 September (R) 55,634.4 October 61,003.9 November December _________________________________________________ Imports Period Customs value C.i.f. value Seasonally Adjusted 1997 Jan.- Dec. 870,670.7 899,119.2 Jan.- Oct. 721,949.8 745,530.9 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.- Oct. 758,800.4 784,250.9 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 74,496.5 77,062.9 August 75,901.3 78,533.9 September (R) 76,260.7 78,834.2 October 77,987.5 80,713.6 November December ____________________________________________________________________ Not Seasonally Adjusted 1997 Jan.- Dec. 870,670.7 899,119.2 Jan.- Oct. 723,790.3 747,490.6 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.- Oct. 759,199.2 784,758.3 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 76,285.0 78,934.6 August 75,884.1 78,536.9 September (R) 78,671.5 81,295.2 October 84,087.2 86,998.4 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."