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 1998 TO February 1999 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 1998 Jan.- Dec. -231,099.9 -261,856.3 Jan.- Feb. -33,171.8 -38,011.1 January -15,972.9 -18,423.8 February -17,198.9 -19,587.3 March -19,225.3 -21,771.4 April -20,469.2 -22,979.3 May -21,646.6 -24,203.2 June -19,388.7 -21,911.3 July -19,817.7 -22,387.8 August -20,837.8 -23,474.2 September -19,427.9 -22,005.2 October -18,521.3 -21,237.7 November -19,552.5 -22,212.9 December -19,041.1 -21,662.1 1999 Jan.- Feb. -46,970.9 -52,210.5 January (R) -22,135.3 -24,717.0 February -24,835.5 -27,493.5 March April May June July August September October November December _______________________________________________________________ Not Seasonally Adjusted 1998 Jan.- Dec. -231,099.9 -261,856.3 Jan.- Feb. -28,652.8 -33,224.2 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 -23,037.1 -25,660.8 October -22,609.9 -25,507.2 November -19,821.6 -22,455.5 December -17,627.3 -20,204.6 1999 Jan.- Feb. -40,353.0 -45,227.6 January (R) -19,475.1 -21,887.3 February -20,877.9 -23,340.3 March April May June July August September October November December ________________________________________________________________ Exports Period F.a.s. value 1998 Jan.- Dec. 682,496.7 Jan.- Feb. 115,510.5 January 58,445.8 February 57,064.7 March 58,006.7 April 55,898.0 May 55,382.0 June 55,572.7 July 54,698.4 August 55,083.0 September 56,852.3 October 59,448.7 November 58,712.7 December 57,331.6 1999 Jan.- Feb. 111,559.6 January (R) 56,120.9 February 55,438.7 March April May June July August September October November December __________________________________________________________________ Not Seasonally Adjusted 1998 Jan.- Dec. 682,496.7 Jan.- Feb. 110,585.5 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 55,634.4 October 61,450.9 November 58,359.8 December 58,615.1 1999 Jan.- Feb. 105,795.9 January (R) 52,382.9 February 53,413.0 March April May June July August September October November December _____________________________________________________________ Imports Period Customs value C.i.f. value Seasonally Adjusted 1998 Jan.- Dec. 913,596.6 944,353.0 Jan.- Feb. 148,682.3 153,521.6 January 74,418.6 76,869.6 February 74,263.6 76,652.0 March 77,232.0 79,778.1 April 76,367.2 78,877.3 May 77,028.7 79,585.3 June 74,961.4 77,483.9 July 74,516.1 77,086.2 August 75,920.8 78,557.3 September 76,280.2 78,857.6 October 77,970.0 80,686.4 November 78,265.2 80,925.6 December 76,372.7 78,993.8 1999 Jan.- Feb. 158,530.5 163,770.1 January (R) 78,256.3 80,838.0 February 80,274.2 82,932.2 March April May June July August September October November December __________________________________________________________________ Not Seasonally Adjusted 1998 Jan.- Dec. 913,596.6 944,353.0 Jan.- Feb. 139,238.4 143,809.7 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 78,671.5 81,295.2 October 84,060.8 86,958.0 November 78,181.4 80,815.3 December 76,242.4 78,819.7 1999 Jan.- Feb. 146,148.9 151,023.5 January (R) 71,858.0 74,270.2 February 74,290.8 76,753.3 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 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."