EXHIBIT 5. EXPORTS (F.A.S. VALUE), IMPORTS (CUSTOMS AND C.I.F. VALUES) AND MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AND NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: January 1998 TO January 1999 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 1998 Jan.- Dec. (R) -231,099.9 -261,856.3 Jan.- (R) -15,972.9 -18,423.8 January (R) -15,972.9 -18,423.8 February (R) -17,198.9 -19,587.3 March (R) -19,225.3 -21,771.4 April (R) -20,469.2 -22,979.3 May (R) -21,646.6 -24,203.2 June (R) -19,388.7 -21,911.3 July (R) -19,817.7 -22,387.8 August (R) -20,837.8 -23,474.2 September (R) -19,427.9 -22,005.2 October (R) -18,521.3 -21,237.7 November (R) -19,552.5 -22,212.9 December (R) -19,041.1 -21,662.1 1999 Jan.- -22,307.8 -24,869.3 January -22,307.8 -24,869.3 February March April May June July August September October November December _______________________________________________________ Not Seasonally Adjusted 1998 Jan.- Dec. (R) -231,099.9 -261,856.3 Jan.- (R) -15,109.7 -17,466.5 January (R) -15,109.7 -17,466.5 February (R) -13,543.1 -15,757.7 March (R) -15,865.2 -18,442.3 April (R) -18,957.0 -21,468.7 May (R) -17,339.0 -19,818.4 June (R) -19,931.7 -22,513.9 July (R) -24,608.7 -27,258.3 August (R) -22,649.6 -25,302.3 September (R) -23,037.1 -25,660.8 October (R) -22,609.9 -25,507.2 November (R) -19,821.6 -22,455.5 December (R) -17,627.3 -20,204.6 1999 Jan.- -19,630.2 -22,021.9 January -19,630.2 -22,021.9 February March April May June July August September October November December _____________________________________________________________________ Exports Period F.a.s. value Seasonally Adjusted 1998 Jan.- Dec. (R) 682,496.7 Jan.- (R) 58,445.8 January (R) 58,445.8 February (R) 57,064.7 March (R) 58,006.7 April (R) 55,898.0 May (R) 55,382.0 June (R) 55,572.7 July (R) 54,698.4 August (R) 55,083.0 September (R) 56,852.3 October (R) 59,448.7 November (R) 58,712.7 December (R) 57,331.6 1999 Jan.- 55,782.0 January 55,782.0 February March April May June July August September October November December ____________________________________________________________ Not Seasonally Adjusted 1998 Jan.- Dec. (R) 682,496.7 Jan.- (R) 55,349.6 January (R) 55,349.6 February (R) 55,235.9 March (R) 62,328.9 April (R) 56,869.2 May (R) 56,660.9 June (R) 57,081.2 July (R) 51,676.3 August (R) 53,234.5 September (R) 55,634.4 October (R) 61,450.9 November (R) 58,359.8 December (R) 58,615.1 1999 Jan.- 52,057.7 January 52,057.7 February March April May June July August September October November December _____________________________________________________________________ Imports Period Customs value C.i.f. value Seasonally Adjusted 1998 Jan.- Dec. (R) 913,596.6 944,353.0 Jan.- (R) 74,418.6 76,869.6 January (R) 74,418.6 76,869.6 February (R) 74,263.6 76,652.0 March (R) 77,232.0 79,778.1 April (R) 76,367.2 78,877.3 May (R) 77,028.7 79,585.3 June (R) 74,961.4 77,483.9 July (R) 74,516.1 77,086.2 August (R) 75,920.8 78,557.3 September (R) 76,280.2 78,857.6 October (R) 77,970.0 80,686.4 November (R) 78,265.2 80,925.6 December (R) 76,372.7 78,993.8 1999 Jan.- 78,089.8 80,651.3 January 78,089.8 80,651.3 February March April May June July August September October November December ____________________________________________________________________ Not Seasonally Adjusted 1998 Jan.- Dec. (R) 913,596.6 944,353.0 Jan.- (R) 70,459.3 72,816.1 January (R) 70,459.3 72,816.1 February (R) 68,779.1 70,993.6 March (R) 78,194.0 80,771.1 April (R) 75,826.2 78,337.9 May (R) 73,999.9 76,479.3 June (R) 77,012.9 79,595.1 July (R) 76,285.0 78,934.6 August (R) 75,884.1 78,536.9 September (R) 78,671.5 81,295.2 October (R) 84,060.8 86,958.0 November (R) 78,181.4 80,815.3 December (R) 76,242.4 78,819.7 1999 Jan.- 71,687.9 74,079.6 January 71,687.9 74,079.6 February 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."