EXHIBIT 5. EXPORTS (F.A.S. VALUE), IMPORTS (CUSTOMS AND C.I.F. VALUES) AND MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AND NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: May 1998 TO May 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. -229,758.4 -260,507.6 Jan.- May -92,291.1 -104,679.5 January -15,923.6 -18,372.9 February -16,470.0 -18,859.3 March -18,831.2 -21,345.0 April -19,875.1 -22,362.6 May -21,191.2 -23,739.6 June -19,141.1 -21,666.0 July -19,731.5 -22,311.0 August -20,272.2 -22,931.1 September -20,116.2 -22,715.7 October -19,190.7 -21,893.2 November -19,409.5 -22,072.6 December -19,606.0 -22,238.4 1999 Jan.- May -121,452.6 -134,661.1 January -22,225.1 -24,812.1 February -23,847.5 -26,482.6 March -24,416.3 -27,027.9 April (R) -24,068.9 -26,717.6 May -26,894.8 -29,620.9 June July August September October November December _____________________________________________________________________ Not Seasonally Adjusted 1998 Jan.- Dec. -229,758.4 -260,507.6 Jan.- May -80,405.6 -92,528.1 January -15,052.1 -17,407.3 February -13,160.0 -15,371.4 March -15,798.8 -18,371.0 April -19,068.9 -21,573.3 May -17,325.7 -19,805.1 June -19,923.9 -22,509.3 July -24,759.8 -27,417.0 August -22,593.6 -25,265.8 September -22,807.1 -25,432.1 October -22,398.5 -25,278.5 November -19,625.0 -22,256.7 December -17,244.9 -19,820.0 1999 Jan.- May -111,183.3 -124,133.4 January -19,475.1 -21,887.3 February -20,665.8 -23,111.2 March -23,704.1 -26,449.2 April (R) -22,701.5 -25,355.8 May -24,636.8 -27,329.8 June July August September October November December __________________________________________________________________ Exports Period F.a.s. value Seasonally Adjusted 1998 Jan.- Dec. 682,137.7 Jan.- May 284,594.5 January 58,384.9 February 57,319.8 March 57,292.4 April 55,989.9 May 55,607.5 June 55,919.7 July 55,136.9 August 55,943.1 September 56,418.5 October 58,400.7 November 58,533.4 December 57,190.8 1999 Jan.- May 279,396.5 January 56,216.1 February 55,816.2 March 55,363.6 April (R) 56,263.0 May 55,737.7 June July August September October November December ______________________________________________ Not Seasonally Adjusted 1998 Jan.- Dec. 682,137.7 Jan.- May 286,049.1 January 55,172.0 February 55,233.6 March 62,296.8 April 56,674.6 May 56,672.2 June 56,994.0 July 51,577.5 August 53,420.1 September 55,627.2 October 61,313.0 November 58,394.8 December 58,762.2 1999 Jan.- May 279,755.6 January 52,382.9 February 53,442.9 March 60,622.3 April (R) 57,250.0 May 56,057.5 June July August September October November December _______________________________________________ Imports Period Customs value C.i.f. value Seasonally Adjusted 1998 Jan.- Dec. 911,896.1 942,645.3 Jan.- May 376,885.6 389,273.9 January 74,308.5 76,757.8 February 73,789.8 76,179.1 March 76,123.6 78,637.4 April 75,865.0 78,352.5 May 76,798.7 79,347.1 June 75,060.8 77,585.7 July 74,868.4 77,447.9 August 76,215.3 78,874.3 September 76,534.7 79,134.2 October 77,591.5 80,294.0 November 77,943.0 80,606.0 December 76,796.8 79,429.3 1999 Jan.- May 400,849.1 414,057.7 January 78,441.2 81,028.1 February 79,663.7 82,298.8 March 79,779.9 82,391.6 April (R) 80,331.9 82,980.6 May 82,632.5 85,358.6 June July August September October November December _____________________________________________________________________ Not Seasonally Adjusted 1998 Jan.- Dec. 911,896.1 942,645.3 Jan.- May 366,454.7 378,577.2 January 70,224.0 72,579.3 February 68,393.7 70,605.0 March 78,095.6 80,667.7 April 75,743.5 78,247.9 May 73,997.9 76,477.3 June 76,917.9 79,503.3 July 76,337.2 78,994.5 August 76,013.6 78,685.9 September 78,434.3 81,059.3 October 83,711.5 86,591.5 November 78,019.7 80,651.5 December 76,007.1 78,582.2 1999 Jan.- May 390,938.9 403,889.0 January 71,858.0 74,270.2 February 74,108.7 76,554.1 March 84,326.3 87,071.4 April (R) 79,951.6 82,605.9 May 80,694.3 83,387.4 June July August September October November December CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (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."