EXHIBIT 5. EXPORTS (F.A.S. VALUE),  IMPORTS (CUSTOMS AND C.I.F.
VALUES) AND MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AND NOT 
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: Juhe 1997 TO June 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.- June                       -89,072.4        -103,060.7
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.- June                      -113,611.7        -128,575.3
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 (R)                          -21,535.0         -24,087.8
June                             -19,657.0         -22,187.5
July                      
August                    
September                 
October                   
November                  
December                  
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                                 Not Seasonally Adjusted
1997                
Jan.- Dec.                      -181,488.2        -209,936.8
Jan.- June                       -77,715.6         -91,489.6
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.- June                      -101,099.7        -115,833.5
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 (R)                          -17,339.0         -19,818.4
June                             -20,285.7         -22,879.9
July                      
August                    
September                 
October                   
November                  
December                  
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                                 Exports
                               F.a.s. value

  Period                    Seasonally Adjusted

1997                      
Jan.- Dec.                       689,182.4
Jan.- June                       337,535.5
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.- June                       340,776.9
January                           58,537.9
February                          57,156.8
March                             58,098.8
April                             55,990.1
May (R)                           55,474.2
June                              55,519.2
July                      
August                    
September                 
October                   
November                  
December                  
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                         Not Seasonally Adjusted
1997                
Jan.- Dec.                       689,182.4
Jan.- June                       339,911.8
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.- June                       343,406.7
January                           55,349.6
February                          55,235.9
March                             62,328.9
April                             56,869.2
May (R)                           56,660.9
June                              56,962.2
July                      
August                    
September                 
October                   
November                  
December                  
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                                        Imports
         Period            Customs value      C.i.f. value

                                  Seasonally Adjusted
1997                      
Jan.- Dec.                       870,670.7         899,119.2
Jan.- June                       426,608.0         440,596.2
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.- June                       454,388.6         469,352.2
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 (R)                           77,009.1          79,561.9
June                              75,176.1          77,706.6
July                      
August                    
September                 
October                   
November                  
December                  
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                                Not Seasonally Adjusted
1997                
Jan.- Dec.                       870,670.7         899,119.2
Jan.- June                       417,627.4         431,401.4
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.- June                       444,506.4         459,240.2
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 (R)                           73,999.9          76,479.3
June                              77,247.9          79,842.1
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." 



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