EXHIBIT 5. EXPORTS (F.A.S. VALUE),  IMPORTS (CUSTOMS AND C.I.F.
VALUES) AND MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AND NOT 
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: June 1998 TO June 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.- June                         -111,432.2             -126,345.5

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.- June                         -151,002.0             -167,206.4

January                             -22,225.1              -24,812.1
February                            -23,847.5              -26,482.6
March                               -24,416.3              -27,027.9
April                               -24,068.9              -26,717.6
May (R)                             -26,543.3              -29,280.7
June                                -29,900.9              -32,885.5

July                    
August                  
September               
October                 
November                
December                
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                                        Not Seasonally Adjusted
1998                
Jan.- Dec.                         -229,758.4             -260,507.6
Jan.- June                         -100,329.5             -115,037.3

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.- June                         -140,819.1             -156,810.9

January                             -19,475.1              -21,887.3
February                            -20,665.8              -23,111.2
March                               -23,704.1              -26,449.2
April                               -22,701.5              -25,355.8
May (R)                             -24,284.1              -26,988.3
June                                -29,988.5              -33,019.0

July                    
August                  
September               
October                 
November                
December                
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                                     Exports
     Period                        F.a.s. value
      
                                Seasonally Adjusted
1998                    
Jan.- Dec.                          682,137.7
Jan.- June                          340,514.2

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.- June                          336,439.3

January                              56,216.1
February                             55,816.2
March                                55,363.6
April                                56,263.0
May (R)                              56,263.4
June                                 56,517.0

July                    
August                  
September               
October                 
November                
December                
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                            Not Seasonally Adjusted
1998                
Jan.- Dec.                          682,137.7
Jan.- June                          343,043.1

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.- June                          338,075.9

January                              52,382.9
February                             53,442.9
March                                60,622.3
April                                57,250.0
May (R)                              56,589.4
June                                 57,788.5

July                    
August                  
September               
October                 
November                
December                
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                                                Imports
     Period                      Customs value          C.i.f. value
                                           Seasonally Adjusted
1998                    
Jan.- Dec.                          911,896.1              942,645.3
Jan.- June                          451,946.4              466,859.6

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.- June                          487,441.2              503,645.7

January                              78,441.2               81,028.1
February                             79,663.7               82,298.8
March                                79,779.9               82,391.6
April                                80,331.9               82,980.6
May (R)                              82,806.7               85,544.2
June                                 86,417.8               89,402.4

July                    
August                  
September               
October                 
November                
December                
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                                       Not Seasonally Adjusted
1998                
Jan.- Dec.                          911,896.1              942,645.3
Jan.- June                          443,372.7              458,080.5

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.- June                          478,895.1              494,886.9

January                              71,858.0               74,270.2
February                             74,108.7               76,554.1
March                                84,326.3               87,071.4
April                                79,951.6               82,605.9
May (R)                              80,873.4               83,577.7
June                                 87,777.0               90,807.6

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." 



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