EXHIBIT 5. EXPORTS (F.A.S. VALUE),  IMPORTS (CUSTOMS AND C.I.F.
VALUES) AND MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AND NOT 
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: March 1999 TO March 2000

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
1999                      
Jan.- Dec.                             -330,078.2               -364,913.7
Jan.- Mar.                              -70,668.7                -78,524.4

January                                 -22,285.1                -24,879.3
February                                -23,907.4                -26,549.8
March                                   -24,476.2                -27,095.2
April                                   -24,128.9                -26,784.9
May                                     -26,603.2                -29,348.0
June                                    -29,760.6                -32,743.2

July                                    -30,252.7                -33,249.8
August                                  -28,868.7                -31,958.7
September                               -28,259.5                -31,374.2
October                                 -30,461.2                -33,573.0
November                                -31,271.9                -34,406.4
December                                -29,802.9                -32,951.1
                          
2000                
Jan.- Mar.                             -101,675.4               -111,190.1

January                                 -32,453.3                -35,583.8
February (R)                            -33,424.7                -36,567.7
March                                   -35,797.5                -39,038.6
April                     
May                       
June                      

July                      
August                    
September                 
October                   
November                  
December                  
                                             Not Seasonally Adjusted
1999                
Jan.- Dec.                             -330,078.2               -364,913.7
Jan.- Mar.                              -63,845.0                -71,447.7

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                                     -24,284.1                -26,988.3
June                                    -29,797.4                -32,819.4

July                                    -33,511.9                -36,544.4
August                                  -32,254.7                -35,432.0
September                               -30,974.6                -34,148.5
October                                 -32,117.5                -35,354.3
November                                -33,046.6                -36,229.6
December                                -27,544.9                -30,593.7

2000                
Jan.- Mar.                              -95,078.5               -104,369.2

January                                 -30,146.8                -33,084.1
February (R)                            -30,497.4                -33,508.4
March                                   -34,434.3                -37,776.7
April                     
May                       
June                      

July                      
August                    
September                 
October                   
November                  
December                  
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                                        Exports
     Period                           F.a.s. value
                                  Seasonally Adjusted
1999                      
Jan.- Dec.                              695,213.5
Jan.- Mar.                              167,111.3

January                                  56,121.2
February                                 55,721.3
March                                    55,268.7
April                                    56,168.1
May                                      56,168.6
June                                     56,578.2

July                                     56,827.3
August                                   59,899.7
September                                59,987.8
October                                  59,732.1
November                                 59,860.0
December                                 62,880.4
                          
2000                
Jan.- Mar.                              186,893.9

January                                  61,722.3
February (R)                             61,926.8
March                                    63,244.9
April                     
May                       
June                      

July                      
August                    
September                 
October                   
November                  
December                  
                               Not Seasonally Adjusted
1999                
Jan.- Dec.                              695,213.5
Jan.- Mar.                              166,448.0

January                                  52,382.9
February                                 53,442.9
March                                    60,622.3
April                                    57,250.0
May                                      56,589.4
June                                     57,953.0

July                                     53,079.6
August                                   57,521.6
September                                59,244.0
October                                  62,305.5
November                                 60,913.1
December                                 63,909.2

2000                
Jan.- Mar.                              187,565.4

January                                  57,221.1
February (R)                             61,324.9
March                                    69,019.4
April                     
May                       
June                      

July                      
August                    
September                 
October                   
November                  
December                  
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                                                    Imports
  Period                             Customs value            C.i.f. value
                                               Seasonally Adjusted
1999                      
Jan.- Dec.                            1,025,291.7              1,060,127.2
Jan.- Mar.                              237,779.9                245,635.7

January                                  78,406.2                 81,000.5
February                                 79,628.7                 82,271.2
March                                    79,744.9                 82,363.9
April                                    80,297.0                 82,953.0
May                                      82,771.8                 85,516.6
June                                     86,338.8                 89,321.5

July                                     87,080.0                 90,077.0
August                                   88,768.4                 91,858.4
September                                88,247.3                 91,362.0
October                                  90,193.3                 93,305.1
November                                 91,131.9                 94,266.4
December                                 92,683.3                 95,831.5

2000                
Jan.- Mar.                              288,569.3                298,083.9

January                                  94,175.5                 97,306.1
February (R)                             95,351.4                 98,494.5
March                                    99,042.3                102,283.4
April                     
May                       
June                      

July                      
August                    
September                 
October                   
November                  
December                  
                                             Not Seasonally Adjusted
1999                
Jan.- Dec.                            1,025,291.7              1,060,127.2
Jan.- Mar.                              230,293.1                237,895.7

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                                      80,873.4                 83,577.7
June                                     87,750.4                 90,772.3

July                                     86,591.5                 89,624.0
August                                   89,776.4                 92,953.6
September                                90,218.7                 93,392.5
October                                  94,423.0                 97,659.8
November                                 93,959.7                 97,142.7
December                                 91,454.1                 94,502.9

2000                
Jan.- Mar.                              282,643.9                291,934.6

January                                  87,368.0                 90,305.2
February (R)                             91,822.3                 94,833.3
March                                   103,453.7                106,796.1
April                     
May                       
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." 



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