EXHIBIT 5. EXPORTS (F.A.S. VALUE),  IMPORTS (CUSTOMS AND C.I.F.
VALUES) AND MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AND NOT 
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: July 2001 TO July 2002

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
2001
Jan.- Dec.                                -411,899.1             -450,076.6
Jan.- July                                -246,498.5             -269,831.1
 
January                                    -38,393.4              -42,104.5
February                                   -33,463.4              -36,879.9
March                                      -37,093.9              -40,549.3
April                                      -35,987.1              -39,363.4
May                                        -32,886.9              -36,099.1
June                                       -34,282.0              -37,382.9
 
July                                       -34,391.8              -37,452.0
August                                     -33,451.9              -36,486.3
September                                  -34,563.9              -37,557.2
October                                    -33,886.7              -36,903.5
November                                   -33,010.6              -35,981.4
December                                   -30,487.5              -33,317.1
 
2002
Jan.- July                                -259,555.2             -281,076.5
 
January                                    -32,499.7              -35,362.7
February                                   -35,242.5              -38,129.7
March                                      -35,282.2              -38,182.2
April                                      -38,979.3              -42,130.3
May                                        -40,440.6              -43,675.0
June (R)                                   -39,463.8              -42,660.2
 
July                                       -37,647.2              -40,936.5
August
September
October
November
December
                                               Not Seasonally Adjusted
2001
Jan.- Dec.                                -411,899.1             -450,076.6
Jan.- July                                -240,050.5             -263,177.2
 
January                                    -39,707.8              -43,368.7
February                                   -28,896.3              -32,046.3
March                                      -33,178.5              -36,679.0
April                                      -34,250.1              -37,574.4
May                                        -31,673.6              -34,930.1
June                                       -32,329.6              -35,430.4
 
July                                       -40,014.6              -43,148.3
August                                     -36,616.5              -39,790.9
September                                  -34,251.6              -37,189.2
October                                    -40,475.3              -43,797.5
November                                   -33,805.1              -36,772.2
December                                   -26,700.1              -29,349.7
 
2002
Jan.- July                                -253,316.5             -274,658.1
 
January                                    -32,556.0              -35,358.8
February                                   -30,464.8              -33,101.8
March                                      -30,948.4              -33,831.3
April                                      -38,916.6              -42,087.8
May                                        -38,305.5              -41,550.1
June (R)                                   -36,709.1              -39,853.9
 
July                                       -45,416.2              -48,874.3
August
September
October
November
December
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                                            Exports
     Period                               F.a.s. value
                                       Seasonally Adjusted
2001
Jan.- Dec.                                 729,100.3
Jan.- July                                 442,755.1
 
January                                     65,689.4
February                                    65,680.9
March                                       64,267.5
April                                       62,630.4
May                                         63,388.8
June                                        61,459.1
 
July                                        59,639.1
August                                      59,701.2
September                                   56,596.2
October                                     57,293.9
November                                    56,885.4
December                                    55,868.6
 
2002
Jan.- July                                 402,451.1
 
January                                     55,746.5
February                                    55,537.5
March                                       56,026.2
April                                       57,698.3
May                                         58,265.2
June (R)                                    59,124.5
 
July                                        60,052.8
August
September
October
November
December
                                    Not Seasonally Adjusted
2001
Jan.- Dec.                                 729,100.3
Jan.- July                                 440,152.6
 
January                                     62,161.5
February                                    62,743.1
March                                       70,357.8
April                                       62,014.6
May                                         64,931.4
June                                        63,333.5
 
July                                        54,610.8
August                                      60,111.2
September                                   55,232.1
October                                     60,701.3
November                                    57,900.0
December                                    55,003.1
 
2002
Jan.- July                                 399,449.7
 
January                                     52,719.6
February                                    53,120.8
March                                       60,631.1
April                                       58,061.5
May                                         59,960.2
June (R)                                    59,893.1
 
July                                        55,063.2
August
September
October
November
December
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                                                       Imports
     Period                              Customs value           C.i.f. value
                                                Seasonally Adjusted
2001
Jan.- Dec.                               1,140,999.4            1,179,176.9
Jan.- July                                 689,253.5              712,586.1
 
January                                    104,082.7              107,793.9
February                                    99,144.2              102,560.8
March                                      101,361.4              104,816.7
April                                       98,617.5              101,993.7
May                                         96,275.7               99,487.9
June                                        95,741.1               98,842.0
 
July                                        94,030.9               97,091.1
August                                      93,153.1               96,187.5
September                                   91,160.0               94,153.4
October                                     91,180.5               94,197.3
November                                    89,896.0               92,866.8
December                                    86,356.1               89,185.8
 
2002
Jan.- July                                 662,006.3              683,527.6
 
January                                     88,246.2               91,109.2
February                                    90,780.0               93,667.2
March                                       91,308.4               94,208.3
April                                       96,677.6               99,828.6
May                                         98,705.8              101,940.3
June (R)                                    98,588.3              101,784.7
 
July                                        97,700.0              100,989.3
August
September
October
November
December
 
2001
Jan.- Dec.                               1,140,999.4            1,179,176.9
Jan.- July                                 680,203.1              703,329.8
 
January                                    101,869.3              105,530.1
February                                    91,639.3               94,789.3
March                                      103,536.3              107,036.8
April                                       96,264.7               99,589.0
May                                         96,605.0               99,861.4
June                                        95,663.1               98,763.9
 
July                                        94,625.4               97,759.1
August                                      96,727.7               99,902.1
September                                   89,483.7               92,421.3
October                                    101,176.7              104,498.8
November                                    91,705.1               94,672.2
December                                    81,703.1               84,352.7
 
2002
Jan.- July                                 652,766.2              674,107.8
 
January                                     85,275.6               88,078.4
February                                    83,585.6               86,222.7
March                                       91,579.5               94,462.4
April                                       96,978.2              100,149.4
May                                         98,265.7              101,510.3
June (R)                                    96,602.2               99,747.1
 
July                                       100,479.4              103,937.6
August
September
October
November
December
 

CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-763-2246) or
         Nick Orsini (301-763-2311) 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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