
PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
           JANUARY 1994 TO SEPTEMBER 1995 

(In billions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.)



 
                                  EXPORTS
 
               Total                                         Industrial
             Balance of                Total       Foods,    Supplies &
              Payments      Net        Census     Feeds, &   Materials
   Period      Basis    Adjustments   Basis(1)   Beverages      (2)

1994

Jan. - Dec.      502.48      -10.14      512.63       41.95      121.40
Jan. - Sept.     368.56       -7.33      375.88       29.92       88.78
January           38.93       -0.74       39.67        3.36        9.02
February          37.44       -0.71       38.15        3.17        8.67
March             42.07       -0.77       42.84        3.43       10.61
April             40.35       -0.74       41.09        3.15        9.58
May               40.44       -0.86       41.30        3.25        9.93
June              41.93       -0.82       42.76        3.16        9.81

July              40.43       -0.80       41.23        3.11       10.19
August            43.68       -1.00       44.68        3.63       10.66
September         43.27       -0.88       44.15        3.65       10.31
October           43.31       -1.00       44.32        3.82       10.67
November          44.44       -0.82       45.26        4.02       10.67
December          46.17       -1.00       47.17        4.18       11.29

1995

Jan. - Sept.     426.66       -6.56      433.22       37.52      109.63
January           44.92       -0.66       45.58        3.86       11.58
February          45.64       -0.69       46.33        3.92       11.72
March             47.95       -0.78       48.73        4.12       12.60
April             47.16       -0.66       47.82        4.15       12.28
May               48.31       -0.77       49.07        4.03       12.37
June              47.38       -0.85       48.23        3.89       12.65

July              46.37       -0.73       47.10        4.16       11.84
August (R)        49.08       -0.76       49.85        4.53       12.15
September         49.86       -0.67       50.53        4.87       12.43
October 
November 
December
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 EXPORTS CONTINUED

                          Capital    Automotive   Consumer
               Total       Goods     Vehicles,     Goods     
               Census      Except     Parts &      Except      Other
   Period     Basis(1)   Automotive   Engines    Automotive    Goods

1994

Jan. - Dec.      512.63      205.18       57.61       59.98       26.50
Jan. - Sept.     375.88      151.47       42.19       44.06       19.46
January           39.67       16.18        4.46        4.61        2.03
February          38.15       15.36        4.46        4.52        1.97
March             42.84       17.29        4.67        4.89        1.96
April             41.09       16.77        4.75        4.76        2.08
May               41.30       16.57        4.60        4.89        2.06
June              42.76       17.61        4.74        5.16        2.28

July              41.23       16.30        4.35        4.92        2.36
August            44.68       17.59        5.14        5.18        2.48
September         44.15       17.81        5.01        5.14        2.23
October           44.32       17.03        4.93        5.25        2.61
November          45.26       18.01        5.03        5.35        2.18
December          47.17       18.67        5.46        5.32        2.25

1995

Jan. - Sept.     433.22      170.66       45.87       48.14       21.41
January           45.58       17.13        5.45        5.12        2.43
February          46.33       17.85        5.34        5.30        2.18
March             48.73       19.20        5.09        5.36        2.37
April             47.82       18.81        5.07        5.27        2.23
May               49.07       19.38        5.10        5.48        2.72
June              48.23       19.49        4.55        5.38        2.28

July              47.10       19.03        4.41        5.20        2.46
August (R)        49.85       20.02        5.26        5.52        2.38
September         50.53       19.76        5.61        5.52        2.35
October 
November 
December
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                                  IMPORTS

               Total                                         Industrial
             Balance of                Total       Foods,    Supplies &
              Payments      Net        Census     Feeds, &   Materials
   Period      Basis    Adjustments   Basis(1)   Beverages      (2)

1994

Jan. - Dec.      668.58        5.33      663.26       30.96      162.03
Jan. - Sept.     491.17        4.51      486.66       22.97      119.44
January           50.26        0.40       49.86        2.43       11.72
February          51.08        0.79       50.29        2.34       11.92
March             53.59        1.12       52.47        2.56       12.63
April             53.76        0.58       53.18        2.50       12.75
May               54.52        0.56       53.96        2.53       13.12
June              55.94        0.21       55.73        2.59       13.97

July              56.26        0.25       56.01        2.61       14.39
August            57.92        0.36       57.55        2.69       14.71
September         57.84        0.23       57.61        2.70       14.23
October           58.24        0.28       57.96        2.68       13.91
November          59.73        0.27       59.46        2.64       14.51
December          59.44        0.26       59.18        2.66       14.17

1995

Jan. - Sept.     563.51        4.97      558.54       25.01      136.70
January           60.72        0.24       60.47        2.84       14.49
February          59.91        0.23       59.68        2.78       14.41
March             62.48        0.87       61.61        2.90       15.35
April             63.49        0.88       62.61        2.74       15.50
May               64.28        1.15       63.13        2.69       15.82
June              63.87        0.91       62.96        2.75       15.66

July              62.60        0.21       62.39        2.74       15.32
August  (R)       62.59        0.23       62.36        2.76       14.90
September         63.56        0.23       63.33        2.80       15.25
October  
November  
December
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 IMPORTS CONTINUED

                          Capital    Automotive   Consumer
               Total       Goods     Vehicles,     Goods     
               Census      Except     Parts &      Except      Other
   Period     Basis(1)   Automotive   Engines    Automotive    Goods

1994

Jan. - Dec.      663.26      184.42      118.27      146.30       21.27
Jan. - Sept.     486.66      134.46       86.50      107.75       15.54
January           49.86       14.02        8.54       11.56        1.57
February          50.29       14.01        8.89       11.55        1.57
March             52.47       14.53        9.42       11.48        1.86
April             53.18       14.75        9.44       11.93        1.82
May               53.96       14.87        9.57       12.06        1.81
June              55.73       15.24        9.99       12.14        1.80

July              56.01       15.32        9.89       12.10        1.70
August            57.55       15.38       10.72       12.44        1.61
September         57.61       16.34       10.04       12.50        1.81
October           57.96       16.39       10.31       12.77        1.90
November          59.46       16.79       10.68       12.90        1.94
December          59.18       16.78       10.79       12.88        1.90

1995

Jan. - Sept.     558.54      163.38       95.49      120.97       17.00
January           60.47       17.05       10.98       13.33        1.78
February          59.68       16.85       10.81       13.13        1.69
March             61.61       17.56       10.67       13.32        1.81
April             62.61       17.98       11.03       13.59        1.78
May               63.13       18.11       10.72       13.77        2.02
June              62.96       18.73       10.38       13.43        2.01

July              62.39       18.86       10.02       13.47        1.98
August  (R)       62.36       18.88       10.44       13.45        1.93
September         63.33       19.36       10.44       13.47        2.01
October  
November  
December

(1)  Detailed data are presented on a Census basis.  The information 
     needed to convert to a BOP basis is not available.

(2)  Includes petroleum products.


SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-95-207), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, SEPTEMBER 1995.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
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