
PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(In millions 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.     502,484     -10,143     512,626      41,949     121,403
January          38,931        -742      39,673       3,364       9,020
February         37,442        -711      38,153       3,172       8,674
March            42,070        -774      42,844       3,431      10,608
April            40,354        -741      41,095       3,154       9,579
May              40,441        -863      41,304       3,253       9,928
June             41,933        -822      42,755       3,158       9,807
             
July             40,428        -801      41,230       3,106      10,188
August           43,683        -996      44,680       3,630      10,661
September        43,272        -876      44,148       3,652      10,314
October          43,315      -1,001      44,316       3,823      10,672
November         44,441        -819      45,259       4,021      10,668
December         46,172        -998      47,171       4,185      11,285

1995                                                         
                                                             
Jan. - Dec.     574,878      -8,987     583,865      50,476     146,104
January          44,921        -655      45,577       3,859      11,578
February         45,638        -689      46,327       3,925      11,724
March            47,947        -779      48,726       4,117      12,598
April            47,159        -657      47,815       4,150      12,283
May              48,308        -764      49,072       4,029      12,374
June             47,381        -850      48,231       3,886      12,651

July             46,372        -726      47,098       4,160      11,840
August           49,084        -764      49,848       4,527      12,148
September        49,779        -672      50,450       4,786      12,398
October          48,982        -804      49,786       4,363      12,565
November (R)     49,584        -811      50,396       4,416      11,827
December         50,461        -816      51,277       4,508      12,178
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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.     512,626     205,184      57,614      59,981      26,495
January          39,673      16,178       4,463       4,614       2,034
February         38,153      15,359       4,461       4,515       1,972
March            42,844      17,285       4,670       4,886       1,964
April            41,095      16,769       4,752       4,765       2,076
May              41,304      16,575       4,600       4,885       2,063
June             42,755      17,609       4,744       5,158       2,279

July             41,230      16,303       4,349       4,920       2,365
August           44,680      17,587       5,139       5,184       2,479
September        44,148      17,808       5,011       5,137       2,226
October          44,316      17,033       4,932       5,248       2,608
November         45,259      18,012       5,030       5,350       2,177
December         47,171      18,666       5,463       5,319       2,252

1995                                                         
                                                             
Jan. - Dec.     583,865     233,034      60,555      64,459      29,237
January          45,577      17,134       5,455       5,117       2,434
February         46,327      17,851       5,342       5,303       2,181
March            48,726      19,201       5,087       5,356       2,367
April            47,815      18,806       5,071       5,274       2,231
May              49,072      19,378       5,096       5,477       2,718
June             48,231      19,488       4,545       5,382       2,280

July             47,098      19,027       4,406       5,202       2,463
August           49,848      20,016       5,260       5,516       2,382
September        50,450      19,725       5,596       5,489       2,457
October          49,786      20,323       4,769       5,472       2,295
November (R)     50,396      20,766       4,930       5,456       3,001
December         51,277      21,263       5,344       5,563       2,421
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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.     668,585       5,329     663,256      30,958     162,031
January          50,262         404      49,858       2,434      11,724
February         51,076         790      50,287       2,345      11,925
March            53,594       1,120      52,474       2,563      12,625
April            53,759         583      53,177       2,498      12,748
May              54,520         560      53,960       2,533      13,117
June             55,942         210      55,732       2,592      13,975
             
July             56,260         254      56,006       2,613      14,390
August           57,915         364      57,551       2,693      14,713
September        57,838         226      57,612       2,702      14,225
October          58,241         284      57,957       2,679      13,911
November         59,733         272      59,461       2,642      14,507
December         59,444         264      59,181       2,664      14,171
             
1995                                                         
                                                             
Jan. - Dec.     749,347       5,917     743,430      33,179     180,753
January          60,718         244      60,474       2,841      14,490
February         59,909         231      59,677       2,782      14,414
March            62,484         872      61,612       2,901      15,349
April            63,493         881      62,612       2,736      15,497
May              64,283       1,153      63,130       2,691      15,822
June             63,874         913      62,961       2,753      15,664

July             62,598         211      62,388       2,741      15,316
August           62,588         232      62,355       2,758      14,901
September        63,525         232      63,293       2,814      15,277
October          62,724         421      62,303       2,798      14,708
November (R)     61,760         309      61,451       2,726      14,867
December         62,725         218      62,508       2,733      14,731
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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.     663,256     184,424     118,271     146,300      21,272
January          49,858      14,022       8,543      11,562       1,574
February         50,287      14,010       8,893      11,550       1,565
March            52,474      14,529       9,420      11,481       1,856
April            53,177      14,749       9,437      11,927       1,818
May              53,960      14,873       9,573      12,057       1,807
June             55,732      15,238       9,991      12,135       1,801

July             56,006      15,321       9,889      12,098       1,695
August           57,551      15,376      10,715      12,440       1,614
September        57,612      16,339      10,036      12,501       1,809
October          57,957      16,394      10,307      12,768       1,899
November         59,461      16,795      10,678      12,904       1,935
December         59,181      16,779      10,790      12,879       1,898

1995                                                         
                                                             
Jan. - Dec.     743,430     221,603     124,484     160,004      23,407
January          60,474      17,052      10,977      13,329       1,785
February         59,677      16,852      10,806      13,135       1,689
March            61,612      17,557      10,675      13,320       1,811
April            62,612      17,979      11,034      13,591       1,775
May              63,130      18,107      10,724      13,769       2,017
June             62,961      18,732      10,381      13,426       2,005

July             62,388      18,859      10,016      13,470       1,984
August           62,355      18,875      10,442      13,454       1,925
September        63,293      19,334      10,422      13,459       1,987
October          62,303      19,711       9,519      13,347       2,220
November (R)     61,451      19,260       9,570      12,931       2,097
December         62,508      19,394      10,339      13,146       2,165

(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-96-27), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, DECEMBER 1995.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
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