
PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
           JANUARY 1997 TO FEBRUARY 1998 

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



                                  EXPORTS

               Total
             Balance of                Total       Foods,    
              Payments      Net        Census     Feeds, &   Industrial
   Period      Basis    Adjustments   Basis(1)   Beverages  Supplies(2)
             
1997           

Jan.- Dec.      678,150     -10,547     688,697      51,375     157,984
Jan.- Feb.      105,249      -1,222     106,471       8,654      24,737
January          51,624        -551      52,175       4,355      12,061
February         53,625        -671      54,296       4,299      12,676
March            57,093        -988      58,081       4,208      13,701
April            57,100        -697      57,797       4,189      13,477
May              56,809        -995      57,804       4,079      13,369
June             57,317        -857      58,174       3,956      13,855

July             56,683      -1,031      57,714       3,860      13,139
August           57,264      -1,044      58,308       4,261      13,343
September        56,308      -1,133      57,440       4,364      13,102
October          58,388      -1,040      59,429       4,708      13,198
November         57,524        -663      58,187       4,639      13,065
December         58,414        -878      59,292       4,455      12,997

1998           

Jan.- Feb.      112,295      -1,439     113,734       8,301      25,613
January (R)      56,686        -629      57,315       4,154      13,072
February         55,609        -810      56,419       4,146      12,541
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  EXPORTS CONTINUED

               Total                 Automotive              
               Census     Capital    Vehicles,    Consumer     Other
   Period     Basis(1)     Goods    Parts, etc.    Goods       Goods

1997           

Jan.- Dec.      688,697     293,965      73,367      77,430      34,576
Jan.- Feb.      106,471      44,214      11,463      12,318       5,086
January          52,175      21,527       5,578       6,061       2,594
February         54,296      22,687       5,885       6,257       2,492
March            58,081      24,684       6,206       6,474       2,807
April            57,797      24,943       6,149       6,331       2,708
May              57,804      24,731       5,913       6,656       3,056
June             58,174      24,454       6,229       6,712       2,967

July             57,714      24,869       6,239       6,389       3,217
August           58,308      24,885       6,152       6,440       3,227
September        57,440      24,750       5,822       6,393       3,009
October          59,429      25,321       6,436       6,745       3,020
November         58,187      24,419       6,880       6,562       2,622
December         59,292      26,696       5,878       6,409       2,857

1998           

Jan.- Feb.      113,734      48,841      12,652      13,013       5,314
January (R)      57,315      24,342       6,454       6,613       2,679
February         56,419      24,498       6,198       6,400       2,635
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                                  IMPORTS

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

1997           

Jan.- Dec.      877,125       6,556     870,569      39,703     213,467
Jan.- Feb.      140,196         676     139,520       6,185      35,570
January          69,791         247      69,544       3,077      17,936
February         70,405         429      69,976       3,108      17,634
March            71,989       1,456      70,533       3,331      17,962
April            72,646       1,019      71,627       3,361      17,568
May              73,191         897      72,294       3,382      17,898
June             72,579         891      71,688       3,254      17,558

July             73,550         227      73,323       3,399      17,449
August           73,842         242      73,600       3,351      17,871
September        74,865         259      74,606       3,399      18,280
October          74,886         242      74,644       3,308      18,355
November         73,265         234      73,031       3,216      17,512
December         76,117         414      75,702       3,519      17,443

1998           

Jan.- Feb.      149,188         785     148,403       6,829      34,022
January (R)      75,014         567      74,447       3,355      17,306
February         74,174         217      73,957       3,474      16,716
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  IMPORTS CONTINUED

               Total                 Automotive              
               Census     Capital    Vehicles,    Consumer     Other
   Period     Basis(1)     Goods    Parts, etc.    Goods       Goods

1997           

Jan.- Dec.      870,569     254,293     140,795     192,913      29,397
Jan.- Feb.      139,520      38,917      23,773      30,387       4,688
January          69,544      19,472      11,712      15,124       2,224
February         69,976      19,445      12,061      15,263       2,465
March            70,533      20,428      11,633      14,935       2,243
April            71,627      20,692      11,314      16,221       2,471
May              72,294      20,994      11,574      16,087       2,360
June             71,688      21,256      11,543      15,723       2,355

July             73,323      21,580      12,239      16,107       2,549
August           73,600      22,066      11,765      16,017       2,531
September        74,606      21,990      11,769      16,663       2,505
October          74,644      22,392      11,200      16,652       2,738
November         73,031      21,391      11,754      16,753       2,405
December         75,702      22,588      12,231      17,370       2,551

1998           

Jan.- Feb.      148,403      43,561      24,329      34,229       5,434
January (R)      74,447      21,769      11,895      17,312       2,810
February         73,957      21,791      12,434      16,918       2,623
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(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-98-60), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, FEBRUARY 1998.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.