
PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
           JANUARY 1997 TO MARCH 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.- Mar.        162,342       -2,210      164,552       12,862       38,438
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.- Mar.        169,755       -2,308      172,063       12,241       38,380
January            56,686         -629       57,315        4,154       13,072
February (R)       55,543         -802       56,345        4,148       12,462
March              57,526         -877       58,402        3,939       12,846
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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.- Mar.        164,552       68,898       17,669       18,792        7,893
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.- Mar.        172,063       74,092       19,377       19,513        8,460
January            57,315       24,342        6,454        6,613        2,679
February (R)       56,345       24,389        6,208        6,362        2,777
March              58,402       25,361        6,714        6,538        3,005
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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.- Mar.        212,185        2,132      210,053        9,516       53,533
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.- Mar.        226,821        1,288      225,533       10,419       50,902
January            75,014          567       74,447        3,355       17,306
February (R)       74,085          214       73,870        3,479       16,710
March              77,722          506       77,216        3,586       16,886
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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.- Mar.        210,053       59,345       35,406       45,321        6,932
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.- Mar.        225,533       66,664       37,356       52,124        8,067
January            74,447       21,769       11,895       17,312        2,810
February (R)       73,870       21,769       12,378       16,907        2,628
March              77,216       23,126       13,084       17,906        2,628
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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-98-85), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, MARCH 1998.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.