
PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

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



                             EXPORTS 
                                           End-Use Commodity
              Total
            Balance of   Net     Total     Foods,   
             Payments  Adjust-   Census    Feeds,  Industrial
   Period     Basis     ments   Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2)
             
1997           

Jan.- Dec.    679,325   -9,858   689,182    51,507   158,226
Jan.- Apr.    219,825   -2,953   222,778    17,429    52,038
January        52,655     -566    53,221     4,437    12,150
February       54,337     -685    55,022     4,385    12,746
March          56,507     -999    57,505     4,308    13,623
April          56,326     -703    57,029     4,298    13,518
May            56,103   -1,003    57,106     4,121    13,337
June           56,811     -842    57,652     4,100    13,765

July           57,455   -1,041    58,496     3,907    13,103
August         57,100   -1,047    58,147     4,164    13,391
September      57,747     -739    58,486     4,275    13,136
October        58,467   -1,050    59,517     4,503    13,304
November       57,482     -670    58,151     4,533    13,064
December       58,336     -513    58,849     4,476    13,087

1998           

Jan.- Apr.    226,748   -2,981   229,729    16,232    50,963
January        57,902     -636    58,538     4,238    13,040
February       56,350     -807    57,157     4,220    12,553
March (R)      57,217     -882    58,099     3,995    12,861
April          55,280     -656    55,936     3,779    12,509
May                                                 
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    EXPORTS  Continued

                                  End-Use Commodity

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

1997           

Jan.- Dec.    689,182  294,470    74,029    77,446    33,505
Jan.- Apr.    222,778   93,809    23,907    25,216    10,379
January        53,221   22,281     5,783     6,106     2,464
February       55,022   23,078     5,989     6,311     2,513
March          57,505   24,282     6,022     6,420     2,850
April          57,029   24,168     6,113     6,379     2,553
May            57,106   24,282     5,977     6,536     2,853
June           57,652   24,128     6,281     6,636     2,742

July           58,496   25,692     6,307     6,426     3,061
August         58,147   24,898     6,216     6,504     2,973
September      58,486   25,409     6,180     6,437     3,049
October        59,517   25,614     6,448     6,752     2,896
November       58,151   24,883     6,576     6,521     2,575
December       58,849   25,755     6,138     6,416     2,978

1998           

Jan.- Apr.    229,729   98,971    25,917    26,206    11,439
January        58,538   25,459     6,497     6,609     2,695
February       57,157   24,807     6,350     6,425     2,802
March (R)      58,099   24,881     6,578     6,550     3,233
April          55,936   23,824     6,492     6,622     2,710
May            
June           

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November       
December       
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                                IMPORTS
                                           End-Use Commodity
              Total
            Balance of   Net     Total     Foods,   
             Payments  Adjust-   Census    Feeds,  Industrial
   Period     Basis     ments   Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2)

1997           

Jan.- Dec.    877,279    6,609   870,671    39,694   213,767
Jan.- Apr.    286,053    3,161   282,892    12,852    71,409
January        70,150      252    69,898     3,104    18,228
February       70,807      430    70,376     3,141    17,753
March          72,266    1,458    70,808     3,289    17,883
April          72,831    1,021    71,810     3,318    17,546
May            73,085      897    72,188     3,367    17,938
June           72,420      892    71,528     3,279    17,335

July           73,318      228    73,090     3,406    17,480
August         74,009      245    73,764     3,370    18,137
September      74,271      266    74,005     3,357    17,990
October        74,738      255    74,483     3,306    18,191
November       74,087      242    73,845     3,263    18,088
December       75,298      423    74,875     3,493    17,198

1998           

Jan.- Apr.    303,924    1,629   302,295    13,836    68,238
January        74,977      578    74,399     3,375    17,277
February       74,470      226    74,244     3,511    16,829
March (R)      77,720      508    77,212     3,546    16,733
April          76,757      318    76,439     3,404    17,399
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                         IMPORTS  Continued

                                  End-Use Commodity

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

1997           

Jan.- Dec.    870,671  254,175   140,779   192,918    29,338
Jan.- Apr.    282,892   80,705    46,870    61,650     9,405
January        69,898   19,587    11,725    15,032     2,222
February       70,376   19,832    11,956    15,240     2,455
March          70,808   20,422    11,666    15,263     2,285
April          71,810   20,864    11,523    16,115     2,443
May            72,188   21,037    11,587    15,911     2,348
June           71,528   21,016    11,634    15,878     2,385

July           73,090   21,639    11,923    16,171     2,470
August         73,764   21,779    11,735    16,222     2,522
September      74,005   21,812    11,769    16,566     2,511
October        74,483   22,207    11,594    16,472     2,713
November       73,845   21,543    11,738    16,778     2,435
December       74,875   22,438    11,929    17,269     2,548

1998           

Jan.- Apr.    302,295   89,526    49,159    70,588    10,948
January        74,399   21,898    11,834    17,200     2,815
February       74,244   22,236    12,188    16,871     2,609
March (R)      77,212   23,090    12,974    18,213     2,657
April          76,439   22,302    12,163    18,304     2,866
May          
June         

July         
August         
September      
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-98-101), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, APRIL 1998.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.