
PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
           JANUARY 1997 TO MAY 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.        679,325       -9,858      689,182       51,507      158,226
Jan.- May         275,928       -3,955      279,883       21,550       65,375
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.- May         281,161       -3,722      284,883       19,857       63,452
January            57,902         -636       58,538        4,238       13,040
February           56,350         -807       57,157        4,220       12,553
March              57,217         -882       58,099        3,995       12,861
April (R)          55,335         -655       55,990        3,758       12,471
May                54,357         -742       55,100        3,646       12,527
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  EXPORTS CONTINIED

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

1997           

Jan.- Dec.        689,182      294,470       74,029       77,446       33,505
Jan.- May         279,883      118,091       29,884       31,752       13,232
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.- May         284,883      122,622       31,873       32,712       14,367
January            58,538       25,459        6,497        6,609        2,695
February           57,157       24,807        6,350        6,425        2,802
March              58,099       24,881        6,578        6,550        3,233
April (R)          55,990       23,790        6,468        6,590        2,913
May                55,100       23,685        5,980        6,538        2,724
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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.        877,279        6,609      870,671       39,694      213,767
Jan.- May         359,138        4,059      355,080       16,220       89,347
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.- May         380,997        1,919      379,078       17,275       85,518
January            74,977          578       74,399        3,375       17,277
February           74,470          226       74,244        3,511       16,829
March              77,720          508       77,212        3,546       16,733
April (R)          76,670          322       76,348        3,398       17,294
May                77,160          286       76,874        3,445       17,386
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  IMPORTS CONTINUED

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

1997           

Jan.- Dec.        870,671      254,175      140,779      192,918       29,338
Jan.- May         355,080      101,742       58,457       77,562       11,753
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.- May         379,078      112,602       61,716       88,449       13,517
January            74,399       21,898       11,834       17,200        2,815
February           74,244       22,236       12,188       16,871        2,609
March              77,212       23,090       12,974       18,213        2,657
April (R)          76,348       22,307       12,183       18,274        2,892
May                76,874       23,071       12,536       17,892        2,544
June                                                              

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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-98-120), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, MAY 1998.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.