
PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

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


 
                                  Exports

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

1997           

Jan.- Dec.          679,325      -9,858     689,182      51,507     158,226
Jan.- June          332,739      -4,797     337,536      25,650      79,140
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.- June          336,134      -4,643     340,777      23,634      75,555
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                55,335        -655      55,990       3,758      12,471
May (R)              54,719        -756      55,474       3,664      12,562
June                 54,612        -907      55,519       3,759      12,068

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 Exports Continued

                   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.- June          337,536     142,219      36,165      38,389      15,974
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.- June          340,777     147,173      37,470      39,600      17,343
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                55,990      23,790       6,468       6,590       2,913
May (R)              55,474      23,799       5,983       6,562       2,905
June                 55,519      24,437       5,594       6,864       2,797

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August           
September        
October          
November         
December         
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                                  Imports

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

Jan.- Dec.          877,279       6,609     870,671      39,694     213,767
Jan.- June          431,558       4,951     426,608      19,499     106,682
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.- June          456,664       2,275     454,389      20,874     102,308
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                76,670         322      76,348       3,398      17,294
May (R)              77,297         288      77,009       3,455      17,448
June                 75,530         354      75,176       3,589      16,728

July                                                 
August                                               
September                                            
October                                              
November                                             
December                                             
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 Imports Continued

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

1997           

Jan.- Dec.          870,671     254,175     140,779     192,918      29,338
Jan.- June          426,608     122,758      70,091      93,440      14,138
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.- June          454,389     134,881      73,556     106,612      16,157
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                76,348      22,307      12,183      18,274       2,892
May (R)              77,009      23,132      12,542      17,893       2,539
June                 75,176      22,219      11,835      18,161       2,645

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-98-148), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, JUNE 1998.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.