
PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
           JANUARY 1997 TO OCTOBER 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.- Oct.          563,507      -8,675     572,182      42,499     132,075
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.- Oct.          557,901      -9,027     566,929      38,258     123,832
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                  54,719        -756      55,474       3,664      12,562
June                 54,767        -898      55,665       3,794      12,052

July                 53,825        -965      54,791       3,716      11,864
August               53,862      -1,314      55,175       3,601      12,037
September (R)        56,005        -940      56,944       3,276      11,915
October              57,921      -1,175      59,096       3,996      12,477
November                                                         
December                                                         
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Exports Continued


                   Total                                         
                   Census     Capital    Automotive   Consumer     Other
     Period       Basis(1)     Goods    Vehicles,etc   Goods       Goods
                                         
                             
1997           

Jan.- Dec.          689,182     294,470      74,029      77,446      33,505
Jan.- Oct.          572,182     243,831      61,316      64,509      27,952
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.- Oct.          566,929     248,657      59,794      66,528      29,860
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                  55,474      23,799       5,983       6,562       2,905
June                 55,665      24,369       5,601       6,864       2,985

July                 54,791      24,843       4,732       6,658       2,977
August               55,175      23,863       5,601       6,692       3,382
September (R)        56,944      26,099       5,993       6,735       2,928
October              59,096      26,747       5,991       6,843       3,041
November                                                         
December                                                         
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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.- Oct.          727,894       5,945     721,950      32,937     178,481
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.- Oct.          763,238       4,438     758,800      34,337     169,065
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                  77,297         288      77,009       3,455      17,448
June                 75,297         355      74,942       3,590      16,610

July (3)             74,854         358      74,497       3,436      16,629
August               76,597         695      75,901       3,353      16,807
September (R)        76,806         546      76,261       3,330      16,495
October              78,550         563      77,987       3,343      16,944
November                                                         
December                                                         
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Imports Continued


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


1997           

Jan.- Dec.          870,671     254,175     140,779     192,918      29,338
Jan.- Oct.          721,950     210,194     117,112     158,870      24,354
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.- Oct.          758,800     224,568     122,677     179,048      29,105
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                  77,009      23,132      12,542      17,893       2,539
June                 74,942      22,179      11,774      18,174       2,615

July  (3)            74,497      22,284      10,677      18,267       3,204
August               75,901      22,223      12,236      17,981       3,302
September (R)        76,261      22,236      12,960      18,014       3,226
October              77,987      22,984      13,309      18,162       3,246
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.
(3) Begining with July 1998, The U.S. Customs service raised the reporting 
requirement for imported commodities from $1,250 to $2,000 per shipment for 
most commodities. The Census Bureau estimates of low-value imports, which are 
included in the "Other Goods" end-use category, have been adjusted to reflect 
this change. Thus, relative to what would have been reported prior to July, 
imports in the "Other Goods" category are increased and imports in other 
categories have decreased.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-98-235), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, October 1998.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.