
PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
           JANUARY 1997 TO DECMBER 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
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.- Dec.          671,055     -11,921     682,977      46,379     147,914
January              57,809        -636      58,445       4,256      13,036
February             56,257        -807      57,064       4,237      12,550
March                57,124        -882      58,006       4,013      12,858
April                55,243        -655      55,898       3,776      12,468
May                  54,626        -756      55,382       3,681      12,558
June                 54,674        -898      55,572       3,811      12,048

July                 53,733        -965      54,698       3,733      11,860
August               53,769      -1,314      55,083       3,618      12,034
September            55,912        -940      56,852       3,293      11,911
October              58,246      -1,202      59,448       4,006      12,474
November (R)         57,110      -1,602      58,712       3,850      12,420
December             56,552      -1,264      57,816       4,105      11,698
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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
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.- Dec.          682,977     299,484      72,696      79,502      37,001
January              58,445      25,342       6,531       6,587       2,694
February             57,064      24,690       6,383       6,404       2,801
March                58,006      24,764       6,612       6,529       3,232
April                55,898      23,672       6,501       6,569       2,912
May                  55,382      23,682       6,017       6,541       2,903
June                 55,572      24,252       5,634       6,843       2,984

July                 54,698      24,726       4,766       6,637       2,976
August               55,083      23,746       5,634       6,670       3,381
September            56,852      25,982       6,026       6,713       2,926
October              59,448      26,734       6,016       6,790       3,428
November (R)         58,712      25,798       6,414       6,614       3,616
December             57,816      26,097       6,163       6,606       3,148
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      Imports

                   Total                             
                 Balance of                Total       Foods,                          Total               
                  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
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.- Dec.          919,040       5,212     913,828      41,229     200,395
January              74,996         578      74,418       3,372      17,270
February             74,488         226      74,263       3,507      16,822
March                77,739         508      77,231       3,542      16,726
April                76,689         322      76,367       3,394      17,287
May                  77,316         288      77,028       3,451      17,442
June                 75,316         355      74,961       3,587      16,604

July                 74,873         358      74,515       3,433      16,623
August               76,615         695      75,920       3,350      16,801
September            76,825         546      76,280       3,327      16,488
October              78,525         556      77,969       3,339      16,847
November (R)         78,778         514      78,265       3,369      16,256
December             76,880         268      76,612       3,558      15,227
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Imports Continued

                   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
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.- Dec.          913,828     270,372     150,715     215,530      35,587
January              74,418      21,895      11,860      17,203       2,817
February             74,263      22,234      12,215      16,874       2,611
March                77,231      23,088      13,000      18,216       2,659
April                76,367      22,304      12,209      18,277       2,894
May                  77,028      23,130      12,568      17,896       2,540
June                 74,961      22,176      11,800      18,177       2,616

July                 74,515      22,282      10,703      18,270       3,206
August               75,920      22,221      12,262      17,984       3,303
September            76,280      22,234      12,986      18,017       3,228
October              77,969      22,950      13,391      18,193       3,250
November (R)         78,265      23,411      13,794      18,218       3,216
December             76,612      22,448      13,926      18,205       3,247

(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-99-31), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, December 1998.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.