
PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
           JANUARY 1998 TO JANUARY 1999 

(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)
                 
                                                     
1998           

Jan.- Dec.          670,641     -11,856     682,497      46,342     147,865
Jan.-                57,809        -636      58,446       4,256      13,036
January(R)           57,809        -636      58,446       4,256      13,036
February(R)          56,258        -807      57,065       4,237      12,550
March(R)             57,125        -882      58,007       4,013      12,858
April(R)             55,243        -655      55,898       3,776      12,468
May(R)               54,626        -756      55,382       3,681      12,558
June(R)              54,674        -898      55,573       3,811      12,049

July(R)              53,733        -965      54,698       3,733      11,861
August(R)            53,769      -1,314      55,083       3,618      12,034
September(R)         55,912        -940      56,852       3,293      11,912
October(R)           58,246      -1,202      59,449       4,006      12,474
November(R)          57,110      -1,602      58,713       3,850      12,420
December(R)          56,133      -1,199      57,332       4,068      11,646

1999           

Jan.-                54,830        -952      55,782       3,717      11,142
January              54,830        -952      55,782       3,717      11,142
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Exports Continued

                   Total                                         
     Period        Census     Capital    Automotive   Consumer     Other
                  Basis(1)     Goods    Vehicles,etc   Goods       Goods
                                         
                             
1998           

Jan.- Dec.          682,497     299,247      72,687      79,374      36,982
Jan.-                58,446      25,341       6,531       6,588       2,694
January(R)           58,446      25,341       6,531       6,588       2,694
February(R)          57,065      24,689       6,383       6,405       2,801
March(R)             58,007      24,763       6,612       6,530       3,232
April(R)             55,898      23,672       6,501       6,570       2,912
May(R)               55,382      23,681       6,017       6,542       2,904
June(R)              55,573      24,251       5,634       6,844       2,984

July(R)              54,698      24,725       4,766       6,638       2,976
August(R)            55,083      23,745       5,634       6,671       3,381
September(R)         56,852      25,981       6,026       6,714       2,927
October(R)           59,449      26,733       6,016       6,791       3,428
November(R)          58,713      25,797       6,414       6,615       3,616
December(R)          57,332      25,869       6,153       6,467       3,128

1999           

Jan.-                55,782      25,668       5,939       6,466       2,851
January              55,782      25,668       5,939       6,466       2,851
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                  Imports

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


1998           

Jan.- Dec.          918,800       5,204     913,597      41,223     200,347
Jan.-                74,997         578      74,419       3,372      17,270
January(R)           74,997         578      74,419       3,372      17,270
February(R)          74,489         226      74,264       3,507      16,822
March(R)             77,740         508      77,232       3,542      16,727
April(R)             76,689         322      76,367       3,394      17,287
May(R)               77,316         288      77,029       3,452      17,442
June(R)              75,316         355      74,961       3,587      16,604

July(R)              74,874         358      74,516       3,433      16,623
August(R)            76,616         695      75,921       3,350      16,801
September(R)         76,826         546      76,280       3,327      16,488
October(R)           78,526         556      77,970       3,339      16,847
November(R)          78,779         514      78,265       3,369      16,256
December(R)          76,632         259      76,373       3,551      15,179

1999           

Jan.-                78,251         161      78,090       3,642      15,339
January              78,251         161      78,090       3,642      15,339
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December                                                         
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Imports Continued

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


1998           

Jan.- Dec.          913,597     270,343     150,617     215,473      35,593
Jan.-                74,419      21,895      11,861      17,203       2,817
January(R)           74,419      21,895      11,861      17,203       2,817
February(R)          74,264      22,234      12,215      16,875       2,611
March(R)             77,232      23,088      13,000      18,216       2,659
April(R)             76,367      22,304      12,210      18,277       2,894
May(R)               77,029      23,130      12,568      17,897       2,540
June(R)              74,961      22,176      11,800      18,177       2,616

July(R)              74,516      22,282      10,703      18,270       3,206
August(R)            75,921      22,221      12,262      17,984       3,303
September(R)         76,280      22,233      12,986      18,017       3,228
October(R)           77,970      22,950      13,391      18,193       3,250
November(R)          78,265      23,411      13,795      18,218       3,216
December(R)          76,373      22,419      13,827      18,144       3,253

1999           

Jan.-                78,090      23,085      13,950      18,645       3,429
January              78,090      23,085      13,950      18,645       3,429
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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-99-55), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, January 1999.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.