
PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(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    Adjustmensts  Basis(1)   Beverages  Supplies(2)
                 
                                                     
1998           

Jan.- Dec.          670,641     -11,856     682,497      46,342     147,865
Jan.- Feb.          114,067      -1,443     115,510       8,492      25,586
January              57,809        -636      58,446       4,256      13,036
February             56,258        -807      57,065       4,237      12,550
March                57,125        -882      58,007       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      55,573       3,811      12,049

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

1999           

Jan.- Feb.          109,506      -2,053     111,560       7,336      22,404
January (R)          55,168        -953      56,121       3,733      11,162
February             54,339      -1,100      55,439       3,603      11,242
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Exports Continued

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

1998           

Jan.- Dec.          682,497     299,247      72,687      79,374      36,982
Jan.- Feb.          115,510      50,031      12,914      12,993       5,494
January              58,446      25,341       6,531       6,588       2,694
February             57,065      24,689       6,383       6,405       2,801
March                58,007      24,763       6,612       6,530       3,232
April                55,898      23,672       6,501       6,570       2,912
May                  55,382      23,681       6,017       6,542       2,904
June                 55,573      24,251       5,634       6,844       2,984

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

1999           

Jan.- Feb.          111,560      50,353      12,192      13,250       6,024
January (R)          56,121      25,742       5,933       6,505       3,047
February             55,439      24,611       6,260       6,746       2,977
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                  Imports

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


1998           

Jan.- Dec.          918,800       5,204     913,597      41,223     200,347
Jan.- Feb.          149,486         804     148,682       6,879      34,093
January              74,997         578      74,419       3,372      17,270
February             74,489         226      74,264       3,507      16,822
March                77,740         508      77,232       3,542      16,727
April                76,689         322      76,367       3,394      17,287
May                  77,316         288      77,029       3,452      17,442
June                 75,316         355      74,961       3,587      16,604

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

1999           

Jan.- Feb.          158,916         386     158,530       7,141      30,892
January (R)          78,427         171      78,256       3,630      15,530
February             80,489         215      80,274       3,511      15,362
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Imports Continued

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


1998           

Jan.- Dec.          913,597     270,343     150,617     215,473      35,593
Jan.- Feb.          148,682      44,129      24,075      34,078       5,428
January              74,419      21,895      11,861      17,203       2,817
February             74,264      22,234      12,215      16,875       2,611
March                77,232      23,088      13,000      18,216       2,659
April                76,367      22,304      12,210      18,277       2,894
May                  77,029      23,130      12,568      17,897       2,540
June                 74,961      22,176      11,800      18,177       2,616

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

1999           

Jan.- Feb.          158,530      46,881      28,519      38,313       6,786
January (R)          78,256      23,092      13,904      18,673       3,427
February             80,274      23,789      14,614      19,640       3,359
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(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-99-73), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, February 1999.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.