
PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
           JANUARY 1998 TO MARCH 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    Adjustments   Basis(1)   Beverages  Supplies(2)
             
                                                 
1998           

Jan.- Dec.      670,641     -11,856     682,497      46,342     147,865
Jan.- Mar.      171,192      -2,325     173,517      12,505      38,444
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.- Mar.      164,406      -3,103     167,509      11,048      34,163
January          55,168        -953      56,121       3,733      11,162
February (R)     54,357      -1,113      55,469       3,612      11,298
March            54,881      -1,037      55,918       3,704      11,703
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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.- Mar.      173,517      74,793      19,526      19,523       8,726
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.- Mar.      167,509      75,345      18,054      19,820       9,078
January          56,121      25,742       5,933       6,505       3,047
February (R)     55,469      24,580       6,096       6,718       3,165
March            55,918      25,023       6,025       6,597       2,866
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              Imports

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


1998           

Jan.- Dec.      918,800       5,204     913,597      41,223     200,347
Jan.- Mar.      227,226       1,311     225,914      10,422      50,819
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.- Mar.      240,055         608     239,447      10,696      46,805
January          78,427         171      78,256       3,630      15,530
February (R)     80,291         213      80,078       3,528      15,223
March            81,337         224      81,113       3,539      16,052
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               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.- Mar.      225,914      67,217      37,076      52,294       8,086
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.- Mar.      239,447      70,208      43,416      57,758      10,564
January          78,256      23,092      13,904      18,673       3,427
February (R)     80,078      23,770      14,574      19,626       3,358
March            81,113      23,346      14,938      19,459       3,780
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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-99-89), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, March 1999.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.