
PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

Jan.- Dec.      670,246     -11,892     682,138      46,397     148,266
Jan.- May       280,848      -3,747     284,594      19,951      63,537
January          57,748        -637      58,385       4,142      13,254
February         56,512        -808      57,320       4,215      12,694
March            56,406        -887      57,292       3,993      12,688
April            55,330        -660      55,990       3,811      12,437
May              54,853        -754      55,607       3,788      12,464
June             55,015        -905      55,920       3,867      12,030

July             54,164        -973      55,137       3,718      11,865
August           54,624      -1,320      55,943       3,668      12,127
September        55,472        -946      56,419       3,316      12,021
October          57,193      -1,208      58,401       4,018      12,371
November         56,926      -1,608      58,533       3,866      12,483
December         56,005      -1,186      57,191       3,992      11,832

1999           

Jan.- May       274,191      -5,206     279,397      18,256      57,341
January          55,263        -953      56,216       3,641      11,269
February         54,704      -1,113      55,816       3,602      11,383
March            54,326      -1,038      55,364       3,559      11,430
April (R)        55,269        -994      56,263       3,741      11,606
May              54,629      -1,108      55,738       3,712      11,654
June                                                         

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Exports Continued

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


1998           

Jan.- Dec.      682,138     299,612      73,157      79,261      35,444
Jan.- May       284,594     122,918      31,600      32,663      13,925
January          58,385      25,341       6,434       6,648       2,567
February         57,320      24,869       6,358       6,482       2,701
March            57,292      24,623       6,480       6,463       3,046
April            55,990      24,090       6,334       6,554       2,763
May              55,607      23,995       5,995       6,518       2,848
June             55,920      24,659       5,814       6,717       2,833

July             55,137      24,942       5,073       6,706       2,832
August           55,943      24,329       5,872       6,690       3,256
September        56,419      25,480       6,115       6,687       2,798
October          58,401      26,117       6,156       6,620       3,119
November         58,533      25,696       6,341       6,647       3,500
December         57,191      25,470       6,186       6,530       3,181

1999           

Jan.- May       279,397     125,352      30,081      33,087      15,280
January          56,216      25,619       6,049       6,573       3,066
February         55,816      24,895       5,969       6,805       3,163
March            55,364      24,900       5,845       6,517       3,113
April (R)        56,263      25,085       6,174       6,737       2,919
May              55,738      24,852       6,045       6,455       3,020
June                                                         

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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.      917,178       5,282     911,896      41,243     200,140
Jan.- May       378,820       1,934     376,886      17,007      85,397
January          74,889         580      74,309       3,300      17,128
February         74,018         228      73,790       3,489      16,835
March            76,634         511      76,124       3,417      16,689
April            76,190         325      75,865       3,394      17,265
May              77,089         291      76,799       3,407      17,481
June             75,419         358      75,061       3,529      16,687

July             75,230         361      74,868       3,476      16,592
August           76,914         699      76,215       3,418      16,876
September        77,084         549      76,535       3,420      16,508
October          78,183         592      77,591       3,432      16,549
November         78,464         522      77,943       3,445      16,241
December         77,064         267      76,797       3,515      15,289

1999           

Jan.- May       401,937       1,088     400,849      17,608      81,707
January          78,612         171      78,441       3,528      15,537
February         79,876         213      79,664       3,516      15,388
March            80,006         226      79,780       3,384      16,037
April (R)        80,603         271      80,332       3,548      16,965
May              82,839         207      82,632       3,633      17,779
June                                                         

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


1998           

Jan.- Dec.      911,896     269,557     149,054     216,515      35,387
Jan.- May       376,886     111,699      60,881      88,430      13,471
January          74,309      21,888      11,842      17,420       2,730
February         73,790      22,073      11,920      16,850       2,622
March            76,124      22,712      12,571      18,042       2,694
April            75,865      22,110      12,136      18,138       2,822
May              76,799      22,916      12,411      17,980       2,603
June             75,061      22,266      11,792      18,134       2,652

July             74,868      22,294      11,030      18,321       3,155
August           76,215      22,321      12,291      18,102       3,207
September        76,535      22,431      12,752      18,295       3,130
October          77,591      22,948      13,045      18,402       3,217
November         77,943      23,132      13,377      18,470       3,278
December         76,797      22,466      13,887      18,362       3,278

1999           

Jan.- May       400,849     117,242      71,134      95,617      17,541
January          78,441      23,082      13,989      18,911       3,393
February         79,664      23,645      14,306      19,447       3,364
March            79,780      23,038      14,611      18,925       3,784
April (R)        80,332      23,279      13,706      19,351       3,483
May              82,632      24,198      14,522      18,983       3,518
June                                                         

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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-99-137), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, May 1999.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.