
PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
           JANUARY 1998 TO OCTOBER 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.      670,246     -11,892     682,138      46,397     148,266
Jan.- Oct.      557,316      -9,098     566,413      38,539     123,951
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.- Oct.      562,818     -10,370     573,189      37,874     119,732
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            55,269        -994      56,263       3,741      11,606
May              55,121      -1,143      56,263       3,736      11,746
June             55,472      -1,202      56,673       3,842      11,720

July             55,890      -1,032      56,922       3,812      11,527
August           59,139        -855      59,995       3,933      12,523
September (R     58,934      -1,149      60,083       4,032      13,127
October          58,702        -892      59,594       3,974      13,402
November                                                     
December                                                     
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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.- Oct.      566,413     248,445      60,630      66,084      28,763
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.- Oct.      573,189     256,432      61,945      66,593      30,613
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            56,263      25,085       6,174       6,737       2,919
May              56,263      24,954       6,086       6,501       3,240
June             56,673      24,842       6,501       6,544       3,225

July             56,922      25,741       6,098       6,653       3,090
August           59,995      27,357       6,692       6,582       2,909
September (R     60,083      26,723       6,203       6,911       3,086
October          59,594      26,315       6,330       6,770       2,802
November                                                     
December                                                     
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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.- Oct.      761,650       4,493     757,156      34,283     168,609
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.- Oct.      845,194       3,415     841,779      36,075     179,644
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            80,603         271      80,332       3,548      16,965
May              83,020         213      82,807       3,635      17,974
June             86,651         277      86,374       3,759      18,199

July             87,312         197      87,115       3,674      18,670
August           89,271         468      88,803       3,669      19,932
September (R     89,145         863      88,282       3,709      20,251
October          90,698         516      90,181       3,654      20,691
November                                                     
December                                                     
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Imports Continued


               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.- Oct.      757,156     223,959     121,791     179,683      28,831
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.- Oct.      841,779     244,115     148,298     197,159      36,488
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            80,332      23,279      13,706      19,351       3,483
May              82,807      24,199      14,588      18,908       3,503
June             86,374      25,460      15,473      19,919       3,563

July             87,115      25,492      15,466      20,204       3,610
August           88,803      25,134      15,727      20,246       4,095
September (R     88,282      24,928      15,360      20,266       3,768
October          90,181      25,858      15,072      20,981       3,926
November                                                     
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-99-241), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, October 1999.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           
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