
PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
           JANUARY 1998 TO DECEMBER 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
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.- Dec.      683,021     -11,988     695,009      45,339     146,957
January (R)      55,168        -953      56,121       3,627      11,252
February (R)     54,609      -1,113      55,722       3,588      11,366
March (R)        54,231      -1,038      55,269       3,545      11,413
April (R)        55,174        -994      56,168       3,727      11,590
May (R)          55,026      -1,143      56,169       3,722      11,730
June (R)         55,377      -1,202      56,579       3,828      11,704

July (R)         55,796      -1,032      56,828       3,799      11,511
August (R)       59,045        -855      59,900       3,919      12,506
September (R)    58,839      -1,149      59,988       4,018      13,110
October (R)      58,833        -900      59,732       4,025      13,296
November (R)     59,184        -676      59,860       3,703      13,804
December         61,739        -934      62,673       3,837      13,675
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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
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.- Dec.      695,009     310,591      74,666      80,619      36,837
January (R)      56,121      25,576       6,039       6,562       3,065
February (R)     55,722      24,852       5,958       6,794       3,162
March (R)        55,269      24,858       5,834       6,507       3,112
April (R)        56,168      25,043       6,164       6,727       2,918
May (R)          56,169      24,911       6,076       6,490       3,239
June (R)         56,579      24,799       6,490       6,533       3,224

July (R)         56,828      25,699       6,087       6,643       3,089
August (R)       59,900      27,314       6,681       6,571       2,908
September (R)    59,988      26,681       6,193       6,901       3,085
October (R)      59,732      26,316       6,301       6,738       3,057
November (R)     59,860      26,222       6,240       6,902       2,990
December         62,673      28,320       6,602       7,251       2,988
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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
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.- Dec.    1,030,152       5,120   1,025,032      43,586     221,567
January (R)      78,577         171      78,406       3,525      15,540
February (R)     79,841         213      79,628       3,513      15,390
March (R)        79,971         226      79,745       3,381      16,040
April (R)        80,568         271      80,297       3,546      16,967
May (R)          82,984         213      82,772       3,632      17,977
June (R)         86,616         277      86,339       3,757      18,202

July (R)         87,277         197      87,080       3,671      18,673
August (R)       89,236         468      88,768       3,667      19,934
September (R)    89,110         863      88,247       3,707      20,254
October (R)      90,707         514      90,193       3,634      20,842
November (R)     92,053         922      91,132       3,722      20,703
December         93,212         786      92,426       3,830      21,044
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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
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.- Dec.    1,025,032     296,870     179,519     239,591      43,899
January (R)      78,406      23,089      13,955      18,901       3,395
February (R)     79,628      23,652      14,271      19,436       3,366
March (R)        79,745      23,045      14,577      18,915       3,786
April (R)        80,297      23,286      13,672      19,341       3,485
May (R)          82,772      24,205      14,553      18,898       3,505
June (R)         86,339      25,467      15,439      19,909       3,565

July (R)         87,080      25,499      15,432      20,193       3,612
August (R)       88,768      25,141      15,693      20,235       4,098
September (R)    88,247      24,935      15,325      20,255       3,771
October (R)      90,193      25,851      15,040      20,919       3,907
November (R)     91,132      26,274      15,515      21,188       3,730
December         92,426      26,426      16,048      21,399       3,679

(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-00-28), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, December 1999.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           
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