
PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
           JANUARY 1999 TO FEBRUARY 2000 

(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.)



              Exports
 
               Total                            End-Use Commodity Category 
             Balance of                Total       Foods,    
              Payments      Net        Census      Feeds,    Industrial
   Period      Basis    Adjustments   Basis(1)   Beverages  Supplies(2)
             

1999           

Jan.- Dec.      683,221     -11,993     695,213      45,366     147,019
Jan.- Feb.      109,777      -2,066     111,843       7,215      22,619
January          55,168        -953      56,121       3,627      11,252
February         54,609      -1,113      55,721       3,588      11,366
March            54,231      -1,038      55,269       3,545      11,413
April            55,174        -994      56,168       3,727      11,589
May              55,026      -1,143      56,169       3,722      11,730
June             55,377      -1,202      56,578       3,828      11,704

July             55,795      -1,032      56,827       3,799      11,511
August           59,044        -855      59,900       3,919      12,506
September        58,839      -1,149      59,988       4,018      13,110
October          58,832        -900      59,732       4,025      13,296
November         59,184        -676      59,860       3,703      13,804
December         61,942        -938      62,880       3,864      13,737

2000           

Jan.- Feb.      120,920      -2,156     123,076       7,789      27,139
January (R)      60,714      -1,008      61,722       3,946      13,435
February         60,206      -1,148      61,354       3,842      13,705
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December                                                     
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Exports Continued


               Total
             Balance of End-Use Commodity Category           
              Payments    Capital    Automotive   Consumer     Other
   Period      Basis       Goods    Vehicles,etc   Goods       Goods
             

1999           

Jan.- Dec.      683,221     310,663      74,691      80,627      36,848
Jan.- Feb.      109,777      50,428      11,997      13,356       6,227
January          55,168      25,576       6,039       6,562       3,065
February         54,609      24,852       5,958       6,794       3,162
March            54,231      24,857       5,835       6,507       3,112
April            55,174      25,042       6,164       6,727       2,918
May              55,026      24,911       6,076       6,490       3,239
June             55,377      24,799       6,490       6,533       3,224

July             55,795      25,698       6,087       6,643       3,089
August           59,044      27,314       6,681       6,571       2,908
September        58,839      26,680       6,193       6,901       3,085
October          58,832      26,316       6,301       6,738       3,057
November         59,184      26,222       6,240       6,902       2,990
December         61,942      28,395       6,627       7,259       2,999

2000           

Jan.- Feb.      120,920      54,312      13,270      14,374       6,192
January (R)      60,714      27,600       6,677       7,060       3,004
February         60,206      26,712       6,594       7,314       3,188
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              Imports

               Total                            End-Use Commodity Category 
             Balance of                Total       Foods,    
              Payments      Net        Census      Feeds,    Industrial
   Period      Basis    Adjustments   Basis(1)   Beverages  Supplies(2)


1999           

Jan.- Dec.    1,030,379       5,087   1,025,292      43,588     221,629
Jan.- Feb.      158,419         384     158,035       7,039      30,930
January          78,577         171      78,406       3,525      15,540
February         79,841         213      79,629       3,513      15,390
March            79,971         226      79,745       3,381      16,040
April            80,568         271      80,297       3,546      16,967
May              82,985         213      82,772       3,632      17,977
June             86,616         277      86,339       3,757      18,201

July             87,277         197      87,080       3,671      18,672
August           89,236         468      88,768       3,667      19,934
September        89,110         863      88,247       3,707      20,254
October          90,708         514      90,193       3,634      20,842
November         92,053         922      91,132       3,722      20,703
December         93,436         753      92,683       3,832      21,108

2000           

Jan.- Feb.      191,027       1,554     189,474       7,258      45,639
January (R)      94,868         693      94,176       3,624      21,828
February         96,159         861      95,298       3,633      23,811
March                                                        
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August                                                       
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November                                                     
December                                                     
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Imports Continued


               Total
             Balance of End-Use Commodity Category           
              Payments    Capital    Automotive   Consumer     Other
   Period      Basis       Goods    Vehicles,etc   Goods       Goods


1999           

Jan.- Dec.    1,030,379     296,898     179,697     239,587      43,893
Jan.- Feb.      158,419      46,741      28,226      38,338       6,761
January          78,577      23,090      13,955      18,901       3,395
February         79,841      23,652      14,271      19,436       3,366
March            79,971      23,046      14,577      18,915       3,786
April            80,568      23,286      13,672      19,341       3,485
May              82,985      24,206      14,553      18,898       3,505
June             86,616      25,467      15,439      19,909       3,565

July             87,277      25,499      15,432      20,194       3,612
August           89,236      25,141      15,693      20,236       4,098
September        89,110      24,935      15,325      20,256       3,771
October          90,708      25,851      15,040      20,919       3,907
November         92,053      26,274      15,515      21,188       3,730
December         93,436      26,453      16,223      21,394       3,673

2000           

Jan.- Feb.      191,027      53,505      32,381      42,796       7,894
January (R)      94,868      26,563      16,736      21,502       3,922
February         96,159      26,943      15,646      21,294       3,972
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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-00-59), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, February 2000.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           
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