
PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
           JANUARY 1999 TO MARCH 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.- Mar.      164,007      -3,104     167,111      10,761      34,032

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.- Mar.      184,202      -2,692     186,894      11,730      41,886

January          60,714      -1,008      61,722       3,946      13,435
February (R)     60,818      -1,108      61,927       3,824      13,746
March            62,669        -576      63,245       3,960      14,705
April                                                        
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December                                                     
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Exports Continued


               Total                End-Use Commodity Category 
               Census     Capital    Automotive   Consumer     Other
   Period     Basis(1)     Goods    Vehicles,etc   Goods       Goods


1999           

Jan.- Dec.      695,213     310,663      74,691      80,627      36,848
Jan.- Mar.      167,111      75,285      17,832      19,863       9,339

January          56,121      25,576       6,039       6,562       3,065
February         55,721      24,852       5,958       6,794       3,162
March            55,269      24,857       5,835       6,507       3,112
April            56,168      25,042       6,164       6,727       2,918
May              56,169      24,911       6,076       6,490       3,239
June             56,578      24,799       6,490       6,533       3,224

July             56,827      25,698       6,087       6,643       3,089
August           59,900      27,314       6,681       6,571       2,908
September        59,988      26,680       6,193       6,901       3,085
October          59,732      26,316       6,301       6,738       3,057
November         59,860      26,222       6,240       6,902       2,990
December         62,880      28,395       6,627       7,259       2,999

2000           

Jan.- Mar.      186,894      82,146      20,181      21,883       9,068

January          61,722      27,600       6,677       7,060       3,004
February (R)     61,927      26,974       6,592       7,403       3,388
March            63,245      27,573       6,913       7,420       2,675
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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.- Mar.      238,390         610     237,780      10,420      46,970

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.- Mar.      290,798       2,229     288,569      11,077      70,045

January          94,868         693      94,176       3,624      21,828
February (R)     96,212         860      95,351       3,649      23,724
March            99,718         676      99,042       3,803      24,492
April                                                        
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October                                                      
November                                                     
December                                                     
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Imports Continued


               Total                End-Use Commodity Category 
               Census     Capital    Automotive   Consumer     Other
   Period     Basis(1)     Goods    Vehicles,etc   Goods       Goods


1999           

Jan.- Dec.    1,025,292     296,898     179,697     239,587      43,893
Jan.- Mar.      237,780      69,787      42,803      57,253      10,547

January          78,406      23,090      13,955      18,901       3,395
February         79,629      23,652      14,271      19,436       3,366
March            79,745      23,046      14,577      18,915       3,786
April            80,297      23,286      13,672      19,341       3,485
May              82,772      24,206      14,553      18,898       3,505
June             86,339      25,467      15,439      19,909       3,565

July             87,080      25,499      15,432      20,194       3,612
August           88,768      25,141      15,693      20,236       4,098
September        88,247      24,935      15,325      20,256       3,771
October          90,193      25,851      15,040      20,919       3,907
November         91,132      26,274      15,515      21,188       3,730
December         92,683      26,453      16,223      21,394       3,673

2000           

Jan.- Mar.      288,569      80,876      49,205      65,483      11,884

January          94,176      26,563      16,736      21,502       3,922
February (R)     95,351      26,889      15,724      21,396       3,969
March            99,042      27,424      16,745      22,585       3,993
April                                                        
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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-00-83), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, March 2000.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           
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