
PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
           JANUARY 1999 TO SEPTEMBER 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.      684,358     -11,439     695,797      45,532     147,000
Jan.- Sep.      504,273      -9,435     513,707      33,945     106,540
January          54,966        -952      55,918       3,640      11,217
February         54,296      -1,105      55,401       3,531      11,330
March            54,687      -1,023      55,710       3,555      11,523
April            55,403        -985      56,388       3,730      11,622
May              55,343      -1,136      56,479       3,714      11,723
June             55,696      -1,197      56,893       3,820      11,850

July             56,385      -1,033      57,418       3,878      11,644
August           58,402        -857      59,259       3,947      12,532
September        59,094      -1,147      60,241       4,130      13,099
October          59,193        -850      60,043       3,992      13,183
November         59,682        -263      59,945       3,748      13,717
December         61,211        -891      62,102       3,846      13,559

2000           

Jan.- Sep.      575,896      -6,696     582,592      36,114     127,622
January          60,321      -1,009      61,330       3,951      13,283
February         60,894      -1,108      62,002       3,865      13,862
March            62,513        -576      63,089       3,953      14,649
April            62,566        -542      63,108       3,851      13,728
May              62,749        -697      63,447       3,977      13,749
June             66,468        -889      67,357       3,999      14,278

July             65,096        -541      65,637       4,084      13,987
August (R)       67,973        -761      68,734       4,279      14,843
September        67,316        -572      67,888       4,155      15,243
October                                                      
November                                                     
December                                                     
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Exports Continued


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


1999           

Jan.- Dec.      695,797     311,406      75,756      80,768      35,336
Jan.- Sep.      513,707     230,450      56,372      59,870      26,530
January          55,918      25,439       6,124       6,584       2,914
February         55,401      24,744       6,098       6,671       3,026
March            55,710      25,101       6,019       6,580       2,932
April            56,388      25,274       6,279       6,709       2,775
May              56,479      25,242       6,169       6,543       3,088
June             56,893      25,214       6,328       6,615       3,065

July             57,418      25,950       6,286       6,716       2,944
August           59,259      26,785       6,700       6,566       2,729
September        60,241      26,702       6,369       6,885       3,056
October          60,043      26,793       6,391       6,790       2,894
November         59,945      26,379       6,397       6,915       2,789
December         62,102      27,784       6,596       7,193       3,124

2000           

Jan.- Sep.      582,592     264,812      60,307      66,820      26,918
January          61,330      27,428       6,636       7,029       3,003
February         62,002      26,972       6,549       7,374       3,380
March            63,089      27,176       6,901       7,422       2,989
April            63,108      29,056       6,417       7,214       2,842
May              63,447      29,055       6,568       7,165       2,932
June             67,357      31,124       7,033       7,753       3,170

July             65,637      30,661       6,455       7,556       2,895
August (R)       68,734      31,813       7,134       7,691       2,974
September        67,888      31,528       6,615       7,616       2,732
October                                                      
November                                                     
December                                                     
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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.    1,029,917       5,299   1,024,618      43,579     222,024
Jan.- Sep.      753,600       3,110     750,490      32,436     159,283
January          77,863         171      77,692       3,559      15,398
February         79,400         213      79,187       3,523      15,319
March            79,710         226      79,484       3,435      16,067
April            81,255         271      80,984       3,564      17,060
May              83,096         213      82,883       3,626      17,976
June             86,077         277      85,800       3,719      18,220

July             87,612         197      87,415       3,655      18,904
August           88,920         589      88,330       3,663      19,991
September        89,667         953      88,715       3,692      20,349
October          90,769         514      90,255       3,628      20,651
November         92,082         922      91,161       3,747      20,816
December         93,466         753      92,713       3,768      21,274

2000           

Jan.- Sep.      907,380       4,238     903,143      34,374     220,100
January          94,370         693      93,677       3,648      21,831
February         95,535         860      94,675       3,668      23,560
March            99,661         674      98,986       3,827      24,579
April            99,460         251      99,209       3,769      23,382
May              99,224         265      98,959       3,802      23,925
June            103,330         403     102,927       3,836      25,430

July            103,620         173     103,447       3,930      25,801
August (R)      104,657         325     104,331       3,966      25,095
September       107,524         593     106,931       3,927      26,498
October                                                      
November                                                     
December                                                     
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Imports Continued


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


1999           

Jan.- Dec.    1,024,618     297,112     179,393     239,466      43,046
Jan.- Sep.      750,490     218,430     132,394     176,241      31,706
January          77,692      23,008      13,601      18,809       3,316
February         79,187      23,540      14,178      19,347       3,281
March            79,484      23,267      14,260      18,922       3,533
April            80,984      23,555      13,871      19,425       3,508
May              82,883      24,112      14,558      19,103       3,509
June             85,800      25,307      15,232      19,751       3,571

July             87,415      25,468      15,582      20,302       3,504
August           88,330      25,069      15,568      20,271       3,769
September        88,715      25,104      15,543      20,312       3,715
October          90,255      25,860      15,357      20,893       3,865
November         91,161      26,230      15,523      21,130       3,717
December         92,713      26,592      16,119      21,202       3,758

2000           

Jan.- Sep.      903,143     260,126     148,050     204,326      36,168
January          93,677      26,547      16,364      21,405       3,882
February         94,675      26,772      15,595      21,179       3,901
March            98,986      27,749      16,372      22,536       3,924
April            99,209      28,669      16,501      22,937       3,951
May              98,959      28,812      15,620      23,030       3,769
June            102,927      29,644      16,741      23,129       4,147

July            103,447      29,553      17,000      23,067       4,096
August (R)      104,331      30,769      16,918      23,283       4,300
September       106,931      31,611      16,939      23,757       4,198
October                                                      
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-00-196), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, September 2000.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         
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