
PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
           JANUARY 1999 TO OCTOBER 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.- Oct.       563,466     -10,285     573,751      37,937     119,724
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.- Oct.       642,847      -7,533     650,380      40,130     142,776
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            67,973        -761      68,734       4,279      14,843
September (R)     67,836        -582      68,418       4,155      15,300
October           66,431        -827      67,258       4,016      15,098
November                                                      
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.       695,797     311,406      75,756      80,768      35,336
Jan.- Oct.       573,751     257,243      62,763      66,660      29,423
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.- Oct.       650,380     296,138      67,017      74,186      30,133
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            68,734      31,813       7,134       7,691       2,974
September (R)     68,418      31,684       6,629       7,670       2,980
October           67,258      31,169       6,695       7,312       2,967
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.- Oct.       844,369       3,624     840,744      36,064     179,934
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.- Oct.     1,012,940       4,874   1,008,066      38,192     246,090
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           104,657         325     104,331       3,966      25,095
September (R)    107,165         618     106,547       3,928      26,515
October          105,919         611     105,308       3,817      25,973
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.     1,024,618     297,112     179,393     239,466      43,046
Jan.- Oct.       840,744     244,290     147,751     197,134      35,571
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.- Oct.     1,008,066     291,107     164,502     228,011      40,164
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           104,331      30,769      16,918      23,283       4,300
September (R)    106,547      31,529      16,726      23,686       4,162
October          105,308      31,063      16,666      23,757       4,033
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-00-213), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, October 2000.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         
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