
PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
           JANUARY 1999 TO NOVEMBER 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.- Nov.      623,147     -10,548      633,695      41,686     133,441
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.- Nov.      708,432      -8,366      716,798      44,033     157,854
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        67,836        -582       68,418       4,155      15,300
October (R)      66,346        -823       67,169       4,009      15,044
November         65,670        -838       66,507       3,911      15,132
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.- Nov.      633,695     283,622       69,160      73,575      32,212
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.- Nov.      716,798     326,730       73,441      81,559      33,180
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        68,418      31,684        6,629       7,670       2,980
October (R)      67,169      31,063        6,681       7,267       3,105
November         66,507      30,698        6,438       7,418       2,910
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.- Nov.      936,451       4,546      931,905      39,811     200,750
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.- Nov.    1,117,925       5,490    1,112,436      42,178     271,112
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       107,165         618      106,547       3,928      26,515
October (R)     106,233         607      105,626       3,824      26,069
November        104,671         620      104,051       3,980      24,925
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.- Nov.      931,905     270,520      163,273     218,264      39,288
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.- Nov.    1,112,436     321,416      181,200     252,044      44,486
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       106,547      31,529       16,726      23,686       4,162
October (R)     105,626      31,078       16,771      23,814       4,070
November        104,051      30,293       16,592      23,976       4,285
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-01-12), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, November 2000.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         
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