
PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
           JANUARY 1999 TO DECEMBER 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
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.- Dec.      773,304      -9,125     782,429      47,825     172,190
January (R)      60,298      -1,009      61,307       3,930      13,270
February (R)     60,871      -1,108      61,979       3,843      13,849
March (R)        62,490        -576      63,066       3,931      14,636
April (R)        62,542        -542      63,085       3,829      13,715
May (R)          62,726        -697      63,423       3,956      13,736
June (R)         66,445        -889      67,334       3,978      14,265

July (R)         65,073        -541      65,614       4,062      13,974
August (R)       67,950        -761      68,711       4,257      14,830
September (R)    67,813        -582      68,395       4,133      15,287
October (R)      66,323        -823      67,146       3,987      15,031
November (R)     65,848        -836      66,684       3,890      15,120
December         64,925        -760      65,686       4,028      14,476
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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
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.- Dec.      782,429     356,822      80,003      89,167      36,422
January (R)      61,307      27,431       6,643       7,031       3,003
February (R)     61,979      26,975       6,556       7,376       3,380
March (R)        63,066      27,179       6,909       7,423       2,989
April (R)        63,085      29,059       6,424       7,216       2,842
May (R)          63,423      29,058       6,575       7,167       2,932
June (R)         67,334      31,126       7,040       7,755       3,170

July (R)         65,614      30,664       6,462       7,557       2,894
August (R)       68,711      31,815       7,141       7,693       2,973
September (R)    68,395      31,687       6,637       7,672       2,979
October (R)      67,146      31,066       6,689       7,269       3,104
November (R)     66,684      30,659       6,454       7,428       3,132
December         65,686      30,103       6,472       7,582       3,024
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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
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.- Dec.    1,222,772       6,029   1,216,743      45,981     298,088
January (R)      94,414         693      93,721       3,648      21,847
February (R)     95,580         860      94,720       3,668      23,577
March (R)        99,705         674      99,031       3,827      24,595
April (R)        99,505         251      99,254       3,769      23,399
May (R)          99,268         265      99,003       3,802      23,942
June (R)        103,374         403     102,971       3,836      25,446

July (R)        103,664         173     103,491       3,930      25,818
August (R)      104,701         325     104,376       3,966      25,111
September (R)   107,209         618     106,591       3,928      26,532
October (R)     106,278         607     105,671       3,824      26,086
November (R)    104,973         623     104,350       3,982      25,098
December        104,101         536     103,565       3,799      26,638
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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
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.- Dec.    1,216,743     352,234     196,266     275,729      48,444
January (R)      93,721      26,567      16,363      21,417       3,878
February (R)     94,720      26,792      15,594      21,191       3,897
March (R)        99,031      27,769      16,371      22,549       3,920
April (R)        99,254      28,689      16,501      22,949       3,947
May (R)          99,003      28,832      15,619      23,042       3,765
June (R)        102,971      29,664      16,740      23,141       4,143

July (R)        103,491      29,573      17,000      23,079       4,092
August (R)      104,376      30,789      16,918      23,295       4,296
September (R)   106,591      31,549      16,726      23,698       4,159
October  (R)    105,671      31,098      16,770      23,826       4,066
November (R)    104,350      30,355      16,533      24,131       4,251
December        103,565      30,557      15,131      23,409       4,031

(1)  Detailed data are presented on a Census basis.  The information needed
to convert to a BOP basis is not available.
(2)  Includes petroleum and petroleum products.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-01-31), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, December 2000.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         



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