
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)
             

2000           

Jan.- Dec.(R)   772,514      -9,136       781,650      47,738     171,944
Jan.- (R)        60,300      -1,009        61,309       3,930      13,271
January (R)      60,300      -1,009        61,309       3,930      13,271
February (R)     60,873      -1,108        61,981       3,843      13,850
March (R)        62,492        -576        63,068       3,931      14,637
April (R)        62,544        -542        63,087       3,829      13,716
May (R)          62,728        -697        63,425       3,956      13,737
June (R)         66,446        -889        67,336       3,978      14,266

July (R)         65,075        -541        65,616       4,063      13,975
August (R)       67,952        -761        68,713       4,258      14,831
September (R)    67,815        -582        68,397       4,133      15,288
October (R)      66,325        -823        67,148       3,987      15,032
November (R)     65,850        -836        66,686       3,891      15,121
December (R)     64,114        -772        64,886       3,938      14,218

2001           

Jan.-            64,705        -793        65,499       3,946      14,109
January          64,705        -793        65,499       3,946      14,109
February                                                       
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December                                                       
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Exports Continued


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


2000           

Jan.- Dec.(R)   781,650     356,573        79,916      89,077      36,402
Jan.- (R)        61,309      27,430         6,643       7,031       3,003
January (R)      61,309      27,430         6,643       7,031       3,003
February (R)     61,981      26,974         6,557       7,377       3,380
March (R)        63,068      27,178         6,909       7,424       2,989
April (R)        63,087      29,058         6,424       7,216       2,842
May (R)          63,425      29,057         6,576       7,167       2,932
June (R)         67,336      31,126         7,040       7,756       3,170

July (R)         65,616      30,664         6,462       7,558       2,894
August (R)       68,713      31,815         7,141       7,694       2,973
September (R)    68,397      31,686         6,637       7,673       2,979
October (R)      67,148      31,066         6,689       7,269       3,104
November (R)     66,686      30,659         6,454       7,429       3,132
December (R)     64,886      29,861         6,384       7,482       3,002

2001           

Jan.-            65,499      30,820         5,841       7,829       2,953
January          65,499      30,820         5,841       7,829       2,953
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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)

2000           

Jan.- Dec.(R) 1,222,367       6,003     1,216,364      45,966     297,919
Jan.- (R)        94,415         693        93,723       3,648      21,847
January (R)      94,415         693        93,723       3,648      21,847
February (R)     95,581         860        94,721       3,668      23,577
March (R)        99,706         674        99,032       3,827      24,596
April (R)        99,506         251        99,255       3,769      23,399
May (R)          99,269         265        99,004       3,802      23,942
June (R)        103,375         403       102,972       3,836      25,446

July (R)        103,665         173       103,492       3,930      25,818
August (R)      104,702         325       104,377       3,966      25,111
September (R)   107,210         618       106,592       3,928      26,532
October (R)     106,279         607       105,672       3,824      26,086
November (R)    104,974         623       104,351       3,982      25,098
December (R)    103,683         510       103,173       3,784      26,468

2001           

Jan.-           104,205         505       103,700       3,953      26,660
January         104,205         505       103,700       3,953      26,660
February                                                       
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August                                                         
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October                                                        
November                                                       
December                                                       
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Imports Continued


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

2000           

Jan.- Dec.(R) 1,216,364     352,219       196,283     275,518      48,459
Jan.- (R)        93,723      26,567        16,363      21,419       3,878
January (R)      93,723      26,567        16,363      21,419       3,878
February (R)     94,721      26,792        15,594      21,193       3,897
March (R)        99,032      27,769        16,371      22,550       3,920
April (R)        99,255      28,689        16,500      22,951       3,947
May (R)          99,004      28,832        15,619      23,044       3,765
June (R)        102,972      29,664        16,740      23,143       4,143

July (R)        103,492      29,573        16,999      23,081       4,092
August (R)      104,377      30,789        16,917      23,297       4,296
September (R)   106,592      31,549        16,725      23,699       4,158
October (R)     105,672      31,099        16,770      23,827       4,066
November (R)    104,351      30,355        16,532      24,132       4,251
December (R)    103,173      30,541        15,153      23,183       4,046

2001           

Jan.-           103,700      29,049        15,393      24,513       4,132
January         103,700      29,049        15,393      24,513       4,132
February                                                       
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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 and petroleum products.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-01-48), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, January  2001.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         



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