
PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
           JANUARY 2000 TO FEBRUARY 2001 

(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.      772,514      -9,136      781,650      47,738     171,944
Jan.- Feb.      121,173      -2,117      123,290       7,773      27,122
January          60,300      -1,009       61,309       3,930      13,271
February         60,873      -1,108       61,981       3,843      13,850
March            62,492        -576       63,068       3,931      14,637
April            62,544        -542       63,087       3,829      13,716
May              62,728        -697       63,425       3,956      13,737
June             66,446        -889       67,336       3,978      14,266

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

2001           

Jan.- Feb.      129,822      -1,638      131,459       7,984      28,632
January (R)      64,578        -843       65,422       3,925      14,143
February         65,243        -795       66,038       4,059      14,489
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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


2000           

Jan.- Dec.      781,650     356,573       79,916      89,077      36,402
Jan.- Feb.      123,290      54,404       13,200      14,408       6,383
January          61,309      27,430        6,643       7,031       3,003
February         61,981      26,974        6,557       7,377       3,380
March            63,068      27,178        6,909       7,424       2,989
April            63,087      29,058        6,424       7,216       2,842
May              63,425      29,057        6,576       7,167       2,932
June             67,336      31,126        7,040       7,756       3,170

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

2001           

Jan.- Feb.      131,459      61,743       11,553      15,806       5,743
January (R)      65,422      30,798        5,825       7,833       2,898
February         66,038      30,945        5,728       7,973       2,845
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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.    1,222,367       6,003    1,216,364      45,966     297,919
Jan.- Feb.      189,996       1,553      188,444       7,317      45,424
January          94,415         693       93,723       3,648      21,847
February         95,581         860       94,721       3,668      23,577
March            99,706         674       99,032       3,827      24,596
April            99,506         251       99,255       3,769      23,399
May              99,269         265       99,004       3,802      23,942
June            103,375         403      102,972       3,836      25,446

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

2001           

Jan.- Feb.      202,666       1,079      201,587       7,705      51,359
January (R)     104,068         524      103,545       3,951      26,555
February         98,597         556       98,042       3,754      24,804
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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


2000           

Jan.- Dec.    1,216,364     352,219      196,283     275,518      48,459
Jan.- Feb.      188,444      53,359       31,956      42,611       7,775
January          93,723      26,567       16,363      21,419       3,878
February         94,721      26,792       15,594      21,193       3,897
March            99,032      27,769       16,371      22,550       3,920
April            99,255      28,689       16,500      22,951       3,947
May              99,004      28,832       15,619      23,044       3,765
June            102,972      29,664       16,740      23,143       4,143

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

2001           

Jan.- Feb.      201,587      56,853       30,472      47,146       8,052
January (R)     103,545      29,088       15,301      24,537       4,113
February         98,042      27,766       15,170      22,609       3,939
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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-01-72), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, February  2001.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         



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