
PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
           JANUARY 2000 TO MARCH 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.- Mar.      183,664      -2,693     186,358      11,705      41,758
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.- Mar.      193,868      -2,337     196,205      12,196      43,083
January          64,578        -843      65,422       3,925      14,143
February (R)     65,193        -730      65,923       4,060      14,389
March            64,096        -764      64,860       4,211      14,551
April                                                        
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November                                                     
December                                                     
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Exports Continued


               Total    End-Use Commodity Category           
               Census     Capital    Automotive   Consumer     Other
   Period     Basis(1)     Goods    Vehicles, et   Goods       Goods


2000           

Jan.- Dec.      781,650     356,573      79,916      89,077      36,402
Jan.- Mar.      186,358      81,582      20,109      21,832       9,372
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.- Mar.      196,205      90,974      17,648      23,738       8,565
January          65,422      30,798       5,825       7,833       2,898
February (R)     65,923      30,906       5,723       7,960       2,884
March            64,860      29,270       6,100       7,946       2,783
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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.- Mar.      289,703       2,227     287,476      11,143      70,020
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.- Mar.      304,225       1,655     302,570      11,396      75,935
January         104,068         524     103,545       3,951      26,555
February (R)     98,416         558      97,857       3,752      24,711
March           101,741         573     101,168       3,694      24,669
April                                                        
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October                                                      
November                                                     
December                                                     
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Imports Continued


               Total    End-Use Commodity Category           
               Census     Capital    Automotive   Consumer     Other
   Period     Basis(1)     Goods    Vehicles, et   Goods       Goods


2000           

Jan.- Dec.    1,216,364     352,219     196,283     275,518      48,459
Jan.- Mar.      287,476      81,128      48,327      65,161      11,696
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.- Mar.      302,570      85,093      45,828      72,478      11,840
January         103,545      29,088      15,301      24,537       4,113
February (R)     97,857      27,700      15,167      22,594       3,934
March           101,168      28,305      15,359      25,347       3,794
April                                                        
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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-01-84), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, March  2001.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         
                                 


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