
PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
           JANUARY 2000 TO APRIL 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.      772,210      -9,708     781,918      47,452     171,932
Jan.- Apr.      248,103      -3,474     251,577      15,452      55,862
January          61,533      -1,026      62,559       3,890      13,595
February         61,130      -1,089      62,219       3,777      13,955
March            62,479        -685      63,164       3,957      14,565
April            62,961        -674      63,635       3,828      13,747
May              63,151        -771      63,922       3,954      13,648
June             65,445        -835      66,280       3,967      14,155

July             65,123        -714      65,837       4,058      14,047
August           67,377        -767      68,143       4,151      14,733
September        66,773        -707      67,480       4,018      15,140
October          65,807        -836      66,643       4,001      14,971
November         65,856        -828      66,683       3,940      15,076
December         64,574        -777      65,352       3,913      14,302

2001           

Jan.- Apr.      257,065      -3,058     260,123      16,465      57,129
January          65,309        -842      66,151       3,952      14,303
February         65,748        -730      66,479       4,136      14,453
March (R)        63,884        -769      64,653       4,228      14,398
April            62,123        -717      62,840       4,149      13,975
May                                                          
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October                                                      
November                                                     
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.      781,918     357,034      80,169      90,555      34,775
Jan.- Apr.      251,577     111,963      27,090      29,645      11,566
January          62,559      28,019       6,871       7,266       2,919
February         62,219      27,105       6,745       7,414       3,223
March            63,164      27,484       6,932       7,500       2,725
April            63,635      29,355       6,541       7,465       2,699
May              63,922      29,500       6,678       7,380       2,762
June             66,280      30,474       6,930       7,745       3,010

July             65,837      30,853       6,511       7,620       2,748
August           68,143      31,596       7,021       7,776       2,868
September        67,480      31,181       6,629       7,708       2,803
October          66,643      30,586       6,621       7,467       2,997
November         66,683      30,678       6,416       7,598       2,977
December         65,352      30,203       6,274       7,616       3,044

2001           

Jan.- Apr.      260,123     119,719      24,069      31,425      11,315
January          66,151      31,216       5,970       7,799       2,912
February         66,479      31,260       5,879       7,856       2,894
March (R)        64,653      29,356       6,095       7,855       2,720
April            62,840      27,887       6,126       7,915       2,789
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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.    1,224,417       6,395   1,218,022      45,975     299,788
Jan.- Apr.      392,443       2,662     389,780      15,002      93,687
January          94,668         722      93,946       3,645      21,712
February         97,366         939      96,427       3,721      23,686
March           100,513         720      99,793       3,856      24,715
April            99,895         281      99,614       3,780      23,574
May             100,062         285      99,777       3,828      24,285
June            103,272         427     102,845       3,852      25,803

July            103,214         219     102,995       3,899      25,922
August          104,215         364     103,851       3,921      25,397
September       106,455         631     105,824       3,893      26,455
October         106,012         609     105,402       3,824      26,327
November        104,811         652     104,159       3,943      25,490
December        103,935         547     103,388       3,813      26,422

2001           

Jan.- Apr.      407,419       2,379     405,040      15,213     101,205
January         104,436         577     103,858       3,919      26,550
February        100,362         586      99,775       3,817      24,770
March (R)       102,665         610     102,055       3,728      24,867
April            99,956         605      99,351       3,750      25,018
May                                                          
June                                                         

July                                                         
August                                                       
September                                                    
October                                                      
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.    1,218,022     346,663     195,858     281,405      48,333
Jan.- Apr.      389,780     109,919      65,572      89,912      15,688
January          93,946      26,454      16,585      21,660       3,890
February         96,427      27,075      15,993      22,033       3,918
March            99,793      27,872      16,437      22,995       3,918
April            99,614      28,518      16,557      23,224       3,962
May              99,777      28,586      15,972      23,321       3,784
June            102,845      29,166      16,465      23,472       4,087

July            102,995      29,133      16,452      23,541       4,048
August          103,851      29,846      16,679      23,801       4,206
September       105,824      30,676      16,463      24,206       4,132
October         105,402      30,029      16,570      24,547       4,106
November        104,159      29,539      16,280      24,702       4,205
December        103,388      29,769      15,406      23,902       4,077

2001           

Jan.- Apr.      405,040     112,395      62,834      97,174      16,219
January         103,858      29,174      15,716      24,347       4,151
February         99,775      28,492      15,560      23,137       4,000
March (R)       102,055      28,746      15,460      25,439       3,814
April            99,351      25,982      16,098      24,250       4,253
May                                                          
June                                                         

July                                                         
August                                                       
September                                                    
October                                                      
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-01-104), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, April 2001.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         
                                 


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