
PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
           JANUARY 2000 TO MAY 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.- May       311,255      -4,245     315,499      19,406      69,509
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.- May       319,940      -3,925     323,865      20,421      71,018
January          65,309        -842      66,151       3,952      14,303
February         65,748        -730      66,479       4,136      14,453
March            63,884        -769      64,653       4,228      14,398
April (R)        62,170        -731      62,901       4,129      13,983
May              62,828        -853      63,681       3,976      13,881
June                                                         

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November                                                     
December                                                     
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Exports Continued



               Total    End-Use Commodity Category 
             Balance of              Automotive              
              Payments    Capital    Vehicles,    Consumer     Other
   Period      Basis       Goods        etc.       Goods       Goods
             

2000           

Jan.- Dec.      772,210     357,034      80,169      90,555      34,775
Jan.- May       311,255     141,463      33,768      37,025      14,328
January          61,533      28,019       6,871       7,266       2,919
February         61,130      27,105       6,745       7,414       3,223
March            62,479      27,484       6,932       7,500       2,725
April            62,961      29,355       6,541       7,465       2,699
May              63,151      29,500       6,678       7,380       2,762
June             65,445      30,474       6,930       7,745       3,010

July             65,123      30,853       6,511       7,620       2,748
August           67,377      31,596       7,021       7,776       2,868
September        66,773      31,181       6,629       7,708       2,803
October          65,807      30,586       6,621       7,467       2,997
November         65,856      30,678       6,416       7,598       2,977
December         64,574      30,203       6,274       7,616       3,044

2001           

Jan.- May       319,940     147,984      30,387      39,552      14,502
January          65,309      31,216       5,970       7,799       2,912
February         65,748      31,260       5,879       7,856       2,894
March            63,884      29,356       6,095       7,855       2,720
April (R)        62,170      27,916       6,107       7,914       2,851
May              62,828      28,236       6,336       8,128       3,126
June                                                         

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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.- May       492,504       2,947     489,557      18,830     117,972
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.- May       504,515       3,164     501,351      18,950     125,638
January         104,436         577     103,858       3,919      26,550
February        100,362         586      99,775       3,817      24,770
March           102,665         610     102,055       3,728      24,867
April (R)        99,826         604      99,222       3,745      24,887
May              97,226         786      96,440       3,742      24,565
June                                                         

July                                                         
August                                                       
September                                                    
October                                                      
November                                                     
December                                                     
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Imports Continued



               Total    End-Use Commodity Category 
             Balance of              Automotive              
              Payments    Capital    Vehicles,    Consumer     Other
   Period      Basis       Goods        etc.       Goods       Goods


2000           

Jan.- Dec.    1,224,417     346,663     195,858     281,405      48,333
Jan.- May       492,504     138,505      81,544     113,234      19,472
January          94,668      26,454      16,585      21,660       3,890
February         97,366      27,075      15,993      22,033       3,918
March           100,513      27,872      16,437      22,995       3,918
April            99,895      28,518      16,557      23,224       3,962
May             100,062      28,586      15,972      23,321       3,784
June            103,272      29,166      16,465      23,472       4,087

July            103,214      29,133      16,452      23,541       4,048
August          104,215      29,846      16,679      23,801       4,206
September       106,455      30,676      16,463      24,206       4,132
October         106,012      30,029      16,570      24,547       4,106
November        104,811      29,539      16,280      24,702       4,205
December        103,935      29,769      15,406      23,902       4,077

2001           

Jan.- May       504,515     137,002      78,494     120,823      20,444
January         104,436      29,174      15,716      24,347       4,151
February        100,362      28,492      15,560      23,137       4,000
March           102,665      28,746      15,460      25,439       3,814
April (R)        99,826      25,945      16,112      24,278       4,256
May              97,226      24,644      15,646      23,621       4,223
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-01-117), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, May 2001.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         
                                 


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