
PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
           JANUARY 2000 TO SEPTEMBER 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.- Sep.      575,973      -7,267     583,239      35,599     127,584
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.- Sep.      554,581      -7,419     561,999      36,265     123,085
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            62,170        -731      62,901       4,129      13,983
May              62,846        -839      63,685       3,979      13,885
June             60,848        -884      61,732       3,915      13,468

July             58,688      -1,013      59,701       3,894      12,835
August (R)       59,533        -753      60,286       4,157      13,396
September        55,554        -858      56,412       3,875      12,364
October                                                      
November                                                     
December                                                     
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Exports Continued



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


2000           

Jan.- Dec.      781,918     357,034      80,169      90,555      34,775
Jan.- Sep.      583,239     265,567      60,858      67,874      25,757
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.- Sep.      561,999     251,232      56,332      68,411      26,675
January          66,151      31,216       5,970       7,799       2,912
February         66,479      31,260       5,879       7,856       2,894
March            64,653      29,356       6,095       7,855       2,720
April            62,901      27,916       6,107       7,914       2,851
May              63,685      28,269       6,338       8,124       3,090
June             61,732      27,027       6,630       7,359       3,333

July             59,701      26,324       6,223       7,435       2,990
August (R)       60,286      25,756       6,681       7,187       3,109
September        56,412      24,107       6,409       6,882       2,777
October                                                      
November                                                     
December                                                     
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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.- Sep.      909,660       4,587     905,073      34,396     221,550
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.- Sep.      880,588       4,502     876,087      34,874     216,685
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            99,826         604      99,222       3,745      24,887
May              97,295         788      96,507       3,747      24,619
June             96,401         591      95,810       3,938      23,795

July             94,526         228      94,298       4,065      23,136
August (R)       93,606         271      93,335       3,931      22,356
September        91,471         246      91,225       3,986      21,705
October                                                      
November                                                     
December                                                     
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Imports Continued


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


2000           

Jan.- Dec.    1,218,022     346,663     195,858     281,405      48,333
Jan.- Sep.      905,073     257,326     147,602     208,254      35,945
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.- Sep.      876,087     230,915     142,813     214,521      36,277
January         103,858      29,174      15,716      24,347       4,151
February         99,775      28,492      15,560      23,137       4,000
March           102,055      28,746      15,460      25,439       3,814
April            99,222      25,945      16,112      24,278       4,256
May              96,507      24,629      15,651      23,639       4,222
June             95,810      24,390      16,055      23,662       3,970

July             94,298      23,628      15,947      23,446       4,077
August (R)       93,335      23,427      16,463      23,265       3,893
September        91,225      22,483      15,850      23,308       3,893
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-01-179), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, September 2001.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         
                                 


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