
PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
           JANUARY 2000 TO OCTOBER 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.- Oct.       641,780      -8,103     649,882      39,600     142,555
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.- Oct.       611,207      -8,343     619,550      40,397     135,697
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            59,533        -753      60,286       4,157      13,396
September (R)     55,597        -862      56,459       3,891      12,285
October           56,584        -920      57,504       4,116      12,691
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.- Oct.       649,882     296,153      67,479      75,341      28,754
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.- Oct.       619,550     275,611      62,685      75,536      29,624
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            60,286      25,756       6,681       7,187       3,109
September (R)     56,459      24,167       6,446       6,887       2,783
October           57,504      24,319       6,316       7,120       2,942
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.- Oct.     1,015,672       5,196   1,010,476      38,220     247,877
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.- Oct.       971,820       4,746     967,075      38,883     238,114
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            93,606         271      93,335       3,931      22,356
September (R)     91,128         250      90,878       3,996      21,845
October           91,575         240      91,335       3,999      21,288
November                                                      
December                                                      
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Imports Continued


                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.- Oct.     1,010,476     287,355     164,172     232,801      40,051
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.- Oct.       967,075     253,499     158,293     237,965      40,321
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            93,335      23,427      16,463      23,265       3,893
September (R)     90,878      22,290      15,597      23,272       3,878
October           91,335      22,776      15,732      23,480       4,059
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-01-196), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, October 2001.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         
                                 


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