
PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
           JANUARY 2000 TO DECEMBER 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
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.- Dec.      720,831     -10,066     730,897      48,983     160,295
January (R)      65,176        -842      66,018       3,980      14,276
February (R)     65,615        -730      66,346       4,164      14,427
March (R)        63,751        -769      64,520       4,255      14,372
April (R)        62,037        -731      62,768       4,157      13,956
May (R)          62,713        -839      63,552       4,006      13,858
June (R)         60,715        -884      61,599       3,943      13,441

July (R)         58,555      -1,013      59,568       3,922      12,809
August (R)       59,400        -753      60,153       4,185      13,369
September (R)    55,464        -862      56,326       3,919      12,258
October (R)      56,457        -912      57,369       4,171      12,691
November (R)     56,015        -868      56,883       4,187      12,409
December         54,934        -863      55,797       4,093      12,429
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Exports Continued



                        End-Use Commodity Category 
               Total                                         
               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
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.- Dec.      730,897     322,255      74,597      89,599      35,168
January (R)      66,018      31,102       5,967       7,782       2,911
February (R)     66,346      31,147       5,876       7,838       2,894
March (R)        64,520      29,243       6,092       7,837       2,720
April (R)        62,768      27,803       6,104       7,896       2,851
May (R)          63,552      28,156       6,335       8,107       3,090
June (R)         61,599      26,914       6,627       7,341       3,333

July (R)         59,568      26,211       6,220       7,417       2,990
August (R)       60,153      25,643       6,678       7,169       3,109
September (R)    56,326      24,053       6,443       6,869       2,783
October (R)      57,369      24,190       6,289       7,099       2,928
November (R)     56,883      24,241       6,227       6,993       2,825
December         55,797      23,551       5,738       7,251       2,735
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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
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.- Dec.    1,147,446       5,160   1,142,286      46,675     275,948
January (R)     104,336         577     103,758       3,917      26,532
February (R)    100,262         586      99,675       3,815      24,751
March (R)       102,565         610     101,955       3,726      24,848
April (R)        99,726         604      99,122       3,743      24,869
May (R)          97,195         788      96,407       3,745      24,601
June (R)         96,301         591      95,710       3,937      23,776

July (R)         94,426         228      94,198       4,063      23,118
August (R)       93,506         271      93,235       3,929      22,338
September (R)    91,028         250      90,778       3,994      21,827
October (R)      91,535         237      91,298       3,992      21,222
November (R)     90,285         226      90,059       4,005      19,657
December         86,280         191      86,089       3,807      18,408
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Imports Continued



                        End-Use Commodity Category 
               Total                                         
               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
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.- Dec.    1,142,286     297,803     189,699     283,602      48,559
January (R)     103,758      29,098      15,706      24,351       4,155
February (R)     99,675      28,416      15,550      23,141       4,003
March (R)       101,955      28,670      15,450      25,443       3,818
April (R)        99,122      25,869      16,101      24,282       4,259
May (R)          96,407      24,552      15,641      23,642       4,225
June (R)         95,710      24,314      16,045      23,665       3,974

July (R)         94,198      23,551      15,936      23,449       4,080
August (R)       93,235      23,351      16,452      23,269       3,896
September (R)    90,778      22,214      15,587      23,275       3,881
October (R)      91,298      22,816      15,714      23,497       4,057
November (R)     90,059      22,774      16,016      23,528       4,078
December         86,089      22,178      15,501      22,062       4,133

(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-02-25), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, December 2001.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         
                                 


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