
PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
           JANUARY 2001 TO JANUARY 2002 

(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)
             

2001           

Jan.- Dec. (R)  720,851     -10,061     730,912      48,975     160,299
Jan.- (R)        65,176        -842      66,018       3,980      14,276
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 (R)     54,954        -858      55,812       4,085      12,434

2002           

Jan.-            54,836        -633      55,469       4,211      12,232
January          54,836        -633      55,469       4,211      12,232
February                                                     
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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


2001           

Jan.- Dec. (R)  730,912     322,280      74,602      89,591      35,164
Jan.- (R)        66,018      31,102       5,967       7,782       2,911
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      24,054       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 (R)     55,812      23,576       5,743       7,242       2,731

2002           

Jan.-            55,469      23,822       5,909       6,840       2,455
January          55,469      23,822       5,909       6,840       2,455
February                                                     
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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)


2001           

Jan.- Dec.(R) 1,147,117       5,163   1,141,954      46,660     275,802
Jan.- (R)       104,337         577     103,760       3,917      26,534
January (R)     104,337         577     103,760       3,917      26,534
February (R)    100,263         586      99,677       3,815      24,753
March (R)       102,566         610     101,956       3,726      24,850
April (R)        99,728         604      99,124       3,743      24,870
May (R)          97,196         788      96,408       3,745      24,603
June (R)         96,303         591      95,712       3,937      23,778

July (R)         94,427         228      94,199       4,063      23,120
August (R)       93,507         271      93,236       3,929      22,340
September (R)    91,030         250      90,780       3,994      21,828
October (R)      91,537         237      91,300       3,992      21,224
November (R)     90,286         226      90,060       4,005      19,659
December (R)     85,937         194      85,743       3,791      18,244

2002           

Jan.-            88,916         237      88,679       3,877      19,041
January          88,916         237      88,679       3,877      19,041
February                                                     
March                                                        
April                                                        
May                                                          
June                                                         

July                                                         
August                                                       
September                                                    
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


2001           

Jan.- Dec.(R) 1,141,954     297,853     189,561     283,526      48,553
Jan.- (R)       103,760      29,098      15,705      24,351       4,155
January (R)     103,760      29,098      15,705      24,351       4,155
February (R)     99,677      28,416      15,548      23,141       4,003
March (R)       101,956      28,670      15,449      25,443       3,818
April (R)        99,124      25,869      16,100      24,282       4,259
May (R)          96,408      24,552      15,640      23,643       4,225
June (R)         95,712      24,314      16,044      23,666       3,974

July (R)         94,199      23,552      15,935      23,450       4,080
August (R)       93,236      23,351      16,451      23,269       3,896
September (R)    90,780      22,214      15,586      23,276       3,881
October (R)      91,300      22,816      15,712      23,497       4,057
November (R)     90,060      22,774      16,015      23,529       4,078
December (R)     85,743      22,226      15,375      21,979       4,127

2002           

Jan.-            88,679      23,452      14,905      23,331       4,073
January          88,679      23,452      14,905      23,331       4,073
February                                                     
March                                                        
April                                                        
May                                                          
June                                                         

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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.

NOTE:  For information on data sources, nonsampling errors and definitions,
see the information section on page 26 of this release or at www.census.gov/
foreign-trade/www/press.html.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-02-37), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, January 2002.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         
                                 


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