
PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
           JANUARY 2001 TO MARCH 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.      720,851     -10,061     730,912      48,975     160,299
Jan.- Mar.      194,543      -2,341     196,883      12,400      43,074
January          65,176        -842      66,018       3,980      14,276
February         65,615        -730      66,346       4,164      14,427
March            63,751        -769      64,520       4,255      14,372
April            62,037        -731      62,768       4,157      13,956
May              62,713        -839      63,552       4,006      13,858
June             60,715        -884      61,599       3,943      13,441
 
July             58,555      -1,013      59,568       3,922      12,809
August           59,400        -753      60,153       4,185      13,369
September        55,464        -862      56,326       3,919      12,258
October          56,457        -912      57,369       4,171      12,691
November         56,015        -868      56,883       4,187      12,409
December         54,954        -858      55,812       4,085      12,434
 
2002
 
Jan.- Mar.      164,960      -2,662     167,622      12,441      36,800
January          55,003        -733      55,736       4,214      12,287
February (R)     54,900        -882      55,782       4,298      12,283
March            55,057      -1,047      56,104       3,930      12,230
April
May
June
 
July
August
September
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
 
 
2001
 
Jan.- Dec.      730,912     322,280      74,602      89,591      35,164
Jan.- Mar.      196,883      91,492      17,935      23,457       8,525
January          66,018      31,102       5,967       7,782       2,911
February         66,346      31,147       5,876       7,838       2,894
March            64,520      29,243       6,092       7,837       2,720
April            62,768      27,803       6,104       7,896       2,851
May              63,552      28,156       6,335       8,107       3,090
June             61,599      26,914       6,627       7,341       3,333
 
July             59,568      26,211       6,220       7,417       2,990
August           60,153      25,643       6,678       7,169       3,109
September        56,326      24,054       6,443       6,869       2,783
October          57,369      24,190       6,289       7,099       2,928
November         56,883      24,241       6,227       6,993       2,825
December         55,812      23,576       5,743       7,242       2,731
 
2002
 
Jan.- Mar.      167,622      71,619      18,239      20,596       7,927
January          55,736      23,885       5,913       6,869       2,568
February (R)     55,782      23,575       6,088       6,886       2,651
March            56,104      24,159       6,238       6,840       2,707
April
May
June
 
July
August
September
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)
 
 
2001
 
Jan.- Dec.    1,147,117       5,163   1,141,954      46,660     275,802
Jan.- Mar.      307,166       1,774     305,393      11,459      76,137
January         104,337         577     103,760       3,917      26,534
February        100,263         586      99,677       3,815      24,753
March           102,566         610     101,956       3,726      24,850
April            99,728         604      99,124       3,743      24,870
May              97,196         788      96,408       3,745      24,603
June             96,303         591      95,712       3,937      23,778
 
July             94,427         228      94,199       4,063      23,120
August           93,507         271      93,236       3,929      22,340
September        91,030         250      90,780       3,994      21,828
October          91,537         237      91,300       3,992      21,224
November         90,286         226      90,060       4,005      19,659
December         85,937         194      85,743       3,791      18,244
 
2002
 
Jan.- Mar.      272,763         743     272,020      11,846      57,919
January          88,782         235      88,547       3,873      18,959
February (R)     91,828         229      91,599       4,027      19,103
March            92,154         279      91,875       3,946      19,857
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.    1,141,954     297,853     189,561     283,526      48,553
Jan.- Mar.      305,393      86,184      46,702      72,936      11,975
January         103,760      29,098      15,705      24,351       4,155
February         99,677      28,416      15,548      23,141       4,003
March           101,956      28,670      15,449      25,443       3,818
April            99,124      25,869      16,100      24,282       4,259
May              96,408      24,552      15,640      23,643       4,225
June             95,712      24,314      16,044      23,666       3,974
 
July             94,199      23,552      15,935      23,450       4,080
August           93,236      23,351      16,451      23,269       3,896
September        90,780      22,214      15,586      23,276       3,881
October          91,300      22,816      15,712      23,497       4,057
November         90,060      22,774      16,015      23,529       4,078
December         85,743      22,226      15,375      21,979       4,127
 
2002
 
Jan.- Mar.      272,020      70,823      47,189      71,966      12,277
January          88,547      23,311      14,963      23,364       4,076
February (R)     91,599      23,709      16,430      24,383       3,946
March            91,875      23,804      15,796      24,218       4,255
April
May
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.
 
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 or www.bea.gov/bea/rels.htm.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-02-65), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, March 2002.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         
                                 


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