
PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
           JANUARY 2001 TO AUGUST 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.      718,762     -10,339     729,100      49,407     160,104
Jan.- Aug.      495,679      -6,778     502,456      32,991     110,335
January          64,845        -844      65,689       4,008      14,237
February         64,937        -744      65,681       4,194      14,372
March            63,502        -766      64,267       4,268      14,220
April            61,943        -687      62,630       4,226      14,062
May              62,344      -1,045      63,389       4,085      13,950
June             60,558        -901      61,459       4,013      13,459
 
July             58,610      -1,029      59,639       4,040      12,894
August           58,939        -763      59,701       4,157      13,143
September        55,725        -871      56,596       3,995      12,249
October          56,360        -934      57,294       4,149      12,611
November         56,007        -878      56,885       4,168      12,464
December         54,991        -878      55,869       4,104      12,445
 
2002
 
Jan.- Aug.      454,165      -7,294     461,459      32,870     103,127
January          55,014        -732      55,747       4,232      12,296
February         54,656        -881      55,538       4,289      12,244
March            54,978      -1,048      56,026       3,901      12,291
April            56,848        -850      57,698       3,891      13,117
May              57,329        -936      58,265       3,993      13,314
June             58,249        -875      59,124       4,258      13,325
 
July (R)         59,105        -943      60,048       4,305      13,236
August           57,984      -1,028      59,012       4,001      13,305
September
October
November
December
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Exports Continued
 
 
 
                        End-Use Commodity Category
               Total
               Census     Capital    Automotive   Consumer     Other
   Period     Basis(1)     Goods    Vehicles,etc   Goods       Goods
 
 
2001
 
Jan.- Dec.      729,100     321,714      75,435      88,331      34,110
Jan.- Aug.      502,456     225,208      50,467      60,251      23,205
January          65,689      30,716       6,103       7,721       2,904
February         65,681      30,726       6,020       7,671       2,697
March            64,267      29,213       6,184       7,662       2,721
April            62,630      27,719       6,268       7,642       2,713
May              63,389      28,100       6,399       7,822       3,033
June             61,459      26,908       6,611       7,302       3,167
 
July             59,639      26,099       6,368       7,298       2,941
August           59,701      25,726       6,513       7,133       3,029
September        56,596      24,328       6,405       6,955       2,663
October          57,294      24,373       6,285       7,054       2,821
November         56,885      24,294       6,269       6,945       2,746
December         55,869      23,511       6,009       7,126       2,674
 
2002
 
Jan.- Aug.      461,459     194,784      52,474      55,989      22,215
January          55,747      23,661       6,018       6,955       2,584
February         55,538      23,310       6,200       6,856       2,638
March            56,026      24,129       6,244       6,748       2,714
April            57,698      24,118       6,689       7,081       2,803
May              58,265      24,277       6,762       6,874       3,045
June             59,124      25,139       6,660       7,106       2,636
 
July (R)         60,048      25,266       7,092       7,254       2,895
August           59,012      24,884       6,808       7,114       2,900
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.    1,145,927       4,928   1,140,999      46,641     273,870
Jan.- Aug.      786,521       4,114     782,407      30,887     193,268
January         104,666         583     104,083       3,902      27,024
February         99,708         563      99,144       3,812      24,893
March           101,943         582     101,361       3,753      24,991
April            99,213         596      98,617       3,774      24,466
May              97,034         758      96,276       3,784      24,123
June             96,318         577      95,741       3,910      23,210
 
July             94,243         212      94,031       4,024      22,432
August           93,396         243      93,153       3,928      22,129
September        91,385         225      91,160       3,984      21,686
October          91,394         213      91,181       3,966      21,021
November         90,102         206      89,896       3,983      19,637
December         86,525         169      86,356       3,821      18,258
 
2002
 
Jan.- Aug.      764,366       2,208     762,158      32,685     172,928
January          88,481         235      88,246       3,870      18,934
February         91,009         229      90,780       4,029      18,993
March            91,583         274      91,308       3,975      19,936
April            96,998         320      96,678       4,075      22,781
May              99,027         321      98,706       4,144      23,065
June             98,868         280      98,588       4,132      22,532
 
July (R)         98,143         275      97,868       4,243      22,803
August          100,258         274      99,984       4,218      23,883
September
October
November
December
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Imports Continued
 
 
 
                        End-Use Commodity Category
               Total
               Census     Capital    Automotive   Consumer     Other
   Period     Basis(1)     Goods    Vehicles,etc   Goods       Goods
 
 
2001
 
Jan.- Dec.    1,140,999     297,993     189,782     284,293      48,421
Jan.- Aug.      782,407     207,420     127,198     191,308      32,327
January         104,083      28,720      15,936      24,376       4,124
February         99,144      27,754      15,487      23,211       3,986
March           101,361      28,146      15,659      24,912       3,899
April            98,617      25,876      15,972      24,380       4,150
May              96,276      24,791      15,780      23,588       4,211
June             95,741      24,703      16,117      23,801       4,000
 
July             94,031      23,860      16,048      23,623       4,044
August           93,153      23,569      16,198      23,417       3,912
September        91,160      22,501      15,698      23,379       3,912
October          91,181      22,838      15,555      23,765       4,036
November         89,896      22,771      15,823      23,620       4,062
December         86,356      22,464      15,507      22,222       4,085
 
2002
 
Jan.- Aug.      762,158     189,127     134,151     200,327      32,940
January          88,246      22,859      15,275      23,244       4,064
February         90,780      23,066      16,351      24,414       3,928
March            91,308      23,413      15,984      23,672       4,328
April            96,678      23,836      17,007      25,007       3,971
May              98,706      24,086      17,651      25,620       4,141
June             98,588      24,181      17,223      26,145       4,376
 
July (R)         97,868      23,981      17,233      25,570       4,038
August           99,984      23,706      17,428      26,656       4,094
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-02-132), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, August 2002.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         
                                 


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