                                                       PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
                                   EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOOD BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
                                                       JANUARY 2001 TO October 2002
                                                                     
                                  (In millions of dollars.  Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
                                                 adjustments and rounding.  (R) Revised.)

                                                  End-Use Commodity Category
            Total
            Balance of               Total        Foods,                                 Automotive
            Payments    Net          Census       Feeds,       Industrial   Capital      Vehicles,    Consumer     Other
Period      Basis       Adjustments  Basis (1)    Beverages    Supplies (2) Goods        etc.         Goods        Goods

Exports

2001                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.    718,762     -10,339      729,100       49,407      160,104      321,714       75,435       88,331       34,110
Jan.- Oct.    607,764      -8,583      616,346       41,135      135,195      273,910       63,157       74,260       28,690

January        64,845        -844       65,689        4,008       14,237       30,716        6,103        7,721        2,904
February       64,937        -744       65,681        4,194       14,372       30,726        6,020        7,671        2,697
March          63,502        -766       64,267        4,268       14,220       29,213        6,184        7,662        2,721
April          61,943        -687       62,630        4,226       14,062       27,719        6,268        7,642        2,713
May            62,344      -1,045       63,389        4,085       13,950       28,100        6,399        7,822        3,033
June           60,558        -901       61,459        4,013       13,459       26,908        6,611        7,302        3,167

July           58,610      -1,029       59,639        4,040       12,894       26,099        6,368        7,298        2,941
August         58,939        -763       59,701        4,157       13,143       25,726        6,513        7,133        3,029
September      55,725        -871       56,596        3,995       12,249       24,328        6,405        6,955        2,663
October        56,360        -934       57,294        4,149       12,611       24,373        6,285        7,054        2,821
November       56,007        -878       56,885        4,168       12,464       24,294        6,269        6,945        2,746
December       54,991        -878       55,869        4,104       12,445       23,511        6,009        7,126        2,674

2002                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Oct.    569,815      -9,067      578,882       40,787      129,542      244,622       65,799       70,309       27,823

January        55,014        -732       55,747        4,232       12,296       23,661        6,018        6,955        2,584
February       54,656        -881       55,538        4,289       12,244       23,310        6,200        6,856        2,638
March          54,978      -1,048       56,026        3,901       12,291       24,129        6,244        6,748        2,714
April          56,848        -850       57,698        3,891       13,117       24,118        6,689        7,081        2,803
May            57,329        -936       58,265        3,993       13,314       24,277        6,762        6,874        3,045
June           58,249        -875       59,124        4,258       13,325       25,139        6,660        7,106        2,636
July           59,105        -943       60,048        4,305       13,236       25,266        7,092        7,254        2,895
August         58,278      -1,010       59,288        4,038       13,382       24,978        6,833        7,135        2,922
September (R   58,265        -849       59,114        4,020       13,331       25,189        6,695        7,107        2,772
October        57,091        -942       58,033        3,860       13,007       24,555        6,606        7,192        2,814
November                                                                                                                    
December                                                                                                                    

Imports

2001                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.  1,145,927       4,928    1,140,999       46,641      273,870      297,993      189,782      284,293       48,421
Jan.- Oct.    969,300       4,553      964,747       38,837      235,975      252,759      158,451      238,452       40,274

January       104,666         583      104,083        3,902       27,024       28,720       15,936       24,376        4,124
February       99,708         563       99,144        3,812       24,893       27,754       15,487       23,211        3,986
March         101,943         582      101,361        3,753       24,991       28,146       15,659       24,912        3,899
April          99,213         596       98,617        3,774       24,466       25,876       15,972       24,380        4,150
May            97,034         758       96,276        3,784       24,123       24,791       15,780       23,588        4,211
June           96,318         577       95,741        3,910       23,210       24,703       16,117       23,801        4,000

July           94,243         212       94,031        4,024       22,432       23,860       16,048       23,623        4,044
August         93,396         243       93,153        3,928       22,129       23,569       16,198       23,417        3,912
September      91,385         225       91,160        3,984       21,686       22,501       15,698       23,379        3,912
October        91,394         213       91,181        3,966       21,021       22,838       15,555       23,765        4,036
November       90,102         206       89,896        3,983       19,637       22,771       15,823       23,620        4,062
December       86,525         169       86,356        3,821       18,258       22,464       15,507       22,222        4,085

2002                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Oct.    960,808       2,809      957,999       40,794      220,529      234,919      168,774      251,781       41,201

January        88,481         235       88,246        3,870       18,934       22,859       15,275       23,244        4,064
February       91,009         229       90,780        4,029       18,993       23,066       16,351       24,414        3,928
March          91,583         274       91,308        3,975       19,936       23,413       15,984       23,672        4,328
April          96,998         320       96,678        4,075       22,781       23,836       17,007       25,007        3,971
May            99,027         321       98,706        4,144       23,065       24,086       17,651       25,620        4,141
June           98,868         280       98,588        4,132       22,532       24,181       17,223       26,145        4,376

July           98,143         275       97,868        4,243       22,803       23,981       17,233       25,570        4,038
August        100,615         278      100,337        4,206       23,776       23,790       17,585       26,887        4,092
September (R   99,564         296       99,268        4,139       23,449       23,565       17,686       26,260        4,170
October        96,521         301       96,220        3,983       24,259       22,143       16,780       24,963        4,093
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-02-162), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, October 2002.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
