                                                       PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
                                   EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOOD BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
                                                      JANUARY 2002 TO February 2003
                                                                     
                                  (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

2002                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.    682,387     -10,915      693,302       49,502      156,869      290,587       78,442       84,371       33,531
Jan.- Feb.    109,485      -1,614      111,099        8,520       24,521       46,849       12,200       13,786        5,224

January        54,922        -732       55,654        4,232       12,286       23,600        6,009        6,942        2,585
February       54,564        -881       55,445        4,288       12,235       23,249        6,191        6,844        2,638
March          54,886      -1,048       55,934        3,900       12,281       24,068        6,235        6,735        2,715
April          56,756        -850       57,606        3,890       13,107       24,056        6,680        7,069        2,803
May            57,237        -936       58,173        3,993       13,304       24,216        6,753        6,861        3,046
June           58,157        -875       59,032        4,258       13,315       25,077        6,652        7,093        2,637

July           59,013        -943       59,956        4,305       13,226       25,205        7,084        7,241        2,896
August         58,186      -1,010       59,196        4,037       13,372       24,917        6,824        7,122        2,923
September      58,173        -849       59,022        4,020       13,321       25,127        6,686        7,095        2,773
October        57,276        -970       58,246        3,872       13,122       24,547        6,612        7,217        2,877
November       57,841        -914       58,755        4,310       13,625       24,403        6,307        7,221        2,888
December       55,377        -906       56,283        4,397       13,674       22,122        6,410        6,931        2,750

2003                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Feb.    114,194      -1,623      115,817        8,826       27,904       46,533       13,046       14,336        5,173

January (R)    56,788        -747       57,535        4,359       13,995       22,704        6,517        7,434        2,527
February       57,406        -876       58,282        4,467       13,909       23,829        6,529        6,902        2,646
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Imports

2002                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.  1,166,874       3,313    1,163,561       49,700      269,007      283,817      203,877      307,843       49,318
Jan.- Feb.    179,424         464      178,960        7,879       37,879       45,896       31,604       47,716        7,986

January        88,448         235       88,213        3,860       18,910       22,844       15,265       23,273        4,061
February       90,976         229       90,747        4,019       18,969       23,051       16,340       24,443        3,925
March          91,549         274       91,275        3,965       19,913       23,399       15,973       23,701        4,325
April          96,964         320       96,644        4,065       22,757       23,821       16,996       25,036        3,968
May            98,994         321       98,673        4,134       23,041       24,071       17,640       25,649        4,138
June           98,835         280       98,555        4,122       22,508       24,166       17,212       26,174        4,373

July           98,109         275       97,834        4,233       22,779       23,966       17,222       25,599        4,035
August        100,581         278      100,303        4,196       23,752       23,775       17,574       26,916        4,089
September      99,531         296       99,235        4,129       23,425       23,550       17,675       26,289        4,167
October        96,890         309       96,581        3,982       24,467       22,205       16,767       25,043        4,116
November      102,113         283      101,830        4,395       23,904       24,356       17,502       27,764        3,909
December      103,884         213      103,671        4,599       24,581       24,611       17,711       27,956        4,214

2003                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Feb.    203,384         396      202,989        8,995       50,736       47,847       33,834       53,776        7,801

January (R)   101,752         195      101,557        4,533       24,944       24,444       16,893       26,821        3,922
February      101,633         201      101,431        4,461       25,792       23,403       16,941       26,955        3,878
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(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-03-45), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, February 2003.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
