                                                       PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
                                   EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOOD BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
                                                        JANUARY 2002 TO July 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.    681,874     -11,229      693,103       49,616      156,837      290,496       78,942       84,359       32,854
Jan.- July    395,358      -6,544      401,902       28,886       89,763      169,618       45,854       48,933       18,849

January        55,228        -732       55,960        4,228       12,379       23,784        6,205        6,885        2,478
February       54,988        -877       55,865        4,207       12,258       23,538        6,356        6,931        2,574
March          55,083      -1,064       56,146        3,935       12,373       24,044        6,345        6,792        2,659
April          56,871        -818       57,690        3,950       13,042       24,172        6,665        7,088        2,772
May            56,848      -1,253       58,101        3,993       13,245       24,223        6,727        6,931        2,983
June           57,702        -877       58,579        4,265       13,258       24,707        6,669        7,090        2,589

July           58,638        -923       59,561        4,307       13,209       25,149        6,887        7,216        2,793
August         57,870      -1,007       58,877        4,114       13,360       24,727        6,768        7,049        2,859
September      57,807        -856       58,663        4,064       13,306       24,809        6,689        7,070        2,725
October        57,301        -989       58,290        3,888       13,234       24,511        6,653        7,149        2,854
November       57,765        -927       58,691        4,309       13,549       24,369        6,497        7,185        2,783
December       55,774        -907       56,680        4,355       13,625       22,461        6,483        6,973        2,784

2003                                                                                                                        

Jan.- July    408,127      -6,231      414,358       30,601      100,363      166,046       46,717       51,241       19,390

January        57,143        -747       57,890        4,355       14,095       22,966        6,642        7,323        2,508
February       57,907        -857       58,764        4,358       13,995       24,138        6,651        6,994        2,629
March          58,296        -973       59,268        4,333       14,432       23,656        6,661        7,303        2,882
April          57,230      -1,026       58,255        4,294       14,230       23,027        6,640        7,171        2,894
May            57,761        -888       58,649        4,248       14,279       23,313        6,755        7,177        2,877
June (R)       59,256        -885       60,141        4,427       14,483       24,156        6,552        7,688        2,835
July           60,536        -856       61,392        4,586       14,848       24,789        6,817        7,587        2,765
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Imports

2002                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.  1,164,746       3,380    1,161,366       49,687      267,681      283,323      203,743      307,854       49,078
Jan.- July    661,980       1,933      660,047       28,328      147,994      164,368      116,322      174,324       28,711

January        88,723         232       88,491        3,874       18,856       22,835       15,516       23,433        3,977
February       90,864         223       90,641        3,991       18,964       22,962       16,354       24,350        4,020
March          91,744         278       91,466        3,988       19,648       23,203       16,243       24,171        4,211
April          96,644         317       96,327        4,042       22,596       23,729       16,899       25,074        3,987
May            97,678         302       97,376        4,093       22,917       23,797       17,021       25,499        4,048
June           98,385         296       98,089        4,125       22,344       23,993       17,120       26,074        4,433

July           97,942         284       97,657        4,215       22,668       23,848       17,170       25,723        4,034
August         99,940         297       99,643        4,216       23,557       23,742       17,416       26,671        4,041
September      99,745         313       99,432        4,152       23,504       23,783       17,658       26,198        4,137
October        97,949         322       97,626        4,094       24,528       22,342       17,074       25,508        4,080
November      101,911         286      101,625        4,395       23,836       24,393       17,591       27,460        3,950
December      103,220         228      102,992        4,503       24,262       24,694       17,682       27,694        4,158

2003                                                                                                                        

Jan.- July    727,513       1,948      725,565       31,903      184,004      168,307      122,125      191,321       27,905

January       102,001         195      101,807        4,534       25,030       24,463       16,974       26,929        3,877
February      101,560         207      101,353        4,417       25,983       23,230       16,831       26,896        3,997
March         105,803         249      105,554        4,630       28,421       23,222       17,337       28,010        3,934
April         103,589         266      103,323        4,671       26,101       24,070       16,877       27,683        3,922
May           104,415         350      104,065        4,612       25,608       24,472       17,791       27,712        3,870
June (R)      104,331         468      103,864        4,462       25,929       24,413       18,232       26,673        4,154

July          105,813         213      105,600        4,576       26,932       24,438       18,084       27,418        4,152
August                                                                                                                      
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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-03-139, BEA-03-34), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, July 2003.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
