                                                       PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
                                   EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOOD BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
                                                       JANUARY 2002 TO October 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.- Oct.    568,336      -9,396      577,731       40,952      129,663      243,665       65,963       70,201       27,287

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.- Oct.    586,689      -8,712      595,401       44,164      143,190      240,218       66,498       73,913       27,417

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           59,256        -885       60,141        4,427       14,483       24,156        6,552        7,688        2,835
July           60,353        -855       61,208        4,571       14,839       24,754        6,811        7,546        2,687
August         57,678        -916       58,593        4,313       14,038       23,936        6,114        7,451        2,742
September (R)  59,705        -774       60,479        4,520       14,088       24,710        6,746        7,720        2,696
October        61,362        -792       62,154        4,745       14,710       25,562        6,928        7,542        2,668
November                                                                                                                    
December                                                                                                                    

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.- Oct.    959,614       2,865      956,749       40,789      219,583      234,235      168,471      252,701       40,970

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.- Oct.  1,044,560       2,983    1,041,577       46,016      264,408      243,146      173,410      274,958       39,639

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          104,331         468      103,864        4,462       25,929       24,413       18,232       26,673        4,154

July          105,385         203      105,181        4,586       26,768       24,465       17,969       27,288        4,105
August        102,398         466      101,932        4,536       26,808       24,047       15,574       27,174        3,794
September (R) 106,279         307      105,972        4,786       26,951       25,302       17,405       27,562        3,965
October       108,798         272      108,526        4,781       26,809       25,463       18,421       29,031        4,022
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-03-191, BEA-03-50), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, October 2003.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
