                                                       PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
                                   EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOOD BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
                                                      JANUARY 2003 TO February 2004
                                                                     
                                  (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

2003                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.    713,788     -10,241      724,030       55,096      172,969      293,047       80,121       89,895       32,901
Jan.- Feb.    115,077      -1,604      116,680        8,870       28,053       47,015       13,296       14,308        5,138

January        57,156        -747       57,903        4,434       14,077       22,922        6,643        7,319        2,509
February       57,920        -857       58,777        4,436       13,976       24,093        6,653        6,990        2,629
March          58,309        -973       59,282        4,412       14,414       23,612        6,663        7,299        2,882
April          57,243      -1,026       58,269        4,372       14,212       22,983        6,641        7,167        2,894
May            57,774        -888       58,662        4,327       14,260       23,268        6,756        7,173        2,878
June           59,269        -885       60,154        4,506       14,465       24,111        6,553        7,684        2,835

July           60,367        -855       61,222        4,650       14,821       24,710        6,812        7,542        2,687
August         57,691        -916       58,607        4,392       14,020       23,891        6,116        7,447        2,742
September      59,719        -774       60,493        4,598       14,069       24,665        6,748        7,716        2,696
October        61,655        -782       62,437        4,828       14,731       25,576        6,928        7,547        2,828
November       63,722        -750       64,472        5,189       14,650       27,214        6,670        8,098        2,651
December       62,962        -790       63,752        4,952       15,275       26,002        6,937        7,915        2,671

2004                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Feb.    126,940      -1,948      128,888        9,344       31,119       53,132       13,826       15,817        5,650

January (R)    61,881        -979       62,859        4,607       15,195       25,807        6,780        7,744        2,726
February       65,060        -969       66,028        4,736       15,924       27,325        7,046        8,073        2,924
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Imports

2003                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.  1,262,945       3,460    1,259,485       55,834      316,330      295,678      210,217      333,634       47,791
Jan.- Feb.    203,538         402      203,136        8,951       50,914       47,681       33,796       53,917        7,878

January       101,989         195      101,795        4,534       24,981       24,457       16,969       26,975        3,879
February      101,548         207      101,341        4,417       25,933       23,224       16,826       26,942        3,999
March         105,791         249      105,542        4,630       28,371       23,216       17,333       28,057        3,936
April         103,577         266      103,311        4,671       26,051       24,064       16,872       27,729        3,924
May           104,402         350      104,053        4,612       25,559       24,466       17,786       27,758        3,872
June          104,319         468      103,852        4,462       25,880       24,407       18,227       26,719        4,156

July          105,373         203      105,169        4,586       26,719       24,459       17,964       27,334        4,107
August        102,386         466      101,920        4,536       26,758       24,041       15,570       27,220        3,796
September     106,267         307      105,960        4,786       26,902       25,296       17,400       27,608        3,967
October       108,743         269      108,474        4,788       26,799       25,478       18,335       29,047        4,026
November      107,666         257      107,409        4,869       25,616       25,659       18,208       28,966        4,090
December      110,883         223      110,659        4,942       26,761       26,911       18,725       29,280        4,040

2004                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Feb.    222,693         484      222,209        9,919       57,009       53,093       36,021       58,017        8,150

January (R)   110,396         243      110,153        4,839       27,481       26,933       17,638       29,321        3,941
February      112,297         240      112,057        5,080       29,528       26,160       18,383       28,697        4,210
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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-04-59, BEA-04-15), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, February 2004.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
