                                                                     
                                                     PART B:  NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
                                  EXHIBIT 13.EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
                                                       JANUARY 2003 TO August 2004
                                                                     
                                       (In millions of dollars.  Detail may not equal totals due to
                                                         rounding.  (R) Revised.)

                                                  End-Use Commodity Category
            Total
            Balance of               Total        Foods,       Industrial                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.    713,122     -11,649      724,771       55,026      173,043      293,621       80,686       89,908       32,488
Jan.- Aug.    462,804      -7,889      470,693       33,865      114,860      189,061       53,048       58,410       21,449

January        54,100        -754       54,854        4,463       13,772       21,665        5,731        6,845        2,379
February       55,011        -906       55,917        4,426       13,529       22,256        6,523        6,715        2,467
March          62,548        -976       63,524        4,526       15,290       25,743        7,484        7,771        2,711
April          57,976      -1,186       59,162        4,034       14,510       23,191        7,233        7,170        3,024
May            59,027        -957       59,983        3,956       14,609       23,572        7,807        7,429        2,610
June           60,549      -1,021       61,570        3,953       14,645       25,106        7,216        7,900        2,751

July           56,035      -1,035       57,070        4,274       14,345       23,629        4,910        7,136        2,776
August         57,558      -1,053       58,611        4,233       14,160       23,899        6,144        7,445        2,730
September      59,148      -1,091       60,239        4,353       13,889       24,645        6,907        7,645        2,801
October        65,617        -771       66,389        5,787       15,271       26,939        7,550        8,309        2,533
November       63,389      -1,103       64,492        5,724       14,254       26,458        6,921        8,144        2,990
December       62,164        -796       62,959        5,297       14,768       26,517        6,259        7,401        2,716

2004                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Aug.    525,946      -7,647      533,593       35,562      132,811      217,482       57,220       66,608       23,910

January        58,175        -976       59,151        4,633       14,708       24,206        5,748        7,211        2,644
February       62,424        -964       63,388        4,702       15,584       25,709        6,844        7,789        2,760
March          73,303      -1,173       74,475        5,179       17,947       30,560        8,232        9,305        3,253
April          66,809        -951       67,760        4,410       16,945       27,057        7,640        8,527        3,181
May            68,766        -938       69,704        4,253       17,613       28,145        8,161        8,534        2,999
June           67,233      -1,040       68,273        4,004       16,376       27,855        7,679        9,020        3,339

July (R)       63,136        -770       63,906        4,255       16,707       26,840        5,374        7,808        2,921
August         66,101        -835       66,936        4,127       16,931       27,109        7,542        8,414        2,814
September                                                                                                                   
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Imports

2003                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.  1,260,674       3,553    1,257,121       55,831      313,818      295,833      210,173      333,878       47,587
Jan.- Aug.    818,796       2,476      816,321       35,980      209,518      190,333      136,379      212,916       31,196

January        97,725         234       97,491        4,480       25,097       23,014       15,578       25,454        3,867
February       93,370         216       93,154        3,976       23,790       21,341       16,472       24,013        3,562
March         106,092         249      105,842        4,673       28,586       24,358       18,578       25,670        3,978
April         104,130         261      103,869        4,657       26,495       24,398       18,163       26,122        4,034
May           102,422         353      102,068        4,641       25,616       23,646       17,960       26,287        3,918
June          104,437         479      103,958        4,537       25,758       25,095       17,938       26,558        4,072

July          107,840         209      107,631        4,624       27,791       25,030       16,025       30,038        4,123
August        102,781         474      102,307        4,391       26,385       23,450       15,665       28,773        3,641
September     108,632         310      108,322        4,710       26,129       25,574       16,881       31,162        3,866
October       117,434         277      117,158        5,099       27,046       27,139       19,818       33,759        4,297
November      106,330         264      106,066        4,888       24,452       25,131       18,668       28,846        4,082
December      109,481         226      109,255        5,155       26,674       27,657       18,428       27,195        4,146

2004                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Aug.    948,657       2,095      946,562       40,576      262,281      222,117      149,519      238,909       33,159

January       104,043         243      103,800        4,644       27,592       24,871       15,935       26,868        3,890
February      105,086         251      104,835        4,635       28,209       24,353       18,068       25,792        3,779
March         123,589         302      123,287        5,436       32,651       29,437       21,024       30,514        4,224
April         119,137         220      118,917        5,076       31,704       27,845       20,034       29,825        4,433
May           118,242         277      117,965        5,242       33,426       26,882       19,393       28,902        4,121
June          127,467         247      127,220        5,398       36,110       30,480       19,489       31,474        4,269

July (R)      123,388         271      123,117        5,089       35,141       29,265       16,985       32,393        4,245
August        127,706         284      127,422        5,057       37,448       28,986       18,591       33,142        4,198
September                                                                                                                   
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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/ft900 or www.bea.gov/bea/rels.htm.
                                                  

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-04-181, BEA-04-47), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, August 2004.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
