                                                       PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
                                   EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOOD BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
                                                       JANUARY 2003 TO August 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.    713,122     -11,649      724,771       55,026      173,043      293,621       80,686       89,908       32,488
Jan.- Aug.    466,339      -7,889      474,228       35,639      114,473      190,446       53,295       58,797       21,578

January        57,078        -754       57,832        4,379       14,044       23,053        6,593        7,295        2,469
February       57,887        -906       58,793        4,343       14,106       24,103        6,605        7,066        2,569
March          58,495        -976       59,471        4,445       14,540       23,653        6,747        7,336        2,750
April          57,317      -1,186       58,503        4,385       14,103       23,168        6,719        7,209        2,920
May            57,816        -957       58,773        4,381       14,111       23,577        6,858        7,262        2,584
June           59,420      -1,021       60,441        4,564       14,556       24,285        6,672        7,617        2,747

July           60,092      -1,035       61,128        4,670       14,887       24,511        6,745        7,543        2,773
August         58,234      -1,053       59,287        4,473       14,125       24,096        6,357        7,470        2,766
September      59,926      -1,091       61,016        4,690       14,175       24,849        6,784        7,696        2,823
October        61,170        -771       61,941        4,794       14,632       25,482        6,937        7,588        2,509
November       63,075      -1,103       64,178        5,022       14,642       26,841        6,764        7,979        2,930
December       62,613        -796       63,408        4,880       15,122       26,003        6,906        7,849        2,648

2004                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Aug.    528,086      -7,647      535,732       36,729      131,829      218,647       57,641       66,862       24,025

January        61,684        -976       62,660        4,563       15,127       25,880        6,679        7,674        2,736
February       64,934        -964       65,898        4,671       16,011       27,242        6,972        8,153        2,849
March          67,302      -1,173       68,474        4,883       16,706       27,713        7,241        8,649        3,283
April          65,947        -951       66,898        4,667       16,330       27,087        7,153        8,580        3,081
May            68,693        -938       69,631        4,775       17,346       28,749        7,246        8,532        2,982
June           64,675      -1,040       65,715        4,497       16,096       26,390        6,982        8,437        3,313

July (R)       67,462        -770       68,232        4,437       17,293       27,769        7,565        8,248        2,920
August         67,390        -835       68,224        4,236       16,920       27,817        7,803        8,587        2,862
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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.    828,885       2,476      826,410       36,425      207,800      193,083      138,213      219,250       31,639

January       102,688         234      102,454        4,513       25,540       24,257       17,131       27,066        3,947
February      102,681         216      102,465        4,428       26,525       23,409       17,051       27,086        3,967
March         106,033         249      105,784        4,600       28,395       23,535       17,346       28,007        3,900
April         103,496         261      103,236        4,667       25,621       24,347       17,048       27,571        3,983
May           102,915         353      102,562        4,629       24,284       24,383       17,682       27,681        3,903
June          103,676         479      103,196        4,469       25,174       24,507       17,949       27,012        4,085

July          104,769         209      104,560        4,558       26,307       24,461       17,750       27,438        4,047
August        102,627         474      102,153        4,563       25,954       24,185       16,254       27,389        3,808
September     105,490         310      105,180        4,788       26,138       25,058       17,510       27,775        3,910
October       107,345         277      107,069        4,785       25,994       25,365       18,009       28,926        3,990
November      107,818         264      107,554        4,883       25,831       25,642       18,103       29,075        4,020
December      111,135         226      110,909        4,949       28,056       26,686       18,337       28,853        4,028

2004                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Aug.    954,638       2,095      952,544       40,904      259,331      223,625      151,022      244,126       33,536

January       111,276         243      111,033        4,800       28,254       26,717       17,823       29,403        4,036
February      114,705         251      114,453        5,090       31,228       26,292       18,770       28,891        4,182
March         118,707         302      118,405        5,148       31,832       27,239       18,934       31,217        4,035
April         118,935         220      118,714        5,113       30,869       27,785       18,982       31,651        4,314
May           120,167         277      119,891        5,260       31,925       28,027       19,418       31,046        4,214
June          123,793         247      123,546        5,247       35,061       29,357       18,705       30,960        4,217

July (R)      122,224         271      121,953        5,143       33,882       29,178       19,127       30,486        4,136
August        124,832         284      124,548        5,102       36,279       29,030       19,264       30,471        4,403
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.
