                                          PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
                  EXHIBIT 10. REAL EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
                      (2000 CHAIN-WEIGHTED DOLLARS BASIS): JANUARY 2003 TO September 2004
                                                        
                       In millions of dollars.  The values in this exhibit are subject to
                        periodic change, reflecting revisions to the source information
                                             for monthly deflators

                               End-Use Commodity Category

                   Total       Foods,                              Automotive
                   Census      Feeds, &    Industrial  Capital     Vehicles    Consumer    Other       Residual
Period             Basis(1)    Beverages   Supplies(2) Goods       etc.        Goods       Goods       (3)

Exports

2003                                                                                                            

Jan.-Dec.            714,070      48,861     166,685     298,602      79,623      89,310      31,350        -360
Jan.-Sep.            528,893      36,705     124,597     218,531      59,320      66,160      23,650         -69

January               57,585       4,055      13,952      23,342       6,513       7,297       2,419           8
February              58,151       4,038      13,692      24,376       6,522       7,038       2,499         -13
March                 58,669       4,134      13,916      23,966       6,671       7,309       2,665           9
April                 57,809       4,062      13,609      23,470       6,635       7,185       2,835          13
May                   58,004       3,928      13,691      23,884       6,776       7,233       2,505         -14
June                  59,592       4,106      14,049      24,636       6,591       7,562       2,657          -9

July                  60,316       4,210      14,450      24,836       6,653       7,480       2,683           4
August                58,654       4,095      13,628      24,588       6,268       7,418       2,675         -17
September             60,112       4,077      13,610      25,433       6,691       7,636       2,714         -48
October               60,790       4,079      13,974      26,067       6,833       7,506       2,401         -70
November              62,617       4,111      13,882      27,407       6,666       7,882       2,787        -117
December              61,770       3,966      14,232      26,597       6,805       7,762       2,512        -104

2004                                                                                                            

Jan.-Sep.            594,823      35,698     141,641     252,235      64,465      75,132      26,672      -1,019

January               60,637       3,685      13,903      26,466       6,577       7,593       2,573        -160
February              63,462       3,703      14,579      27,788       6,861       8,070       2,666        -205
March                 65,538       3,740      14,987      28,287       7,128       8,558       3,049        -211
April (R)             63,713	   3,463      14,570	  27,600       7,022	   8,479       2,848	    -269
May (R)               66,115	   3,519      15,342	  29,284       7,105	   8,432       2,748	    -315
June (R)      	      62,657	   3,452      14,286	  26,900       6,844	   8,343       3,064	    -232
July (R)              64,768	   3,481      15,074	  28,293       7,404	   8,103       2,687	    -273
August (R)     	      65,461	   3,555      14,684	  28,240       7,631	   8,414       3,228	    -291
September      	      66,550	   4,029      15,008	  28,539       7,554	   8,652       2,994	    -225

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December                                                                                                        

Imports

2003                                                                                                            

Jan.-Dec.          1,284,247      55,647     311,690     317,073     208,519     339,941      47,870       3,506
Jan.-Sep.            951,425      41,148     232,003     233,468     154,762     251,566      35,800       2,678

January              104,815       4,491      25,556      25,902      17,062      27,540       3,997         266
February             103,275       4,413      24,970      25,028      16,953      27,631       4,001         279
March                105,752       4,547      25,979      25,203      17,245      28,547       3,891         340
April                105,947       4,626      25,917      26,056      16,944      28,094       4,017         293
May                  106,323       4,639      25,499      26,139      17,568      28,221       3,944         314
June                 106,018       4,497      25,618      26,202      17,821      27,462       4,107         311

July                 107,070       4,560      26,429      26,174      17,625      27,890       4,070         322
August               104,490       4,587      25,859      25,899      16,141      27,890       3,843         272
September            107,736       4,787      26,176      26,867      17,401      28,290       3,932         282
October              109,933       4,779      26,245      27,325      17,797      29,488       4,014         286
November             109,998       4,848      25,852      27,544      17,880      29,569       4,031         274
December             112,890       4,872      27,591      28,736      18,080      29,319       4,025         269

2004                                                                                                            

Jan.-Sep.          1,073,621      45,469     268,897     270,747     168,751     278,752      37,652       3,353

January              111,554       4,713      26,696      28,697      17,547      29,702       3,993         206
February             114,357       4,921      28,993      28,249      18,457      29,190       4,121         426
March                117,522       4,964      28,886      29,267      18,600      31,524       3,970         311
April (R)            117,202	   4,883      27,377	  30,027      18,623	  31,981       4,227	      83
May (R)              117,152	   5,060      27,157	  30,296      19,035	  31,437       4,118	      50
June (R)      	     120,573	   5,038      29,615	  31,871      18,304	  31,357       4,114	     273
July (R)             119,065	   4,924      28,718	  31,654      18,707	  30,860       4,030	     171
August (R)     	     120,314	   4,883      29,756	  31,537      18,804	  30,740       4,232	     363
September      	     119,305	   4,683      28,860	  31,971      18,974	  30,699       3,977	     141

October                                                                                                         
November                                                                                                        
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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.
(3) The "residual" represents the difference between total exports or imports,
and the sum of the components in the table.

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/di/home/trade.htm.
                                                  
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-04-202, BEA-04-50), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, September 2004.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
