                                          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 October 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.-Oct.            589,683      40,784     138,571     244,598      66,152      73,666      26,052        -140

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.-Oct.            645,100      36,607     147,446     279,928      71,578      83,289      28,663      -2,412

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                 63,713       3,463      14,570      27,600       7,022       8,479       2,848        -269
May                   66,115       3,519      15,342      29,284       7,105       8,432       2,748        -315
June                  62,657       3,452      14,286      26,900       6,844       8,343       3,064        -232

July                  64,768       3,481      15,074      28,293       7,404       8,103       2,687        -273
August                65,461       3,555      14,684      28,240       7,631       8,414       3,228        -291
September (R)         66,574       4,025      14,980      28,544       7,544       8,649       3,056        -226
October               66,175       3,985      15,040      28,526       7,462       8,648       2,744        -231
November                                                                                                        
December                                                                                                        

Imports

2003                                                                                                            

Jan.-Dec.          1,284,247      55,647     311,690     317,073     208,519     339,941      47,870       3,506
Jan.-Oct.          1,061,358      45,927     258,248     260,793     172,559     281,053      39,814       2,964

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.-Oct.          1,179,214      49,039     285,618     305,884     185,738     309,883      40,857       2,195

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                117,202       4,883      27,377      30,027      18,623      31,981       4,227          83
May                  117,152       5,060      27,157      30,296      19,035      31,437       4,118          50
June                 120,573       5,038      29,615      31,871      18,304      31,357       4,114         273

July                 119,065       4,924      28,718      31,654      18,707      30,860       4,030         171
August               120,314       4,883      29,756      31,537      18,804      30,740       4,232         363
September (R)        119,077       4,679      28,585      32,055      18,969      30,724       3,987          78
October              122,398       4,975      29,836      32,231      18,693      32,365       4,064         235
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.
(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-04-241, BEA-04-55), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, October 2004.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
