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

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.- Dec.    807,584     -11,442      819,026       56,340      203,556      331,090       88,222      102,837       36,980

January (R)    61,818        -976       62,794        4,604       15,162       25,935        6,666        7,689        2,738
February (R)   65,068        -964       66,032        4,713       16,045       27,296        6,959        8,168        2,851
March (R)      67,436      -1,173       68,608        4,924       16,741       27,767        7,228        8,664        3,285
April (R)      66,081        -951       67,032        4,708       16,365       27,141        7,140        8,595        3,083
May (R)        68,827        -938       69,765        4,816       17,381       28,804        7,233        8,547        2,984
June (R)       64,809      -1,040       65,849        4,539       16,131       26,444        6,969        8,452        3,315

July (R)       67,596        -770       68,366        4,479       17,327       27,823        7,552        8,263        2,922
August (R)     68,143        -837       68,980        4,270       17,009       27,797        7,797        8,602        3,505
September (R)  69,273      -1,042       70,315        4,920       17,451       28,084        7,704        8,828        3,329
October (R)    69,314        -948       70,262        4,788       17,958       28,121        7,643        8,829        2,922
November (R)   68,111        -920       69,031        4,791       17,635       27,154        7,527        8,790        3,134
December       71,109        -884       71,993        4,789       18,351       28,724        7,805        9,411        2,913

2003                                                                                                                        

Imports


Jan.- Dec.  1,260,674       3,553    1,257,121       55,831      313,818      295,833      210,173      333,878       47,587

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.- Dec.  1,473,768       3,221    1,470,547       62,167      412,413      343,828      228,410      373,209       50,520

January (R)   111,506         243      111,262        4,804       28,234       26,806       17,845       29,525        4,048
February (R)  114,934         251      114,683        5,094       31,208       26,381       18,792       29,013        4,195
March (R)     118,937         302      118,635        5,152       31,811       27,328       18,956       31,339        4,047
April (R)     119,164         220      118,944        5,117       30,848       27,874       19,005       31,772        4,327
May (R)       120,397         277      120,120        5,265       31,905       28,116       19,440       31,168        4,226
June (R)      124,022         247      123,776        5,251       35,041       29,446       18,727       31,082        4,229

July (R)      122,453         271      122,182        5,148       33,862       29,267       19,149       30,608        4,149
August (R)    125,222         281      124,942        5,105       36,579       29,138       19,249       30,495        4,376
September (R) 124,353         255      124,099        4,974       35,475       29,590       19,490       30,446        4,123
October (R)   129,523         296      129,227        5,241       38,404       29,876       19,407       32,114        4,185
November (R)  131,587         306      131,280        5,436       39,951       29,685       19,007       32,845        4,356
December      131,669         272      131,398        5,579       39,097       30,320       19,341       32,802        4,259
                                                  

(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/di/home/trade.htm.
                                                  
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-05-17, BEA-05-05), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, December 2004.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
