                          Part A: Seasonally Adjusted
         Exhibit 6. EXPORTS OF GOODS BY END-USE CATEGORY AND COMMODITY
                                        
    (In millions of dollars.  Details may not equal totals due to rounding.
     The commodities in this Exhibit are ranked on the year-to-year change
     within each major commodity grouping. (-) Represents zero or less than
                      one half unit of measurement shown.
                                        
                                        

                                                                  Year-to-year
Item(1)                                Annual 2004  Annual 2003   Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         807,536      713,421        94,115

Net Adjustments                          -11,239      -11,350           111

Total, Census Basis                      818,775      724,771        94,004

Foods, feeds, and beverages               56,570       55,026         1,544

Wheat                                      5,192        4,002         1,189
Corn                                       6,926        5,751         1,176
Nuts                                       2,366        1,891           474
Fish and shellfish                         3,823        3,363           460
Other foods                                5,340        4,907           434
Dairy products and eggs                    1,167          744           423
Fruits,  frozen juices                     4,533        4,295           238
Vegetables                                 3,189        2,966           224
Bakery products                            2,467        2,256           211
Wine and related products                    985          818           167
Rice                                       1,224        1,078           146
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          777          681            96
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                1,012          959            53
Sorghum, barley, oats                        611          677           -66
Oilseeds, food oils                        1,274        1,419          -146
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                       3,116        3,298          -182
Soybeans                                   6,895        8,047        -1,152
Meat, poultry, etc.                        5,672        7,873        -2,201

Industrial supplies and materials        203,960      173,043        30,916

Chemicals-organic                         22,187       17,633         4,554
Plastic materials                         21,657       17,881         3,775
Petroleum products, other                 11,583        8,633         2,950
Steelmaking materials                      4,014        2,607         1,407
Fuel oil                                   4,354        3,117         1,236
Other industrial supplies                 13,758       12,554         1,203
Chemicals-other                           15,609       14,443         1,166
Iron and steel mill products               5,208        4,177         1,032
Finished metal shapes                      9,965        8,948         1,017
Aluminum and alumina                       3,992        3,032           960
Cotton, raw                                4,280        3,389           891
Metallurgical grade coal                   1,760        1,014           746
Iron and steel products, other             3,637        2,905           732
Gas-natural                                2,126        1,400           726
Newsprint                                  9,275        8,554           721
Chemicals-fertilizers                      4,744        4,105           639
Precious metals, other                     2,758        2,145           613
Nonferrous metals, other                   3,053        2,464           589
Logs and lumber                            4,214        3,676           538
Manmade cloth                              5,551        5,049           502
Chemicals-inorganic                        4,424        3,930           494
Copper                                     2,003        1,511           492
Cotton fiber cloth                         3,265        2,788           477
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      4,697        4,259           437
Coal and fuels, other                      1,206          788           418
Synthetic rubber-primary                   2,218        1,853           365
Mineral supplies-manufactured              3,671        3,307           364
Leather and furs                           1,194          867           327
Shingles, molding, wallboard               2,284        1,962           322
Tapes, audio and visual                    1,620        1,347           274
Industrial rubber products                 2,453        2,199           253
Agric. industry-unmanufactured             1,469        1,256           213
Crude oil                                    308          128           180
Agriculture-manufactured, other            1,511        1,377           133
Finished textile supplies                  2,321        2,197           124
Wood supplies, manufactured                1,028          911           117
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                   1,089          980           109
Electric energy                              829          756            73
Nonmetallic minerals                         489          427            61
Nuclear fuel materials                     1,631        1,571            61
Hair, waste materials                        493          447            46
Nontextile floor tiles                       338          301            37
Natural gas liquids                          837          814            23
Tobacco, unmanufactured                    1,041        1,026            15
Hides and skins                            1,758        1,794           -36
Agric. farming-unmanufactured              1,610        1,731          -121
Nonmonetary gold                           4,449        4,790          -341

Capital goods, except automotive         331,475      293,621        37,854

Industrial machines, other                26,971       21,718         5,253
Telecommunications equipment              24,543       20,743         3,800
Electric apparatus                        24,231       21,158         3,073
Measuring, testing, control instruments   16,927       13,936         2,991
Engines-civilian aircraft                 13,841       11,339         2,502
Computer accessories                      33,607       31,260         2,347
Medicinal equipment                       17,853       15,743         2,110
Semiconductors                            48,050       46,137         1,913
Metalworking machine tools                 7,076        5,253         1,823
Industrial engines                        13,511       11,691         1,821
Excavating machinery                       6,658        5,285         1,373
Materials handling equipment               5,984        4,656         1,328
Parts-civilian aircraft                   13,217       12,079         1,138
Laboratory testing instruments             6,093        5,119           974
Wood, glass, plastic                       3,367        2,503           864
Photo, service industry machinery          6,554        5,714           840
Drilling & oilfield equipment              6,870        6,067           803
Generators, accessories                    7,029        6,287           742
Agricultural machinery, equipment          4,422        3,794           629
Computers                                  9,198        8,664           534
Nonfarm tractors and parts                 1,440        1,063           377
Railway transportation equipment           1,856        1,642           214
Pulp and paper machinery                   2,567        2,373           194
Business machines and equipment            2,110        1,927           183
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,860        1,689           171
Specialized mining                           544          419           125
Textile, sewing machines                   1,134        1,020           114
Commercial vessels, other                    208          139            69
Spacecraft, excluding military                54           37            16
Vessels, excluding scrap                      41           67           -26
Marine engines, parts                        740          794           -53
Civilian aircraft                         22,917       23,305          -388

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   89,292       80,686         8,607

Consumer goods                           103,075       89,908        13,167

Pharmaceutical preparations               25,432       20,529         4,902
Gem diamonds                               7,346        5,477         1,869
Other household goods                     10,763        9,399         1,364
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            3,878        3,036           842
Jewelry, etc                               3,868        3,049           818
Toiletries and cosmetics                   5,260        4,581           679
Toys, games, and sporting goods            6,317        5,692           624
Pleasure boats and motors                  1,911        1,368           543
Household appliances                       5,224        4,830           394
Writing and art supplies                   5,054        4,686           368
Furniture, household goods, etc.           2,724        2,416           308
Books, printed matter                      4,398        4,175           223
TV's, VCR's, etc.                          3,602        3,382           220
Records, tapes, and disks                  3,386        3,192           194
Musical instruments                        1,056          863           194
Stereo equipment, etc.                     1,713        1,561           152
Rugs                                         789          693            96
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         1,434        1,350            84
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     733          688            45
Glassware, chinaware                         394          349            45
Nursery stock, etc.                          314          289            24
Sports apparel and gear                      436          421            15
Numismatic coins                              54           63            -9
Tobacco, manufactured                      1,599        1,882          -282
Apparel, household goods - textile         5,390        5,936          -546

Other goods                               34,404       32,487         1,916
                                        
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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.

NOTE:  For information on data sources, nonsampling errors and definitions, see
the information section on page 26 of the FT-900 release, or at
www.census.gov/ft900 or www.bea.gov/bea/di/home/trade.htm.
