                                                       Part A: Seasonally Adjusted
                                   Exhibit 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOOD BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
                                                       January 2004 to January 2005
                                                                     
                                 (In millions of dollars.  Details may not equal to tals 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

2004                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.(R) 807,610     -11,442      819,052       56,354      203,571      331,094       88,225      102,828       36,980
Jan.- (R)      61,818        -976       62,794        4,604       15,162       25,935        6,666        7,689        2,738

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       16,046       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       68,367        4,479       17,328       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 (R)   71,132        -884       72,016        4,803       18,364       28,729        7,808        9,400        2,913

2005                                                                                                                        

Jan.-          71,253        -766       72,019        4,740       18,406       28,525        8,084        9,213        3,050

January        71,253        -766       72,019        4,740       18,406       28,525        8,084        9,213        3,050
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Imports

2004                                                                                                                        

Jan.-Dec(R) 1,473,087       3,223    1,469,864       62,157      412,154      343,736      228,248      373,046       50,524
Jan.- (R)     111,506         243      111,262        4,804       28,235       26,806       17,843       29,525        4,048

January (R)   111,506         243      111,262        4,804       28,235       26,806       17,843       29,525        4,048
February (R)  114,934         251      114,683        5,094       31,209       26,381       18,790       29,013        4,195
March (R)     118,936         302      118,635        5,152       31,813       27,328       18,955       31,339        4,047
April (R)     119,164         220      118,944        5,117       30,850       27,874       19,003       31,773        4,327
May (R)       120,397         277      120,120        5,265       31,906       28,116       19,439       31,168        4,226
June (R)      124,022         247      123,776        5,251       35,042       29,446       18,725       31,082        4,229

July (R)      122,453         271      122,182        5,148       33,863       29,267       19,147       30,608        4,149
August (R)    125,222         281      124,942        5,104       36,580       29,138       19,247       30,495        4,376
September (R) 124,353         255      124,098        4,974       35,476       29,589       19,489       30,447        4,123
October (R)   129,523         296      129,227        5,241       38,405       29,876       19,406       32,114        4,185
November (R)  131,587         306      131,280        5,436       39,953       29,685       19,005       32,845        4,356
December (R)  130,990         274      130,716        5,569       38,821       30,230       19,199       32,636        4,262

2005                                                                                                                        

Jan.-         133,534         290      133,244        5,552       38,105       30,737       19,739       34,609        4,504

January       133,534         290      133,244        5,552       38,105       30,737       19,739       34,609        4,504
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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.

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-05-34, BEA-05-08), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, January 2005.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
