                                                       Part A: Seasonally Adjusted
                                   Exhibit 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOOD BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
                                                        January 2004 to March 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.    807,610     -11,442      819,052       56,354      203,571      331,094       88,225      102,828       36,980
Jan.- Mar.    194,322      -3,112      197,434       14,241       47,949       80,997       20,852       24,521        8,874

January        61,818        -976       62,794        4,604       15,162       25,935        6,666        7,689        2,738
February       65,068        -964       66,032        4,713       16,046       27,296        6,959        8,168        2,851
March          67,436      -1,173       68,608        4,924       16,741       27,767        7,228        8,664        3,285
April          66,081        -951       67,032        4,708       16,365       27,141        7,140        8,595        3,083
May            68,827        -938       69,765        4,816       17,381       28,804        7,233        8,547        2,984
June           64,809      -1,040       65,849        4,539       16,131       26,444        6,969        8,452        3,315

July           67,596        -770       68,367        4,479       17,328       27,823        7,552        8,263        2,922
August         68,143        -837       68,980        4,270       17,009       27,797        7,797        8,602        3,505
September      69,273      -1,042       70,315        4,920       17,451       28,084        7,704        8,828        3,329
October        69,314        -948       70,262        4,788       17,958       28,121        7,643        8,829        2,922
November       68,111        -920       69,031        4,791       17,635       27,154        7,527        8,790        3,134
December       71,132        -884       72,016        4,803       18,364       28,729        7,808        9,400        2,913

2005                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Mar.    214,278      -2,485      216,763       14,375       55,966       85,741       23,646       28,246        8,789

January        71,105        -768       71,874        4,716       18,366       28,550        8,077        9,224        2,941
February (R)   71,091        -781       71,872        4,675       18,833       28,132        7,832        9,509        2,891
March          72,082        -936       73,018        4,984       18,767       29,059        7,737        9,513        2,956
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Imports

2004                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.  1,473,087       3,223    1,469,864       62,157      412,154      343,736      228,248      373,046       50,524
Jan.- Mar.    345,376         797      344,579       15,051       91,257       80,515       55,588       89,878       12,290

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

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

2005                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Mar.    400,779         900      399,880       16,616      118,751       90,369       58,483      102,289       13,372

January       133,572         291      133,281        5,569       38,144       30,866       19,776       34,419        4,507
February (R)  135,699         290      135,409        5,547       40,380       29,917       19,986       35,135        4,444
March         131,508         319      131,189        5,500       40,227       29,585       18,720       32,735        4,421
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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-05-66, BEA-05-20), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, March 2005.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
