                                                       Part A: Seasonally Adjusted
                                   Exhibit 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOOD BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
                                                      January 2004 to September 2005
                                                                     
                                  (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

2004                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.    807,536     -11,239      818,775       56,570      203,960      331,475       89,292      103,075       34,404
Jan.- Sep.    598,663      -8,491      607,154       42,214      149,920      247,154       65,871       76,022       25,974

January        62,183        -953       63,136        4,632       15,298       25,923        6,771        7,799        2,714
February       64,799        -944       65,744        4,698       15,906       27,164        6,985        8,169        2,822
March          66,807      -1,025       67,832        4,797       16,670       27,593        7,239        8,580        2,954
April          66,115        -941       67,056        4,741       16,437       27,161        7,260        8,513        2,944
May            68,177        -925       69,102        4,831       17,188       28,328        7,325        8,536        2,893
June           65,781      -1,042       66,823        4,619       16,506       26,812        7,221        8,473        3,191

July           67,752        -771       68,524        4,564       17,424       27,994        7,529        8,399        2,614
August         68,058        -839       68,897        4,490       17,048       28,103        7,784        8,717        2,755
September      68,990      -1,050       70,041        4,843       17,442       28,076        7,758        8,835        3,087
October        69,260        -951       70,212        4,755       17,910       28,138        7,753        8,854        2,802
November       68,611        -915       69,527        4,782       17,779       27,584        7,647        8,869        2,865
December       71,001        -881       71,882        4,818       18,351       28,599        8,021        9,330        2,763

2005                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Sep.    662,566      -8,645      671,211       44,798      173,844      266,400       71,823       85,840       28,507

January        71,591        -760       72,351        4,741       18,533       28,541        8,196        9,396        2,945
February       70,718        -781       71,499        4,638       18,682       28,022        7,775        9,483        2,898
March          71,531        -926       72,457        4,825       18,663       28,867        7,721        9,421        2,961
April          74,554        -950       75,504        5,043       19,526       30,453        7,894        9,290        3,298
May            74,474      -1,045       75,519        5,515       19,803       29,572        7,741        9,726        3,161
June           74,512      -1,047       75,559        5,120       19,623       30,132        7,834        9,513        3,337

July           75,065        -823       75,888        4,999       19,917       30,282        7,988        9,557        3,145
August (R)     76,704      -1,195       77,899        5,106       20,136       31,428        8,335        9,531        3,362
September      73,417      -1,119       74,536        4,810       18,961       29,102        8,339        9,923        3,400
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December                                                                                                                    

Imports

2004                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.  1,472,926       3,221    1,469,704       62,143      412,827      343,451      228,235      372,943       50,106
Jan.- Sep.  1,081,875       2,387    1,079,488       46,064      295,618      254,020      170,108      276,087       37,592

January       112,122         245      111,876        4,884       28,735       26,886       17,965       29,369        4,037
February      114,656         233      114,423        5,038       30,864       26,474       18,651       29,240        4,156
March         118,463         297      118,166        5,086       31,710       27,406       18,811       30,970        4,183
April         118,932         256      118,676        5,069       31,007       27,988       18,961       31,405        4,246
May           120,757         263      120,494        5,281       32,378       28,176       19,238       31,197        4,223
June          124,370         266      124,105        5,234       35,055       29,317       18,967       31,338        4,194

July          122,798         310      122,488        5,211       34,024       29,108       19,019       30,985        4,140
August        125,161         266      124,895        5,187       36,606       29,017       19,100       30,720        4,265
September     124,617         252      124,365        5,074       35,239       29,645       19,395       30,862        4,149
October       128,692         275      128,418        5,243       38,049       29,897       19,514       31,553        4,161
November      131,843         297      131,545        5,387       40,550       29,700       19,187       32,603        4,118
December      130,515         262      130,254        5,449       38,610       29,833       19,426       32,700        4,235

2005                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Sep.  1,233,553       2,601    1,230,952       50,688      374,069      282,685      176,894      305,043       41,573

January       134,288         297      133,991        5,609       38,405       31,120       19,933       34,369        4,555
February      135,457         295      135,161        5,492       39,962       29,986       19,795       35,534        4,392
March         130,425         323      130,102        5,470       39,937       29,637       18,450       32,132        4,476
April         136,870         310      136,560        5,527       41,783       31,944       18,786       33,765        4,755
May           135,256         317      134,939        5,656       39,425       31,344       19,711       34,091        4,711
June          138,343         243      138,100        5,630       41,499       32,616       19,585       34,175        4,595

July          137,605         224      137,381        5,603       42,077       31,821       19,670       33,512        4,698
August (R)    140,766         304      140,462        5,734       44,125       31,959       20,847       33,296        4,502
September     144,543         288      144,255        5,967       46,856       32,256       20,118       34,169        4,889
October                                                                                                                     
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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-05-164, BEA-05-49), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, September 2005.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
