                                                       PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
                                   EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOOD BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
                                                      JANUARY 2004 TO December 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

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.- Dec.    892,512     -11,776      904,289       58,778      231,773      361,864       97,758      115,518       38,599

January (R)    71,446        -760       72,205        4,670       18,482       28,558        8,175        9,375        2,944
February (R)   70,572        -781       71,353        4,568       18,631       28,040        7,755        9,463        2,897
March (R)      71,386        -926       72,312        4,754       18,613       28,884        7,700        9,400        2,960
April (R)      74,408        -950       75,358        4,973       19,476       30,471        7,874        9,269        3,296
May (R)        74,328      -1,045       75,373        5,445       19,752       29,589        7,721        9,706        3,160
June (R)       74,367      -1,047       75,413        5,049       19,573       30,149        7,813        9,493        3,336

July (R)       74,920        -823       75,742        4,928       19,866       30,299        7,968        9,536        3,144
August (R)     76,558      -1,195       77,753        5,035       20,086       31,445        8,315        9,511        3,360
September (R)  73,311      -1,117       74,428        4,792       18,923       29,115        8,294        9,903        3,401
October (R)    75,058        -937       75,995        4,967       18,972       30,907        8,461        9,352        3,337
November (R)   77,143      -1,006       78,149        4,816       19,411       32,087        8,640        9,939        3,257
December       79,017      -1,190       80,206        4,780       19,987       32,320        9,043       10,571        3,507

Imports

2004

Jan.- Dec.  1,472,926       3,221    1,469,704       62,143      412,827      343,451      228,235      372,943       50,106

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.- Dec.  1,674,614       3,508    1,671,106       68,095      520,764      379,591      239,973      407,048       55,636

January (R)   133,923         297      133,627        5,590       38,265       31,063       19,913       34,244        4,551
February (R)  135,092         295      134,797        5,473       39,823       29,929       19,775       35,409        4,388
March (R)     130,061         323      129,737        5,451       39,798       29,580       18,430       32,007        4,471
April (R)     136,506         310      136,196        5,508       41,644       31,887       18,766       33,640        4,751
May (R)       134,892         317      134,574        5,638       39,285       31,287       19,691       33,966        4,707
June (R)      137,979         243      137,736        5,611       41,360       32,559       19,565       34,050        4,591

July (R)      137,241         224      137,017        5,584       41,938       31,764       19,650       33,387        4,694
August (R)    140,402         304      140,098        5,715       43,986       31,902       20,827       33,171        4,497
September (R) 144,415         288      144,128        5,924       46,916       32,257       20,068       34,078        4,884
October (R)   147,996         309      147,687        5,737       49,880       32,088       20,824       34,401        4,757
November (R)  146,495         313      146,182        5,853       48,866       32,229       20,983       33,456        4,795
December      149,611         285      149,326        6,009       49,003       33,044       21,481       35,237        4,551
                                                  

(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-06-21, BEA-06-04), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, December 2005.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
