                                                       Part A: Seasonally Adjusted
                                  Exhibit 6. Exports and Imports of Goods by Principal End-Use Category
                                                                     
                                  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

2005                                                                                                                        

Jan-Dec(R)    892,619     -11,765      904,383       58,873      231,796      361,844       97,760      115,515       38,597
Jan.- (R)      71,447        -760       72,207        4,672       18,482       28,558        8,175        9,375        2,944

January (R)    71,447        -760       72,207        4,672       18,482       28,558        8,175        9,375        2,944
Feb. (R)       70,573        -781       71,354        4,569       18,631       28,040        7,755        9,463        2,897
March (R)      71,387        -926       72,313        4,755       18,613       28,884        7,700        9,400        2,960
April (R)      74,409        -950       75,360        4,974       19,476       30,470        7,874        9,269        3,296
May (R)        74,329      -1,045       75,374        5,446       19,752       29,589        7,721        9,706        3,160
June (R)       74,368      -1,047       75,414        5,051       19,573       30,149        7,813        9,493        3,336

July (R)       74,921        -823       75,743        4,930       19,866       30,299        7,968        9,536        3,144
August (R)     76,559      -1,195       77,754        5,037       20,086       31,445        8,315        9,511        3,360
Sep. (R)       73,312      -1,117       74,429        4,793       18,923       29,115        8,294        9,903        3,401
Oct. (R)       75,059        -937       75,996        4,968       18,972       30,907        8,461        9,352        3,337
Nov. (R)       77,145      -1,006       78,151        4,818       19,411       32,087        8,640        9,939        3,257
Dec. (R)       79,109      -1,178       80,287        4,861       20,009       32,300        9,045       10,568        3,505

2006                                                                                                                        

Jan.-          81,716        -916       82,631        5,406       21,052       33,224        9,115       10,435        3,400

January        81,716        -916       82,631        5,406       21,052       33,224        9,115       10,435        3,400
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Imports

2005                                                                                                                        

Jan-Dec(R)  1,674,261       3,510    1,670,751       68,082      520,668      379,453      239,975      406,965       55,608
Jan.- (R)     133,924         297      133,627        5,590       38,265       31,063       19,913       34,245        4,550

January (R)   133,924         297      133,627        5,590       38,265       31,063       19,913       34,245        4,550
Feb. (R)      135,093         295      134,798        5,473       39,822       29,929       19,775       35,410        4,388
March (R)     130,061         323      129,738        5,451       39,797       29,580       18,430       32,008        4,471
April (R)     136,506         310      136,197        5,508       41,643       31,887       18,766       33,641        4,750
May (R)       134,893         317      134,575        5,638       39,285       31,287       19,691       33,967        4,707
June (R)      137,979         243      137,737        5,611       41,359       32,559       19,566       34,051        4,591

July (R)      137,242         224      137,018        5,584       41,937       31,764       19,651       33,388        4,694
August (R)    140,403         304      140,099        5,715       43,985       31,902       20,827       33,172        4,497
Sep. (R)      144,416         288      144,128        5,924       46,915       32,258       20,069       34,079        4,884
Oct. (R)      147,997         309      147,688        5,737       49,879       32,088       20,824       34,402        4,757
Nov. (R)      146,496         313      146,183        5,853       48,865       32,229       20,984       33,457        4,795
Dec. (R)      149,250         287      148,963        5,997       48,916       32,906       21,477       35,142        4,525

2006                                                                                                                        

Jan.-         155,103         332      154,771        6,367       50,285       34,148       22,685       36,151        5,135

January       155,103         332      154,771        6,367       50,285       34,148       22,685       36,151        5,135
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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 27 of this release, or at
www.census.gov/ft900 or www.bea.gov/bea/di/home/trade.htm.
                                                  
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-06-32, BEA-06-07), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, January 2006.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
