                                                                     
Part A: Seasonally Adjusted
Exhibit 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOOD BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
January 2005 to March 2006

(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.    892,619     -11,765      904,383       58,873      231,796      361,844       97,760      115,515       38,597
Jan.- Mar.    213,407      -2,467      215,874       13,996       55,727       85,482       23,631       28,238        8,800

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

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

2006                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Mar.    244,084      -2,719      246,803       15,565       63,667       99,719       26,616       31,323        9,912

January        81,599        -900       82,499        5,346       21,004       33,221        9,105       10,439        3,385
February (R)   80,378        -910       81,288        5,003       20,709       32,994        8,944       10,352        3,286
March          82,107        -909       83,016        5,216       21,955       33,504        8,567       10,532        3,242
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Imports

2005                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.  1,674,261       3,510    1,670,751       68,082      520,668      379,453      239,975      406,965       55,608
Jan.- Mar.    399,079         916      398,163       16,515      117,884       90,572       58,119      101,664       13,409

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

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

2006                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Mar.    454,165         949      453,215       18,673      146,679      100,804       64,623      107,614       14,822

January       155,143         325      154,819        6,368       50,201       34,182       22,677       36,172        5,218
February (R)  150,194         297      149,898        6,025       49,895       32,572       21,348       35,279        4,780
March         148,827         328      148,499        6,281       46,583       34,050       20,597       36,163        4,825
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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-06-74, BEA-06-19), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, March 2006.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
