                                                                     
Part A: Seasonally Adjusted
Exhibit 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOOD BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
January 2005 to May 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.    894,631     -11,347      905,978       58,955      233,079      362,686       98,578      115,715       36,964
Jan.- May     362,409      -4,452      366,861       24,325       95,702      145,759       39,340       47,053       14,682

January        71,390        -762       72,152        4,717       18,570       28,655        8,036        9,322        2,853
February       71,043        -780       71,823        4,688       18,852       28,299        7,775        9,441        2,768
March          71,756        -926       72,682        4,791       18,931       28,959        7,741        9,397        2,864
April          74,230        -941       75,170        4,880       19,604       30,274        7,953        9,318        3,141
May            73,990      -1,044       75,034        5,249       19,745       29,573        7,836        9,576        3,056
June           74,371      -1,040       75,411        5,005       19,574       30,253        7,890        9,517        3,172

July           74,846        -711       75,557        4,885       19,605       30,327        8,294        9,589        2,857
August         76,213      -1,084       77,297        4,917       20,029       31,082        8,426        9,641        3,202
September      73,888      -1,001       74,889        4,876       19,210       29,193        8,504        9,908        3,198
October        75,964        -922       76,886        5,042       19,297       31,223        8,530        9,541        3,252
November       77,511        -973       78,484        4,926       19,517       32,188        8,655       10,006        3,192
December       79,429      -1,164       80,594        4,979       20,145       32,661        8,939       10,461        3,408

2006                                                                                                                        

Jan.- May     410,556      -4,652      415,208       26,281      109,146      167,521       43,571       51,933       16,757

January        81,404        -843       82,247        5,334       21,063       33,257        8,844       10,401        3,349
February       80,753        -909       81,662        4,993       20,650       33,445        8,951       10,299        3,323
March          82,355        -910       83,265        5,222       22,181       33,446        8,576       10,514        3,325
April (R)      81,832        -937       82,768        5,172       22,243       33,285        8,660       10,098        3,311
May            84,212      -1,055       85,266        5,560       23,009       34,088        8,539       10,622        3,448
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Imports

2005                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.  1,677,371       3,916    1,673,455       68,094      523,881      379,227      239,512      407,168       55,572
Jan.- May     670,004       1,584      668,420       27,562      199,279      153,713       96,839      168,321       22,707

January       132,705         292      132,413        5,473       38,424       30,859       19,646       33,504        4,507
February      133,576         287      133,288        5,417       39,357       29,944       19,468       34,719        4,384
March         131,176         278      130,898        5,506       39,636       29,906       18,824       32,503        4,522
April         136,484         413      136,072        5,549       41,439       31,724       19,097       33,597        4,665
May           136,063         314      135,750        5,617       40,423       31,280       19,803       33,998        4,629
June          138,263         272      137,991        5,631       41,594       32,252       19,756       34,148        4,610

July          138,443         382      138,060        5,635       42,797       31,733       19,829       33,435        4,632
August        140,574         310      140,264        5,735       44,506       31,820       20,310       33,357        4,536
September     144,676         347      144,329        5,880       47,082       32,235       20,170       34,133        4,829
October       148,537         338      148,199        5,791       50,221       32,156       20,725       34,531        4,776
November      147,225         324      146,901        5,895       49,082       32,339       20,747       34,011        4,827
December      149,648         360      149,289        5,964       49,320       32,980       21,136       35,233        4,656

2006                                                                                                                        

Jan.- May     758,175       1,847      756,328       30,810      247,356      170,316      106,913      176,806       24,128

January       153,629         401      153,227        6,209       50,238       34,145       22,315       35,190        5,129
February      148,782         332      148,449        5,958       49,567       32,542       21,259       34,366        4,757
March         150,070         388      149,682        6,360       46,434       34,420       21,007       36,559        4,902
April (R)     151,400         365      151,035        6,214       48,859       34,519       21,427       35,365        4,651
May           154,295         360      153,935        6,068       52,257       34,690       20,905       35,325        4,689
June                                                                                                                        

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December                                                                                                                    

(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-06-108, BEA-06-32), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, May 2006.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
