                                                                     
Part A: Seasonally Adjusted
Exhibit 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOOD BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
January 2005 to August 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.- Aug.    587,838      -7,287      595,126       39,133      154,910      237,420       63,949       75,800       23,913

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.- Aug.    670,785      -7,912      678,697       43,725      179,540      271,079       71,610       84,815       27,928

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          81,832        -937       82,768        5,172       22,243       33,285        8,660       10,098        3,311
May            84,057      -1,052       85,109        5,524       22,965       34,067        8,544       10,611        3,396
June           86,954        -954       87,908        5,737       23,727       34,979        8,963       10,802        3,700

July (R)       85,457      -1,090       86,547        5,689       23,111       33,658        9,604       10,928        3,558
August         87,973      -1,218       89,191        6,054       23,599       34,941        9,468       11,163        3,966
September                                                                                                                   
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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.- Aug.  1,087,284       2,548    1,084,736       44,564      328,175      249,518      156,735      269,260       36,485

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.- Aug.  1,238,348       3,051    1,235,297       49,574      410,285      276,714      171,552      288,114       39,059

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         151,400         365      151,035        6,214       48,859       34,519       21,427       35,365        4,651
May           155,074         357      154,718        6,065       52,737       34,707       20,913       35,572        4,723
June          156,967         381      156,586        6,027       52,072       34,662       22,212       36,719        4,894

July (R)      158,907         392      158,516        6,264       54,193       35,378       20,948       36,832        4,901
August        163,519         435      163,084        6,477       56,185       36,341       21,470       37,509        5,101
September                                                                                                                   
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November                                                                                                                    
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-06-149, BEA-06-46), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, August 2006.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
