                                                                     
Part A: Seasonally Adjusted
Exhibit 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOOD BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
January 2006 to August 2007

(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

2006                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.  1,023,109     -13,525    1,036,635       65,962      276,045      413,894      107,161      129,982       43,589
Jan.- Aug.    668,774      -7,879      676,653       43,010      179,478      270,801       70,953       85,127       27,285

January        80,598        -831       81,429        5,179       20,912       32,979        8,761       10,331        3,267
February       80,913        -898       81,811        5,076       20,927       33,250        8,791       10,254        3,514
March          82,369        -906       83,275        5,206       22,239       33,541        8,575       10,515        3,199
April          82,317        -930       83,247        5,193       22,325       33,581        8,605       10,328        3,216
May            83,882      -1,025       84,907        5,399       23,070       33,893        8,543       10,685        3,316
June           86,259        -973       87,232        5,543       23,556       34,815        8,959       10,872        3,487

July           85,061      -1,102       86,163        5,571       22,913       33,877        9,386       10,916        3,501
August         87,375      -1,213       88,588        5,844       23,534       34,866        9,333       11,227        3,784
September      87,849      -1,284       89,133        5,744       24,457       35,173        8,829       10,865        4,065
October        88,203      -1,283       89,486        5,737       24,306       35,479        8,815       11,214        3,937
November       88,788      -1,610       90,398        5,597       24,024       36,086        9,106       11,343        4,242
December       89,495      -1,470       90,965        5,874       23,781       36,356        9,459       11,434        4,060

2007                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Aug.    747,023      -9,527      756,551       52,647      204,057      291,645       79,117       96,018       33,066

January        90,491      -1,248       91,739        6,023       23,794       36,945        8,911       11,874        4,193
February       88,569      -1,014       89,583        6,346       23,676       34,829        9,079       11,512        4,143
March          91,056      -1,372       92,428        6,000       24,766       35,251        9,890       11,829        4,692
April          90,934      -1,299       92,233        6,585       25,093       34,621        9,823       11,968        4,143
May            93,444      -1,246       94,691        6,619       25,807       36,537        9,785       12,040        3,903
June           94,961      -1,097       96,057        6,609       26,964       36,634        9,902       11,865        4,083

July (R)       98,611      -1,173       99,784        6,930       26,515       38,522       11,340       12,372        4,105
August         98,957      -1,078      100,035        7,536       27,442       38,306       10,388       12,558        3,804
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Imports

2006                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.  1,861,380       7,442    1,853,938       74,938      601,988      418,271      256,660      442,595       59,487
Jan.- Aug.  1,235,813       4,985    1,230,827       49,363      408,167      275,577      170,294      288,483       38,943

January       152,162         698      151,464        6,188       50,203       33,853       21,492       34,861        4,866
February      148,813         568      148,246        5,959       48,964       32,820       21,197       34,485        4,821
March         150,662         673      149,989        6,301       46,963       34,412       21,006       36,449        4,858
April         150,915         562      150,353        6,137       48,536       34,229       21,264       35,442        4,744
May           155,917         589      155,328        6,081       52,712       34,592       21,049       36,093        4,803
June          156,902         567      156,335        6,084       51,897       34,729       21,886       36,809        4,929

July          158,794         629      158,165        6,198       53,880       35,180       21,072       36,920        4,915
August        161,647         700      160,947        6,414       55,012       35,762       21,327       37,424        5,007
September     158,743         605      158,137        6,352       51,867       35,766       21,204       37,920        5,029
October       153,696         658      153,038        6,390       46,758       35,495       21,102       38,089        5,204
November      155,044         627      154,417        6,378       46,938       35,704       21,428       38,820        5,148
December      158,085         566      157,519        6,455       48,257       35,730       22,631       39,283        5,163

2007                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Aug.  1,286,451       7,780    1,278,671       54,059      404,848      293,473      171,240      314,165       40,886

January       155,116         580      154,536        6,587       48,012       36,459       20,408       38,162        4,908
February      154,069         533      153,536        6,603       44,544       36,706       20,829       39,676        5,178
March         161,798       1,480      160,317        6,841       49,727       36,192       22,122       40,406        5,030
April         158,278       1,197      157,081        6,589       50,178       35,697       21,075       38,743        4,800
May           161,928       1,198      160,730        6,763       52,540       36,592       20,504       39,223        5,109
June          163,346         676      162,670        6,731       52,830       37,178       21,498       39,239        5,193

July (R)      166,380       1,108      165,272        6,938       53,854       37,159       22,591       39,459        5,271
August        165,537       1,008      164,529        7,008       53,165       37,489       22,212       39,258        5,397
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-07-143, BEA-07-49), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, August 2007.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Joe Kafchinski  (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
