                                                       PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
                                   EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOOD BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
                                                      JANUARY 2006 TO December 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

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.- Dec.  1,149,340     -13,975    1,163,315       84,209      315,620      445,987      120,943      146,387       50,167

January (R)    90,215      -1,248       91,463        5,981       23,699       36,834        8,903       11,858        4,188
February (R)   88,293      -1,014       89,307        6,304       23,581       34,718        9,071       11,495        4,138
March (R)      90,780      -1,372       92,152        5,958       24,670       35,140        9,882       11,813        4,688
April (R)      90,658      -1,299       91,957        6,543       24,998       34,511        9,815       11,952        4,138
May (R)        93,168      -1,246       94,415        6,577       25,712       36,426        9,777       12,024        3,899
June (R)       94,685      -1,097       95,781        6,567       26,869       36,523        9,894       11,849        4,079

July (R)       98,335      -1,173       99,508        6,888       26,420       38,411       11,333       12,356        4,100
August (R)     98,700      -1,078       99,777        7,435       27,181       38,186       10,380       12,521        4,075
September (R) 100,083        -904      100,987        8,280       27,890       37,788       10,450       12,848        3,729
October (R)   100,574      -1,046      101,620        7,677       27,697       39,070       10,451       12,447        4,278
November (R)  100,772      -1,433      102,205        8,068       27,957       38,205       10,921       12,331        4,723
December      103,078      -1,065      104,143        7,933       28,946       40,175       10,065       12,893        4,131

2006                                                                                                                        

Imports


Jan.- Dec.  1,861,380       7,442    1,853,938       74,938      601,988      418,271      256,660      442,595       59,487

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.- Dec.  1,964,922      11,280    1,953,642       81,709      630,870      444,828      258,952      474,864       62,419

January (R)   155,120         580      154,541        6,582       47,996       36,443       20,412       38,197        4,910
February (R)  154,074         533      153,541        6,598       44,528       36,690       20,833       39,712        5,180
March (R)     161,802       1,480      160,322        6,836       49,711       36,175       22,126       40,441        5,033
April (R)     158,283       1,197      157,086        6,584       50,162       35,680       21,079       38,778        4,802
May (R)       161,932       1,198      160,735        6,758       52,524       36,576       20,508       39,258        5,111
June (R)      163,351         676      162,674        6,726       52,814       37,162       21,503       39,275        5,195

July (R)      166,384       1,108      165,277        6,933       53,838       37,143       22,595       39,494        5,273
August (R)    165,063       1,019      164,044        6,991       52,853       37,412       22,140       39,258        5,390
September (R) 166,212       1,103      165,109        6,984       52,723       38,188       22,330       39,534        5,350
October (R)   167,795         945      166,850        6,853       54,504       37,671       22,484       40,001        5,337
November (R)  173,600         642      172,959        7,038       59,212       37,885       22,522       40,705        5,597
December      171,305         799      170,506        6,827       60,004       37,804       20,421       40,210        5,241


(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 29 of this release, or at
www.census.gov/ft900 or www.bea.gov/bea/di/home/trade.htm.
                                                  
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-08-27, BEA-08-05), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, December 2007.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
