                                                                     
Part A: Seasonally Adjusted
Exhibit 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOOD BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
January 2007 to May 2008

(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

2007                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.  1,148,481     -13,999    1,162,479       84,264      316,335      447,433      121,045      146,102       47,300
Jan.- May     454,939      -6,218      461,157       31,463      123,637      179,085       48,097       59,234       19,641

January        90,257      -1,247       91,504        6,088       23,783       36,764        9,196       11,730        3,943
February       89,007      -1,014       90,021        6,271       23,755       35,248        9,358       11,549        3,839
March          91,054      -1,373       92,427        6,114       24,874       35,468        9,843       11,931        4,197
April          91,210      -1,336       92,546        6,515       25,352       34,950        9,838       11,937        3,954
May            93,411      -1,248       94,659        6,475       25,874       36,655        9,861       12,087        3,707
June           94,867      -1,097       95,965        6,677       26,979       36,711        9,945       11,837        3,815

July           97,502      -1,167       98,669        6,912       26,466       38,225       10,853       12,349        3,864
August         98,524      -1,076       99,600        7,505       27,365       38,108       10,282       12,440        3,901
September      99,468        -900      100,368        8,054       27,636       38,095       10,428       12,614        3,542
October       100,371      -1,043      101,414        7,700       27,555       38,991       10,502       12,480        4,186
November      100,968      -1,433      102,401        7,967       27,994       38,815       10,836       12,346        4,443
December      101,842      -1,065      102,906        7,986       28,704       39,404       10,101       12,802        3,909

2008                                                                                                                        

Jan.- May     538,706      -3,537      542,242       46,909      159,735      196,128       50,859       66,093       22,517

January       104,686        -796      105,482        8,629       29,729       39,377       10,328       13,281        4,137
February      108,098        -906      109,004        9,113       31,775       39,331       10,826       13,364        4,594
March         105,029        -512      105,541        9,599       31,549       37,831        9,442       12,586        4,533
April (R)     110,059        -776      110,835        9,864       32,724       40,111       10,032       13,426        4,678
May           110,834        -547      111,381        9,703       33,958       39,477       10,231       13,435        4,575
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Imports

2007                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.  1,967,853      10,892    1,956,962       81,683      634,746      444,486      258,920      474,892       62,234
Jan.- May     795,528       4,730      790,798       33,189      246,737      181,615      106,267      197,721       25,269

January       156,465         543      155,922        6,518       48,741       36,098       21,130       38,498        4,937
February      155,450         475      154,975        6,556       45,603       36,453       21,190       40,044        5,127
March         161,766       1,417      160,350        6,779       49,812       36,324       21,870       40,509        5,055
April         159,964       1,173      158,791        6,616       50,539       36,067       21,345       39,241        4,983
May           161,883       1,122      160,761        6,720       52,042       36,672       20,732       39,429        5,167
June          163,528         641      162,888        6,755       52,826       37,186       21,425       39,490        5,205

July          165,296       1,081      164,215        6,883       53,548       37,228       22,233       39,056        5,268
August        165,196       1,035      164,161        6,963       53,483       37,283       21,928       39,231        5,272
September     166,207       1,094      165,112        6,963       53,505       37,907       22,075       39,377        5,284
October       168,084         876      167,209        6,922       55,139       37,704       22,170       39,975        5,299
November      172,664         632      172,033        7,102       59,198       37,851       22,099       40,314        5,468
December      171,350         804      170,547        6,907       60,310       37,712       20,722       39,727        5,168

2008                                                                                                                        

Jan.- May     895,166       6,382      888,784       36,374      324,656      192,542      106,428      201,463       27,321

January       174,833         794      174,039        7,081       63,954       37,446       21,229       39,059        5,272
February      180,580       1,657      178,923        7,183       64,510       38,272       22,794       40,963        5,201
March         173,432       1,584      171,848        7,088       61,521       37,882       20,299       39,531        5,526
April (R)     183,009       1,590      181,418        7,379       67,502       39,112       21,474       40,194        5,757
May           183,312         756      182,555        7,643       67,169       39,829       20,632       41,715        5,566
June                                                                                                                        

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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 A-1 of this release, or at
www.census.gov/ft900 or
www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/tradnewsrelease.htm.
                                                  
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-08-104, BEA-08-33), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, May 2008.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
