                                                                     
Part A: Seasonally Adjusted
Exhibit 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOOD BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
January 2007 to August 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.- Aug.    745,832      -9,558      755,390       52,557      204,447      292,129       79,177       95,860       31,220

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.- Aug.    893,601      -6,196      899,797       77,775      271,975      320,514       84,278      109,099       36,156

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         110,059        -776      110,835        9,864       32,724       40,111       10,032       13,426        4,678
May           110,998        -546      111,544        9,663       34,178       39,439       10,218       13,422        4,624
June          116,255        -758      117,014       10,402       36,713       40,597       10,796       14,134        4,371

July (R)      120,834        -828      121,662       10,363       38,269       41,500       12,160       14,884        4,487
August        117,642      -1,074      118,716       10,141       37,039       42,327       10,477       14,001        4,732
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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.- Aug.  1,289,548       7,486    1,282,061       53,790      406,594      293,312      171,852      315,499       41,014

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.- Aug.  1,465,978       8,749    1,457,229       59,200      551,426      308,192      166,452      327,357       44,602

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         183,009       1,590      181,418        7,379       67,502       39,112       21,474       40,194        5,757
May           183,109         754      182,355        7,640       67,067       39,782       20,472       41,840        5,554
June          187,523         707      186,816        7,500       73,363       38,441       20,530       41,331        5,652

July (R)      194,949       1,028      193,922        7,544       79,857       39,012       20,443       41,073        5,992
August        188,543         635      187,908        7,786       73,652       38,244       19,211       43,366        5,650
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 A-1 of this release, or at
www.census.gov/ft900 or
www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/tradnewsrelease.htm.
                                                   
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-08-153, BEA-08-47), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, August 2008.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
