                                                                     
Part A: Seasonally Adjusted
Exhibit 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOOD BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
January 2008 to February 2009

(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

2008                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.  1,291,371      -9,161    1,300,532      108,418      387,279      469,477      120,935      161,185       53,237
Jan.- Feb.    212,607      -1,702      214,309       17,526       61,603       78,762       21,064       26,630        8,725

January       104,598        -796      105,394        8,521       29,778       39,404       10,283       13,273        4,134
February      108,009        -906      108,916        9,005       31,824       39,358       10,781       13,356        4,591
March         104,941        -512      105,453        9,491       31,598       37,858        9,398       12,578        4,530
April         109,971        -776      110,747        9,756       32,773       40,138        9,987       13,418        4,675
May           110,910        -546      111,456        9,554       34,227       39,466       10,173       13,414        4,621
June          116,167        -758      116,925       10,294       36,762       40,624       10,751       14,126        4,368

July          120,746        -828      121,574       10,254       38,318       41,527       12,115       14,876        4,484
August        117,798      -1,073      118,870       10,064       37,431       42,350       10,430       13,991        4,604
September     107,728        -459      108,187        8,907       33,005       38,156       10,289       13,472        4,359
October       104,709        -713      105,422        8,113       31,557       38,011       10,053       13,311        4,376
November       97,044        -924       97,968        7,581       27,281       36,557        8,965       13,081        4,504
December       88,752        -870       89,621        6,878       22,727       36,029        7,708       12,289        3,991

2009                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Feb.    166,932      -1,154      168,086       14,286       44,198       66,443       11,517       24,097        7,545

January (R)    82,241        -497       82,737        7,008       22,028       33,136        5,523       11,389        3,653
February       84,691        -657       85,349        7,278       22,170       33,306        5,994       12,708        3,892
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Imports

2008                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.  2,112,196      12,068    2,100,129       89,005      775,486      453,896      233,546      482,163       66,033
Jan.- Feb.    356,267       2,451      353,816       14,289      128,988       75,864       43,968       80,216       10,490

January       175,260         794      174,466        7,094       64,216       37,519       21,201       39,156        5,281
February      181,007       1,657      179,350        7,196       64,772       38,345       22,767       41,060        5,210
March         173,859       1,584      172,275        7,101       61,783       37,955       20,272       39,628        5,535
April         183,436       1,590      181,845        7,392       67,764       39,185       21,447       40,291        5,766
May           183,536         754      182,781        7,653       67,329       39,855       20,444       41,937        5,563
June          187,950         707      187,243        7,513       73,625       38,514       20,503       41,428        5,661

July          195,376       1,028      194,349        7,557       80,120       39,086       20,416       41,170        6,001
August        189,371         646      188,725        7,806       74,034       38,331       19,258       43,673        5,624
September     177,779       1,460      176,319        7,611       65,509       38,808       18,439       40,305        5,647
October       174,272         784      173,488        7,699       65,000       37,395       17,569       40,444        5,379
November      150,335         721      149,613        7,275       48,492       35,141       16,422       36,930        5,353
December      140,016         342      139,674        7,109       42,842       33,761       14,808       36,140        5,013

2009                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Feb.    250,719         653      250,066       13,547       72,929       61,458       22,120       70,258        9,754

January (R)   129,169         364      128,806        6,841       38,252       31,686       11,530       35,826        4,670
February      121,549         289      121,260        6,706       34,677       29,771       10,590       34,432        5,084
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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-09-54, BEA-09-13), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, February 2009.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
