                                                                     
Part A: Seasonally Adjusted
Exhibit 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOOD BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
(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.  1,276,994     -10,448    1,287,442      108,349      388,033      457,655      121,451      161,292       50,662
Jan.- Aug.    880,400      -7,070      887,471       75,995      273,496      311,022       84,021      108,789       34,147

January       103,776        -893      104,668        8,738       30,040       38,192       10,424       13,287        3,988
February      106,795      -1,146      107,942        8,994       32,206       38,066       10,861       13,417        4,398
March         105,066        -729      105,795        9,357       32,299       37,382        9,826       12,757        4,173
April         108,969        -790      109,759        9,549       33,140       39,138       10,209       13,464        4,259
May           109,523        -612      110,135        9,470       34,238       38,404       10,228       13,467        4,329
June          114,384        -753      115,136       10,033       36,723       39,378       10,751       13,986        4,267

July          117,227        -932      118,159        9,959       37,850       40,084       11,471       14,555        4,239
August        114,661      -1,216      115,876        9,895       37,000       40,379       10,251       13,856        4,495
September     106,025        -610      106,635        9,006       32,358       37,615       10,153       13,469        4,034
October       103,831        -929      104,760        8,345       31,413       37,538        9,990       13,302        4,172
November       97,545        -978       98,523        7,886       27,574       36,360        9,204       13,180        4,318
December       89,193        -860       90,053        7,116       23,192       35,119        8,083       12,551        3,992

2009                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Aug.    669,070      -7,111      676,181       60,917      186,015      254,765       48,317       97,287       28,879

January        82,444        -716       83,160        7,149       22,196       33,174        5,578       11,384        3,680
February       84,356        -832       85,188        7,149       22,231       33,343        5,968       12,762        3,736
March          82,574      -1,060       83,634        7,346       22,399       31,931        5,996       12,352        3,611
April          80,003        -766       80,768        7,634       21,147       30,876        5,832       11,878        3,401
May            82,080        -985       83,065        7,889       23,190       30,981        5,390       12,100        3,515
June           84,051        -972       85,024        8,141       24,361       31,425        5,459       12,071        3,566

July (R)       86,765      -1,053       87,818        7,756       24,780       32,176        6,799       12,443        3,864
August         86,797        -726       87,523        7,852       25,711       30,859        7,295       12,298        3,507
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Imports

2008                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.  2,117,245      13,605    2,103,641       88,997      779,481      453,743      233,764      481,643       66,013
Jan.- Aug.  1,470,169      10,041    1,460,128       59,252      555,063      308,584      165,339      327,440       44,451

January       177,698         946      176,752        7,168       65,367       37,892       21,226       39,763        5,337
February      180,144       1,857      178,287        7,201       63,681       38,570       22,313       41,225        5,297
March         176,640       1,728      174,912        7,178       63,503       38,386       20,159       40,130        5,556
April         183,536       1,743      181,793        7,419       68,007       39,088       21,208       40,450        5,621
May           183,232         888      182,344        7,580       67,977       39,368       20,390       41,513        5,516
June          187,603         921      186,683        7,438       73,220       38,538       20,459       41,438        5,589

July          194,475       1,174      193,301        7,518       79,901       38,743       20,268       40,966        5,905
August        186,840         784      186,057        7,751       73,407       37,999       19,316       41,954        5,630
September     177,687       1,522      176,166        7,561       65,894       38,447       18,564       40,090        5,610
October       175,224         858      174,365        7,648       66,084       37,206       17,918       40,061        5,449
November      151,813         767      151,046        7,371       48,849       35,367       16,714       37,356        5,390
December      142,352         417      141,935        7,165       43,591       34,140       15,230       36,697        5,113

2009                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Aug.    993,260       2,813      990,447       54,297      286,679      238,113       92,070      280,837       38,451

January       130,046         418      129,628        6,904       38,461       31,893       11,494       36,149        4,729
February      121,569         354      121,215        6,712       34,307       30,123       10,231       34,595        5,247
March         121,796         430      121,365        6,797       34,503       29,559       10,620       35,151        4,735
April         119,925         408      119,516        6,724       33,716       28,643       10,467       35,546        4,421
May           119,311         311      119,000        6,782       33,058       28,912       10,156       35,501        4,590
June          122,385         248      122,137        6,858       36,950       28,855       11,076       33,736        4,662

July (R)      129,520         251      129,269        6,825       38,335       30,096       13,433       35,432        5,147
August        128,710         394      128,316        6,695       37,348       30,031       14,594       34,728        4,921
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-09-151, BEA-09-45), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, August 2009.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
