                                                       PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
                                   EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOOD BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
                                                      JANUARY 2008 TO DECEMBER 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.  1,276,994     -10,448    1,287,442      108,349      388,033      457,655      121,451      161,292       50,662

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.- Dec.  1,045,575     -11,320    1,056,895       93,998      296,330      390,404       81,626      150,029       44,507

January (R)    82,356        -716       83,072        7,151       22,184       33,130        5,553       11,376        3,677
February (R)   84,268        -832       85,100        7,152       22,219       33,299        5,943       12,754        3,733
March (R)      82,485      -1,060       83,546        7,349       22,387       31,887        5,972       12,344        3,608
April (R)      79,914        -766       80,680        7,637       21,135       30,832        5,807       11,870        3,399
May (R)        81,992        -985       82,976        7,892       23,177       30,937        5,366       12,092        3,513
June (R)       83,963        -972       84,935        8,144       24,349       31,381        5,435       12,064        3,564

July (R)       86,677      -1,053       87,730        7,759       24,768       32,131        6,774       12,435        3,862
August (R)     86,758        -728       87,487        7,858       25,712       30,820        7,269       12,291        3,536
September (R)  90,211        -773       90,984        7,463       27,114       32,463        7,486       12,754        3,704
October (R)    93,382      -1,353       94,735        7,689       27,544       33,677        7,902       13,736        4,186
November (R)   94,461        -948       95,409        8,969       27,049       34,038        8,616       13,017        3,721
December       99,107      -1,134      100,241        8,934       28,692       35,810        9,503       13,297        4,005

2008                                                                                                                        

Imports


Jan.- Dec.  2,117,245      13,605    2,103,641       88,997      779,481      453,743      233,764      481,643       66,013

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.- Dec.  1,562,549       4,464    1,558,085       81,585      461,109      369,283      159,977      428,409       57,722

January(R)    129,946         418      129,528        6,889       38,428       31,907       11,449       36,125        4,730
February(R)   121,468         354      121,115        6,696       34,275       30,138       10,186       34,571        5,248
March (R)     121,695         430      121,265        6,782       34,471       29,573       10,575       35,127        4,736
April (R)     119,824         408      119,416        6,708       33,684       28,658       10,423       35,522        4,422
May (R)       119,211         311      118,899        6,767       33,026       28,927       10,112       35,477        4,591
June (R)      122,285         248      122,037        6,842       36,918       28,870       11,032       33,713        4,663

July (R)      129,419         251      129,169        6,810       38,303       30,111       13,388       35,409        5,148
August (R)    128,746         434      128,312        6,703       37,459       30,066       14,670       34,818        4,597
September (R) 137,582         366      137,217        6,688       42,832       30,926       16,301       35,362        5,108
October (R)   138,548         469      138,078        6,903       41,022       31,963       16,865       36,577        4,748
November (R)  142,882         417      142,465        6,741       43,157       33,289       16,683       37,855        4,741
December      150,942         358      150,584        7,056       47,533       34,855       18,295       37,854        4,991
                                                  

(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-10-20, BEA-10-04), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, December 2009.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
