                                                                     
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

2009                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.  1,068,499      12,456    1,056,043       93,908      296,709      390,461       81,715      150,044       43,206
Jan.- Aug.    685,909       7,828      678,081       60,726      187,032      255,642       49,079       97,645       27,957

January        84,285       1,061       83,224        7,214       22,237       33,063        5,559       11,500        3,652
February       85,925         899       85,026        7,317       22,239       33,204        5,896       12,691        3,679
March          84,834         763       84,071        7,438       22,664       32,187        6,023       12,318        3,441
April          82,685       1,286       81,398        7,576       21,511       31,142        5,897       11,946        3,326
May            84,757       1,068       83,688        7,788       23,333       31,331        5,662       12,178        3,396
June           86,580       1,040       85,540        7,990       24,497       31,645        5,765       12,176        3,466

July           88,233         705       87,527        7,662       24,743       32,100        6,877       12,501        3,645
August         88,611       1,005       87,606        7,742       25,808       30,969        7,399       12,335        3,353
September      92,014         981       91,033        7,420       26,995       32,736        7,592       12,712        3,579
October        95,217         883       94,334        7,855       27,447       33,455        7,916       13,619        4,041
November       95,729       1,439       94,290        8,940       26,958       33,539        8,310       12,915        3,628
December       99,631       1,326       98,304        8,965       28,277       35,090        8,818       13,153        4,001

2010                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Aug.    837,105       7,082      830,024       65,467      252,891      292,664       74,149      108,401       36,452

January       100,382         938       99,444        8,924       29,106       34,881        8,996       13,641        3,895
February      100,156         920       99,235        8,467       29,619       35,011        9,007       13,170        3,960
March         105,102         685      104,417        8,540       31,744       36,002        9,142       13,916        5,073
April         104,114         926      103,188        7,892       32,329       36,002        9,270       13,182        4,513
May           107,105         983      106,122        7,859       32,858       37,993        9,407       13,522        4,483
June          104,893         883      104,009        7,553       31,842       36,572        9,672       13,647        4,724

July (R)      107,659         800      106,859        7,513       32,404       38,830        9,264       13,643        5,205
August        107,696         947      106,749        8,720       32,988       37,374        9,390       13,679        4,599
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Imports

2009                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.  1,575,443      15,818    1,559,625       81,604      462,512      369,336      157,629      428,379       60,165
Jan.- Aug.  1,006,464       9,710      996,754       54,438      288,022      239,846       92,858      281,709       39,881

January       130,197       1,386      128,811        6,929       38,115       31,696       11,316       35,808        4,946
February      122,610       1,076      121,533        6,795       34,584       29,960       10,098       34,752        5,343
March         123,435       1,132      122,303        6,808       34,739       29,834       10,558       35,396        4,969
April         122,050       1,183      120,867        6,774       33,944       29,057       10,583       35,758        4,751
May           120,656       1,023      119,633        6,791       33,110       29,277       10,458       35,163        4,835
June          124,821       1,146      123,675        6,818       37,127       29,292       11,442       34,087        4,911

July          131,979       1,197      130,782        6,825       38,841       30,456       13,786       35,591        5,282
August        130,716       1,566      129,150        6,698       37,561       30,274       14,617       35,155        4,844
September     138,282       1,373      136,909        6,679       42,671       31,139       15,650       35,514        5,256
October       139,193       1,641      137,552        6,843       41,020       32,023       15,998       36,679        4,989
November      142,792       1,571      141,221        6,725       43,353       32,609       16,098       37,520        4,917
December      148,713       1,524      147,189        6,919       47,446       33,718       17,026       36,958        5,122

2010                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Aug.  1,272,113      15,299    1,256,814       60,392      399,248      290,273      148,758      317,876       40,268

January       147,634       1,818      145,816        7,267       46,713       33,524       16,750       36,464        5,097
February      151,823       1,775      150,048        7,227       49,344       33,903       16,045       38,315        5,213
March         157,504       1,873      155,631        7,510       52,055       34,400       17,620       38,910        5,137
April         156,866       1,827      155,039        7,505       52,204       35,961       17,348       37,382        4,638
May           161,744       1,899      159,845        7,714       50,088       37,883       19,500       39,991        4,668
June          167,115       2,075      165,039        7,739       49,880       38,272       20,788       43,103        5,258

July (R)      162,742       1,956      160,786        7,642       49,367       37,715       20,012       41,138        4,913
August        166,686       2,076      164,609        7,788       49,595       38,615       20,695       42,574        5,343
September                                                                                                                   
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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-10-154, BEA-10-49), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, August 2010.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
