                                                                     
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

2010                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.  1,288,699      10,436    1,278,263      107,705      391,748      446,597      111,989      165,883       54,341
Jan.- Sep.    946,040       7,836      938,204       77,111      285,880      330,027       83,031      122,235       39,921

January        99,605         957       98,648        8,842       29,084       34,547        8,842       13,599        3,735
February      100,272         994       99,279        8,654       29,509       35,095        8,961       13,124        3,936
March         104,695         740      103,954        8,702       31,643       35,916        8,988       13,859        4,847
April         103,941         922      103,020        8,264       32,234       35,952        9,162       13,149        4,259
May           106,672         990      105,682        8,193       32,812       37,576        9,245       13,573        4,283
June          105,340         872      104,468        7,987       32,028       36,842        9,404       13,616        4,592

July          108,291         809      107,481        8,106       32,653       38,682        9,368       13,635        5,038
August        108,468         913      107,555        9,006       33,321       37,483        9,542       13,758        4,446
September     108,755         638      108,117        9,357       32,598       37,935        9,518       13,924        4,785
October       112,555         601      111,954       10,083       34,479       38,451        9,750       14,109        5,082
November      113,790       1,058      112,732       10,234       35,130       38,495        9,376       14,967        4,530
December      116,315         941      115,374       10,277       36,259       39,625        9,832       14,572        4,809

2011                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Sep.  1,117,372      13,505    1,103,867       94,779      373,613      365,439       98,700      130,950       40,385

January       119,538       1,422      118,116       10,357       39,587       38,901       10,793       14,059        4,418
February      117,449       1,715      115,735       10,507       38,679       38,912        9,925       13,849        3,863
March         124,557       1,670      122,887       11,184       41,348       39,787       11,326       14,473        4,768
April         126,602       1,495      125,107       10,985       43,361       40,993       10,555       14,727        4,485
May           125,294       1,500      123,795       10,951       41,549       41,363       10,779       14,300        4,852
June          121,189       1,452      119,737       10,117       39,495       39,876       10,831       15,050        4,367

July          126,795       1,420      125,375       10,094       42,220       42,071       12,096       14,411        4,483
August (R)    126,670       1,285      125,384       10,315       43,008       41,703       11,102       14,652        4,604
September     129,278       1,546      127,732       10,267       44,366       41,832       11,293       15,429        4,545
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Imports

2010                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.  1,934,555      21,395    1,913,160       91,730      602,663      449,178      225,049      483,268       61,272
Jan.- Sep.  1,432,652      15,636    1,417,015       67,985      448,395      329,615      166,619      359,073       45,329

January       148,537       1,713      146,825        7,204       47,162       33,644       17,089       36,690        5,037
February      151,738       1,716      150,022        7,195       48,916       33,978       16,408       38,398        5,127
March         157,129       1,706      155,423        7,443       51,173       34,625       18,104       38,953        5,124
April         156,627       1,611      155,016        7,455       51,447       36,071       17,499       37,847        4,697
May           160,995       1,738      159,257        7,612       50,314       37,468       19,133       40,009        4,721
June          164,290       1,855      162,435        7,695       49,585       37,837       19,472       42,570        5,277

July          161,966       1,698      160,268        7,665       49,532       37,608       19,412       41,092        4,959
August        166,137       1,815      164,322        7,817       50,206       38,618       20,185       42,167        5,330
September     165,233       1,786      163,447        7,899       50,059       39,765       19,320       41,347        5,057
October       164,901       1,893      163,008        7,751       49,085       39,220       19,480       42,183        5,288
November      166,289       1,850      164,439        7,939       50,703       40,329       19,383       40,839        5,245
December      170,713       2,016      168,698        8,055       54,481       40,013       19,566       41,173        5,410

2011                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Sep.  1,671,127      21,236    1,649,891       79,862      567,945      379,517      188,426      386,261       47,881

January       181,113       2,103      179,010        8,449       59,761       41,984       21,968       41,967        4,881
February      177,097       2,251      174,846        8,611       57,642       39,831       20,010       44,016        4,736
March         185,557       2,208      183,349        8,606       64,359       41,244       21,890       41,899        5,350
April         184,656       2,276      182,380        8,966       62,974       41,866       19,053       43,977        5,544
May           190,655       2,566      188,089        9,070       67,571       43,153       19,635       43,316        5,344
June          188,213       2,497      185,716        9,177       64,958       42,979       19,375       43,266        5,960

July          188,066       2,410      185,656        8,895       62,709       43,163       22,701       43,253        4,934
August (R)    187,596       2,358      185,238        8,926       63,546       42,864       21,666       42,385        5,852
September     188,174       2,567      185,607        9,161       64,425       42,433       22,127       42,181        5,280
October                                                                                                                     
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-11-188, BEA-11-54), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, September 2011.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
