                                                                     
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

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.- Dec.  1,498,226      17,561    1,480,665      126,147      499,452      491,400      132,519      176,260       54,886

January (R)   119,498       1,422      118,076       10,421       39,507       38,882       10,784       14,065        4,417
February (R)  117,410       1,714      115,695       10,571       38,599       38,892        9,915       13,856        3,862
March (R)     124,517       1,670      122,847       11,248       41,268       39,768       11,316       14,479        4,767
April (R)     126,543       1,475      125,067       11,050       43,281       40,974       10,546       14,734        4,484
May (R)       125,240       1,484      123,755       11,016       41,469       41,344       10,769       14,306        4,851
June (R)      121,144       1,446      119,698       10,182       39,415       39,857       10,822       15,056        4,366
July (R)      126,744       1,408      125,336       10,159       42,140       42,052       12,086       14,418        4,482

August (R)    126,628       1,284      125,345       10,380       42,928       41,683       11,093       14,658        4,603
September (R) 129,227       1,532      127,695       10,333       44,272       41,816       11,279       15,436        4,560
October (R)   128,030       1,375      126,655       10,256       42,979       42,262       11,221       14,885        5,052
November (R)  126,155       1,396      124,759       10,189       41,304       42,012       11,007       15,689        4,558
December      127,091       1,354      125,737       10,343       42,290       41,858       11,682       14,681        4,884

2010                                                                                                                        

Imports

Jan.- Dec.  1,934,555      21,395    1,913,160       91,730      602,663      449,178      225,049      483,268       61,272

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.- Dec.  2,235,283      28,327    2,206,956      107,450      756,344      510,928      254,086      513,657       64,492

January(R)    180,786       2,103      178,683        8,419       59,764       41,920       21,896       41,813        4,871
February(R)   176,771       2,251      174,519        8,581       57,645       39,766       19,938       43,863        4,726
March(R)      185,230       2,209      183,022        8,576       64,362       41,180       21,818       41,746        5,340
April(R)      184,346       2,292      182,053        8,935       62,977       41,801       18,981       43,824        5,534
May(R)        190,342       2,580      187,762        9,040       67,574       43,088       19,563       43,163        5,334
June(R)       187,943       2,554      185,389        9,146       64,961       42,914       19,304       43,113        5,950
July(R)       187,716       2,387      185,329        8,865       62,712       43,099       22,629       43,099        4,924
August(R)     187,320       2,409      184,911        8,895       63,549       42,800       21,594       42,231        5,842

September(R)  188,453       2,586      185,867        9,142       64,650       42,415       22,192       42,201        5,268
October(R)    186,309       2,557      183,753        9,413       61,050       43,641       21,403       43,031        5,214
November (R)  188,677       2,215      186,462        9,266       63,388       43,637       22,117       42,317        5,738
December      191,390       2,184      189,206        9,169       63,711       44,668       22,651       43,256        5,751
                                                  

(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-12-27, BEA-12-04), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, December 2011.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
