                                                                     
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

2011                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.  1,497,406      16,974    1,480,432      126,220      500,342      492,988      133,116      174,957       52,809
Jan.- May     611,413       7,710      603,704       53,572      203,393      200,522       53,415       71,280       21,522

January       119,050       1,437      117,613       10,362       39,383       39,005       10,607       13,948        4,307
February      117,651       1,714      115,937       10,392       38,605       39,116       10,152       13,903        3,770
March         124,217       1,669      122,548       11,095       41,256       40,156       11,072       14,412        4,556
April         125,586       1,438      124,147       10,861       42,666       41,020       10,685       14,657        4,258
May           124,910       1,452      123,458       10,861       41,483       41,225       10,898       14,360        4,631
June          121,664       1,431      120,233       10,202       39,827       40,228       10,927       14,877        4,172

July          126,585       1,491      125,094       10,394       42,157       41,947       11,818       14,457        4,321
August        126,523       1,340      125,183       10,468       42,889       41,674       11,136       14,650        4,366
September     129,053       1,547      127,506       10,441       44,305       41,799       11,413       15,182        4,366
October       127,920       1,224      126,696       10,363       42,932       42,400       11,388       14,756        4,857
November      126,385       1,149      125,236       10,308       42,081       42,231       11,262       14,916        4,439
December      127,862       1,083      126,779       10,471       42,759       42,185       11,756       14,841        4,766

2012                                                                                                                        

Jan.- May     649,918       7,297      642,620       53,186      212,715      218,156       61,036       74,082       23,445

January       127,957       1,430      126,527       10,438       41,762       43,170       12,473       14,440        4,244
February      128,421       1,540      126,881        9,823       42,112       43,328       12,075       14,777        4,764
March         132,123       1,335      130,789       10,210       43,894       44,634       11,915       14,874        5,262
April (R)     130,698       1,688      129,011       10,908       42,895       43,175       12,339       15,084        4,610
May           130,718       1,305      129,413       11,808       42,052       43,849       12,234       14,907        4,564
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Imports

2011                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.  2,235,819      27,995    2,207,824      107,460      755,807      510,737      254,609      514,061       65,150
Jan.- May     914,367      11,225      903,142       43,470      310,999      207,360      101,249      213,798       26,267

January       180,995       2,142      178,853        8,426       60,831       41,673       21,215       41,727        4,981
February      177,012       2,216      174,796        8,581       57,403       39,892       20,316       43,643        4,961
March         184,268       2,166      182,102        8,587       63,586       41,268       21,248       41,982        5,431
April         184,143       2,257      181,886        8,862       62,963       41,812       19,097       43,695        5,457
May           187,948       2,442      185,506        9,015       66,216       42,715       19,373       42,750        5,437
June          187,253       2,480      184,773        9,102       64,532       42,459       19,608       43,155        5,918

July          187,474       2,372      185,102        8,860       62,981       42,932       22,315       42,997        5,016
August        186,728       2,339      184,390        8,903       62,886       42,838       21,488       42,414        5,861
September     188,575       2,533      186,042        9,146       63,902       42,965       22,371       42,312        5,348
October       188,446       2,561      185,885        9,425       62,237       43,727       21,797       43,376        5,323
November      189,678       2,262      187,416        9,321       63,495       43,586       22,574       42,653        5,787
December      193,297       2,224      191,073        9,233       64,775       44,870       23,208       43,357        5,630

2012                                                                                                                        

Jan.- May     973,079      10,685      962,394       46,145      319,806      229,967      122,633      213,773       30,069

January       194,833       2,352      192,480        9,592       65,351       44,529       24,167       43,057        5,785
February      188,484       2,123      186,361        8,997       61,992       44,615       24,609       40,265        5,882
March         199,647       2,194      197,453        9,188       65,708       47,771       24,579       43,835        6,372
April (R)     195,865       2,051      193,814        9,209       65,161       45,817       24,266       43,496        5,864
May           194,251       1,965      192,286        9,159       61,593       47,235       25,011       43,121        6,167
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(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-12-123, BEA-12-31), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, May 2012.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
