                                                       PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
                                   EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOOD BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
                                                      JANUARY 2011 TO December 2012
                                                                     
                                  (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

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.- Dec.  1,563,578      16,441    1,547,137      132,861      500,852      526,660      145,992      181,621       59,153

January (R)   127,757       1,422      126,335       10,207       41,789       43,189       12,449       14,457        4,244
February (R)  128,217       1,529      126,688        9,592       42,139       43,347       12,051       14,794        4,764
March (R)     131,964       1,368      130,596        9,978       43,921       44,653       11,891       14,891        5,262
April (R)     130,361       1,543      128,818       10,676       42,922       43,194       12,315       15,101        4,610
May (R)       130,576       1,127      129,448       11,583       42,051       43,873       12,210       14,924        4,807
June  (R)     132,592       1,264      131,328       10,782       42,598       44,198       12,906       15,789        5,055

July (R)      130,526       1,447      129,080       12,621       40,220       44,123       12,279       15,362        4,474
August (R)    128,531       1,487      127,044       11,556       39,024       44,522       12,193       14,937        4,813
September (R) 133,753       1,432      132,320       12,694       42,434       44,928       11,904       15,426        4,933
October (R)   127,479       1,364      126,115       11,261       39,613       43,067       11,533       15,352        5,288
November (R)  129,259       1,199      128,060       10,908       40,151       43,998       12,276       15,414        5,313
December      132,563       1,259      131,305       11,003       43,989       43,567       11,984       15,174        5,588

2011                                                                                                                        

Imports


Jan.- Dec.  2,235,819      27,995    2,207,824      107,460      755,807      510,737      254,609      514,061       65,150

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.- Dec.  2,299,281      24,238    2,275,043      110,211      731,204      548,204      297,697      516,296       71,430

January (R)   194,668       2,291      192,377        9,587       65,185       44,594       24,160       43,062        5,788
February (R)  188,316       2,058      186,258        8,992       61,827       44,680       24,603       40,270        5,886
March (R)     199,513       2,163      197,350        9,183       65,542       47,837       24,573       43,840        6,375
April (R)     195,692       1,981      193,711        9,204       64,996       45,883       24,260       43,501        5,867
May (R)       193,779       1,938      191,841        9,129       61,306       47,265       24,750       43,245        6,146
June (R)      190,056       1,971      188,086        8,979       58,931       46,043       25,450       42,451        6,231

July (R)      188,328       1,858      186,470        9,093       56,995       45,472       26,193       42,904        5,814
August (R)    187,478       1,978      185,500        9,171       58,499       44,933       25,310       41,623        5,964
September (R) 191,164       2,031      189,134        9,266       59,543       45,520       24,422       44,243        6,140
October (R)   186,657       2,128      184,529        8,845       59,930       45,153       24,035       40,710        5,856
November (R)  194,864       1,931      192,933        9,419       61,346       45,544       25,442       45,203        5,979
December      188,765       1,910      186,855        9,344       57,105       45,280       24,498       45,245        5,382
                                                

(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-13-25, BEA-13-04), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, December 2012.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
