                                                       Part A: Seasonally Adjusted
                                  Exhibit 6. Exports and Imports of Goods 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

2012                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.(R) 1,564,104     16,821   1,547,283      132,860      500,988      526,665      145,995      181,621       59,154
Jan.-    (R)  127,757       1,422      126,335       10,207       41,789       43,189       12,449       14,457        4,244

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       42,140       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)  130,362       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)  130,481       1,401      129,080       12,621       40,220       44,123       12,279       15,362        4,474
August   (R)  128,527       1,483      127,044       11,556       39,024       44,522       12,193       14,937        4,813
September(R)  133,782       1,461      132,320       12,694       42,435       44,928       11,904       15,426        4,933
October  (R)  127,610       1,495      126,116       11,261       39,613       43,067       11,533       15,352        5,288
November (R)  129,418       1,358      128,060       10,908       40,151       43,998       12,276       15,414        5,313
December (R)  132,818       1,369      131,449       11,002       44,124       43,573       11,988       15,174        5,589

2013                                                                                                                        

Jan.-         130,776       1,491      129,285       11,364       41,493       44,250       12,163       15,441        4,574

January       130,776       1,491      129,285       11,364       41,493       44,250       12,163       15,441        4,574
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Imports

2012                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.(R) 2,299,417     24,266   2,275,151      110,232      731,086      548,282      297,721      516,381       71,450
Jan.-    (R)  194,670       2,291      192,379        9,587       65,186       44,594       24,160       43,063        5,788

January  (R)  194,670       2,291      192,379        9,587       65,186       44,594       24,160       43,063        5,788
February (R)  188,318       2,058      186,260        8,992       61,828       44,680       24,603       40,271        5,886
March    (R)  199,515       2,163      197,352        9,183       65,543       47,836       24,573       43,841        6,375
April    (R)  195,693       1,981      193,713        9,204       64,997       45,883       24,260       43,502        5,867
May      (R)  193,780       1,938      191,843        9,129       61,307       47,265       24,750       43,246        6,146
June     (R)  190,058       1,971      188,088        8,979       58,932       46,043       25,450       42,452        6,231

July     (R)  188,329       1,857      186,472        9,092       56,996       45,471       26,193       42,905        5,814
August   (R)  187,478       1,977      185,502        9,171       58,500       44,933       25,310       41,625        5,964
September(R)  191,136       2,000      189,135        9,266       59,544       45,520       24,422       44,244        6,140
October  (R)  186,635       2,105      184,531        8,845       59,931       45,153       24,035       40,711        5,855
November (R)  194,912       1,978      192,935        9,419       61,347       45,543       25,442       45,204        5,979
December (R)  188,891       1,948      186,943        9,366       56,975       45,360       24,523       45,315        5,402

2013                                                                                                                        

Jan.-         192,538       1,902      190,636        9,364       61,015       45,859       23,865       44,441        6,092

January       192,538       1,902      190,636        9,364       61,015       45,859       23,865       44,441        6,092
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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-13-44, BEA-13-08), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, January 2012.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
