                                                                     
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

2012                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.  1,561,239      15,530    1,545,709      132,810      501,071      527,375      146,126      181,745       56,581
Jan.- Aug.  1,038,148      10,611    1,027,538       87,119      334,388      351,146       98,051      120,411       36,423

January       127,311       1,357      125,954       10,165       41,727       43,071       12,244       14,625        4,121
February      128,383       1,448      126,936        9,799       42,123       43,459       12,102       14,824        4,629
March         131,865       1,240      130,625       10,126       43,647       44,801       12,048       14,973        5,029
April         130,246       1,483      128,762       10,602       42,872       43,455       12,214       15,121        4,498
May           130,175       1,078      129,097       11,448       41,822       44,224       12,202       14,990        4,411
June          131,446       1,228      130,218       10,732       42,385       43,907       12,661       15,627        4,906

July          130,276       1,438      128,839       12,653       40,328       43,981       12,396       15,200        4,280
August        128,446       1,339      127,107       11,593       39,484       44,247       12,184       15,051        4,548
September     132,752       1,336      131,415       12,427       42,304       44,711       11,887       15,309        4,777
October       127,987       1,283      126,704       11,266       39,776       43,494       11,785       15,463        4,921
November      129,667       1,137      128,530       11,013       40,682       44,187       12,312       15,406        4,930
December      132,685       1,163      131,522       10,985       43,920       43,838       12,092       15,156        5,530

2013                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Aug.  1,050,579       6,831    1,043,747       83,678      338,430      355,203      100,661      125,613       40,162

January       130,610       1,168      129,441       11,358       41,373       44,326       12,053       15,661        4,670
February      131,002         483      130,520       11,447       42,914       43,424       12,406       15,141        5,188
March         129,093         775      128,318       10,303       42,562       43,092       12,187       14,872        5,303
April         130,907         863      130,044        9,942       41,755       43,942       12,740       16,823        4,843
May           130,029         975      129,054        9,804       40,806       44,757       13,060       15,589        5,038
June          133,811         648      133,163       10,135       42,353       46,222       12,620       16,636        5,196

July (R)      132,692         932      131,759       10,539       43,992       44,615       12,453       15,275        4,887
August        132,435         987      131,448       10,150       42,676       44,824       13,142       15,617        5,038
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Imports

2012                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.  2,302,714      27,394    2,275,320      110,258      730,374      548,614      297,813      516,342       71,920
Jan.- Aug.  1,538,323      18,503    1,519,819       73,364      492,615      365,971      198,300      341,335       48,233

January       194,445       2,522      191,923        9,475       65,047       44,874       24,057       42,712        5,759
February      189,349       2,279      187,070        9,003       62,050       44,823       24,485       40,793        5,916
March         197,369       2,407      194,962        9,207       64,459       47,158       24,453       43,380        6,305
April         193,935       2,260      191,675        9,213       63,755       45,625       24,144       43,031        5,908
May           193,562       2,264      191,298        9,111       61,130       46,783       24,626       43,439        6,209
June          190,858       2,286      188,572        9,033       59,319       46,020       25,370       42,638        6,192

July          189,741       2,229      187,512        9,146       57,908       45,583       25,966       42,998        5,912
August        189,064       2,257      186,807        9,178       58,948       45,105       25,199       42,345        6,032
September     191,649       2,290      189,359        9,247       59,888       45,658       24,398       44,117        6,051
October       188,346       2,280      186,067        8,942       59,883       45,585       24,584       41,094        5,979
November      194,529       2,165      192,364        9,379       60,664       45,608       25,612       45,071        6,030
December      189,866       2,156      187,711        9,326       57,325       45,791       24,919       44,724        5,626

2013                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Aug.  1,522,009      17,282    1,504,727       76,635      457,332      364,854      202,399      352,605       50,902

January       192,079       2,134      189,945        9,214       60,992       46,029       23,644       44,015        6,050
February      193,385       2,388      190,998        9,624       58,787       46,248       24,972       45,560        5,807
March         184,697       2,211      182,487        9,607       56,507       44,254       24,207       41,354        6,557
April         189,435       2,098      187,336        9,549       56,136       45,348       25,186       44,456        6,662
May           193,099       2,015      191,084        9,895       57,136       45,574       25,958       45,354        7,168
June          187,865       2,263      185,602        9,564       54,772       45,761       25,687       43,802        6,018

July (R)      190,793       2,081      188,712        9,615       56,590       45,331       26,489       44,411        6,276
August        190,655       2,094      188,562        9,566       56,412       46,309       26,257       43,654        6,364
September                                                                                                                   
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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-13-174, BEA-13-49), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, August 2013.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
