PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY JANUARY 1999 TO FEBRUARY 2000 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.) Exports Total End-Use Commodity Category Balance of Total Foods, Payments Net Census Feeds, Industrial Period Basis Adjustments Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) 1999 Jan.- Dec. 683,221 -11,993 695,213 45,366 147,019 Jan.- Feb. 109,777 -2,066 111,843 7,215 22,619 January 55,168 -953 56,121 3,627 11,252 February 54,609 -1,113 55,721 3,588 11,366 March 54,231 -1,038 55,269 3,545 11,413 April 55,174 -994 56,168 3,727 11,589 May 55,026 -1,143 56,169 3,722 11,730 June 55,377 -1,202 56,578 3,828 11,704 July 55,795 -1,032 56,827 3,799 11,511 August 59,044 -855 59,900 3,919 12,506 September 58,839 -1,149 59,988 4,018 13,110 October 58,832 -900 59,732 4,025 13,296 November 59,184 -676 59,860 3,703 13,804 December 61,942 -938 62,880 3,864 13,737 2000 Jan.- Feb. 120,920 -2,156 123,076 7,789 27,139 January (R) 60,714 -1,008 61,722 3,946 13,435 February 60,206 -1,148 61,354 3,842 13,705 March April May June July August September October November December ____________________________________ Exports Continued Total Balance of End-Use Commodity Category Payments Capital Automotive Consumer Other Period Basis Goods Vehicles,etc Goods Goods 1999 Jan.- Dec. 683,221 310,663 74,691 80,627 36,848 Jan.- Feb. 109,777 50,428 11,997 13,356 6,227 January 55,168 25,576 6,039 6,562 3,065 February 54,609 24,852 5,958 6,794 3,162 March 54,231 24,857 5,835 6,507 3,112 April 55,174 25,042 6,164 6,727 2,918 May 55,026 24,911 6,076 6,490 3,239 June 55,377 24,799 6,490 6,533 3,224 July 55,795 25,698 6,087 6,643 3,089 August 59,044 27,314 6,681 6,571 2,908 September 58,839 26,680 6,193 6,901 3,085 October 58,832 26,316 6,301 6,738 3,057 November 59,184 26,222 6,240 6,902 2,990 December 61,942 28,395 6,627 7,259 2,999 2000 Jan.- Feb. 120,920 54,312 13,270 14,374 6,192 January (R) 60,714 27,600 6,677 7,060 3,004 February 60,206 26,712 6,594 7,314 3,188 March April May June July August September October November December ___________________________________ Imports Total End-Use Commodity Category Balance of Total Foods, Payments Net Census Feeds, Industrial Period Basis Adjustments Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) 1999 Jan.- Dec. 1,030,379 5,087 1,025,292 43,588 221,629 Jan.- Feb. 158,419 384 158,035 7,039 30,930 January 78,577 171 78,406 3,525 15,540 February 79,841 213 79,629 3,513 15,390 March 79,971 226 79,745 3,381 16,040 April 80,568 271 80,297 3,546 16,967 May 82,985 213 82,772 3,632 17,977 June 86,616 277 86,339 3,757 18,201 July 87,277 197 87,080 3,671 18,672 August 89,236 468 88,768 3,667 19,934 September 89,110 863 88,247 3,707 20,254 October 90,708 514 90,193 3,634 20,842 November 92,053 922 91,132 3,722 20,703 December 93,436 753 92,683 3,832 21,108 2000 Jan.- Feb. 191,027 1,554 189,474 7,258 45,639 January (R) 94,868 693 94,176 3,624 21,828 February 96,159 861 95,298 3,633 23,811 March April May June July August September October November December ____________________________________ Imports Continued Total Balance of End-Use Commodity Category Payments Capital Automotive Consumer Other Period Basis Goods Vehicles,etc Goods Goods 1999 Jan.- Dec. 1,030,379 296,898 179,697 239,587 43,893 Jan.- Feb. 158,419 46,741 28,226 38,338 6,761 January 78,577 23,090 13,955 18,901 3,395 February 79,841 23,652 14,271 19,436 3,366 March 79,971 23,046 14,577 18,915 3,786 April 80,568 23,286 13,672 19,341 3,485 May 82,985 24,206 14,553 18,898 3,505 June 86,616 25,467 15,439 19,909 3,565 July 87,277 25,499 15,432 20,194 3,612 August 89,236 25,141 15,693 20,236 4,098 September 89,110 24,935 15,325 20,256 3,771 October 90,708 25,851 15,040 20,919 3,907 November 92,053 26,274 15,515 21,188 3,730 December 93,436 26,453 16,223 21,394 3,673 2000 Jan.- Feb. 191,027 53,505 32,381 42,796 7,894 January (R) 94,868 26,563 16,736 21,502 3,922 February 96,159 26,943 15,646 21,294 3,972 March April May June July August September October 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 products. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-59), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, February 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.