PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY JANUARY 1999 TO MARCH 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.- Mar. 164,007 -3,104 167,111 10,761 34,032 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.- Mar. 184,202 -2,692 186,894 11,730 41,886 January 60,714 -1,008 61,722 3,946 13,435 February (R) 60,818 -1,108 61,927 3,824 13,746 March 62,669 -576 63,245 3,960 14,705 April May June July August September October November December ____________________________________ Exports Continued Total End-Use Commodity Category Census Capital Automotive Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Goods Vehicles,etc Goods Goods 1999 Jan.- Dec. 695,213 310,663 74,691 80,627 36,848 Jan.- Mar. 167,111 75,285 17,832 19,863 9,339 January 56,121 25,576 6,039 6,562 3,065 February 55,721 24,852 5,958 6,794 3,162 March 55,269 24,857 5,835 6,507 3,112 April 56,168 25,042 6,164 6,727 2,918 May 56,169 24,911 6,076 6,490 3,239 June 56,578 24,799 6,490 6,533 3,224 July 56,827 25,698 6,087 6,643 3,089 August 59,900 27,314 6,681 6,571 2,908 September 59,988 26,680 6,193 6,901 3,085 October 59,732 26,316 6,301 6,738 3,057 November 59,860 26,222 6,240 6,902 2,990 December 62,880 28,395 6,627 7,259 2,999 2000 Jan.- Mar. 186,894 82,146 20,181 21,883 9,068 January 61,722 27,600 6,677 7,060 3,004 February (R) 61,927 26,974 6,592 7,403 3,388 March 63,245 27,573 6,913 7,420 2,675 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.- Mar. 238,390 610 237,780 10,420 46,970 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.- Mar. 290,798 2,229 288,569 11,077 70,045 January 94,868 693 94,176 3,624 21,828 February (R) 96,212 860 95,351 3,649 23,724 March 99,718 676 99,042 3,803 24,492 April May June July August September October November December ___________________________________ Imports Continued Total End-Use Commodity Category Census Capital Automotive Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Goods Vehicles,etc Goods Goods 1999 Jan.- Dec. 1,025,292 296,898 179,697 239,587 43,893 Jan.- Mar. 237,780 69,787 42,803 57,253 10,547 January 78,406 23,090 13,955 18,901 3,395 February 79,629 23,652 14,271 19,436 3,366 March 79,745 23,046 14,577 18,915 3,786 April 80,297 23,286 13,672 19,341 3,485 May 82,772 24,206 14,553 18,898 3,505 June 86,339 25,467 15,439 19,909 3,565 July 87,080 25,499 15,432 20,194 3,612 August 88,768 25,141 15,693 20,236 4,098 September 88,247 24,935 15,325 20,256 3,771 October 90,193 25,851 15,040 20,919 3,907 November 91,132 26,274 15,515 21,188 3,730 December 92,683 26,453 16,223 21,394 3,673 2000 Jan.- Mar. 288,569 80,876 49,205 65,483 11,884 January 94,176 26,563 16,736 21,502 3,922 February (R) 95,351 26,889 15,724 21,396 3,969 March 99,042 27,424 16,745 22,585 3,993 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-00-83), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.