PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY JANUARY 1999 TO SEPTEMBER 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. 684,358 -11,439 695,797 45,532 147,000 Jan.- Sep. 504,273 -9,435 513,707 33,945 106,540 January 54,966 -952 55,918 3,640 11,217 February 54,296 -1,105 55,401 3,531 11,330 March 54,687 -1,023 55,710 3,555 11,523 April 55,403 -985 56,388 3,730 11,622 May 55,343 -1,136 56,479 3,714 11,723 June 55,696 -1,197 56,893 3,820 11,850 July 56,385 -1,033 57,418 3,878 11,644 August 58,402 -857 59,259 3,947 12,532 September 59,094 -1,147 60,241 4,130 13,099 October 59,193 -850 60,043 3,992 13,183 November 59,682 -263 59,945 3,748 13,717 December 61,211 -891 62,102 3,846 13,559 2000 Jan.- Sep. 575,896 -6,696 582,592 36,114 127,622 January 60,321 -1,009 61,330 3,951 13,283 February 60,894 -1,108 62,002 3,865 13,862 March 62,513 -576 63,089 3,953 14,649 April 62,566 -542 63,108 3,851 13,728 May 62,749 -697 63,447 3,977 13,749 June 66,468 -889 67,357 3,999 14,278 July 65,096 -541 65,637 4,084 13,987 August (R) 67,973 -761 68,734 4,279 14,843 September 67,316 -572 67,888 4,155 15,243 October November December ___________________________________ Exports Continued End-Use Commodity Category Total Automotive Census Capital Vehicles, Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Goods etc. Goods Goods 1999 Jan.- Dec. 695,797 311,406 75,756 80,768 35,336 Jan.- Sep. 513,707 230,450 56,372 59,870 26,530 January 55,918 25,439 6,124 6,584 2,914 February 55,401 24,744 6,098 6,671 3,026 March 55,710 25,101 6,019 6,580 2,932 April 56,388 25,274 6,279 6,709 2,775 May 56,479 25,242 6,169 6,543 3,088 June 56,893 25,214 6,328 6,615 3,065 July 57,418 25,950 6,286 6,716 2,944 August 59,259 26,785 6,700 6,566 2,729 September 60,241 26,702 6,369 6,885 3,056 October 60,043 26,793 6,391 6,790 2,894 November 59,945 26,379 6,397 6,915 2,789 December 62,102 27,784 6,596 7,193 3,124 2000 Jan.- Sep. 582,592 264,812 60,307 66,820 26,918 January 61,330 27,428 6,636 7,029 3,003 February 62,002 26,972 6,549 7,374 3,380 March 63,089 27,176 6,901 7,422 2,989 April 63,108 29,056 6,417 7,214 2,842 May 63,447 29,055 6,568 7,165 2,932 June 67,357 31,124 7,033 7,753 3,170 July 65,637 30,661 6,455 7,556 2,895 August (R) 68,734 31,813 7,134 7,691 2,974 September 67,888 31,528 6,615 7,616 2,732 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. 1,029,917 5,299 1,024,618 43,579 222,024 Jan.- Sep. 753,600 3,110 750,490 32,436 159,283 January 77,863 171 77,692 3,559 15,398 February 79,400 213 79,187 3,523 15,319 March 79,710 226 79,484 3,435 16,067 April 81,255 271 80,984 3,564 17,060 May 83,096 213 82,883 3,626 17,976 June 86,077 277 85,800 3,719 18,220 July 87,612 197 87,415 3,655 18,904 August 88,920 589 88,330 3,663 19,991 September 89,667 953 88,715 3,692 20,349 October 90,769 514 90,255 3,628 20,651 November 92,082 922 91,161 3,747 20,816 December 93,466 753 92,713 3,768 21,274 2000 Jan.- Sep. 907,380 4,238 903,143 34,374 220,100 January 94,370 693 93,677 3,648 21,831 February 95,535 860 94,675 3,668 23,560 March 99,661 674 98,986 3,827 24,579 April 99,460 251 99,209 3,769 23,382 May 99,224 265 98,959 3,802 23,925 June 103,330 403 102,927 3,836 25,430 July 103,620 173 103,447 3,930 25,801 August (R) 104,657 325 104,331 3,966 25,095 September 107,524 593 106,931 3,927 26,498 October November December ___________________________________ Imports Continued End-Use Commodity Category Total Automotive Census Capital Vehicles, Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Goods etc. Goods Goods 1999 Jan.- Dec. 1,024,618 297,112 179,393 239,466 43,046 Jan.- Sep. 750,490 218,430 132,394 176,241 31,706 January 77,692 23,008 13,601 18,809 3,316 February 79,187 23,540 14,178 19,347 3,281 March 79,484 23,267 14,260 18,922 3,533 April 80,984 23,555 13,871 19,425 3,508 May 82,883 24,112 14,558 19,103 3,509 June 85,800 25,307 15,232 19,751 3,571 July 87,415 25,468 15,582 20,302 3,504 August 88,330 25,069 15,568 20,271 3,769 September 88,715 25,104 15,543 20,312 3,715 October 90,255 25,860 15,357 20,893 3,865 November 91,161 26,230 15,523 21,130 3,717 December 92,713 26,592 16,119 21,202 3,758 2000 Jan.- Sep. 903,143 260,126 148,050 204,326 36,168 January 93,677 26,547 16,364 21,405 3,882 February 94,675 26,772 15,595 21,179 3,901 March 98,986 27,749 16,372 22,536 3,924 April 99,209 28,669 16,501 22,937 3,951 May 98,959 28,812 15,620 23,030 3,769 June 102,927 29,644 16,741 23,129 4,147 July 103,447 29,553 17,000 23,067 4,096 August (R) 104,331 30,769 16,918 23,283 4,300 September 106,931 31,611 16,939 23,757 4,198 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-00-196), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, September 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.