Part A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Exhibit 6. U. S. TRADE IN GOODS (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding). Balance Total Period Balance Total of Payments Census Basis Basis 1992 Jan. - Dec. -96,097 -84,501 Jan. - Apr. -25,782 -22,388 January -7,144 -6,406 February -4,537 -3,669 March -6,383 -5,473 April -7,717 -6,840 May -8,924 -7,942 June -7,695 -6,598 July -8,320 -7,488 August -9,843 -9,022 September -9,198 -8,201 October -8,488 -7,228 November -9,123 -8,227 December -8,725 -7,408 1993 Jan. - Dec. -132,575 -115,568 Jan. - Apr. -40,496 -35,743 January -9,345 -8,196 February -8,687 -7,836 March -11,158 -9,786 April -11,305 -9,925 May -9,964 -8,487 June -12,459 -11,372 July -12,339 -10,794 August -11,618 -10,051 September -12,531 -10,613 October -12,533 -10,830 November -11,521 -9,896 December -9,115 -7,783 1994 Jan. - Apr. -50,266 -44,509 January -11,971 -10,851 February -13,541 -12,072 March -11,450 -9,583 April -13,304 -12,002 May June July August September October November December March data as published last month. -12,040 -10,121 _____________________________________________________ Exports Total Period Balance Net Total of Payments Adjust- Census Basis ments Basis 1992 Jan. - Dec. 440,361 -7,805 448,164 Jan. - Apr. 144,202 -2,660 146,872 January 34,839 -562 35,404 February 36,980 -719 37,702 March 36,449 -757 37,208 April 35,934 -622 36,558 May 35,273 -739 36,012 June 37,596 -761 38,356 July 36,962 -541 37,502 August 35,781 -668 36,445 September 36,803 -670 37,469 October 38,392 -541 38,932 November 37,097 -648 37,744 December 38,256 -577 38,831 1993 Jan. - Dec. 456,866 -8,224 465,091 Jan. - Apr. 149,565 -2,547 152,112 January 36,729 -662 37,391 February 36,353 -667 37,020 March 38,582 -534 39,117 April 37,899 -684 38,584 May 38,630 -702 39,332 June 37,257 -690 37,947 July 36,471 -728 37,199 August 37,356 -774 38,131 September 37,909 -700 38,610 October 39,361 -658 40,019 November 39,364 -719 40,084 December 40,953 -705 41,657 1994 Jan. - Apr. 158,309 -2,867 161,175 January 38,530 -717 39,247 February 37,426 -680 38,106 March 42,060 -748 42,808 April 40,292 -722 41,014 May June July August September October November December March data as published last month. 42,169 -800 42,969 _____________________________________________________ Imports Total Period Balance Net Total of Payments Adjust- Census Basis ments Basis 1992 Jan. - Dec. 536,458 3,795 532,665 Jan. - Apr. 169,984 743 169,260 January 41,984 178 41,809 February 41,517 152 41,371 March 42,832 157 42,681 April 43,651 255 43,399 May 44,197 245 43,954 June 45,291 335 44,955 July 45,281 290 44,989 August 45,623 155 45,466 September 46,001 327 45,671 October 46,880 716 46,159 November 46,220 244 45,971 December 46,981 739 46,239 1993 Jan. - Dec. 589,441 8,783 580,659 Jan. - Apr. 190,061 2,206 187,855 January 46,074 488 45,587 February 45,040 185 44,856 March 49,741 839 48,903 April 49,204 695 48,509 May 48,595 776 47,819 June 49,716 397 49,319 July 48,810 816 47,993 August 48,974 792 48,182 September 50,440 1,217 49,224 October 51,895 1,045 50,849 November 50,886 905 49,979 December 50,068 629 49,439 1994 Jan. - Apr. 208,574 2,890 205,684 January 50,501 403 50,097 February 50,967 789 50,178 March 53,510 1,119 52,391 April 53,596 580 53,017 May June July August September October November December March data as published last month. 54,208 1,119 53,090 NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what is included in the Net Adjustments. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-94-97), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, APRIL 1994. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-763-5333) or Richard M. Preuss (301-763-7754), Foreign Trade Division.