PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY JANUARY 1995 TO APRIL 1996 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. EXPORTS Total Industrial Balance of Total Foods, Supplies & Payments Net Census Feeds, & Materials Period Basis Adjustment Basis(1) Beverages (2) 1995 Jan. - Dec. 575,939 -8,803 584,742 50,466 146,255 Jan. - Apr. 185,724 -2,712 188,436 15,989 48,223 January 44,939 -631 45,570 3,828 11,564 February 45,572 -675 46,246 3,959 11,729 March 48,033 -764 48,798 4,126 12,575 April 47,180 -642 47,822 4,076 12,355 May 48,050 -749 48,799 3,987 12,409 June 47,750 -835 48,585 3,869 12,665 July 46,581 -711 47,292 4,098 11,919 August 48,735 -748 49,483 4,495 12,127 September 49,672 -657 50,329 4,730 12,418 October 49,528 -797 50,325 4,374 12,523 November 49,777 -799 50,576 4,447 11,866 December 50,120 -795 50,915 4,477 12,106 1996 Jan. - Apr. 201,688 -3,262 204,950 18,825 49,605 January 48,645 -698 49,344 4,662 11,856 February 50,883 -784 51,667 4,459 12,202 March 50,490 -904 51,394 4,881 12,540 April 51,670 -875 52,545 4,824 13,008 May June July August September October November December ______________________________________________________________________ EXPORTS CONTINUED Capital Automotive Consumer Total Goods Vehicles, Goods Census Except Parts & Except Other Period Basis(1) Automotive Engines Automotive Goods 1995 Jan. - Dec. 584,742 233,046 61,828 64,425 28,723 Jan. - Apr. 188,436 73,041 20,952 20,973 9,259 January 45,570 17,117 5,477 5,123 2,461 February 46,246 17,965 5,247 5,234 2,112 March 48,798 19,064 5,196 5,362 2,475 April 47,822 18,894 5,032 5,254 2,211 May 48,799 19,415 5,090 5,471 2,427 June 48,585 19,524 4,773 5,432 2,322 July 47,292 19,103 4,807 5,169 2,196 August 49,483 19,993 5,099 5,499 2,270 September 50,329 19,787 5,610 5,433 2,352 October 50,325 20,276 5,159 5,510 2,483 November 50,576 20,747 5,093 5,467 2,954 December 50,915 21,160 5,243 5,470 2,459 1996 Jan. - Apr. 204,950 83,262 20,513 22,864 9,882 January 49,344 19,897 5,220 5,485 2,225 February 51,667 21,297 5,355 5,765 2,590 March 51,394 20,773 4,923 5,714 2,563 April 52,545 21,295 5,015 5,900 2,504 May June July August September October November December ______________________________________________________________________ IMPORTS Total Industrial Balance of Total Foods, Supplies & Payments Net Census Feeds, & Materials Period Basis Adjustment Basis(1) Beverages (2) 1995 Jan. - Dec. 749,363 5,918 743,445 33,176 180,668 Jan. - Apr. 246,698 2,228 244,471 11,263 59,440 January 60,953 244 60,709 2,825 14,483 February 59,939 231 59,708 2,797 14,333 March 62,574 872 61,703 2,906 15,292 April 63,232 881 62,350 2,735 15,332 May 64,060 1,153 62,907 2,703 15,794 June 63,612 913 62,699 2,764 15,666 July 62,468 211 62,257 2,725 15,227 August 62,150 232 61,918 2,741 14,843 September 62,915 232 62,683 2,782 15,262 October 62,637 421 62,216 2,772 14,731 November 62,101 309 61,793 2,724 14,868 December 62,721 219 62,502 2,702 14,839 1996 Jan. - Apr. 259,084 3,501 255,583 11,579 62,245 January 64,150 277 63,873 2,782 15,594 February 63,667 390 63,277 2,816 14,736 March 64,940 1,215 63,725 2,964 15,335 April 66,326 1,618 64,708 3,017 16,579 May June July August September October November December ______________________________________________________________________ IMPORTS CONTINUED Capital Automotive Consumer Total Goods Vehicles, Goods Census Except Parts & Except Other Period Basis(1) Automotive Engines Automotive Goods 1995 Jan. - Dec. 743,445 221,431 124,774 160,009 23,387 Jan. - Apr. 244,471 69,989 43,594 53,095 7,089 January 60,709 17,129 11,168 13,314 1,790 February 59,708 17,054 10,785 13,028 1,712 March 61,703 17,680 10,665 13,314 1,845 April 62,350 18,126 10,977 13,439 1,742 May 62,907 18,173 10,581 13,632 2,024 June 62,699 18,621 10,339 13,320 1,989 July 62,257 18,841 10,040 13,446 1,979 August 61,918 18,767 10,213 13,433 1,921 September 62,683 19,047 10,186 13,434 1,971 October 62,216 19,491 9,639 13,379 2,203 November 61,793 19,195 9,853 13,083 2,070 December 62,502 19,306 10,330 13,186 2,140 1996 Jan. - Apr. 255,583 77,237 41,753 54,355 8,415 January 63,873 19,481 10,562 13,507 1,947 February 63,277 19,393 10,639 13,663 2,030 March 63,725 19,527 10,042 13,671 2,185 April 64,708 18,836 10,510 13,514 2,253 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-96-99), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, APRIL 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.