PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY JANUARY 1995 TO MAY 1996 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.) EXPORTS Total Industrial Balance of Total Foods, Supplies & Payments Net Census Feeds, & Materials Period Basis Adjustments Basis(1) Beverages (2) 1995 Jan. - Dec. 575,939 -8,803 584,742 50,466 146,255 Jan. - May 233,775 -3,460 237,235 19,975 60,631 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. - May 252,050 -4,393 256,443 23,384 61,794 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 (R) 50,740 -876 51,616 4,670 12,725 May 51,292 -1,130 52,422 4,713 12,472 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. - May 237,235 92,456 26,043 26,444 11,686 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. - May 256,443 104,104 25,731 28,631 12,799 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 (R) 51,616 21,074 4,874 5,766 2,508 May 52,422 21,063 5,360 5,901 2,914 June July August September October November December ____________________________________________________________________ IMPORTS Total Industrial Balance of Total Foods, Supplies & Payments Net Census Feeds, & Materials Period Basis Adjustments Basis(1) Beverages (2) 1995 Jan. - Dec. 749,363 5,918 743,445 33,176 180,668 Jan. - May 310,758 3,381 307,378 13,967 75,234 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. - May 327,234 4,748 322,486 14,614 79,278 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 (R) 66,325 1,614 64,711 3,016 16,583 May 68,152 1,251 66,900 3,035 17,029 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. - May 307,378 88,162 54,175 66,727 9,113 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. - May 322,486 96,211 53,221 68,564 10,598 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 (R) 64,711 18,836 10,506 13,518 2,250 May 66,900 18,974 11,472 14,204 2,186 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-96-119), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, MAY 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.