PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY JANUARY 1996 TO APRIL 1997 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.) EXPORTS Total Balance of Total Foods, Payments Net Census Feeds, & Industrial Period Basis Adjustments Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) 1996 Jan.- Dec. 612,069 -13,006 625,075 55,534 147,652 Jan.- Apr. 200,842 -3,233 204,075 18,633 49,321 January 48,899 -695 49,594 4,680 11,911 February 50,433 -791 51,224 4,492 12,104 March 50,716 -904 51,620 4,860 12,598 April 50,794 -843 51,637 4,600 12,707 May 51,282 -1,130 52,412 4,678 12,451 June 51,335 -882 52,217 4,484 12,340 July 49,087 -1,440 50,527 4,675 11,618 August 51,254 -1,352 52,606 4,686 12,339 September 50,423 -1,309 51,732 4,424 12,189 October 52,503 -1,065 53,568 4,545 12,679 November 53,209 -1,279 54,488 5,012 12,252 December 52,133 -1,316 53,449 4,398 12,463 1997 Jan.- Apr. 220,150 -2,910 223,059 16,942 52,049 January 51,686 -551 52,237 4,327 12,091 February 53,687 -671 54,358 4,272 12,706 March 57,155 -988 58,142 4,181 13,731 April 57,623 -700 58,322 4,162 13,520 May June July August September October November December _______________________________________________________________ EXPORTS CONTINUED Total Automotive Census Capital Vehicles, Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Goods Parts, etc. Goods Goods 1996 Jan.- Dec. 625,075 252,895 65,021 70,138 33,836 Jan.- Apr. 204,075 82,988 20,720 22,811 9,603 January 49,594 20,040 5,268 5,550 2,144 February 51,224 21,074 5,308 5,795 2,451 March 51,620 20,767 5,093 5,733 2,570 April 51,637 21,107 5,051 5,733 2,438 May 52,412 21,050 5,428 5,861 2,944 June 52,217 20,861 5,568 5,890 3,075 July 50,527 20,110 5,348 5,589 3,187 August 52,606 21,158 5,485 5,868 3,071 September 51,732 20,417 5,719 5,892 3,092 October 53,568 22,049 5,410 6,141 2,744 November 54,488 22,211 5,878 6,070 3,064 December 53,449 22,052 5,465 6,015 3,056 1997 Jan.- Apr. 223,059 94,478 23,917 25,184 10,488 January 52,237 21,555 5,600 6,068 2,595 February 54,358 22,715 5,907 6,264 2,493 March 58,142 24,713 6,228 6,481 2,808 April 58,322 25,495 6,182 6,370 2,592 May June July August September October November December _______________________________________________________________ IMPORTS Total Balance of Total Foods, Payments Net Census Feeds, & Industrial Period Basis Adjustments Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) 1996 Jan.- Dec. 803,239 7,950 795,289 35,710 204,482 Jan.- Apr. 259,663 3,488 256,175 11,656 63,348 January 64,407 275 64,132 2,815 15,881 February 63,514 388 63,126 2,810 14,954 March 65,052 1,213 63,839 2,979 15,625 April 66,691 1,613 65,079 3,051 16,889 May 68,108 1,247 66,861 3,015 17,356 June 66,174 874 65,301 2,913 16,698 July 66,844 425 66,419 2,947 17,346 August 68,013 770 67,243 3,015 17,384 September 68,400 307 68,093 2,991 17,841 October 67,823 315 67,508 3,009 18,250 November 68,385 289 68,096 2,976 17,562 December 69,828 235 69,593 3,189 18,698 1997 Jan.- Apr. 285,048 3,151 281,897 12,838 71,262 January 69,834 247 69,587 3,074 17,944 February 70,448 429 70,019 3,105 17,641 March 72,032 1,456 70,576 3,328 17,969 April 72,734 1,019 71,715 3,331 17,707 May June July August September October November December _______________________________________________________________ IMPORTS CONTINUED Total Automotive Census Capital Vehicles, Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Goods Parts, etc. Goods Goods 1996 Jan.- Dec. 795,289 229,050 128,938 171,007 26,102 Jan.- Apr. 256,175 76,490 41,494 54,635 8,552 January 64,132 19,337 10,409 13,589 2,102 February 63,126 18,982 10,481 13,790 2,108 March 63,839 19,457 10,118 13,565 2,095 April 65,079 18,714 10,486 13,691 2,246 May 66,861 19,017 11,033 14,271 2,168 June 65,301 18,841 10,755 13,943 2,151 July 66,419 18,704 11,044 14,101 2,277 August 67,243 19,010 11,216 14,438 2,181 September 68,093 19,133 11,160 14,769 2,199 October 67,508 18,943 10,156 14,952 2,198 November 68,096 19,330 11,234 14,749 2,245 December 69,593 19,581 10,846 15,149 2,130 1997 Jan.- Apr. 281,897 79,975 46,948 61,471 9,403 January 69,587 19,466 11,763 15,117 2,224 February 70,019 19,439 12,113 15,256 2,465 March 70,576 20,422 11,685 14,927 2,244 April 71,715 20,648 11,387 16,171 2,470 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-97-98), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, APRIL 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.