PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY JANUARY 1996 TO DECEMBER 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 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.- Dec. 678,348 -10,549 688,896 51,372 158,025 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 57,162 -697 57,859 4,162 13,507 May 56,871 -995 57,866 4,052 13,399 June 57,378 -857 58,235 3,929 13,885 July 56,745 -1,031 57,776 3,832 13,169 August 57,326 -1,044 58,370 4,234 13,373 September 56,370 -1,133 57,502 4,337 13,133 October 58,450 -1,040 59,490 4,681 13,229 November (R) 57,586 -663 58,248 4,612 13,095 December 58,674 -880 59,553 4,426 13,071 ___________________________________________ 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 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.- Dec. 688,896 294,117 73,390 77,418 34,573 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 57,859 24,971 6,171 6,339 2,709 May 57,866 24,760 5,935 6,663 3,057 June 58,235 24,482 6,251 6,720 2,968 July 57,776 24,898 6,261 6,397 3,218 August 58,370 24,913 6,174 6,448 3,228 September 57,502 24,778 5,844 6,400 3,010 October 59,490 25,350 6,458 6,752 3,021 November (R) 58,248 24,448 6,902 6,569 2,623 December 59,553 26,873 5,923 6,406 2,855 ___________________________________________ 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 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.- Dec. 877,282 6,559 870,723 39,704 213,788 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 72,689 1,019 71,670 3,358 17,575 May 73,234 897 72,337 3,378 17,905 June 72,622 891 71,731 3,251 17,565 July 73,593 227 73,366 3,395 17,456 August 73,885 242 73,643 3,347 17,878 September 74,908 259 74,649 3,395 18,288 October 74,929 242 74,688 3,304 18,363 November (R) 73,308 234 73,075 3,213 17,520 December 76,317 417 75,900 3,516 17,764 __________________________________________ 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 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.- Dec. 870,723 254,168 140,720 192,946 29,398 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 71,670 20,686 11,366 16,214 2,472 May 72,337 20,988 11,625 16,079 2,361 June 71,731 21,250 11,594 15,716 2,355 July 73,366 21,574 12,291 16,100 2,549 August 73,643 22,060 11,817 16,009 2,531 September 74,649 21,984 11,821 16,656 2,505 October 74,688 22,386 11,252 16,645 2,738 November (R) 73,075 21,385 11,806 16,746 2,405 December 75,900 22,461 12,210 17,396 2,552 (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-98-26), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, DECEMBER 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.