PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY JANUARY 1996 TO MARCH 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. 611,507 -13,020 624,528 55,516 147,390 Jan. - Mar. 150,053 -2,377 152,430 13,991 36,677 January 48,662 -690 49,352 4,658 11,882 February 50,891 -784 51,675 4,456 12,228 March 50,500 -902 51,402 4,877 12,567 April 50,749 -876 51,625 4,666 12,752 May 51,392 -1,130 52,522 4,704 12,483 June 50,980 -886 51,866 4,517 12,301 July 48,792 -1,439 50,231 4,671 11,465 August 51,106 -1,352 52,458 4,706 12,185 September 50,317 -1,309 51,626 4,364 12,059 October 52,893 -1,063 53,955 4,498 12,759 November 53,302 -1,276 54,578 5,018 12,226 December 51,924 -1,313 53,237 4,381 12,484 1997 Jan. - Mar. 162,031 -2,476 164,507 12,825 38,664 January 51,358 -813 52,171 4,337 12,157 February (R) 54,060 -674 54,734 4,287 12,847 March 56,614 -989 57,603 4,201 13,659 April 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. 624,528 252,641 64,218 70,153 34,609 Jan. - Mar. 152,430 61,946 15,477 16,959 7,379 January 49,352 19,890 5,213 5,483 2,225 February 51,675 21,290 5,348 5,763 2,590 March 51,402 20,766 4,916 5,713 2,563 April 51,625 21,067 4,867 5,764 2,509 May 52,522 21,088 5,352 5,909 2,987 June 51,866 20,740 5,520 5,938 2,850 July 50,231 19,949 5,180 5,540 3,426 August 52,458 21,042 5,432 5,837 3,257 September 51,626 20,068 6,089 5,880 3,166 October 53,955 22,400 5,232 6,217 2,848 November 54,578 22,308 5,779 6,095 3,152 December 53,237 22,033 5,289 6,014 3,036 1997 Jan. - Mar. 164,507 68,442 17,859 18,751 7,967 January 52,171 21,379 5,691 6,001 2,604 February (R) 54,734 22,677 6,110 6,307 2,505 March 57,603 24,386 6,057 6,443 2,857 April 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. 799,274 7,981 791,292 35,703 199,267 Jan. - Mar. 193,160 1,883 191,278 8,576 45,755 January 64,284 277 64,007 2,786 15,624 February 63,802 390 63,411 2,821 14,766 March 65,074 1,215 63,859 2,969 15,365 April 66,459 1,614 64,845 3,021 16,613 May 68,309 1,249 67,060 3,034 17,052 June 65,726 875 64,851 2,939 16,356 July 66,406 430 65,976 2,941 17,044 August 67,652 772 66,880 3,041 16,930 September 67,956 308 67,648 2,988 17,456 October 67,104 321 66,782 3,025 17,575 November 67,706 292 67,414 2,961 16,856 December 68,795 237 68,558 3,178 17,630 Jan. - Mar. 212,715 2,131 210,585 9,493 53,450 January 69,972 247 69,725 3,057 17,935 February (R) 71,066 429 70,638 3,116 17,690 March 71,677 1,455 70,222 3,321 17,825 April 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. 791,292 229,014 130,062 171,105 26,142 Jan. - Mar. 191,278 58,529 31,239 41,013 6,165 January 64,007 19,523 10,561 13,564 1,948 February 63,411 19,436 10,637 13,721 2,031 March 63,859 19,570 10,041 13,728 2,186 April 64,845 18,879 10,505 13,576 2,251 May 67,060 19,035 11,477 14,273 2,189 June 64,851 18,650 10,782 13,907 2,217 July 65,976 18,675 11,133 13,963 2,220 August 66,880 18,804 11,572 14,465 2,068 September 67,648 18,932 11,214 14,850 2,207 October 66,782 18,731 10,257 14,951 2,244 November 67,414 19,129 11,280 14,812 2,377 December 68,558 19,649 10,602 15,295 2,204 Jan. - Mar. 210,585 60,045 35,398 45,433 6,766 January 69,725 19,633 11,998 15,047 2,055 February (R) 70,638 19,923 12,309 15,242 2,358 March 70,222 20,489 11,091 15,144 2,352 April 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-97-85), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, MARCH 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.