PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY JANUARY 1997 TO DECMBER 1998 (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) 1997 Jan.- Dec. 679,325 -9,858 689,182 51,507 158,226 January 52,655 -566 53,221 4,437 12,150 February 54,337 -685 55,022 4,385 12,746 March 56,507 -999 57,505 4,308 13,623 April 56,326 -703 57,029 4,298 13,518 May 56,103 -1,003 57,106 4,121 13,337 June 56,811 -842 57,652 4,100 13,765 July 57,455 -1,041 58,496 3,907 13,103 August 57,100 -1,047 58,147 4,164 13,391 September 57,747 -739 58,486 4,275 13,136 October 58,467 -1,050 59,517 4,503 13,304 November 57,482 -670 58,151 4,533 13,064 December 58,336 -513 58,849 4,476 13,087 1998 Jan.- Dec. 671,055 -11,921 682,977 46,379 147,914 January 57,809 -636 58,445 4,256 13,036 February 56,257 -807 57,064 4,237 12,550 March 57,124 -882 58,006 4,013 12,858 April 55,243 -655 55,898 3,776 12,468 May 54,626 -756 55,382 3,681 12,558 June 54,674 -898 55,572 3,811 12,048 July 53,733 -965 54,698 3,733 11,860 August 53,769 -1,314 55,083 3,618 12,034 September 55,912 -940 56,852 3,293 11,911 October 58,246 -1,202 59,448 4,006 12,474 November (R) 57,110 -1,602 58,712 3,850 12,420 December 56,552 -1,264 57,816 4,105 11,698 __________________________________________________________________________ Exports Continued Total Census Capital Automotive Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Goods Vehicles,etc Goods Goods 1997 Jan.- Dec. 689,182 294,470 74,029 77,446 33,505 January 53,221 22,281 5,783 6,106 2,464 February 55,022 23,078 5,989 6,311 2,513 March 57,505 24,282 6,022 6,420 2,850 April 57,029 24,168 6,113 6,379 2,553 May 57,106 24,282 5,977 6,536 2,853 June 57,652 24,128 6,281 6,636 2,742 July 58,496 25,692 6,307 6,426 3,061 August 58,147 24,898 6,216 6,504 2,973 September 58,486 25,409 6,180 6,437 3,049 October 59,517 25,614 6,448 6,752 2,896 November 58,151 24,883 6,576 6,521 2,575 December 58,849 25,755 6,138 6,416 2,978 1998 Jan.- Dec. 682,977 299,484 72,696 79,502 37,001 January 58,445 25,342 6,531 6,587 2,694 February 57,064 24,690 6,383 6,404 2,801 March 58,006 24,764 6,612 6,529 3,232 April 55,898 23,672 6,501 6,569 2,912 May 55,382 23,682 6,017 6,541 2,903 June 55,572 24,252 5,634 6,843 2,984 July 54,698 24,726 4,766 6,637 2,976 August 55,083 23,746 5,634 6,670 3,381 September 56,852 25,982 6,026 6,713 2,926 October 59,448 26,734 6,016 6,790 3,428 November (R) 58,712 25,798 6,414 6,614 3,616 December 57,816 26,097 6,163 6,606 3,148 __________________________________________________________________________ Imports Total Balance of Total Foods, Total Payments Net Census Feeds, Industrial Period Basis Adjustments Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) 1997 Jan.- Dec. 877,279 6,609 870,671 39,694 213,767 January 70,150 252 69,898 3,104 18,228 February 70,807 430 70,376 3,141 17,753 March 72,266 1,458 70,808 3,289 17,883 April 72,831 1,021 71,810 3,318 17,546 May 73,085 897 72,188 3,367 17,938 June 72,420 892 71,528 3,279 17,335 July 73,318 228 73,090 3,406 17,480 August 74,009 245 73,764 3,370 18,137 September 74,271 266 74,005 3,357 17,990 October 74,738 255 74,483 3,306 18,191 November 74,087 242 73,845 3,263 18,088 December 75,298 423 74,875 3,493 17,198 1998 Jan.- Dec. 919,040 5,212 913,828 41,229 200,395 January 74,996 578 74,418 3,372 17,270 February 74,488 226 74,263 3,507 16,822 March 77,739 508 77,231 3,542 16,726 April 76,689 322 76,367 3,394 17,287 May 77,316 288 77,028 3,451 17,442 June 75,316 355 74,961 3,587 16,604 July 74,873 358 74,515 3,433 16,623 August 76,615 695 75,920 3,350 16,801 September 76,825 546 76,280 3,327 16,488 October 78,525 556 77,969 3,339 16,847 November (R) 78,778 514 78,265 3,369 16,256 December 76,880 268 76,612 3,558 15,227 __________________________________________________________________________ Imports Continued Census Capital Automotive Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Goods Vehicles,etc Goods Goods 1997 Jan.- Dec. 870,671 254,175 140,779 192,918 29,338 January 69,898 19,587 11,725 15,032 2,222 February 70,376 19,832 11,956 15,240 2,455 March 70,808 20,422 11,666 15,263 2,285 April 71,810 20,864 11,523 16,115 2,443 May 72,188 21,037 11,587 15,911 2,348 June 71,528 21,016 11,634 15,878 2,385 July 73,090 21,639 11,923 16,171 2,470 August 73,764 21,779 11,735 16,222 2,522 September 74,005 21,812 11,769 16,566 2,511 October 74,483 22,207 11,594 16,472 2,713 November 73,845 21,543 11,738 16,778 2,435 December 74,875 22,438 11,929 17,269 2,548 1998 Jan.- Dec. 913,828 270,372 150,715 215,530 35,587 January 74,418 21,895 11,860 17,203 2,817 February 74,263 22,234 12,215 16,874 2,611 March 77,231 23,088 13,000 18,216 2,659 April 76,367 22,304 12,209 18,277 2,894 May 77,028 23,130 12,568 17,896 2,540 June 74,961 22,176 11,800 18,177 2,616 July 74,515 22,282 10,703 18,270 3,206 August 75,920 22,221 12,262 17,984 3,303 September 76,280 22,234 12,986 18,017 3,228 October 77,969 22,950 13,391 18,193 3,250 November (R) 78,265 23,411 13,794 18,218 3,216 December 76,612 22,448 13,926 18,205 3,247 (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-99-31), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, December 1998. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.