PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY JANUARY 1997 TO FEBRUARY 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. 678,150 -10,547 688,697 51,375 157,984 Jan.- Feb. 105,249 -1,222 106,471 8,654 24,737 January 51,624 -551 52,175 4,355 12,061 February 53,625 -671 54,296 4,299 12,676 March 57,093 -988 58,081 4,208 13,701 April 57,100 -697 57,797 4,189 13,477 May 56,809 -995 57,804 4,079 13,369 June 57,317 -857 58,174 3,956 13,855 July 56,683 -1,031 57,714 3,860 13,139 August 57,264 -1,044 58,308 4,261 13,343 September 56,308 -1,133 57,440 4,364 13,102 October 58,388 -1,040 59,429 4,708 13,198 November 57,524 -663 58,187 4,639 13,065 December 58,414 -878 59,292 4,455 12,997 1998 Jan.- Feb. 112,295 -1,439 113,734 8,301 25,613 January (R) 56,686 -629 57,315 4,154 13,072 February 55,609 -810 56,419 4,146 12,541 March 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 1997 Jan.- Dec. 688,697 293,965 73,367 77,430 34,576 Jan.- Feb. 106,471 44,214 11,463 12,318 5,086 January 52,175 21,527 5,578 6,061 2,594 February 54,296 22,687 5,885 6,257 2,492 March 58,081 24,684 6,206 6,474 2,807 April 57,797 24,943 6,149 6,331 2,708 May 57,804 24,731 5,913 6,656 3,056 June 58,174 24,454 6,229 6,712 2,967 July 57,714 24,869 6,239 6,389 3,217 August 58,308 24,885 6,152 6,440 3,227 September 57,440 24,750 5,822 6,393 3,009 October 59,429 25,321 6,436 6,745 3,020 November 58,187 24,419 6,880 6,562 2,622 December 59,292 26,696 5,878 6,409 2,857 1998 Jan.- Feb. 113,734 48,841 12,652 13,013 5,314 January (R) 57,315 24,342 6,454 6,613 2,679 February 56,419 24,498 6,198 6,400 2,635 March 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) 1997 Jan.- Dec. 877,125 6,556 870,569 39,703 213,467 Jan.- Feb. 140,196 676 139,520 6,185 35,570 January 69,791 247 69,544 3,077 17,936 February 70,405 429 69,976 3,108 17,634 March 71,989 1,456 70,533 3,331 17,962 April 72,646 1,019 71,627 3,361 17,568 May 73,191 897 72,294 3,382 17,898 June 72,579 891 71,688 3,254 17,558 July 73,550 227 73,323 3,399 17,449 August 73,842 242 73,600 3,351 17,871 September 74,865 259 74,606 3,399 18,280 October 74,886 242 74,644 3,308 18,355 November 73,265 234 73,031 3,216 17,512 December 76,117 414 75,702 3,519 17,443 1998 Jan.- Feb. 149,188 785 148,403 6,829 34,022 January (R) 75,014 567 74,447 3,355 17,306 February 74,174 217 73,957 3,474 16,716 March 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 1997 Jan.- Dec. 870,569 254,293 140,795 192,913 29,397 Jan.- Feb. 139,520 38,917 23,773 30,387 4,688 January 69,544 19,472 11,712 15,124 2,224 February 69,976 19,445 12,061 15,263 2,465 March 70,533 20,428 11,633 14,935 2,243 April 71,627 20,692 11,314 16,221 2,471 May 72,294 20,994 11,574 16,087 2,360 June 71,688 21,256 11,543 15,723 2,355 July 73,323 21,580 12,239 16,107 2,549 August 73,600 22,066 11,765 16,017 2,531 September 74,606 21,990 11,769 16,663 2,505 October 74,644 22,392 11,200 16,652 2,738 November 73,031 21,391 11,754 16,753 2,405 December 75,702 22,588 12,231 17,370 2,551 1998 Jan.- Feb. 148,403 43,561 24,329 34,229 5,434 January (R) 74,447 21,769 11,895 17,312 2,810 February 73,957 21,791 12,434 16,918 2,623 March 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-98-60), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, FEBRUARY 1998. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.