PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY JANUARY 1997 TO JANUARY 1998 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.) Total Balance of Total Foods, Payments Net Census Feeds, & Industrial Period Basis Adjustments Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) Exports 1997 Jan.- Dec.(R) 678,150 -10,547 688,697 51,375 157,984 Jan.- (R) 51,624 -551 52,175 4,355 12,061 January (R) 51,624 -551 52,175 4,355 12,061 February (R) 53,625 -671 54,296 4,299 12,676 March (R) 57,093 -988 58,081 4,208 13,701 April (R) 57,100 -697 57,797 4,189 13,477 May (R) 56,809 -995 57,804 4,079 13,369 June (R) 57,317 -857 58,174 3,956 13,855 July (R) 56,683 -1,031 57,714 3,860 13,139 August (R) 57,264 -1,044 58,308 4,261 13,343 September (R) 56,308 -1,133 57,440 4,364 13,102 October (R) 58,388 -1,040 59,429 4,708 13,198 November (R) 57,524 -663 58,187 4,639 13,065 December (R) 58,414 -878 59,292 4,455 12,997 1998 Jan.- 56,296 -624 56,921 4,155 12,985 January 56,296 -624 56,921 4,155 12,985 February 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.(R) 688,697 293,965 73,367 77,430 34,576 Jan.- (R) 52,175 21,527 5,578 6,061 2,594 January (R) 52,175 21,527 5,578 6,061 2,594 February (R) 54,296 22,687 5,885 6,257 2,492 March (R) 58,081 24,684 6,206 6,474 2,807 April (R) 57,797 24,943 6,149 6,331 2,708 May (R) 57,804 24,731 5,913 6,656 3,056 June (R) 58,174 24,454 6,229 6,712 2,967 July (R) 57,714 24,869 6,239 6,389 3,217 August (R) 58,308 24,885 6,152 6,440 3,227 September (R) 57,440 24,750 5,822 6,393 3,009 October (R) 59,429 25,321 6,436 6,745 3,020 November (R) 58,187 24,419 6,880 6,562 2,622 December (R) 59,292 26,696 5,878 6,409 2,857 1998 Jan.- 56,921 24,210 6,455 6,630 2,486 January 56,921 24,210 6,455 6,630 2,486 February 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.(R) 877,125 6,556 870,569 39,703 213,467 Jan.- (R) 69,791 247 69,544 3,077 17,936 January (R) 69,791 247 69,544 3,077 17,936 February (R) 70,405 429 69,976 3,108 17,634 March (R) 71,989 1,456 70,533 3,331 17,962 April (R) 72,646 1,019 71,627 3,361 17,568 May (R) 73,191 897 72,294 3,382 17,898 June (R) 72,579 891 71,688 3,254 17,558 July (R) 73,550 227 73,323 3,399 17,449 August (R) 73,842 242 73,600 3,351 17,871 September (R) 74,865 259 74,606 3,399 18,280 October (R) 74,886 242 74,644 3,308 18,355 November (R) 73,265 234 73,031 3,216 17,512 December (R) 76,117 414 75,702 3,519 17,443 1998 Jan.- 75,092 563 74,529 3,379 17,242 January 75,092 563 74,529 3,379 17,242 February 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.(R) 870,569 254,293 140,795 192,913 29,397 Jan.- (R) 69,544 19,472 11,712 15,124 2,224 January (R) 69,544 19,472 11,712 15,124 2,224 February (R) 69,976 19,445 12,061 15,263 2,465 March (R) 70,533 20,428 11,633 14,935 2,243 April (R) 71,627 20,692 11,314 16,221 2,471 May (R) 72,294 20,994 11,574 16,087 2,360 June (R) 71,688 21,256 11,543 15,723 2,355 July (R) 73,323 21,580 12,239 16,107 2,549 August (R) 73,600 22,066 11,765 16,017 2,531 September (R) 74,606 21,990 11,769 16,663 2,505 October (R) 74,644 22,392 11,200 16,652 2,738 November (R) 73,031 21,391 11,754 16,753 2,405 December (R) 75,702 22,588 12,231 17,370 2,551 1998 Jan.- 74,529 21,898 11,924 17,275 2,811 January 74,529 21,898 11,924 17,275 2,811 February 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-98-39), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, JANUARY 1998. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.