PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY JANUARY 1997 TO MARCH 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.- Mar. 162,342 -2,210 164,552 12,862 38,438 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.- Mar. 169,755 -2,308 172,063 12,241 38,380 January 56,686 -629 57,315 4,154 13,072 February (R) 55,543 -802 56,345 4,148 12,462 March 57,526 -877 58,402 3,939 12,846 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.- Mar. 164,552 68,898 17,669 18,792 7,893 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.- Mar. 172,063 74,092 19,377 19,513 8,460 January 57,315 24,342 6,454 6,613 2,679 February (R) 56,345 24,389 6,208 6,362 2,777 March 58,402 25,361 6,714 6,538 3,005 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.- Mar. 212,185 2,132 210,053 9,516 53,533 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.- Mar. 226,821 1,288 225,533 10,419 50,902 January 75,014 567 74,447 3,355 17,306 February (R) 74,085 214 73,870 3,479 16,710 March 77,722 506 77,216 3,586 16,886 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.- Mar. 210,053 59,345 35,406 45,321 6,932 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.- Mar. 225,533 66,664 37,356 52,124 8,067 January 74,447 21,769 11,895 17,312 2,810 February (R) 73,870 21,769 12,378 16,907 2,628 March 77,216 23,126 13,084 17,906 2,628 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-98-85), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, MARCH 1998. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.