PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY JANUARY 1997 TO MAY 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 Jan.- May 275,928 -3,955 279,883 21,550 65,375 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.- May 281,161 -3,722 284,883 19,857 63,452 January 57,902 -636 58,538 4,238 13,040 February 56,350 -807 57,157 4,220 12,553 March 57,217 -882 58,099 3,995 12,861 April (R) 55,335 -655 55,990 3,758 12,471 May 54,357 -742 55,100 3,646 12,527 June July August September October November December _____________________________________________________________ EXPORTS CONTINIED Total Automotive Census Capital Vehicles, Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Goods etc. Goods Goods 1997 Jan.- Dec. 689,182 294,470 74,029 77,446 33,505 Jan.- May 279,883 118,091 29,884 31,752 13,232 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.- May 284,883 122,622 31,873 32,712 14,367 January 58,538 25,459 6,497 6,609 2,695 February 57,157 24,807 6,350 6,425 2,802 March 58,099 24,881 6,578 6,550 3,233 April (R) 55,990 23,790 6,468 6,590 2,913 May 55,100 23,685 5,980 6,538 2,724 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. 877,279 6,609 870,671 39,694 213,767 Jan.- May 359,138 4,059 355,080 16,220 89,347 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.- May 380,997 1,919 379,078 17,275 85,518 January 74,977 578 74,399 3,375 17,277 February 74,470 226 74,244 3,511 16,829 March 77,720 508 77,212 3,546 16,733 April (R) 76,670 322 76,348 3,398 17,294 May 77,160 286 76,874 3,445 17,386 June July August September October November December _____________________________________________________________________ IMPORTS CONTINUED Total Automotive Census Capital Vehicles, Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Goods etc. Goods Goods 1997 Jan.- Dec. 870,671 254,175 140,779 192,918 29,338 Jan.- May 355,080 101,742 58,457 77,562 11,753 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.- May 379,078 112,602 61,716 88,449 13,517 January 74,399 21,898 11,834 17,200 2,815 February 74,244 22,236 12,188 16,871 2,609 March 77,212 23,090 12,974 18,213 2,657 April (R) 76,348 22,307 12,183 18,274 2,892 May 76,874 23,071 12,536 17,892 2,544 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-98-120), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, MAY 1998. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.