PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY JANUARY 1998 TO DECEMBER 1999 (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) 1998 Jan.- Dec. 670,246 -11,892 682,138 46,397 148,266 January 57,748 -637 58,385 4,142 13,254 February 56,512 -808 57,320 4,215 12,694 March 56,406 -887 57,292 3,993 12,688 April 55,330 -660 55,990 3,811 12,437 May 54,853 -754 55,607 3,788 12,464 June 55,015 -905 55,920 3,867 12,030 July 54,164 -973 55,137 3,718 11,865 August 54,624 -1,320 55,943 3,668 12,127 September 55,472 -946 56,419 3,316 12,021 October 57,193 -1,208 58,401 4,018 12,371 November 56,926 -1,608 58,533 3,866 12,483 December 56,005 -1,186 57,191 3,992 11,832 1999 Jan.- Dec. 683,021 -11,988 695,009 45,339 146,957 January (R) 55,168 -953 56,121 3,627 11,252 February (R) 54,609 -1,113 55,722 3,588 11,366 March (R) 54,231 -1,038 55,269 3,545 11,413 April (R) 55,174 -994 56,168 3,727 11,590 May (R) 55,026 -1,143 56,169 3,722 11,730 June (R) 55,377 -1,202 56,579 3,828 11,704 July (R) 55,796 -1,032 56,828 3,799 11,511 August (R) 59,045 -855 59,900 3,919 12,506 September (R) 58,839 -1,149 59,988 4,018 13,110 October (R) 58,833 -900 59,732 4,025 13,296 November (R) 59,184 -676 59,860 3,703 13,804 December 61,739 -934 62,673 3,837 13,675 ____________________________________ Exports Continued Total Census Capital Automotive Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Goods Vehicles, et Goods Goods 1998 Jan.- Dec. 682,138 299,612 73,157 79,261 35,444 January 58,385 25,341 6,434 6,648 2,567 February 57,320 24,869 6,358 6,482 2,701 March 57,292 24,623 6,480 6,463 3,046 April 55,990 24,090 6,334 6,554 2,763 May 55,607 23,995 5,995 6,518 2,848 June 55,920 24,659 5,814 6,717 2,833 July 55,137 24,942 5,073 6,706 2,832 August 55,943 24,329 5,872 6,690 3,256 September 56,419 25,480 6,115 6,687 2,798 October 58,401 26,117 6,156 6,620 3,119 November 58,533 25,696 6,341 6,647 3,500 December 57,191 25,470 6,186 6,530 3,181 1999 Jan.- Dec. 695,009 310,591 74,666 80,619 36,837 January (R) 56,121 25,576 6,039 6,562 3,065 February (R) 55,722 24,852 5,958 6,794 3,162 March (R) 55,269 24,858 5,834 6,507 3,112 April (R) 56,168 25,043 6,164 6,727 2,918 May (R) 56,169 24,911 6,076 6,490 3,239 June (R) 56,579 24,799 6,490 6,533 3,224 July (R) 56,828 25,699 6,087 6,643 3,089 August (R) 59,900 27,314 6,681 6,571 2,908 September (R) 59,988 26,681 6,193 6,901 3,085 October (R) 59,732 26,316 6,301 6,738 3,057 November (R) 59,860 26,222 6,240 6,902 2,990 December 62,673 28,320 6,602 7,251 2,988 ___________________________________ Imports Total Balance of Total Foods, Payments Net Census Feeds, Industrial Period Basis Adjustments Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) 1998 Jan.- Dec. 917,178 5,282 911,896 41,243 200,140 January 74,889 580 74,309 3,300 17,128 February 74,018 228 73,790 3,489 16,835 March 76,634 511 76,124 3,417 16,689 April 76,190 325 75,865 3,394 17,265 May 77,089 291 76,799 3,407 17,481 June 75,419 358 75,061 3,529 16,687 July 75,230 361 74,868 3,476 16,592 August 76,914 699 76,215 3,418 16,876 September 77,084 549 76,535 3,420 16,508 October 78,183 592 77,591 3,432 16,549 November 78,464 522 77,943 3,445 16,241 December 77,064 267 76,797 3,515 15,289 1999 Jan.- Dec. 1,030,152 5,120 1,025,032 43,586 221,567 January (R) 78,577 171 78,406 3,525 15,540 February (R) 79,841 213 79,628 3,513 15,390 March (R) 79,971 226 79,745 3,381 16,040 April (R) 80,568 271 80,297 3,546 16,967 May (R) 82,984 213 82,772 3,632 17,977 June (R) 86,616 277 86,339 3,757 18,202 July (R) 87,277 197 87,080 3,671 18,673 August (R) 89,236 468 88,768 3,667 19,934 September (R) 89,110 863 88,247 3,707 20,254 October (R) 90,707 514 90,193 3,634 20,842 November (R) 92,053 922 91,132 3,722 20,703 December 93,212 786 92,426 3,830 21,044 ____________________________________ Imports Continued Total Census Capital Automotive Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Goods Vehicles, et Goods Goods 1998 Jan.- Dec. 911,896 269,557 149,054 216,515 35,387 January 74,309 21,888 11,842 17,420 2,730 February 73,790 22,073 11,920 16,850 2,622 March 76,124 22,712 12,571 18,042 2,694 April 75,865 22,110 12,136 18,138 2,822 May 76,799 22,916 12,411 17,980 2,603 June 75,061 22,266 11,792 18,134 2,652 July 74,868 22,294 11,030 18,321 3,155 August 76,215 22,321 12,291 18,102 3,207 September 76,535 22,431 12,752 18,295 3,130 October 77,591 22,948 13,045 18,402 3,217 November 77,943 23,132 13,377 18,470 3,278 December 76,797 22,466 13,887 18,362 3,278 1999 Jan.- Dec. 1,025,032 296,870 179,519 239,591 43,899 January (R) 78,406 23,089 13,955 18,901 3,395 February (R) 79,628 23,652 14,271 19,436 3,366 March (R) 79,745 23,045 14,577 18,915 3,786 April (R) 80,297 23,286 13,672 19,341 3,485 May (R) 82,772 24,205 14,553 18,898 3,505 June (R) 86,339 25,467 15,439 19,909 3,565 July (R) 87,080 25,499 15,432 20,193 3,612 August (R) 88,768 25,141 15,693 20,235 4,098 September (R) 88,247 24,935 15,325 20,255 3,771 October (R) 90,193 25,851 15,040 20,919 3,907 November (R) 91,132 26,274 15,515 21,188 3,730 December 92,426 26,426 16,048 21,399 3,679 (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-00-28), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, December 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.