PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY JANUARY 1998 TO MARCH 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. 670,641 -11,856 682,497 46,342 147,865 Jan.- Mar. 171,192 -2,325 173,517 12,505 38,444 January 57,809 -636 58,446 4,256 13,036 February 56,258 -807 57,065 4,237 12,550 March 57,125 -882 58,007 4,013 12,858 April 55,243 -655 55,898 3,776 12,468 May 54,626 -756 55,382 3,681 12,558 June 54,674 -898 55,573 3,811 12,049 July 53,733 -965 54,698 3,733 11,861 August 53,769 -1,314 55,083 3,618 12,034 September 55,912 -940 56,852 3,293 11,912 October 58,246 -1,202 59,449 4,006 12,474 November 57,110 -1,602 58,713 3,850 12,420 December 56,133 -1,199 57,332 4,068 11,646 1999 Jan.- Mar. 164,406 -3,103 167,509 11,048 34,163 January 55,168 -953 56,121 3,733 11,162 February (R) 54,357 -1,113 55,469 3,612 11,298 March 54,881 -1,037 55,918 3,704 11,703 April May June July August September October November December _____________________ Exports Continued Total Census Capital Automotive Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Goods Vehicles,etc Goods Goods 1998 Jan.- Dec. 682,497 299,247 72,687 79,374 36,982 Jan.- Mar. 173,517 74,793 19,526 19,523 8,726 January 58,446 25,341 6,531 6,588 2,694 February 57,065 24,689 6,383 6,405 2,801 March 58,007 24,763 6,612 6,530 3,232 April 55,898 23,672 6,501 6,570 2,912 May 55,382 23,681 6,017 6,542 2,904 June 55,573 24,251 5,634 6,844 2,984 July 54,698 24,725 4,766 6,638 2,976 August 55,083 23,745 5,634 6,671 3,381 September 56,852 25,981 6,026 6,714 2,927 October 59,449 26,733 6,016 6,791 3,428 November 58,713 25,797 6,414 6,615 3,616 December 57,332 25,869 6,153 6,467 3,128 1999 Jan.- Mar. 167,509 75,345 18,054 19,820 9,078 January 56,121 25,742 5,933 6,505 3,047 February (R) 55,469 24,580 6,096 6,718 3,165 March 55,918 25,023 6,025 6,597 2,866 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) 1998 Jan.- Dec. 918,800 5,204 913,597 41,223 200,347 Jan.- Mar. 227,226 1,311 225,914 10,422 50,819 January 74,997 578 74,419 3,372 17,270 February 74,489 226 74,264 3,507 16,822 March 77,740 508 77,232 3,542 16,727 April 76,689 322 76,367 3,394 17,287 May 77,316 288 77,029 3,452 17,442 June 75,316 355 74,961 3,587 16,604 July 74,874 358 74,516 3,433 16,623 August 76,616 695 75,921 3,350 16,801 September 76,826 546 76,280 3,327 16,488 October 78,526 556 77,970 3,339 16,847 November 78,779 514 78,265 3,369 16,256 December 76,632 259 76,373 3,551 15,179 1999 Jan.- Mar. 240,055 608 239,447 10,696 46,805 January 78,427 171 78,256 3,630 15,530 February (R) 80,291 213 80,078 3,528 15,223 March 81,337 224 81,113 3,539 16,052 April May June July August September October November December __________________________________ Total Census Capital Automotive Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Goods Vehicles,etc Goods Goods 1998 Jan.- Dec. 913,597 270,343 150,617 215,473 35,593 Jan.- Mar. 225,914 67,217 37,076 52,294 8,086 January 74,419 21,895 11,861 17,203 2,817 February 74,264 22,234 12,215 16,875 2,611 March 77,232 23,088 13,000 18,216 2,659 April 76,367 22,304 12,210 18,277 2,894 May 77,029 23,130 12,568 17,897 2,540 June 74,961 22,176 11,800 18,177 2,616 July 74,516 22,282 10,703 18,270 3,206 August 75,921 22,221 12,262 17,984 3,303 September 76,280 22,233 12,986 18,017 3,228 October 77,970 22,950 13,391 18,193 3,250 November 78,265 23,411 13,795 18,218 3,216 December 76,373 22,419 13,827 18,144 3,253 1999 Jan.- Mar. 239,447 70,208 43,416 57,758 10,564 January 78,256 23,092 13,904 18,673 3,427 February (R) 80,078 23,770 14,574 19,626 3,358 March 81,113 23,346 14,938 19,459 3,780 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-99-89), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.