
ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1997

PART B:     NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 12A. IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
             JANUARY 1995 TO DECEMBER 1997

(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.)

               Total
             Balance of                Total       Foods,    
              Payments      Net        Census      Feeds,    Industrial
   Period      Basis    Adjustments   Basis(1)   Beverages  Supplies(2)
                                                 
1995                                                         

Jan.- Dec.      749,574       6,031     743,543      33,176     181,849
January          57,546         253      57,293       2,803      14,579
February         55,457         240      55,217       2,666      13,609
March            64,466         882      63,583       3,003      15,855
April            60,683         890      59,792       2,663      15,283
May              64,361       1,163      63,198       2,775      16,375
June             65,009         919      64,090       2,766      15,929

July             62,075         221      61,854       2,642      15,400
August           64,699         247      64,452       2,707      15,321
September        63,660         243      63,417       2,704      14,934
October          67,824         434      67,390       2,967      15,126
November         63,899         322      63,577       2,829      14,938
December         59,896         218      59,679       2,650      14,499
                                                             
1996                

Jan.- Dec.      803,320       8,031     795,289      35,710     204,482
January          62,190         281      61,910       2,801      16,080
February         60,975         395      60,580       2,739      14,581
March            64,585       1,221      63,364       2,958      15,709
April            66,284       1,620      64,664       3,073      17,173
May              68,112       1,255      66,857       3,070      17,754
June             65,078         882      64,196       2,843      16,391

July             68,115         434      67,682       2,901      17,797
August           68,805         780      68,025       2,953      17,380
September        68,620         311      68,309       2,937      17,310
October          74,438         320      74,118       3,269      18,748
November         68,308         293      68,016       2,991      17,091
December         67,809         240      67,570       3,175      18,469

1997                

Jan.- Dec.      877,279       6,609     870,671      39,694     213,767
January          67,604         252      67,352       3,053      18,559
February         65,602         430      65,171       2,930      16,714
March            72,145       1,458      70,687       3,388      18,156
April            72,271       1,021      71,250       3,335      17,865
May              72,408         897      71,511       3,406      18,340
June             72,548         892      71,656       3,236      17,375

July             75,125         228      74,896       3,351      18,007
August           73,250         245      73,005       3,212      17,697
September        77,097         266      76,831       3,384      18,036
October          81,684         255      81,430       3,604      18,710
November         72,372         242      72,130       3,226      17,108
December         75,172         423      74,750       3,570      17,200
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  IMPORTS CONTINUED

               Total                 Automotive              
               Census     Capital    Vehicles,    Consumer     Other
   Period     Basis(1)     Goods    Parts, etc.    Goods       Goods

1995                                                         

Jan.- Dec.      743,543     221,431     123,795     159,905      23,387
January          57,293      15,968       9,868      12,326       1,749
February         55,217      15,467      10,296      11,490       1,690
March            63,583      18,690      11,842      12,344       1,849
April            59,792      17,398      11,235      11,486       1,726
May              63,198      18,125      10,820      13,059       2,044
June             64,090      19,192      10,543      13,626       2,034

July             61,854      18,691       8,493      14,687       1,941
August           64,452      19,109       9,922      15,436       1,956
September        63,417      19,158       9,864      14,769       1,988
October          67,390      20,746      10,522      15,875       2,155
November         63,577      19,756      10,362      13,544       2,148
December         59,679      19,129      10,030      11,263       2,108
                                                             
1996                

Jan.- Dec.      795,289     229,050     128,938     171,007      26,102
January          61,910      18,485       9,782      12,805       1,957
February         60,580      18,208      10,540      12,464       2,048
March            63,364      19,786      10,703      12,098       2,109
April            64,664      18,883      11,018      12,252       2,265
May              66,857      18,658      11,659      13,474       2,241
June             64,196      18,565      10,729      13,511       2,157

July             67,682      19,268       9,537      15,939       2,240
August           68,025      18,599      10,952      16,047       2,093
September        68,309      19,172      10,432      16,334       2,124
October          74,118      20,301      11,565      17,929       2,305
November         68,016      19,079      11,661      14,772       2,423
December         67,570      20,046      10,361      13,380       2,140

1997                

Jan.- Dec.      870,671     254,175     140,779     192,918      29,338
January          67,352      18,398      11,164      14,092       2,087
February         65,171      17,969      11,796      13,436       2,327
March            70,687      21,127      12,229      13,553       2,235
April            71,250      20,802      12,259      14,489       2,501
May              71,511      20,327      12,107      14,925       2,406
June             71,656      21,434      11,523      15,709       2,379

July             74,896      22,252      10,581      18,185       2,521
August           73,005      21,074      11,155      17,474       2,393
September        76,831      22,688      11,251      18,989       2,483
October          81,430      23,660      12,814      19,768       2,874
November         72,130      20,959      11,805      16,514       2,519
December         74,750      23,485      12,096      15,786       2,614

(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 (97) (CB-98-104), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, FINAL 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.
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