
ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1997

PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 5A. IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
            JANUARY 1995 TO DECEMBER 1997

(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustment and 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          60,745         253      60,492       2,850      14,443
February         60,076         240      59,836       2,847      14,482
March            62,272         882      61,390       2,863      15,124
April            63,448         890      62,557       2,719      15,605
May              63,474       1,163      62,311       2,656      15,628
June             63,617         919      62,698       2,773      15,626

July             62,700         221      62,479       2,734      15,401
August           62,289         247      62,042       2,712      15,050
September        63,088         243      62,845       2,794      15,388
October          62,462         434      62,028       2,747      14,766
November         62,459         322      62,138       2,738      15,110
December         62,944         218      62,727       2,742      15,229

1996           

Jan.- Dec.      803,320       8,031     795,289      35,710     204,482
January          64,274         281      63,994       2,803      15,753
February         63,796         395      63,402       2,831      15,028
March            65,397       1,221      64,176       2,967      15,697
April            66,447       1,620      64,828       2,992      16,614
May              67,970       1,255      66,715       3,002      17,249
June             66,548         882      65,666       2,958      17,068

July             66,625         434      66,191       2,942      17,185
August           67,975         780      67,195       3,024      17,401
September        68,206         311      67,895       2,995      17,809
October          67,806         320      67,486       2,991      18,323
November         68,682         293      68,390       3,009      17,631
December         69,593         240      69,353       3,198      18,723

1997                     

Jan.- Dec.      877,279       6,609     870,671      39,694     213,767
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
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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          60,492      17,071      10,927      13,281       1,920
February         59,836      17,007      10,652      13,035       1,814
March            61,390      17,533      10,706      13,380       1,784
April            62,557      18,059      10,993      13,451       1,730
May              62,311      18,176      10,399      13,487       1,966
June             62,698      18,615      10,252      13,474       1,957

July             62,479      18,793       9,941      13,612       1,997
August           62,042      18,794       9,966      13,484       2,035
September        62,845      19,101      10,214      13,361       1,987
October          62,028      19,516       9,666      13,227       2,107
November         62,138      19,461       9,797      13,030       2,002
December         62,727      19,302      10,283      13,084       2,087

1996           

Jan.- Dec.      795,289     229,050     128,938     171,007      26,102
January          63,994      19,413      10,393      13,528       2,103
February         63,402      19,349      10,350      13,725       2,120
March            64,176      19,412      10,179      13,804       2,117
April            64,828      18,827      10,539      13,620       2,237
May              66,715      19,081      11,089      14,133       2,161
June             65,666      18,669      10,772      14,042       2,158

July             66,191      18,702      10,966      14,177       2,217
August           67,195      18,819      11,206      14,567       2,176
September        67,895      18,964      11,155      14,758       2,214
October          67,486      18,847      10,336      14,805       2,183
November         68,390      19,385      11,347      14,748       2,270
December         69,353      19,582      10,605      15,098       2,147

1997                                                         
                         
Jan.- Dec.      870,671     254,175     140,779     192,918      29,338
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

(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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