
ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1998

PART B:     NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 12A. IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
             JANUARY 1996 TO DECEMBER 1998

(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)
                                                 
                                                             
1996                

Jan.- Dec.      803,327       8,037     795,289      35,710     204,482
January          62,186         277      61,910       2,801      16,080
February         60,973         393      60,580       2,739      14,581
March            64,583       1,219      63,364       2,958      15,709
April            66,282       1,617      64,664       3,073      17,173
May              68,110       1,254      66,857       3,070      17,754
June             65,077         881      64,196       2,843      16,391

July             68,115         433      67,682       2,901      17,797
August           68,807         782      68,025       2,953      17,380
September        68,628         319      68,309       2,937      17,310
October          74,442         324      74,118       3,269      18,748
November         68,312         297      68,016       2,991      17,091
December         67,812         242      67,570       3,175      18,469
                                                             
 
1997                

Jan.- Dec.      876,366       6,662     869,704      39,694     213,767
January          67,529         257      67,272       3,053      18,559
February         65,525         434      65,091       2,930      16,714
March            72,068       1,461      70,606       3,388      18,156
April            72,196       1,026      71,169       3,335      17,865
May              72,332         902      71,430       3,406      18,340
June             72,475         899      71,576       3,236      17,375

July             75,050         234      74,816       3,351      18,007
August           73,177         252      72,925       3,212      17,697
September        77,017         266      76,751       3,384      18,036
October          81,607         258      81,349       3,604      18,710
November         72,295         245      72,050       3,226      17,108
December         75,096         427      74,669       3,570      17,200

1998                

Jan.- Dec.      917,178       5,282     911,896      41,243     200,140
January          70,804         580      70,224       3,302      17,133
February         68,621         228      68,394       3,293      15,676
March            78,606         511      78,096       3,651      17,310
April            76,068         325      75,744       3,441      17,697
May              74,289         291      73,998       3,372      17,370
June             77,276         358      76,918       3,608      17,226

July             76,698         361      76,337       3,367      17,092
August           76,713         699      76,014       3,291      16,705
September        78,983         549      78,434       3,282      16,153
October          84,303         592      83,712       3,623      16,911
November         78,541         522      78,020       3,418      15,853
December         76,274         267      76,007       3,595      15,015
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IMPORTS CONTINUED

                                                 
                        Automotive
              Capital    Vehicles,    Consumer     Other
   Period      Goods    Parts, etc.    Goods       Goods


1996                                             

Jan.- Dec.      228,074     128,938     171,983      26,102
January          18,430       9,782      12,860       1,957
February         18,131      10,540      12,541       2,048
March            19,705      10,703      12,180       2,109
April            18,782      11,018      12,354       2,265
May              18,579      11,659      13,554       2,241
June             18,485      10,729      13,591       2,157

July             19,179       9,537      16,028       2,240
August           18,522      10,952      16,125       2,093
September        19,087      10,432      16,418       2,124
October          20,175      11,565      18,055       2,305
November         19,003      11,661      14,847       2,423
December         19,995      10,361      13,431       2,140

                                                 
1997                

Jan.- Dec.      253,282     139,812     193,811      29,338
January          18,347      11,083      14,142       2,087
February         17,908      11,715      13,496       2,327
March            21,043      12,148      13,637       2,235
April            20,715      12,179      14,575       2,501
May              20,258      12,026      14,994       2,406
June             21,346      11,443      15,797       2,379

July             22,174      10,500      18,263       2,521
August           20,993      11,075      17,555       2,393
September        22,610      11,170      19,068       2,483
October          23,541      12,734      19,887       2,874
November         20,902      11,724      16,571       2,519
December         23,444      12,015      15,826       2,614

1998                

Jan.- Dec.      269,557     149,054     216,515      35,387
January          20,237      11,043      15,859       2,651
February         20,130      11,863      14,983       2,449
March            24,227      13,570      16,696       2,641
April            22,274      12,900      16,501       2,930
May              21,768      12,491      16,470       2,527
June             23,042      11,696      18,653       2,694

July             22,649       9,564      20,416       3,249
August           21,823      11,479      19,658       3,058
September        22,832      12,390      20,681       3,096
October          23,953      14,305      21,501       3,418
November         23,257      13,686      18,482       3,324
December         23,365      14,067      16,614       3,351

(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 (98) (CB-99-109), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, FINAL 1998. For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246), Foreign Trade Division.
