
ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1998

PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 5A. IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
            JANUARY 1996 TO DECEMBER 1998

(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)
             
                                                 
1996                                                         

Jan.- Dec.      803,327       8,037     795,289      35,710     204,482
January          64,102         277      63,825       2,723      15,735
February         63,911         393      63,519       2,857      15,100
March            65,025       1,219      63,806       2,883      15,707
April            66,076       1,617      64,459       2,960      16,664
May              67,718       1,254      66,464       3,011      17,142
June             66,969         881      66,087       2,950      17,071
July             66,687         433      66,253       2,938      17,136
August           68,111         782      67,329       3,067      17,318
September        68,399         319      68,080       3,079      17,873
October          67,747         324      67,423       3,050      18,181
November         68,660         297      68,364       3,031      17,661
December         69,923         242      69,681       3,163      18,895

 
1997           

Jan.- Dec.      876,366       6,662     869,704      39,694     213,767
January          70,071         257      69,814       3,052      18,199
February         70,729         434      70,295       3,128      17,934
March            71,387       1,461      69,926       3,191      17,801
April            72,391       1,026      71,365       3,268      17,586
May              72,726         902      71,824       3,345      17,806
June             72,656         899      71,757       3,257      17,380
July             73,635         234      73,401       3,444      17,382
August           74,308         252      74,055       3,412      18,184
September        74,419         266      74,153       3,448      18,047
October          74,532         258      74,274       3,385      18,080
November         74,114         245      73,869       3,340      18,078
December         75,398         427      74,971       3,423      17,289

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


                                                             
1996           

Jan.- Dec.      795,289     228,074     128,938     171,983      26,102
January          63,825      19,273      10,462      13,586       2,047
February         63,519      19,209      10,421      13,806       2,128
March            63,806      19,165      10,070      13,834       2,146
April            64,459      18,666      10,377      13,578       2,214
May              66,464      18,874      11,158      14,099       2,180
June             66,087      18,779      10,906      14,177       2,205
July             66,253      18,684      11,125      14,169       2,202
August           67,329      18,916      11,289      14,621       2,118
September        68,080      18,940      11,035      14,922       2,231
October          67,423      18,804      10,234      14,980       2,174
November         68,364      19,267      11,233      14,895       2,276
December         69,681      19,498      10,630      15,316       2,180

 
1997           

Jan.- Dec.      869,704     253,282     139,812     193,811      29,338
January          69,814      19,448      11,806      15,146       2,162
February         70,295      19,694      11,814      15,251       2,473
March            69,926      20,123      11,346      15,187       2,277
April            71,365      20,695      11,351      16,041       2,425
May              71,824      20,905      11,538      15,875       2,355
June             71,757      21,039      11,721      15,924       2,435
July             73,401      21,742      12,102      16,261       2,470
August           74,055      21,832      11,743      16,360       2,525
September        74,153      21,931      11,530      16,696       2,501
October          74,274      22,060      11,435      16,626       2,687
November         73,869      21,436      11,455      17,071       2,488
December         74,971      22,377      11,970      17,373       2,539

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

(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.
