
ANNUAL REVISION FOR 2000

PART B:     NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 12A. IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
             JANUARY 1998 TO DECEMBER 2000

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

                     Total                         End-Use Commodity Category 
                  Balance of               Total     Foods,    
                   Payments      Net      Census     Feeds,   Industrial
      Period         Basis   Adjustments Basis(1)   Beverages Supplies(2)
                   

                                                    
1998                                                           

Jan.- Dec.           917,112      5,216    911,896     41,243    200,140
January               70,800        576     70,224      3,302     17,133
February              68,607        213     68,394      3,293     15,676
March                 78,603        508     78,096      3,651     17,310
April                 76,064        321     75,744      3,441     17,697
May                   74,281        283     73,998      3,372     17,370
June                  77,283        365     76,918      3,608     17,226

July                  76,702        364     76,337      3,367     17,092
August                76,703        690     76,014      3,291     16,705
September             78,982        548     78,434      3,282     16,153
October               84,296        584     83,712      3,623     16,911
November              78,533        513     78,020      3,418     15,853
December              76,259        252     76,007      3,595     15,015

                                                               
1999                

Jan.- Dec.         1,029,987      5,369  1,024,618     43,579    222,024
January               71,957        191     71,766      3,442     14,932
February              74,064        215     73,849      3,276     14,312
March                 84,301        229     84,072      3,692     16,962
April                 80,259        279     79,980      3,580     17,360
May                   81,191        226     80,965      3,700     18,240
June                  88,160        281     87,880      3,802     18,587

July                  86,970        195     86,775      3,510     19,205
August                90,340        591     89,749      3,571     20,317
September             91,214        970     90,244      3,546     20,015
October               94,993        533     94,460      3,773     20,651
November              94,509        929     93,581      3,815     20,685
December              92,028        732     91,296      3,871     20,757

2000                

Jan.- Dec.         1,224,417      6,395  1,218,022     45,975    299,788
January               87,910        722     87,188      3,548     21,326
February              92,627        939     91,688      3,505     22,713
March                103,964        720    103,244      4,028     25,645
April                 95,422        281     95,141      3,685     23,305
May                  101,352        285    101,067      3,979     25,253
June                 104,954        427    104,527      3,873     26,064

July                 102,205        219    101,986      3,783     26,175
August               108,530        364    108,166      3,940     26,110
September            106,986        631    106,355      3,714     25,735
October              114,421        609    113,812      4,115     26,907
November             107,047        652    106,395      4,065     25,130
December              98,999        547     98,452      3,742     25,424
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Imports Continued



                             End-Use Commodity Category 
                     Total              Automotive             
                    Census     Capital  Vehicles,   Consumer     Other
      Period       Basis(1)     Goods      etc.       Goods      Goods



1998                                                           

Jan.- Dec.           911,896    269,451    148,680    216,996     35,387
January               70,224     20,212     11,015     15,911      2,651
February              68,394     20,129     11,838     15,009      2,449
March                 78,096     24,227     13,531     16,735      2,641
April                 75,744     22,275     12,862     16,538      2,930
May                   73,998     21,776     12,451     16,502      2,527
June                  76,918     23,045     11,664     18,682      2,694

July                  76,337     22,667      9,520     20,443      3,249
August                76,014     21,827     11,457     19,675      3,058
September             78,434     22,830     12,357     20,716      3,096
October               83,712     23,925     14,278     21,556      3,418
November              78,020     23,205     13,661     18,559      3,324
December              76,007     23,334     14,044     16,668      3,351

                                                               
1999                

Jan.- Dec.         1,024,618    295,272    178,996    241,702     43,046
January               71,766     20,812     12,614     16,830      3,137
February              73,849     21,493     14,310     17,371      3,086
March                 84,072     25,058     16,265     18,384      3,711
April                 79,980     23,253     14,378     17,795      3,613
May                   80,965     23,197     14,641     17,798      3,389
June                  87,880     25,934     15,465     20,517      3,576

July                  86,775     25,274     13,193     22,004      3,589
August                89,749     24,925     14,774     22,510      3,652
September             90,244     25,350     14,805     22,886      3,642
October               94,460     26,226     16,070     23,789      3,951
November              93,581     26,702     16,225     22,270      3,883
December              91,296     27,048     16,256     19,548      3,817

2000                

Jan.- Dec.         1,218,022    346,663    195,858    281,405     48,333
January               87,188     24,061     15,116     19,470      3,667
February              91,688     25,179     16,265     20,272      3,753
March                103,244     29,252     18,512     21,703      4,104
April                 95,141     27,161     16,799     20,315      3,875
May                  101,067     28,626     16,412     22,995      3,802
June                 104,527     30,199     16,477     23,719      4,195

July                 101,986     29,019     14,081     24,920      4,008
August               108,166     30,534     16,639     26,663      4,280
September            106,355     30,804     15,572     26,388      4,141
October              113,812     32,065     17,755     28,793      4,177
November             106,395     30,186     17,190     25,436      4,389
December              98,452     29,577     15,039     20,729      3,942

(1)  Detailed data are presented on a Census basis.  
(2)  Includes petroleum and petroleum products.


SOURCE: Report FT900 (01) (CB-01-105), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, FINAL 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.

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