
ANNUAL REVISION FOR 2000

PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 5A. IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
            JANUARY 1998 TO DECEMBER 2000

(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustment and 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             75,099         576      74,523       3,325      17,282
February            74,397         213      74,184       3,526      16,861
March               76,876         508      76,369       3,455      16,754
April               76,671         321      76,350       3,398      17,316
May                 76,774         283      76,492       3,412      17,223
June                75,276         365      74,911       3,523      16,797
July                74,958         364      74,594       3,448      16,548
August              76,397         690      75,707       3,396      16,654
September           76,655         548      76,107       3,405      16,295
October             78,464         584      77,880       3,439      16,602
November            78,425         513      77,912       3,430      16,327
December            77,119         252      76,867       3,488      15,483

 
1999           

Jan.- Dec.       1,029,987       5,369   1,024,618      43,579     222,024
January             78,107         191      77,916       3,556      15,407
February            80,420         215      80,206       3,554      15,408
March               80,182         229      79,953       3,451      16,072
April               81,373         279      81,094       3,567      17,075
May                 83,302         226      83,076       3,645      17,966
June                85,881         281      85,601       3,729      18,169
July                87,154         195      86,958       3,632      18,817
August              88,482         591      87,891       3,638      19,994
September           89,141         970      88,172       3,665      20,259
October             90,338         533      89,805       3,620      20,574
November            91,957         929      91,029       3,725      20,911
December            93,649         732      92,917       3,797      21,371

2000                        

Jan.- Dec.       1,224,417       6,395   1,218,022      45,975     299,788
January             94,668         722      93,946       3,645      21,712
February            97,366         939      96,427       3,721      23,686
March              100,513         720      99,793       3,856      24,715
April               99,895         281      99,614       3,780      23,574
May                100,062         285      99,777       3,828      24,285
June               103,272         427     102,845       3,852      25,803
July               103,214         219     102,995       3,899      25,922
August             104,215         364     103,851       3,921      25,397
September          106,455         631     105,824       3,893      26,455
October            106,012         609     105,402       3,824      26,327
November           104,811         652     104,159       3,943      25,490
December           103,935         547     103,388       3,813      26,422
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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             74,523      21,921      11,780      17,508       2,707
February            74,184      22,227      11,903      17,043       2,625
March               76,369      22,939      12,417      18,151       2,654
April               76,350      22,305      12,291      18,149       2,891
May                 76,492      22,826      12,395      18,023       2,612
June                74,911      22,122      11,727      18,113       2,629
July                74,594      22,257      10,837      18,364       3,140
August              75,707      22,123      12,140      18,251       3,143
September           76,107      22,360      12,712      18,200       3,136
October             77,880      22,865      13,221      18,536       3,218
November            77,912      22,961      13,440      18,468       3,286
December            76,867      22,544      13,815      18,191       3,346

 
1999           

Jan.- Dec.       1,024,618     295,272     178,996     241,702      43,046
January             77,916      23,078      13,729      18,815       3,330
February            80,206      23,855      14,347      19,716       3,326
March               79,953      23,402      14,367      19,100       3,561
April               81,094      23,559      13,893      19,484       3,516
May                 83,076      24,056      14,672      19,218       3,519
June                85,601      25,014      15,216      19,933       3,539
July                86,958      25,296      15,234      20,503       3,476
August              87,891      24,652      15,367      20,504       3,736
September           88,172      24,786      15,331      20,445       3,685
October             89,805      25,462      15,144      21,125       3,881
November            91,029      25,833      15,487      21,378       3,695
December            92,917      26,277      16,209      21,480       3,782

2000                                                            
                            
Jan.- Dec.       1,218,022     346,663     195,858     281,405      48,333
January             93,946      26,454      16,585      21,660       3,890
February            96,427      27,075      15,993      22,033       3,918
March               99,793      27,872      16,437      22,995       3,918
April               99,614      28,518      16,557      23,224       3,962
May                 99,777      28,586      15,972      23,321       3,784
June               102,845      29,166      16,465      23,472       4,087
July               102,995      29,133      16,452      23,541       4,048
August             103,851      29,846      16,679      23,801       4,206
September          105,824      30,676      16,463      24,206       4,132
October            105,402      30,029      16,570      24,547       4,106
November           104,159      29,539      16,280      24,702       4,205
December           103,388      29,769      15,406      23,902       4,077

(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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