
ANNUAL REVISION FOR 2000

PART A:     SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 9A. IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
            (CONSTANT DOLLARS BASIS): JANUARY 1998 TO DECEMBER 2000

(1996=100. In millions of dollars. The values in this exhibit are subject 
to periodic change, reflecting revisions to the source information for 
the monthly deflators.)

                                End-Use Commodity Category 
                      Total         Foods,
                      Census        Feeds,      Industrial     Capital
      Period         Basis(1)     Beverages    Supplies(2)      Goods
         

1998           
                                                             
Jan.- Dec.            1,021,489        41,588       241,415       331,555
January                  81,160         3,288        19,342        26,265
February                 81,756         3,569        19,327        27,002
March                    84,639         3,512        19,745        27,806
April                    84,925         3,383        20,567        27,223
May                      85,254         3,447        20,448        27,866
June                     83,986         3,531        20,317        27,160

July                     84,265         3,441        20,421        27,473
August                   85,960         3,521        20,799        27,458
September                86,122         3,452        20,077        27,880
October                  87,781         3,434        20,298        28,472
November                 88,249         3,481        20,301        28,764
December                 87,391         3,530        19,772        28,187

1999                                                         

Jan.- Dec.            1,148,290        45,320       246,804       385,136
January                  88,936         3,572        19,988        29,002
February                 91,494         3,716        19,685        30,217
March                    91,287         3,602        20,194        29,917
April                    92,134         3,691        20,379        30,527
May                      93,725         3,728        20,638        31,352
June                     96,802         3,891        20,903        32,677

July                     97,816         3,805        20,743        33,384
August                   97,977         3,829        21,254        32,613
September                97,362         3,869        20,806        32,606
October                  98,990         3,854        20,704        33,629
November                100,268         3,915        20,907        34,283
December                101,500         3,849        20,601        34,927
 
2000           

Jan.- Dec.            1,311,496        48,067       262,005       465,716
January                 102,618         3,748        20,870        35,149
February                104,189         3,857        21,609        36,050
March                   107,205         4,032        22,011        37,016
April                   107,951         3,898        21,581        37,936
May                     108,224         4,037        22,109        38,203
June                    110,598         4,072        22,383        39,244

July                    110,429         4,103        22,179        39,323
August                  111,935         4,127        21,944        40,359
September               113,638         4,099        22,165        41,667
October                 112,878         3,985        21,968        40,764
November                111,767         4,202        21,381        39,975
December                110,065         3,909        21,805        40,029
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Imports Continued



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

1998           
                                                             
Jan.- Dec.            1,021,489       148,119       222,360        36,451
January                  81,160        11,716        17,792         2,758
February                 81,756        11,833        17,341         2,685
March                    84,639        12,339        18,519         2,717
April                    84,925        12,225        18,566         2,961
May                      85,254        12,356        18,454         2,683
June                     83,986        11,690        18,582         2,706

July                     84,265        10,813        18,874         3,243
August                   85,960        12,142        18,778         3,261
September                86,122        12,713        18,746         3,253
October                  87,781        13,195        19,053         3,330
November                 88,249        13,369        18,938         3,394
December                 87,391        13,728        18,716         3,459

1999                                                         

Jan.- Dec.            1,148,290       176,786       249,781        44,462
January                  88,936        13,618        19,320         3,437
February                 91,494        14,203        20,241         3,432
March                    91,287        14,228        19,659         3,687
April                    92,134        13,756        20,137         3,643
May                      93,725        14,473        19,895         3,639
June                     96,802        15,016        20,647         3,667

July                     97,816        15,032        21,257         3,594
August                   97,977        15,150        21,265         3,866
September                97,362        15,139        21,138         3,804
October                  98,990        14,930        21,867         4,005
November                100,268        15,263        22,097         3,803
December                101,500        15,979        22,258         3,886
 
2000           

Jan.- Dec.            1,311,496       192,258       294,107        49,343
January                 102,618        16,330        22,518         4,004
February                104,189        15,742        22,910         4,020
March                   107,205        16,169        23,963         4,013
April                   107,951        16,284        24,197         4,054
May                     108,224        15,662        24,337         3,875
June                    110,598        16,138        24,587         4,174

July                    110,429        16,115        24,587         4,121
August                  111,935        16,350        24,869         4,286
September               113,638        16,152        25,343         4,212
October                 112,878        16,243        25,733         4,185
November                111,767        15,962        25,952         4,296
December                110,065        15,111        25,109         4,102

(1)  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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