
ANNUAL REVISION FOR 2001

PART B:     NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 12A. IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
             JANUARY 1999 TO DECEMBER 2001

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)
 
 
 
1999
 
Jan.- Dec.            1,029,987       5,369   1,024,618      43,602     221,386
January                  71,957         191      71,766       3,443      14,856
February                 74,064         215      73,849       3,278      14,251
March                    84,301         229      84,072       3,694      16,890
April                    80,259         279      79,980       3,583      17,312
May                      81,191         226      80,965       3,702      18,197
June                     88,160         281      87,880       3,804      18,546
 
July                     86,970         195      86,775       3,513      19,070
August                   90,340         591      89,749       3,573      20,274
September                91,214         970      90,244       3,548      19,984
October                  94,993         533      94,460       3,776      20,629
November                 94,509         929      93,581       3,818      20,652
December                 92,028         732      91,296       3,873      20,727
 
 
2000
 
Jan.- Dec.            1,224,417       6,395   1,218,022      45,979     298,980
January                  87,910         722      87,188       3,548      21,276
February                 92,627         939      91,688       3,506      22,613
March                   103,964         720     103,244       4,030      25,584
April                    95,422         281      95,141       3,688      23,224
May                     101,352         285     101,067       3,980      25,175
June                    104,954         427     104,527       3,875      25,994
 
July                    102,205         219     101,986       3,784      26,115
August                  108,530         364     108,166       3,938      26,049
September               106,986         631     106,355       3,713      25,652
October                 114,421         609     113,812       4,113      26,872
November                107,047         652     106,395       4,063      25,070
December                 98,999         547      98,452       3,741      25,356
 
2001
 
Jan.- Dec.            1,145,927       4,928   1,140,999      46,641     273,870
January                 102,452         583     101,869       3,905      27,867
February                 92,203         563      91,639       3,430      23,379
March                   104,118         582     103,536       3,829      25,563
April                    96,860         596      96,265       3,708      24,385
May                      97,363         758      96,605       3,854      24,866
June                     96,240         577      95,663       3,936      23,211
 
July                     94,838         212      94,625       3,979      22,888
August                   96,971         243      96,728       3,927      22,581
September                89,709         225      89,484       3,792      20,762
October                 101,390         213     101,177       4,417      21,796
November                 91,911         206      91,705       4,079      19,225
December                 81,872         169      81,703       3,785      17,346
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                                End-Use Commodity Category
                       Total                 Automotive
                       Census     Capital    Vehicles,    Consumer     Other
       Period         Basis(1)     Goods        etc.       Goods       Goods
 
 
 
1999
 
Jan.- Dec.            1,024,618     295,717     178,964     241,905      43,044
January                  71,766      20,844      12,606      16,880       3,137
February                 73,849      21,529      14,304      17,401       3,086
March                    84,072      25,093      16,263      18,422       3,711
April                    79,980      23,290      14,375      17,807       3,613
May                      80,965      23,236      14,633      17,809       3,389
June                     87,880      25,970      15,461      20,524       3,575
 
July                     86,775      25,308      13,188      22,108       3,589
August                   89,749      24,953      14,781      22,517       3,652
September                90,244      25,387      14,810      22,873       3,642
October                  94,460      26,263      16,073      23,769       3,951
November                 93,581      26,751      16,220      22,257       3,883
December                 91,296      27,093      16,250      19,538       3,816
 
 
2000
 
Jan.- Dec.            1,218,022     347,025     195,875     281,832      48,331
January                  87,188      24,101      15,112      19,485       3,667
February                 91,688      25,212      16,259      20,344       3,753
March                   103,244      29,294      18,506      21,727       4,103
April                    95,141      27,196      16,792      20,367       3,875
May                     101,067      28,665      16,414      23,031       3,802
June                    104,527      30,233      16,475      23,756       4,195
 
July                    101,986      29,048      14,081      24,950       4,008
August                  108,166      30,555      16,647      26,698       4,280
September               106,355      30,830      15,577      26,443       4,141
October                 113,812      32,090      17,763      28,796       4,177
November                106,395      30,213      17,196      25,464       4,388
December                 98,452      29,587      15,055      20,773       3,941
 
2001
 
Jan.- Dec.            1,140,999     297,993     189,782     284,293      48,421
January                 101,869      27,664      14,822      23,550       4,061
February                 91,639      25,491      15,216      20,432       3,692
March                   103,536      29,495      17,268      23,391       3,991
April                    96,265      25,503      16,396      22,083       4,190
May                      96,605      24,522      16,162      23,006       4,195
June                     95,663      24,871      16,035      23,561       4,048
 
July                     94,625      24,177      13,930      25,684       3,968
August                   96,728      23,860      16,418      25,938       4,004
September                89,484      21,941      14,586      24,722       3,680
October                 101,177      24,841      17,269      28,519       4,333
November                 91,705      23,224      16,747      24,135       4,295
December                 81,703      22,404      14,933      19,271       3,965
 
(1)  Detailed data are presented on a Census basis.
(2)  Includes petroleum and petroleum products.


SOURCE: Report FT900 (02) (CB-02-73), U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade
        Division, FINAL 2001. For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.

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