
ANNUAL REVISION FOR 2001

PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 5A. IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
            JANUARY 1999 TO DECEMBER 2001

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)
 
 
 
1999
 
Jan.- Dec.            1,029,987       5,369   1,024,618      43,602     221,386
January                  77,971         191      77,781       3,556      15,318
February                 80,056         215      79,842       3,563      15,281
March                    79,798         229      79,569       3,460      15,986
April                    81,080         279      80,801       3,591      17,010
May                      83,426         226      83,200       3,672      17,931
June                     86,148         281      85,868       3,711      18,124
July                     87,382         195      87,186       3,620      18,698
August                   88,428         591      87,837       3,634      19,968
September                89,482         970      88,512       3,665      20,300
October                  90,456         533      89,923       3,607      20,590
November                 91,913         929      90,984       3,711      20,871
December                 93,847         732      93,115       3,814      21,308
 
 
2000
 
Jan.- Dec.            1,224,417       6,395   1,218,022      45,979     298,980
January                  94,473         722      93,751       3,650      21,642
February                 96,666         939      95,727       3,723      23,488
March                    99,801         720      99,082       3,879      24,646
April                    99,538         281      99,257       3,812      23,456
May                     100,296         285     100,011       3,857      24,211
June                    103,748         427     103,321       3,838      25,707
July                    103,640         219     103,422       3,874      25,871
August                  104,141         364     103,777       3,911      25,311
September               106,997         631     106,367       3,875      26,487
October                 106,169         609     105,560       3,802      26,400
November                104,605         652     103,953       3,931      25,448
December                104,342         547     103,795       3,828      26,312
 
2001
 
Jan.- Dec.            1,145,927       4,928   1,140,999      46,641     273,870
January                 104,666         583     104,083       3,902      27,024
February                 99,708         563      99,144       3,812      24,893
March                   101,943         582     101,361       3,753      24,991
April                    99,213         596      98,617       3,774      24,466
May                      97,034         758      96,276       3,784      24,123
June                     96,318         577      95,741       3,910      23,210
July                     94,243         212      94,031       4,024      22,432
August                   93,396         243      93,153       3,928      22,129
September                91,385         225      91,160       3,984      21,686
October                  91,394         213      91,181       3,966      21,021
November                 90,102         206      89,896       3,983      19,637
December                 86,525         169      86,356       3,821      18,258
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Imports Continued
 
 
 
                       Total    End-Use Commodity Category
                     Balance of              Automotive
                      Payments    Capital    Vehicles,    Consumer     Other
       Period          Basis       Goods        etc.       Goods       Goods
 
 
 
1999
 
Jan.- Dec.            1,029,987     295,717     178,964     241,905      43,044
January                  77,971      22,963      13,779      18,839       3,325
February                 80,056      23,590      14,379      19,711       3,317
March                    79,798      23,184      14,413      18,947       3,579
April                    81,080      23,502      13,811      19,409       3,480
May                      83,426      24,211      14,681      19,214       3,492
June                     86,148      25,190      15,298      19,986       3,560
July                     87,382      25,422      15,337      20,578       3,530
August                   88,428      24,816      15,140      20,529       3,749
September                89,482      24,966      15,401      20,498       3,683
October                  90,456      25,590      15,108      21,179       3,849
November                 91,913      25,869      15,413      21,396       3,724
December                 93,847      26,414      16,204      21,620       3,755
 
 
2000
 
Jan.- Dec.            1,224,417     347,025     195,875     281,832      48,331
January                  94,473      26,213      16,739      21,647       3,860
February                 96,666      26,504      16,039      22,039       3,935
March                    99,801      27,474      16,477      22,666       3,940
April                    99,538      28,447      16,478      23,173       3,891
May                     100,296      28,841      16,019      23,310       3,773
June                    103,748      29,551      16,540      23,560       4,126
July                    103,640      29,434      16,558      23,625       4,060
August                  104,141      29,986      16,436      23,884       4,250
September               106,997      30,975      16,520      24,300       4,209
October                 106,169      30,142      16,500      24,647       4,069
November                104,605      29,497      16,085      24,829       4,165
December                104,342      29,962      15,487      24,152       4,054
 
2001
 
Jan.- Dec.            1,145,927     297,993     189,782     284,293      48,421
January                 104,666      28,720      15,936      24,376       4,124
February                 99,708      27,754      15,487      23,211       3,986
March                   101,943      28,146      15,659      24,912       3,899
April                    99,213      25,876      15,972      24,380       4,150
May                      97,034      24,791      15,780      23,588       4,211
June                     96,318      24,703      16,117      23,801       4,000
July                     94,243      23,860      16,048      23,623       4,044
August                   93,396      23,569      16,198      23,417       3,912
September                91,385      22,501      15,698      23,379       3,912
October                  91,394      22,838      15,555      23,765       4,036
November                 90,102      22,771      15,823      23,620       4,062
December                 86,525      22,464      15,507      22,222       4,085
 
(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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