
ANNUAL REVISION FOR 2002

PART B:     NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 12A. IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
             JANUARY 2000 TO DECEMBER 2002

In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.
 
                                                        End-Use Commodity Category
                       Total
                     Balance of                Total       Foods,
                      Payments      Net        Census      Feeds,    Industrial
       Period          Basis    Adjustments   Basis(1)   Beverages  Supplies(2)
 
 
 
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
 
2002
 
Jan.- Dec.            1,164,746       3,380   1,161,366      49,687     267,681
January                  85,343         232      85,111       3,831      19,020
February                 83,696         223      83,473       3,592      17,581
March                    91,693         278      91,415       3,972      19,832
April                    97,208         317      96,891       4,082      23,132
May                      97,951         302      97,649       4,187      23,683
June                     96,711         296      96,415       4,103      22,193
 
July                    100,757         284     100,472       4,308      23,558
August                  102,574         297     102,277       4,150      23,867
September                99,742         313      99,429       4,001      22,828
October                 106,573         322     106,251       4,387      25,192
November                102,851         286     102,564       4,482      23,224
December                 99,647         228      99,418       4,592      23,571
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Imports Continued
 
 
                                End-Use Commodity Category
 
                       Total                 Automotive
                       Census     Capital    Vehicles,    Consumer     Other
       Period         Basis(1)     Goods        etc.       Goods       Goods
 
 
 
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
 
2002
 
Jan.- Dec.            1,161,366     283,323     203,743     307,854      49,078
January                  85,111      21,680      14,364      22,303       3,914
February                 83,473      21,135      16,040      21,511       3,614
March                    91,415      24,038      17,439      21,868       4,265
April                    96,891      23,951      17,926      23,667       4,132
May                      97,649      23,485      17,364      24,754       4,175
June                     96,415      23,923      16,782      25,106       4,308
 
July                    100,472      24,645      15,217      28,632       4,110
August                  102,277      23,582      17,690      28,938       4,050
September                99,429      23,567      16,577      28,467       3,989
October                 106,251      23,931      18,764      29,679       4,299
November                102,564      24,406      18,373      27,966       4,112
December                 99,418      24,979      17,207      24,961       4,109
 
(1)  Detailed data are presented on a Census basis.
(2)  Includes petroleum and petroleum products.
NOTE:  For information on data sources, nonsampling errors and definitions, see 
the information section on page 26 of the FT-900, or at www.census.gov/foreign-
trade/www/press.html or www.bea.gov/bea/rels.htm.


SOURCE: Report FT900 (03) (CB-03-93), U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade
        Division, FINAL 2002. For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.

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