
ANNUAL REVISION FOR 2002

PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 5A. IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
            JANUARY 2000 TO DECEMBER 2002

In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustment and 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                  94,622         722      93,900       3,670      21,696
February                 96,840         939      95,901       3,694      23,528
March                    99,896         720      99,176       3,867      24,706
April                    99,523         281      99,242       3,829      23,458
May                      99,936         285      99,651       3,817      24,191
June                    103,446         427     103,019       3,822      25,681
 
July                    103,567         219     103,349       3,885      25,852
August                  104,029         364     103,665       3,920      25,268
September               107,027         631     106,396       3,886      26,470
October                 106,665         609     106,056       3,855      26,418
November                104,645         652     103,993       3,938      25,429
December                104,220         547     103,673       3,795      26,283
 
2001
 
Jan.- Dec.            1,145,927       4,928   1,140,999      46,641     273,870
January                 104,935         583     104,353       3,903      27,103
February                 99,779         563      99,216       3,798      24,974
March                   102,156         582     101,575       3,753      25,042
April                    98,967         596      98,371       3,757      24,366
May                      96,710         758      95,952       3,754      24,121
June                     95,950         577      95,373       3,902      23,141
 
July                     94,335         212      94,123       4,021      22,412
August                   93,003         243      92,759       3,932      22,052
September                91,509         225      91,284       4,036      21,689
October                  92,088         213      91,875       4,043      21,073
November                 90,031         206      89,825       3,971      19,619
December                 86,463         169      86,294       3,773      18,277
 
2002
 
Jan.- Dec.            1,164,746       3,380   1,161,366      49,687     267,681
January                  88,723         232      88,491       3,874      18,856
February                 90,864         223      90,641       3,991      18,964
March                    91,744         278      91,466       3,988      19,648
April                    96,644         317      96,327       4,042      22,596
May                      97,678         302      97,376       4,093      22,917
June                     98,385         296      98,089       4,125      22,344
 
July                     97,942         284      97,657       4,215      22,668
August                   99,940         297      99,643       4,216      23,557
September                99,745         313      99,432       4,152      23,504
October                  97,949         322      97,626       4,094      24,528
November                101,911         286     101,625       4,395      23,836
December                103,220         228     102,992       4,503      24,262
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Imports Continued
 
 
 
                                End-Use Commodity Category
                       Total
                     Balance of              Automotive
                      Payments    Capital    Vehicles,    Consumer     Other
       Period          Basis        Goods       etc.        Goods       Goods
 
 
2000
 
Jan.- Dec.            1,224,417     347,025     195,875     281,832      48,331
January                  94,622      26,237      16,732      21,722       3,843
February                 96,840      26,536      16,092      22,027       4,024
March                    99,896      27,332      16,494      22,881       3,895
April                    99,523      28,468      16,409      23,200       3,879
May                      99,936      28,673      15,946      23,274       3,749
June                    103,446      29,413      16,498      23,474       4,132
 
July                    103,567      29,358      16,544      23,649       4,060
August                  104,029      30,016      16,354      23,847       4,259
September               107,027      31,171      16,441      24,217       4,211
October                 106,665      30,284      16,652      24,770       4,077
November                104,645      29,597      16,209      24,642       4,177
December                104,220      29,940      15,502      24,128       4,025
 
2001
 
Jan.- Dec.            1,145,927     297,993     189,782     284,293      48,421
January                 104,935      28,796      15,935      24,510       4,106
February                 99,779      27,740      15,502      23,117       4,085
March                   102,156      28,003      15,667      25,271       3,839
April                    98,967      25,833      15,892      24,386       4,137
May                      96,710      24,656      15,714      23,543       4,165
June                     95,950      24,554      16,041      23,707       4,029
 
July                     94,335      23,833      16,077      23,722       4,058
August                   93,003      23,525      16,083      23,240       3,926
September                91,509      22,733      15,607      23,330       3,888
October                  92,088      22,974      15,757      23,968       4,060
November                 90,031      22,810      15,967      23,355       4,103
December                 86,463      22,536      15,538      22,145       4,024
 
2002
 
Jan.- Dec.            1,164,746     283,323     203,743     307,854      49,078
January                  88,723      22,835      15,516      23,433       3,977
February                 90,864      22,962      16,354      24,350       4,020
March                    91,744      23,203      16,243      24,171       4,211
April                    96,644      23,729      16,899      25,074       3,987
May                      97,678      23,797      17,021      25,499       4,048
June                     98,385      23,993      17,120      26,074       4,433
 
July                     97,942      23,848      17,170      25,723       4,034
August                   99,940      23,742      17,416      26,671       4,041
September                99,745      23,783      17,658      26,198       4,137
October                  97,949      22,342      17,074      25,508       4,080
November                101,911      24,393      17,591      27,460       3,950
December                103,220      24,694      17,682      27,694       4,158
 
(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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