
ANNUAL REVISION FOR 2003

PART B:     NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 12A. IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
             JANUARY 2001 TO DECEMBER 2003

(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)
 
 
 
2001
 
Jan.- Dec.            1,145,900       4,901   1,140,999      46,641     273,870
January                 102,452         583     101,869       3,905      27,867
February                 92,199         560      91,639       3,430      23,379
March                   104,117         581     103,536       3,829      25,563
April                    96,857         592      96,265       3,708      24,385
May                      97,361         756      96,605       3,854      24,866
June                     96,237         574      95,663       3,936      23,211
 
July                     94,836         211      94,625       3,979      22,888
August                   96,968         241      96,728       3,927      22,581
September                89,707         223      89,484       3,792      20,762
October                 101,386         209     101,177       4,417      21,796
November                 91,910         205      91,705       4,079      19,225
December                 81,870         167      81,703       3,785      17,346
 
2002
 
Jan.- Dec.            1,164,728       3,362   1,161,366      49,687     267,693
January                  85,343         232      85,111       3,831      19,020
February                 83,695         222      83,473       3,592      17,582
March                    91,687         272      91,415       3,972      19,833
April                    97,204         314      96,891       4,082      23,133
May                      97,948         299      97,649       4,187      23,683
June                     96,710         295      96,415       4,103      22,194
 
July                    100,758         286     100,472       4,308      23,561
August                  102,575         298     102,277       4,150      23,869
September                99,740         311      99,429       4,001      22,828
October                 106,571         320     106,251       4,387      25,193
November                102,849         285     102,564       4,482      23,227
December                 99,646         228      99,418       4,592      23,571
 
2003
 
Jan.- Dec.            1,260,674       3,553   1,257,121      55,831     313,818
January                  97,725         234      97,491       4,480      25,097
February                 93,370         216      93,154       3,976      23,790
March                   106,092         249     105,842       4,673      28,586
April                   104,130         261     103,869       4,657      26,495
May                     102,422         353     102,068       4,641      25,616
June                    104,437         479     103,958       4,537      25,758
 
July                    107,840         209     107,631       4,624      27,791
August                  102,781         474     102,307       4,391      26,385
September               108,632         310     108,322       4,710      26,129
October                 117,434         277     117,158       5,099      27,046
November                106,330         264     106,066       4,888      24,452
December                109,481         226     109,255       5,155      26,674
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Imports Continued
 
 
 
                                End-Use Commodity Category
 
                       Total                 Automotive
                       Census     Capital    Vehicles,    Consumer     Other
       Period         Basis (1)     Goods       etc.       Goods       Goods
 
 
 
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     307,842      49,078
January                  85,111      21,680      14,364      22,302       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      25,105       4,308
 
July                    100,472      24,645      15,217      28,630       4,110
August                  102,277      23,582      17,690      28,936       4,050
September                99,429      23,567      16,577      28,467       3,989
October                 106,251      23,931      18,764      29,678       4,299
November                102,564      24,406      18,373      27,964       4,112
December                 99,418      24,979      17,207      24,961       4,109
 
2003
 
Jan.- Dec.            1,257,121     295,833     210,173     333,878      47,587
January                  97,491      23,014      15,578      25,454       3,867
February                 93,154      21,341      16,472      24,013       3,562
March                   105,842      24,358      18,578      25,670       3,978
April                   103,869      24,398      18,163      26,122       4,034
May                     102,068      23,646      17,960      26,287       3,918
June                    103,958      25,095      17,938      26,558       4,072
 
July                    107,631      25,030      16,025      30,038       4,123
August                  102,307      23,450      15,665      28,773       3,641
September               108,322      25,574      16,881      31,162       3,866
October                 117,158      27,139      19,818      33,759       4,297
November                106,066      25,131      18,668      28,846       4,082
December                109,255      27,657      18,428      27,195       4,146
 
(1)  Detailed data are presented on a Census basis.  The information needed to 
convert to a BOP basis is not available.
(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 release, or at www.census.gov/
foreign-trade/www/press.html or www.bea.gov/bea/rels.htm.


SOURCE: Report FT900 (03) (CB-04-91), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, FINAL 2003. For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.
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