
ANNUAL REVISION FOR 2003

PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 5A. IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
            JANUARY 2001 TO DECEMBER 2003

(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)
 
 
 
2001
 
Jan.- Dec.            1,145,900       4,901   1,140,999      46,641     273,870
January                 106,052         583     105,470       3,900      27,988
February                100,910         560     100,350       3,796      25,887
March                   102,434         581     101,853       3,737      25,320
April                    98,756         592      98,164       3,746      24,152
May                      95,906         756      95,150       3,766      23,365
June                     95,552         574      94,978       3,922      22,791
 
July                     93,891         211      93,680       4,006      21,924
August                   92,810         241      92,569       3,942      21,637
September                91,180         223      90,957       4,047      21,356
October                  91,532         209      91,322       4,031      20,668
November                 90,183         205      89,979       3,973      19,947
December                 86,694         167      86,527       3,774      18,835
 
2002
 
Jan.- Dec.            1,164,728       3,362   1,161,366      49,687     267,693
January                  89,495         232      89,264       3,862      19,417
February                 91,879         222      91,657       3,988      19,596
March                    92,146         272      91,874       3,962      19,901
April                    96,400         314      96,086       4,034      22,380
May                      96,839         299      96,540       4,104      22,259
June                     98,156         295      97,861       4,145      22,045
 
July                     97,389         286      97,103       4,202      22,166
August                   99,982         298      99,684       4,226      23,128
September                99,408         311      99,097       4,162      23,169
October                  97,183         320      96,863       4,084      24,080
November                102,277         285     101,992       4,409      24,365
December                103,575         228     103,347       4,508      25,188
 
2003
 
Jan.- Dec.            1,260,674       3,553   1,257,121      55,831     313,818
January                 102,688         234     102,454       4,513      25,540
February                102,681         216     102,465       4,428      26,525
March                   106,033         249     105,784       4,600      28,395
April                   103,496         261     103,236       4,667      25,621
May                     102,915         353     102,562       4,629      24,284
June                    103,676         479     103,196       4,469      25,174
 
July                    104,769         209     104,560       4,558      26,307
August                  102,627         474     102,153       4,563      25,954
September               105,490         310     105,180       4,788      26,138
October                 107,345         277     107,069       4,785      25,994
November                107,818         264     107,554       4,883      25,831
December                111,135         226     110,909       4,949      28,056
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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                 105,470      28,825      15,997      24,618       4,142
February                100,350      27,822      15,606      23,158       4,082
March                   101,853      28,199      15,678      25,098       3,821
April                    98,164      25,855      15,927      24,311       4,173
May                      95,150      24,591      15,704      23,534       4,189
June                     94,978      24,518      15,963      23,764       4,020
 
July                     93,680      23,871      15,986      23,854       4,039
August                   92,569      23,541      16,253      23,264       3,932
September                90,957      22,581      15,669      23,425       3,878
October                  91,322      22,976      15,724      23,885       4,037
November                 89,979      22,763      15,895      23,329       4,072
December                 86,527      22,451      15,380      22,052       4,035
 
2002
 
Jan.- Dec.            1,161,366     283,323     203,743     307,842      49,078
January                  89,264      22,780      15,644      23,526       4,035
February                 91,657      23,099      16,535      24,420       4,019
March                    91,874      23,459      16,292      24,067       4,193
April                    96,086      23,739      16,959      24,936       4,038
May                      96,540      23,711      16,938      25,435       4,092
June                     97,861      24,032      16,975      26,263       4,399
 
July                     97,103      23,888      16,975      25,866       4,006
August                   99,684      23,783      17,789      26,698       4,060
September                99,097      23,608      17,716      26,330       4,113
October                  96,863      22,322      17,024      25,307       4,046
November                101,992      24,381      17,495      27,424       3,917
December                103,347      24,521      17,401      27,569       4,159
 
2003
 
Jan.- Dec.            1,257,121     295,833     210,173     333,878      47,587
January                 102,454      24,257      17,131      27,066       3,947
February                102,465      23,409      17,051      27,086       3,967
March                   105,784      23,535      17,346      28,007       3,900
April                   103,236      24,347      17,048      27,571       3,983
May                     102,562      24,383      17,682      27,681       3,903
June                    103,196      24,507      17,949      27,012       4,085
 
July                    104,560      24,461      17,750      27,438       4,047
August                  102,153      24,185      16,254      27,389       3,808
September               105,180      25,058      17,510      27,775       3,910
October                 107,069      25,365      18,009      28,926       3,990
November                107,554      25,642      18,103      29,075       4,020
December                110,909      26,686      18,337      28,853       4,028
 
(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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