
ANNUAL REVISION FOR 2003

PART A:     SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 9A. IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
            (CONSTANT DOLLARS BASIS): JANUARY 2001 TO DECEMBER 2003

In millions of dollars. The values in this exhibit are subject 
to periodic change, reflecting revisions to the source information for 
the monthly deflators.  (-) Represents zero.
 
                                   End-Use Commodity Category
 
                         Total         Foods,
                        Census         Feeds,       Industrial       Capital
       Period          Basis (1)      Beverages    Supplies (2)       Goods
 
 
 
2001
 
Jan.-Dec.                1,177,644         47,762        297,510        306,311
January                    104,909          3,892         27,062         29,116
February                   100,387          3,841         25,395         28,195
March                      103,280          3,716         26,268         28,570
April                      100,128          3,812         25,251         26,413
May                         96,870          3,853         24,118         25,179
June                        97,306          4,064         23,983         25,134
 
July                        97,242          4,174         24,180         24,605
August                      96,322          4,112         23,971         24,355
September                   94,407          4,180         23,359         23,473
October                     96,650          4,157         24,466         23,973
November                    96,443          4,053         24,946         23,784
December                    93,700          3,908         24,512         23,514
 
2002
 
Jan.-Dec.                1,220,737         50,935        300,073        300,091
January                     96,337          3,942         24,826         23,952
February                    99,190          4,209         25,060         24,346
March                       98,138          4,111         23,894         24,769
April                      100,884          4,147         25,002         25,041
May                        101,022          4,188         24,454         25,060
June                       102,569          4,296         24,385         25,385
 
July                       101,554          4,326         24,306         25,303
August                     103,906          4,369         25,035         25,163
September                  102,860          4,222         24,610         25,030
October                    100,191          4,129         25,143         23,838
November                   106,393          4,463         26,244         26,024
December                   107,693          4,531         27,115         26,178
 
2003
 
Jan.-Dec.                1,284,247         55,647        311,690        317,073
January                    104,815          4,491         25,556         25,902
February                   103,275          4,413         24,970         25,028
March                      105,752          4,547         25,979         25,203
April                      105,947          4,626         25,917         26,056
May                        106,323          4,639         25,499         26,139
June                       106,018          4,497         25,618         26,202
 
July                       107,070          4,560         26,429         26,174
August                     104,490          4,587         25,859         25,899
September                  107,736          4,787         26,176         26,867
October                    109,933          4,779         26,245         27,325
November (R)               109,998          4,848         25,852         27,544
December                   112,890          4,872         27,591         28,736
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Imports Continued
 
 
 
                    End-Use Commodity Category
 
                      Automotive
                       Vehicles,      Consumer         Other
       Period            etc.           Goods          Goods      Residual (3)
 
 
 
2001
 
Jan.-Dec.                  189,863        286,475         48,793            930
January                     15,970         24,716          4,063             90
February                    15,590         23,265          4,029             73
March                       15,666         25,180          3,805             74
April                       15,941         24,442          4,166            103
May                         15,735         23,680          4,190            116
June                        15,989         23,970          4,044            123
 
July                        16,036         24,030          4,100            117
August                      16,304         23,460          4,001            117
September                   15,684         23,637          3,944            131
October                     15,695         24,156          4,131             73
November                    15,891         23,606          4,172             -8
December                    15,362         22,334          4,150            -79
 
2002
 
Jan.-Dec.                  203,241        313,007         50,303          3,088
January                     15,652         23,808          4,149              8
February                    16,511         24,784          4,152            129
March                       16,292         24,485          4,325            261
April                       16,938         25,377          4,141            238
May                         16,947         25,889          4,200            285
June                        16,941         26,731          4,512            318
 
July                        16,930         26,284          4,103            301
August                      17,736         27,112          4,155            335
September                   17,664         26,793          4,203            338
October                     16,908         25,741          4,127            306
November                    17,415         27,950          3,999            299
December                    17,306         28,054          4,237            272
 
2003
 
Jan.-Dec.                  208,519        339,941         47,870          3,506
January                     17,062         27,540          3,997            266
February                    16,953         27,631          4,001            279
March                       17,245         28,547          3,891            340
April                       16,944         28,094          4,017            293
May                         17,568         28,221          3,944            314
June                        17,821         27,462          4,107            311
 
July                        17,625         27,890          4,070            322
August                      16,141         27,890          3,843            272
September                   17,401         28,290          3,932            282
October                     17,797         29,488          4,014            286
November (R)                17,880         29,569          4,031            274
December                    18,080         29,319          4,025            269
 
(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.
(3) The "residual" represents the difference between total exports or imports, 
and the sum of the components in the table.
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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