                                                                           
Part A: Not Seasonally Adjusted
Exhibit 12A. IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY

(In millions of dollars.  Details may not equal totals due to rounding.)

                                                  End-Use Commodity Category
            Total
            Balance of               Total        Foods,                                 Automotive
            Payments    Net          Census       Feeds,       Industrial   Capital      Vehicles,    Consumer     Other
Period      Basis       Adjustments  Basis (1)    Beverages    Supplies (2) Goods        etc.         Goods        Goods

2003                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.  1,260,717       3,596    1,257,121       55,831      313,818      295,867      210,139      333,878       47,587

January        97,725         234       97,491        4,480       25,097       23,016       15,576       25,454        3,867
February       93,370         216       93,154        3,976       23,790       21,343       16,470       24,013        3,562
March         106,092         249      105,842        4,673       28,586       24,360       18,575       25,670        3,978
April         104,130         261      103,869        4,657       26,495       24,401       18,160       26,122        4,034
May           102,422         353      102,068        4,641       25,616       23,648       17,958       26,287        3,918
June          104,437         479      103,958        4,537       25,758       25,098       17,935       26,558        4,072

July          107,840         209      107,631        4,624       27,791       25,033       16,022       30,038        4,123
August        102,781         474      102,307        4,391       26,385       23,454       15,662       28,773        3,641
September     108,632         310      108,322        4,710       26,129       25,577       16,877       31,162        3,866
October       117,436         279      117,158        5,099       27,046       27,143       19,814       33,759        4,297
November      106,335         268      106,066        4,888       24,452       25,134       18,665       28,846        4,082
December      109,518         263      109,255        5,155       26,674       27,660       18,425       27,195        4,146

2004                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.  1,472,926       3,221    1,469,704       62,143      412,827      343,491      228,195      372,943       50,106

January       104,238         245      103,993        4,703       27,903       24,816       15,936       26,777        3,858
February      105,097         233      104,864        4,618       28,201       24,383       18,082       25,786        3,794
March         123,718         297      123,421        5,388       32,762       29,473       21,051       30,492        4,255
April         119,141         256      118,885        5,076       31,562       27,918       20,044       29,874        4,412
May           118,534         263      118,271        5,239       33,585       26,877       19,384       29,046        4,141
June          127,922         266      127,657        5,399       36,325       30,491       19,529       31,650        4,262

July          123,534         310      123,224        5,086       35,217       29,244       16,983       32,487        4,208
August        127,482         266      127,216        5,055       37,808       28,978       18,443       32,806        4,126
September     126,274         252      126,022        4,829       35,028       29,587       18,855       33,616        4,106
October       135,090         275      134,816        5,325       38,668       30,644       20,570       35,361        4,248
November      135,017         297      134,719        5,706       39,231       30,448       20,179       34,869        4,287
December      126,879         262      126,617        5,720       36,537       30,632       19,139       30,180        4,408

2005                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.  1,677,371       3,916    1,673,455       68,094      523,881      379,227      239,512      407,168       55,572

January       123,192         292      122,900        5,378       37,088       28,340       17,261       30,593        4,241
February      122,521         287      122,233        4,958       35,970       27,231       18,982       31,065        4,028
March         135,728         278      135,451        5,761       41,064       31,708       20,714       31,605        4,599
April         135,869         413      135,456        5,507       42,277       31,542       19,740       31,529        4,861
May           136,504         314      136,191        5,695       41,948       30,712       20,164       33,039        4,633
June          141,698         272      141,426        5,802       42,699       33,710       20,194       34,241        4,779

July          136,898         382      136,515        5,350       43,494       31,607       17,289       34,228        4,547
August        146,707         310      146,397        5,730       46,629       32,658       20,496       36,401        4,482
September     146,563         347      146,216        5,605       46,462       32,375       19,543       37,392        4,840
October       156,500         338      156,162        5,905       51,101       33,134       22,132       38,965        4,923
November      150,569         324      150,245        6,179       48,036       32,971       22,044       36,058        4,957
December      144,622         360      144,262        6,224       47,112       33,239       20,951       32,052        4,683                                                                           

(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/ft900 or www.bea.gov/bea/di/home/trade.htm.
                                                                           
SOURCE: Report U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services: Annual
Report for 2005 (CB-06-87, BEA-06-02), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959)
or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
