                                                                           
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

2004                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.  1,477,094       7,390    1,469,704       62,143      412,772      343,582      228,163      372,938       50,106

January       104,497         505      103,993        4,703       27,898       24,825       15,934       26,775        3,858
February      105,381         517      104,864        4,618       28,199       24,389       18,079       25,785        3,794
March         124,031         610      123,421        5,388       32,755       29,482       21,048       30,492        4,255
April         119,442         557      118,885        5,076       31,560       27,923       20,042       29,873        4,412
May           118,776         505      118,271        5,239       33,580       26,885       19,381       29,045        4,141
June          128,194         537      127,657        5,399       36,320       30,499       19,526       31,650        4,262

July          123,872         648      123,224        5,086       35,211       29,253       16,980       32,486        4,208
August        127,812         596      127,216        5,055       37,801       28,987       18,440       32,807        4,126
September     126,673         651      126,022        4,829       35,023       29,594       18,853       33,616        4,106
October       135,589         773      134,816        5,325       38,664       30,651       20,567       35,360        4,248
November      135,515         796      134,719        5,706       39,228       30,455       20,176       34,867        4,287
December      127,314         696      126,617        5,720       36,533       30,639       19,137       30,180        4,408

2005                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.  1,681,780       8,325    1,673,455       68,094      523,771      379,334      239,487      407,196       55,572

January       123,578         678      122,900        5,378       37,083       28,345       17,259       30,594        4,241
February      122,807         574      122,233        4,958       35,963       27,238       18,980       31,066        4,028
March         136,173         722      135,451        5,761       41,057       31,715       20,711       31,607        4,599
April         136,196         739      135,456        5,507       42,270       31,549       19,737       31,533        4,861
May           136,857         666      136,191        5,695       41,942       30,719       20,161       33,040        4,633
June          142,023         597      141,426        5,802       42,690       33,718       20,193       34,245        4,779

July          137,255         739      136,515        5,350       43,482       31,617       17,287       34,231        4,547
August        147,092         695      146,397        5,730       46,618       32,668       20,494       36,405        4,482
September     146,965         749      146,216        5,605       46,450       32,387       19,541       37,394        4,840
October       156,902         740      156,162        5,905       51,089       33,145       22,131       38,969        4,923
November      150,947         701      150,245        6,179       48,024       32,984       22,042       36,060        4,957
December      144,985         723      144,262        6,224       47,103       33,249       20,950       32,053        4,683

2006                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.  1,861,380       7,442    1,853,938       74,938      601,988      418,271      256,660      442,595       59,487

January       145,259         698      144,562        6,209       48,766       31,948       19,714       33,165        4,759
February      135,270         568      134,702        5,483       44,088       29,507       20,709       30,523        4,392
March         154,713         673      154,040        6,593       47,551       36,354       23,097       35,424        5,022
April         147,481         562      146,919        6,008       48,943       33,424       21,574       32,196        4,774
May           159,753         589      159,164        6,289       55,354       34,799       21,958       35,913        4,852
June          161,054         567      160,487        6,137       53,615       36,255       22,612       36,792        5,075

July          158,397         629      157,768        5,997       55,655       35,415       18,492       37,348        4,861
August        168,258         700      167,558        6,322       58,306       36,716       21,338       39,957        4,918
September     159,075         605      158,470        5,960       51,505       35,386       19,991       40,677        4,951
October       164,686         658      164,028        6,704       47,929       37,302       22,394       44,258        5,441
November      157,916         627      157,288        6,673       45,251       36,182       22,535       41,245        5,403
December      149,518         566      148,952        6,563       45,025       34,981       22,247       35,097        5,039

(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 27 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 2006 (CB-07-82, BEA-07-26), 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.
