                                                                           
Part A: Seasonally Adjusted
Exhibit 5A. IMPORTS OF GOOD BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY

(In millions of dollars.  Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustments and 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       111,394         505      110,890        4,812       28,796       26,802       17,739       28,799        3,942
February      114,494         517      113,977        5,026       30,671       26,652       18,514       28,974        4,141
March         119,288         610      118,678        5,116       31,643       27,605       19,028       31,106        4,180
April         119,099         557      118,542        5,091       30,817       27,841       19,131       31,428        4,233
May           121,176         505      120,671        5,260       32,682       28,072       19,286       31,166        4,205
June          124,893         537      124,355        5,271       35,184       29,198       18,978       31,496        4,227

July          123,627         648      122,979        5,220       34,067       29,054       19,328       31,154        4,156
August        124,820         596      124,224        5,193       36,231       28,818       18,642       31,042        4,297
September     125,051         651      124,400        5,047       35,197       29,603       19,577       30,852        4,124
October       129,583         773      128,810        5,245       38,158       30,063       19,580       31,606        4,157
November      132,663         796      131,867        5,420       40,648       29,751       19,203       32,712        4,134
December      131,006         696      130,310        5,442       38,676       30,123       19,157       32,602        4,310

2005                                                                                                                        

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

January       132,291         678      131,613        5,474       38,432       30,748       19,228       33,337        4,395
February      134,675         574      134,101        5,446       39,530       30,204       19,458       35,037        4,426
March         131,815         722      131,093        5,468       40,014       29,907       18,804       32,418        4,482
April         136,976         739      136,237        5,539       41,527       31,630       19,115       33,669        4,757
May           136,433         666      135,767        5,637       40,318       31,205       19,792       34,145        4,670
June          138,183         597      137,586        5,681       41,298       32,316       19,473       34,179        4,638

July          138,680         739      137,941        5,605       42,372       31,686       19,939       33,709        4,631
August        140,152         695      139,457        5,735       43,902       31,530       20,256       33,465        4,570
September     144,806         749      144,057        5,907       46,775       32,271       20,234       34,051        4,818
October       149,310         740      148,570        5,728       50,384       32,234       21,043       34,432        4,749
November      148,087         701      147,385        5,894       49,594       32,336       20,970       33,777        4,814
December      150,372         723      149,648        5,981       49,625       33,269       21,173       34,979        4,621

2006                                                                                                                        

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

January       152,162         698      151,464        6,188       50,203       33,853       21,492       34,861        4,866
February      148,813         568      148,246        5,959       48,964       32,820       21,197       34,485        4,821
March         150,662         673      149,989        6,301       46,963       34,412       21,006       36,449        4,858
April         150,915         562      150,353        6,137       48,536       34,229       21,264       35,442        4,744
May           155,917         589      155,328        6,081       52,712       34,592       21,049       36,093        4,803
June          156,902         567      156,335        6,084       51,897       34,729       21,886       36,809        4,929

July          158,794         629      158,165        6,198       53,880       35,180       21,072       36,920        4,915
August        161,647         700      160,947        6,414       55,012       35,762       21,327       37,424        5,007
September     158,743         605      158,137        6,352       51,867       35,766       21,204       37,920        5,029
October       153,696         658      153,038        6,390       46,758       35,495       21,102       38,089        5,204
November      155,044         627      154,417        6,378       46,938       35,704       21,428       38,820        5,148
December      158,085         566      157,519        6,455       48,257       35,730       22,631       39,283        5,163

(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.
