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

2005                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.  1,681,780       8,325    1,673,455       68,094      523,771      379,331      239,449      407,237       55,572

January       123,578         678      122,900        5,378       37,083       28,344       17,256       30,597        4,241
February      122,807         574      122,233        4,958       35,963       27,238       18,977       31,069        4,028
March         136,173         722      135,451        5,761       41,057       31,714       20,708       31,611        4,599
April         136,196         739      135,456        5,507       42,270       31,549       19,734       31,536        4,861
May           136,857         666      136,191        5,695       41,942       30,719       20,158       33,044        4,633
June          142,023         597      141,426        5,802       42,690       33,719       20,188       34,248        4,779

July          137,255         739      136,515        5,350       43,482       31,618       17,284       34,234        4,547
August        147,092         695      146,397        5,730       46,618       32,668       20,489       36,409        4,482
September     146,965         749      146,216        5,605       46,450       32,387       19,538       37,396        4,840
October       156,902         740      156,162        5,905       51,089       33,145       22,128       38,971        4,923
November      150,947         701      150,245        6,179       48,024       32,983       22,040       36,063        4,957
December      144,985         723      144,262        6,224       47,103       33,247       20,947       32,057        4,683

2006                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.  1,861,380       7,441    1,853,938       74,938      601,988      418,259      256,627      442,639       59,487

January       145,259         698      144,562        6,209       48,766       31,948       19,712       33,168        4,759
February      135,270         567      134,702        5,483       44,088       29,505       20,706       30,527        4,392
March         154,713         673      154,040        6,593       47,551       36,352       23,094       35,428        5,022
April         147,481         562      146,919        6,008       48,943       33,422       21,571       32,200        4,774
May           159,754         589      159,164        6,289       55,354       34,797       21,955       35,917        4,852
June          161,054         567      160,487        6,137       53,615       36,254       22,609       36,796        5,075

July          158,398         629      157,768        5,997       55,655       35,415       18,489       37,351        4,861
August        168,258         700      167,558        6,322       58,306       36,716       21,335       39,961        4,918
September     159,075         605      158,470        5,960       51,505       35,387       19,988       40,680        4,951
October       164,687         659      164,028        6,704       47,929       37,302       22,391       44,261        5,441
November      157,915         626      157,288        6,673       45,251       36,180       22,533       41,249        5,403
December      149,517         565      148,952        6,563       45,025       34,980       22,244       35,101        5,039

2007                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.  1,967,853      10,892    1,956,962       81,683      634,746      444,486      258,920      474,892       62,234

January       151,376         543      150,833        6,760       47,453       34,890       19,287       37,575        4,867
February      140,268         475      139,793        6,086       40,620       32,793       20,394       35,191        4,709
March         162,779       1,417      161,363        7,069       49,901       37,464       23,515       38,253        5,160
April         157,757       1,173      156,583        6,604       51,095       35,749       21,804       36,414        4,917
May           164,445       1,122      163,323        6,884       55,013       36,327       21,359       38,565        5,176
June          165,103         641      164,462        6,678       54,456       38,233       21,825       38,165        5,105

July          167,846       1,081      166,765        6,767       56,046       38,224       19,927       40,576        5,225
August        171,801       1,035      170,766        6,829       56,525       38,298       22,150       41,687        5,278
September     163,866       1,094      162,772        6,397       52,495       36,821       20,765       41,139        5,154
October       182,920         876      182,044        7,334       56,701       40,283       24,285       47,810        5,631
November      176,295         632      175,663        7,278       57,322       38,308       23,463       43,414        5,878
December      163,397         804      162,594        6,996       57,119       37,096       20,145       36,103        5,135
                                                                           
_________________

(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 FT900 release, or at www.census.gov/ft900
or www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/tradnewsrelease.htm.
                                                                           
_________________
SOURCE: Report U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services: Annual
Report for 2007 (CB-08-89, BEA-08-26), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959)
or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
