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

2005                                                                                                                        


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

January       132,743         678      132,065        5,438       38,616       30,719       19,573       33,298        4,421
February      135,495         574      134,921        5,416       40,052       30,174       19,554       35,344        4,380
March         131,625         722      130,902        5,420       39,805       29,921       18,803       32,484        4,469
April         137,868         739      137,129        5,550       41,778       31,796       19,220       33,903        4,882
May           136,331         666      135,665        5,618       40,019       31,271       19,901       34,136        4,720
June          138,211         597      137,614        5,696       41,183       32,253       19,512       34,283        4,688

July          138,162         739      137,423        5,576       42,085       31,689       19,763       33,676        4,634
August        139,884         695      139,189        5,726       43,766       31,531       20,154       33,467        4,546
September     144,706         749      143,958        5,923       46,945       32,172       20,121       34,009        4,788
October       149,416         740      148,676        5,776       50,706       32,305       20,852       34,305        4,730
November      147,351         701      146,650        5,922       49,371       32,285       20,678       33,640        4,753
December      149,987         723      149,264        6,033       49,444       33,213       21,318       34,694        4,561

2006                                                                                                                        

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

January       152,967         698      152,269        6,133       50,437       33,786       22,064       34,943        4,905
February      149,736         567      149,168        5,923       49,632       32,721       21,380       34,750        4,763
March         150,583         673      149,910        6,263       46,782       34,464       21,014       36,529        4,858
April         152,001         562      151,439        6,156       48,861       34,465       21,380       35,687        4,889
May           156,070         589      155,481        6,064       52,335       34,696       21,267       36,239        4,881
June          156,945         567      156,378        6,106       51,705       34,689       21,862       37,012        5,004

July          158,282         629      157,653        6,163       53,581       35,282       20,817       36,890        4,920
August        160,986         700      160,285        6,377       54,875       35,686       21,068       37,342        4,938
September     158,633         605      158,027        6,347       52,120       35,601       21,044       37,908        5,007
October       153,599         659      152,940        6,453       46,985       35,571       20,786       37,963        5,182
November      153,980         626      153,354        6,425       46,684       35,647       21,073       38,474        5,050
December      157,598         565      157,033        6,529       47,990       35,651       22,872       38,902        5,089

2007                                                                                                                        

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

January       156,465         543      155,922        6,518       48,741       36,098       21,130       38,498        4,937
February      155,450         475      154,975        6,556       45,603       36,453       21,190       40,044        5,127
March         161,766       1,417      160,350        6,779       49,812       36,324       21,870       40,509        5,055
April         159,964       1,173      158,791        6,616       50,539       36,067       21,345       39,241        4,983
May           161,883       1,122      160,761        6,720       52,042       36,672       20,732       39,429        5,167
June          163,528         641      162,888        6,755       52,826       37,186       21,425       39,490        5,205

July          165,296       1,081      164,215        6,883       53,548       37,228       22,233       39,056        5,268
August        165,196       1,035      164,161        6,963       53,483       37,283       21,928       39,231        5,272
September     166,207       1,094      165,112        6,963       53,505       37,907       22,075       39,377        5,284
October       168,084         876      167,209        6,922       55,139       37,704       22,170       39,975        5,299
November      172,664         632      172,033        7,102       59,198       37,851       22,099       40,314        5,468
December      171,350         804      170,547        6,907       60,310       37,712       20,722       39,727        5,168
                                                                          
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(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.
                                                                           
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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.
