Part A: Seasonally Adjusted
Exhibit 9A. REAL IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
(2000 CHAIN-WEIGHTED DOLLARS BASIS)
                                                                           
In millions of dollars.  The values in this Exhibit are subject to 
periodic change, reflecting revisions to the source information
for monthly deflators

                               End-Use Commodity Category

                   Total       Foods,                              Automotive
                   Census      Feeds, &    Industrial  Capital     Vehicles    Consumer    Other       Residual
Period             Basis(1)    Beverages   Supplies(2) Goods       etc.        Goods       Goods       (3)

2005                                                                                                            

Jan.-Dec.          1,534,765      61,225     367,867     413,489     231,622     407,789      52,478         294

January              126,852       5,028      31,574      33,241      18,981      33,374       4,227         428
February             128,725       4,968      32,105      32,675      18,952      35,338       4,184         502
March                122,696       4,800      30,218      32,458      18,219      32,460       4,249         292
April                126,706       4,939      30,281      34,429      18,611      33,910       4,623         -87
May                  126,271       4,996      29,698      33,878      19,267      34,156       4,479        -202
June                 127,769       5,147      30,213      34,966      18,883      34,311       4,460        -213

July                 126,217       5,077      29,576      34,600      19,117      33,744       4,410        -306
August               126,175       5,184      29,483      34,448      19,480      33,574       4,319        -313
September            127,436       5,364      29,392      35,256      19,441      34,041       4,495        -552
October              130,608       5,182      31,052      35,475      20,129      34,359       4,391          21
November             131,011       5,280      31,727      35,506      19,958      33,750       4,412         378
December             134,299       5,261      32,549      36,557      20,584      34,773       4,228         347

2006                                                                                                            

Jan.-Dec.          1,622,834      64,815     367,197     459,978     247,135     440,544      54,698     -11,533

January              135,448       5,287      32,165      37,181      21,348      34,936       4,531           1
February             133,155       5,249      31,890      35,998      20,667      34,726       4,426         198
March                134,362       5,534      30,399      37,931      20,321      36,556       4,526        -904
April                133,624       5,480      30,180      37,968      20,644      35,736       4,550        -936
May                  134,524       5,293      30,604      38,235      20,518      36,217       4,500        -844
June                 135,154       5,348      30,227      38,148      21,050      36,944       4,602      -1,164

July                 135,077       5,397      30,662      38,778      20,007      36,650       4,518        -935
August               136,651       5,434      31,078      39,222      20,247      37,067       4,513        -910
September            136,569       5,395      30,744      39,156      20,224      37,614       4,569      -1,132
October              135,197       5,489      29,793      39,096      19,942      37,628       4,760      -1,511
November             135,493       5,436      29,652      39,158      20,225      38,071       4,595      -1,645
December             137,580       5,473      29,804      39,106      21,940      38,399       4,609      -1,751

2007                                                                                                            

Jan.-Dec.          1,652,863      65,461     356,446     487,430     246,836     465,682      55,631     -24,623

January              137,628       5,395      31,134      39,565      20,262      37,925       4,472      -1,124
February             136,951       5,431      29,182      40,089      20,294      39,446       4,641      -2,132
March                140,300       5,628      30,820      40,008      20,944      39,888       4,563      -1,551
April                136,789       5,404      29,790      39,804      20,432      38,651       4,483      -1,774
May                  136,876       5,440      29,688      40,399      19,834      38,810       4,623      -1,918
June                 138,029       5,473      29,763      40,893      20,481      38,841       4,646      -2,069

July                 137,885       5,512      29,476      40,858      21,236      38,325       4,704      -2,226
August               137,518       5,548      29,383      40,810      20,925      38,370       4,714      -2,231
September            138,175       5,448      29,430      41,460      21,026      38,479       4,726      -2,394
October              137,905       5,347      29,147      41,203      21,058      39,019       4,707      -2,575
November             138,515       5,498      29,304      41,267      20,867      39,280       4,815      -2,515
December             136,293       5,337      29,329      41,075      19,478      38,650       4,538      -2,114
                                                                           
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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.
(3) The "residual" represents the difference between total exports or imports,
and the sum of the components in the table.

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.
