                                                                           
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

2009                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.  1,575,491      15,866    1,559,625       81,615      462,380      370,480      157,652      427,332       60,165

January       123,791       1,376      122,415        6,933       37,213       29,693       10,120       33,661        4,795
February      110,105       1,093      109,012        6,237       30,704       26,888        9,850       30,425        4,908
March         122,478       1,120      121,359        7,091       34,326       30,825       11,241       32,897        4,978
April         120,096       1,200      118,896        6,771       34,170       28,844       10,892       33,415        4,804
May           117,382       1,041      116,341        6,721       33,825       27,923        9,903       33,273        4,697
June          128,351       1,178      127,173        7,025       39,281       30,767       11,297       33,919        4,884

July          136,920       1,224      135,696        6,801       41,549       31,705       12,311       37,742        5,587
August        132,849       1,577      131,272        6,488       39,686       30,241       14,070       36,135        4,651
September     142,400       1,395      141,004        6,420       42,660       31,939       15,568       39,040        5,377
October       148,646       1,619      147,027        7,069       41,380       33,568       17,647       42,137        5,226
November      144,864       1,540      143,324        6,778       41,874       33,077       17,124       39,340        5,132
December      147,609       1,503      146,106        7,281       45,712       35,011       17,628       35,346        5,127

2010                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.  1,934,006      20,846    1,913,160       91,743      602,546      449,292      225,093      483,214       61,272

January       137,818       1,093      136,725        7,088       45,795       30,622       14,930       33,485        4,805
February      135,447       1,549      133,898        6,620       43,205       30,041       15,719       33,452        4,859
March         159,441       1,712      157,728        8,027       51,535       36,245       19,397       37,101        5,424
April         154,924       1,761      153,163        7,464       52,386       35,512       17,990       35,148        4,665
May           157,762       1,639      156,124        7,709       51,436       36,008       18,370       38,106        4,494
June          170,194       1,873      168,321        7,914       52,450       39,900       20,174       42,580        5,304

July          165,445       1,584      163,861        7,503       52,690       38,579       17,369       42,633        5,088
August        172,663       1,697      170,966        7,681       53,019       39,544       20,298       45,245        5,179
September     168,883       1,806      167,078        7,484       49,802       40,296       19,311       44,982        5,202
October       172,105       1,866      170,239        7,790       48,208       40,106       21,161       47,534        5,439
November      170,532       1,767      168,765        8,084       48,956       41,725       20,614       44,022        5,364
December      168,793       2,500      166,293        8,379       53,064       40,713       19,761       38,927        5,449

2011                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.  2,235,819      27,995    2,207,824      107,460      755,807      510,737      254,609      514,061       65,150

January       169,119       2,072      167,048        8,438       57,859       38,305       19,157       38,586        4,703
February      158,378       2,063      156,315        7,934       50,658       35,395       19,098       38,603        4,627
March         188,115       2,140      185,975        9,173       65,080       42,887       23,365       39,785        5,683
April         180,553       2,260      178,293        8,863       63,695       40,766       19,355       40,216        5,399
May           191,391       2,438      188,953        9,367       69,614       42,616       19,253       42,800        5,304
June          194,087       2,509      191,579        9,303       68,450       44,609       20,010       43,120        6,088

July          189,701       2,438      187,263        8,535       66,206       43,545       19,866       44,099        5,013
August        198,757       2,436      196,321        8,939       67,462       44,816       22,369       46,869        5,864
September     192,149       2,587      189,562        8,608       63,932       43,182       22,200       46,136        5,503
October       194,448       2,638      191,811        9,497       59,879       44,953       23,355       48,698        5,429
November      192,506       2,243      190,263        9,359       60,988       44,836       23,778       45,449        5,853
December      186,615       2,171      184,443        9,447       61,984       44,828       22,801       39,700        5,683
                                                                           

(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 A-1 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 2011 (CB-12-103, BEA-12-24), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki (301-763-3148)
or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
