                                                                           
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

2009                                                                                                                        


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

January       130,573       1,457      129,116        6,912       38,296       31,808       11,207       35,852        5,040
February      123,019       1,212      121,807        6,767       34,436       30,223       10,489       34,494        5,398
March         123,049       1,164      121,885        6,741       34,511       30,059       10,394       35,365        4,815
April         121,785       1,213      120,572        6,706       33,460       29,173       10,622       35,822        4,789
May           119,795       1,060      118,736        6,704       33,208       28,905       10,207       34,772        4,940
June          123,321       1,165      122,156        6,789       36,773       29,112       11,124       33,607        4,751

July          131,096       1,184      129,912        6,832       38,584       30,401       13,315       35,450        5,331
August        130,269       1,499      128,770        6,720       38,290       30,111       14,140       34,794        4,716
September     137,597       1,329      136,267        6,742       41,668       31,379       15,758       35,454        5,265
October       140,834       1,525      139,309        6,906       42,232       32,212       16,224       36,667        5,068
November      144,986       1,511      143,475        6,825       44,732       32,822       16,514       37,690        4,893
December      149,166       1,546      147,620        6,972       46,190       34,275       17,659       37,365        5,160

2010                                                                                                                        

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

January       148,209       1,187      147,022        7,212       47,976       33,573       16,660       36,491        5,109
February      152,072       1,696      150,376        7,204       48,869       34,189       16,685       38,186        5,243
March         156,289       1,740      154,549        7,434       50,684       34,750       17,589       38,920        5,171
April         156,677       1,763      154,914        7,390       51,520       36,088       17,546       37,746        4,623
May           159,672       1,642      158,030        7,587       50,127       37,087       18,888       39,644        4,697
June          163,770       1,848      161,922        7,686       48,944       37,785       19,879       42,428        5,200

July          161,074       1,541      159,532        7,654       49,226       37,527       19,166       41,000        4,959
August        165,923       1,613      164,310        7,817       50,285       38,555       19,998       42,346        5,308
September     165,072       1,735      163,337        7,900       49,345       40,044       19,451       41,550        5,047
October       166,351       1,780      164,571        7,773       50,081       39,195       19,813       42,368        5,341
November      166,841       1,756      165,085        7,978       50,871       40,372       19,601       40,983        5,281
December      172,057       2,543      169,514        8,105       54,619       40,128       19,817       41,551        5,295

2011                                                                                                                        

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

January       180,995       2,142      178,853        8,426       60,831       41,673       21,215       41,727        4,981
February      177,012       2,216      174,796        8,581       57,403       39,892       20,316       43,643        4,961
March         184,268       2,166      182,102        8,587       63,586       41,268       21,248       41,982        5,431
April         184,143       2,257      181,886        8,862       62,963       41,812       19,097       43,695        5,457
May           187,948       2,442      185,506        9,015       66,216       42,715       19,373       42,750        5,437
June          187,253       2,480      184,773        9,102       64,532       42,459       19,608       43,155        5,918

July          187,474       2,372      185,102        8,860       62,981       42,932       22,315       42,997        5,016
August        186,728       2,339      184,390        8,903       62,886       42,838       21,488       42,414        5,861
September     188,575       2,533      186,042        9,146       63,902       42,965       22,371       42,312        5,348
October       188,446       2,561      185,885        9,425       62,237       43,727       21,797       43,376        5,323
November      189,678       2,262      187,416        9,321       63,495       43,586       22,574       42,653        5,787
December      193,297       2,224      191,073        9,233       64,775       44,870       23,208       43,357        5,630
                                                                        

(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 FT-900 release,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.
