ANNUAL REVISION FOR 2000 PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 12A. IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY JANUARY 1998 TO DECEMBER 2000 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.) Total End-Use Commodity Category Balance of Total Foods, Payments Net Census Feeds, Industrial Period Basis Adjustments Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) 1998 Jan.- Dec. 917,112 5,216 911,896 41,243 200,140 January 70,800 576 70,224 3,302 17,133 February 68,607 213 68,394 3,293 15,676 March 78,603 508 78,096 3,651 17,310 April 76,064 321 75,744 3,441 17,697 May 74,281 283 73,998 3,372 17,370 June 77,283 365 76,918 3,608 17,226 July 76,702 364 76,337 3,367 17,092 August 76,703 690 76,014 3,291 16,705 September 78,982 548 78,434 3,282 16,153 October 84,296 584 83,712 3,623 16,911 November 78,533 513 78,020 3,418 15,853 December 76,259 252 76,007 3,595 15,015 1999 Jan.- Dec. 1,029,987 5,369 1,024,618 43,579 222,024 January 71,957 191 71,766 3,442 14,932 February 74,064 215 73,849 3,276 14,312 March 84,301 229 84,072 3,692 16,962 April 80,259 279 79,980 3,580 17,360 May 81,191 226 80,965 3,700 18,240 June 88,160 281 87,880 3,802 18,587 July 86,970 195 86,775 3,510 19,205 August 90,340 591 89,749 3,571 20,317 September 91,214 970 90,244 3,546 20,015 October 94,993 533 94,460 3,773 20,651 November 94,509 929 93,581 3,815 20,685 December 92,028 732 91,296 3,871 20,757 2000 Jan.- Dec. 1,224,417 6,395 1,218,022 45,975 299,788 January 87,910 722 87,188 3,548 21,326 February 92,627 939 91,688 3,505 22,713 March 103,964 720 103,244 4,028 25,645 April 95,422 281 95,141 3,685 23,305 May 101,352 285 101,067 3,979 25,253 June 104,954 427 104,527 3,873 26,064 July 102,205 219 101,986 3,783 26,175 August 108,530 364 108,166 3,940 26,110 September 106,986 631 106,355 3,714 25,735 October 114,421 609 113,812 4,115 26,907 November 107,047 652 106,395 4,065 25,130 December 98,999 547 98,452 3,742 25,424 ___________________________________ Imports Continued End-Use Commodity Category Total Automotive Census Capital Vehicles, Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Goods etc. Goods Goods 1998 Jan.- Dec. 911,896 269,451 148,680 216,996 35,387 January 70,224 20,212 11,015 15,911 2,651 February 68,394 20,129 11,838 15,009 2,449 March 78,096 24,227 13,531 16,735 2,641 April 75,744 22,275 12,862 16,538 2,930 May 73,998 21,776 12,451 16,502 2,527 June 76,918 23,045 11,664 18,682 2,694 July 76,337 22,667 9,520 20,443 3,249 August 76,014 21,827 11,457 19,675 3,058 September 78,434 22,830 12,357 20,716 3,096 October 83,712 23,925 14,278 21,556 3,418 November 78,020 23,205 13,661 18,559 3,324 December 76,007 23,334 14,044 16,668 3,351 1999 Jan.- Dec. 1,024,618 295,272 178,996 241,702 43,046 January 71,766 20,812 12,614 16,830 3,137 February 73,849 21,493 14,310 17,371 3,086 March 84,072 25,058 16,265 18,384 3,711 April 79,980 23,253 14,378 17,795 3,613 May 80,965 23,197 14,641 17,798 3,389 June 87,880 25,934 15,465 20,517 3,576 July 86,775 25,274 13,193 22,004 3,589 August 89,749 24,925 14,774 22,510 3,652 September 90,244 25,350 14,805 22,886 3,642 October 94,460 26,226 16,070 23,789 3,951 November 93,581 26,702 16,225 22,270 3,883 December 91,296 27,048 16,256 19,548 3,817 2000 Jan.- Dec. 1,218,022 346,663 195,858 281,405 48,333 January 87,188 24,061 15,116 19,470 3,667 February 91,688 25,179 16,265 20,272 3,753 March 103,244 29,252 18,512 21,703 4,104 April 95,141 27,161 16,799 20,315 3,875 May 101,067 28,626 16,412 22,995 3,802 June 104,527 30,199 16,477 23,719 4,195 July 101,986 29,019 14,081 24,920 4,008 August 108,166 30,534 16,639 26,663 4,280 September 106,355 30,804 15,572 26,388 4,141 October 113,812 32,065 17,755 28,793 4,177 November 106,395 30,186 17,190 25,436 4,389 December 98,452 29,577 15,039 20,729 3,942 (1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. (2) Includes petroleum and petroleum products. SOURCE: Report FT900 (01) (CB-01-105), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, FINAL 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.