ANNUAL REVISION FOR 2000 PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 5A. IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY JANUARY 1998 TO DECEMBER 2000 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and 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 75,099 576 74,523 3,325 17,282 February 74,397 213 74,184 3,526 16,861 March 76,876 508 76,369 3,455 16,754 April 76,671 321 76,350 3,398 17,316 May 76,774 283 76,492 3,412 17,223 June 75,276 365 74,911 3,523 16,797 July 74,958 364 74,594 3,448 16,548 August 76,397 690 75,707 3,396 16,654 September 76,655 548 76,107 3,405 16,295 October 78,464 584 77,880 3,439 16,602 November 78,425 513 77,912 3,430 16,327 December 77,119 252 76,867 3,488 15,483 1999 Jan.- Dec. 1,029,987 5,369 1,024,618 43,579 222,024 January 78,107 191 77,916 3,556 15,407 February 80,420 215 80,206 3,554 15,408 March 80,182 229 79,953 3,451 16,072 April 81,373 279 81,094 3,567 17,075 May 83,302 226 83,076 3,645 17,966 June 85,881 281 85,601 3,729 18,169 July 87,154 195 86,958 3,632 18,817 August 88,482 591 87,891 3,638 19,994 September 89,141 970 88,172 3,665 20,259 October 90,338 533 89,805 3,620 20,574 November 91,957 929 91,029 3,725 20,911 December 93,649 732 92,917 3,797 21,371 2000 Jan.- Dec. 1,224,417 6,395 1,218,022 45,975 299,788 January 94,668 722 93,946 3,645 21,712 February 97,366 939 96,427 3,721 23,686 March 100,513 720 99,793 3,856 24,715 April 99,895 281 99,614 3,780 23,574 May 100,062 285 99,777 3,828 24,285 June 103,272 427 102,845 3,852 25,803 July 103,214 219 102,995 3,899 25,922 August 104,215 364 103,851 3,921 25,397 September 106,455 631 105,824 3,893 26,455 October 106,012 609 105,402 3,824 26,327 November 104,811 652 104,159 3,943 25,490 December 103,935 547 103,388 3,813 26,422 ___________________________________ 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 74,523 21,921 11,780 17,508 2,707 February 74,184 22,227 11,903 17,043 2,625 March 76,369 22,939 12,417 18,151 2,654 April 76,350 22,305 12,291 18,149 2,891 May 76,492 22,826 12,395 18,023 2,612 June 74,911 22,122 11,727 18,113 2,629 July 74,594 22,257 10,837 18,364 3,140 August 75,707 22,123 12,140 18,251 3,143 September 76,107 22,360 12,712 18,200 3,136 October 77,880 22,865 13,221 18,536 3,218 November 77,912 22,961 13,440 18,468 3,286 December 76,867 22,544 13,815 18,191 3,346 1999 Jan.- Dec. 1,024,618 295,272 178,996 241,702 43,046 January 77,916 23,078 13,729 18,815 3,330 February 80,206 23,855 14,347 19,716 3,326 March 79,953 23,402 14,367 19,100 3,561 April 81,094 23,559 13,893 19,484 3,516 May 83,076 24,056 14,672 19,218 3,519 June 85,601 25,014 15,216 19,933 3,539 July 86,958 25,296 15,234 20,503 3,476 August 87,891 24,652 15,367 20,504 3,736 September 88,172 24,786 15,331 20,445 3,685 October 89,805 25,462 15,144 21,125 3,881 November 91,029 25,833 15,487 21,378 3,695 December 92,917 26,277 16,209 21,480 3,782 2000 Jan.- Dec. 1,218,022 346,663 195,858 281,405 48,333 January 93,946 26,454 16,585 21,660 3,890 February 96,427 27,075 15,993 22,033 3,918 March 99,793 27,872 16,437 22,995 3,918 April 99,614 28,518 16,557 23,224 3,962 May 99,777 28,586 15,972 23,321 3,784 June 102,845 29,166 16,465 23,472 4,087 July 102,995 29,133 16,452 23,541 4,048 August 103,851 29,846 16,679 23,801 4,206 September 105,824 30,676 16,463 24,206 4,132 October 105,402 30,029 16,570 24,547 4,106 November 104,159 29,539 16,280 24,702 4,205 December 103,388 29,769 15,406 23,902 4,077 (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.