Exhibit 1. U.S.  Merchandise Trade: Imports for Consumption (1) for Selected
                               World Areas and Countries - 2002
                                    In millions of dollars.
 
NOTE:  This exhibit is compiled from detailed merchandise trade data.  For information on 
       nonsampling errors and other data limitations refer Technical Documentation.
 
         Selected World                                                    Related                  Nonrelated
         Areas/Countries (2)                  Total Imports               Party Trade               Party Trade             Nonreported (3)
 
                                            Value       Percent        Value      Percent        Value      Percent        Value      Percent
 
 
TOTAL  (4)                                1,154,811       100.0       549,402       47.6        578,611       50.1         26,798        2.3
 
North America                               344,639       29.8        178,745       51.9        147,782       42.9         18,112        5.3
  Canada                                    210,518       18.2         89,287       42.4        104,733       49.8         16,498        7.8
  Mexico                                    134,121       11.6         89,458       66.7         43,049       32.1          1,614        1.2
Western Europe                              243,431       21.1        135,225       55.5        104,408       42.9          3,798        1.6
 European Union (EU)                        223,732       19.4        127,086       56.8         93,052       41.6          3,594        1.6
  France                                     28,232        2.4         12,036       42.6         15,782       55.9            415        1.5
  Germany                                    60,985        5.3         41,007       67.2         18,770       30.8          1,207        2.0
  Netherlands                                 9,889        0.9          5,825       58.9          3,877       39.2            187        1.9
  United Kingdom                             40,429        3.5         21,550       53.3         18,108       44.8            771        1.9
  Other European Union                       84,197        7.3         46,668       55.4         36,516       43.4          1,013        1.2
Eastern Europe                               14,813        1.3          4,775       32.2          9,910       66.9            127        0.9
Pacific Rim                                 391,529       33.9        184,958       47.2        202,790       51.8          3,781        1.0
  China                                     124,796       10.8         25,538       20.5         98,261       78.7            997        0.8
  Japan                                     121,262       10.5         92,906       76.6         26,733       22.0          1,624        1.3
  NICs                                       90,694        7.9         38,550       42.5         51,379       56.7            766        0.8
    Hong Kong                                 9,241        0.8          1,159       12.5          7,987       86.4             94        1.0
    Korea                                    35,284        3.1         19,791       56.1         15,324       43.4            169        0.5
    Singapore                                14,116        1.2         10,489       74.3          3,520       24.9            107        0.8
    Taiwan                                   32,054        2.8          7,111       22.2         24,548       76.6            395        1.2
  Other Pacific Rim                          54,776        4.7         27,964       51.1         26,417       48.2            395        0.7
South/Central America                        68,024        5.9         20,600       30.3         46,905       69.0            518        0.8
    Argentina                                 3,211        0.3            765       23.8          2,434       75.8             12        0.4
    Brazil                                   15,609        1.4          5,802       37.2          9,759       62.5             49        0.3
    Chile                                     3,557        0.3            833       23.4          2,708       76.1             16        0.4
    Colombia                                  5,382        0.5          1,013       18.8          4,121       76.6            249        4.6
    Other South/Central America              40,265        3.5         12,188       30.3         27,883       69.3            194        0.5
OPEC                                         50,649        4.4         17,417       34.4         33,062       65.3            169        0.3
Other countries                              92,375        8.0         25,098       27.2         66,815       72.3            462        0.5
 
(1)  For definition, see Technical Documentation.
(2)  World areas do not sum to total.  Venezuela is included in both OPEC and South/Central 
     America, and Indonesia is included in both Pacific Rim and OPEC.
(3)  Related party indicator was missing from import documentation.
(4)  Total values are the summation of statistical month values and do not include annual 
     revisions or adjustments for late receipts.
 
 
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