Exhibit 1. U.S.  Merchandise Trade: Imports for Consumption (1) for Selected
World Areas and Countries: 2003
         In millions of dollars.
 
NOTE:  This exhibit is compiled from detailed merchandise trade data.  For information on nonsampling errors and other 
data limitations refer to the Technical Documentation.
 
         Selected World                              Related                       Nonrelated
     Areas/Countries (2)               Total Import         Party Trade            Party Trade         Nonreported(3)
 
                                Value     Percent     Value     Percent     Value     Percent     Value     Percent
 
 
TOTAL  (4)                    1,250,097       100.0   593,833       47.5    621,515       49.7     34,749        2.8
 
North America                   361,215       28.9    184,998       51.2    151,001       41.8     25,216        7.0
  Canada                        224,016       17.9     96,969       43.3    103,462       46.2     23,585       10.5
  Mexico                        137,199       11.0     88,029       64.2     47,539       34.6      1,631        1.2
Western Europe                  263,313       21.1    151,251       57.4    107,800       40.9      4,262        1.6
 European Union (EU)            242,210       19.4    142,150       58.7     96,026       39.6      4,034        1.7
  France                         28,896        2.3     13,600       47.1     14,839       51.4        458        1.6
  Germany                        66,532        5.3     44,279       66.6     20,902       31.4      1,351        2.0
  Netherlands                    10,973        0.9      6,327       57.7      4,434       40.4        212        1.9
  United Kingdom                 42,455        3.4     24,701       58.2     16,896       39.8        859        2.0
  Other European Union           93,354        7.5     53,244       57.0     38,956       41.7      1,155        1.2
Eastern Europe                   18,122        1.4      6,236       34.4     11,748       64.8        138        0.8
Pacific Rim                     417,005       33.4    197,546       47.4    215,472       51.7      3,988        1.0
  China                         151,620       12.1     34,839       23.0    115,513       76.2      1,269        0.8
  Japan                         118,485        9.5     93,716       79.1     23,212       19.6      1,557        1.3
  NICs                           91,481        7.3     40,398       44.2     50,313       55.0        770        0.8
    Hong Kong                     8,770        0.7      1,177       13.4      7,503       85.5         91        1.0
    Korea                        36,930        3.0     21,612       58.5     15,139       41.0        179        0.5
    Singapore                    14,291        1.1     10,658       74.6      3,523       24.7        110        0.8
    Taiwan                       31,490        2.5      6,952       22.1     24,148       76.7        390        1.2
  Other Pacific Rim              55,419        4.4     28,593       51.6     26,434       47.7        392        0.7
South/Central America            78,096        6.2     24,214       31.0     53,254       68.2        628        0.8
    Argentina                     3,095        0.2        827       26.7      2,256       72.9         12        0.4
    Brazil                       17,717        1.4      6,378       36.0     11,287       63.7         51        0.3
    Chile                         3,979        0.3        779       19.6      3,183       80.0         17        0.4
    Colombia                      6,346        0.5        581        9.2      5,480       86.3        285        4.5
    Other South/Central Ameri    46,959        3.8     15,649       33.3     31,048       66.1        263        0.6
OPEC                             65,300        5.2     23,339       35.7     41,733       63.9        228        0.3
Other countries                 112,346        9.0     29,588       26.3     82,240       73.2        518        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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