ANNUAL REVISION FOR 2003 PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 5A. IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY JANUARY 2001 TO DECEMBER 2003 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding.) End-Use Commodity Category Total Balance of Total Foods, Payments Net Census Feeds, Industrial Period Basis Adjustments Basis (1) Beverages Supplies (2) 2001 Jan.- Dec. 1,145,900 4,901 1,140,999 46,641 273,870 January 106,052 583 105,470 3,900 27,988 February 100,910 560 100,350 3,796 25,887 March 102,434 581 101,853 3,737 25,320 April 98,756 592 98,164 3,746 24,152 May 95,906 756 95,150 3,766 23,365 June 95,552 574 94,978 3,922 22,791 July 93,891 211 93,680 4,006 21,924 August 92,810 241 92,569 3,942 21,637 September 91,180 223 90,957 4,047 21,356 October 91,532 209 91,322 4,031 20,668 November 90,183 205 89,979 3,973 19,947 December 86,694 167 86,527 3,774 18,835 2002 Jan.- Dec. 1,164,728 3,362 1,161,366 49,687 267,693 January 89,495 232 89,264 3,862 19,417 February 91,879 222 91,657 3,988 19,596 March 92,146 272 91,874 3,962 19,901 April 96,400 314 96,086 4,034 22,380 May 96,839 299 96,540 4,104 22,259 June 98,156 295 97,861 4,145 22,045 July 97,389 286 97,103 4,202 22,166 August 99,982 298 99,684 4,226 23,128 September 99,408 311 99,097 4,162 23,169 October 97,183 320 96,863 4,084 24,080 November 102,277 285 101,992 4,409 24,365 December 103,575 228 103,347 4,508 25,188 2003 Jan.- Dec. 1,260,674 3,553 1,257,121 55,831 313,818 January 102,688 234 102,454 4,513 25,540 February 102,681 216 102,465 4,428 26,525 March 106,033 249 105,784 4,600 28,395 April 103,496 261 103,236 4,667 25,621 May 102,915 353 102,562 4,629 24,284 June 103,676 479 103,196 4,469 25,174 July 104,769 209 104,560 4,558 26,307 August 102,627 474 102,153 4,563 25,954 September 105,490 310 105,180 4,788 26,138 October 107,345 277 107,069 4,785 25,994 November 107,818 264 107,554 4,883 25,831 December 111,135 226 110,909 4,949 28,056 ___________________________________ Imports Continued End-Use Commodity Category Total Automotive Census Capital Vehicles Consumer Other Period Basis (1) Goods etc. Goods Goods 2001 Jan.- Dec. 1,140,999 297,993 189,782 284,293 48,421 January 105,470 28,825 15,997 24,618 4,142 February 100,350 27,822 15,606 23,158 4,082 March 101,853 28,199 15,678 25,098 3,821 April 98,164 25,855 15,927 24,311 4,173 May 95,150 24,591 15,704 23,534 4,189 June 94,978 24,518 15,963 23,764 4,020 July 93,680 23,871 15,986 23,854 4,039 August 92,569 23,541 16,253 23,264 3,932 September 90,957 22,581 15,669 23,425 3,878 October 91,322 22,976 15,724 23,885 4,037 November 89,979 22,763 15,895 23,329 4,072 December 86,527 22,451 15,380 22,052 4,035 2002 Jan.- Dec. 1,161,366 283,323 203,743 307,842 49,078 January 89,264 22,780 15,644 23,526 4,035 February 91,657 23,099 16,535 24,420 4,019 March 91,874 23,459 16,292 24,067 4,193 April 96,086 23,739 16,959 24,936 4,038 May 96,540 23,711 16,938 25,435 4,092 June 97,861 24,032 16,975 26,263 4,399 July 97,103 23,888 16,975 25,866 4,006 August 99,684 23,783 17,789 26,698 4,060 September 99,097 23,608 17,716 26,330 4,113 October 96,863 22,322 17,024 25,307 4,046 November 101,992 24,381 17,495 27,424 3,917 December 103,347 24,521 17,401 27,569 4,159 2003 Jan.- Dec. 1,257,121 295,833 210,173 333,878 47,587 January 102,454 24,257 17,131 27,066 3,947 February 102,465 23,409 17,051 27,086 3,967 March 105,784 23,535 17,346 28,007 3,900 April 103,236 24,347 17,048 27,571 3,983 May 102,562 24,383 17,682 27,681 3,903 June 103,196 24,507 17,949 27,012 4,085 July 104,560 24,461 17,750 27,438 4,047 August 102,153 24,185 16,254 27,389 3,808 September 105,180 25,058 17,510 27,775 3,910 October 107,069 25,365 18,009 28,926 3,990 November 107,554 25,642 18,103 29,075 4,020 December 110,909 26,686 18,337 28,853 4,028 (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 26 of the FT-900 release, or at www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/press.html or www.bea.gov/bea/rels.htm. SOURCE: Report FT900 (03) (CB-04-91), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, FINAL 2003. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.