Exhibit 1. U.S.  Merchandise Trade: Imports for Consumption (1) for Selected
World Areas and Countries: 2004

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)                    1,460,160       100.0   697,561       47.8    724,028       49.6     38,572        2.6
 
North America                   410,619       28.1    210,977       51.4    171,837       41.8     27,805        6.8
  Canada                        255,660       17.5    116,261       45.5    113,429       44.4     25,970       10.2
  Mexico                        154,959       10.6     94,716       61.1     58,408       37.7      1,835        1.2
Western Europe                  295,151       20.2    167,157       56.6    123,101       41.7      4,893        1.7
 European Union (EU)            271,170       18.6    157,134       57.9    109,422       40.4      4,614        1.7
  France                         31,505        2.2     15,394       48.9     15,652       49.7        459        1.5
  Germany                        75,622        5.2     46,959       62.1     27,103       35.8      1,560        2.1
  Ireland                        27,401        1.9     24,480       89.3      2,696        9.8        225        0.8
  Netherlands                    12,471        0.9      6,652       53.3      5,589       44.8        230        1.8
  United Kingdom                 45,920        3.1     26,863       58.5     18,161       39.6        896        2.0
  Other European Union           78,252        5.4     36,787       47.0     40,220       51.4      1,245        1.6
Eastern Europe                   23,699        1.6      8,464       35.7     15,074       63.6        161        0.7
Pacific Rim                     489,663       33.5    235,143       48.0    249,998       51.1      4,523        0.9
  China                         196,160       13.4     53,172       27.1    141,288       72.0      1,700        0.9
  Japan                         129,535        8.9    102,207       78.9     25,803       19.9      1,525        1.2
  NICS                          103,615        7.1     48,672       47.0     54,065       52.2        879        0.8
    Hong Kong                     9,241        0.6      1,244       13.5      7,901       85.5         96        1.0
    Korea                        45,064        3.1     28,091       62.3     16,748       37.2        225        0.5
    Singapore                    14,848        1.0     11,082       74.6      3,637       24.5        129        0.9
    Taiwan                       34,462        2.4      8,254       24.0     25,779       74.8        429        1.2
  Other Pacific Rim              60,354        4.1     31,093       51.5     28,842       47.8        419        0.7
South/Central America            98,194        6.7     33,238       33.8     64,302       65.5        654        0.7
    Argentina                     3,772        0.3      1,103       29.2      2,656       70.4         13        0.4
    Brazil                       21,098        1.4      7,026       33.3     14,012       66.4         59        0.3
    Chile                         5,007        0.3        982       19.6      4,004       80.0         21        0.4
    Colombia                      7,361        0.5        997       13.5      6,052       82.2        312        4.2
    Other South/Central Ameri    60,956        4.2     23,130       37.9     37,578       61.6        249        0.4
OPEC                             92,038        6.3     38,610       41.9     53,266       57.9        162        0.2
Other countries                 142,834        9.8     42,581       29.8     99,717       69.8        536        0.4
 
(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