6 Part A: Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 5a. Imports of Goods by Principal End-Use Category In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. End-Use Commodity Category Period Total BalancNet AdjustmeTotal CensusFoods, FeedsIndustrial SCapital GoodAutomotive VConsumer GooOther Goods 2006 Jan.- Dec. 1,863,072 9,133 1,853,938 74,938 601,988 418,259 256,627 442,639 59,487 January 153,740 821 152,919 6,167 50,616 33,896 22,137 35,148 4,955 February 149,289 693 148,596 5,938 48,921 32,904 21,170 34,834 4,829 March 151,590 831 150,759 6,298 47,264 34,714 20,851 36,773 4,859 April 152,002 723 151,278 6,182 48,951 34,419 21,218 35,712 4,797 May 155,735 739 154,996 6,041 52,507 34,548 21,129 35,943 4,828 June 156,060 781 155,279 6,053 51,043 34,550 21,774 36,897 4,962 July 157,031 798 156,232 6,146 52,719 35,123 20,666 36,697 4,881 August 160,703 864 159,838 6,354 54,719 35,525 21,136 37,171 4,934 September 158,627 714 157,913 6,318 52,448 35,414 21,106 37,673 4,954 October 154,187 776 153,411 6,433 47,445 35,497 20,985 37,831 5,220 November 155,149 743 154,406 6,465 46,882 35,840 21,317 38,824 5,077 December 158,960 648 158,312 6,542 48,474 35,829 23,140 39,136 5,190 2007 Jan.- Dec. 1,969,375 12,413 1,956,962 81,683 634,746 444,508 259,239 474,552 62,234 January 157,568 661 156,908 6,583 48,890 36,375 21,254 38,812 4,994 February 155,106 549 154,557 6,576 44,966 36,768 20,870 40,166 5,211 March 162,897 1,535 161,362 6,842 50,449 36,541 21,666 40,815 5,049 April 159,746 1,339 158,407 6,628 50,529 36,007 21,103 39,252 4,889 May 161,260 1,277 159,982 6,680 52,101 36,379 20,717 38,996 5,110 June 162,288 757 161,531 6,697 52,068 37,046 21,300 39,286 5,134 July 163,447 1,212 162,235 6,840 52,485 36,929 22,039 38,738 5,204 August 164,167 1,157 163,009 6,903 52,987 37,054 22,020 38,763 5,282 September 166,461 1,216 165,245 6,948 53,805 37,747 22,286 39,230 5,229 October 169,038 996 168,043 6,901 55,895 37,638 22,525 39,731 5,352 November 173,690 790 172,900 7,137 59,439 37,923 22,343 40,557 5,501 December 173,707 924 172,783 6,949 61,132 38,101 21,116 40,206 5,279 2008 Jan.- Dec. 2,117,245 13,605 2,103,641 88,997 779,481 453,743 233,764 481,643 66,013 January 177,698 946 176,752 7,168 65,367 37,892 21,226 39,763 5,337 February 180,144 1,857 178,287 7,201 63,681 38,570 22,313 41,225 5,297 March 176,640 1,728 174,912 7,178 63,503 38,386 20,159 40,130 5,556 April 183,536 1,743 181,793 7,419 68,007 39,088 21,208 40,450 5,621 May 183,232 888 182,344 7,580 67,977 39,368 20,390 41,513 5,516 June 187,603 921 186,683 7,438 73,220 38,538 20,459 41,438 5,589 July 194,475 1,174 193,301 7,518 79,901 38,743 20,268 40,966 5,905 August 186,840 784 186,057 7,751 73,407 37,999 19,316 41,954 5,630 September 177,687 1,522 176,166 7,561 65,894 38,447 18,564 40,090 5,610 October 175,224 858 174,365 7,648 66,084 37,206 17,918 40,061 5,449 November 151,813 767 151,046 7,371 48,849 35,367 16,714 37,356 5,390 December 142,352 417 141,935 7,165 43,591 34,140 15,230 36,697 5,113 (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 A-1 of the FT-900 release, or at www.census.gov/ft900 or www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/tradnewsrelease.htm.