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 2007 Jan.- Dec. 1,983,558 26,596 1,956,962 81,683 634,746 444,508 256,666 474,552 64,806 January 157,674 1,674 156,000 6,602 48,405 36,132 21,001 38,715 5,146 February 156,560 1,463 155,097 6,625 45,492 36,677 20,688 40,260 5,355 March 164,398 2,591 161,806 6,860 50,396 36,646 21,596 40,991 5,318 April 162,054 2,399 159,655 6,678 50,803 36,299 21,261 39,434 5,179 May 163,279 2,229 161,050 6,686 52,513 36,641 21,046 38,773 5,391 June 164,983 1,846 163,137 6,706 52,386 37,448 21,661 39,523 5,412 July 166,068 2,389 163,679 6,835 52,973 37,166 22,440 38,923 5,341 August 165,760 2,316 163,444 6,907 53,079 37,222 21,893 38,885 5,457 September 167,276 2,393 164,883 6,937 53,659 37,841 21,668 39,349 5,428 October 169,392 2,524 166,868 6,854 55,491 37,551 21,729 39,725 5,520 November 173,874 2,272 171,602 7,125 59,231 37,586 21,681 40,236 5,743 December 172,240 2,499 169,741 6,868 60,318 37,299 20,002 39,737 5,517 2008 Jan.- Dec. 2,139,548 35,907 2,103,641 88,997 779,481 453,743 231,242 481,643 68,536 January 177,679 2,585 175,094 7,195 64,386 37,584 20,881 39,485 5,564 February 182,670 3,349 179,322 7,290 64,764 38,464 22,051 41,358 5,396 March 178,758 3,467 175,291 7,208 63,318 38,456 20,124 40,400 5,783 April 187,001 3,606 183,395 7,467 68,414 39,444 21,419 40,756 5,894 May 186,854 2,930 183,924 7,593 68,586 39,806 20,992 41,171 5,775 June 191,448 3,032 188,416 7,452 73,310 39,019 21,099 41,710 5,826 July 198,368 3,446 194,921 7,508 80,530 39,000 20,613 41,147 6,124 August 189,751 3,094 186,657 7,749 73,587 38,191 19,053 42,200 5,878 September 179,269 3,751 175,518 7,532 65,550 38,484 17,869 40,326 5,757 October 175,731 2,699 173,032 7,603 65,664 37,180 17,010 39,920 5,655 November 151,723 2,262 149,461 7,350 48,583 34,869 16,002 37,055 5,604 December 140,295 1,686 138,609 7,050 42,789 33,247 14,128 36,116 5,280 2009 Jan.- Dec. 1,575,443 15,818 1,559,625 81,604 462,512 369,336 157,629 428,379 60,165 January 130,197 1,386 128,811 6,929 38,115 31,696 11,316 35,808 4,946 February 122,610 1,076 121,533 6,795 34,584 29,960 10,098 34,752 5,343 March 123,435 1,132 122,303 6,808 34,739 29,834 10,558 35,396 4,969 April 122,050 1,183 120,867 6,774 33,944 29,057 10,583 35,758 4,751 May 120,656 1,023 119,633 6,791 33,110 29,277 10,458 35,163 4,835 June 124,821 1,146 123,675 6,818 37,127 29,292 11,442 34,087 4,911 July 131,979 1,197 130,782 6,825 38,841 30,456 13,786 35,591 5,282 August 130,716 1,566 129,150 6,698 37,561 30,274 14,617 35,155 4,844 September 138,282 1,373 136,909 6,679 42,671 31,139 15,650 35,514 5,256 October 139,193 1,641 137,552 6,843 41,020 32,023 15,998 36,679 4,989 November 142,792 1,571 141,221 6,725 43,353 32,609 16,098 37,520 4,917 December 148,713 1,524 147,189 6,919 47,446 33,718 17,026 36,958 5,122 (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.