ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1996 PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 12A. IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY JANUARY 1994 TO DECEMBER 1996 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.) Total Balance of Total Foods, Payments Net Census Feeds, Industrial Period Basis Adjustments Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) 1994 Jan.- Dec. 668,590 5,334 663,256 30,958 162,114 January 46,919 405 46,514 2,390 11,618 February 47,444 790 46,654 2,240 11,288 March 55,783 1,120 54,663 2,656 13,229 April 52,055 583 51,472 2,468 12,670 May 53,549 561 52,987 2,564 13,364 June 57,349 211 57,139 2,633 14,133 July 55,062 254 54,807 2,465 14,365 August 59,668 364 59,304 2,676 14,962 September 59,107 227 58,880 2,659 14,012 October 62,254 284 61,970 2,836 14,030 November 61,606 272 61,334 2,705 14,480 December 57,795 264 57,531 2,667 13,963 1995 Jan.- Dec. 749,431 5,888 743,543 33,176 181,849 January 57,536 243 57,293 2,803 14,579 February 55,447 230 55,217 2,666 13,609 March 64,454 870 63,583 3,003 15,855 April 60,672 880 59,792 2,663 15,283 May 64,351 1,153 63,198 2,775 16,375 June 64,997 907 64,090 2,766 15,929 July 62,064 210 61,854 2,642 15,400 August 64,684 232 64,452 2,707 15,321 September 63,648 231 63,417 2,704 14,934 October 67,810 420 67,390 2,967 15,126 November 63,885 308 63,577 2,829 14,938 December 59,883 204 59,679 2,650 14,499 1996 Jan.- Dec. 803,239 7,950 795,289 35,710 204,482 January 62,184 275 61,910 2,801 16,080 February 60,968 388 60,580 2,739 14,581 March 64,577 1,213 63,364 2,958 15,709 April 66,277 1,613 64,664 3,073 17,173 May 68,104 1,247 66,857 3,070 17,754 June 65,070 874 64,196 2,843 16,391 July 68,107 425 67,682 2,901 17,797 August 68,795 770 68,025 2,953 17,380 September 68,616 307 68,309 2,937 17,310 October 74,433 315 74,118 3,269 18,748 November 68,304 289 68,016 2,991 17,091 December 67,805 235 67,570 3,175 18,469 ______________________________________________________________________ Total Automotive Census Capital Vehicles, Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Goods Parts, etc. Goods Goods 1994 Jan.- Dec. 663,256 184,368 118,271 146,274 21,272 January 46,514 12,873 7,662 10,435 1,535 February 46,654 12,903 8,543 10,116 1,564 March 54,663 15,661 10,489 10,736 1,891 April 51,472 14,416 9,789 10,304 1,826 May 52,987 14,621 9,504 11,179 1,756 June 57,139 15,749 10,391 12,389 1,842 July 54,807 15,015 8,229 13,075 1,659 August 59,304 15,587 10,147 14,301 1,632 September 58,880 16,500 9,824 14,051 1,835 October 61,970 16,917 11,522 14,814 1,851 November 61,334 17,189 11,430 13,575 1,955 December 57,531 16,936 10,742 11,299 1,924 1995 Jan.- Dec. 743,543 221,431 123,795 159,905 23,387 January 57,293 15,968 9,868 12,326 1,749 February 55,217 15,467 10,296 11,490 1,690 March 63,583 18,690 11,842 12,344 1,849 April 59,792 17,398 11,235 11,486 1,726 May 63,198 18,125 10,820 13,059 2,044 June 64,090 19,192 10,543 13,626 2,034 July 61,854 18,691 8,493 14,687 1,941 August 64,452 19,109 9,922 15,436 1,956 September 63,417 19,158 9,864 14,769 1,988 October 67,390 20,746 10,522 15,875 2,155 November 63,577 19,756 10,362 13,544 2,148 December 59,679 19,129 10,030 11,263 2,108 1996 Jan.- Dec. 795,289 229,050 128,938 171,007 26,102 January 61,910 18,485 9,782 12,805 1,957 February 60,580 18,208 10,540 12,464 2,048 March 63,364 19,786 10,703 12,098 2,109 April 64,664 18,883 11,018 12,252 2,265 May 66,857 18,658 11,659 13,474 2,241 June 64,196 18,565 10,729 13,511 2,157 July 67,682 19,268 9,537 15,939 2,240 August 68,025 18,599 10,952 16,047 2,093 September 68,309 19,172 10,432 16,334 2,124 October 74,118 20,301 11,565 17,929 2,305 November 68,016 19,079 11,661 14,772 2,423 December 67,570 20,046 10,361 13,380 2,140 (1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed to convert to a BOP basis is not available. (2) Includes petroleum SOURCE: Report FT900 (96) (CB-97-99), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, FINAL 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.