ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1996 PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 5A. IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY JANUARY 1994 TO DECEMBER 1996 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding.) Total Balance of Net Total Foods, Payments Adjust- Census Feeds, & Industrial Period Basis ments Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) 1994 Jan.- Dec. 668,590 5,334 663,256 30,958 162,114 January 50,432 405 50,027 2,443 11,683 February 51,189 790 50,399 2,363 11,920 March 53,388 1,120 52,267 2,558 12,622 April 53,519 583 52,936 2,519 12,633 May 54,391 561 53,830 2,543 13,100 June 55,942 211 55,731 2,590 13,999 July 56,350 254 56,096 2,593 14,359 August 57,760 364 57,396 2,690 14,740 September 57,867 227 57,640 2,695 14,292 October 58,234 284 57,950 2,654 13,923 November 60,050 272 59,778 2,649 14,563 December 59,468 264 59,204 2,663 14,279 1995 Jan.- Dec. 749,431 5,888 743,543 33,176 181,849 January 60,854 243 60,612 2,846 14,462 February 59,678 230 59,448 2,792 14,358 March 62,258 870 61,388 2,906 15,329 April 63,168 880 62,288 2,738 15,375 May 63,773 1,153 62,620 2,706 15,879 June 63,798 907 62,891 2,753 15,822 July 62,612 210 62,402 2,721 15,332 August 62,338 232 62,107 2,724 15,008 September 63,229 231 62,998 2,799 15,419 October 62,640 420 62,220 2,760 14,806 November 62,268 308 61,960 2,723 15,035 December 62,814 204 62,610 2,709 15,024 1996 Jan.- Dec. 803,239 7,950 795,289 35,710 204,482 January 64,407 275 64,132 2,815 15,881 February 63,514 388 63,126 2,810 14,954 March 65,052 1,213 63,839 2,979 15,625 April 66,691 1,613 65,079 3,051 16,889 May 68,108 1,247 66,861 3,015 17,356 June 66,174 874 65,301 2,913 16,698 July 66,844 425 66,419 2,947 17,346 August 68,013 770 67,243 3,015 17,384 September 68,400 307 68,093 2,991 17,841 October 67,823 315 67,508 3,009 18,250 November 68,385 289 68,096 2,976 17,562 December 69,828 235 69,593 3,189 18,698 _________________________________________________________________ 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 50,027 14,027 8,670 11,520 1,685 February 50,399 14,004 8,904 11,515 1,693 March 52,267 14,472 9,395 11,444 1,777 April 52,936 14,757 9,324 11,913 1,791 May 53,830 14,900 9,531 12,000 1,756 June 55,731 15,204 9,979 12,173 1,787 July 56,096 15,314 9,962 12,144 1,724 August 57,396 15,406 10,411 12,414 1,734 September 57,640 16,318 9,958 12,534 1,844 October 57,950 16,317 10,507 12,731 1,819 November 59,778 16,939 10,810 13,011 1,807 December 59,204 16,711 10,820 12,874 1,856 1995 Jan.- Dec. 743,543 221,431 123,795 159,905 23,387 January 60,612 16,993 11,055 13,339 1,918 February 59,448 16,783 10,658 13,054 1,803 March 61,388 17,542 10,626 13,213 1,772 April 62,288 17,984 10,986 13,470 1,735 May 62,620 18,112 10,338 13,611 1,973 June 62,891 18,717 10,218 13,424 1,957 July 62,402 18,811 10,026 13,497 2,016 August 62,107 18,902 9,998 13,429 2,046 September 62,998 19,267 10,145 13,373 1,996 October 62,220 19,640 9,544 13,361 2,109 November 61,960 19,358 9,807 13,056 1,982 December 62,610 19,322 10,396 13,079 2,081 1996 Jan.- Dec. 795,289 229,050 128,938 171,007 26,102 January 64,132 19,337 10,409 13,589 2,102 February 63,126 18,982 10,481 13,790 2,108 March 63,839 19,457 10,118 13,565 2,095 April 65,079 18,714 10,486 13,691 2,246 May 66,861 19,017 11,033 14,271 2,168 June 65,301 18,841 10,755 13,943 2,151 July 66,419 18,704 11,044 14,101 2,277 August 67,243 19,010 11,216 14,438 2,181 September 68,093 19,133 11,160 14,769 2,199 October 67,508 18,943 10,156 14,952 2,198 November 68,096 19,330 11,234 14,749 2,245 December 69,593 19,581 10,846 15,149 2,130 (1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed to convert to a BOP basis is not available. (2) Includes petroleum products. 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.