ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1997 PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 12A. IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY JANUARY 1995 TO DECEMBER 1997 (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) 1995 Jan.- Dec. 749,574 6,031 743,543 33,176 181,849 January 57,546 253 57,293 2,803 14,579 February 55,457 240 55,217 2,666 13,609 March 64,466 882 63,583 3,003 15,855 April 60,683 890 59,792 2,663 15,283 May 64,361 1,163 63,198 2,775 16,375 June 65,009 919 64,090 2,766 15,929 July 62,075 221 61,854 2,642 15,400 August 64,699 247 64,452 2,707 15,321 September 63,660 243 63,417 2,704 14,934 October 67,824 434 67,390 2,967 15,126 November 63,899 322 63,577 2,829 14,938 December 59,896 218 59,679 2,650 14,499 1996 Jan.- Dec. 803,320 8,031 795,289 35,710 204,482 January 62,190 281 61,910 2,801 16,080 February 60,975 395 60,580 2,739 14,581 March 64,585 1,221 63,364 2,958 15,709 April 66,284 1,620 64,664 3,073 17,173 May 68,112 1,255 66,857 3,070 17,754 June 65,078 882 64,196 2,843 16,391 July 68,115 434 67,682 2,901 17,797 August 68,805 780 68,025 2,953 17,380 September 68,620 311 68,309 2,937 17,310 October 74,438 320 74,118 3,269 18,748 November 68,308 293 68,016 2,991 17,091 December 67,809 240 67,570 3,175 18,469 1997 Jan.- Dec. 877,279 6,609 870,671 39,694 213,767 January 67,604 252 67,352 3,053 18,559 February 65,602 430 65,171 2,930 16,714 March 72,145 1,458 70,687 3,388 18,156 April 72,271 1,021 71,250 3,335 17,865 May 72,408 897 71,511 3,406 18,340 June 72,548 892 71,656 3,236 17,375 July 75,125 228 74,896 3,351 18,007 August 73,250 245 73,005 3,212 17,697 September 77,097 266 76,831 3,384 18,036 October 81,684 255 81,430 3,604 18,710 November 72,372 242 72,130 3,226 17,108 December 75,172 423 74,750 3,570 17,200 __________________________________________________________________________ IMPORTS CONTINUED Total Automotive Census Capital Vehicles, Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Goods Parts, etc. Goods Goods 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 1997 Jan.- Dec. 870,671 254,175 140,779 192,918 29,338 January 67,352 18,398 11,164 14,092 2,087 February 65,171 17,969 11,796 13,436 2,327 March 70,687 21,127 12,229 13,553 2,235 April 71,250 20,802 12,259 14,489 2,501 May 71,511 20,327 12,107 14,925 2,406 June 71,656 21,434 11,523 15,709 2,379 July 74,896 22,252 10,581 18,185 2,521 August 73,005 21,074 11,155 17,474 2,393 September 76,831 22,688 11,251 18,989 2,483 October 81,430 23,660 12,814 19,768 2,874 November 72,130 20,959 11,805 16,514 2,519 December 74,750 23,485 12,096 15,786 2,614 (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 (97) (CB-98-104), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, FINAL 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.