ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1997 PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 5A. IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY JANUARY 1995 TO DECEMBER 1997 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and 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 60,745 253 60,492 2,850 14,443 February 60,076 240 59,836 2,847 14,482 March 62,272 882 61,390 2,863 15,124 April 63,448 890 62,557 2,719 15,605 May 63,474 1,163 62,311 2,656 15,628 June 63,617 919 62,698 2,773 15,626 July 62,700 221 62,479 2,734 15,401 August 62,289 247 62,042 2,712 15,050 September 63,088 243 62,845 2,794 15,388 October 62,462 434 62,028 2,747 14,766 November 62,459 322 62,138 2,738 15,110 December 62,944 218 62,727 2,742 15,229 1996 Jan.- Dec. 803,320 8,031 795,289 35,710 204,482 January 64,274 281 63,994 2,803 15,753 February 63,796 395 63,402 2,831 15,028 March 65,397 1,221 64,176 2,967 15,697 April 66,447 1,620 64,828 2,992 16,614 May 67,970 1,255 66,715 3,002 17,249 June 66,548 882 65,666 2,958 17,068 July 66,625 434 66,191 2,942 17,185 August 67,975 780 67,195 3,024 17,401 September 68,206 311 67,895 2,995 17,809 October 67,806 320 67,486 2,991 18,323 November 68,682 293 68,390 3,009 17,631 December 69,593 240 69,353 3,198 18,723 1997 Jan.- Dec. 877,279 6,609 870,671 39,694 213,767 January 70,150 252 69,898 3,104 18,228 February 70,807 430 70,376 3,141 17,753 March 72,266 1,458 70,808 3,289 17,883 April 72,831 1,021 71,810 3,318 17,546 May 73,085 897 72,188 3,367 17,938 June 72,420 892 71,528 3,279 17,335 July 73,318 228 73,090 3,406 17,480 August 74,009 245 73,764 3,370 18,137 September 74,271 266 74,005 3,357 17,990 October 74,738 255 74,483 3,306 18,191 November 74,087 242 73,845 3,263 18,088 December 75,298 423 74,875 3,493 17,198 ________________________________________________________________________ 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 60,492 17,071 10,927 13,281 1,920 February 59,836 17,007 10,652 13,035 1,814 March 61,390 17,533 10,706 13,380 1,784 April 62,557 18,059 10,993 13,451 1,730 May 62,311 18,176 10,399 13,487 1,966 June 62,698 18,615 10,252 13,474 1,957 July 62,479 18,793 9,941 13,612 1,997 August 62,042 18,794 9,966 13,484 2,035 September 62,845 19,101 10,214 13,361 1,987 October 62,028 19,516 9,666 13,227 2,107 November 62,138 19,461 9,797 13,030 2,002 December 62,727 19,302 10,283 13,084 2,087 1996 Jan.- Dec. 795,289 229,050 128,938 171,007 26,102 January 63,994 19,413 10,393 13,528 2,103 February 63,402 19,349 10,350 13,725 2,120 March 64,176 19,412 10,179 13,804 2,117 April 64,828 18,827 10,539 13,620 2,237 May 66,715 19,081 11,089 14,133 2,161 June 65,666 18,669 10,772 14,042 2,158 July 66,191 18,702 10,966 14,177 2,217 August 67,195 18,819 11,206 14,567 2,176 September 67,895 18,964 11,155 14,758 2,214 October 67,486 18,847 10,336 14,805 2,183 November 68,390 19,385 11,347 14,748 2,270 December 69,353 19,582 10,605 15,098 2,147 1997 Jan.- Dec. 870,671 254,175 140,779 192,918 29,338 January 69,898 19,587 11,725 15,032 2,222 February 70,376 19,832 11,956 15,240 2,455 March 70,808 20,422 11,666 15,263 2,285 April 71,810 20,864 11,523 16,115 2,443 May 72,188 21,037 11,587 15,911 2,348 June 71,528 21,016 11,634 15,878 2,385 July 73,090 21,639 11,923 16,171 2,470 August 73,764 21,779 11,735 16,222 2,522 September 74,005 21,812 11,769 16,566 2,511 October 74,483 22,207 11,594 16,472 2,713 November 73,845 21,543 11,738 16,778 2,435 December 74,875 22,438 11,929 17,269 2,548 (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.