ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1998 PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 12A. IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY JANUARY 1996 TO DECEMBER 1998 (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) 1996 Jan.- Dec. 803,327 8,037 795,289 35,710 204,482 January 62,186 277 61,910 2,801 16,080 February 60,973 393 60,580 2,739 14,581 March 64,583 1,219 63,364 2,958 15,709 April 66,282 1,617 64,664 3,073 17,173 May 68,110 1,254 66,857 3,070 17,754 June 65,077 881 64,196 2,843 16,391 July 68,115 433 67,682 2,901 17,797 August 68,807 782 68,025 2,953 17,380 September 68,628 319 68,309 2,937 17,310 October 74,442 324 74,118 3,269 18,748 November 68,312 297 68,016 2,991 17,091 December 67,812 242 67,570 3,175 18,469 1997 Jan.- Dec. 876,366 6,662 869,704 39,694 213,767 January 67,529 257 67,272 3,053 18,559 February 65,525 434 65,091 2,930 16,714 March 72,068 1,461 70,606 3,388 18,156 April 72,196 1,026 71,169 3,335 17,865 May 72,332 902 71,430 3,406 18,340 June 72,475 899 71,576 3,236 17,375 July 75,050 234 74,816 3,351 18,007 August 73,177 252 72,925 3,212 17,697 September 77,017 266 76,751 3,384 18,036 October 81,607 258 81,349 3,604 18,710 November 72,295 245 72,050 3,226 17,108 December 75,096 427 74,669 3,570 17,200 1998 Jan.- Dec. 917,178 5,282 911,896 41,243 200,140 January 70,804 580 70,224 3,302 17,133 February 68,621 228 68,394 3,293 15,676 March 78,606 511 78,096 3,651 17,310 April 76,068 325 75,744 3,441 17,697 May 74,289 291 73,998 3,372 17,370 June 77,276 358 76,918 3,608 17,226 July 76,698 361 76,337 3,367 17,092 August 76,713 699 76,014 3,291 16,705 September 78,983 549 78,434 3,282 16,153 October 84,303 592 83,712 3,623 16,911 November 78,541 522 78,020 3,418 15,853 December 76,274 267 76,007 3,595 15,015 _______________________________________ IMPORTS CONTINUED Automotive Capital Vehicles, Consumer Other Period Goods Parts, etc. Goods Goods 1996 Jan.- Dec. 228,074 128,938 171,983 26,102 January 18,430 9,782 12,860 1,957 February 18,131 10,540 12,541 2,048 March 19,705 10,703 12,180 2,109 April 18,782 11,018 12,354 2,265 May 18,579 11,659 13,554 2,241 June 18,485 10,729 13,591 2,157 July 19,179 9,537 16,028 2,240 August 18,522 10,952 16,125 2,093 September 19,087 10,432 16,418 2,124 October 20,175 11,565 18,055 2,305 November 19,003 11,661 14,847 2,423 December 19,995 10,361 13,431 2,140 1997 Jan.- Dec. 253,282 139,812 193,811 29,338 January 18,347 11,083 14,142 2,087 February 17,908 11,715 13,496 2,327 March 21,043 12,148 13,637 2,235 April 20,715 12,179 14,575 2,501 May 20,258 12,026 14,994 2,406 June 21,346 11,443 15,797 2,379 July 22,174 10,500 18,263 2,521 August 20,993 11,075 17,555 2,393 September 22,610 11,170 19,068 2,483 October 23,541 12,734 19,887 2,874 November 20,902 11,724 16,571 2,519 December 23,444 12,015 15,826 2,614 1998 Jan.- Dec. 269,557 149,054 216,515 35,387 January 20,237 11,043 15,859 2,651 February 20,130 11,863 14,983 2,449 March 24,227 13,570 16,696 2,641 April 22,274 12,900 16,501 2,930 May 21,768 12,491 16,470 2,527 June 23,042 11,696 18,653 2,694 July 22,649 9,564 20,416 3,249 August 21,823 11,479 19,658 3,058 September 22,832 12,390 20,681 3,096 October 23,953 14,305 21,501 3,418 November 23,257 13,686 18,482 3,324 December 23,365 14,067 16,614 3,351 (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 (98) (CB-99-109), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, FINAL 1998. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246), Foreign Trade Division.