ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1998 PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 5A. IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY JANUARY 1996 TO DECEMBER 1998 (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) 1996 Jan.- Dec. 803,327 8,037 795,289 35,710 204,482 January 64,102 277 63,825 2,723 15,735 February 63,911 393 63,519 2,857 15,100 March 65,025 1,219 63,806 2,883 15,707 April 66,076 1,617 64,459 2,960 16,664 May 67,718 1,254 66,464 3,011 17,142 June 66,969 881 66,087 2,950 17,071 July 66,687 433 66,253 2,938 17,136 August 68,111 782 67,329 3,067 17,318 September 68,399 319 68,080 3,079 17,873 October 67,747 324 67,423 3,050 18,181 November 68,660 297 68,364 3,031 17,661 December 69,923 242 69,681 3,163 18,895 1997 Jan.- Dec. 876,366 6,662 869,704 39,694 213,767 January 70,071 257 69,814 3,052 18,199 February 70,729 434 70,295 3,128 17,934 March 71,387 1,461 69,926 3,191 17,801 April 72,391 1,026 71,365 3,268 17,586 May 72,726 902 71,824 3,345 17,806 June 72,656 899 71,757 3,257 17,380 July 73,635 234 73,401 3,444 17,382 August 74,308 252 74,055 3,412 18,184 September 74,419 266 74,153 3,448 18,047 October 74,532 258 74,274 3,385 18,080 November 74,114 245 73,869 3,340 18,078 December 75,398 427 74,971 3,423 17,289 1998 Jan.- Dec. 917,178 5,282 911,896 41,243 200,140 January 74,889 580 74,309 3,300 17,128 February 74,018 228 73,790 3,489 16,835 March 76,634 511 76,124 3,417 16,689 April 76,190 325 75,865 3,394 17,265 May 77,089 291 76,799 3,407 17,481 June 75,419 358 75,061 3,529 16,687 July 75,230 361 74,868 3,476 16,592 August 76,914 699 76,215 3,418 16,876 September 77,084 549 76,535 3,420 16,508 October 78,183 592 77,591 3,432 16,549 November 78,464 522 77,943 3,445 16,241 December 77,064 267 76,797 3,515 15,289 _________________________________________ Total Automotive Census Capital Vehicles, Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Goods Parts, etc. Goods Goods 1996 Jan.- Dec. 795,289 228,074 128,938 171,983 26,102 January 63,825 19,273 10,462 13,586 2,047 February 63,519 19,209 10,421 13,806 2,128 March 63,806 19,165 10,070 13,834 2,146 April 64,459 18,666 10,377 13,578 2,214 May 66,464 18,874 11,158 14,099 2,180 June 66,087 18,779 10,906 14,177 2,205 July 66,253 18,684 11,125 14,169 2,202 August 67,329 18,916 11,289 14,621 2,118 September 68,080 18,940 11,035 14,922 2,231 October 67,423 18,804 10,234 14,980 2,174 November 68,364 19,267 11,233 14,895 2,276 December 69,681 19,498 10,630 15,316 2,180 1997 Jan.- Dec. 869,704 253,282 139,812 193,811 29,338 January 69,814 19,448 11,806 15,146 2,162 February 70,295 19,694 11,814 15,251 2,473 March 69,926 20,123 11,346 15,187 2,277 April 71,365 20,695 11,351 16,041 2,425 May 71,824 20,905 11,538 15,875 2,355 June 71,757 21,039 11,721 15,924 2,435 July 73,401 21,742 12,102 16,261 2,470 August 74,055 21,832 11,743 16,360 2,525 September 74,153 21,931 11,530 16,696 2,501 October 74,274 22,060 11,435 16,626 2,687 November 73,869 21,436 11,455 17,071 2,488 December 74,971 22,377 11,970 17,373 2,539 1998 Jan.- Dec. 911,896 269,557 149,054 216,515 35,387 January 74,309 21,888 11,842 17,420 2,730 February 73,790 22,073 11,920 16,850 2,622 March 76,124 22,712 12,571 18,042 2,694 April 75,865 22,110 12,136 18,138 2,822 May 76,799 22,916 12,411 17,980 2,603 June 75,061 22,266 11,792 18,134 2,652 July 74,868 22,294 11,030 18,321 3,155 August 76,215 22,321 12,291 18,102 3,207 September 76,535 22,431 12,752 18,295 3,130 October 77,591 22,948 13,045 18,402 3,217 November 77,943 23,132 13,377 18,470 3,278 December 76,797 22,466 13,887 18,362 3,278 (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.