ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1998 PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 9A. IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY (CONSTANT DOLLARS BASIS): JANUARY 1996 TO DECEMBER 1998 (1992=100. In millions of dollars. The values in this exhibit are subject to periodic change, reflecting revisions to the source information for the monthly deflators.) Total Foods, Census Feeds, Industrial Capital Period Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) Goods 1996 Jan.- Dec. 855,469 32,963 184,324 329,907 January 66,560 2,615 14,671 24,733 February 66,753 2,594 14,218 25,143 March 67,293 2,671 14,528 25,557 April 67,826 2,632 14,932 25,623 May 70,513 2,697 15,608 26,376 June 70,778 2,763 15,810 26,458 July 71,580 2,770 15,836 27,029 August 73,132 2,904 15,805 27,982 September 73,729 2,795 15,933 28,461 October 73,835 2,768 15,791 29,398 November 75,797 2,790 15,255 30,940 December 77,673 2,964 15,937 32,206 1997 Jan.- Dec. 1,038,888 35,898 198,380 460,647 January 79,104 2,858 15,509 33,252 February 80,483 2,868 15,770 33,948 March 81,440 2,820 16,172 35,161 April 84,289 2,969 16,539 36,506 May 85,295 2,992 16,717 37,349 June 85,924 2,902 16,367 38,157 July 88,433 3,061 16,536 39,643 August 89,744 3,061 17,144 40,501 September 90,475 3,096 17,040 41,171 October 90,777 3,090 16,918 41,604 November 90,247 3,057 16,991 40,732 December 92,677 3,123 16,677 42,622 1998 Jan.- Dec. 1,144,844 38,369 218,181 504,515 January 90,941 3,015 17,309 40,199 February 91,627 3,253 17,446 41,048 March 94,417 3,226 17,795 41,654 April 94,135 3,123 18,529 40,860 May 95,749 3,173 18,786 42,203 June 94,243 3,268 18,191 41,552 July 94,635 3,186 18,442 41,759 August 96,845 3,268 19,036 42,225 September 96,729 3,180 18,398 42,287 October 97,930 3,153 18,283 43,231 November 99,563 3,243 18,277 44,447 December 98,031 3,281 17,688 43,050 ______________________________________ IMPORTS CONTINUED Total Automotive Census Vehicles, Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Parts, etc. Goods Goods 1996 Jan.- Dec. 855,469 117,920 166,075 24,279 January 66,560 9,570 13,074 1,898 February 66,753 9,524 13,303 1,971 March 67,293 9,213 13,333 1,991 April 67,826 9,499 13,088 2,052 May 70,513 10,214 13,593 2,025 June 70,778 10,005 13,686 2,056 July 71,580 10,186 13,702 2,057 August 73,132 10,327 14,138 1,977 September 73,729 10,062 14,403 2,074 October 73,835 9,358 14,493 2,027 November 75,797 10,259 14,431 2,122 December 77,673 9,703 14,832 2,031 1997 Jan.- Dec. 1,038,888 127,449 189,005 27,509 January 79,104 10,774 14,697 2,014 February 80,483 10,777 14,815 2,305 March 81,440 10,354 14,803 2,129 April 84,289 10,375 15,622 2,278 May 85,295 10,554 15,475 2,208 June 85,924 10,697 15,520 2,282 July 88,433 11,028 15,853 2,312 August 89,744 10,698 15,972 2,369 September 90,475 10,504 16,315 2,348 October 90,777 10,396 16,242 2,527 November 90,247 10,416 16,708 2,342 December 92,677 10,877 16,983 2,394 1998 Jan.- Dec. 1,144,844 135,777 214,076 33,927 January 90,941 10,760 17,070 2,589 February 91,627 10,836 16,549 2,495 March 94,417 11,422 17,753 2,568 April 94,135 11,039 17,892 2,691 May 95,749 11,318 17,781 2,488 June 94,243 10,747 17,945 2,541 July 94,635 10,057 18,159 3,031 August 96,845 11,243 17,976 3,097 September 96,729 11,664 18,177 3,022 October 97,930 11,913 18,251 3,098 November 99,563 12,166 18,277 3,153 December 98,031 12,612 18,246 3,154 (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.