ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1999 PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 12A. IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY JANUARY 1997 TO DECEMBER 1999 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.) Total End-Use Commodity Category Balance of Total Foods, Payments Net Census Feeds, Industrial Period Basis Adjustments Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) 1997 Jan.- Dec. 876,367 6,663 869,704 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 81,608 258 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 5,281 911,896 41,243 200,140 January 70,805 581 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 76,712 699 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 1999 Jan.- Dec. 1,029,917 5,299 1,024,618 43,579 222,024 January 71,937 171 71,766 3,442 14,932 February 74,062 213 73,849 3,276 14,312 March 84,299 226 84,072 3,692 16,962 April 80,251 271 79,980 3,580 17,360 May 81,178 213 80,965 3,700 18,240 June 88,157 277 87,880 3,802 18,587 July 86,972 197 86,775 3,510 19,205 August 90,338 589 89,749 3,571 20,317 September 91,197 953 90,244 3,546 20,015 October 94,974 514 94,460 3,773 20,651 November 94,502 922 93,581 3,815 20,685 December 92,049 753 91,296 3,871 20,757 ___________________________________ Imports Continued End-Use Commodity Category Total Automotive Census Capital Vehicles Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Goods etc. Goods Goods 1997 Jan.- Dec. 869,704 253,282 139,812 193,811 29,338 January 67,272 18,347 11,083 14,142 2,087 February 65,091 17,908 11,715 13,496 2,327 March 70,606 21,043 12,148 13,637 2,235 April 71,169 20,715 12,179 14,575 2,501 May 71,430 20,258 12,026 14,994 2,406 June 71,576 21,346 11,443 15,797 2,379 July 74,816 22,174 10,500 18,263 2,521 August 72,925 20,993 11,075 17,555 2,393 September 76,751 22,610 11,170 19,068 2,483 October 81,349 23,541 12,734 19,887 2,874 November 72,050 20,902 11,724 16,571 2,519 December 74,669 23,444 12,015 15,826 2,614 1998 Jan.- Dec. 911,896 269,557 149,054 216,515 35,387 January 70,224 20,237 11,043 15,859 2,651 February 68,394 20,130 11,863 14,983 2,449 March 78,096 24,227 13,570 16,696 2,641 April 75,744 22,274 12,900 16,501 2,930 May 73,998 21,768 12,491 16,470 2,527 June 76,918 23,042 11,696 18,653 2,694 July 76,337 22,649 9,564 20,416 3,249 August 76,014 21,823 11,479 19,658 3,058 September 78,434 22,832 12,390 20,681 3,096 October 83,712 23,953 14,305 21,501 3,418 November 78,020 23,257 13,686 18,482 3,324 December 76,007 23,365 14,067 16,614 3,351 1999 Jan.- Dec. 1,024,618 297,112 179,393 239,466 43,046 January 71,766 20,810 12,656 16,790 3,137 February 73,849 21,532 14,332 17,310 3,086 March 84,072 25,145 16,294 18,268 3,711 April 79,980 23,305 14,424 17,697 3,613 May 80,965 23,336 14,679 17,621 3,389 June 87,880 26,094 15,503 20,318 3,576 July 86,775 25,412 13,227 21,832 3,589 August 89,749 25,081 14,800 22,328 3,652 September 90,244 25,538 14,832 22,671 3,642 October 94,460 26,458 16,097 23,530 3,951 November 93,581 27,039 16,256 21,902 3,883 December 91,296 27,360 16,292 19,200 3,817 (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 (99) (CB-00-94), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, FINAL 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.