ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1999 PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 5A. IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY JANUARY 1997 TO DECEMBER 1999 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and 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 70,103 257 69,846 3,063 18,334 February 70,565 434 70,131 3,140 17,849 March 71,485 1,461 70,023 3,206 17,800 April 72,288 1,026 71,262 3,280 17,464 May 73,039 902 72,137 3,361 17,920 June 72,557 899 71,658 3,240 17,393 July 73,565 234 73,330 3,429 17,368 August 73,875 252 73,623 3,394 17,901 September 74,674 266 74,408 3,469 18,256 October 74,899 258 74,641 3,383 18,198 November 73,833 245 73,588 3,316 17,796 December 75,483 427 75,056 3,414 17,488 1998 Jan.- Dec. 917,178 5,281 911,896 41,243 200,140 January 74,926 581 74,345 3,321 17,247 February 73,811 228 73,583 3,509 16,784 March 76,519 511 76,008 3,441 16,698 April 76,586 325 76,261 3,400 17,294 May 76,757 291 76,466 3,405 17,253 June 75,332 358 74,974 3,519 16,833 July 75,235 361 74,874 3,466 16,618 August 76,799 699 76,100 3,412 16,760 September 76,908 549 76,359 3,418 16,378 October 78,684 592 78,092 3,445 16,643 November 78,624 522 78,103 3,442 16,253 December 76,998 267 76,731 3,465 15,377 1999 Jan.- Dec. 1,029,917 5,299 1,024,618 43,579 222,024 January 77,863 171 77,692 3,559 15,398 February 79,400 213 79,187 3,523 15,319 March 79,710 226 79,484 3,435 16,067 April 81,255 271 80,984 3,564 17,060 May 83,096 213 82,883 3,626 17,976 June 86,077 277 85,800 3,719 18,220 July 87,612 197 87,415 3,655 18,904 August 88,920 589 88,330 3,663 19,991 September 89,667 953 88,715 3,692 20,349 October 90,769 514 90,255 3,628 20,651 November 92,082 922 91,161 3,747 20,816 December 93,466 753 92,713 3,768 21,274 ____________________________________ 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 69,846 19,489 11,665 15,166 2,129 February 70,131 19,657 11,763 15,262 2,461 March 70,023 20,151 11,329 15,297 2,241 April 71,262 20,775 11,339 15,942 2,462 May 72,137 20,905 11,582 16,004 2,364 June 71,658 20,941 11,724 15,929 2,431 July 73,330 21,760 12,080 16,212 2,482 August 73,623 21,728 11,735 16,360 2,506 September 74,408 21,945 11,582 16,672 2,484 October 74,641 22,112 11,598 16,650 2,701 November 73,588 21,350 11,518 17,061 2,547 December 75,056 22,469 11,898 17,257 2,530 1998 Jan.- Dec. 911,896 269,557 149,054 216,515 35,387 January 74,345 21,907 11,728 17,439 2,703 February 73,583 22,008 11,842 16,846 2,594 March 76,008 22,783 12,385 18,067 2,633 April 76,261 22,270 12,248 18,157 2,892 May 76,466 22,789 12,361 18,050 2,608 June 74,974 22,176 11,734 18,078 2,633 July 74,874 22,262 11,048 18,323 3,158 August 76,100 22,245 12,305 18,212 3,167 September 76,359 22,480 12,755 18,184 3,145 October 78,092 22,985 13,321 18,483 3,216 November 78,103 23,051 13,570 18,481 3,305 December 76,731 22,601 13,760 18,196 3,332 1999 Jan.- Dec. 1,024,618 297,112 179,393 239,466 43,046 January 77,692 23,008 13,601 18,809 3,316 February 79,187 23,540 14,178 19,347 3,281 March 79,484 23,267 14,260 18,922 3,533 April 80,984 23,555 13,871 19,425 3,508 May 82,883 24,112 14,558 19,103 3,509 June 85,800 25,307 15,232 19,751 3,571 July 87,415 25,468 15,582 20,302 3,504 August 88,330 25,069 15,568 20,271 3,769 September 88,715 25,104 15,543 20,312 3,715 October 90,255 25,860 15,357 20,893 3,865 November 91,161 26,230 15,523 21,130 3,717 December 92,713 26,592 16,119 21,202 3,758 (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.