ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1999 PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 9A. IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY (CONSTANT DOLLARS BASIS): JANUARY 1997 TO DECEMBER 1999 (1996=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.) End-Use Commodity Category Total Foods, Census Feeds, Industrial Capital Period Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) Goods 1997 Jan.- Dec. 914,224 38,912 219,636 290,800 January 71,115 3,114 17,258 21,720 February 72,078 3,125 17,391 21,994 March 72,685 3,063 17,952 22,660 April 74,840 3,215 18,179 23,542 May 75,880 3,253 18,652 23,834 June 75,363 3,110 18,144 23,869 July 77,489 3,338 18,298 24,915 August 77,865 3,322 18,669 25,086 September 78,896 3,371 19,081 25,508 October 79,255 3,338 18,864 25,939 November 78,288 3,288 18,486 25,183 December 80,470 3,374 18,662 26,551 1998 Jan.- Dec. 1,021,493 41,563 241,417 331,739 January 80,980 3,284 19,314 26,249 February 81,048 3,552 19,249 26,682 March 84,203 3,497 19,689 27,582 April 84,781 3,382 20,542 27,145 May 85,202 3,438 20,480 27,804 June 84,053 3,525 20,350 27,230 July 84,559 3,457 20,493 27,502 August 86,415 3,532 20,915 27,643 September 86,414 3,463 20,164 28,043 October 88,044 3,435 20,346 28,641 November 88,504 3,492 20,221 28,928 December 87,291 3,506 19,655 28,290 1999 Jan.- Dec. 1,148,499 45,296 246,801 387,309 January 88,696 3,573 19,986 28,917 February 90,287 3,684 19,586 29,736 March 90,667 3,586 20,182 29,651 April 91,931 3,687 20,357 30,450 May 93,476 3,708 20,650 31,352 June 97,051 3,881 20,957 33,027 July 98,329 3,825 20,846 33,619 August 98,573 3,850 21,256 33,196 September 97,994 3,895 20,899 33,023 October 99,556 3,857 20,790 34,149 November 100,533 3,932 20,794 34,832 December 101,406 3,818 20,498 35,358 ____________________________________ Imports Continued End-Use Commodity Category Total Automotive Census Vehicles, Consumer Other Period Basis(1) etc. Goods Goods 1997 Jan.- Dec. 914,224 139,429 195,874 29,572 January 71,115 11,648 15,244 2,131 February 72,078 11,747 15,354 2,467 March 72,685 11,310 15,446 2,254 April 74,840 11,332 16,089 2,484 May 75,880 11,597 16,159 2,384 June 75,363 11,712 16,080 2,448 July 77,489 12,053 16,383 2,501 August 77,865 11,697 16,564 2,529 September 78,896 11,539 16,890 2,506 October 79,255 11,527 16,859 2,729 November 78,288 11,442 17,315 2,575 December 80,470 11,826 17,492 2,564 1998 Jan.- Dec. 1,021,493 148,489 221,836 36,449 January 80,980 11,663 17,717 2,754 February 81,048 11,772 17,139 2,653 March 84,203 12,308 18,430 2,696 April 84,781 12,182 18,569 2,962 May 85,202 12,322 18,479 2,679 June 84,053 11,698 18,540 2,710 July 84,559 11,021 18,826 3,260 August 86,415 12,305 18,735 3,285 September 86,414 12,756 18,726 3,263 October 88,044 13,294 18,999 3,329 November 88,504 13,496 18,954 3,413 December 87,291 13,672 18,723 3,444 1999 Jan.- Dec. 1,148,499 177,167 247,457 44,468 January 88,696 13,489 19,308 3,423 February 90,287 14,034 19,861 3,386 March 90,667 14,121 19,470 3,657 April 91,931 13,734 20,068 3,634 May 93,476 14,362 19,774 3,629 June 97,051 15,033 20,453 3,700 July 98,329 15,373 21,044 3,622 August 98,573 15,348 21,023 3,900 September 97,994 15,345 20,998 3,834 October 99,556 15,139 21,631 3,991 November 100,533 15,298 21,850 3,827 December 101,406 15,890 21,979 3,864 (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.