Total U.S. assistance to Japan for 1946-1952 was roughly $15.2 billion in 2005
dollars, of which 77% was grants and 23% was loans. Most of these funds were
provided through GARIOA grants. Japan repaid $490 million of the total postwar
assistance. Of the $2.2 billion in total aid, an estimated $655 million, or almost a
third, went to categories that would mostly contribute directly to economic recovery
(industrial materials, including machinery and raw goods; petroleum and products;
and transportation, vehicles, and equipment). Most of the rest went for agricultural
equipment, foodstuffs, and food supplies with smaller amounts spent on medical and
sanitary supplies, education, and clothing.