PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 8. IMPORTS OF GOODS BY END-USE CATEGORY AND COMMODITY (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. The commodities in this exhibit are ranked on the month-to-month change within each major commodity grouping. (-) Represents zero or less than one half unit of measurement shown. (R) Revised.) Item(1) January December Monthly 2000 1999 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 95,166 93,436 1,729 Net Adjustments 683 753 -70 Total, Census Basis 94,483 92,683 1,800 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,631 3,832 -201 Fish and shellfish 729 822 -93 Fruits, frozen juices 361 406 -44 Meat products 374 410 -36 Cane and beet sugar 14 49 -35 Vegetables 264 288 -23 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 257 278 -21 Feedstuff and foodgrains 106 123 -17 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 40 48 -8 Nuts 64 71 -7 Food oils, oilseeds 113 116 -3 Green coffee 215 218 -2 Cocoa beans 52 54 -2 Tea, spices, etc. 67 68 -1 Bakery products 239 235 4 Other foods 250 240 10 Dairy products and eggs 87 71 16 Wine and related products 399 337 62 Industrial supplies and materials 21,858 21,108 749 Crude oil 5,822 5,408 414 Fuel oil 822 560 262 Petroleum products, other 893 646 247 Bauxite and aluminum 639 541 99 Copper 250 190 60 Chemicals-inorganic 396 353 43 Industrial supplies, other 1,118 1,082 36 Shingles, wallboard 618 584 34 Nickel 107 75 32 Plywood and veneers 131 102 30 Lumber 695 670 24 Natural rubber 83 60 24 Cotton cloth, fabrics 225 203 23 Paper and paper products 551 530 21 Iron and steel, advanced 375 356 19 Finished metal shapes 558 541 17 Synthetic cloth 380 365 15 Blank tapes, audio & visual 236 222 14 Newsprint 288 276 12 Chemicals-fertilizers 246 235 11 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 42 30 11 Finished textile supplies 165 154 11 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 266 255 11 Nontextile floor tiles 163 154 9 Materials, exc. chemicals 144 136 8 Coal and related fuels 63 55 8 Nonferrous metals, other 149 144 5 Wool, silk, etc. 70 65 5 Hair, waste materials 39 35 5 Synthetic rubber--primary 105 101 4 Cotton, natural fibers 13 9 4 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 56 53 3 Hides and skins 14 11 3 Zinc 113 110 3 Leather and furs 85 83 2 Pulpwood and woodpulp 266 265 1 Tin 27 27 1 Gas-natural 628 632 -3 Liquified petroleum gases 333 336 -3 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 360 364 -5 Electric energy 107 113 -6 Nonmonetary gold 221 233 -11 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 457 472 -14 Plastic materials 581 604 -23 Nuclear fuel materials 160 193 -33 Tobacco, waxes, etc 287 341 -55 Steelmaking materials 293 350 -58 Iron and steel mill products 896 958 -63 Farming materials, livestock 74 173 -99 Other precious metals 402 566 -164 Chemicals-organic 847 1,088 -242 Capital goods, except automotive 26,660 26,453 207 Computers 1,096 997 99 Electric apparatus 2,211 2,143 68 Telecommunications equipment 2,566 2,505 61 Generators, accessories 897 842 55 Measuring, testing, control instru 761 707 53 Computer accessories 5,872 5,823 49 Industrial engines 814 767 47 Industrial machines, other 1,410 1,364 47 Business machines and equipment 565 526 38 Pulp and paper machinery 362 337 25 Parts-civilian aircraft 416 393 22 Excavating machinery 391 370 21 Laboratory testing instruments 217 199 18 Marine engines, parts 83 70 14 Metalworking machine tools 651 639 13 Nonfarm tractors and parts 75 65 10 Textile, sewing machines 147 139 7 Materials handling equipment 512 505 7 Commercial vessels, other 3 1 1 Specialized mining 27 26 1 Food, tobacco machinery 116 115 1 Vessels, except scrap 0 0 (-) Wood, glass, plastic 414 423 -9 Drilling & oilfield equipment 74 84 -10 Spacecraft, exc. military 1 14 -13 Medicinal equipment 812 830 -18 Engines-civilian aircraft 687 709 -21 Agricultural machinery, equipment 339 361 -22 Railway transpor. equipment 104 172 -68 Photo, service industry 695 768 -73 Civilian aircraft 730 833 -103 Semiconductors 3,610 3,724 -114 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 16,900 16,223 677 Consumer goods 21,513 21,394 119 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 786 539 247 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,765 1,597 168 Stereo equipment, etc 807 757 51 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,684 1,635 49 Motorcycles and parts 203 161 42 Writing and art supplies 803 770 34 Other household goods 1,607 1,575 32 Nursery stock, etc. 104 88 16 Photo equipment 214 202 12 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,068 1,056 11 Household appliances 697 686 11 Pleasure boats and motors 155 146 8 Records, tapes, and disks 118 111 7 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 517 512 5 Books, printed matter 262 257 4 Musical instruments 124 121 3 Gem stones, other 139 136 3 Rugs 108 108 -1 Glassware, chinaware 183 186 -3 Toiletries and cosmetics 253 260 -8 Numismatic coins 15 28 -12 Cookware, cutlery, tools 359 376 -17 Apparel, household goods - wool 271 293 -22 Camping apparel and gear 443 472 -29 Jewelry 726 757 -30 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,942 1,985 -43 Footwear 977 1,028 -51 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,660 2,736 -76 Pharmaceutical prep 1,636 1,774 -138 Gem diamonds 887 1,040 -154 Other Goods 3,921 3,673 248 ___________________________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2000 1999 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 95,166 78,577 16,588 Net Adjustments 683 171 512 Total, Census Basis 94,483 78,406 16,077 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,631 3,525 105 Fish and shellfish 729 700 29 Fruits, frozen juices 361 394 -32 Meat products 374 309 65 Cane and beet sugar 14 54 -39 Vegetables 264 305 -41 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 257 207 50 Feedstuff and foodgrains 106 120 -14 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 40 40 (-) Nuts 64 63 1 Food oils, oilseeds 113 119 -6 Green coffee 215 210 6 Cocoa beans 52 97 -45 Tea, spices, etc. 67 56 11 Bakery products 239 206 32 Other foods 250 221 29 Dairy products and eggs 87 92 -5 Wine and related products 399 332 66 Industrial supplies and materials 21,858 15,540 6,318 Crude oil 5,822 2,633 3,189 Fuel oil 822 386 436 Petroleum products, other 893 363 531 Bauxite and aluminum 639 498 141 Copper 250 199 51 Chemicals-inorganic 396 341 55 Industrial supplies, other 1,118 923 195 Shingles, wallboard 618 486 131 Nickel 107 61 46 Plywood and veneers 131 91 40 Lumber 695 586 108 Natural rubber 83 63 20 Cotton cloth, fabrics 225 181 44 Paper and paper products 551 413 138 Iron and steel, advanced 375 330 45 Finished metal shapes 558 457 101 Synthetic cloth 380 333 47 Blank tapes, audio & visual 236 164 72 Newsprint 288 321 -33 Chemicals-fertilizers 246 254 -8 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 42 38 3 Finished textile supplies 165 137 28 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 266 229 37 Nontextile floor tiles 163 138 25 Materials, exc. chemicals 144 135 9 Coal and related fuels 63 58 4 Nonferrous metals, other 149 135 14 Wool, silk, etc. 70 69 1 Hair, waste materials 39 33 6 Synthetic rubber--primary 105 97 8 Cotton, natural fibers 13 17 -4 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 56 38 18 Hides and skins 14 13 2 Zinc 113 102 11 Leather and furs 85 73 13 Pulpwood and woodpulp 266 188 78 Tin 27 17 10 Gas-natural 628 427 201 Liquified petroleum gases 333 163 170 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 360 341 18 Electric energy 107 91 17 Nonmonetary gold 221 297 -76 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 457 413 45 Plastic materials 581 478 103 Nuclear fuel materials 160 86 74 Tobacco, waxes, etc 287 273 14 Steelmaking materials 293 249 44 Iron and steel mill products 896 822 74 Farming materials, livestock 74 59 14 Other precious metals 402 325 76 Chemicals-organic 847 914 -68 Capital goods, except automotive 26,660 23,090 3,570 Computers 1,096 756 341 Electric apparatus 2,211 1,737 474 Telecommunications equipment 2,566 1,483 1,083 Generators, accessories 897 826 71 Measuring, testing, control instru 761 607 154 Computer accessories 5,872 5,663 209 Industrial engines 814 650 164 Industrial machines, other 1,410 1,109 301 Business machines and equipment 565 591 -26 Pulp and paper machinery 362 353 9 Parts-civilian aircraft 416 485 -69 Excavating machinery 391 468 -76 Laboratory testing instruments 217 168 49 Marine engines, parts 83 74 9 Metalworking machine tools 651 660 -9 Nonfarm tractors and parts 75 66 9 Textile, sewing machines 147 181 -34 Materials handling equipment 512 473 39 Commercial vessels, other 3 2 1 Specialized mining 27 27 -1 Food, tobacco machinery 116 129 -14 Vessels, except scrap 0 0 (-) Wood, glass, plastic 414 434 -20 Drilling & oilfield equipment 74 76 -2 Spacecraft, exc. military 1 6 -5 Medicinal equipment 812 725 87 Engines-civilian aircraft 687 789 -102 Agricultural machinery, equipment 339 346 -6 Railway transpor. equipment 104 195 -91 Photo, service industry 695 634 61 Civilian aircraft 730 630 100 Semiconductors 3,610 2,746 864 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 16,900 13,955 2,945 Consumer goods 21,513 18,901 2,612 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 786 564 222 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,765 1,603 162 Stereo equipment, etc 807 643 164 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,684 1,202 482 Motorcycles and parts 203 129 74 Writing and art supplies 803 658 145 Other household goods 1,607 1,352 255 Nursery stock, etc. 104 85 19 Photo equipment 214 181 33 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,068 914 154 Household appliances 697 533 164 Pleasure boats and motors 155 140 15 Records, tapes, and disks 118 86 32 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 517 458 59 Books, printed matter 262 233 29 Musical instruments 124 103 21 Gem stones, other 139 113 26 Rugs 108 103 5 Glassware, chinaware 183 177 6 Toiletries and cosmetics 253 208 45 Numismatic coins 15 27 -12 Cookware, cutlery, tools 359 309 51 Apparel, household goods - wool 271 280 -9 Camping apparel and gear 443 438 4 Jewelry 726 635 91 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,942 1,803 139 Footwear 977 936 40 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,660 2,486 174 Pharmaceutical prep 1,636 1,811 -175 Gem diamonds 887 691 196 Other Goods 3,921 3,395 526 (1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed to convert to a BOP basis is not available. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-46), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, January 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.