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) February January (R) Monthly 2000 2000 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 96,159 94,868 1,290 Net Adjustments 861 693 168 Total, Census Basis 95,298 94,176 1,123 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,633 3,624 9 Meat products 414 374 40 Cane and beet sugar 42 14 27 Cocoa beans 65 52 14 Fruits, frozen juices 375 361 13 Dairy products and eggs 100 87 13 Vegetables 276 264 12 Feedstuff and foodgrains 118 109 10 Food oils, oilseeds 116 112 4 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 44 40 4 Tea, spices, etc. 64 66 -2 Nuts 61 64 -3 Wine and related products 391 397 -6 Green coffee 209 215 -6 Bakery products 229 239 -10 Fish and shellfish 698 722 -25 Other foods 224 249 -25 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 208 259 -52 Industrial supplies and materials 23,811 21,828 1,983 Crude oil 6,820 5,945 875 Fuel oil 1,257 823 434 Petroleum products, other 1,184 897 286 Chemicals-organic 1,112 840 272 Other precious metals 540 274 265 Iron and steel mill products 1,129 896 233 Nuclear fuel materials 205 160 45 Electric energy 148 107 41 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 298 264 34 Liquified petroleum gases 361 334 27 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 379 360 19 Steelmaking materials 310 292 19 Pulpwood and woodpulp 276 266 10 Tin 34 27 7 Nickel 113 107 7 Materials, exc. chemicals 149 143 6 Chemicals-fertilizers 247 241 5 Leather and furs 87 85 3 Synthetic rubber--primary 107 104 3 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 57 56 1 Finished textile supplies 166 165 1 Coal and related fuels 63 63 (-) Hair, waste materials 38 38 (-) Hides and skins 14 14 (-) Cotton, natural fibers 12 13 -1 Wool, silk, etc. 65 69 -4 Zinc 112 116 -4 Synthetic cloth 375 379 -4 Paper and paper products 546 550 -4 Iron and steel, advanced 368 372 -5 Farming materials, livestock 69 73 -5 Nonmonetary gold 215 220 -5 Finished metal shapes 550 556 -7 Tobacco, waxes, etc 278 285 -7 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 34 41 -8 Newsprint 277 288 -11 Plastic materials 565 579 -14 Nontextile floor tiles 149 163 -14 Cotton cloth, fabrics 207 225 -18 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 437 457 -20 Plywood and veneers 111 131 -20 Gas-natural 604 625 -21 Chemicals-inorganic 374 396 -22 Natural rubber 61 83 -22 Nonferrous metals, other 124 149 -25 Blank tapes, audio & visual 200 236 -35 Industrial supplies, other 1,078 1,115 -37 Lumber 656 697 -41 Shingles, wallboard 553 618 -65 Copper 161 250 -89 Bauxite and aluminum 540 638 -99 Capital goods, except automotive 26,943 26,563 380 Engines-civilian aircraft 802 676 126 Computer accessories 5,976 5,868 108 Railway transpor. equipment 190 104 86 Metalworking machine tools 731 653 77 Photo, service industry 765 694 71 Industrial machines, other 1,440 1,386 54 Medicinal equipment 851 800 51 Laboratory testing instruments 265 228 37 Telecommunications equipment 2,581 2,545 36 Spacecraft, exc. military 35 1 33 Excavating machinery 418 391 27 Food, tobacco machinery 138 114 24 Agricultural machinery, equipment 357 339 18 Wood, glass, plastic 429 412 18 Materials handling equipment 504 490 14 Marine engines, parts 85 77 9 Specialized mining 30 26 3 Pulp and paper machinery 360 358 3 Industrial engines 815 812 2 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Nonfarm tractors and parts 74 74 (-) Commercial vessels, other 2 3 (-) Generators, accessories 893 896 -3 Drilling & oilfield equipment 68 73 -5 Computers 1,079 1,085 -6 Textile, sewing machines 141 147 -6 Parts-civilian aircraft 400 416 -16 Measuring, testing, control instru 728 756 -29 Business machines and equipment 522 564 -42 Semiconductors 3,551 3,606 -55 Electric apparatus 2,098 2,208 -111 Civilian aircraft 618 762 -144 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 15,646 16,736 -1,090 Consumer goods 21,294 21,502 -208 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 634 786 -152 Other household goods 1,492 1,603 -111 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,595 1,695 -100 Motorcycles and parts 164 202 -38 Gem stones, other 108 139 -32 Footwear 950 976 -27 Photo equipment 193 214 -21 Writing and art supplies 783 801 -18 Stereo equipment, etc 789 807 -17 Jewelry 706 721 -15 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 501 516 -15 Household appliances 683 697 -14 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,749 1,762 -13 Rugs 98 107 -9 Musical instruments 116 124 -8 Apparel, household goods - wool 262 271 -8 Records, tapes, and disks 111 118 -7 Toiletries and cosmetics 247 253 -6 Numismatic coins 10 16 -6 Nursery stock, etc. 98 104 -6 Cookware, cutlery, tools 353 359 -5 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,063 1,067 -4 Glassware, chinaware 188 182 6 Camping apparel and gear 451 441 10 Pleasure boats and motors 167 154 12 Books, printed matter 278 262 17 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,968 1,940 27 Gem diamonds 983 897 86 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,773 2,658 115 Pharmaceutical prep 1,782 1,630 151 Other Goods 3,972 3,922 49 ___________________________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2000 1999 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 191,027 158,419 32,609 Net Adjustments 1,554 384 1,170 Total, Census Basis 189,474 158,035 31,439 Foods, feeds, and beverages 7,258 7,039 219 Meat products 787 641 146 Cane and beet sugar 56 101 -44 Cocoa beans 117 161 -44 Fruits, frozen juices 736 798 -62 Dairy products and eggs 186 185 2 Vegetables 540 582 -42 Feedstuff and foodgrains 227 240 -13 Food oils, oilseeds 228 222 6 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 84 83 1 Tea, spices, etc. 131 110 21 Nuts 125 124 (-) Wine and related products 789 696 93 Green coffee 424 438 -14 Bakery products 467 427 41 Fish and shellfish 1,420 1,376 44 Other foods 473 449 25 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 467 405 62 Industrial supplies and materials 45,639 30,930 14,709 Crude oil 12,765 5,064 7,701 Fuel oil 2,080 757 1,323 Petroleum products, other 2,081 761 1,320 Chemicals-organic 1,952 1,835 117 Other precious metals 814 794 20 Iron and steel mill products 2,026 1,587 438 Nuclear fuel materials 365 183 182 Electric energy 256 170 85 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 562 484 78 Liquified petroleum gases 695 351 343 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 739 671 69 Steelmaking materials 602 461 141 Pulpwood and woodpulp 542 364 178 Tin 62 39 23 Nickel 220 120 100 Materials, exc. chemicals 292 272 20 Chemicals-fertilizers 488 496 -8 Leather and furs 172 153 19 Synthetic rubber--primary 211 200 11 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 113 79 34 Finished textile supplies 331 279 52 Coal and related fuels 126 109 17 Hair, waste materials 77 67 10 Hides and skins 29 25 4 Cotton, natural fibers 24 30 -6 Wool, silk, etc. 134 135 -1 Zinc 228 208 20 Synthetic cloth 754 676 78 Paper and paper products 1,096 841 255 Iron and steel, advanced 740 660 80 Farming materials, livestock 142 121 21 Nonmonetary gold 435 523 -89 Finished metal shapes 1,106 920 186 Tobacco, waxes, etc 563 557 6 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 75 73 2 Newsprint 565 642 -77 Plastic materials 1,144 968 175 Nontextile floor tiles 312 275 36 Cotton cloth, fabrics 432 369 64 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 894 826 68 Plywood and veneers 242 184 57 Gas-natural 1,228 837 391 Chemicals-inorganic 770 663 107 Natural rubber 144 125 19 Nonferrous metals, other 273 267 6 Blank tapes, audio & visual 436 339 96 Industrial supplies, other 2,193 1,854 339 Lumber 1,352 1,164 188 Shingles, wallboard 1,171 1,003 168 Copper 411 348 62 Bauxite and aluminum 1,178 999 180 Capital goods, except automotive 53,505 46,741 6,764 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,477 1,523 -45 Computer accessories 11,843 11,672 171 Railway transpor. equipment 294 408 -113 Metalworking machine tools 1,384 1,335 49 Photo, service industry 1,459 1,285 174 Industrial machines, other 2,825 2,321 504 Medicinal equipment 1,650 1,461 189 Laboratory testing instruments 492 339 153 Telecommunications equipment 5,126 3,121 2,006 Spacecraft, exc. military 36 6 30 Excavating machinery 809 962 -153 Food, tobacco machinery 252 274 -22 Agricultural machinery, equipment 696 689 8 Wood, glass, plastic 841 871 -30 Materials handling equipment 994 959 35 Marine engines, parts 162 127 36 Specialized mining 56 46 11 Pulp and paper machinery 718 730 -12 Industrial engines 1,627 1,302 325 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) (-) Nonfarm tractors and parts 148 136 12 Commercial vessels, other 5 4 1 Generators, accessories 1,789 1,614 174 Drilling & oilfield equipment 141 127 14 Computers 2,165 1,459 705 Textile, sewing machines 288 357 -69 Parts-civilian aircraft 816 959 -144 Measuring, testing, control instru 1,484 1,223 261 Business machines and equipment 1,085 1,182 -97 Semiconductors 7,157 5,585 1,572 Electric apparatus 4,306 3,458 848 Civilian aircraft 1,379 1,207 172 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 32,381 28,226 4,155 Consumer goods 42,796 38,338 4,458 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,419 1,101 318 Other household goods 3,095 2,743 352 TV's, VCR's, etc 3,290 2,503 787 Motorcycles and parts 365 272 94 Gem stones, other 247 225 22 Footwear 1,926 1,879 47 Photo equipment 407 364 43 Writing and art supplies 1,584 1,435 148 Stereo equipment, etc 1,596 1,351 245 Jewelry 1,427 1,295 133 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 1,017 922 95 Household appliances 1,380 1,096 284 Toys/games/sporting goods 3,511 3,280 231 Rugs 205 198 8 Musical instruments 240 198 42 Apparel, household goods - wool 533 562 -30 Records, tapes, and disks 230 178 52 Toiletries and cosmetics 500 435 64 Numismatic coins 25 72 -47 Nursery stock, etc. 202 172 30 Cookware, cutlery, tools 712 633 79 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,129 1,839 290 Glassware, chinaware 370 356 15 Camping apparel and gear 892 872 20 Pleasure boats and motors 321 260 61 Books, printed matter 540 467 73 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 3,908 3,650 258 Gem diamonds 1,881 1,413 468 Apparel, household goods - cotton 5,431 5,075 356 Pharmaceutical prep 3,412 3,491 -79 Other Goods 7,894 6,761 1,133 (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-00-59), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, February 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.