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) March February (R) Monthly 2000 2000 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 99,718 96,212 3,507 Net Adjustments 676 860 -184 Total, Census Basis 99,042 95,351 3,691 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,803 3,649 154 Fish and shellfish 783 703 80 Meat products 464 414 51 Fruits, frozen juices 427 388 39 Green coffee 233 209 24 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 221 204 17 Food oils, oilseeds 133 116 17 Nuts 72 61 11 Feedstuff and foodgrains 125 116 10 Other foods 232 224 7 Bakery products 236 229 7 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 46 44 2 Cane and beet sugar 42 42 1 Tea, spices, etc. 60 65 -5 Dairy products and eggs 88 100 -11 Vegetables 254 276 -22 Cocoa beans 34 65 -31 Wine and related products 352 393 -41 Industrial supplies and materials 24,492 23,724 768 Crude oil 7,316 6,762 554 Nonmonetary gold 424 216 208 Chemicals-organic 1,238 1,122 117 Other precious metals 621 540 81 Shingles, wallboard 630 553 76 Chemicals-fertilizers 305 247 58 Lumber 696 653 44 Nickel 150 114 36 Industrial supplies, other 1,114 1,078 35 Plastic materials 599 565 34 Petroleum products, other 1,206 1,179 27 Copper 188 161 27 Finished metal shapes 576 550 26 Bauxite and aluminum 558 540 18 Natural rubber 78 61 17 Newsprint 294 277 16 Nontextile floor tiles 164 149 14 Coal and related fuels 76 63 13 Plywood and veneers 124 111 13 Pulpwood and woodpulp 289 277 12 Zinc 120 108 12 Farming materials, livestock 79 69 11 Iron and steel, advanced 376 367 9 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 387 379 8 Materials, exc. chemicals 156 149 8 Tobacco, waxes, etc 285 279 6 Wool, silk, etc. 71 65 6 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 442 437 6 Steelmaking materials 312 308 4 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 61 57 4 Synthetic cloth 377 375 2 Hides and skins 16 14 1 Finished textile supplies 168 167 1 Blank tapes, audio & visual 202 201 1 Synthetic rubber--primary 107 107 (-) Leather and furs 87 87 (-) Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 33 34 -1 Cotton, natural fibers 10 12 -2 Nonferrous metals, other 123 125 -2 Cotton cloth, fabrics 205 207 -2 Hair, waste materials 36 39 -3 Paper and paper products 542 546 -4 Tin 27 34 -8 Chemicals-inorganic 354 374 -20 Liquified petroleum gases 334 357 -24 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 269 296 -27 Gas-natural 571 604 -32 Electric energy 106 148 -42 Iron and steel mill products 1,053 1,128 -75 Nuclear fuel materials 88 205 -117 Fuel oil 848 1,227 -380 Capital goods, except automotive 27,424 26,889 535 Civilian aircraft 934 573 361 Telecommunications equipment 2,846 2,583 263 Electric apparatus 2,240 2,088 152 Computers 1,155 1,079 76 Semiconductors 3,608 3,550 58 Drilling & oilfield equipment 126 68 57 Pulp and paper machinery 414 360 54 Industrial engines 859 815 44 Laboratory testing instruments 281 255 26 Engines-civilian aircraft 810 801 10 Marine engines, parts 95 85 9 Textile, sewing machines 149 141 8 Excavating machinery 425 418 6 Railway transpor. equipment 197 190 6 Vessels, except scrap 6 6 Specialized mining 32 30 2 Commercial vessels, other 4 2 2 Food, tobacco machinery 138 138 (-) Parts-civilian aircraft 400 401 -1 Materials handling equipment 506 508 -2 Agricultural machinery, equipment 353 358 -5 Nonfarm tractors and parts 68 75 -7 Business machines and equipment 511 522 -11 Medicinal equipment 841 855 -14 Measuring, testing, control instru 709 727 -18 Generators, accessories 865 892 -27 Spacecraft, exc. military 1 35 -33 Wood, glass, plastic 393 429 -37 Industrial machines, other 1,401 1,446 -45 Photo, service industry 699 758 -59 Metalworking machine tools 648 728 -80 Computer accessories 5,714 5,980 -266 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 16,745 15,724 1,021 Consumer goods 22,585 21,396 1,189 Pharmaceutical prep 2,345 1,877 468 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,979 2,773 206 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 2,145 1,967 177 Numismatic coins 108 9 99 Other household goods 1,585 1,489 96 Gem diamonds 1,066 972 94 Footwear 1,008 947 61 Camping apparel and gear 508 450 58 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,644 1,593 51 Household appliances 719 684 34 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,092 1,062 30 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 533 505 28 Rugs 111 98 14 Stereo equipment, etc 803 789 13 Gem stones, other 120 107 13 Toiletries and cosmetics 258 246 12 Records, tapes, and disks 119 110 8 Jewelry 721 717 4 Motorcycles and parts 163 164 -1 Musical instruments 114 116 -1 Photo equipment 193 198 -5 Cookware, cutlery, tools 344 353 -9 Writing and art supplies 770 784 -14 Books, printed matter 259 278 -19 Glassware, chinaware 168 188 -20 Nursery stock, etc. 76 98 -22 Apparel, household goods - wool 235 261 -26 Pleasure boats and motors 144 174 -30 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,701 1,750 -49 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 554 635 -82 Other Goods 3,993 3,969 23 ___________________________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2000 1999 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 290,798 238,390 52,408 Net Adjustments 2,229 610 1,619 Total, Census Basis 288,569 237,780 50,789 Foods, feeds, and beverages 11,077 10,420 657 Fish and shellfish 2,208 2,079 129 Meat products 1,252 1,020 232 Fruits, frozen juices 1,177 1,125 52 Green coffee 657 643 14 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 685 594 91 Food oils, oilseeds 361 350 12 Nuts 196 189 7 Feedstuff and foodgrains 349 367 -18 Other foods 705 660 45 Bakery products 703 637 66 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 129 124 5 Cane and beet sugar 99 131 -33 Tea, spices, etc. 191 166 25 Dairy products and eggs 275 263 12 Vegetables 794 817 -23 Cocoa beans 151 211 -60 Wine and related products 1,143 1,042 100 Industrial supplies and materials 70,045 46,970 23,074 Crude oil 20,023 7,819 12,204 Nonmonetary gold 860 810 51 Chemicals-organic 3,200 2,795 405 Other precious metals 1,434 1,244 191 Shingles, wallboard 1,801 1,541 260 Chemicals-fertilizers 794 762 31 Lumber 2,046 1,736 310 Nickel 370 189 181 Industrial supplies, other 3,308 2,811 496 Plastic materials 1,743 1,455 289 Petroleum products, other 3,282 1,242 2,040 Copper 598 543 55 Finished metal shapes 1,682 1,373 309 Bauxite and aluminum 1,737 1,466 271 Natural rubber 222 177 46 Newsprint 859 952 -93 Nontextile floor tiles 476 426 49 Coal and related fuels 201 177 25 Plywood and veneers 366 303 63 Pulpwood and woodpulp 832 557 275 Zinc 345 312 33 Farming materials, livestock 222 198 24 Iron and steel, advanced 1,115 994 121 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 1,126 990 136 Materials, exc. chemicals 448 409 39 Tobacco, waxes, etc 849 846 3 Wool, silk, etc. 205 198 7 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 1,336 1,240 96 Steelmaking materials 912 671 241 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 174 126 48 Synthetic cloth 1,131 1,012 119 Hides and skins 45 37 8 Finished textile supplies 500 423 76 Blank tapes, audio & visual 639 519 119 Synthetic rubber--primary 319 302 17 Leather and furs 259 226 34 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 107 112 -5 Cotton, natural fibers 34 52 -17 Nonferrous metals, other 397 383 14 Cotton cloth, fabrics 638 542 96 Hair, waste materials 113 97 16 Paper and paper products 1,639 1,272 367 Tin 88 67 21 Chemicals-inorganic 1,124 974 151 Liquified petroleum gases 1,025 525 500 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 829 728 102 Gas-natural 1,800 1,322 478 Electric energy 362 250 112 Iron and steel mill products 3,077 2,465 613 Nuclear fuel materials 453 241 212 Fuel oil 2,898 1,060 1,838 Capital goods, except automotive 80,876 69,787 11,089 Civilian aircraft 2,268 1,787 482 Telecommunications equipment 7,974 4,742 3,232 Electric apparatus 6,535 5,255 1,281 Computers 3,320 2,296 1,024 Semiconductors 10,763 8,349 2,415 Drilling & oilfield equipment 267 186 81 Pulp and paper machinery 1,131 1,125 6 Industrial engines 2,486 1,932 555 Laboratory testing instruments 764 502 262 Engines-civilian aircraft 2,287 2,329 -42 Marine engines, parts 257 192 65 Textile, sewing machines 438 512 -75 Excavating machinery 1,234 1,438 -204 Railway transpor. equipment 491 639 -149 Vessels, except scrap 6 (-) 6 Specialized mining 88 80 8 Commercial vessels, other 9 8 1 Food, tobacco machinery 390 396 -6 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,216 1,418 -202 Materials handling equipment 1,503 1,422 81 Agricultural machinery, equipment 1,050 975 75 Nonfarm tractors and parts 217 201 16 Business machines and equipment 1,596 1,725 -128 Medicinal equipment 2,495 2,162 332 Measuring, testing, control instru 2,192 1,842 350 Generators, accessories 2,653 2,388 265 Spacecraft, exc. military 37 8 29 Wood, glass, plastic 1,233 1,288 -55 Industrial machines, other 4,233 3,564 669 Photo, service industry 2,150 1,936 215 Metalworking machine tools 2,029 1,990 39 Computer accessories 17,561 17,100 461 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 49,205 42,803 6,402 Consumer goods 65,483 57,253 8,230 Pharmaceutical prep 5,852 5,201 651 Apparel, household goods - cotton 8,409 7,677 732 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 6,053 5,447 605 Numismatic coins 133 125 8 Other household goods 4,677 4,104 574 Gem diamonds 2,935 2,126 809 Footwear 2,931 2,776 156 Camping apparel and gear 1,399 1,317 82 TV's, VCR's, etc 4,932 3,784 1,148 Household appliances 2,100 1,695 405 Furniture, household goods, etc. 3,222 2,770 452 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 1,553 1,384 170 Rugs 316 304 13 Stereo equipment, etc 2,398 1,996 403 Gem stones, other 367 341 26 Toiletries and cosmetics 757 658 99 Records, tapes, and disks 348 280 68 Jewelry 2,160 1,938 221 Motorcycles and parts 529 424 105 Musical instruments 354 300 54 Photo equipment 606 519 87 Cookware, cutlery, tools 1,056 951 105 Writing and art supplies 2,354 2,115 240 Books, printed matter 799 696 103 Glassware, chinaware 538 531 7 Nursery stock, etc. 277 259 18 Apparel, household goods - wool 767 813 -45 Pleasure boats and motors 472 382 90 Toys/games/sporting goods 5,213 4,784 429 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,975 1,558 416 Other Goods 11,884 10,547 1,337 (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-00-83), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.