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) April March Monthly 2000 2000 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 99,541 99,661 -119 Net Adjustments 250 674 -424 Total, Census Basis 99,291 98,986 305 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,773 3,827 -54 Fruits, frozen juices 363 422 -59 Meat products 422 453 -31 Other foods 214 242 -28 Bakery products 228 238 -10 Food oils, oilseeds 121 131 -10 Green coffee 224 230 -6 Dairy products and eggs 83 89 -6 Feedstuff and foodgrains 120 125 -5 Cane and beet sugar 38 43 -4 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 44 47 -3 Tea, spices, etc. 61 62 -1 Nuts 75 70 5 Cocoa beans 45 34 12 Fish and shellfish 793 781 12 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 251 232 19 Vegetables 301 273 28 Wine and related products 388 354 35 Industrial supplies and materials 23,456 24,579 -1,123 Crude oil 6,978 7,243 -265 Nonmonetary gold 198 423 -226 Petroleum products, other 1,012 1,234 -223 Other precious metals 539 715 -175 Fuel oil 715 887 -172 Chemicals-organic 1,088 1,212 -123 Chemicals-fertilizers 242 296 -54 Bauxite and aluminum 551 589 -38 Liquified petroleum gases 313 341 -28 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 363 388 -25 Finished metal shapes 557 578 -20 Pulpwood and woodpulp 269 288 -19 Plywood and veneers 106 123 -17 Shingles, wallboard 619 634 -15 Nickel 145 156 -11 Coal and related fuels 66 76 -10 Zinc 107 115 -8 Tobacco, waxes, etc 275 283 -8 Plastic materials 597 604 -7 Paper and paper products 536 542 -6 Hides and skins 13 16 -3 Electric energy 107 109 -2 Cotton cloth, fabrics 203 205 -2 Natural rubber 79 80 -1 Tin 24 25 -1 Leather and furs 92 92 (-) Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 62 61 1 Steelmaking materials 291 290 1 Newsprint 299 298 1 Hair, waste materials 36 34 2 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 36 33 3 Industrial supplies, other 1,118 1,115 3 Wool, silk, etc. 74 70 4 Cotton, natural fibers 14 10 4 Materials, exc. chemicals 161 157 4 Nontextile floor tiles 164 159 6 Copper 193 187 6 Lumber 699 691 7 Nuclear fuel materials 96 88 8 Synthetic cloth 386 378 8 Finished textile supplies 179 169 10 Synthetic rubber--primary 122 109 12 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 287 274 13 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 448 435 13 Chemicals-inorganic 371 356 15 Farming materials, livestock 90 75 15 Nonferrous metals, other 139 121 18 Blank tapes, audio & visual 218 198 19 Iron and steel, advanced 395 375 20 Gas-natural 606 570 35 Iron and steel mill products 1,180 1,072 109 Capital goods, except automotive 28,684 27,749 935 Computer accessories 6,182 5,795 387 Computers 1,344 1,114 230 Telecommunications equipment 3,120 2,943 177 Electric apparatus 2,314 2,220 94 Metalworking machine tools 726 644 82 Industrial machines, other 1,478 1,397 81 Photo, service industry 771 695 76 Generators, accessories 927 870 57 Wood, glass, plastic 438 387 50 Materials handling equipment 559 510 49 Laboratory testing instruments 307 284 23 Measuring, testing, control instru 732 715 17 Business machines and equipment 532 517 15 Spacecraft, exc. military 3 1 2 Nonfarm tractors and parts 70 68 1 Commercial vessels, other 4 4 (-) Excavating machinery 415 417 -1 Parts-civilian aircraft 401 406 -5 Vessels, except scrap (-) 6 -5 Food, tobacco machinery 133 139 -6 Specialized mining 23 32 -9 Industrial engines 860 870 -10 Pulp and paper machinery 392 404 -11 Agricultural machinery, equipment 346 359 -13 Textile, sewing machines 137 152 -14 Drilling & oilfield equipment 109 125 -16 Marine engines, parts 84 103 -18 Civilian aircraft 972 991 -19 Medicinal equipment 823 855 -31 Railway transpor. equipment 148 197 -49 Engines-civilian aircraft 754 814 -60 Semiconductors 3,578 3,715 -137 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 16,498 16,372 126 Consumer goods 22,934 22,536 398 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,024 2,931 93 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,164 1,094 70 Motorcycles and parts 209 164 45 Writing and art supplies 806 764 42 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 612 572 40 Photo equipment 242 205 36 Jewelry 750 714 36 Household appliances 750 714 36 Pleasure boats and motors 170 135 35 Glassware, chinaware 198 169 29 Cookware, cutlery, tools 365 337 28 Other household goods 1,658 1,631 28 Toiletries and cosmetics 283 255 27 Numismatic coins 133 108 24 Nursery stock, etc. 102 81 20 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 2,183 2,164 20 Camping apparel and gear 522 502 20 Apparel, household goods - wool 258 242 16 Gem stones, other 133 118 15 Records, tapes, and disks 127 118 9 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 530 522 8 Books, printed matter 265 260 4 Musical instruments 117 114 3 Footwear 1,013 1,011 2 Rugs 111 112 -1 Gem diamonds 1,042 1,057 -15 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,614 1,631 -17 Stereo equipment, etc 787 822 -36 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,626 1,722 -97 Pharmaceutical prep 2,142 2,267 -125 Other Goods 3,947 3,924 23 ___________________________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2000 1999 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 389,107 318,228 70,880 Net Adjustments 2,477 881 1,596 Total, Census Basis 386,630 317,347 69,284 Foods, feeds, and beverages 14,916 14,080 836 Fruits, frozen juices 1,556 1,564 -8 Meat products 1,682 1,401 282 Other foods 916 893 23 Bakery products 927 845 82 Food oils, oilseeds 479 453 27 Green coffee 870 842 28 Dairy products and eggs 358 343 15 Feedstuff and foodgrains 470 486 -16 Cane and beet sugar 137 194 -57 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 173 169 3 Tea, spices, etc. 263 235 28 Nuts 276 257 19 Cocoa beans 194 286 -92 Fish and shellfish 3,035 2,797 238 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 939 799 141 Vegetables 1,131 1,144 -13 Wine and related products 1,510 1,373 137 Industrial supplies and materials 93,425 63,844 29,582 Crude oil 26,802 11,208 15,593 Nonmonetary gold 1,057 1,036 21 Petroleum products, other 4,302 1,908 2,393 Other precious metals 2,068 1,701 367 Fuel oil 3,590 1,481 2,110 Chemicals-organic 4,292 3,666 626 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,029 1,005 24 Bauxite and aluminum 2,321 2,024 298 Liquified petroleum gases 1,334 713 621 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 1,479 1,308 171 Finished metal shapes 2,242 1,812 429 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,100 731 368 Plywood and veneers 468 426 42 Shingles, wallboard 2,449 2,116 333 Nickel 514 238 276 Coal and related fuels 267 247 20 Zinc 441 414 27 Tobacco, waxes, etc 1,136 1,120 16 Plastic materials 2,343 1,946 397 Paper and paper products 2,159 1,688 471 Hides and skins 57 49 8 Electric energy 497 346 151 Cotton cloth, fabrics 825 703 123 Natural rubber 299 239 61 Tin 110 87 23 Leather and furs 355 305 50 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 234 172 61 Steelmaking materials 1,154 841 313 Newsprint 1,146 1,245 -99 Hair, waste materials 146 126 20 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 143 148 -5 Industrial supplies, other 4,418 3,767 650 Wool, silk, etc. 279 266 13 Cotton, natural fibers 48 93 -45 Materials, exc. chemicals 603 539 65 Nontextile floor tiles 646 567 79 Copper 789 692 97 Lumber 2,779 2,443 336 Nuclear fuel materials 548 405 143 Synthetic cloth 1,512 1,343 169 Finished textile supplies 680 574 106 Synthetic rubber--primary 438 402 37 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 1,122 976 146 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 1,790 1,654 136 Chemicals-inorganic 1,483 1,247 236 Farming materials, livestock 312 260 51 Nonferrous metals, other 531 524 8 Blank tapes, audio & visual 845 686 159 Iron and steel, advanced 1,508 1,323 185 Gas-natural 2,459 1,754 705 Iron and steel mill products 4,277 3,281 996 Capital goods, except automotive 109,752 93,371 16,381 Computer accessories 23,828 23,026 802 Computers 4,660 3,089 1,571 Telecommunications equipment 11,216 6,536 4,680 Electric apparatus 8,839 7,015 1,825 Metalworking machine tools 2,752 2,571 181 Industrial machines, other 5,716 4,768 948 Photo, service industry 2,916 2,576 341 Generators, accessories 3,571 3,170 401 Wood, glass, plastic 1,666 1,698 -33 Materials handling equipment 2,061 1,861 200 Laboratory testing instruments 1,068 668 400 Measuring, testing, control instru 2,913 2,451 462 Business machines and equipment 2,100 2,190 -90 Spacecraft, exc. military 41 9 32 Nonfarm tractors and parts 283 256 27 Commercial vessels, other 13 11 2 Excavating machinery 1,627 1,847 -220 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,618 1,899 -281 Vessels, except scrap 6 3 3 Food, tobacco machinery 521 519 2 Specialized mining 112 107 5 Industrial engines 3,344 2,550 793 Pulp and paper machinery 1,516 1,457 59 Agricultural machinery, equipment 1,398 1,248 150 Textile, sewing machines 571 666 -95 Drilling & oilfield equipment 376 248 128 Marine engines, parts 341 262 79 Civilian aircraft 3,297 2,539 758 Medicinal equipment 3,336 2,899 437 Railway transpor. equipment 639 824 -185 Engines-civilian aircraft 3,019 3,061 -42 Semiconductors 14,390 11,345 3,045 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 64,828 55,911 8,918 Consumer goods 88,055 76,503 11,552 Apparel, household goods - cotton 11,344 10,126 1,218 Furniture, household goods, etc. 4,378 3,691 687 Motorcycles and parts 724 568 156 Writing and art supplies 3,151 2,799 352 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 2,567 2,102 465 Photo equipment 857 721 136 Jewelry 2,905 2,582 323 Household appliances 2,849 2,306 543 Pleasure boats and motors 630 517 114 Glassware, chinaware 741 716 25 Cookware, cutlery, tools 1,405 1,244 161 Other household goods 6,388 5,538 850 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,041 886 155 Numismatic coins 266 163 103 Nursery stock, etc. 381 351 30 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 8,220 7,204 1,015 Camping apparel and gear 1,929 1,768 161 Apparel, household goods - wool 1,016 1,054 -38 Gem stones, other 496 450 46 Records, tapes, and disks 473 392 81 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 2,055 1,829 225 Books, printed matter 1,071 939 133 Musical instruments 471 396 75 Footwear 3,943 3,662 281 Rugs 432 408 24 Gem diamonds 3,998 2,920 1,078 TV's, VCR's, etc 6,461 5,052 1,409 Stereo equipment, etc 3,171 2,675 495 Toys/games/sporting goods 6,842 6,487 355 Pharmaceutical prep 7,852 6,956 896 Other Goods 15,654 13,638 2,016 (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-00-94), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, April 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.