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) May April (R) Monthly 2000 2000 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 99,136 99,460 -324 Net Adjustments 265 251 14 Total, Census Basis 98,871 99,209 -338 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,801 3,769 32 Meat products 472 422 50 Vegetables 325 301 24 Feedstuff and foodgrains 138 120 18 Bakery products 239 228 12 Other foods 223 212 10 Cane and beet sugar 48 38 10 Dairy products and eggs 90 83 7 Tea, spices, etc. 67 61 6 Nuts 80 74 6 Green coffee 228 224 4 Food oils, oilseeds 131 128 4 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 45 44 1 Fruits, frozen juices 360 363 -2 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 235 248 -13 Cocoa beans 21 45 -25 Wine and related products 361 387 -26 Fish and shellfish 737 791 -53 Industrial supplies and materials 23,813 23,382 431 Fuel oil 935 718 218 Nuclear fuel materials 209 96 114 Petroleum products, other 1,093 1,014 79 Electric energy 182 107 74 Chemicals-organic 1,149 1,081 68 Other precious metals 468 401 67 Chemicals-fertilizers 281 242 39 Bauxite and aluminum 584 553 30 Plywood and veneers 132 105 27 Plastic materials 618 596 22 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 468 446 22 Finished metal shapes 579 558 21 Nickel 163 145 19 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 381 363 18 Nonferrous metals, other 153 138 14 Industrial supplies, other 1,130 1,118 12 Nontextile floor tiles 173 164 9 Zinc 114 107 7 Coal and related fuels 72 66 6 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 67 62 5 Natural rubber 83 79 4 Hair, waste materials 40 37 3 Leather and furs 94 92 2 Synthetic rubber--primary 124 122 2 Tobacco, waxes, etc 277 275 2 Cotton cloth, fabrics 205 203 2 Crude oil 7,045 7,044 1 Cotton, natural fibers 15 14 1 Hides and skins 12 13 -1 Finished textile supplies 176 178 -1 Synthetic cloth 385 386 -2 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 34 36 -2 Gas-natural 603 606 -2 Nonmonetary gold 195 198 -3 Iron and steel, advanced 390 393 -3 Tin 21 24 -3 Paper and paper products 533 537 -4 Wool, silk, etc. 69 74 -5 Newsprint 294 299 -5 Chemicals-inorganic 365 371 -6 Pulpwood and woodpulp 262 269 -7 Materials, exc. chemicals 152 160 -8 Liquified petroleum gases 300 312 -12 Steelmaking materials 274 292 -18 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 272 291 -19 Copper 173 193 -20 Blank tapes, audio & visual 197 219 -22 Shingles, wallboard 592 620 -28 Farming materials, livestock 56 90 -34 Lumber 616 697 -81 Iron and steel mill products 1,009 1,180 -170 Capital goods, except automotive 28,797 28,669 128 Semiconductors 3,825 3,584 241 Computer accessories 6,263 6,184 79 Electric apparatus 2,373 2,314 59 Photo, service industry 810 771 39 Metalworking machine tools 776 741 35 Measuring, testing, control instru 764 730 34 Medicinal equipment 854 824 30 Generators, accessories 944 926 19 Parts-civilian aircraft 419 401 18 Wood, glass, plastic 452 437 15 Industrial machines, other 1,493 1,483 11 Nonfarm tractors and parts 79 69 10 Specialized mining 32 23 8 Marine engines, parts 89 84 5 Railway transpor. equipment 151 147 3 Agricultural machinery, equipment 347 346 1 Commercial vessels, other 5 4 1 Drilling & oilfield equipment 110 110 1 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Textile, sewing machines 137 138 (-) Business machines and equipment 530 531 -1 Spacecraft, exc. military 1 3 -3 Civilian aircraft 926 931 -5 Telecommunications equipment 3,111 3,116 -5 Food, tobacco machinery 125 133 -8 Excavating machinery 406 415 -9 Materials handling equipment 541 557 -16 Industrial engines 838 861 -23 Laboratory testing instruments 285 308 -23 Engines-civilian aircraft 720 756 -36 Pulp and paper machinery 333 392 -59 Computers 1,059 1,349 -291 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 15,690 16,501 -812 Consumer goods 23,006 22,937 69 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 812 615 197 Stereo equipment, etc 867 787 80 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,690 1,617 73 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,694 1,627 67 Motorcycles and parts 247 209 38 Pharmaceutical prep 2,174 2,137 37 Numismatic coins 164 133 31 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 561 530 31 Gem diamonds 1,069 1,041 28 Gem stones, other 152 134 19 Records, tapes, and disks 140 126 14 Rugs 124 111 13 Musical instruments 128 117 11 Books, printed matter 272 265 7 Nursery stock, etc. 108 102 6 Glassware, chinaware 204 198 6 Cookware, cutlery, tools 370 365 5 Apparel, household goods - wool 259 258 2 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,163 1,163 (-) Photo equipment 230 240 -10 Jewelry 742 753 -11 Household appliances 735 750 -15 Pleasure boats and motors 152 170 -18 Toiletries and cosmetics 261 283 -21 Camping apparel and gear 493 522 -29 Writing and art supplies 772 805 -34 Other household goods 1,582 1,659 -78 Footwear 922 1,013 -91 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 2,080 2,182 -102 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,838 3,025 -187 Other Goods 3,765 3,951 -186 ___________________________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2000 1999 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 488,162 401,324 86,839 Net Adjustments 2,743 1,094 1,649 Total, Census Basis 485,420 400,230 85,190 Foods, feeds, and beverages 18,713 17,706 1,007 Meat products 2,154 1,763 392 Vegetables 1,456 1,445 11 Feedstuff and foodgrains 608 616 -8 Bakery products 1,167 1,061 105 Other foods 1,137 1,122 14 Cane and beet sugar 185 258 -73 Dairy products and eggs 448 424 24 Tea, spices, etc. 330 301 29 Nuts 355 315 40 Green coffee 1,098 1,050 48 Food oils, oilseeds 617 566 51 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 218 222 -4 Fruits, frozen juices 1,916 2,006 -90 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 1,171 1,006 165 Cocoa beans 214 309 -94 Wine and related products 1,870 1,717 153 Fish and shellfish 3,770 3,526 243 Industrial supplies and materials 117,165 81,819 35,346 Fuel oil 4,529 1,980 2,549 Nuclear fuel materials 757 586 171 Petroleum products, other 5,397 2,687 2,709 Electric energy 678 464 215 Chemicals-organic 5,434 4,488 946 Other precious metals 2,398 2,016 382 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,310 1,247 63 Bauxite and aluminum 2,907 2,552 355 Plywood and veneers 600 541 59 Plastic materials 2,961 2,462 499 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 2,256 2,094 162 Finished metal shapes 2,821 2,291 529 Nickel 677 309 369 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 1,860 1,620 240 Nonferrous metals, other 684 647 37 Industrial supplies, other 5,547 4,746 801 Nontextile floor tiles 819 718 101 Zinc 556 518 37 Coal and related fuels 339 291 49 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 301 225 76 Natural rubber 382 292 90 Hair, waste materials 186 157 30 Leather and furs 448 383 65 Synthetic rubber--primary 562 504 59 Tobacco, waxes, etc 1,412 1,408 4 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,031 876 154 Crude oil 33,913 15,366 18,547 Cotton, natural fibers 63 133 -70 Hides and skins 69 62 7 Finished textile supplies 856 720 136 Synthetic cloth 1,897 1,681 215 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 177 181 -4 Gas-natural 3,062 2,307 755 Nonmonetary gold 1,252 1,282 -30 Iron and steel, advanced 1,896 1,662 233 Tin 131 105 26 Paper and paper products 2,692 2,121 572 Wool, silk, etc. 348 333 15 Newsprint 1,440 1,521 -81 Chemicals-inorganic 1,848 1,555 293 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,362 919 442 Materials, exc. chemicals 755 673 83 Liquified petroleum gases 1,634 883 751 Steelmaking materials 1,429 1,042 387 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 1,398 1,230 168 Copper 961 830 132 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,043 862 182 Shingles, wallboard 3,041 2,689 352 Farming materials, livestock 368 328 40 Lumber 3,393 3,108 285 Iron and steel mill products 5,286 4,127 1,159 Capital goods, except automotive 138,533 117,483 21,051 Semiconductors 18,221 14,450 3,771 Computer accessories 30,094 28,951 1,142 Electric apparatus 11,213 8,833 2,380 Photo, service industry 3,725 3,217 508 Metalworking machine tools 3,543 3,200 343 Measuring, testing, control instru 3,675 3,079 596 Medicinal equipment 4,190 3,644 546 Generators, accessories 4,514 3,966 549 Parts-civilian aircraft 2,037 2,324 -287 Wood, glass, plastic 2,117 2,078 39 Industrial machines, other 7,214 6,002 1,212 Nonfarm tractors and parts 362 318 44 Specialized mining 143 151 -8 Marine engines, parts 430 316 114 Railway transpor. equipment 789 958 -168 Agricultural machinery, equipment 1,746 1,555 191 Commercial vessels, other 18 15 3 Drilling & oilfield equipment 486 300 186 Vessels, except scrap 6 3 3 Textile, sewing machines 708 808 -100 Business machines and equipment 2,629 2,707 -78 Spacecraft, exc. military 41 10 32 Civilian aircraft 4,182 3,280 902 Telecommunications equipment 14,322 8,429 5,893 Food, tobacco machinery 646 642 4 Excavating machinery 2,033 2,316 -283 Materials handling equipment 2,599 2,341 258 Industrial engines 4,182 3,190 993 Laboratory testing instruments 1,353 829 524 Engines-civilian aircraft 3,742 3,800 -58 Pulp and paper machinery 1,848 1,830 18 Computers 5,724 3,942 1,782 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 80,521 70,469 10,053 Consumer goods 111,064 95,606 15,459 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 3,381 2,494 887 Stereo equipment, etc 4,037 3,366 671 TV's, VCR's, etc 8,155 6,370 1,785 Toys/games/sporting goods 8,537 8,189 348 Motorcycles and parts 971 702 270 Pharmaceutical prep 10,021 8,559 1,461 Numismatic coins 430 193 236 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 2,616 2,273 342 Gem diamonds 5,066 3,653 1,413 Gem stones, other 648 562 86 Records, tapes, and disks 613 494 119 Rugs 557 511 46 Musical instruments 598 501 97 Books, printed matter 1,344 1,170 174 Nursery stock, etc. 489 442 47 Glassware, chinaware 945 901 44 Cookware, cutlery, tools 1,775 1,559 217 Apparel, household goods - wool 1,275 1,284 -9 Furniture, household goods, etc. 5,541 4,646 895 Photo equipment 1,086 896 190 Jewelry 3,649 3,237 412 Household appliances 3,585 2,961 624 Pleasure boats and motors 782 651 132 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,302 1,118 184 Camping apparel and gear 2,422 2,217 205 Writing and art supplies 3,923 3,495 428 Other household goods 7,971 7,058 912 Footwear 4,865 4,563 302 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 10,298 8,941 1,357 Apparel, household goods - cotton 14,183 12,599 1,584 Other Goods 19,423 17,147 2,275 (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-00-109), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, May 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.