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) June May (R) Monthly 2000 2000 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 103,342 99,224 4,118 Net Adjustments 416 265 152 Total, Census Basis 102,925 98,959 3,967 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,840 3,802 38 Fish and shellfish 792 739 53 Wine and related products 384 362 23 Other foods 246 227 19 Nuts 97 80 17 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 240 235 6 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 50 45 5 Food oils, oilseeds 129 126 3 Cocoa beans 24 21 3 Bakery products 241 239 2 Green coffee 227 228 (-) Vegetables 323 325 -1 Tea, spices, etc. 63 68 -5 Dairy products and eggs 84 90 -6 Feedstuff and foodgrains 126 138 -13 Cane and beet sugar 30 48 -18 Fruits, frozen juices 342 360 -19 Meat products 442 472 -30 Industrial supplies and materials 25,498 23,925 1,573 Crude oil 8,135 7,144 991 Gas-natural 792 603 188 Petroleum products, other 1,248 1,087 160 Fuel oil 1,043 943 100 Other precious metals 547 463 84 Liquified petroleum gases 342 300 41 Newsprint 329 294 35 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 410 381 30 Iron and steel mill products 1,037 1,008 29 Finished metal shapes 604 578 26 Electric energy 208 182 26 Pulpwood and woodpulp 287 262 25 Farming materials, livestock 77 56 21 Copper 193 173 20 Paper and paper products 551 532 18 Blank tapes, audio & visual 215 197 17 Zinc 129 114 15 Chemicals-inorganic 380 367 13 Lumber 627 617 11 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 279 270 9 Industrial supplies, other 1,138 1,129 8 Tobacco, waxes, etc 286 277 8 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 42 34 8 Chemicals-fertilizers 290 284 7 Steelmaking materials 279 273 6 Tin 26 21 5 Natural rubber 87 83 4 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 70 66 4 Iron and steel, advanced 392 389 3 Plastic materials 621 618 3 Hides and skins 14 12 2 Wool, silk, etc. 71 69 2 Synthetic rubber--primary 126 124 2 Hair, waste materials 41 40 1 Synthetic cloth 384 385 -1 Leather and furs 90 94 -3 Coal and related fuels 69 72 -3 Materials, exc. chemicals 149 152 -3 Nontextile floor tiles 169 173 -4 Cotton, natural fibers 9 15 -6 Nonmonetary gold 186 195 -9 Finished textile supplies 167 177 -10 Bauxite and aluminum 573 583 -11 Cotton cloth, fabrics 195 206 -11 Plywood and veneers 120 134 -14 Nickel 147 163 -16 Nonferrous metals, other 129 154 -25 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 444 473 -28 Shingles, wallboard 562 592 -30 Chemicals-organic 1,119 1,156 -36 Nuclear fuel materials 69 209 -140 Capital goods, except automotive 29,654 28,812 841 Semiconductors 4,187 3,822 364 Computer accessories 6,491 6,277 214 Civilian aircraft 1,029 909 121 Telecommunications equipment 3,233 3,113 120 Computers 1,136 1,054 82 Electric apparatus 2,448 2,388 60 Measuring, testing, control instru 819 773 46 Railway transpor. equipment 190 151 40 Industrial machines, other 1,522 1,483 39 Laboratory testing instruments 322 285 37 Agricultural machinery, equipment 369 348 22 Drilling & oilfield equipment 125 110 15 Materials handling equipment 550 541 9 Pulp and paper machinery 346 340 6 Marine engines, parts 95 90 4 Excavating machinery 409 406 3 Vessels, except scrap 1 (-) 1 Spacecraft, exc. military 1 1 (-) Textile, sewing machines 136 137 -1 Commercial vessels, other 4 5 -1 Food, tobacco machinery 125 127 -2 Business machines and equipment 528 532 -4 Specialized mining 27 32 -5 Wood, glass, plastic 440 450 -10 Nonfarm tractors and parts 69 79 -10 Generators, accessories 922 944 -22 Medicinal equipment 832 856 -25 Industrial engines 822 847 -25 Parts-civilian aircraft 388 420 -32 Photo, service industry 780 814 -34 Metalworking machine tools 683 761 -78 Engines-civilian aircraft 625 716 -91 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 16,676 15,620 1,056 Consumer goods 23,122 23,030 91 Pharmaceutical prep 2,450 2,183 267 Other household goods 1,722 1,583 139 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 2,194 2,082 112 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,920 2,838 82 Footwear 951 922 30 Writing and art supplies 799 773 27 Apparel, household goods - wool 280 260 20 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 580 563 17 Motorcycles and parts 263 247 16 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,699 1,687 12 Numismatic coins 175 164 11 Rugs 133 124 9 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,172 1,165 7 Camping apparel and gear 499 493 6 Musical instruments 131 128 2 Glassware, chinaware 206 204 1 Toiletries and cosmetics 259 261 -2 Books, printed matter 266 272 -6 Pleasure boats and motors 144 153 -9 Stereo equipment, etc 856 867 -11 Nursery stock, etc. 96 108 -12 Photo equipment 218 230 -13 Records, tapes, and disks 123 142 -19 Cookware, cutlery, tools 350 371 -21 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,667 1,694 -27 Gem stones, other 123 153 -29 Household appliances 691 735 -44 Jewelry 693 747 -54 Gem diamonds 971 1,072 -100 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 493 809 -317 Other Goods 4,136 3,769 367 ___________________________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2000 1999 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 591,592 487,400 104,191 Net Adjustments 3,160 1,371 1,789 Total, Census Basis 588,432 486,029 102,403 Foods, feeds, and beverages 22,555 21,425 1,129 Fish and shellfish 4,563 4,262 301 Wine and related products 2,255 2,062 193 Other foods 1,386 1,343 44 Nuts 452 379 73 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 1,411 1,231 181 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 268 273 -5 Food oils, oilseeds 741 686 54 Cocoa beans 238 340 -103 Bakery products 1,408 1,276 132 Green coffee 1,325 1,282 43 Vegetables 1,779 1,758 21 Tea, spices, etc. 393 372 22 Dairy products and eggs 532 501 31 Feedstuff and foodgrains 734 758 -24 Cane and beet sugar 215 336 -121 Fruits, frozen juices 2,258 2,422 -165 Meat products 2,596 2,143 453 Industrial supplies and materials 142,774 100,039 42,736 Crude oil 42,147 19,473 22,674 Gas-natural 3,854 2,871 983 Petroleum products, other 6,639 3,359 3,280 Fuel oil 5,580 2,564 3,016 Other precious metals 2,940 2,298 642 Liquified petroleum gases 1,975 1,076 899 Newsprint 1,769 1,800 -31 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 2,270 1,934 337 Iron and steel mill products 6,321 4,972 1,349 Finished metal shapes 3,425 2,770 654 Electric energy 886 567 319 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,649 1,101 548 Farming materials, livestock 445 400 45 Copper 1,155 984 170 Paper and paper products 3,243 2,535 708 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,258 1,027 232 Zinc 684 619 65 Chemicals-inorganic 2,230 1,911 318 Lumber 4,021 3,779 243 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 1,675 1,484 191 Industrial supplies, other 6,685 5,736 949 Tobacco, waxes, etc 1,699 1,676 22 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 219 216 3 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,603 1,485 118 Steelmaking materials 1,707 1,278 429 Tin 156 133 23 Natural rubber 470 343 127 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 371 275 95 Iron and steel, advanced 2,288 2,004 284 Plastic materials 3,582 2,965 617 Hides and skins 83 73 10 Wool, silk, etc. 420 402 17 Synthetic rubber--primary 688 619 69 Hair, waste materials 227 186 40 Synthetic cloth 2,282 2,025 256 Leather and furs 539 467 72 Coal and related fuels 408 349 59 Materials, exc. chemicals 905 807 98 Nontextile floor tiles 988 876 113 Cotton, natural fibers 72 163 -91 Nonmonetary gold 1,438 1,490 -52 Finished textile supplies 1,023 871 152 Bauxite and aluminum 3,480 3,106 374 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,226 1,055 171 Plywood and veneers 721 682 39 Nickel 824 392 432 Nonferrous metals, other 815 810 5 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 2,705 2,531 174 Shingles, wallboard 3,603 3,273 330 Chemicals-organic 6,560 5,488 1,071 Nuclear fuel materials 826 739 87 Capital goods, except automotive 168,202 142,790 25,413 Semiconductors 22,406 17,623 4,783 Computer accessories 36,598 35,071 1,527 Civilian aircraft 5,194 4,003 1,190 Telecommunications equipment 17,558 10,542 7,015 Computers 6,855 4,928 1,928 Electric apparatus 13,675 10,789 2,886 Measuring, testing, control instru 4,503 3,768 735 Railway transpor. equipment 980 1,128 -148 Industrial machines, other 8,726 7,273 1,453 Laboratory testing instruments 1,676 996 679 Agricultural machinery, equipment 2,116 1,884 232 Drilling & oilfield equipment 611 364 247 Materials handling equipment 3,150 2,884 265 Pulp and paper machinery 2,201 2,171 31 Marine engines, parts 526 383 143 Excavating machinery 2,442 2,751 -309 Vessels, except scrap 7 3 3 Spacecraft, exc. military 42 11 31 Textile, sewing machines 845 958 -113 Commercial vessels, other 21 20 2 Food, tobacco machinery 773 764 9 Business machines and equipment 3,159 3,223 -64 Specialized mining 170 183 -14 Wood, glass, plastic 2,555 2,517 38 Nonfarm tractors and parts 431 383 48 Generators, accessories 5,435 4,789 646 Medicinal equipment 5,024 4,435 589 Industrial engines 5,014 3,858 1,156 Parts-civilian aircraft 2,426 2,773 -348 Photo, service industry 4,509 3,889 621 Metalworking machine tools 4,211 3,839 372 Engines-civilian aircraft 4,363 4,584 -221 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 97,128 85,700 11,427 Consumer goods 134,210 115,356 18,854 Pharmaceutical prep 12,479 10,239 2,240 Other household goods 9,694 8,569 1,124 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 12,494 10,763 1,731 Apparel, household goods - cotton 17,102 15,161 1,941 Footwear 5,816 5,460 356 Writing and art supplies 4,722 4,214 508 Apparel, household goods - wool 1,556 1,527 28 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 3,197 2,733 464 Motorcycles and parts 1,235 840 394 TV's, VCR's, etc 9,850 7,735 2,115 Numismatic coins 605 220 385 Rugs 690 615 76 Furniture, household goods, etc. 6,715 5,630 1,084 Camping apparel and gear 2,921 2,678 242 Musical instruments 729 610 120 Glassware, chinaware 1,151 1,091 60 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,561 1,357 204 Books, printed matter 1,611 1,410 201 Pleasure boats and motors 927 794 132 Stereo equipment, etc 4,894 4,070 824 Nursery stock, etc. 585 533 52 Photo equipment 1,304 1,095 208 Records, tapes, and disks 737 599 139 Cookware, cutlery, tools 2,126 1,877 249 Toys/games/sporting goods 10,204 9,867 337 Gem stones, other 772 678 93 Household appliances 4,277 3,593 684 Jewelry 4,347 3,911 436 Gem diamonds 6,040 4,505 1,535 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 3,871 2,981 890 Other Goods 23,563 20,719 2,844 (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-00-132), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, June 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.