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) July June (R) Monthly 2000 2000 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 103,674 103,330 345 Net Adjustments 158 403 -245 Total, Census Basis 103,516 102,927 590 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,932 3,836 96 Fish and shellfish 906 792 114 Fruits, frozen juices 369 342 28 Other foods 252 241 11 Tea, spices, etc. 69 63 6 Bakery products 246 241 4 Vegetables 328 324 4 Meat products 446 442 4 Cocoa beans 26 24 3 Cane and beet sugar 31 30 1 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 50 50 -1 Wine and related products 384 384 -1 Feedstuff and foodgrains 124 127 -2 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 233 239 -6 Food oils, oilseeds 121 129 -8 Dairy products and eggs 74 84 -10 Green coffee 208 227 -19 Nuts 64 97 -33 Industrial supplies and materials 25,822 25,430 392 Crude oil 8,215 8,065 151 Gas-natural 928 792 137 Nuclear fuel materials 198 69 129 Bauxite and aluminum 692 572 119 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 479 444 35 Chemicals-fertilizers 321 288 33 Copper 228 196 32 Plastic materials 653 621 31 Nonferrous metals, other 156 128 29 Industrial supplies, other 1,166 1,138 29 Iron and steel, advanced 419 394 25 Newsprint 351 329 22 Paper and paper products 572 551 22 Electric energy 227 208 19 Nonmonetary gold 204 186 18 Finished metal shapes 622 605 17 Pulpwood and woodpulp 302 287 15 Nontextile floor tiles 183 169 14 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 288 277 11 Finished textile supplies 175 167 9 Cotton cloth, fabrics 202 194 8 Steelmaking materials 286 280 6 Iron and steel mill products 1,042 1,037 6 Synthetic rubber--primary 130 126 5 Chemicals-inorganic 382 377 4 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 415 412 3 Liquified petroleum gases 345 342 3 Coal and related fuels 72 69 3 Leather and furs 91 90 (-) Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 43 42 (-) Cotton, natural fibers 9 9 (-) Chemicals-organic 1,120 1,121 (-) Hides and skins 14 14 -1 Wool, silk, etc. 70 71 -1 Farming materials, livestock 74 77 -3 Tin 22 26 -3 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 66 70 -4 Hair, waste materials 37 41 -4 Plywood and veneers 114 118 -4 Tobacco, waxes, etc 279 285 -7 Materials, exc. chemicals 141 150 -8 Blank tapes, audio & visual 202 214 -12 Synthetic cloth 363 383 -20 Shingles, wallboard 530 562 -32 Natural rubber 49 87 -39 Zinc 84 128 -45 Petroleum products, other 1,198 1,246 -48 Lumber 578 627 -49 Nickel 93 147 -54 Other precious metals 495 551 -56 Fuel oil 896 1,050 -154 Capital goods, except automotive 29,569 29,644 -74 Telecommunications equipment 3,006 3,237 -231 Civilian aircraft 1,001 1,070 -69 Railway transpor. equipment 130 190 -61 Computer accessories 6,432 6,479 -47 Agricultural machinery, equipment 341 369 -28 Drilling & oilfield equipment 98 126 -27 Semiconductors 4,160 4,186 -26 Industrial machines, other 1,504 1,524 -21 Photo, service industry 757 776 -19 Excavating machinery 391 409 -18 Business machines and equipment 514 526 -11 Textile, sewing machines 132 136 -4 Food, tobacco machinery 120 124 -4 Pulp and paper machinery 336 340 -4 Nonfarm tractors and parts 67 69 -1 Commercial vessels, other 2 4 -1 Vessels, except scrap (-) 1 (-) Laboratory testing instruments 324 322 2 Industrial engines 815 812 3 Wood, glass, plastic 449 442 7 Spacecraft, exc. military 8 1 7 Marine engines, parts 101 94 7 Specialized mining 36 27 10 Metalworking machine tools 695 682 13 Generators, accessories 934 921 13 Materials handling equipment 565 551 14 Measuring, testing, control instru 825 810 15 Medicinal equipment 869 828 41 Engines-civilian aircraft 677 631 47 Parts-civilian aircraft 453 388 65 Electric apparatus 2,510 2,436 75 Computers 1,315 1,136 179 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 17,018 16,741 277 Consumer goods 23,061 23,129 -68 Pharmaceutical prep 2,127 2,448 -322 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,810 2,920 -110 Numismatic coins 93 175 -82 Stereo equipment, etc 783 858 -75 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,684 1,711 -27 Photo equipment 192 218 -26 Rugs 122 133 -11 Records, tapes, and disks 112 122 -10 Musical instruments 132 130 1 Toiletries and cosmetics 262 260 2 Footwear 954 951 3 Glassware, chinaware 211 206 6 Books, printed matter 273 266 7 Gem stones, other 131 123 8 Camping apparel and gear 508 500 8 Motorcycles and parts 274 262 12 Writing and art supplies 812 800 12 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,184 1,171 13 Nursery stock, etc. 110 96 14 Apparel, household goods - wool 297 280 17 Gem diamonds 995 972 23 Other household goods 1,748 1,722 26 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 2,221 2,194 26 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 611 579 32 Cookware, cutlery, tools 384 350 34 Household appliances 743 691 52 Jewelry 755 692 63 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 561 492 69 Pleasure boats and motors 216 143 72 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,759 1,666 93 Other Goods 4,115 4,147 -32 ___________________________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2000 1999 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 695,254 575,013 120,242 Net Adjustments 3,305 1,568 1,737 Total, Census Basis 691,950 573,445 118,505 Foods, feeds, and beverages 26,482 25,081 1,401 Fish and shellfish 5,469 5,003 466 Fruits, frozen juices 2,627 2,815 -188 Other foods 1,634 1,564 71 Tea, spices, etc. 463 446 17 Bakery products 1,654 1,495 159 Vegetables 2,108 2,066 42 Meat products 3,043 2,507 535 Cocoa beans 264 387 -123 Cane and beet sugar 246 373 -127 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 318 325 -7 Wine and related products 2,639 2,415 224 Feedstuff and foodgrains 859 880 -21 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 1,643 1,471 172 Food oils, oilseeds 861 807 55 Dairy products and eggs 606 584 22 Green coffee 1,533 1,491 42 Nuts 516 452 64 Industrial supplies and materials 168,528 118,943 49,586 Crude oil 50,291 24,051 26,241 Gas-natural 4,782 3,457 1,325 Nuclear fuel materials 1,024 873 152 Bauxite and aluminum 4,171 3,666 506 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 3,183 2,970 214 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,922 1,717 205 Copper 1,385 1,155 230 Plastic materials 4,235 3,496 738 Nonferrous metals, other 969 943 26 Industrial supplies, other 7,851 6,729 1,121 Iron and steel, advanced 2,708 2,342 366 Newsprint 2,120 2,082 38 Paper and paper products 3,815 2,989 826 Electric energy 1,113 706 408 Nonmonetary gold 1,642 1,718 -77 Finished metal shapes 4,047 3,273 773 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,951 1,316 635 Nontextile floor tiles 1,171 1,028 143 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 1,961 1,731 230 Finished textile supplies 1,198 1,018 180 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,427 1,236 191 Steelmaking materials 1,994 1,482 512 Iron and steel mill products 7,363 5,818 1,545 Synthetic rubber--primary 819 726 93 Chemicals-inorganic 2,609 2,213 396 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 2,687 2,250 437 Liquified petroleum gases 2,320 1,270 1,050 Coal and related fuels 480 395 85 Leather and furs 629 548 82 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 262 249 12 Cotton, natural fibers 81 196 -114 Chemicals-organic 7,681 6,518 1,163 Hides and skins 97 85 12 Wool, silk, etc. 490 467 22 Farming materials, livestock 519 466 53 Tin 178 155 23 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 437 326 111 Hair, waste materials 264 217 46 Plywood and veneers 834 811 23 Tobacco, waxes, etc 1,977 1,953 24 Materials, exc. chemicals 1,046 948 98 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,460 1,201 259 Synthetic cloth 2,644 2,374 270 Shingles, wallboard 4,132 3,904 229 Natural rubber 519 390 128 Zinc 767 698 69 Petroleum products, other 7,835 4,105 3,730 Lumber 4,599 4,552 47 Nickel 917 439 479 Other precious metals 3,438 2,536 902 Fuel oil 6,483 3,154 3,329 Capital goods, except automotive 197,762 168,257 29,505 Telecommunications equipment 20,567 12,624 7,943 Civilian aircraft 6,236 5,085 1,151 Railway transpor. equipment 1,109 1,279 -170 Computer accessories 43,019 41,163 1,855 Agricultural machinery, equipment 2,456 2,185 271 Drilling & oilfield equipment 710 431 279 Semiconductors 26,564 20,856 5,708 Industrial machines, other 10,232 8,550 1,682 Photo, service industry 5,263 4,539 724 Excavating machinery 2,833 3,160 -327 Business machines and equipment 3,672 3,779 -107 Textile, sewing machines 977 1,103 -126 Food, tobacco machinery 891 884 8 Pulp and paper machinery 2,531 2,539 -8 Nonfarm tractors and parts 498 440 58 Commercial vessels, other 24 23 (-) Vessels, except scrap 7 3 4 Laboratory testing instruments 1,999 1,172 827 Industrial engines 5,818 4,526 1,293 Wood, glass, plastic 3,006 2,928 78 Spacecraft, exc. military 50 48 2 Marine engines, parts 626 442 184 Specialized mining 206 212 -6 Metalworking machine tools 4,905 4,476 429 Generators, accessories 6,369 5,618 751 Materials handling equipment 3,716 3,368 348 Measuring, testing, control instru 5,319 4,426 892 Medicinal equipment 5,890 5,190 700 Engines-civilian aircraft 5,046 5,334 -287 Parts-civilian aircraft 2,879 3,271 -392 Electric apparatus 16,173 12,738 3,435 Computers 8,171 5,866 2,305 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 114,210 101,283 12,927 Consumer goods 157,278 135,658 21,620 Pharmaceutical prep 14,604 12,475 2,129 Apparel, household goods - cotton 19,912 17,678 2,234 Numismatic coins 698 244 453 Stereo equipment, etc 5,678 4,768 909 TV's, VCR's, etc 11,546 9,151 2,396 Photo equipment 1,496 1,302 194 Rugs 812 720 92 Records, tapes, and disks 848 708 140 Musical instruments 861 718 142 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,824 1,592 232 Footwear 6,769 6,331 438 Glassware, chinaware 1,362 1,287 75 Books, printed matter 1,882 1,652 230 Gem stones, other 903 799 104 Camping apparel and gear 3,430 3,118 312 Motorcycles and parts 1,508 993 515 Writing and art supplies 5,535 4,929 606 Furniture, household goods, etc. 7,898 6,648 1,249 Nursery stock, etc. 695 626 69 Apparel, household goods - wool 1,853 1,780 73 Gem diamonds 7,035 5,290 1,746 Other household goods 11,442 10,062 1,380 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 14,715 12,616 2,098 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 3,808 3,196 612 Cookware, cutlery, tools 2,511 2,202 309 Household appliances 5,019 4,177 842 Jewelry 5,101 4,572 529 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 4,431 3,477 955 Pleasure boats and motors 1,142 969 173 Toys/games/sporting goods 11,962 11,577 385 Other Goods 27,689 24,223 3,466 (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-00-149), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, July 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.