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) August July (R) Monthly 2000 2000 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 104,371 103,620 751 Net Adjustments 347 173 174 Total, Census Basis 104,024 103,447 578 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,958 3,930 28 Cane and beet sugar 72 31 41 Meat products 468 446 22 Fish and shellfish 918 904 14 Vegetables 338 328 11 Wine and related products 391 383 8 Dairy products and eggs 82 74 8 Tea, spices, etc. 77 69 8 Cocoa beans 26 26 (-) Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 232 234 -2 Nuts 60 64 -3 Green coffee 205 208 -4 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 44 49 -5 Bakery products 239 246 -6 Food oils, oilseeds 111 122 -11 Other foods 237 253 -15 Feedstuff and foodgrains 107 124 -17 Fruits, frozen juices 351 370 -19 Industrial supplies and materials 25,110 25,801 -691 Crude oil 8,093 8,214 -121 Petroleum products, other 1,132 1,217 -85 Bauxite and aluminum 612 690 -78 Fuel oil 805 874 -69 Steelmaking materials 223 284 -61 Lumber 523 577 -55 Gas-natural 884 928 -44 Nonferrous metals, other 116 156 -41 Industrial supplies, other 1,133 1,167 -34 Blank tapes, audio & visual 174 203 -29 Paper and paper products 543 572 -29 Chemicals-inorganic 355 383 -27 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 388 414 -26 Iron and steel, advanced 394 419 -25 Nontextile floor tiles 161 183 -22 Plastic materials 630 652 -22 Copper 208 227 -20 Nonmonetary gold 187 204 -17 Other precious metals 478 492 -14 Liquified petroleum gases 331 345 -14 Cotton cloth, fabrics 190 202 -12 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 277 288 -11 Pulpwood and woodpulp 293 302 -10 Synthetic rubber--primary 122 130 -9 Shingles, wallboard 521 529 -8 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 36 43 -7 Iron and steel mill products 1,037 1,042 -6 Synthetic cloth 358 364 -5 Finished textile supplies 170 175 -5 Materials, exc. chemicals 136 141 -5 Farming materials, livestock 71 75 -4 Leather and furs 87 91 -4 Tin 19 22 -3 Newsprint 349 351 -2 Hides and skins 13 14 -1 Wool, silk, etc. 70 71 (-) Cotton, natural fibers 9 9 (-) Tobacco, waxes, etc 280 278 2 Hair, waste materials 38 36 2 Plywood and veneers 117 114 4 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 70 66 4 Chemicals-fertilizers 326 320 6 Zinc 90 84 7 Coal and related fuels 82 73 9 Nickel 106 93 13 Natural rubber 63 49 14 Finished metal shapes 640 624 16 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 496 477 20 Chemicals-organic 1,139 1,111 28 Nuclear fuel materials 233 198 35 Electric energy 299 227 72 Capital goods, except automotive 30,710 29,553 1,158 Computer accessories 6,774 6,431 343 Telecommunications equipment 3,220 2,999 221 Semiconductors 4,359 4,158 200 Laboratory testing instruments 410 324 86 Computers 1,389 1,316 73 Pulp and paper machinery 396 335 61 Industrial machines, other 1,565 1,505 60 Excavating machinery 429 391 38 Metalworking machine tools 729 695 35 Medicinal equipment 900 869 31 Parts-civilian aircraft 482 455 27 Business machines and equipment 529 514 15 Textile, sewing machines 147 132 15 Engines-civilian aircraft 687 672 14 Industrial engines 824 814 10 Civilian aircraft 1,003 994 9 Wood, glass, plastic 459 451 8 Photo, service industry 760 757 3 Food, tobacco machinery 122 120 2 Generators, accessories 936 935 1 Commercial vessels, other 3 2 1 Nonfarm tractors and parts 68 67 (-) Materials handling equipment 563 563 (-) Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Agricultural machinery, equipment 341 341 -1 Railway transpor. equipment 128 130 -1 Drilling & oilfield equipment 93 98 -4 Spacecraft, exc. military 1 8 -7 Measuring, testing, control instru 818 827 -9 Marine engines, parts 91 102 -10 Specialized mining 23 37 -14 Electric apparatus 2,462 2,509 -47 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 16,741 17,000 -259 Consumer goods 23,242 23,067 174 Pharmaceutical prep 2,552 2,158 394 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,728 1,670 57 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 596 561 35 Photo equipment 227 192 35 Toiletries and cosmetics 282 262 21 Stereo equipment, etc 799 781 18 Jewelry 765 749 16 Writing and art supplies 830 814 16 Gem stones, other 143 131 12 Rugs 133 122 11 Pleasure boats and motors 222 216 6 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 2,226 2,221 6 Books, printed matter 276 273 3 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,182 1,183 -1 Musical instruments 129 132 -2 Glassware, chinaware 209 212 -3 Records, tapes, and disks 107 112 -5 Camping apparel and gear 500 507 -7 Footwear 946 954 -7 Cookware, cutlery, tools 375 383 -8 Apparel, household goods - wool 288 298 -10 Gem diamonds 979 993 -14 Nursery stock, etc. 92 110 -18 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 589 611 -21 Household appliances 702 742 -41 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,718 1,760 -42 Other household goods 1,686 1,746 -60 Motorcycles and parts 210 273 -63 Numismatic coins 25 93 -68 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,725 2,810 -85 Other Goods 4,263 4,096 167 ___________________________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2000 1999 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 799,571 663,932 135,638 Net Adjustments 3,666 2,157 1,509 Total, Census Basis 795,905 661,775 134,129 Foods, feeds, and beverages 30,439 28,744 1,695 Cane and beet sugar 318 429 -112 Meat products 3,510 2,884 626 Fish and shellfish 6,384 5,761 624 Vegetables 2,446 2,384 62 Wine and related products 3,028 2,769 259 Dairy products and eggs 688 668 20 Tea, spices, etc. 540 516 24 Cocoa beans 291 414 -123 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 1,876 1,693 184 Nuts 576 522 54 Green coffee 1,738 1,713 25 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 362 374 -13 Bakery products 1,893 1,718 175 Food oils, oilseeds 974 932 42 Other foods 1,872 1,787 85 Feedstuff and foodgrains 966 1,006 -40 Fruits, frozen juices 2,978 3,175 -197 Industrial supplies and materials 193,618 138,934 54,684 Crude oil 58,382 29,041 29,342 Petroleum products, other 8,986 4,944 4,042 Bauxite and aluminum 4,782 4,224 558 Fuel oil 7,266 3,762 3,504 Steelmaking materials 2,215 1,701 514 Lumber 5,121 5,249 -128 Gas-natural 5,666 4,114 1,552 Nonferrous metals, other 1,085 1,065 20 Industrial supplies, other 8,985 7,745 1,240 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,634 1,370 265 Paper and paper products 4,358 3,468 890 Chemicals-inorganic 2,965 2,551 414 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 3,074 2,584 490 Iron and steel, advanced 3,102 2,686 416 Nontextile floor tiles 1,332 1,189 144 Plastic materials 4,864 4,031 833 Copper 1,593 1,342 251 Nonmonetary gold 1,829 2,028 -200 Other precious metals 3,914 2,858 1,056 Liquified petroleum gases 2,651 1,581 1,070 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,617 1,417 200 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 2,239 1,990 248 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,244 1,548 696 Synthetic rubber--primary 940 828 112 Shingles, wallboard 4,654 4,508 146 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 297 283 14 Iron and steel mill products 8,400 6,631 1,769 Synthetic cloth 3,003 2,738 265 Finished textile supplies 1,368 1,171 197 Materials, exc. chemicals 1,182 1,092 90 Farming materials, livestock 591 543 48 Leather and furs 717 632 85 Tin 197 174 23 Newsprint 2,469 2,368 101 Hides and skins 110 97 12 Wool, silk, etc. 560 534 26 Cotton, natural fibers 90 211 -121 Tobacco, waxes, etc 2,256 2,237 20 Hair, waste materials 301 250 52 Plywood and veneers 951 941 10 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 507 383 124 Chemicals-fertilizers 2,246 1,996 250 Zinc 858 791 67 Coal and related fuels 563 456 107 Nickel 1,023 507 517 Natural rubber 582 458 125 Finished metal shapes 4,689 3,779 910 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 3,677 3,414 264 Chemicals-organic 8,811 7,540 1,270 Nuclear fuel materials 1,257 1,069 188 Electric energy 1,412 817 594 Capital goods, except automotive 228,456 193,326 35,130 Computer accessories 49,792 47,153 2,639 Telecommunications equipment 23,781 14,723 9,058 Semiconductors 30,921 24,012 6,909 Laboratory testing instruments 2,409 1,358 1,051 Computers 9,561 6,839 2,722 Pulp and paper machinery 2,926 2,866 60 Industrial machines, other 11,799 9,911 1,888 Excavating machinery 3,263 3,573 -310 Metalworking machine tools 5,634 5,104 531 Medicinal equipment 6,790 5,995 795 Parts-civilian aircraft 3,362 3,717 -355 Business machines and equipment 4,200 4,277 -77 Textile, sewing machines 1,123 1,265 -141 Engines-civilian aircraft 5,728 6,132 -405 Industrial engines 6,642 5,263 1,379 Civilian aircraft 7,231 5,720 1,510 Wood, glass, plastic 3,467 3,360 108 Photo, service industry 6,023 5,223 799 Food, tobacco machinery 1,013 1,006 7 Generators, accessories 7,306 6,472 834 Commercial vessels, other 27 26 1 Nonfarm tractors and parts 566 505 60 Materials handling equipment 4,277 3,872 406 Vessels, except scrap 7 4 3 Agricultural machinery, equipment 2,797 2,467 330 Railway transpor. equipment 1,238 1,439 -201 Drilling & oilfield equipment 803 475 328 Spacecraft, exc. military 51 48 2 Measuring, testing, control instru 6,139 5,097 1,043 Marine engines, parts 718 508 210 Specialized mining 229 236 -7 Electric apparatus 18,633 14,681 3,952 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 130,934 116,851 14,082 Consumer goods 180,527 155,929 24,597 Pharmaceutical prep 17,188 14,326 2,862 TV's, VCR's, etc 13,261 10,509 2,751 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 5,028 4,254 774 Photo equipment 1,723 1,497 226 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,106 1,828 278 Stereo equipment, etc 6,475 5,460 1,016 Jewelry 5,860 5,248 613 Writing and art supplies 6,368 5,651 716 Gem stones, other 1,046 922 124 Rugs 945 828 117 Pleasure boats and motors 1,365 1,134 231 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 16,941 14,469 2,472 Books, printed matter 2,158 1,912 246 Furniture, household goods, etc. 9,079 7,635 1,444 Musical instruments 990 832 158 Glassware, chinaware 1,571 1,490 81 Records, tapes, and disks 955 814 141 Camping apparel and gear 3,929 3,558 370 Footwear 7,715 7,208 507 Cookware, cutlery, tools 2,885 2,542 343 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,141 2,046 96 Gem diamonds 8,011 6,236 1,776 Nursery stock, etc. 786 722 65 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 4,396 3,662 734 Household appliances 5,720 4,788 932 Toys/games/sporting goods 13,681 13,215 466 Other household goods 13,126 11,582 1,544 Motorcycles and parts 1,718 1,151 567 Numismatic coins 723 273 449 Apparel, household goods - cotton 22,637 20,137 2,501 Other Goods 31,932 27,991 3,941 (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-00-173), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, August 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.