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) September August (R) Monthly 2000 2000 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 107,524 104,657 2,867 Net Adjustments 593 325 268 Total, Census Basis 106,931 104,331 2,600 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,927 3,966 -39 Meat products 427 469 -42 Green coffee 166 205 -39 Wine and related products 378 391 -13 Food oils, oilseeds 97 110 -12 Fish and shellfish 911 921 -10 Dairy products and eggs 73 82 -10 Cane and beet sugar 64 72 -7 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 43 44 -1 Vegetables 339 339 (-) Other foods 239 237 2 Tea, spices, etc. 80 77 3 Bakery products 245 239 5 Nuts 68 60 8 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 242 232 10 Feedstuff and foodgrains 118 106 12 Cocoa beans 40 26 14 Fruits, frozen juices 395 354 41 Industrial supplies and materials 26,498 25,095 1,403 Chemicals-organic 1,468 1,149 319 Gas-natural 1,121 895 226 Other precious metals 707 484 223 Fuel oil 1,031 809 222 Petroleum products, other 1,304 1,120 184 Liquified petroleum gases 409 331 78 Industrial supplies, other 1,205 1,137 68 Steelmaking materials 293 225 68 Lumber 571 524 47 Nonmonetary gold 228 187 41 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 303 278 25 Nonferrous metals, other 138 116 22 Materials, exc. chemicals 155 136 19 Copper 223 206 17 Bauxite and aluminum 626 611 15 Cotton cloth, fabrics 204 190 15 Plywood and veneers 130 117 13 Synthetic cloth 371 359 13 Nontextile floor tiles 173 161 12 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 82 70 11 Iron and steel, advanced 405 395 11 Paper and paper products 554 545 10 Nuclear fuel materials 242 233 8 Chemicals-inorganic 362 357 5 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 393 389 5 Leather and furs 92 88 4 Finished textile supplies 174 171 3 Blank tapes, audio & visual 175 173 3 Nickel 107 106 1 Synthetic rubber--primary 123 122 1 Wool, silk, etc. 72 71 1 Cotton, natural fibers 10 9 1 Hides and skins 13 13 (-) Tobacco, waxes, etc 280 280 (-) Shingles, wallboard 522 522 (-) Newsprint 349 349 (-) Tin 18 19 -1 Finished metal shapes 638 639 -1 Hair, waste materials 37 39 -2 Zinc 89 90 -2 Natural rubber 61 64 -2 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 31 36 -4 Pulpwood and woodpulp 285 293 -8 Farming materials, livestock 63 71 -8 Plastic materials 623 631 -9 Coal and related fuels 67 81 -14 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 480 495 -15 Electric energy 277 299 -22 Chemicals-fertilizers 304 326 -22 Crude oil 7,991 8,044 -53 Iron and steel mill products 920 1,044 -124 Capital goods, except automotive 31,611 30,769 842 Semiconductors 4,845 4,361 483 Civilian aircraft 1,241 987 254 Telecommunications equipment 3,401 3,224 177 Materials handling equipment 686 564 122 Engines-civilian aircraft 774 696 78 Spacecraft, exc. military 71 1 71 Photo, service industry 830 770 60 Industrial engines 879 827 52 Medicinal equipment 947 901 47 Generators, accessories 980 935 45 Industrial machines, other 1,597 1,564 33 Electric apparatus 2,502 2,480 22 Measuring, testing, control instru 850 829 21 Food, tobacco machinery 140 122 19 Railway transpor. equipment 136 128 7 Drilling & oilfield equipment 103 100 3 Specialized mining 25 23 2 Vessels, except scrap 2 (-) 2 Commercial vessels, other 4 4 (-) Marine engines, parts 94 94 (-) Excavating machinery 426 430 -4 Nonfarm tractors and parts 64 68 -4 Textile, sewing machines 149 157 -9 Wood, glass, plastic 440 456 -17 Agricultural machinery, equipment 315 341 -26 Pulp and paper machinery 360 395 -35 Metalworking machine tools 694 730 -36 Business machines and equipment 482 529 -47 Parts-civilian aircraft 417 481 -64 Laboratory testing instruments 315 409 -95 Computer accessories 6,634 6,772 -138 Computers 1,208 1,390 -182 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 16,939 16,918 21 Consumer goods 23,757 23,283 474 Pharmaceutical prep 2,785 2,560 226 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,853 2,726 128 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 649 599 51 Gem diamonds 1,029 979 50 Footwear 977 947 30 Apparel, household goods - wool 316 288 28 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,757 1,729 28 Jewelry 790 767 24 Toiletries and cosmetics 307 284 23 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,218 1,196 22 Camping apparel and gear 521 500 21 Motorcycles and parts 229 210 19 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 2,243 2,229 14 Records, tapes, and disks 116 109 7 Cookware, cutlery, tools 380 376 4 Gem stones, other 147 144 3 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 593 591 2 Glassware, chinaware 211 209 2 Rugs 135 133 2 Books, printed matter 274 276 -2 Nursery stock, etc. 89 92 -2 Musical instruments 119 130 -11 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,706 1,719 -13 Photo equipment 212 227 -15 Numismatic coins 7 25 -18 Household appliances 682 701 -19 Stereo equipment, etc 779 801 -22 Writing and art supplies 803 829 -25 Other household goods 1,657 1,688 -31 Pleasure boats and motors 169 223 -54 Other Goods 4,198 4,300 -101 ___________________________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2000 1999 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 907,380 753,600 153,781 Net Adjustments 4,238 3,110 1,128 Total, Census Basis 903,143 750,490 152,653 Foods, feeds, and beverages 34,374 32,436 1,938 Meat products 3,939 3,273 666 Green coffee 1,905 1,915 -11 Wine and related products 3,407 3,116 291 Food oils, oilseeds 1,070 1,029 41 Fish and shellfish 7,299 6,539 761 Dairy products and eggs 761 753 7 Cane and beet sugar 382 512 -129 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 405 421 -16 Vegetables 2,785 2,704 81 Other foods 2,110 2,014 96 Tea, spices, etc. 620 578 42 Bakery products 2,138 1,937 201 Nuts 644 592 53 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 2,118 1,900 218 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,083 1,125 -42 Cocoa beans 331 448 -117 Fruits, frozen juices 3,377 3,580 -203 Industrial supplies and materials 220,100 159,283 60,817 Chemicals-organic 10,288 8,559 1,729 Gas-natural 6,798 4,876 1,923 Other precious metals 4,626 3,216 1,410 Fuel oil 8,301 4,477 3,824 Petroleum products, other 10,278 5,665 4,613 Liquified petroleum gases 3,060 1,838 1,223 Industrial supplies, other 10,193 8,775 1,418 Steelmaking materials 2,509 1,933 576 Lumber 5,693 5,929 -236 Nonmonetary gold 2,057 2,256 -199 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 2,542 2,255 287 Nonferrous metals, other 1,223 1,206 17 Materials, exc. chemicals 1,337 1,236 101 Copper 1,814 1,541 273 Bauxite and aluminum 5,408 4,766 641 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,821 1,600 221 Plywood and veneers 1,081 1,073 8 Synthetic cloth 3,374 3,088 286 Nontextile floor tiles 1,506 1,351 154 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 588 443 146 Iron and steel, advanced 3,509 3,025 483 Paper and paper products 4,914 3,964 950 Nuclear fuel materials 1,499 1,145 354 Chemicals-inorganic 3,329 2,895 435 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 3,468 2,917 551 Leather and furs 809 716 93 Finished textile supplies 1,542 1,324 219 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,808 1,556 252 Nickel 1,130 599 531 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,064 937 127 Wool, silk, etc. 632 601 32 Cotton, natural fibers 100 220 -120 Hides and skins 123 109 13 Tobacco, waxes, etc 2,536 2,538 -2 Shingles, wallboard 5,175 5,107 69 Newsprint 2,818 2,662 156 Tin 216 199 17 Finished metal shapes 5,326 4,316 1,010 Hair, waste materials 339 284 55 Zinc 947 893 54 Natural rubber 644 512 132 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 329 320 9 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,528 1,780 748 Farming materials, livestock 653 614 39 Plastic materials 5,488 4,584 905 Coal and related fuels 630 505 125 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 4,156 3,868 288 Electric energy 1,689 941 748 Chemicals-fertilizers 2,551 2,216 334 Crude oil 66,324 34,395 31,929 Iron and steel mill products 9,327 7,461 1,866 Capital goods, except automotive 260,126 218,430 41,695 Semiconductors 35,768 27,197 8,571 Civilian aircraft 8,457 6,701 1,755 Telecommunications equipment 27,186 16,888 10,298 Materials handling equipment 4,965 4,364 600 Engines-civilian aircraft 6,512 6,918 -406 Spacecraft, exc. military 122 49 73 Photo, service industry 6,862 5,902 960 Industrial engines 7,524 5,964 1,560 Medicinal equipment 7,738 6,749 989 Generators, accessories 8,285 7,327 958 Industrial machines, other 13,395 11,308 2,087 Electric apparatus 21,153 16,676 4,477 Measuring, testing, control instru 7,000 5,764 1,236 Food, tobacco machinery 1,153 1,127 26 Railway transpor. equipment 1,373 1,613 -240 Drilling & oilfield equipment 912 536 376 Specialized mining 254 260 -6 Vessels, except scrap 9 4 5 Commercial vessels, other 32 28 3 Marine engines, parts 814 574 240 Excavating machinery 3,689 3,974 -285 Nonfarm tractors and parts 630 569 60 Textile, sewing machines 1,283 1,413 -130 Wood, glass, plastic 3,904 3,788 116 Agricultural machinery, equipment 3,113 2,748 365 Pulp and paper machinery 3,286 3,227 59 Metalworking machine tools 6,329 5,749 580 Business machines and equipment 4,683 4,790 -107 Parts-civilian aircraft 3,778 4,132 -354 Laboratory testing instruments 2,723 1,583 1,141 Computer accessories 56,425 52,835 3,590 Computers 10,769 7,672 3,097 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 148,050 132,394 15,656 Consumer goods 204,326 176,241 28,085 Pharmaceutical prep 19,981 16,192 3,789 Apparel, household goods - cotton 25,491 22,657 2,834 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 5,679 4,786 894 Gem diamonds 9,040 7,034 2,007 Footwear 8,693 8,095 599 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,457 2,331 125 TV's, VCR's, etc 15,019 11,930 3,089 Jewelry 6,652 5,946 706 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,414 2,060 355 Furniture, household goods, etc. 10,310 8,651 1,660 Camping apparel and gear 4,450 4,005 446 Motorcycles and parts 1,947 1,315 631 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 19,186 16,425 2,762 Records, tapes, and disks 1,073 917 156 Cookware, cutlery, tools 3,266 2,889 376 Gem stones, other 1,193 1,045 148 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 4,991 4,132 859 Glassware, chinaware 1,782 1,679 103 Rugs 1,080 932 148 Books, printed matter 2,432 2,173 260 Nursery stock, etc. 876 813 63 Musical instruments 1,109 949 160 Toys/games/sporting goods 15,388 14,866 523 Photo equipment 1,935 1,695 239 Numismatic coins 730 306 423 Household appliances 6,402 5,431 971 Stereo equipment, etc 7,257 6,176 1,081 Writing and art supplies 7,169 6,393 777 Other household goods 14,785 13,077 1,707 Pleasure boats and motors 1,535 1,342 193 Other Goods 36,168 31,706 4,462 (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-00-196), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, September 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.