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) October September (R) Monthly 2000 2000 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 105,919 107,165 -1,246 Net Adjustments 611 618 -8 Total, Census Basis 105,308 106,547 -1,239 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,817 3,928 -111 Fish and shellfish 878 911 -33 Wine and related products 350 379 -29 Cane and beet sugar 39 64 -25 Fruits, frozen juices 375 399 -24 Tea, spices, etc. 64 80 -16 Cocoa beans 24 40 -16 Bakery products 233 245 -12 Other foods 230 238 -8 Green coffee 160 165 -5 Meat products 423 426 -3 Dairy products and eggs 73 72 (-) Nuts 69 68 1 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 48 43 5 Vegetables 348 339 10 Feedstuff and foodgrains 129 118 11 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 253 242 12 Food oils, oilseeds 119 98 22 Industrial supplies and materials 25,973 26,515 -542 Chemicals-organic 1,184 1,462 -278 Gas-natural 984 1,110 -126 Iron and steel mill products 797 911 -113 Nuclear fuel materials 152 241 -90 Steelmaking materials 215 291 -76 Bauxite and aluminum 557 627 -70 Petroleum products, other 1,230 1,298 -69 Electric energy 217 277 -60 Liquified petroleum gases 361 409 -48 Nonmonetary gold 186 228 -42 Chemicals-fertilizers 278 304 -26 Finished metal shapes 618 637 -20 Nickel 89 107 -18 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 463 480 -16 Nontextile floor tiles 158 173 -15 Cotton cloth, fabrics 189 204 -15 Lumber 554 569 -15 Industrial supplies, other 1,184 1,199 -15 Synthetic cloth 357 371 -13 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 71 81 -10 Newsprint 338 349 -10 Wool, silk, etc. 63 71 -8 Chemicals-inorganic 353 359 -5 Leather and furs 87 92 -5 Plywood and veneers 125 130 -4 Nonferrous metals, other 135 138 -3 Hair, waste materials 34 37 -3 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 390 392 -2 Synthetic rubber--primary 122 123 -1 Finished textile supplies 172 173 -1 Materials, exc. chemicals 154 155 -1 Hides and skins 13 13 (-) Cotton, natural fibers 11 10 1 Iron and steel, advanced 404 403 1 Natural rubber 63 61 2 Tin 23 18 5 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 40 33 7 Coal and related fuels 79 67 12 Zinc 104 89 15 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 317 301 16 Other precious metals 720 701 19 Paper and paper products 575 553 22 Pulpwood and woodpulp 308 285 24 Blank tapes, audio & visual 202 178 24 Plastic materials 651 621 30 Tobacco, waxes, etc 312 281 31 Farming materials, livestock 102 62 40 Shingles, wallboard 563 521 42 Copper 276 222 54 Fuel oil 1,093 1,028 65 Crude oil 8,299 8,069 230 Capital goods, except automotive 31,063 31,529 -466 Semiconductors 4,117 4,846 -729 Computer accessories 6,504 6,631 -128 Spacecraft, exc. military 5 71 -67 Civilian aircraft 1,172 1,223 -51 Industrial engines 831 875 -44 Medicinal equipment 905 948 -43 Electric apparatus 2,450 2,480 -30 Food, tobacco machinery 113 140 -27 Agricultural machinery, equipment 291 315 -24 Excavating machinery 402 425 -23 Measuring, testing, control instru 821 837 -16 Specialized mining 18 25 -7 Nonfarm tractors and parts 57 64 -6 Pulp and paper machinery 356 360 -4 Drilling & oilfield equipment 94 96 -2 Vessels, except scrap (-) 2 -2 Textile, sewing machines 135 136 -1 Wood, glass, plastic 437 437 (-) Commercial vessels, other 3 3 (-) Generators, accessories 980 979 1 Railway transpor. equipment 139 136 3 Laboratory testing instruments 319 315 5 Business machines and equipment 496 482 14 Photo, service industry 840 820 20 Industrial machines, other 1,623 1,602 21 Marine engines, parts 114 91 24 Parts-civilian aircraft 440 416 24 Metalworking machine tools 745 694 52 Materials handling equipment 741 689 52 Engines-civilian aircraft 834 765 69 Telecommunications equipment 3,646 3,420 226 Computers 1,435 1,207 228 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 16,666 16,726 -61 Consumer goods 23,757 23,686 71 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,964 1,705 259 Pharmaceutical prep 2,885 2,752 132 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,829 1,756 73 Other household goods 1,693 1,654 39 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,887 2,851 37 Motorcycles and parts 264 229 36 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 614 592 22 Photo equipment 232 213 19 Musical instruments 136 119 18 Pleasure boats and motors 176 168 8 Books, printed matter 281 274 7 Numismatic coins 7 7 (-) Stereo equipment, etc 779 779 (-) Rugs 133 135 -2 Nursery stock, etc. 87 89 -2 Records, tapes, and disks 109 114 -5 Apparel, household goods - wool 307 315 -8 Glassware, chinaware 199 211 -12 Gem stones, other 133 147 -13 Household appliances 668 682 -14 Toiletries and cosmetics 274 305 -31 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,172 1,203 -32 Writing and art supplies 770 802 -32 Cookware, cutlery, tools 343 379 -36 Gem diamonds 985 1,029 -44 Jewelry 743 789 -46 Camping apparel and gear 464 521 -57 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 575 647 -72 Footwear 895 977 -82 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 2,151 2,240 -90 Other Goods 4,033 4,162 -130 ___________________________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2000 1999 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 1,012,940 844,369 168,571 Net Adjustments 4,874 3,624 1,249 Total, Census Basis 1,008,066 840,744 167,322 Foods, feeds, and beverages 38,192 36,064 2,127 Fish and shellfish 8,177 7,308 869 Wine and related products 3,757 3,468 289 Cane and beet sugar 422 524 -102 Fruits, frozen juices 3,755 3,949 -194 Tea, spices, etc. 684 641 42 Cocoa beans 355 475 -120 Bakery products 2,371 2,164 207 Other foods 2,340 2,249 91 Green coffee 2,064 2,121 -57 Meat products 4,360 3,681 679 Dairy products and eggs 833 835 -2 Nuts 714 661 52 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 453 474 -21 Vegetables 3,133 3,011 122 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,212 1,237 -25 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 2,371 2,121 250 Food oils, oilseeds 1,190 1,143 47 Industrial supplies and materials 246,090 179,934 66,156 Chemicals-organic 11,465 9,553 1,912 Gas-natural 7,771 5,499 2,272 Iron and steel mill products 10,115 8,319 1,796 Nuclear fuel materials 1,650 1,289 361 Steelmaking materials 2,723 2,191 532 Bauxite and aluminum 5,965 5,324 641 Petroleum products, other 11,502 6,423 5,078 Electric energy 1,906 1,064 841 Liquified petroleum gases 3,421 2,117 1,304 Nonmonetary gold 2,244 2,487 -244 Chemicals-fertilizers 2,829 2,469 359 Finished metal shapes 5,943 4,853 1,089 Nickel 1,220 663 557 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 4,619 4,332 287 Nontextile floor tiles 1,663 1,511 153 Cotton cloth, fabrics 2,010 1,797 213 Lumber 6,246 6,613 -367 Industrial supplies, other 11,372 9,820 1,552 Synthetic cloth 3,731 3,439 292 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 659 505 155 Newsprint 3,156 2,946 210 Wool, silk, etc. 695 667 28 Chemicals-inorganic 3,679 3,231 449 Leather and furs 895 800 95 Plywood and veneers 1,206 1,199 7 Nonferrous metals, other 1,359 1,358 (-) Hair, waste materials 373 319 54 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 3,858 3,253 605 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,185 1,037 149 Finished textile supplies 1,714 1,477 237 Materials, exc. chemicals 1,490 1,385 106 Hides and skins 136 122 14 Cotton, natural fibers 112 230 -119 Iron and steel, advanced 3,910 3,369 541 Natural rubber 706 590 116 Tin 239 222 17 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 370 357 13 Coal and related fuels 709 557 151 Zinc 1,050 991 59 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 2,857 2,519 338 Other precious metals 5,340 3,566 1,774 Paper and paper products 5,487 4,457 1,031 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,837 2,050 786 Blank tapes, audio & visual 2,012 1,753 259 Plastic materials 6,138 5,143 994 Tobacco, waxes, etc 2,849 2,844 5 Farming materials, livestock 755 690 65 Shingles, wallboard 5,737 5,704 33 Copper 2,089 1,842 247 Fuel oil 9,390 5,125 4,265 Crude oil 74,702 39,859 34,843 Capital goods, except automotive 291,107 244,290 46,817 Semiconductors 39,886 30,526 9,360 Computer accessories 62,925 58,702 4,223 Spacecraft, exc. military 127 52 75 Civilian aircraft 9,611 7,474 2,136 Industrial engines 8,351 6,733 1,618 Medicinal equipment 8,643 7,531 1,112 Electric apparatus 23,582 18,705 4,877 Food, tobacco machinery 1,266 1,258 8 Agricultural machinery, equipment 3,404 3,021 383 Excavating machinery 4,091 4,345 -254 Measuring, testing, control instru 7,808 6,428 1,380 Specialized mining 272 279 -7 Nonfarm tractors and parts 687 635 52 Pulp and paper machinery 3,642 3,595 47 Drilling & oilfield equipment 999 636 363 Vessels, except scrap 9 4 5 Textile, sewing machines 1,405 1,578 -173 Wood, glass, plastic 4,338 4,203 135 Commercial vessels, other 34 32 1 Generators, accessories 9,265 8,215 1,050 Railway transpor. equipment 1,512 1,848 -336 Laboratory testing instruments 3,042 1,811 1,231 Business machines and equipment 5,179 5,320 -141 Photo, service industry 7,692 6,606 1,086 Industrial machines, other 15,023 12,727 2,296 Marine engines, parts 926 646 279 Parts-civilian aircraft 4,217 4,555 -338 Metalworking machine tools 7,074 6,401 673 Materials handling equipment 5,707 4,873 834 Engines-civilian aircraft 7,336 7,776 -440 Telecommunications equipment 30,851 19,085 11,766 Computers 12,204 8,688 3,515 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 164,502 147,751 16,752 Consumer goods 228,011 197,134 30,876 Toys/games/sporting goods 17,351 16,521 830 Pharmaceutical prep 22,833 18,565 4,268 TV's, VCR's, etc 16,847 13,302 3,545 Other household goods 16,476 14,616 1,860 Apparel, household goods - cotton 28,377 25,196 3,180 Motorcycles and parts 2,211 1,494 718 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 5,604 4,604 1,000 Photo equipment 2,167 1,904 263 Musical instruments 1,245 1,065 180 Pleasure boats and motors 1,710 1,504 205 Books, printed matter 2,713 2,417 296 Numismatic coins 737 351 386 Stereo equipment, etc 8,036 6,920 1,116 Rugs 1,213 1,038 175 Nursery stock, etc. 963 910 53 Records, tapes, and disks 1,180 1,031 150 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,763 2,596 167 Glassware, chinaware 1,981 1,865 116 Gem stones, other 1,326 1,172 154 Household appliances 7,070 6,041 1,029 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,687 2,309 378 Furniture, household goods, etc. 11,467 9,679 1,788 Writing and art supplies 7,938 7,135 803 Cookware, cutlery, tools 3,608 3,232 376 Gem diamonds 10,025 7,987 2,038 Jewelry 7,394 6,647 747 Camping apparel and gear 4,914 4,460 454 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 6,252 5,235 1,017 Footwear 9,588 8,982 606 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 21,334 18,355 2,980 Other Goods 40,164 35,571 4,593 (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-00-213), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, October 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.