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) November October (R) Monthly 2000 2000 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 104,671 106,233 -1,562 Net Adjustments 620 607 13 Total, Census Basis 104,051 105,626 -1,575 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,980 3,824 156 Fruits, frozen juices 453 370 83 Meat products 474 423 51 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 285 254 30 Wine and related products 365 350 16 Other foods 248 234 13 Bakery products 246 233 13 Cane and beet sugar 52 39 12 Dairy products and eggs 77 73 4 Feedstuff and foodgrains 134 130 4 Nuts 69 69 (-) Tea, spices, etc. 62 64 -1 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 43 48 -5 Green coffee 151 160 -9 Vegetables 338 349 -10 Fish and shellfish 868 879 -11 Cocoa beans 13 24 -11 Food oils, oilseeds 101 125 -24 Industrial supplies and materials 24,925 26,069 -1,144 Crude oil 7,326 8,307 -981 Other precious metals 625 729 -104 Iron and steel mill products 696 799 -103 Chemicals-organic 1,138 1,213 -74 Paper and paper products 536 577 -41 Farming materials, livestock 62 102 -40 Pulpwood and woodpulp 275 308 -33 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 433 464 -31 Plywood and veneers 101 126 -25 Blank tapes, audio & visual 176 199 -23 Iron and steel, advanced 385 405 -19 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 300 319 -19 Zinc 87 104 -17 Fuel oil 1,086 1,103 -16 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 375 391 -16 Coal and related fuels 63 79 -16 Gas-natural 985 1,001 -16 Materials, exc. chemicals 139 154 -15 Newsprint 325 339 -14 Tobacco, waxes, etc 298 311 -13 Plastic materials 642 653 -11 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 67 71 -4 Synthetic cloth 355 359 -4 Cotton, natural fibers 8 11 -3 Finished textile supplies 170 173 -2 Tin 22 23 -1 Hides and skins 12 13 -1 Hair, waste materials 35 34 1 Steelmaking materials 220 219 1 Natural rubber 64 63 1 Nontextile floor tiles 160 158 2 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 41 38 3 Synthetic rubber--primary 125 122 3 Shingles, wallboard 566 563 3 Liquified petroleum gases 365 361 4 Lumber 560 555 5 Wool, silk, etc. 69 64 6 Leather and furs 93 87 6 Nickel 95 89 6 Industrial supplies, other 1,194 1,188 7 Finished metal shapes 626 619 7 Chemicals-inorganic 362 354 8 Copper 285 276 9 Cotton cloth, fabrics 198 189 9 Bauxite and aluminum 569 558 11 Nonferrous metals, other 152 134 17 Nonmonetary gold 211 187 24 Chemicals-fertilizers 329 280 49 Nuclear fuel materials 206 152 54 Electric energy 317 217 100 Petroleum products, other 1,394 1,231 163 Capital goods, except automotive 30,293 31,078 -785 Telecommunications equipment 3,326 3,626 -300 Computers 1,198 1,435 -238 Computer accessories 6,405 6,508 -103 Industrial machines, other 1,527 1,624 -97 Engines-civilian aircraft 754 838 -84 Civilian aircraft 1,122 1,172 -51 Wood, glass, plastic 404 438 -34 Photo, service industry 810 840 -30 Business machines and equipment 473 498 -24 Laboratory testing instruments 298 321 -23 Excavating machinery 381 402 -21 Textile, sewing machines 124 135 -11 Railway transpor. equipment 129 139 -9 Marine engines, parts 108 115 -7 Generators, accessories 977 982 -6 Pulp and paper machinery 355 357 -2 Commercial vessels, other 2 3 -1 Electric apparatus 2,456 2,456 (-) Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Materials handling equipment 753 748 5 Nonfarm tractors and parts 64 58 5 Food, tobacco machinery 125 113 12 Measuring, testing, control instru 841 825 16 Specialized mining 36 18 18 Agricultural machinery, equipment 309 291 18 Spacecraft, exc. military 23 5 19 Semiconductors 4,132 4,112 19 Metalworking machine tools 774 747 27 Drilling & oilfield equipment 121 94 27 Industrial engines 859 831 28 Medicinal equipment 934 906 28 Parts-civilian aircraft 476 442 35 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 16,592 16,771 -179 Consumer goods 23,976 23,814 162 TV's, VCR's, etc 2,201 1,830 371 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 677 575 102 Stereo equipment, etc 833 779 54 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,930 2,888 41 Camping apparel and gear 506 464 41 Footwear 920 896 25 Gem diamonds 1,009 986 23 Apparel, household goods - wool 327 307 19 Jewelry 762 744 18 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 2,166 2,151 15 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,186 1,172 14 Nursery stock, etc. 101 87 14 Cookware, cutlery, tools 357 344 13 Writing and art supplies 782 772 10 Household appliances 677 669 8 Gem stones, other 140 133 7 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 620 614 6 Records, tapes, and disks 113 109 3 Pleasure boats and motors 181 179 3 Glassware, chinaware 200 199 1 Numismatic coins 7 7 -1 Books, printed matter 280 281 -1 Musical instruments 132 136 -4 Rugs 130 134 -4 Toiletries and cosmetics 267 275 -8 Photo equipment 214 232 -18 Motorcycles and parts 233 265 -32 Other household goods 1,651 1,696 -45 Pharmaceutical prep 2,711 2,923 -212 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,665 1,966 -301 Other Goods 4,285 4,070 215 ___________________________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2000 1999 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 1,117,925 936,451 181,474 Net Adjustments 5,490 4,546 944 Total, Census Basis 1,112,436 931,905 180,530 Foods, feeds, and beverages 42,178 39,811 2,367 Fruits, frozen juices 4,204 4,331 -127 Meat products 4,834 4,092 742 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 2,657 2,356 301 Wine and related products 4,122 3,816 307 Other foods 2,592 2,487 105 Bakery products 2,617 2,393 225 Cane and beet sugar 473 560 -86 Dairy products and eggs 910 910 (-) Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,346 1,363 -16 Nuts 783 728 55 Tea, spices, etc. 746 707 39 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 496 520 -24 Green coffee 2,215 2,331 -116 Vegetables 3,472 3,314 158 Fish and shellfish 9,046 8,126 921 Cocoa beans 369 518 -149 Food oils, oilseeds 1,296 1,261 34 Industrial supplies and materials 271,112 200,750 70,362 Crude oil 82,036 45,311 36,725 Other precious metals 5,975 3,923 2,052 Iron and steel mill products 10,812 9,128 1,684 Chemicals-organic 12,633 10,544 2,089 Paper and paper products 6,024 4,969 1,056 Farming materials, livestock 817 769 47 Pulpwood and woodpulp 3,111 2,333 778 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 5,053 4,812 241 Plywood and veneers 1,308 1,309 -1 Blank tapes, audio & visual 2,186 1,963 223 Iron and steel, advanced 4,296 3,722 574 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 3,159 2,784 375 Zinc 1,137 1,101 37 Fuel oil 10,486 5,851 4,635 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 4,233 3,599 634 Coal and related fuels 772 638 134 Gas-natural 8,772 6,131 2,641 Materials, exc. chemicals 1,630 1,528 103 Newsprint 3,481 3,238 243 Tobacco, waxes, etc 3,146 3,150 -4 Plastic materials 6,781 5,710 1,071 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 726 566 161 Synthetic cloth 4,088 3,796 292 Cotton, natural fibers 120 240 -120 Finished textile supplies 1,884 1,633 252 Tin 261 249 12 Hides and skins 148 135 13 Hair, waste materials 408 356 52 Steelmaking materials 2,947 2,466 481 Natural rubber 771 642 128 Nontextile floor tiles 1,823 1,670 154 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 410 398 12 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,311 1,145 166 Shingles, wallboard 6,304 6,303 1 Liquified petroleum gases 3,787 2,454 1,333 Lumber 6,807 7,305 -498 Wool, silk, etc. 764 727 37 Leather and furs 988 889 100 Nickel 1,315 748 567 Industrial supplies, other 12,570 10,884 1,686 Finished metal shapes 6,570 5,378 1,192 Chemicals-inorganic 4,042 3,583 459 Copper 2,375 2,041 334 Cotton cloth, fabrics 2,208 1,996 212 Bauxite and aluminum 6,536 5,851 685 Nonferrous metals, other 1,510 1,486 24 Nonmonetary gold 2,456 2,808 -352 Chemicals-fertilizers 3,160 2,781 379 Nuclear fuel materials 1,856 1,505 351 Electric energy 2,222 1,180 1,042 Petroleum products, other 12,897 7,023 5,874 Capital goods, except automotive 321,416 270,520 50,896 Telecommunications equipment 34,157 21,470 12,687 Computers 13,401 9,748 3,653 Computer accessories 69,335 64,779 4,555 Industrial machines, other 16,551 14,103 2,447 Engines-civilian aircraft 8,095 8,465 -370 Civilian aircraft 10,732 8,323 2,409 Wood, glass, plastic 4,743 4,626 117 Photo, service industry 8,502 7,342 1,161 Business machines and equipment 5,654 5,863 -210 Laboratory testing instruments 3,342 2,003 1,339 Excavating machinery 4,471 4,751 -280 Textile, sewing machines 1,528 1,721 -193 Railway transpor. equipment 1,641 2,039 -398 Marine engines, parts 1,034 718 317 Generators, accessories 10,244 9,090 1,154 Pulp and paper machinery 3,997 3,957 40 Commercial vessels, other 35 35 (-) Electric apparatus 26,044 20,737 5,307 Vessels, except scrap 9 6 3 Materials handling equipment 6,468 5,381 1,087 Nonfarm tractors and parts 751 705 47 Food, tobacco machinery 1,391 1,377 14 Measuring, testing, control instru 8,653 7,124 1,529 Specialized mining 308 308 (-) Agricultural machinery, equipment 3,712 3,335 377 Spacecraft, exc. military 150 52 98 Semiconductors 44,014 33,947 10,067 Metalworking machine tools 7,850 7,031 819 Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,120 707 413 Industrial engines 9,210 7,487 1,723 Medicinal equipment 9,578 8,321 1,257 Parts-civilian aircraft 4,695 4,969 -275 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 181,200 163,273 17,927 Consumer goods 252,044 218,264 33,780 TV's, VCR's, etc 19,050 14,792 4,258 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 6,929 5,862 1,067 Stereo equipment, etc 8,869 7,668 1,201 Apparel, household goods - cotton 31,307 27,842 3,465 Camping apparel and gear 5,420 4,913 507 Footwear 10,509 9,860 649 Gem diamonds 11,035 8,885 2,150 Apparel, household goods - wool 3,090 2,868 222 Jewelry 8,157 7,339 818 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 23,500 20,297 3,203 Furniture, household goods, etc. 12,654 10,727 1,926 Nursery stock, etc. 1,064 1,006 58 Cookware, cutlery, tools 3,965 3,586 379 Writing and art supplies 8,722 7,882 840 Household appliances 7,748 6,707 1,040 Gem stones, other 1,466 1,299 167 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 6,223 5,090 1,133 Records, tapes, and disks 1,293 1,145 148 Pleasure boats and motors 1,894 1,661 233 Glassware, chinaware 2,181 2,044 137 Numismatic coins 743 371 372 Books, printed matter 2,994 2,678 316 Musical instruments 1,378 1,194 184 Rugs 1,344 1,147 197 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,955 2,558 396 Photo equipment 2,381 2,117 264 Motorcycles and parts 2,444 1,671 773 Other household goods 18,130 16,139 1,991 Pharmaceutical prep 25,582 20,752 4,830 Toys/games/sporting goods 19,018 18,161 857 Other Goods 44,486 39,288 5,198 (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-01-12), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, November 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.