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. (Z) Less than one half unit of measurement shown. (R) Revised.) April March Monthly Item(1) 1997 1997 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 72,734 72,032 702 Net Adjustments 1,019 1,456 -438 Total, Census Basis 71,715 70,576 1,140 Foods, Feeds, And Beverages 3,331 3,328 3 Fish and shellfish 611 545 66 Wine and related products 278 255 23 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 212 191 21 Meat products 377 358 19 Fruits, frozen juices 348 340 8 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 47 40 7 Tea, spices, etc. 56 50 6 Green coffee 330 331 -1 Bakery products 163 165 -2 Cocoa beans 52 57 -5 Nuts 66 71 -5 Other foods 181 189 -7 Feedstuff and foodgrains 146 154 -8 Dairy products and eggs 59 67 -8 Cane and beet sugar 60 79 -19 Food oils, oilseeds 117 154 -37 Vegetables 228 282 -55 Industrial Supplies And Materials 17,707 17,969 -262 Nonmonetary gold 266 388 -122 Liquified petroleum gases 330 443 -114 Chemicals-organic 921 1,015 -94 Petroleum products, other 668 748 -80 Crude oil 4,352 4,413 -61 Nickel 91 143 -52 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 38 88 -51 Fuel oil 459 495 -36 Pulpwood and woodpulp 208 222 -14 Bauxite and aluminum 536 549 -13 Paper and paper products 350 364 -13 Natural rubber 110 121 -11 Chemicals-fertilizers 268 275 -7 Plywood and veneers 98 105 -6 Finished metal shapes 401 407 -6 Hair, waste materials 27 32 -5 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 269 273 -4 Newsprint 293 297 -4 Synthetic cloth 343 347 -4 Chemicals-inorganic 349 352 -3 Nonferrous metals, other 160 161 -1 Synthetic rubber--primary 103 104 -1 Leather and furs 93 94 (-) Materials, exc. chemicals 124 124 1 Cotton, natural fibers 19 18 1 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 165 165 1 Wool, silk, etc. 69 68 1 Electric energy 72 70 2 Finished textile supplies 135 132 2 Hides and skins 18 15 3 Tin 23 18 5 Industrial supplies, other 862 858 5 Nontextile floor tiles 116 110 5 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 41 36 6 Coal and related fuels 63 56 7 Iron and steel, advanced 311 302 9 Blank tapes, audio & visual 185 174 11 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 420 407 13 Plastic materials 484 471 13 Shingles, wallboard 335 321 14 Steelmaking materials 255 240 14 Farming materials, livestock 64 48 16 Nuclear fuel materials 89 70 19 Cotton cloth, fabrics 174 155 19 Iron and steel mill products 911 891 19 Copper 210 190 21 Tobacco, waxes, etc 345 310 35 Other precious metals 185 149 36 Gas-natural 496 445 51 Zinc 150 93 57 Lumber 654 597 57 Capital Goods, Except Automotive 20,648 20,422 226 Computer accessories 5,203 4,827 376 Industrial machines, other 1,182 1,122 60 Civilian aircraft 269 215 54 Electric apparatus 1,615 1,581 33 Parts-civilian aircraft 384 354 30 Generators, accessories 672 644 28 Business machines and equipment 626 600 26 Agricultural machinery, equipment 323 304 18 Photo, service industry 535 520 15 Specialized mining 91 79 12 Engines-civilian aircraft 557 548 9 Railway transpor. equipment 114 107 7 Nonfarm tractors and parts 62 56 5 Commercial vessels, other 2 1 1 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Industrial engines 564 564 (-) Spacecraft, exc. military (-) (-) (-) Food, tobacco machinery 113 114 -1 Medicinal equipment 561 566 -5 Drilling & oilfield equipment 68 76 -8 Marine engines, parts 54 63 -9 Laboratory testing instruments 77 87 -11 Measuring, testing, control instru 521 532 -11 Textile, sewing machines 169 186 -17 Wood, glass, plastic 422 442 -20 Materials handling equipment 337 357 -20 Telecommunications equipment 1,246 1,270 -24 Excavating machinery 337 361 -24 Metalworking machine tools 668 694 -27 Computers 634 693 -59 Pulp and paper machinery 314 394 -80 Semiconductors 2,930 3,062 -132 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 11,387 11,685 -298 Consumer goods 16,171 14,927 1,244 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,579 1,311 267 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,056 1,820 236 Pharmaceutical prep 1,176 949 227 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,648 1,427 222 Other household goods 1,189 1,123 67 Household appliances 500 436 64 Camping apparel and gear 480 431 50 TV's, VCR's, etc 895 846 49 Motorcycles and parts 115 76 39 Furniture, household goods, etc. 654 621 33 Gem diamonds 598 572 27 Apparel, household goods - wool 265 242 23 Cookware, cutlery, tools 266 243 23 Writing and art supplies 579 559 19 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 421 407 14 Pleasure boats and motors 124 112 12 Records, tapes, and disks 75 68 7 Books, printed matter 209 202 6 Gem stones, other 97 92 5 Glassware, chinaware 158 154 4 Toiletries and cosmetics 190 187 3 Rugs 76 74 2 Stereo equipment, etc 622 621 (-) Musical instruments 90 92 -2 Nursery stock, etc. 74 86 -12 Numismatic coins 21 33 -12 Photo equipment 181 193 -12 Footwear 907 923 -16 Jewelry 560 591 -31 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 367 437 -71 Other Goods 2,470 2,244 227 ________________________________________________________________ Year to Year to Year to Item(1) Date 97 Date 96 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 285,048 259,663 25,385 Net Adjustments 3,151 3,488 -337 Total, Census Basis 281,897 256,175 25,722 Foods, Feeds, And Beverages 12,838 11,656 1,182 Fish and shellfish 2,352 2,133 219 Wine and related products 1,044 871 173 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 757 690 67 Meat products 1,357 1,253 104 Fruits, frozen juices 1,356 1,273 84 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 170 168 1 Tea, spices, etc. 197 196 1 Green coffee 1,145 917 227 Bakery products 663 601 62 Cocoa beans 197 313 -116 Nuts 247 204 43 Other foods 718 632 85 Feedstuff and foodgrains 580 461 119 Dairy products and eggs 243 190 53 Cane and beet sugar 344 292 53 Food oils, oilseeds 532 543 -11 Vegetables 937 919 17 Industrial Supplies And Materials 71,262 63,348 7,913 Nonmonetary gold 1,084 861 223 Liquified petroleum gases 1,766 1,186 580 Chemicals-organic 3,719 3,300 418 Petroleum products, other 2,943 2,215 728 Crude oil 18,122 15,341 2,782 Nickel 407 426 -19 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 204 128 76 Fuel oil 2,146 2,039 108 Pulpwood and woodpulp 881 1,043 -162 Bauxite and aluminum 1,871 1,763 108 Paper and paper products 1,386 1,367 20 Natural rubber 467 563 -96 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,082 1,156 -74 Plywood and veneers 367 325 41 Finished metal shapes 1,592 1,382 210 Hair, waste materials 112 95 17 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 1,084 1,088 -4 Newsprint 1,178 1,555 -376 Synthetic cloth 1,379 1,115 264 Chemicals-inorganic 1,323 1,272 52 Nonferrous metals, other 608 570 38 Synthetic rubber--primary 397 361 36 Leather and furs 348 306 42 Materials, exc. chemicals 506 502 3 Cotton, natural fibers 81 104 -23 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 645 506 138 Wool, silk, etc. 281 238 43 Electric energy 274 255 19 Finished textile supplies 519 448 71 Hides and skins 73 61 12 Tin 90 91 -1 Industrial supplies, other 3,414 3,178 236 Nontextile floor tiles 448 391 57 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 148 137 12 Coal and related fuels 213 234 -21 Iron and steel, advanced 1,226 1,161 65 Blank tapes, audio & visual 709 668 41 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 1,633 1,497 136 Plastic materials 1,847 1,581 266 Shingles, wallboard 1,303 1,072 232 Steelmaking materials 944 1,109 -165 Farming materials, livestock 209 172 37 Nuclear fuel materials 399 402 -3 Cotton cloth, fabrics 670 575 95 Iron and steel mill products 3,628 3,032 597 Copper 778 778 (-) Tobacco, waxes, etc 1,308 1,205 103 Other precious metals 678 824 -146 Gas-natural 1,868 1,384 484 Zinc 419 281 138 Lumber 2,482 2,006 476 Capital Goods, Except Automotive 79,975 76,490 3,484 Computer accessories 19,596 18,504 1,092 Industrial machines, other 4,426 4,464 -38 Civilian aircraft 1,014 1,127 -113 Electric apparatus 6,309 5,626 683 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,376 888 488 Generators, accessories 2,627 2,383 243 Business machines and equipment 2,370 2,268 103 Agricultural machinery, equipment 1,264 1,216 47 Photo, service industry 2,089 1,905 185 Specialized mining 292 262 31 Engines-civilian aircraft 2,232 1,588 644 Railway transpor. equipment 397 428 -31 Nonfarm tractors and parts 225 222 3 Commercial vessels, other 8 6 3 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Industrial engines 2,157 2,098 60 Spacecraft, exc. military 2 101 -98 Food, tobacco machinery 430 398 32 Medicinal equipment 2,199 2,040 158 Drilling & oilfield equipment 288 202 86 Marine engines, parts 208 191 17 Laboratory testing instruments 330 316 14 Measuring, testing, control instru 2,085 1,944 141 Textile, sewing machines 669 647 22 Wood, glass, plastic 1,573 1,414 159 Materials handling equipment 1,312 1,166 146 Telecommunications equipment 4,960 4,693 267 Excavating machinery 1,284 1,156 128 Metalworking machine tools 2,766 2,447 319 Computers 2,604 1,826 778 Pulp and paper machinery 1,277 1,232 45 Semiconductors 11,604 13,732 -2,128 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 46,948 41,494 5,454 Consumer goods 61,471 54,635 6,836 Toys/games/sporting goods 5,638 4,893 745 Apparel, household goods - cotton 7,606 6,407 1,199 Pharmaceutical prep 3,979 3,313 666 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 6,108 5,247 861 Other household goods 4,686 3,974 712 Household appliances 1,878 1,763 116 Camping apparel and gear 1,824 1,634 190 TV's, VCR's, etc 3,423 3,216 206 Motorcycles and parts 411 436 -25 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,569 2,208 362 Gem diamonds 2,337 2,103 234 Apparel, household goods - wool 955 859 96 Cookware, cutlery, tools 1,032 936 97 Writing and art supplies 2,259 2,151 107 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 1,741 1,599 141 Pleasure boats and motors 511 537 -25 Records, tapes, and disks 306 317 -11 Books, printed matter 831 780 51 Gem stones, other 407 375 32 Glassware, chinaware 640 590 50 Toiletries and cosmetics 753 694 59 Rugs 302 262 40 Stereo equipment, etc 2,406 2,422 -16 Musical instruments 370 352 18 Nursery stock, etc. 322 320 2 Numismatic coins 108 115 -7 Photo equipment 722 669 52 Footwear 3,619 3,135 484 Jewelry 2,248 2,108 140 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,481 1,221 260 Other Goods 9,403 8,552 851 (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-97-98), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, APRIL 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.