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.) August July (R) Monthly Item(1) 1997 1997 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 74,194 73,593 601 Net Adjustments 243 227 16 Total, Census Basis 73,951 73,366 585 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,361 3,395 -35 Green coffee 286 401 -115 Food oils, oilseeds 129 164 -35 Cocoa beans 16 32 -16 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 177 189 -13 Nuts 43 46 -4 Tea, spices, etc. 57 60 -4 Vegetables 243 247 -3 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 47 46 (-) Bakery products 183 178 5 Dairy products and eggs 58 52 7 Wine and related products 284 277 7 Feedstuff and foodgrains 146 135 10 Meat products 337 324 13 Other foods 197 183 14 Cane and beet sugar 117 97 20 Fruits, frozen juices 346 319 27 Fish and shellfish 695 644 51 Industrial supplies and materials 17,964 17,456 508 Crude oil 4,701 4,313 387 Chemicals-organic 1,106 899 208 Petroleum products, other 615 561 54 Copper 269 220 49 Lumber 660 626 34 Plastic materials 481 449 32 Gas-natural 430 400 30 Nickel 104 81 24 Synthetic cloth 351 329 22 Other precious metals 220 200 20 Steelmaking materials 269 251 18 Natural rubber 107 92 15 Materials, exc. chemicals 136 126 10 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 424 416 9 Zinc 134 126 8 Paper and paper products 383 377 6 Leather and furs 88 82 6 Finished metal shapes 420 414 5 Liquified petroleum gases 240 235 5 Wool, silk, etc. 78 74 4 Finished textile supplies 141 137 4 Synthetic rubber--primary 101 98 3 Industrial supplies, other 879 877 3 Hides and skins 16 14 2 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 176 174 2 Hair, waste materials 25 23 2 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 39 37 1 Tin 23 22 1 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 42 41 1 Shingles, wallboard 353 352 1 Electric energy 101 101 (-) Cotton cloth, fabrics 171 171 -1 Bauxite and aluminum 464 466 -1 Coal and related fuels 63 64 -2 Cotton, natural fibers 13 14 -2 Blank tapes, audio & visual 172 174 -2 Farming materials, livestock 44 47 -3 Plywood and veneers 99 106 -7 Nonferrous metals, other 154 161 -7 Iron and steel, advanced 304 313 -8 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 302 311 -9 Nontextile floor tiles 112 122 -10 Chemicals-inorganic 352 367 -15 Newsprint 281 302 -21 Pulpwood and woodpulp 213 237 -23 Tobacco, waxes, etc 346 372 -26 Nonmonetary gold 219 249 -30 Chemicals-fertilizers 225 256 -30 Nuclear fuel materials 95 137 -42 Fuel oil 384 473 -89 Iron and steel mill products 838 967 -130 Capital goods, except automotive 22,225 21,574 650 Computer accessories 5,597 5,377 220 Telecommunications equipment 1,368 1,251 117 Semiconductors 3,287 3,178 110 Business machines and equipment 662 596 66 Excavating machinery 429 369 60 Electric apparatus 1,685 1,627 58 Agricultural machinery, equipment 391 336 55 Measuring, testing, control instru 585 539 47 Pulp and paper machinery 396 350 46 Spacecraft, exc. military 43 1 42 Materials handling equipment 374 344 30 Laboratory testing instruments 140 113 27 Drilling & oilfield equipment 97 70 27 Engines-civilian aircraft 742 716 26 Medicinal equipment 578 556 23 Generators, accessories 685 666 19 Industrial engines 536 519 18 Marine engines, parts 60 51 9 Railway transpor. equipment 99 97 2 Nonfarm tractors and parts 58 57 1 Vessels, except scrap 1 1 Commercial vessels, other 2 1 1 Parts-civilian aircraft 372 372 1 Specialized mining 26 26 -1 Food, tobacco machinery 108 109 -1 Metalworking machine tools 633 635 -2 Computers 625 636 -11 Wood, glass, plastic 345 357 -12 Textile, sewing machines 157 191 -35 Photo, service industry 551 591 -40 Industrial machines, other 1,114 1,233 -119 Civilian aircraft 478 611 -133 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 11,792 12,291 -498 Consumer goods 16,077 16,100 -23 TV's, VCR's, etc 897 952 -55 Apparel, household goods - cotton 1,965 2,017 -53 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 356 401 -45 Gem diamonds 609 651 -42 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,467 1,491 -24 Motorcycles and parts 78 96 -18 Toiletries and cosmetics 192 206 -14 Numismatic coins 16 28 -12 Records, tapes, and disks 74 84 -10 Books, printed matter 209 216 -8 Gem stones, other 105 111 -6 Glassware, chinaware 175 181 -6 Nursery stock, etc. 83 87 -4 Cookware, cutlery, tools 256 257 -2 Household appliances 504 505 -1 Stereo equipment, etc 629 630 -1 Apparel, household goods - wool 252 253 -1 Rugs 84 84 1 Footwear 858 854 4 Musical instruments 93 88 4 Furniture, household goods, etc. 703 697 5 Camping apparel and gear 436 428 7 Photo equipment 167 159 7 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 432 421 11 Writing and art supplies 601 588 13 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 1,682 1,665 17 Pleasure boats and motors 126 100 26 Other household goods 1,156 1,123 33 Jewelry 559 524 35 Pharmaceutical prep 1,316 1,201 115 Other Goods 2,532 2,549 -17 _____________________________________________________________ Year to Year to Year to Date Date Date Item(1) 1997 1996 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 578,647 528,803 49,844 Net Adjustments 5,409 6,804 -1,395 Total, Census Basis 573,238 521,999 51,239 Foods, feeds, and beverages 26,250 23,546 2,704 Green coffee 2,542 1,688 854 Food oils, oilseeds 1,121 1,096 25 Cocoa beans 309 432 -123 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 1,475 1,389 86 Nuts 432 404 28 Tea, spices, etc. 426 381 45 Vegetables 1,882 1,871 11 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 351 348 3 Bakery products 1,375 1,233 142 Dairy products and eggs 478 438 40 Wine and related products 2,141 1,840 300 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,171 982 189 Meat products 2,755 2,532 222 Other foods 1,464 1,300 164 Cane and beet sugar 724 696 28 Fruits, frozen juices 2,716 2,622 94 Fish and shellfish 4,888 4,294 595 Industrial supplies and materials 142,021 132,131 9,890 Crude oil 36,178 34,363 1,815 Chemicals-organic 7,490 6,645 845 Petroleum products, other 5,528 4,805 723 Copper 1,676 1,564 112 Lumber 5,066 4,436 631 Plastic materials 3,721 3,301 421 Gas-natural 3,383 2,815 568 Nickel 788 805 -16 Synthetic cloth 2,751 2,318 433 Other precious metals 1,467 1,597 -130 Steelmaking materials 1,922 2,100 -178 Natural rubber 868 1,002 -134 Materials, exc. chemicals 1,015 982 33 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 3,317 3,065 252 Zinc 852 580 272 Paper and paper products 2,886 2,775 111 Leather and furs 681 606 75 Finished metal shapes 3,253 2,815 437 Liquified petroleum gases 2,874 2,498 375 Wool, silk, etc. 584 505 79 Finished textile supplies 1,072 920 152 Synthetic rubber--primary 795 739 56 Industrial supplies, other 6,930 6,476 455 Hides and skins 134 130 4 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 1,339 1,063 277 Hair, waste materials 216 201 15 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 366 263 103 Tin 174 178 -3 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 322 309 12 Shingles, wallboard 2,708 2,297 411 Electric energy 623 584 39 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,354 1,160 194 Bauxite and aluminum 3,836 3,491 344 Coal and related fuels 453 438 15 Cotton, natural fibers 140 370 -231 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,413 1,361 52 Farming materials, livestock 393 350 44 Plywood and veneers 760 717 43 Nonferrous metals, other 1,227 1,165 62 Iron and steel, advanced 2,461 2,348 113 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 2,290 2,179 111 Nontextile floor tiles 921 810 111 Chemicals-inorganic 2,731 2,595 136 Newsprint 2,377 2,845 -468 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,747 1,821 -74 Tobacco, waxes, etc 2,772 2,529 243 Nonmonetary gold 2,046 1,839 207 Chemicals-fertilizers 2,072 2,212 -140 Nuclear fuel materials 813 768 44 Fuel oil 3,861 3,788 73 Iron and steel mill products 7,373 6,610 763 Capital goods, except automotive 166,049 152,062 13,987 Computer accessories 40,999 36,546 4,454 Telecommunications equipment 10,145 9,358 787 Semiconductors 24,152 25,437 -1,285 Business machines and equipment 4,923 4,433 490 Excavating machinery 2,833 2,343 490 Electric apparatus 12,802 11,394 1,409 Agricultural machinery, equipment 2,677 2,398 279 Measuring, testing, control instru 4,311 3,921 390 Pulp and paper machinery 2,705 2,593 112 Spacecraft, exc. military 47 135 -87 Materials handling equipment 2,698 2,350 347 Laboratory testing instruments 751 623 128 Drilling & oilfield equipment 617 477 140 Engines-civilian aircraft 4,795 3,610 1,185 Medicinal equipment 4,478 4,129 348 Generators, accessories 5,342 4,781 562 Industrial engines 4,306 4,192 115 Marine engines, parts 432 377 55 Railway transpor. equipment 796 846 -50 Nonfarm tractors and parts 449 416 33 Vessels, except scrap 1 1 Commercial vessels, other 17 15 2 Parts-civilian aircraft 2,897 1,963 934 Specialized mining 512 529 -17 Food, tobacco machinery 851 805 46 Metalworking machine tools 5,372 4,944 428 Computers 5,230 4,085 1,145 Wood, glass, plastic 3,097 2,853 244 Textile, sewing machines 1,405 1,263 142 Photo, service industry 4,388 3,868 520 Industrial machines, other 9,127 8,866 260 Civilian aircraft 2,893 2,512 381 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 94,231 85,542 8,689 Consumer goods 125,486 111,388 14,098 TV's, VCR's, etc 7,032 6,629 403 Apparel, household goods - cotton 15,515 13,092 2,423 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 3,065 2,611 454 Gem diamonds 4,836 4,340 496 Toys/games/sporting goods 11,695 10,066 1,628 Motorcycles and parts 746 822 -76 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,535 1,411 124 Numismatic coins 202 170 32 Records, tapes, and disks 624 656 -32 Books, printed matter 1,670 1,585 85 Gem stones, other 827 774 52 Glassware, chinaware 1,332 1,207 125 Nursery stock, etc. 661 642 19 Cookware, cutlery, tools 2,076 1,847 229 Household appliances 3,861 3,703 158 Stereo equipment, etc 4,917 4,902 15 Apparel, household goods - wool 1,954 1,713 241 Rugs 631 550 81 Footwear 7,181 6,280 901 Musical instruments 723 695 28 Furniture, household goods, etc. 5,367 4,567 800 Camping apparel and gear 3,672 3,289 383 Photo equipment 1,418 1,355 63 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 3,454 3,236 218 Writing and art supplies 4,671 4,289 383 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 12,716 10,667 2,049 Pleasure boats and motors 932 1,083 -152 Other household goods 9,309 8,282 1,028 Jewelry 4,428 4,204 224 Pharmaceutical prep 8,436 6,723 1,713 Other Goods 19,201 17,330 1,871 (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-97-172), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, AUGUST 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.