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.) December November (R) Monthly Item(1) 1997 1997 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 76,317 73,308 3,009 Net Adjustments 417 234 183 Total, Census Basis 75,900 73,075 2,826 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,516 3,213 304 Green coffee 316 232 83 Fish and shellfish 679 655 24 Wine and related products 283 275 7 Meat products 338 351 -13 Other foods 187 187 (-) Bakery products 189 196 -7 Feedstuff and foodgrains 174 152 23 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 189 172 17 Vegetables 281 275 6 Tea, spices, etc. 58 55 3 Nuts 59 54 5 Fruits, frozen juices 372 308 64 Food oils, oilseeds 147 144 3 Dairy products and eggs 59 57 1 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 43 42 1 Cane and beet sugar 66 33 34 Cocoa beans 76 24 52 Industrial supplies and materials 17,764 17,520 245 Chemicals-organic 839 897 -58 Bauxite and aluminum 589 451 138 Finished metal shapes 448 435 13 Industrial supplies, other 914 896 17 Gas-natural 487 457 30 Shingles, wallboard 406 381 25 Plastic materials 500 501 -2 Synthetic cloth 357 351 7 Iron and steel mill products 854 808 46 Lumber 588 629 -41 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 454 436 18 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 199 186 13 Zinc 102 106 -4 Paper and paper products 403 400 2 Chemicals-inorganic 348 342 6 Nonmonetary gold 246 282 -36 Cotton cloth, fabrics 176 178 -3 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 304 340 -36 Tobacco, waxes, etc 312 283 29 Finished textile supplies 135 135 1 Copper 160 181 -21 Iron and steel, advanced 323 311 12 Nontextile floor tiles 122 113 9 Other precious metals 349 283 66 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 36 49 -12 Wool, silk, etc. 80 71 9 Liquified petroleum gases 312 292 20 Leather and furs 98 84 14 Nonferrous metals, other 149 158 -9 Electric energy 87 91 -4 Synthetic rubber--primary 91 97 -6 Petroleum products, other 496 426 69 Farming materials, livestock 65 42 23 Materials, exc. chemicals 145 120 25 Coal and related fuels 82 51 31 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 41 47 -6 Plywood and veneers 84 94 -10 Hair, waste materials 26 28 -1 Blank tapes, audio & visual 176 154 22 Nickel 102 92 10 Hides and skins 19 15 5 Tin 16 25 -10 Pulpwood and woodpulp 215 220 -4 Steelmaking materials 267 266 1 Nuclear fuel materials 81 117 -36 Chemicals-fertilizers 270 244 26 Natural rubber 82 94 -12 Cotton, natural fibers 23 21 2 Crude oil 4,331 4,408 -77 Fuel oil 453 535 -82 Newsprint 325 298 27 Capital goods, except automotive 22,461 21,385 1,076 Computer accessories 5,246 5,152 95 Electric apparatus 1,794 1,782 12 Engines-civilian aircraft 720 667 54 Parts-civilian aircraft 391 388 3 Telecommunications equipment 1,396 1,332 64 Computers 678 562 116 Photo, service industry 607 575 32 Excavating machinery 395 383 13 Generators, accessories 687 682 5 Materials handling equipment 418 411 7 Metalworking machine tools 728 718 10 Measuring, testing, control instru 612 603 9 Civilian aircraft 632 241 391 Medicinal equipment 623 583 40 Agricultural machinery, equipment 446 359 87 Business machines and equipment 644 620 24 Industrial machines, other 1,229 1,180 49 Wood, glass, plastic 380 391 -11 Laboratory testing instruments 140 127 13 Industrial engines 581 581 (-) Drilling & oilfield equipment 86 92 -6 Pulp and paper machinery 385 340 46 Textile, sewing machines 192 168 24 Semiconductors 3,069 3,084 -15 Marine engines, parts 59 48 10 Food, tobacco machinery 100 112 -11 Nonfarm tractors and parts 64 65 -1 Railway transpor. equipment 129 121 7 Vessels, except scrap (-) 1 -1 Commercial vessels, other 2 1 1 Spacecraft, exc. military 2 (-) 1 Specialized mining 25 17 8 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 12,210 11,806 404 Consumer goods 17,396 16,746 650 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,230 2,053 177 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,802 1,704 97 Pharmaceutical prep 1,332 1,309 23 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,640 1,660 -20 Other household goods 1,375 1,274 101 Furniture, household goods, etc. 766 745 22 Gem diamonds 798 644 154 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 385 325 60 Footwear 814 876 -62 Writing and art supplies 660 648 12 Camping apparel and gear 481 480 1 TV's, VCR's, etc 858 858 (-) Apparel, household goods - wool 263 254 9 Cookware, cutlery, tools 293 266 26 Household appliances 515 510 5 Jewelry 562 555 7 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 461 438 22 Toiletries and cosmetics 200 199 1 Glassware, chinaware 170 160 10 Stereo equipment, etc 644 678 -34 Books, printed matter 221 217 4 Rugs 92 83 9 Gem stones, other 102 111 -9 Numismatic coins 38 35 3 Musical instruments 100 93 8 Nursery stock, etc. 89 88 1 Photo equipment 182 176 5 Records, tapes, and disks 92 83 9 Motorcycles and parts 128 136 -8 Pleasure boats and motors 104 87 17 Other Goods 2,552 2,405 147 ___________________________________________ Year to Year to Year to Date Date Date Item(1) 1997 1996 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 877,282 803,239 74,043 Net Adjustments 6,559 7,950 -1,391 Total, Census Basis 870,723 795,289 75,434 Foods, feeds, and beverages 39,704 35,710 3,994 Green coffee 3,575 2,491 1,084 Fish and shellfish 7,664 6,663 1,000 Wine and related products 3,248 2,792 456 Meat products 4,162 3,769 393 Other foods 2,227 1,984 243 Bakery products 2,123 1,905 218 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,825 1,615 210 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 2,198 2,046 152 Vegetables 2,950 2,811 139 Tea, spices, etc. 660 583 77 Nuts 645 579 66 Fruits, frozen juices 4,037 3,999 38 Food oils, oilseeds 1,653 1,618 35 Dairy products and eggs 713 708 5 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 521 519 3 Cane and beet sugar 994 1,047 -52 Cocoa beans 469 581 -112 Industrial supplies and materials 213,788 204,482 9,305 Chemicals-organic 11,087 10,050 1,037 Bauxite and aluminum 5,842 5,071 772 Finished metal shapes 5,039 4,313 726 Industrial supplies, other 10,521 9,805 717 Gas-natural 5,231 4,573 658 Shingles, wallboard 4,222 3,582 640 Plastic materials 5,687 5,089 598 Synthetic cloth 4,181 3,587 595 Iron and steel mill products 10,896 10,352 544 Lumber 7,478 6,960 517 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 5,090 4,610 480 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 2,097 1,656 442 Zinc 1,302 941 362 Paper and paper products 4,448 4,146 303 Chemicals-inorganic 4,159 3,867 291 Nonmonetary gold 3,065 2,800 264 Cotton cloth, fabrics 2,070 1,811 259 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 3,563 3,313 250 Tobacco, waxes, etc 3,981 3,740 240 Finished textile supplies 1,618 1,410 209 Copper 2,408 2,237 171 Iron and steel, advanced 3,715 3,556 159 Nontextile floor tiles 1,397 1,250 147 Other precious metals 2,636 2,494 142 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 535 395 141 Wool, silk, etc. 890 782 108 Liquified petroleum gases 4,084 3,982 102 Leather and furs 1,034 947 87 Nonferrous metals, other 1,852 1,766 86 Electric energy 978 894 85 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,186 1,106 80 Petroleum products, other 7,727 7,649 78 Farming materials, livestock 600 537 63 Materials, exc. chemicals 1,540 1,479 60 Coal and related fuels 708 666 42 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 505 481 24 Plywood and veneers 1,128 1,106 22 Hair, waste materials 325 307 17 Blank tapes, audio & visual 2,079 2,068 11 Nickel 1,164 1,159 4 Hides and skins 202 205 -3 Tin 255 263 -7 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,641 2,660 -19 Steelmaking materials 2,987 3,045 -58 Nuclear fuel materials 1,214 1,328 -114 Chemicals-fertilizers 3,141 3,281 -139 Natural rubber 1,230 1,467 -237 Cotton, natural fibers 220 512 -291 Crude oil 54,574 54,931 -357 Fuel oil 5,736 6,187 -451 Newsprint 3,597 4,066 -468 Capital goods, except automotive 254,168 229,050 25,118 Computer accessories 62,293 54,578 7,715 Electric apparatus 19,859 17,481 2,379 Engines-civilian aircraft 7,606 5,608 1,998 Parts-civilian aircraft 4,468 3,144 1,324 Telecommunications equipment 15,571 14,374 1,197 Computers 7,803 6,936 867 Photo, service industry 6,733 5,904 829 Excavating machinery 4,398 3,574 824 Generators, accessories 8,059 7,269 790 Materials handling equipment 4,317 3,550 766 Metalworking machine tools 8,264 7,503 761 Measuring, testing, control instru 6,685 5,960 726 Civilian aircraft 4,598 3,920 678 Medicinal equipment 6,863 6,284 579 Agricultural machinery, equipment 4,195 3,621 574 Business machines and equipment 7,367 6,794 573 Industrial machines, other 13,899 13,345 553 Wood, glass, plastic 4,634 4,246 388 Laboratory testing instruments 1,279 924 356 Industrial engines 6,531 6,267 264 Drilling & oilfield equipment 954 697 257 Pulp and paper machinery 4,105 3,867 238 Textile, sewing machines 2,124 1,913 211 Semiconductors 36,883 36,707 176 Marine engines, parts 654 560 94 Food, tobacco machinery 1,306 1,225 81 Nonfarm tractors and parts 706 644 61 Railway transpor. equipment 1,254 1,225 28 Vessels, except scrap 2 (-) 2 Commercial vessels, other 24 22 1 Spacecraft, exc. military 51 138 -87 Specialized mining 615 770 -155 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 140,720 128,938 11,782 Consumer goods 192,946 171,007 21,940 Apparel, household goods - cotton 23,972 20,368 3,604 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 19,774 16,614 3,159 Pharmaceutical prep 13,280 10,424 2,856 Toys/games/sporting goods 18,027 15,423 2,605 Other household goods 14,406 12,916 1,490 Furniture, household goods, etc. 8,272 7,048 1,224 Gem diamonds 7,627 6,602 1,026 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 4,939 4,036 904 Footwear 10,594 9,772 822 Writing and art supplies 7,223 6,466 757 Camping apparel and gear 5,564 5,025 539 TV's, VCR's, etc 10,526 10,009 517 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,976 2,622 354 Cookware, cutlery, tools 3,177 2,840 337 Household appliances 5,899 5,590 308 Jewelry 6,636 6,367 269 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 5,199 4,969 230 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,332 2,119 213 Glassware, chinaware 2,011 1,830 181 Stereo equipment, etc 7,543 7,390 153 Books, printed matter 2,540 2,400 140 Rugs 971 853 118 Gem stones, other 1,274 1,174 100 Numismatic coins 310 223 87 Musical instruments 1,098 1,034 64 Nursery stock, etc. 1,007 950 57 Photo equipment 2,097 2,096 1 Records, tapes, and disks 979 995 -15 Motorcycles and parts 1,194 1,220 -27 Pleasure boats and motors 1,413 1,633 -220 Other Goods 29,398 26,102 3,296 (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-98-26), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, DECEMBER 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.