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.) February January (R) Monthly Item(1) 1997 1997 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 70,956 69,972 984 Net Adjustments 429 247 182 Total, Census Basis 70,527 69,725 802 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,112 3,057 56 Green coffee 274 210 64 Wine and related products 269 249 20 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 189 169 20 Feedstuff and foodgrains 147 133 14 Dairy products and eggs 61 49 12 Other foods 178 168 10 Nuts 58 50 8 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 44 37 7 Bakery products 171 164 7 Fish and shellfish 597 593 4 Cane and beet sugar 102 104 -2 Food oils, oilseeds 127 131 -4 Vegetables 204 211 -8 Tea, spices, etc. 41 51 -10 Fruits, frozen juices 325 346 -21 Meat products 300 329 -29 Cocoa beans 25 63 -38 Industrial supplies and materials 17,605 17,935 -329 Crude oil 4,590 4,700 -110 Gas-natural 533 400 133 Lumber 622 561 61 Synthetic cloth 367 329 39 Industrial supplies, other 862 836 27 Liquified petroleum gases 509 485 25 Bauxite and aluminum 403 383 20 Chemicals-organic 943 925 18 Wool, silk, etc. 82 64 18 Iron and steel, advanced 314 297 17 Chemicals-fertilizers 280 264 16 Materials, exc. chemicals 138 123 16 Nickel 94 79 15 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 166 153 13 Nontextile floor tiles 117 105 12 Leather and furs 87 76 11 Finished textile supplies 132 121 10 Other precious metals 178 167 10 Paper and paper products 338 330 8 Newsprint 299 291 8 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 36 29 7 Plastic materials 453 448 5 Electric energy 69 64 4 Blank tapes, audio & visual 172 169 3 Shingles, wallboard 323 322 2 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 40 39 1 Tin 25 25 (-) Farming materials, livestock 47 48 -1 Pulpwood and woodpulp 225 226 -1 Hair, waste materials 24 26 -1 Nonferrous metals, other 143 145 -2 Finished metal shapes 395 398 -3 Chemicals-inorganic 307 310 -3 Synthetic rubber--primary 93 97 -3 Hides and skins 17 23 -6 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 262 268 -6 Coal and related fuels 44 51 -7 Cotton, natural fibers 18 26 -8 Natural rubber 114 122 -8 Cotton cloth, fabrics 166 181 -15 Plywood and veneers 74 90 -15 Tobacco, waxes, etc 317 336 -19 Steelmaking materials 208 227 -19 Nonmonetary gold 205 225 -19 Copper 169 194 -26 Zinc 74 102 -28 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 388 420 -33 Nuclear fuel materials 90 160 -71 Petroleum products, other 716 806 -89 Fuel oil 532 657 -125 Iron and steel mill prod 805 1,014 -209 Capital goods, except automotive 19,919 19,633 285 Computers 765 558 208 Semiconductors 2,966 2,873 93 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 1,103 1,028 75 Electric apparatus 1,593 1,534 59 Wood, glass, plastic 404 365 38 Parts-civilian aircraft 331 305 26 Generators, accessories 657 632 25 Medicinal equipment 553 532 22 Industrial engines 526 507 19 Civilian aircraft 276 262 15 Food, tobacco machinery 103 95 8 Business machines and equipment 581 574 7 Metalworking machine tools 673 668 4 Laboratory testing instruments 87 83 4 Agricultural machinery, equipment 327 324 3 Commercial vessels, other 4 2 3 Spacecraft, exc. military 1 (-) 1 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Measuring, testing, control instru 518 519 -1 Excavating machinery 297 299 -2 Textile, sewing machines 155 159 -4 Specialized mining 60 64 -4 Marine engines, parts 42 49 -7 Nonfarm tractors and parts 49 57 -8 Railway transpor. equip 81 95 -13 Drilling & oilfield equipment 64 81 -17 Materials handling equipment 292 315 -22 Telecommunications equipment 1,218 1,251 -33 Photo, service industry 497 532 -35 Engines-civilian aircraft 543 579 -36 Pulp and paper machinery 260 315 -55 Computer accessories 4,891 4,977 -85 Automotive vehicles, parts and eng 12,288 11,998 290 Consumer goods 15,248 15,047 202 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,393 1,337 57 Pleasure boats and motors 167 115 53 Apparel, household goods - cotton 1,849 1,802 46 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cott 1,546 1,504 42 Other household goods 1,208 1,175 32 Cookware, cutlery, tools 277 249 29 Furniture, household goods, etc. 656 628 27 Apparel, household goods - wool 240 213 27 Jewelry 556 535 21 Household appliances 486 466 20 Writing and art supplies 576 556 20 Toiletries and cosmetics 198 179 19 Footwear 908 892 16 Camping apparel and gear 456 443 13 Nursery stock, etc. 86 74 12 Numismatic coins 32 20 12 Stereo equipment, etc 564 554 10 TV's, VCR's, etc 836 830 7 Rugs 80 74 6 Glassware, chinaware 169 164 5 Motorcycles and parts 124 119 5 Apparel, household goods-nontextil 460 455 5 Books, printed matter 213 210 3 Photo equipment 168 172 -4 Musical instruments 92 99 -7 Records, tapes, and disks 73 89 -16 Gem stones, other 94 125 -32 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 303 374 -72 Pharmaceutical prep 883 958 -75 Gem diamonds 557 637 -80 Other goods 2,354 2,055 299 ____________________________________________________________________ Year Year Year To Date To Date To Date Item(1) 1997 1996 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 140,928 128,086 12,841 Net Adjustments 676 668 8 Total, Census Basis 140,251 127,419 12,833 Foods, feeds, and beverages 6,169 5,607 562 Green coffee 484 465 19 Wine and related products 517 425 92 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 358 332 26 Feedstuff and foodgrains 279 213 66 Dairy products and eggs 110 82 27 Other foods 346 302 44 Nuts 109 88 20 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 82 83 -1 Bakery products 335 299 36 Fish and shellfish 1,190 1,047 143 Cane and beet sugar 206 152 54 Food oils, oilseeds 258 262 -4 Vegetables 415 379 36 Tea, spices, etc. 91 97 -6 Fruits, frozen juices 671 613 58 Meat products 629 613 16 Cocoa beans 88 155 -67 Industrial supplies and materials 35,540 30,390 5,150 Crude oil 9,290 6,883 2,408 Gas-natural 933 558 375 Lumber 1,184 946 238 Synthetic cloth 696 548 148 Industrial supplies, other 1,698 1,578 120 Liquified petroleum gases 994 615 379 Bauxite and aluminum 786 854 -67 Chemicals-organic 1,869 1,603 266 Wool, silk, etc. 146 116 30 Iron and steel, advanced 612 595 16 Chemicals-fertilizers 544 583 -38 Materials, exc. chemicals 261 255 6 Nickel 173 210 -37 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 319 250 69 Nontextile floor tiles 222 193 29 Leather and furs 163 153 9 Finished textile supplies 253 225 28 Other precious metals 345 352 -7 Paper and paper products 668 703 -35 Newsprint 590 836 -246 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 64 49 15 Plastic materials 901 794 107 Electric energy 133 113 20 Blank tapes, audio & visual 341 317 24 Shingles, wallboard 645 518 126 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 79 65 14 Tin 50 44 5 Farming materials, livestock 95 75 20 Pulpwood and woodpulp 450 608 -158 Hair, waste materials 50 44 7 Nonferrous metals, other 287 269 18 Finished metal shapes 792 690 103 Chemicals-inorganic 618 608 10 Synthetic rubber--primary 190 170 20 Hides and skins 40 31 9 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 530 537 -7 Coal and related fuels 95 116 -21 Cotton, natural fibers 43 51 -8 Natural rubber 236 284 -48 Cotton cloth, fabrics 347 294 53 Plywood and veneers 164 144 20 Tobacco, waxes, etc 653 616 37 Steelmaking materials 435 570 -135 Nonmonetary gold 430 402 28 Copper 363 373 -10 Zinc 176 124 52 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 808 759 50 Nuclear fuel materials 250 171 78 Petroleum products, other 1,522 996 527 Fuel oil 1,189 1,052 137 Iron and steel mill prod 1,818 1,454 364 Capital goods, except automotive 39,552 38,959 593 Computers 1,323 901 421 Semiconductors 5,839 7,214 -1,375 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 2,131 2,259 -128 Electric apparatus 3,127 2,852 275 Wood, glass, plastic 769 732 37 Parts-civilian aircraft 636 395 240 Generators, accessories 1,290 1,189 101 Medicinal equipment 1,085 1,037 48 Industrial engines 1,033 1,057 -24 Civilian aircraft 538 578 -40 Food, tobacco machinery 198 189 9 Business machines and equipment 1,155 1,150 6 Metalworking machine tools 1,341 1,159 182 Laboratory testing instruments 170 159 11 Agricultural machinery, equipment 650 642 8 Commercial vessels, other 6 2 4 Spacecraft, exc. military 2 99 -97 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Measuring, testing, control instru 1,037 925 112 Excavating machinery 596 555 41 Textile, sewing machines 313 327 -14 Specialized mining 124 124 -1 Marine engines, parts 91 88 2 Nonfarm tractors and parts 107 109 -2 Railway transpor. equip 176 195 -18 Drilling & oilfield equipment 145 98 46 Materials handling equipment 607 565 43 Telecommunications equipment 2,469 2,367 102 Photo, service industry 1,029 947 83 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,123 775 347 Pulp and paper machinery 576 600 -24 Computer accessories 9,868 9,669 199 Automotive vehicles, parts and eng 24,285 21,198 3,087 Consumer goods 30,295 27,285 3,010 Toys/games/sporting goods 2,730 2,505 225 Pleasure boats and motors 282 258 24 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,651 3,140 511 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cott 3,051 2,665 386 Other household goods 2,383 1,963 420 Cookware, cutlery, tools 526 483 43 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,284 1,088 196 Apparel, household goods - wool 453 413 40 Jewelry 1,092 1,025 66 Household appliances 952 900 52 Writing and art supplies 1,132 1,105 27 Toiletries and cosmetics 377 352 25 Footwear 1,800 1,562 238 Camping apparel and gear 898 795 103 Nursery stock, etc. 160 150 9 Numismatic coins 53 78 -25 Stereo equipment, etc 1,118 1,205 -86 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,666 1,558 109 Rugs 153 129 24 Glassware, chinaware 333 304 28 Motorcycles and parts 242 260 -17 Apparel, household goods-nontextil 914 815 99 Books, printed matter 423 393 30 Photo equipment 340 312 28 Musical instruments 191 181 11 Records, tapes, and disks 161 158 3 Gem stones, other 219 202 17 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 677 576 101 Pharmaceutical prep 1,840 1,620 220 Gem diamonds 1,194 1,090 104 Other goods 4,410 3,979 431 (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-97-66), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, FEBRUARY 1997R. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.