ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1997 PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 7. 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 year-to-year change within each major commodity grouping. Year to Year to Year to Item(1) Date 1997 Date 1996 Date Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 877,279 803,320 73,960 Net Adjustments 6,609 8,031 -1,422 Total, Census Basis 870,671 795,289 75,381 Foods, feeds, and beverages 39,694 35,710 3,984 Green coffee 3,575 2,491 1,084 Fish and shellfish 7,702 6,663 1,039 Wine and related products 3,253 2,792 461 Meat products 4,162 3,769 393 Other foods 2,228 1,984 243 Bakery products 2,135 1,905 230 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,821 1,615 206 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 2,189 2,046 143 Vegetables 2,937 2,811 126 Tea, spices, etc. 660 583 77 Nuts 638 579 59 Fruits, frozen juices 4,057 3,999 58 Food oils, oilseeds 1,641 1,618 22 Dairy products and eggs 711 708 4 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 521 519 3 Cane and beet sugar 994 1,047 -52 Cocoa beans 469 581 -112 Industrial supplies and materials 213,767 204,482 9,285 Chemicals-organic 11,085 10,050 1,034 Gas-natural 5,504 4,573 931 Bauxite and aluminum 5,830 5,071 759 Industrial supplies, other 10,537 9,805 732 Finished metal shapes 5,033 4,313 720 Shingles, wallboard 4,215 3,582 633 Synthetic cloth 4,177 3,587 590 Plastic materials 5,668 5,089 578 Iron and steel mill products 10,889 10,352 537 Lumber 7,480 6,960 519 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 5,089 4,610 479 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 2,098 1,656 443 Zinc 1,296 941 355 Paper and paper products 4,448 4,146 302 Chemicals-inorganic 4,162 3,867 295 Nonmonetary gold 3,072 2,800 272 Cotton cloth, fabrics 2,068 1,811 257 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 3,560 3,313 246 Tobacco, waxes, etc 3,986 3,740 245 Finished textile supplies 1,619 1,410 209 Iron and steel, advanced 3,717 3,556 161 Copper 2,393 2,237 155 Other precious metals 2,643 2,494 149 Nontextile floor tiles 1,396 1,250 146 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 530 395 135 Wool, silk, etc. 884 782 102 Electric energy 994 894 100 Leather and furs 1,035 947 88 Liquified petroleum gases 4,069 3,982 87 Nonferrous metals, other 1,851 1,766 85 Petroleum products, other 7,733 7,649 83 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,185 1,106 80 Farming materials, livestock 609 537 72 Materials, exc. chemicals 1,542 1,479 63 Coal and related fuels 709 666 44 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 506 481 25 Plywood and veneers 1,127 1,106 21 Hair, waste materials 325 307 17 Hides and skins 207 205 2 Nickel 1,160 1,159 1 Blank tapes, audio & visual 2,068 2,068 (-) Tin 254 263 -8 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,641 2,660 -19 Steelmaking materials 2,998 3,045 -47 Nuclear fuel materials 1,210 1,328 -118 Chemicals-fertilizers 3,161 3,281 -120 Natural rubber 1,229 1,467 -237 Cotton, natural fibers 221 512 -291 Fuel oil 5,743 6,187 -444 Newsprint 3,587 4,066 -478 Crude oil 54,226 54,931 -705 Capital goods, except automotive 254,175 229,050 25,125 Computer accessories 62,359 54,578 7,781 Electric apparatus 19,859 17,481 2,378 Engines-civilian aircraft 7,591 5,608 1,984 Parts-civilian aircraft 4,461 3,144 1,317 Telecommunications equipment 15,687 14,374 1,313 Computers 7,817 6,936 881 Photo, service industry 6,720 5,904 816 Excavating machinery 4,381 3,574 806 Generators, accessories 8,061 7,269 793 Materials handling equipment 4,325 3,550 775 Measuring, testing, control instru 6,723 5,960 763 Metalworking machine tools 8,250 7,503 748 Civilian aircraft 4,546 3,920 626 Medicinal equipment 6,864 6,284 579 Industrial machines, other 13,913 13,345 568 Business machines and equipment 7,350 6,794 556 Agricultural machinery, equipment 4,146 3,621 525 Wood, glass, plastic 4,631 4,246 384 Laboratory testing instruments 1,288 924 365 Industrial engines 6,541 6,267 274 Drilling & oilfield equipment 952 697 254 Pulp and paper machinery 4,106 3,867 239 Textile, sewing machines 2,123 1,913 210 Semiconductors 36,880 36,707 174 Marine engines, parts 654 560 95 Food, tobacco machinery 1,302 1,225 77 Nonfarm tractors and parts 705 644 60 Railway transpor. equipment 1,251 1,225 25 Commercial vessels, other 24 22 2 Vessels, except scrap 2 (-) 2 Spacecraft, exc. military 51 138 -88 Specialized mining 612 770 -158 Automotive vehicles, parts and engines 140,779 128,938 11,841 Consumer goods 192,918 171,007 21,911 Apparel, household goods - cotton 23,953 20,368 3,585 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 19,854 16,614 3,239 Pharmaceutical prep 13,270 10,424 2,846 Toys/games/sporting goods 18,102 15,423 2,679 Other household goods 14,365 12,916 1,450 Furniture, household goods, etc. 8,269 7,048 1,221 Gem diamonds 7,598 6,602 996 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 4,936 4,036 900 Footwear 10,576 9,772 804 Writing and art supplies 7,230 6,466 764 TV's, VCR's, etc 10,546 10,009 538 Camping apparel and gear 5,552 5,025 526 Apparel, household goods - wool 3,004 2,622 382 Cookware, cutlery, tools 3,176 2,840 335 Household appliances 5,908 5,590 318 Jewelry 6,615 6,367 248 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 5,187 4,969 218 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,334 2,119 215 Stereo equipment, etc 7,580 7,390 190 Glassware, chinaware 2,017 1,830 188 Books, printed matter 2,535 2,400 135 Rugs 971 853 118 Gem stones, other 1,278 1,174 105 Numismatic coins 303 223 80 Musical instruments 1,095 1,034 61 Nursery stock, etc. 1,003 950 53 Records, tapes, and disks 982 995 -13 Photo equipment 2,081 2,096 -16 Motorcycles and parts 1,191 1,220 -29 Pleasure boats and motors 1,408 1,633 -225 Other Goods 29,338 26,102 3,235 (1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed to convert to a BOP basis is not available. SOURCE: Report FT900 (97) (CB-98-104), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, FINAL 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.