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.) January December (R) Monthly Item(1) 1997 1996 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 70,493 68,795 1,697 Net Adjustments 249 237 12 Total, Census Basis 70,243 68,558 1,685 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,057 3,178 -121 Fruits, frozen juices 341 424 -83 Green coffee 210 248 -38 Feedstuff and foodgrains 134 160 -26 Vegetables 211 234 -23 Food oils, oilseeds 132 153 -21 Dairy products and eggs 49 68 -19 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 37 44 -7 Other foods 168 174 -6 Bakery products 164 170 -6 Cocoa beans 63 67 -4 Tea, spices, etc. 50 49 1 Fish and shellfish 594 589 5 Wine and related products 249 243 6 Nuts 50 39 11 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 170 153 17 Meat products 329 309 20 Cane and beet sugar 106 54 52 Industrial supplies and materials 18,370 17,630 740 Crude oil 5,113 4,533 580 Iron and steel mill prod 1,007 881 125 Gas-natural 400 277 123 Liquified petroleum gases 494 432 61 Chemicals-organic 916 866 50 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 420 377 43 Copper 200 163 38 Tobacco, waxes, etc 336 313 23 Pulpwood and woodpulp 226 203 22 Finished metal shapes 397 380 17 Petroleum products, other 821 804 17 Cotton cloth, fabrics 181 165 16 Zinc 102 87 15 Synthetic rubber--primary 97 84 13 Natural rubber 122 111 11 Steelmaking materials 227 219 9 Cotton, natural fibers 26 17 8 Synthetic cloth 329 321 8 Shingles, wallboard 322 317 5 Nonferrous metals, other 145 140 5 Coal and related fuels 52 48 4 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 153 150 3 Farming materials, livestock 48 45 3 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 42 39 2 Hides and skins 23 21 1 Newsprint 291 290 1 Industrial supplies, other 835 835 (-) Materials, exc. chemicals 124 125 -1 Tin 25 26 -1 Hair, waste materials 25 27 -2 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 28 31 -3 Finished textile supplies 121 126 -4 Paper and paper products 331 336 -5 Nonmonetary gold 225 231 -5 Wool, silk, etc. 64 70 -6 Blank tapes, audio & visual 169 177 -8 Nickel 79 89 -10 Nontextile floor tiles 105 115 -10 Iron and steel, advanced 298 308 -11 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 268 281 -13 Plastic materials 448 461 -13 Electric energy 64 80 -15 Bauxite and aluminum 385 401 -16 Plywood and veneers 89 107 -18 Leather and furs 76 95 -19 Nuclear fuel materials 150 173 -22 Chemicals-fertilizers 267 291 -24 Chemicals-inorganic 311 350 -39 Lumber 558 599 -41 Other precious metals 166 253 -87 Fuel oil 667 757 -90 Capital goods, except automotive 19,715 19,649 67 Computer accessories 4,974 4,486 488 Semiconductors 2,873 2,797 76 Engines-civilian aircraft 581 522 59 Photo, service industry 535 485 50 Drilling & oilfield equipment 86 58 28 Generators, accessories 633 615 19 Electric apparatus 1,534 1,521 13 Laboratory testing instruments 83 70 13 Wood, glass, plastic 365 355 10 Agricultural machinery, equipment 322 320 2 Commercial vessels, other 2 1 1 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Spacecraft, exc. military (-) 1 -1 Specialized mining 63 64 -1 Nonfarm tractors and parts 58 60 -2 Parts-civilian aircraft 304 306 -2 Food, tobacco machinery 95 97 -2 Pulp and paper machinery 313 317 -4 Materials handling equipment 315 320 -5 Textile, sewing machines 159 165 -7 Medicinal equipment 530 540 -10 Metalworking machine tools 666 681 -16 Marine engines, parts 49 65 -16 Industrial engines 508 525 -16 Measuring, testing, control instru 518 539 -21 Railway transpor. equip 94 124 -29 Business machines and equipment 574 608 -34 Excavating machinery 300 336 -36 Telecommunications equipment 1,251 1,321 -70 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 1,029 1,125 -97 Civilian aircraft 344 465 -120 Computers 557 760 -203 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 12,017 10,602 1,415 Consumer goods 15,030 15,295 -265 Apparel, household goods - cotton 1,802 1,962 -160 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,504 1,584 -80 Pharmaceutical prep 951 1,028 -77 Footwear 886 941 -55 Other household goods 1,172 1,226 -53 Apparel, household goods - wool 213 255 -42 Jewelry 535 565 -30 Stereo equipment, etc 554 581 -27 Camping apparel and gear 443 468 -25 Pleasure boats and motors 110 129 -19 Photo equipment 172 188 -16 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 452 466 -13 Cookware, cutlery, tools 249 260 -11 Rugs 74 82 -8 Toiletries and cosmetics 179 184 -5 Books, printed matter 210 214 -5 Furniture, household goods, etc. 629 634 -4 Nursery stock, etc. 73 75 -2 Household appliances 465 464 1 Numismatic coins 21 15 5 Writing and art supplies 555 549 6 Musical instruments 100 91 8 Glassware, chinaware 164 151 12 Records, tapes, and disks 90 77 13 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,337 1,317 20 Motorcycles and parts 119 96 23 Gem stones, other 125 85 40 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 375 313 62 Gem diamonds 642 562 81 TV's, VCR's, etc 829 733 97 Other goods 2,054 2,204 -150 __________________________________________________________ Year to Year to Year to Date Date (R) Date Item(1) 1997 1996 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 70,493 64,284 6,208 Net Adjustments 249 277 -28 Total, Census Basis 70,243 64,007 6,236 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,057 2,786 271 Fruits, frozen juices 341 314 27 Green coffee 210 237 -27 Feedstuff and foodgrains 134 107 26 Vegetables 211 189 23 Food oils, oilseeds 132 141 -9 Dairy products and eggs 49 34 15 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 37 38 -1 Other foods 168 148 20 Bakery products 164 149 15 Cocoa beans 63 77 -14 Tea, spices, etc. 50 50 1 Fish and shellfish 594 524 71 Wine and related products 249 223 26 Nuts 50 44 6 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 170 164 6 Meat products 329 296 33 Cane and beet sugar 106 54 52 Industrial supplies and materials 18,370 15,624 2,746 Crude oil 5,113 3,704 1,409 Iron and steel mill prod 1,007 718 289 Gas-natural 400 255 145 Liquified petroleum gases 494 294 199 Chemicals-organic 916 829 87 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 420 384 36 Copper 200 197 4 Tobacco, waxes, etc 336 319 16 Pulpwood and woodpulp 226 328 -102 Finished metal shapes 397 346 51 Petroleum products, other 821 522 300 Cotton cloth, fabrics 181 147 35 Zinc 102 64 37 Synthetic rubber--primary 97 80 17 Natural rubber 122 147 -25 Steelmaking materials 227 275 -47 Cotton, natural fibers 26 26 (-) Synthetic cloth 329 269 60 Shingles, wallboard 322 258 64 Nonferrous metals, other 145 136 9 Coal and related fuels 52 58 -6 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 153 126 27 Farming materials, livestock 48 38 10 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 42 27 15 Hides and skins 23 15 7 Newsprint 291 416 -125 Industrial supplies, other 835 784 52 Materials, exc. chemicals 124 127 -3 Tin 25 24 1 Hair, waste materials 25 23 2 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 28 25 3 Finished textile supplies 121 111 10 Paper and paper products 331 368 -37 Nonmonetary gold 225 236 -11 Wool, silk, etc. 64 60 4 Blank tapes, audio & visual 169 155 14 Nickel 79 113 -35 Nontextile floor tiles 105 94 11 Iron and steel, advanced 298 293 4 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 268 263 4 Plastic materials 448 400 48 Electric energy 64 50 14 Bauxite and aluminum 385 440 -55 Plywood and veneers 89 73 16 Leather and furs 76 77 -1 Nuclear fuel materials 150 92 58 Chemicals-fertilizers 267 303 -35 Chemicals-inorganic 311 299 12 Lumber 558 457 102 Other precious metals 166 167 -1 Fuel oil 667 610 57 Capital goods, except automotive 19,715 19,523 192 Computer accessories 4,974 4,812 162 Semiconductors 2,873 3,679 -806 Engines-civilian aircraft 581 384 197 Photo, service industry 535 465 70 Drilling & oilfield equipment 86 65 21 Generators, accessories 633 576 58 Electric apparatus 1,534 1,416 118 Laboratory testing instruments 83 85 -2 Wood, glass, plastic 365 375 -10 Agricultural machinery, equipment 322 335 -13 Commercial vessels, other 2 1 1 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Spacecraft, exc. military 63 66 -3 Specialized mining (-) 99 -99 Nonfarm tractors and parts 58 53 5 Parts-civilian aircraft 304 184 120 Food, tobacco machinery 95 91 4 Pulp and paper machinery 313 329 -16 Materials handling equipment 315 271 44 Textile, sewing machines 159 172 -14 Medicinal equipment 530 515 15 Metalworking machine tools 666 605 61 Marine engines, parts 49 45 4 Industrial engines 508 526 -17 Measuring, testing, control instru 518 449 69 Railway transpor. equip 94 92 3 Business machines and equipment 574 577 -3 Excavating machinery 300 275 25 Telecommunications equipment 1,251 1,164 87 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 1,029 1,120 -92 Civilian aircraft 344 286 59 Computers 557 412 145 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 12,017 10,561 1,456 Consumer goods 15,030 13,564 1,465 Apparel, household goods - cotton 1,802 1,559 243 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,504 1,328 176 Pharmaceutical prep 951 874 76 Footwear 886 768 118 Other household goods 1,172 964 209 Apparel, household goods - wool 213 200 14 Jewelry 535 511 24 Stereo equipment, etc 554 573 -19 Camping apparel and gear 443 391 52 Pleasure boats and motors 110 134 -24 Photo equipment 172 155 17 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 452 402 50 Cookware, cutlery, tools 249 246 3 Rugs 74 63 10 Toiletries and cosmetics 179 172 7 Books, printed matter 210 199 11 Furniture, household goods, etc. 629 532 97 Nursery stock, etc. 73 75 -1 Household appliances 465 447 18 Numismatic coins 21 61 -40 Writing and art supplies 555 555 (-) Musical instruments 100 89 10 Glassware, chinaware 164 152 12 Records, tapes, and disks 90 78 11 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,337 1,228 108 Motorcycles and parts 119 132 -13 Gem stones, other 125 120 5 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 375 282 93 Gem diamonds 642 499 144 TV's, VCR's, etc 829 776 53 Other goods 2,054 1,948 106 (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-97-42), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, JANUARY 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.