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.) July June (R) Monthly Item(1) 1997 1997 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 73,559 72,622 937 Net Adjustments 236 891 -655 Total, Census Basis 73,324 71,731 1,592 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,390 3,251 138 Fish and shellfish 644 573 71 Green coffee 401 351 50 Cane and beet sugar 97 64 33 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 189 163 26 Vegetables 246 230 16 Wine and related products 276 264 12 Cocoa beans 32 24 8 Tea, spices, etc. 60 53 7 Other foods 182 177 5 Bakery products 177 176 (-) Nonagricultural foods, etc. 46 47 -1 Nuts 46 48 -1 Food oils, oilseeds 161 164 -3 Dairy products and eggs 52 62 -10 Feedstuff and foodgrains 138 151 -13 Meat products 324 348 -24 Fruits, frozen juices 318 356 -38 Industrial supplies and materials 17,567 17,565 2 Fuel oil 476 397 79 Gas-natural 400 349 51 Nuclear fuel materials 137 96 41 Copper 219 183 36 Nonmonetary gold 248 216 32 Steelmaking materials 251 227 23 Iron and steel mill products 965 945 21 Chemicals-fertilizers 256 236 20 Zinc 126 106 20 Pulpwood and woodpulp 237 218 19 Electric energy 101 83 18 Nonferrous metals, other 162 145 17 Nickel 81 65 16 Tobacco, waxes, etc 371 355 16 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 311 297 14 Chemicals-inorganic 365 353 12 Natural rubber 92 82 10 Materials, exc. chemicals 124 115 9 Nontextile floor tiles 122 114 8 Iron and steel, advanced 311 305 7 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 174 168 7 Coal and related fuels 64 58 6 Plywood and veneers 105 99 6 Wool, silk, etc. 73 70 3 Finished metal shapes 414 412 3 Leather and furs 82 79 2 Industrial supplies, other 877 875 2 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 37 36 2 Shingles, wallboard 351 350 1 Cotton, natural fibers 14 14 1 Hides and skins 14 15 -1 Tin 22 23 -1 Cotton cloth, fabrics 171 173 -1 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 41 42 -2 Farming materials, livestock 47 49 -2 Synthetic rubber--primary 98 100 -2 Finished textile supplies 137 140 -3 Hair, waste materials 23 27 -4 Other precious metals 196 200 -4 Blank tapes, audio & visual 174 178 -4 Paper and paper products 375 385 -10 Newsprint 302 314 -12 Synthetic cloth 328 343 -15 Chemicals-organic 895 912 -18 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 414 434 -19 Lumber 624 648 -24 Bauxite and aluminum 468 492 -25 Plastic materials 446 475 -29 Liquified petroleum gases 235 322 -87 Petroleum products, other 562 660 -98 Crude oil 4,445 4,585 -140 Capital goods, except automotive 21,419 21,250 170 Computer accessories 5,376 5,143 233 Engines-civilian aircraft 670 521 148 Civilian aircraft 541 412 129 Industrial machines, other 1,228 1,166 61 Electric apparatus 1,623 1,578 45 Materials handling equipment 343 310 34 Laboratory testing instruments 113 85 28 Food, tobacco machinery 110 102 8 Nonfarm tractors and parts 57 56 1 Pulp and paper machinery 348 347 1 Commercial vessels, other 1 1 (-) Spacecraft, exc. military 1 1 (-) Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Drilling & oilfield equipment 70 71 -1 Marine engines, parts 50 53 -2 Railway transpor. equipment 97 102 -5 Textile, sewing machines 191 195 -5 Photo, service industry 593 602 -9 Agricultural machinery, equipment 337 350 -13 Semiconductors 3,177 3,190 -13 Generators, accessories 667 682 -15 Metalworking machine tools 634 649 -15 Excavating machinery 361 377 -16 Telecommunications equipment 1,251 1,271 -20 Parts-civilian aircraft 370 393 -23 Measuring, testing, control instru 540 569 -29 Medicinal equipment 551 587 -35 Industrial engines 507 543 -36 Business machines and equipment 596 641 -45 Wood, glass, plastic 354 403 -49 Specialized mining 26 81 -55 Computers 636 768 -132 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 12,342 11,594 747 Consumer goods 16,059 15,716 343 Pharmaceutical prep 1,181 990 191 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,016 1,935 81 TV's, VCR's, etc 953 877 76 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 399 343 57 Gem diamonds 642 592 50 Household appliances 505 484 20 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,663 1,645 18 Motorcycles and parts 96 78 18 Jewelry 524 506 17 Gem stones, other 111 94 16 Books, printed matter 216 201 15 Pleasure boats and motors 98 87 12 Glassware, chinaware 181 169 11 Toiletries and cosmetics 204 196 7 Musical instruments 88 81 7 Numismatic coins 28 23 5 Nursery stock, etc. 87 85 2 Rugs 84 82 2 Furniture, household goods, etc. 697 695 1 Records, tapes, and disks 84 83 1 Apparel, household goods - wool 251 254 -3 Stereo equipment, etc 631 634 -3 Cookware, cutlery, tools 257 264 -7 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 421 435 -14 Writing and art supplies 585 606 -21 Photo equipment 157 186 -28 Other household goods 1,129 1,162 -33 Footwear 854 887 -34 Camping apparel and gear 431 487 -57 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,488 1,555 -67 Other Goods 2,547 2,355 192 ___________________________________________________________ Year to Year to Year to Date Date Date Item(1) 1997 1996 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 504,419 460,789 43,630 Net Adjustments 5,175 6,034 -859 Total, Census Basis 499,244 454,756 44,489 Foods, feeds, and beverages 22,884 20,531 2,353 Fish and shellfish 4,194 3,735 459 Green coffee 2,256 1,503 754 Cane and beet sugar 607 585 22 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 1,298 1,205 93 Vegetables 1,638 1,646 -8 Wine and related products 1,856 1,594 262 Cocoa beans 293 409 -117 Tea, spices, etc. 369 336 34 Other foods 1,265 1,134 131 Bakery products 1,190 1,069 121 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 304 302 2 Nuts 390 355 35 Food oils, oilseeds 989 957 32 Dairy products and eggs 420 366 54 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,028 854 174 Meat products 2,417 2,194 223 Fruits, frozen juices 2,369 2,287 82 Industrial supplies and materials 124,167 114,747 9,419 Fuel oil 3,480 3,390 90 Gas-natural 2,953 2,417 536 Nuclear fuel materials 718 618 100 Copper 1,407 1,388 19 Nonmonetary gold 1,826 1,552 274 Steelmaking materials 1,652 1,825 -173 Iron and steel mill products 6,534 5,617 917 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,846 1,949 -103 Zinc 718 507 211 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,534 1,601 -67 Electric energy 522 485 38 Nonferrous metals, other 1,075 1,023 51 Nickel 684 706 -22 Tobacco, waxes, etc 2,425 2,178 247 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 1,988 1,898 90 Chemicals-inorganic 2,376 2,276 100 Natural rubber 761 888 -127 Materials, exc. chemicals 878 860 18 Nontextile floor tiles 809 702 107 Iron and steel, advanced 2,156 2,044 112 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 1,163 919 244 Coal and related fuels 390 392 -2 Plywood and veneers 660 605 55 Wool, silk, etc. 506 438 68 Finished metal shapes 2,832 2,462 370 Leather and furs 592 530 62 Industrial supplies, other 6,051 5,653 398 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 327 230 97 Shingles, wallboard 2,354 1,990 364 Cotton, natural fibers 127 295 -168 Hides and skins 118 111 7 Tin 152 157 -5 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,183 1,009 174 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 280 263 17 Farming materials, livestock 350 304 46 Synthetic rubber--primary 695 645 50 Finished textile supplies 931 800 130 Hair, waste materials 190 174 16 Other precious metals 1,243 1,405 -162 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,240 1,187 53 Paper and paper products 2,500 2,425 75 Newsprint 2,096 2,548 -452 Synthetic cloth 2,400 2,014 387 Chemicals-organic 6,380 5,807 573 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 2,891 2,652 239 Lumber 4,404 3,772 632 Bauxite and aluminum 3,373 3,080 294 Plastic materials 3,238 2,855 383 Liquified petroleum gases 2,634 2,145 488 Petroleum products, other 4,915 4,201 714 Crude oil 31,610 29,753 1,856 Capital goods, except automotive 143,669 133,052 10,617 Computer accessories 35,402 32,004 3,398 Engines-civilian aircraft 4,007 3,077 930 Civilian aircraft 2,345 2,170 175 Industrial machines, other 8,007 7,805 203 Electric apparatus 11,114 9,913 1,200 Materials handling equipment 2,323 2,052 271 Laboratory testing instruments 611 548 63 Food, tobacco machinery 744 703 42 Nonfarm tractors and parts 390 369 21 Pulp and paper machinery 2,307 2,305 2 Commercial vessels, other 15 14 1 Spacecraft, exc. military 4 122 -117 Vessels, except scrap 1 (-) (-) Drilling & oilfield equipment 520 408 111 Marine engines, parts 370 337 33 Railway transpor. equipment 697 748 -51 Textile, sewing machines 1,248 1,107 141 Photo, service industry 3,840 3,371 469 Agricultural machinery, equipment 2,288 2,079 209 Semiconductors 20,864 22,591 -1,727 Generators, accessories 4,658 4,171 486 Metalworking machine tools 4,738 4,260 478 Excavating machinery 2,396 2,039 357 Telecommunications equipment 8,777 8,192 585 Parts-civilian aircraft 2,524 1,693 831 Measuring, testing, control instru 3,727 3,420 307 Medicinal equipment 3,895 3,610 285 Industrial engines 3,759 3,678 81 Business machines and equipment 4,261 3,897 365 Wood, glass, plastic 2,748 2,463 285 Specialized mining 486 469 17 Computers 4,605 3,439 1,166 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 82,489 74,326 8,163 Consumer goods 109,368 96,950 12,418 Pharmaceutical prep 7,100 5,947 1,153 Apparel, household goods - cotton 13,549 11,389 2,160 TV's, VCR's, etc 6,136 5,739 397 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 2,708 2,232 476 Gem diamonds 4,219 3,770 448 Household appliances 3,357 3,204 153 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 11,032 9,260 1,772 Motorcycles and parts 668 733 -65 Jewelry 3,869 3,678 191 Gem stones, other 722 675 47 Books, printed matter 1,461 1,374 87 Pleasure boats and motors 804 955 -150 Glassware, chinaware 1,156 1,040 116 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,341 1,231 110 Musical instruments 630 611 19 Numismatic coins 185 153 33 Nursery stock, etc. 578 565 13 Rugs 546 478 68 Furniture, household goods, etc. 4,663 3,959 705 Records, tapes, and disks 550 577 -27 Apparel, household goods - wool 1,701 1,498 202 Stereo equipment, etc 4,290 4,271 19 Cookware, cutlery, tools 1,820 1,614 207 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 3,021 2,811 210 Writing and art supplies 4,067 3,743 324 Photo equipment 1,249 1,178 71 Other household goods 8,159 7,154 1,006 Footwear 6,322 5,456 867 Camping apparel and gear 3,238 2,878 360 Toys/games/sporting goods 10,225 8,777 1,448 Other Goods 16,668 15,149 1,519 (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-97-152), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, JULY 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.