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.) June May (R) Monthly Item(1) 1997 1997 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 72,469 73,234 -765 Net Adjustments 891 897 -6 Total, Census Basis 71,578 72,337 -759 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,246 3,378 -132 Fish and shellfish 572 623 -50 Cane and beet sugar 64 101 -37 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 160 190 -30 Meat products 348 377 -29 Cocoa beans 24 41 -17 Other foods 177 187 -10 Green coffee 351 359 -9 Tea, spices, etc. 54 59 -6 Wine and related products 265 271 -5 Feedstuff and foodgrains 148 153 -5 Nuts 48 51 -3 Dairy products and eggs 62 64 -2 Bakery products 177 175 2 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 47 41 6 Vegetables 230 223 7 Fruits, frozen juices 357 334 23 Food oils, oilseeds 163 130 33 Industrial supplies and materials 17,455 17,905 -450 Crude oil 4,454 4,577 -123 Petroleum products, other 658 757 -98 Fuel oil 393 466 -73 Nickel 65 132 -67 Nonmonetary gold 216 278 -62 Iron and steel mill products 944 997 -53 Bauxite and aluminum 490 542 -52 Natural rubber 82 120 -38 Chemicals-fertilizers 236 271 -35 Copper 193 228 -34 Tobacco, waxes, etc 355 386 -31 Materials, exc. chemicals 115 131 -16 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 36 49 -12 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 166 177 -11 Nonferrous metals, other 146 157 -11 Wool, silk, etc. 70 80 -10 Nontextile floor tiles 114 124 -10 Industrial supplies, other 874 883 -9 Synthetic cloth 343 351 -8 Iron and steel, advanced 308 314 -6 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 42 48 -6 Cotton, natural fibers 14 17 -4 Leather and furs 80 83 -3 Finished metal shapes 412 414 -2 Hair, waste materials 27 28 -1 Blank tapes, audio & visual 178 179 -1 Hides and skins 15 15 (-) Synthetic rubber--primary 100 100 (-) Steelmaking materials 231 231 1 Shingles, wallboard 349 348 1 Cotton cloth, fabrics 172 170 2 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 297 294 2 Lumber 649 646 3 Farming materials, livestock 48 44 4 Finished textile supplies 140 135 5 Plastic materials 475 470 5 Tin 23 17 6 Coal and related fuels 59 54 6 Plywood and veneers 99 91 9 Nuclear fuel materials 96 86 10 Gas-natural 349 336 13 Newsprint 314 298 16 Liquified petroleum gases 332 316 17 Electric energy 83 63 20 Pulpwood and woodpulp 218 198 20 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 435 414 22 Chemicals-inorganic 354 330 23 Zinc 106 79 27 Other precious metals 198 167 31 Paper and paper products 389 352 36 Chemicals-organic 910 863 47 Capital goods, except automotive 21,268 20,988 280 Semiconductors 3,190 2,895 295 Computers 767 598 170 Civilian aircraft 428 375 53 Photo, service industry 601 552 49 Measuring, testing, control instru 569 529 40 Medicinal equipment 588 559 28 Agricultural machinery, equipment 346 332 13 Parts-civilian aircraft 396 384 12 Pulp and paper machinery 342 332 10 Excavating machinery 381 377 4 Nonfarm tractors and parts 56 53 2 Textile, sewing machines 195 193 2 Laboratory testing instruments 84 83 2 Spacecraft, exc. military 1 (-) (-) Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Food, tobacco machinery 101 103 -2 Commercial vessels, other 2 4 -2 Generators, accessories 679 682 -3 Telecommunications equipment 1,273 1,277 -4 Specialized mining 82 86 -4 Railway transpor. equipment 102 106 -4 Industrial engines 548 553 -5 Marine engines, parts 53 59 -5 Drilling & oilfield equipment 73 84 -12 Business machines and equipment 643 655 -12 Wood, glass, plastic 403 418 -15 Industrial machines, other 1,171 1,192 -21 Electric apparatus 1,575 1,606 -31 Materials handling equipment 311 344 -33 Metalworking machine tools 648 685 -37 Engines-civilian aircraft 521 583 -62 Computer accessories 5,142 5,287 -146 Automotive vehicles, parts and engin 11,550 11,625 -75 Consumer goods 15,700 16,079 -379 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 347 485 -138 Jewelry 506 590 -84 Footwear 888 959 -71 Apparel, household goods - cotton 1,933 1,990 -57 Gem diamonds 597 644 -47 Other household goods 1,153 1,178 -25 Pleasure boats and motors 86 108 -22 TV's, VCR's, etc 868 884 -16 Gem stones, other 94 110 -16 Camping apparel and gear 486 497 -11 Musical instruments 81 91 -10 Furniture, household goods, etc. 695 702 -7 Books, printed matter 201 207 -6 Motorcycles and parts 78 82 -4 Household appliances 484 488 -4 Numismatic coins 23 27 -4 Writing and art supplies 606 610 -4 Cookware, cutlery, tools 263 266 -3 Nursery stock, etc. 85 83 2 Glassware, chinaware 169 167 2 Photo equipment 185 182 3 Rugs 82 79 3 Records, tapes, and disks 83 77 6 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 433 424 8 Toiletries and cosmetics 196 188 8 Apparel, household goods - wool 252 240 12 Stereo equipment, etc 634 618 17 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,555 1,538 17 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 1,642 1,618 24 Pharmaceutical prep 994 945 48 Other Goods 2,358 2,361 -2 ____________________________________________________________________ Year To Year To Year To Date Date Date Item(1) 1997 1996 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 430,707 393,945 36,762 Net Adjustments 4,939 5,608 -669 Total, Census Basis 425,768 388,337 37,431 Foods, feeds, and beverages 19,489 17,584 1,905 Fish and shellfish 3,548 3,237 311 Cane and beet sugar 509 457 53 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 1,106 1,023 83 Meat products 2,093 1,871 222 Cocoa beans 261 373 -112 Other foods 1,083 969 114 Green coffee 1,855 1,311 544 Tea, spices, etc. 310 289 21 Wine and related products 1,581 1,349 232 Feedstuff and foodgrains 888 728 160 Nuts 344 307 36 Dairy products and eggs 368 305 63 Bakery products 1,014 912 102 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 258 256 1 Vegetables 1,392 1,411 -19 Fruits, frozen juices 2,052 1,941 110 Food oils, oilseeds 827 844 -17 Industrial supplies and materials 106,490 97,402 9,088 Crude oil 27,033 24,833 2,200 Petroleum products, other 4,351 3,594 757 Fuel oil 3,000 2,918 81 Nickel 603 631 -27 Nonmonetary gold 1,577 1,321 257 Iron and steel mill products 5,568 4,725 843 Bauxite and aluminum 2,903 2,695 209 Natural rubber 669 779 -110 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,591 1,718 -127 Copper 1,198 1,214 -16 Tobacco, waxes, etc 2,054 1,833 222 Materials, exc. chemicals 753 744 9 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 291 195 95 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 988 774 214 Nonferrous metals, other 913 872 42 Wool, silk, etc. 432 372 60 Nontextile floor tiles 687 597 90 Industrial supplies, other 5,173 4,820 354 Synthetic cloth 2,072 1,712 360 Iron and steel, advanced 1,847 1,747 100 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 239 219 20 Cotton, natural fibers 112 209 -96 Leather and furs 511 452 58 Finished metal shapes 2,419 2,092 327 Hair, waste materials 167 148 19 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,067 1,011 56 Hides and skins 104 92 12 Synthetic rubber--primary 597 546 51 Steelmaking materials 1,406 1,622 -217 Shingles, wallboard 2,003 1,678 324 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,012 865 147 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 1,676 1,619 57 Lumber 3,782 3,115 666 Farming materials, livestock 303 256 47 Finished textile supplies 794 678 116 Plastic materials 2,792 2,439 353 Tin 130 134 -4 Coal and related fuels 326 347 -20 Plywood and veneers 555 499 56 Nuclear fuel materials 581 551 30 Gas-natural 2,553 2,037 515 Newsprint 1,794 2,224 -430 Liquified petroleum gases 2,409 1,787 622 Electric energy 421 394 27 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,297 1,402 -105 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 2,478 2,267 211 Chemicals-inorganic 2,012 1,934 78 Zinc 592 444 148 Other precious metals 1,045 1,204 -159 Paper and paper products 2,129 2,075 54 Chemicals-organic 5,482 4,968 514 Capital goods, except automotive 122,268 114,348 7,920 Semiconductors 17,686 19,744 -2,058 Computers 3,969 2,913 1,056 Civilian aircraft 1,820 1,906 -87 Photo, service industry 3,245 2,880 365 Measuring, testing, control instru 3,187 2,911 276 Medicinal equipment 3,345 3,078 266 Agricultural machinery, equipment 1,947 1,796 151 Parts-civilian aircraft 2,156 1,430 726 Pulp and paper machinery 1,954 1,966 -12 Excavating machinery 2,038 1,741 297 Nonfarm tractors and parts 334 319 15 Textile, sewing machines 1,057 952 105 Laboratory testing instruments 498 473 25 Spacecraft, exc. military 4 121 -118 Vessels, except scrap 1 (-) (-) Food, tobacco machinery 634 602 32 Commercial vessels, other 14 11 2 Generators, accessories 3,989 3,558 430 Telecommunications equipment 7,528 7,051 477 Specialized mining 461 402 58 Railway transpor. equipment 600 663 -62 Industrial engines 3,256 3,149 107 Marine engines, parts 320 286 34 Drilling & oilfield equipment 451 315 136 Business machines and equipment 3,667 3,367 299 Wood, glass, plastic 2,395 2,103 292 Industrial machines, other 6,784 6,695 89 Electric apparatus 9,487 8,468 1,018 Materials handling equipment 1,981 1,761 220 Metalworking machine tools 4,102 3,624 479 Engines-civilian aircraft 3,337 2,582 754 Computer accessories 30,024 27,480 2,544 Automotive vehicles, parts and engin 70,104 63,282 6,822 Consumer goods 93,293 82,849 10,444 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 2,313 1,927 386 Jewelry 3,345 3,159 187 Footwear 5,470 4,687 783 Apparel, household goods - cotton 11,531 9,720 1,811 Gem diamonds 3,581 3,203 379 Other household goods 7,022 6,072 950 Pleasure boats and motors 705 835 -130 TV's, VCR's, etc 5,174 4,885 288 Gem stones, other 611 576 35 Camping apparel and gear 2,806 2,467 339 Musical instruments 542 523 20 Furniture, household goods, etc. 3,966 3,375 592 Books, printed matter 1,245 1,177 68 Motorcycles and parts 572 639 -67 Household appliances 2,852 2,721 131 Numismatic coins 157 140 17 Writing and art supplies 3,482 3,206 276 Cookware, cutlery, tools 1,562 1,385 177 Nursery stock, etc. 490 481 10 Glassware, chinaware 975 890 86 Photo equipment 1,091 1,003 88 Rugs 463 405 58 Records, tapes, and disks 467 497 -30 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 2,599 2,403 196 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,137 1,046 91 Apparel, household goods - wool 1,449 1,284 164 Stereo equipment, etc 3,659 3,665 -7 Toys/games/sporting goods 8,737 7,479 1,257 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 9,367 7,917 1,450 Pharmaceutical prep 5,923 5,085 838 Other Goods 14,124 12,872 1,252 (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-97-133), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, JUNE 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.