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.) March February (R) Monthly Item(1) 1997 1997 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 71,677 71,066 611 Net Adjustments 1,455 429 1,026 Total, Census Basis 70,222 70,638 -415 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,321 3,116 206 Vegetables 274 204 70 Green coffee 331 274 57 Meat products 350 300 49 Cocoa beans 57 25 32 Food oils, oilseeds 157 130 27 Fruits, frozen juices 345 323 21 Nuts 72 58 14 Other foods 188 178 11 Tea, spices, etc. 50 41 9 Dairy products and eggs 68 61 7 Feedstuff and foodgrains 154 147 7 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 193 189 4 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 41 44 -3 Bakery products 163 171 -8 Wine and related products 260 271 -11 Cane and beet sugar 79 102 -24 Fish and shellfish 541 598 -57 Industrial supplies and materials 17,825 17,690 134 Nonmonetary gold 387 206 182 Bauxite and aluminum 550 403 147 Chemicals-organic 1,044 938 105 Iron and steel mill prod 856 799 57 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 89 39 49 Nickel 143 94 49 Chemicals-inorganic 348 308 41 Paper and paper products 374 340 34 Steelmaking materials 254 223 31 Plywood and veneers 103 73 30 Petroleum products, other 744 722 22 Copper 204 183 21 Nonferrous metals, other 161 142 19 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 401 387 14 Coal and related fuels 56 44 12 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 274 262 11 Chemicals-fertilizers 291 280 11 Synthetic rubber--primary 104 94 10 Hair, waste materials 32 24 8 Finished metal shapes 403 394 8 Leather and furs 94 87 7 Natural rubber 121 114 7 Zinc 80 74 6 Plastic materials 459 455 5 Blank tapes, audio & visual 176 172 4 Electric energy 70 69 1 Farming materials, livestock 48 47 1 Cotton, natural fibers 18 18 1 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 36 36 (-) Finished textile supplies 131 132 -1 Hides and skins 15 17 -2 Newsprint 297 300 -2 Pulpwood and woodpulp 222 225 -3 Shingles, wallboard 321 324 -3 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 162 166 -4 Nontextile floor tiles 113 117 -4 Tobacco, waxes, etc 310 317 -7 Tin 18 25 -7 Nuclear fuel materials 70 80 -9 Wool, silk, etc. 72 82 -10 Materials, exc. chemicals 125 138 -14 Cotton cloth, fabrics 151 166 -15 Iron and steel, advanced 297 314 -17 Synthetic cloth 349 368 -19 Industrial supplies, other 842 862 -20 Other precious metals 149 176 -27 Lumber 584 624 -40 Fuel oil 494 535 -41 Liquified petroleum gases 438 509 -71 Gas-natural 450 533 -83 Crude oil 4,299 4,657 -358 Capital goods, except automotive 20,489 19,923 567 Semiconductors 3,162 2,966 196 Pulp and paper machinery 390 258 132 Materials handling equipment 355 296 60 Metalworking machine tools 726 672 53 Computer accessories 4,944 4,891 53 Excavating machinery 329 297 32 Telecommunications equipment 1,252 1,221 32 Parts-civilian aircraft 361 331 30 Industrial engines 556 528 29 Textile, sewing machines 182 155 27 Wood, glass, plastic 431 405 26 Railway transpor. equip 103 81 22 Marine engines, parts 63 42 21 Specialized mining 79 59 20 Business machines and equipment 599 583 15 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 1,115 1,102 14 Engines-civilian aircraft 558 545 13 Drilling & oilfield equipment 76 64 12 Photo, service industry 508 497 12 Food, tobacco machinery 113 103 10 Nonfarm tractors and parts 55 49 6 Medicinal equipment 554 553 1 Vessels, except scrap (Z) (Z) (Z) Laboratory testing instruments 87 88 -1 Spacecraft, exc. military (Z) 1 -1 Commercial vessels, other 1 4 -4 Measuring, testing, control instru 508 521 -13 Agricultural machinery, equipment 312 326 -13 Generators, accessories 641 660 -19 Electric apparatus 1,562 1,594 -33 Computers 710 764 -54 Civilian aircraft 156 268 -113 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 11,091 12,309 -1,217 Consumer goods 15,144 15,242 -98 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,481 1,547 -66 Household appliances 432 486 -54 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 404 457 -54 Pleasure boats and motors 109 161 -52 Portable typewriters, etc 1,164 1,206 -42 Motorcycles and parts 83 124 -41 Furniture, household goods, etc. 624 656 -32 Cookware, cutlery, tools 247 278 -31 TV's, VCR's, etc 810 837 -27 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,375 1,396 -21 Glassware, chinaware 156 169 -13 Toiletries and cosmetics 187 198 -11 Camping apparel and gear 448 456 -8 Writing and art supplies 570 577 -6 Rugs 74 80 -6 Books, printed matter 207 212 -5 Records, tapes, and disks 69 73 -5 Gem stones, other 92 94 -2 Numismatic coins 33 33 (-) Musical instruments 94 93 1 Nursery stock, etc. 96 86 10 Photo equipment 183 168 15 Apparel, household goods - wool 254 239 15 Gem diamonds 573 558 15 Jewelry 578 556 22 Footwear 925 902 23 Apparel, household goods - cotton 1,887 1,847 40 Pharmaceutical prep 929 887 41 Stereo equipment, etc 624 564 59 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 437 303 135 Other goods 2,352 2,358 -7 _____________________________________________________ Year to Year to Year to Item(1) Date 1997 Date 1996 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 212,715 193,160 19,555 Net Adjustments 2,131 1,883 248 Total, Census Basis 210,585 191,278 19,307 Foods, feeds, and beverages 9,493 8,576 917 Vegetables 689 587 102 Green coffee 815 712 103 Meat products 979 944 35 Cocoa beans 145 240 -96 Food oils, oilseeds 418 413 5 Fruits, frozen juices 1,014 900 115 Nuts 180 129 52 Other foods 534 464 71 Tea, spices, etc. 141 148 -6 Dairy products and eggs 178 136 42 Feedstuff and foodgrains 433 332 101 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 551 523 28 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 122 126 -3 Bakery products 498 455 43 Wine and related products 779 652 127 Cane and beet sugar 285 220 65 Fish and shellfish 1,732 1,597 135 Industrial supplies and materials 53,450 45,755 7,694 Nonmonetary gold 817 635 182 Bauxite and aluminum 1,336 1,292 44 Chemicals-organic 2,907 2,590 317 Iron and steel mill prod 2,668 2,189 478 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 167 102 65 Nickel 316 313 2 Chemicals-inorganic 966 953 13 Paper and paper products 1,044 1,055 -11 Steelmaking materials 704 832 -128 Plywood and veneers 267 239 27 Petroleum products, other 2,271 1,513 759 Copper 582 571 11 Nonferrous metals, other 448 412 37 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 1,208 1,133 75 Coal and related fuels 151 181 -30 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 804 812 -8 Chemicals-fertilizers 836 888 -52 Synthetic rubber--primary 295 271 24 Hair, waste materials 82 70 12 Finished metal shapes 1,195 1,039 156 Leather and furs 257 231 26 Natural rubber 357 415 -59 Zinc 256 199 57 Plastic materials 1,362 1,189 173 Blank tapes, audio & visual 517 500 18 Electric energy 202 182 20 Farming materials, livestock 142 123 19 Cotton, natural fibers 62 81 -19 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 100 77 23 Finished textile supplies 384 334 50 Hides and skins 55 45 10 Newsprint 888 1,194 -306 Pulpwood and woodpulp 673 864 -192 Shingles, wallboard 966 793 173 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 481 374 107 Nontextile floor tiles 334 289 45 Tobacco, waxes, etc 962 902 60 Tin 67 65 2 Nuclear fuel materials 310 283 28 Wool, silk, etc. 218 179 39 Materials, exc. chemicals 386 379 7 Cotton cloth, fabrics 498 426 73 Iron and steel, advanced 909 872 36 Synthetic cloth 1,045 832 212 Industrial supplies, other 2,540 2,369 171 Other precious metals 492 591 -99 Lumber 1,769 1,462 307 Fuel oil 1,686 1,473 213 Liquified petroleum gases 1,431 906 525 Gas-natural 1,383 900 483 Crude oil 13,656 10,139 3,517 Capital goods, except automotive 60,045 58,529 1,516 Semiconductors 9,001 10,938 -1,936 Pulp and paper machinery 963 927 36 Materials handling equipment 966 860 106 Metalworking machine tools 2,066 1,803 263 Computer accessories 14,811 14,193 618 Excavating machinery 925 854 71 Telecommunications equipment 3,724 3,531 193 Parts-civilian aircraft 996 651 345 Industrial engines 1,591 1,589 2 Textile, sewing machines 495 482 14 Wood, glass, plastic 1,201 1,116 86 Railway transpor. equip 278 331 -53 Marine engines, parts 154 142 12 Specialized mining 202 192 9 Business machines and equipment 1,756 1,729 27 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 3,245 3,375 -130 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,682 1,166 516 Drilling & oilfield equipment 220 147 73 Photo, service industry 1,538 1,433 105 Food, tobacco machinery 311 291 20 Nonfarm tractors and parts 162 168 -6 Medicinal equipment 1,638 1,543 95 Vessels, except scrap 1 0 1 Laboratory testing instruments 257 234 23 Spacecraft, exc. military 2 100 -98 Commercial vessels, other 6 3 3 Measuring, testing, control instru 1,549 1,444 105 Agricultural machinery, equipment 962 950 12 Generators, accessories 1,934 1,769 165 Electric apparatus 4,690 4,256 434 Computers 2,032 1,384 648 Civilian aircraft 686 932 -246 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 35,398 31,239 4,159 Consumer goods 45,433 41,013 4,420 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 4,532 3,947 585 Household appliances 1,383 1,331 52 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 1,316 1,218 98 Pleasure boats and motors 385 390 -5 Portable typewriters, etc 3,545 2,986 559 Motorcycles and parts 326 353 -27 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,908 1,653 255 Cookware, cutlery, tools 773 715 58 TV's, VCR's, etc 2,476 2,348 128 Toys/games/sporting goods 4,108 3,739 369 Glassware, chinaware 488 456 33 Toiletries and cosmetics 563 524 39 Camping apparel and gear 1,346 1,219 127 Writing and art supplies 1,703 1,666 37 Rugs 228 191 37 Books, printed matter 629 594 34 Records, tapes, and disks 230 238 -8 Gem stones, other 311 292 19 Numismatic coins 86 98 -12 Musical instruments 286 268 18 Nursery stock, etc. 255 248 7 Photo equipment 523 496 27 Apparel, household goods - wool 707 632 74 Gem diamonds 1,768 1,621 147 Jewelry 1,669 1,564 105 Footwear 2,719 2,373 346 Apparel, household goods - cotton 5,537 4,725 813 Pharmaceutical prep 2,774 2,489 285 Stereo equipment, etc 1,742 1,765 -22 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,114 875 239 Other goods 6,766 6,165 601 (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-97-85), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, MARCH 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.