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.) May April (R) Monthly Item(1) 1997 1997 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 73,392 72,689 703 Net Adjustments 899 1,019 -121 Total, Census Basis 72,494 71,670 823 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,406 3,358 49 Cane and beet sugar 101 60 42 Green coffee 359 330 29 Food oils, oilseeds 132 118 13 Bakery products 175 163 12 Fish and shellfish 623 612 12 Feedstuff and foodgrains 160 152 7 Other foods 188 183 5 Dairy products and eggs 64 59 5 Tea, spices, etc. 59 56 4 Meat products 388 388 (-) Vegetables 225 229 -4 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 41 48 -7 Wine and related products 270 280 -9 Cocoa beans 41 52 -11 Nuts 50 64 -13 Fruits, frozen juices 339 353 -14 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 191 211 -20 Industrial supplies and materials 17,833 17,575 257 Crude oil 4,520 4,232 288 Petroleum products, other 759 660 99 Iron and steel mill products 997 910 87 Tobacco, waxes, etc 391 350 41 Nickel 132 91 40 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 296 271 25 Industrial supplies, other 885 866 20 Shingles, wallboard 351 337 14 Nonmonetary gold 278 265 13 Finished metal shapes 414 402 13 Fuel oil 466 454 12 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 178 166 12 Wool, silk, etc. 80 70 11 Natural rubber 120 110 10 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 49 39 10 Copper 218 209 9 Nontextile floor tiles 124 116 9 Synthetic cloth 351 343 8 Materials, exc. chemicals 132 125 7 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 48 41 7 Bauxite and aluminum 541 536 5 Newsprint 302 297 5 Chemicals-fertilizers 273 270 3 Iron and steel, advanced 313 311 3 Hair, waste materials 28 27 1 Finished textile supplies 135 135 1 Cotton, natural fibers 18 19 -2 Paper and paper products 351 352 -2 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 413 416 -3 Hides and skins 15 18 -3 Nuclear fuel materials 86 89 -3 Synthetic rubber--primary 100 103 -3 Cotton cloth, fabrics 170 174 -4 Lumber 653 658 -5 Blank tapes, audio & visual 179 185 -5 Tin 17 23 -6 Nonferrous metals, other 156 162 -6 Plywood and veneers 91 97 -6 Electric energy 63 72 -8 Pulpwood and woodpulp 198 208 -10 Coal and related fuels 53 63 -10 Leather and furs 83 93 -10 Plastic materials 471 483 -12 Other precious metals 170 187 -17 Liquified petroleum gases 306 324 -18 Chemicals-inorganic 335 354 -19 Farming materials, livestock 46 65 -19 Steelmaking materials 226 255 -29 Zinc 79 137 -58 Chemicals-organic 835 913 -78 Gas-natural 336 496 -160 Capital goods, except automotive 21,066 20,686 381 Civilian aircraft 406 272 135 Computer accessories 5,288 5,203 86 Excavating machinery 371 334 37 Business machines and equipment 656 624 32 Telecommunications equipment 1,293 1,264 29 Engines-civilian aircraft 585 557 28 Textile, sewing machines 192 169 24 Metalworking machine tools 691 671 20 Pulp and paper machinery 335 317 18 Photo, service industry 554 538 16 Drilling & oilfield equipment 88 74 14 Industrial machines, other 1,190 1,177 13 Measuring, testing, control instru 536 525 11 Generators, accessories 683 673 11 Agricultural machinery, equipment 338 328 10 Materials handling equipment 358 351 7 Laboratory testing instruments 83 78 6 Marine engines, parts 59 54 4 Commercial vessels, other 4 2 2 Spacecraft, exc. military (-) (-) (-) Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Medicinal equipment 559 560 -1 Parts-civilian aircraft 383 384 -2 Electric apparatus 1,609 1,611 -2 Railway transpor. equipment 106 110 -4 Specialized mining 86 91 -5 Wood, glass, plastic 416 422 -6 Nonfarm tractors and parts 53 61 -8 Food, tobacco machinery 103 113 -10 Industrial engines 548 562 -14 Semiconductors 2,894 2,928 -33 Computers 598 634 -36 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 11,697 11,366 331 Consumer goods 16,130 16,214 -84 Pharmaceutical prep 981 1,182 -201 Apparel, household goods - cotton 1,992 2,057 -65 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,543 1,584 -41 Motorcycles and parts 83 115 -33 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,619 1,647 -27 Apparel, household goods - wool 240 267 -26 Pleasure boats and motors 108 124 -16 Stereo equipment, etc 610 622 -12 Household appliances 489 501 -12 Other household goods 1,182 1,193 -11 TV's, VCR's, etc 882 893 -11 Toiletries and cosmetics 187 190 -3 Books, printed matter 214 214 -1 Cookware, cutlery, tools 266 265 1 Musical instruments 91 90 1 Photo equipment 185 183 2 Rugs 79 76 2 Records, tapes, and disks 78 75 3 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 426 421 4 Numismatic coins 27 21 6 Glassware, chinaware 167 158 9 Nursery stock, etc. 84 74 10 Gem stones, other 110 98 13 Camping apparel and gear 495 480 14 Jewelry 590 561 29 Writing and art supplies 618 587 31 Gem diamonds 640 602 38 Furniture, household goods, etc. 704 654 49 Footwear 960 911 49 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 481 367 114 Other Goods 2,361 2,472 -111 ____________________________________________________________________ Year To Year To Year To Date Date Date Item(1) 1997 1996 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 358,396 327,771 30,625 Net Adjustments 4,050 4,735 -685 Total, Census Basis 354,346 323,036 31,310 Foods, feeds, and beverages 16,271 14,671 1,600 Cane and beet sugar 446 376 70 Green coffee 1,504 1,131 373 Food oils, oilseeds 665 708 -42 Bakery products 837 753 84 Fish and shellfish 2,977 2,690 286 Feedstuff and foodgrains 746 597 149 Other foods 908 798 110 Dairy products and eggs 306 247 59 Tea, spices, etc. 256 239 17 Meat products 1,755 1,567 188 Vegetables 1,163 1,173 -10 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 211 211 (-) Wine and related products 1,316 1,107 209 Cocoa beans 238 348 -110 Nuts 295 255 40 Fruits, frozen juices 1,700 1,608 92 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 947 862 85 Industrial supplies and materials 88,962 80,704 8,258 Crude oil 22,522 20,209 2,313 Petroleum products, other 3,695 2,976 719 Iron and steel mill products 4,624 3,862 762 Tobacco, waxes, etc 1,704 1,524 179 Nickel 539 538 (-) Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 1,381 1,351 30 Industrial supplies, other 4,302 3,992 310 Shingles, wallboard 1,656 1,374 282 Nonmonetary gold 1,361 1,140 222 Finished metal shapes 2,007 1,733 274 Fuel oil 2,608 2,501 107 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 823 637 186 Wool, silk, etc. 362 306 56 Natural rubber 587 668 -81 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 255 160 95 Copper 995 1,003 -8 Nontextile floor tiles 573 494 78 Synthetic cloth 1,730 1,408 322 Materials, exc. chemicals 639 621 18 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 197 177 20 Bauxite and aluminum 2,413 2,233 180 Newsprint 1,484 1,882 -398 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,356 1,426 -70 Iron and steel, advanced 1,539 1,453 86 Hair, waste materials 140 122 18 Finished textile supplies 654 561 93 Cotton, natural fibers 99 145 -45 Paper and paper products 1,739 1,719 20 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 2,042 1,887 156 Hides and skins 88 77 12 Nuclear fuel materials 485 500 -14 Synthetic rubber--primary 497 452 44 Cotton cloth, fabrics 840 719 120 Lumber 3,139 2,602 537 Blank tapes, audio & visual 888 834 54 Tin 107 110 -3 Nonferrous metals, other 767 730 36 Plywood and veneers 456 404 52 Electric energy 338 319 19 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,079 1,225 -146 Coal and related fuels 266 297 -30 Leather and furs 431 379 52 Plastic materials 2,317 2,003 315 Other precious metals 849 1,008 -158 Liquified petroleum gases 2,067 1,491 575 Chemicals-inorganic 1,664 1,610 54 Farming materials, livestock 256 217 39 Steelmaking materials 1,170 1,377 -207 Zinc 486 369 117 Chemicals-organic 4,545 4,189 356 Gas-natural 2,204 1,695 509 Capital goods, except automotive 101,079 95,507 5,571 Civilian aircraft 1,423 1,490 -68 Computer accessories 24,884 23,139 1,745 Excavating machinery 1,652 1,452 200 Business machines and equipment 3,025 2,801 223 Telecommunications equipment 6,271 5,875 396 Engines-civilian aircraft 2,818 2,040 778 Textile, sewing machines 861 801 60 Metalworking machine tools 3,460 3,038 422 Pulp and paper machinery 1,614 1,608 6 Photo, service industry 2,647 2,380 266 Drilling & oilfield equipment 382 259 123 Industrial machines, other 5,611 5,558 52 Measuring, testing, control instru 2,625 2,435 190 Generators, accessories 3,311 2,962 349 Agricultural machinery, equipment 1,606 1,508 99 Materials handling equipment 1,684 1,463 220 Laboratory testing instruments 414 392 23 Marine engines, parts 267 244 23 Commercial vessels, other 12 9 3 Spacecraft, exc. military 3 120 -117 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Medicinal equipment 2,757 2,554 203 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,759 1,156 602 Electric apparatus 7,915 7,051 864 Railway transpor. equipment 499 530 -32 Specialized mining 379 325 54 Wood, glass, plastic 1,990 1,777 214 Nonfarm tractors and parts 278 267 11 Food, tobacco machinery 533 501 33 Industrial engines 2,703 2,623 80 Semiconductors 14,496 16,816 -2,321 Computers 3,202 2,332 869 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 58,625 52,527 6,098 Consumer goods 77,643 68,906 8,737 Pharmaceutical prep 4,965 4,152 813 Apparel, household goods - cotton 9,599 8,098 1,502 Toys/games/sporting goods 7,186 6,205 981 Motorcycles and parts 494 539 -45 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 7,726 6,589 1,137 Apparel, household goods - wool 1,196 1,074 122 Pleasure boats and motors 620 705 -85 Stereo equipment, etc 3,017 3,061 -45 Household appliances 2,369 2,227 142 Other household goods 5,873 5,018 854 TV's, VCR's, etc 4,303 4,046 257 Toiletries and cosmetics 940 875 65 Books, printed matter 1,051 980 71 Cookware, cutlery, tools 1,299 1,162 136 Musical instruments 461 440 21 Photo equipment 908 836 73 Rugs 381 331 50 Records, tapes, and disks 384 397 -13 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 2,167 1,996 171 Numismatic coins 134 129 5 Glassware, chinaware 806 740 66 Nursery stock, etc. 406 401 5 Gem stones, other 517 487 30 Camping apparel and gear 2,318 2,052 267 Jewelry 2,839 2,644 195 Writing and art supplies 2,884 2,678 206 Gem diamonds 2,981 2,687 295 Furniture, household goods, etc. 3,273 2,784 490 Footwear 4,583 3,913 670 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,962 1,660 302 Other Goods 11,766 10,720 1,045 (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-97-118), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, MAY 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.