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 or less than one half unit of measurement shown. (R) Revised.) November October (R) Monthly Item(1) 1997 1997 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 72,879 74,929 -2,050 Net Adjustments 233 242 -9 Total, Census Basis 72,646 74,688 -2,042 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,192 3,304 -113 Fish and shellfish 654 719 -64 Fruits, frozen juices 308 324 -16 Feedstuff and foodgrains 152 166 -14 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 172 185 -13 Green coffee 233 244 -11 Tea, spices, etc. 55 64 -9 Other foods 187 196 -9 Meat products 352 357 -5 Nuts 53 59 -5 Food oils, oilseeds 122 126 -4 Dairy products and eggs 57 58 -1 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 42 44 -1 Cocoa beans 24 24 (-) Cane and beet sugar 33 29 4 Wine and related products 276 270 6 Bakery products 196 185 11 Vegetables 275 255 20 Industrial supplies and materials 17,129 18,363 -1,234 Crude oil 4,044 5,013 -968 Iron and steel mill products 804 930 -126 Petroleum products, other 423 525 -102 Bauxite and aluminum 452 509 -57 Liquified petroleum gases 292 340 -48 Chemicals-inorganic 348 390 -42 Steelmaking materials 265 304 -39 Chemicals-fertilizers 244 272 -29 Blank tapes, audio & visual 155 178 -23 Copper 172 190 -18 Zinc 100 113 -13 Finished metal shapes 431 444 -13 Materials, exc. chemicals 120 132 -12 Wool, silk, etc. 69 81 -12 Pulpwood and woodpulp 220 232 -12 Tobacco, waxes, etc 284 295 -12 Plywood and veneers 94 105 -11 Coal and related fuels 51 62 -11 Nonferrous metals, other 159 167 -8 Synthetic cloth 350 359 -8 Synthetic rubber--primary 97 105 -8 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 182 190 -8 Chemicals-organic 895 902 -7 Farming materials, livestock 43 50 -6 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 437 443 -6 Nontextile floor tiles 113 119 -6 Cotton cloth, fabrics 178 183 -5 Hides and skins 15 18 -3 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 47 50 -3 Cotton, natural fibers 21 23 -2 Electric energy 91 92 -1 Newsprint 296 297 -1 Iron and steel, advanced 310 309 (-) Hair, waste materials 28 27 1 Leather and furs 85 84 1 Natural rubber 94 93 1 Finished textile supplies 134 132 1 Tin 25 23 3 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 47 44 3 Gas-natural 457 451 6 Nickel 92 83 9 Industrial supplies, other 896 883 13 Paper and paper products 400 380 20 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 340 321 20 Shingles, wallboard 382 360 22 Plastic materials 501 470 31 Other precious metals 281 246 35 Nuclear fuel materials 117 74 43 Lumber 628 578 50 Nonmonetary gold 281 219 62 Fuel oil 540 474 66 Capital goods, except automotive 21,376 22,386 -1,010 Computer accessories 5,148 5,474 -326 Semiconductors 3,085 3,300 -215 Civilian aircraft 271 450 -179 Engines-civilian aircraft 651 713 -62 Industrial machines, other 1,179 1,232 -53 Metalworking machine tools 714 755 -41 Excavating machinery 380 420 -40 Pulp and paper machinery 343 379 -36 Computers 562 595 -33 Parts-civilian aircraft 387 417 -30 Telecommunications equipment 1,332 1,362 -30 Medicinal equipment 583 604 -21 Photo, service industry 571 588 -17 Agricultural machinery, equipment 360 376 -16 Specialized mining 17 31 -14 Marine engines, parts 48 55 -7 Food, tobacco machinery 111 118 -6 Nonfarm tractors and parts 64 69 -5 Textile, sewing machines 168 172 -4 Laboratory testing instruments 128 131 -3 Commercial vessels, other 1 2 -1 Spacecraft, exc. military (-) 1 (-) Vessels, except scrap 1 (-) 1 Measuring, testing, control instru 597 594 3 Drilling & oilfield equipment 93 88 4 Generators, accessories 683 676 6 Materials handling equipment 409 398 11 Wood, glass, plastic 394 382 12 Railway transpor. equipment 122 107 14 Business machines and equipment 620 602 18 Electric apparatus 1,777 1,749 28 Industrial engines 577 545 32 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 11,789 11,252 537 Consumer goods 16,752 16,645 107 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,661 1,523 137 Pharmaceutical prep 1,285 1,155 129 Furniture, household goods, etc. 745 693 52 Gem diamonds 636 598 38 Other household goods 1,269 1,241 28 Jewelry 554 529 25 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 439 415 24 Camping apparel and gear 478 454 24 Writing and art supplies 651 627 24 Motorcycles and parts 136 114 21 Photo equipment 174 154 20 Numismatic coins 34 19 15 Stereo equipment, etc 675 662 14 Footwear 876 865 11 Apparel, household goods - wool 254 248 6 Household appliances 509 507 3 Rugs 83 81 3 Nursery stock, etc. 88 87 1 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,054 2,055 -1 Musical instruments 92 93 -1 Toiletries and cosmetics 199 206 -7 Cookware, cutlery, tools 266 273 -7 Glassware, chinaware 160 172 -11 Books, printed matter 210 222 -12 Records, tapes, and disks 80 92 -13 Pleasure boats and motors 127 140 -13 Gem stones, other 111 124 -13 TV's, VCR's, etc 854 887 -33 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,704 1,743 -39 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 348 665 -317 Other Goods 2,409 2,738 -329 ________________________________________________________________ Year to Year to Year to Date Date Date Item(1) 1997 1996 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 801,054 733,410 67,643 Net Adjustments 6,141 7,714 -1,573 Total, Census Basis 794,913 725,696 69,216 Foods, feeds, and beverages 36,128 32,522 3,606 Fish and shellfish 6,985 6,080 905 Fruits, frozen juices 3,665 3,576 90 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,651 1,457 194 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 2,008 1,883 125 Green coffee 3,260 2,243 1,017 Tea, spices, etc. 602 534 67 Other foods 2,040 1,810 230 Meat products 3,824 3,457 367 Nuts 586 540 46 Food oils, oilseeds 1,485 1,464 21 Dairy products and eggs 654 641 13 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 478 475 3 Cocoa beans 393 513 -120 Cane and beet sugar 928 993 -65 Wine and related products 2,966 2,544 422 Bakery products 1,934 1,737 197 Vegetables 2,669 2,574 95 Industrial supplies and materials 195,713 185,784 9,929 Crude oil 49,879 49,654 225 Iron and steel mill products 10,038 9,463 574 Petroleum products, other 7,229 6,834 395 Bauxite and aluminum 5,255 4,673 582 Liquified petroleum gases 3,772 3,550 222 Chemicals-inorganic 3,817 3,522 296 Steelmaking materials 2,720 2,824 -104 Chemicals-fertilizers 2,871 2,998 -126 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,904 1,889 16 Copper 2,240 2,075 165 Zinc 1,195 854 340 Finished metal shapes 4,588 3,935 653 Materials, exc. chemicals 1,394 1,355 39 Wool, silk, etc. 808 711 97 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,425 2,457 -31 Tobacco, waxes, etc 3,670 3,427 242 Plywood and veneers 1,045 1,001 44 Coal and related fuels 626 619 7 Nonferrous metals, other 1,704 1,626 78 Synthetic cloth 3,824 3,264 560 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,094 1,023 71 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 1,894 1,506 388 Chemicals-organic 10,245 9,161 1,084 Farming materials, livestock 536 490 46 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 4,636 4,231 405 Nontextile floor tiles 1,275 1,136 139 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,894 1,647 247 Hides and skins 182 185 -3 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 464 442 22 Cotton, natural fibers 197 494 -297 Electric energy 892 815 77 Newsprint 3,270 3,773 -503 Iron and steel, advanced 3,391 3,251 140 Hair, waste materials 299 279 20 Leather and furs 937 854 83 Natural rubber 1,148 1,355 -207 Finished textile supplies 1,482 1,285 197 Tin 240 237 3 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 497 356 141 Gas-natural 4,744 4,013 731 Nickel 1,062 1,071 -9 Industrial supplies, other 9,607 8,965 642 Paper and paper products 4,046 3,804 241 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 3,259 3,037 222 Shingles, wallboard 3,816 3,263 553 Plastic materials 5,187 4,635 553 Other precious metals 2,284 2,243 41 Nuclear fuel materials 1,134 1,156 -22 Lumber 6,890 6,353 537 Nonmonetary gold 2,818 2,570 249 Fuel oil 5,288 5,423 -135 Capital goods, except automotive 231,629 209,469 22,161 Computer accessories 57,043 50,040 7,003 Semiconductors 33,815 33,874 -60 Civilian aircraft 3,996 3,456 540 Engines-civilian aircraft 6,870 5,093 1,778 Industrial machines, other 12,669 12,237 431 Metalworking machine tools 7,532 6,846 686 Excavating machinery 3,999 3,257 743 Pulp and paper machinery 3,722 3,551 171 Computers 7,126 6,170 956 Parts-civilian aircraft 4,076 2,841 1,235 Telecommunications equipment 14,175 13,086 1,089 Medicinal equipment 6,241 5,743 498 Photo, service industry 6,123 5,421 702 Agricultural machinery, equipment 3,750 3,307 443 Specialized mining 591 706 -116 Marine engines, parts 595 495 100 Food, tobacco machinery 1,205 1,129 76 Nonfarm tractors and parts 640 586 54 Textile, sewing machines 1,932 1,752 179 Laboratory testing instruments 1,141 851 289 Commercial vessels, other 21 19 2 Spacecraft, exc. military 49 137 -88 Vessels, except scrap 2 (-) 2 Measuring, testing, control instru 6,068 5,428 639 Drilling & oilfield equipment 868 639 229 Generators, accessories 7,373 6,651 722 Materials handling equipment 3,897 3,237 660 Wood, glass, plastic 4,258 3,893 365 Railway transpor. equipment 1,125 1,115 9 Business machines and equipment 6,723 6,199 524 Electric apparatus 18,060 15,955 2,105 Industrial engines 5,946 5,752 194 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 129,117 118,092 11,025 Consumer goods 175,472 155,857 19,615 Toys/games/sporting goods 16,387 14,084 2,303 Pharmaceutical prep 11,923 9,398 2,526 Furniture, household goods, etc. 7,506 6,414 1,092 Gem diamonds 6,821 6,034 787 Other household goods 13,026 11,722 1,304 Jewelry 6,074 5,814 259 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 4,738 4,517 221 Camping apparel and gear 5,081 4,563 517 Writing and art supplies 6,566 5,919 647 Motorcycles and parts 1,065 1,122 -57 Photo equipment 1,913 1,909 4 Numismatic coins 270 208 63 Stereo equipment, etc 6,896 6,803 92 Footwear 9,780 8,867 912 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,713 2,379 333 Household appliances 5,383 5,128 256 Rugs 880 773 106 Nursery stock, etc. 918 872 46 Apparel, household goods - cotton 21,743 18,463 3,280 Musical instruments 997 944 54 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,133 1,937 195 Cookware, cutlery, tools 2,884 2,585 300 Glassware, chinaware 1,841 1,677 164 Books, printed matter 2,312 2,187 125 Records, tapes, and disks 885 917 -33 Pleasure boats and motors 1,350 1,496 -146 Gem stones, other 1,173 1,088 85 TV's, VCR's, etc 9,664 9,245 420 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 17,972 15,067 2,904 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 4,577 3,722 855 Other Goods 26,853 23,972 2,881 (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-98-13), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, NOVEMBER 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.