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.) October September (R) Monthly Item(1) 1997 1997 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 75,047 74,908 139 Net Adjustments 244 259 -15 Total, Census Basis 74,803 74,649 154 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,309 3,395 -86 Cane and beet sugar 29 143 -114 Cocoa beans 24 36 -11 Wine and related products 270 280 -10 Fish and shellfish 719 724 -5 Meat products 357 361 -4 Vegetables 255 257 -2 Dairy products and eggs 59 61 -1 Feedstuff and foodgrains 161 162 -1 Other foods 196 196 (-) Nonagricultural foods, etc. 44 41 2 Green coffee 244 241 3 Fruits, frozen juices 324 320 4 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 184 179 4 Tea, spices, etc. 64 57 8 Bakery products 186 179 8 Food oils, oilseeds 133 117 15 Nuts 60 41 18 Industrial supplies and materials 18,428 18,288 140 Crude oil 5,072 4,672 400 Steelmaking materials 304 230 75 Liquified petroleum gases 341 267 74 Fuel oil 474 414 60 Bauxite and aluminum 504 460 44 Chemicals-inorganic 384 350 33 Blank tapes, audio & visual 177 158 19 Plywood and veneers 105 86 19 Nonferrous metals, other 167 151 16 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 321 307 14 Cotton, natural fibers 23 13 10 Synthetic rubber--primary 105 97 7 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 190 183 7 Electric energy 92 86 6 Wool, silk, etc. 81 76 5 Tin 23 17 5 Pulpwood and woodpulp 232 227 5 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 50 45 5 Cotton cloth, fabrics 183 179 4 Materials, exc. chemicals 132 129 3 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 44 40 3 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 444 441 3 Coal and related fuels 62 60 2 Hides and skins 18 16 2 Iron and steel mill products 936 936 (-) Paper and paper products 381 382 -1 Natural rubber 93 94 -1 Newsprint 300 301 -1 Hair, waste materials 27 28 -1 Farming materials, livestock 48 50 -1 Gas-natural 451 453 -2 Iron and steel, advanced 309 312 -3 Nontextile floor tiles 119 122 -3 Leather and furs 84 87 -4 Synthetic cloth 359 364 -6 Shingles, wallboard 360 367 -8 Chemicals-fertilizers 272 282 -10 Finished textile supplies 132 144 -12 Copper 190 202 -12 Finished metal shapes 446 461 -14 Industrial supplies, other 883 899 -17 Zinc 113 129 -17 Nickel 82 99 -17 Plastic materials 471 495 -25 Tobacco, waxes, etc 295 320 -25 Lumber 578 619 -42 Other precious metals 249 295 -47 Nonmonetary gold 220 273 -53 Nuclear fuel materials 74 130 -56 Chemicals-organic 901 984 -83 Petroleum products, other 528 753 -225 Capital goods, except automotive 22,413 21,984 429 Industrial machines, other 1,227 1,134 93 Pulp and paper machinery 377 300 78 Metalworking machine tools 759 694 64 Excavating machinery 432 381 50 Computer accessories 5,473 5,425 48 Parts-civilian aircraft 418 376 41 Agricultural machinery, equipment 376 340 37 Semiconductors 3,303 3,273 30 Business machines and equipment 603 574 29 Measuring, testing, control instru 594 568 25 Telecommunications equipment 1,362 1,338 24 Medicinal equipment 602 580 22 Drilling & oilfield equipment 87 71 16 Industrial engines 547 532 16 Electric apparatus 1,753 1,738 15 Photo, service industry 589 574 14 Nonfarm tractors and parts 70 58 12 Materials handling equipment 399 391 7 Railway transpor. equipment 107 100 7 Generators, accessories 677 673 4 Civilian aircraft 443 441 2 Specialized mining 31 30 1 Laboratory testing instruments 131 131 (-) Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Commercial vessels, other 2 2 (-) Spacecraft, exc. military (-) 1 -1 Marine engines, parts 56 60 -4 Food, tobacco machinery 117 125 -7 Wood, glass, plastic 380 388 -8 Textile, sewing machines 173 184 -11 Engines-civilian aircraft 730 761 -31 Computers 594 739 -145 Automotive vehicles, parts and engines 11,285 11,821 -536 Consumer goods 16,623 16,656 -33 Gem diamonds 611 768 -157 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 1,744 1,812 -68 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,055 2,122 -67 Pleasure boats and motors 116 152 -36 Jewelry 528 563 -34 Camping apparel and gear 453 477 -25 Photo equipment 152 170 -18 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 415 432 -17 Apparel, household goods - wool 250 259 -9 Furniture, household goods, etc. 693 702 -9 TV's, VCR's, etc 886 895 -8 Glassware, chinaware 172 177 -6 Rugs 81 85 -4 Household appliances 506 506 -1 Numismatic coins 19 16 3 Cookware, cutlery, tools 273 270 4 Musical instruments 93 89 4 Records, tapes, and disks 94 88 5 Nursery stock, etc. 87 82 6 Footwear 865 860 6 Writing and art supplies 626 618 7 Toiletries and cosmetics 205 196 9 Books, printed matter 222 208 14 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,524 1,510 14 Gem stones, other 125 111 14 Stereo equipment, etc 675 648 27 Other household goods 1,242 1,208 34 Motorcycles and parts 115 69 46 Pharmaceutical prep 1,156 1,069 86 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 642 491 151 Other Goods 2,745 2,505 240 _____________________________________________ Year-to Year-to Year-to Date Date Date Item(1) 1997 1996 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 728,292 665,026 63,267 Net Adjustments 5,910 7,426 -1,515 Total, Census Basis 722,382 657,600 64,782 Foods, feeds, and beverages 32,941 29,546 3,395 Cane and beet sugar 895 951 -56 Cocoa beans 369 484 -115 Wine and related products 2,690 2,315 375 Fish and shellfish 6,331 5,482 849 Meat products 3,472 3,160 312 Vegetables 2,393 2,337 56 Dairy products and eggs 598 573 25 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,494 1,286 208 Other foods 1,854 1,638 216 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 436 432 4 Green coffee 3,027 2,042 985 Fruits, frozen juices 3,358 3,247 112 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 1,835 1,722 113 Tea, spices, etc. 547 484 62 Bakery products 1,739 1,566 172 Food oils, oilseeds 1,369 1,329 39 Nuts 534 497 36 Industrial supplies and materials 178,649 168,222 10,427 Crude oil 45,894 44,935 959 Steelmaking materials 2,455 2,576 -122 Liquified petroleum gases 3,482 3,185 296 Fuel oil 4,749 4,789 -40 Bauxite and aluminum 4,798 4,295 503 Chemicals-inorganic 3,463 3,195 268 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,748 1,713 35 Plywood and veneers 951 909 42 Nonferrous metals, other 1,545 1,469 75 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 2,920 2,755 165 Cotton, natural fibers 176 471 -294 Synthetic rubber--primary 997 932 65 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 1,711 1,353 359 Electric energy 801 738 62 Wool, silk, etc. 740 644 96 Tin 214 220 -6 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,206 2,242 -36 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 417 402 14 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,716 1,475 241 Materials, exc. chemicals 1,274 1,227 48 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 450 332 118 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 4,200 3,853 347 Coal and related fuels 575 560 15 Hides and skins 168 167 1 Iron and steel mill products 9,239 8,481 757 Paper and paper products 3,646 3,471 175 Natural rubber 1,055 1,260 -205 Newsprint 2,978 3,472 -494 Hair, waste materials 271 253 18 Farming materials, livestock 491 443 48 Gas-natural 4,288 3,537 751 Iron and steel, advanced 3,082 2,956 126 Nontextile floor tiles 1,162 1,027 135 Leather and furs 852 768 83 Synthetic cloth 3,473 2,945 528 Shingles, wallboard 3,434 2,936 498 Chemicals-fertilizers 2,628 2,725 -97 Finished textile supplies 1,348 1,162 186 Copper 2,068 1,886 182 Finished metal shapes 4,159 3,564 595 Industrial supplies, other 8,712 8,147 565 Zinc 1,094 763 332 Nickel 970 974 -4 Plastic materials 4,687 4,181 506 Tobacco, waxes, etc 3,386 3,143 243 Lumber 6,261 5,721 540 Other precious metals 2,005 1,987 18 Nonmonetary gold 2,538 2,330 209 Nuclear fuel materials 1,017 1,091 -74 Chemicals-organic 9,349 8,318 1,030 Petroleum products, other 6,808 6,245 563 Capital goods, except automotive 210,281 190,138 20,142 Industrial machines, other 11,484 11,104 379 Pulp and paper machinery 3,377 3,226 152 Metalworking machine tools 6,821 6,168 654 Excavating machinery 3,632 2,936 696 Computer accessories 51,894 45,522 6,372 Parts-civilian aircraft 3,690 2,530 1,160 Agricultural machinery, equipment 3,390 2,992 398 Semiconductors 30,732 31,083 -351 Business machines and equipment 6,104 5,619 485 Measuring, testing, control instru 5,471 4,927 544 Telecommunications equipment 12,843 11,851 992 Medicinal equipment 5,656 5,195 461 Drilling & oilfield equipment 775 577 197 Industrial engines 5,372 5,230 142 Electric apparatus 16,288 14,434 1,854 Photo, service industry 5,552 4,894 658 Nonfarm tractors and parts 577 525 52 Materials handling equipment 3,489 2,947 542 Railway transpor. equipment 1,003 1,035 -32 Generators, accessories 6,691 6,002 689 Civilian aircraft 3,719 3,110 609 Specialized mining 574 651 -77 Laboratory testing instruments 1,012 776 236 Vessels, except scrap 1 (-) 1 Commercial vessels, other 20 18 3 Spacecraft, exc. military 49 137 -88 Marine engines, parts 547 455 93 Food, tobacco machinery 1,093 1,025 69 Wood, glass, plastic 3,861 3,542 319 Textile, sewing machines 1,764 1,590 174 Engines-civilian aircraft 6,236 4,607 1,628 Computers 6,563 5,432 1,131 Automotive vehicles, parts and engines 117,361 106,858 10,504 Consumer goods 158,698 141,108 17,590 Gem diamonds 6,199 5,514 685 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 16,269 13,616 2,653 Apparel, household goods - cotton 19,689 16,635 3,054 Pleasure boats and motors 1,198 1,354 -156 Jewelry 5,519 5,272 247 Camping apparel and gear 4,602 4,127 475 Photo equipment 1,736 1,736 1 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 4,300 4,096 203 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,461 2,144 317 Furniture, household goods, etc. 6,761 5,792 969 TV's, VCR's, etc 8,810 8,392 418 Glassware, chinaware 1,681 1,524 157 Rugs 797 697 99 Household appliances 4,873 4,670 202 Numismatic coins 236 197 40 Cookware, cutlery, tools 2,618 2,335 284 Musical instruments 905 859 46 Records, tapes, and disks 806 839 -33 Nursery stock, etc. 830 795 36 Footwear 8,904 7,946 958 Writing and art supplies 5,913 5,374 539 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,933 1,760 173 Books, printed matter 2,102 1,994 108 Toys/games/sporting goods 14,727 12,746 1,981 Gem stones, other 1,063 996 67 Stereo equipment, etc 6,234 6,177 57 Other household goods 11,757 10,548 1,209 Motorcycles and parts 930 1,035 -105 Pharmaceutical prep 10,639 8,558 2,082 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 4,206 3,382 824 Other Goods 24,451 21,728 2,724 (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-97-205), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, OCTOBER 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.