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.) September August (R) Monthly Item(1) 1997 1997 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 74,650 73,885 765 Net Adjustments 258 242 16 Total, Census Basis 74,392 73,643 749 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,384 3,347 36 Fish and shellfish 723 694 29 Cane and beet sugar 143 117 26 Meat products 361 337 24 Cocoa beans 36 16 20 Feedstuff and foodgrains 162 146 16 Vegetables 257 243 14 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 180 174 6 Dairy products and eggs 60 58 1 Tea, spices, etc. 56 56 (-) Other foods 196 195 (-) Nuts 40 43 -2 Wine and related products 279 284 -4 Bakery products 177 182 -4 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 41 46 -5 Food oils, oilseeds 112 126 -14 Fruits, frozen juices 319 344 -25 Green coffee 241 286 -45 Industrial supplies and materials 18,229 17,878 351 Petroleum products, other 749 614 135 Iron and steel mill products 930 832 98 Other precious metals 292 215 78 Chemicals-fertilizers 284 227 57 Nonmonetary gold 273 219 55 Finished metal shapes 458 419 38 Nuclear fuel materials 130 95 35 Liquified petroleum gases 266 240 26 Fuel oil 409 384 25 Gas-natural 453 430 23 Industrial supplies, other 899 878 21 Newsprint 297 281 16 Plastic materials 496 480 16 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 439 423 16 Shingles, wallboard 367 352 15 Synthetic cloth 364 349 15 Pulpwood and woodpulp 227 213 13 Nontextile floor tiles 122 112 10 Cotton cloth, fabrics 179 170 9 Iron and steel, advanced 312 303 8 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 184 176 8 Farming materials, livestock 50 44 6 Finished textile supplies 144 140 4 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 307 303 4 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 45 42 4 Hair, waste materials 28 25 3 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 41 39 1 Chemicals-inorganic 351 350 1 Cotton, natural fibers 13 13 (-) Paper and paper products 381 381 (-) Leather and furs 87 88 (-) Hides and skins 16 16 -1 Wool, silk, etc. 76 77 -2 Bauxite and aluminum 460 463 -3 Coal and related fuels 60 63 -3 Nonferrous metals, other 150 154 -3 Synthetic rubber--primary 98 101 -3 Zinc 130 134 -5 Materials, exc. chemicals 129 134 -5 Tin 17 23 -5 Nickel 99 105 -5 Plywood and veneers 86 98 -12 Natural rubber 94 107 -14 Blank tapes, audio & visual 158 172 -14 Electric energy 86 101 -15 Tobacco, waxes, etc 320 345 -25 Steelmaking materials 230 268 -38 Lumber 619 658 -39 Crude oil 4,620 4,672 -52 Copper 202 268 -66 Chemicals-organic 1,002 1,081 -78 Capital goods, except automotive 21,908 22,060 -153 Computer accessories 5,424 5,594 -170 Business machines and equipment 574 666 -93 Pulp and paper machinery 300 392 -91 Agricultural machinery, equipment 338 388 -49 Excavating machinery 369 415 -46 Spacecraft, exc. military 1 43 -42 Telecommunications equipment 1,336 1,366 -30 Drilling & oilfield equipment 72 96 -24 Semiconductors 3,274 3,291 -18 Measuring, testing, control instru 566 583 -17 Civilian aircraft 407 419 -12 Generators, accessories 671 684 -12 Laboratory testing instruments 130 140 -10 Nonfarm tractors and parts 57 58 -1 Vessels, except scrap (-) 1 -1 Commercial vessels, other 2 2 -1 Marine engines, parts 60 60 (-) Railway transpor. equipment 100 99 2 Industrial engines 528 523 5 Specialized mining 30 26 5 Parts-civilian aircraft 375 371 5 Medicinal equipment 581 574 7 Materials handling equipment 392 375 17 Food, tobacco machinery 125 108 17 Photo, service industry 577 551 25 Industrial machines, other 1,137 1,110 27 Textile, sewing machines 187 159 29 Wood, glass, plastic 390 342 48 Electric apparatus 1,730 1,679 51 Engines-civilian aircraft 745 693 52 Metalworking machine tools 690 629 61 Computers 739 624 114 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 11,767 11,817 -49 Consumer goods 16,611 16,009 601 Gem diamonds 754 592 162 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,121 1,962 160 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 500 363 137 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,812 1,678 134 Other household goods 1,209 1,155 54 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,509 1,466 44 Camping apparel and gear 478 436 42 Writing and art supplies 618 599 19 Cookware, cutlery, tools 270 255 14 Records, tapes, and disks 87 74 13 Stereo equipment, etc 632 623 10 Toiletries and cosmetics 197 188 9 Apparel, household goods - wool 258 249 9 Photo equipment 170 164 6 Pleasure boats and motors 130 124 6 Gem stones, other 110 105 6 Footwear 861 856 5 Jewelry 563 558 4 Household appliances 506 503 3 Glassware, chinaware 178 175 2 TV's, VCR's, etc 897 895 2 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 432 431 1 Rugs 85 84 1 Furniture, household goods, etc. 702 701 (-) Numismatic coins 16 16 (-) Books, printed matter 210 210 (-) Nursery stock, etc. 82 83 -2 Musical instruments 89 92 -3 Motorcycles and parts 69 78 -10 Pharmaceutical prep 1,067 1,294 -227 Other Goods 2,493 2,531 -39 ________________________________________________________________ Year to Year to Year to Date Date Date Item(1) 1997 1996 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 652,987 597,202 55,785 Net Adjustments 5,666 7,111 -1,445 Total, Census Basis 647,322 590,092 57,230 Foods, feeds, and beverages 29,620 26,537 3,083 Fish and shellfish 5,610 4,898 713 Cane and beet sugar 866 878 -11 Meat products 3,115 2,842 273 Cocoa beans 345 459 -114 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,333 1,120 213 Vegetables 2,138 2,090 48 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 1,652 1,553 99 Dairy products and eggs 538 506 31 Tea, spices, etc. 482 427 55 Other foods 1,657 1,470 188 Nuts 473 453 20 Wine and related products 2,420 2,072 348 Bakery products 1,551 1,393 158 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 392 389 3 Food oils, oilseeds 1,231 1,181 50 Fruits, frozen juices 3,033 2,933 100 Green coffee 2,783 1,872 911 Industrial supplies and materials 160,164 149,972 10,192 Petroleum products, other 6,277 5,520 757 Iron and steel mill products 8,297 7,542 755 Other precious metals 1,754 1,781 -27 Chemicals-fertilizers 2,358 2,455 -98 Nonmonetary gold 2,318 2,066 252 Finished metal shapes 3,710 3,193 516 Nuclear fuel materials 943 925 18 Liquified petroleum gases 3,140 2,797 342 Fuel oil 4,270 4,221 48 Gas-natural 3,837 3,173 663 Industrial supplies, other 7,829 7,315 514 Newsprint 2,674 3,156 -482 Plastic materials 4,217 3,744 473 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 3,755 3,468 287 Shingles, wallboard 3,074 2,617 458 Synthetic cloth 3,114 2,631 484 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,974 2,012 -38 Nontextile floor tiles 1,043 919 124 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,533 1,314 219 Iron and steel, advanced 2,772 2,653 119 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 1,523 1,204 319 Farming materials, livestock 443 395 48 Finished textile supplies 1,216 1,041 175 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 2,599 2,469 129 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 367 357 10 Hair, waste materials 244 227 17 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 407 307 100 Chemicals-inorganic 3,080 2,889 190 Cotton, natural fibers 153 447 -294 Paper and paper products 3,265 3,129 135 Leather and furs 768 687 81 Hides and skins 150 149 1 Wool, silk, etc. 659 575 84 Bauxite and aluminum 4,294 3,879 415 Coal and related fuels 513 497 15 Nonferrous metals, other 1,378 1,312 66 Synthetic rubber--primary 893 833 61 Zinc 982 674 307 Materials, exc. chemicals 1,142 1,105 37 Tin 191 199 -7 Nickel 888 891 -3 Plywood and veneers 846 807 39 Natural rubber 962 1,112 -150 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,571 1,536 34 Electric energy 709 664 45 Tobacco, waxes, etc 3,091 2,821 270 Steelmaking materials 2,150 2,326 -176 Lumber 5,683 5,070 613 Crude oil 40,770 39,652 1,118 Copper 1,878 1,743 135 Chemicals-organic 8,467 7,473 994 Capital goods, except automotive 187,792 171,195 16,597 Computer accessories 46,421 41,019 5,401 Business machines and equipment 5,501 5,033 467 Pulp and paper machinery 3,001 2,909 91 Agricultural machinery, equipment 3,012 2,691 321 Excavating machinery 3,188 2,636 552 Spacecraft, exc. military 48 136 -88 Telecommunications equipment 11,479 10,575 904 Drilling & oilfield equipment 688 521 167 Semiconductors 27,430 28,317 -887 Measuring, testing, control instru 4,875 4,425 450 Civilian aircraft 3,241 2,871 370 Generators, accessories 6,013 5,394 618 Laboratory testing instruments 880 701 180 Nonfarm tractors and parts 506 462 44 Vessels, except scrap 1 (-) 1 Commercial vessels, other 19 16 3 Marine engines, parts 491 417 74 Railway transpor. equipment 896 958 -62 Industrial engines 4,820 4,719 101 Specialized mining 542 581 -38 Parts-civilian aircraft 3,271 2,225 1,046 Medicinal equipment 5,055 4,664 390 Materials handling equipment 3,090 2,649 442 Food, tobacco machinery 976 905 71 Photo, service industry 4,966 4,387 579 Industrial machines, other 10,261 10,011 249 Textile, sewing machines 1,595 1,424 171 Wood, glass, plastic 3,483 3,184 300 Electric apparatus 14,527 12,927 1,600 Engines-civilian aircraft 5,490 4,080 1,410 Metalworking machine tools 6,059 5,562 497 Computers 5,968 4,797 1,172 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 106,022 96,702 9,320 Consumer goods 142,030 126,157 15,873 Gem diamonds 5,573 4,875 698 Apparel, household goods - cotton 17,633 14,842 2,792 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 3,572 2,959 613 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 14,525 12,132 2,393 Other household goods 10,517 9,411 1,106 Toys/games/sporting goods 13,202 11,394 1,809 Camping apparel and gear 4,150 3,705 446 Writing and art supplies 5,288 4,829 458 Cookware, cutlery, tools 2,345 2,088 257 Records, tapes, and disks 712 757 -45 Stereo equipment, etc 5,543 5,554 -11 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,728 1,583 146 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,210 1,929 281 Photo equipment 1,585 1,545 39 Pleasure boats and motors 1,060 1,216 -156 Gem stones, other 937 878 58 Footwear 8,040 7,102 938 Jewelry 4,990 4,737 253 Household appliances 4,367 4,198 169 Glassware, chinaware 1,509 1,363 147 TV's, VCR's, etc 7,926 7,514 412 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 3,885 3,668 217 Rugs 716 623 93 Furniture, household goods, etc. 6,067 5,184 883 Numismatic coins 218 184 33 Books, printed matter 1,881 1,792 90 Nursery stock, etc. 743 719 24 Musical instruments 812 776 36 Motorcycles and parts 815 926 -111 Pharmaceutical prep 9,481 7,675 1,807 Other Goods 21,694 19,529 2,164 (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-97-188), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, SEPTEMBER 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.