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.) April March Monthly Item(1) 1998 1998 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 76,757 77,720 -964 Net Adjustments 318 508 -190 Total, Census Basis 76,439 77,212 -773 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,404 3,546 -142 Green coffee 289 341 -51 Fruits, frozen juices 306 351 -45 Meat products 330 366 -37 Cocoa beans 57 85 -29 Food oils, oilseeds 120 139 -19 Feedstuff and foodgrains 129 144 -15 Bakery products 189 203 -15 Wine and related products 301 315 -14 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 39 46 -7 Tea, spices, etc. 62 65 -3 Nuts 58 59 -2 Other foods 208 209 -1 Vegetables 295 293 2 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 186 183 3 Dairy products and eggs 65 60 5 Cane and beet sugar 65 31 33 Fish and shellfish 706 655 51 Industrial supplies and material 17,399 16,733 667 Crude oil 3,662 3,170 491 Other precious metals 469 266 203 Iron and steel mill products 1,038 942 96 Chemicals-organic 981 917 64 Tobacco, waxes, etc 385 338 46 Farming materials, livestock 91 54 37 Petroleum products, other 518 494 24 Finished metal shapes 466 445 20 Fuel oil 390 374 16 Liquified petroleum gases 244 230 14 Electric energy 97 83 14 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 343 333 10 Plywood and veneers 107 98 9 Paper and paper products 422 414 8 Chemicals-fertilizers 267 259 8 Copper 195 190 5 Wool, silk, etc. 77 73 5 Newsprint 313 308 4 Nontextile floor tiles 133 130 4 Coal and related fuels 65 62 3 Iron and steel, advanced 342 339 3 Cotton, natural fibers 20 18 1 Steelmaking materials 317 315 1 Blank tapes, audio & visual 160 158 1 Synthetic cloth 372 370 1 Zinc 77 76 1 Hair, waste materials 28 28 (-) Lumber 587 587 -1 Shingles, wallboard 410 411 -1 Finished textile supplies 140 141 -1 Leather and furs 92 94 -1 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 45 46 -2 Hides and skins 14 17 -3 Tin 16 21 -5 Gas-natural 346 354 -7 Materials, exc. chemicals 115 123 -8 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 418 428 -10 Pulpwood and woodpulp 210 220 -10 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 33 45 -12 Synthetic rubber--primary 105 117 -12 Natural rubber 81 94 -14 Bauxite and aluminum 498 514 -16 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 200 216 -16 Cotton cloth, fabrics 184 201 -17 Nonferrous metals, other 148 166 -18 Nickel 80 109 -29 Plastic materials 475 505 -30 Industrial supplies, other 912 959 -47 Chemicals-inorganic 321 372 -51 Nuclear fuel materials 77 132 -55 Nonmonetary gold 315 371 -56 Capital goods, except automotive 22,302 23,090 -788 Computers 588 737 -149 Computer accessories 5,308 5,453 -146 Engines-civilian aircraft 744 851 -107 Measuring, testing, control inst 611 681 -70 Pulp and paper machinery 321 390 -69 Electric apparatus 1,690 1,758 -68 Metalworking machine tools 656 716 -60 Semiconductors 2,891 2,944 -53 Drilling & oilfield equipment 105 156 -51 Telecommunications equipment 1,490 1,537 -47 Parts-civilian aircraft 407 453 -47 Railway transpor. equipment 170 201 -31 Generators, accessories 684 712 -28 Industrial engines 573 595 -23 Textile, sewing machines 216 227 -11 Nonfarm tractors and parts 64 73 -9 Excavating machinery 472 481 -9 Specialized mining 22 27 -5 Materials handling equipment 441 443 -2 Business machines and equipment 639 641 -1 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Spacecraft, exc. military 1 1 (-) Civilian aircraft 491 491 (-) Marine engines, parts 71 70 1 Commercial vessels, other 3 2 1 Food, tobacco machinery 107 105 2 Agricultural machinery, equipmen 408 399 9 Laboratory testing instruments 140 129 11 Wood, glass, plastic 431 395 36 Medicinal equipment 651 612 39 Photo, service industry 646 604 42 Industrial machines, other 1,261 1,205 57 Auto. vehicles, parts and engine 12,163 12,974 -811 Consumer goods 18,304 18,213 92 Gem diamonds 813 707 106 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 488 428 60 Jewelry 679 621 59 Nursery stock, etc. 112 77 35 Camping apparel and gear 448 413 35 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,059 1,028 31 Furniture, household goods, etc. 827 796 31 Cookware, cutlery, tools 306 285 21 Writing and art supplies 691 672 19 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or co 1,836 1,819 17 Apparel, household goods - wool 293 276 16 Rugs 90 79 11 Records, tapes, and disks 98 88 10 Numismatic coins 22 20 2 Musical instruments 105 105 (-) Household appliances 556 556 -1 Photo equipment 170 173 -2 Books, printed matter 234 237 -3 Glassware, chinaware 171 177 -6 Toiletries and cosmetics 210 222 -12 Gem stones, other 103 116 -13 Apparel, household goods - cotto 2,251 2,267 -16 Apparel,household goods-nontexti 467 483 -16 Footwear 926 943 -17 Pharmaceutical prep 1,425 1,443 -18 Pleasure boats and motors 110 136 -26 Other household goods 1,333 1,362 -28 Motorcycles and parts 112 148 -36 Stereo equipment, etc 691 742 -50 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,680 1,796 -116 Other Goods 2,866 2,657 210 ___________________________________________________________ Year-to Year-to Year-to Date Date Date Item(1) 1998 1997 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 303,924 286,053 17,871 Net Adjustments 1,629 3,161 -1,532 Total, Census Basis 302,295 282,892 19,403 Foods, feeds, and beverages 13,836 12,852 984 Green coffee 1,333 1,145 188 Fruits, frozen juices 1,294 1,374 -80 Meat products 1,401 1,330 70 Cocoa beans 334 197 137 Food oils, oilseeds 499 542 -43 Feedstuff and foodgrains 538 587 -49 Bakery products 785 666 120 Wine and related products 1,208 1,044 164 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 163 170 -7 Tea, spices, etc. 226 197 28 Nuts 225 234 -9 Other foods 797 717 80 Vegetables 1,129 929 200 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 719 742 -23 Dairy products and eggs 256 245 11 Cane and beet sugar 194 344 -151 Fish and shellfish 2,737 2,390 346 Industrial supplies and material 68,238 71,409 -3,172 Crude oil 13,920 18,397 -4,476 Other precious metals 1,258 693 565 Iron and steel mill products 3,788 3,654 133 Chemicals-organic 3,762 3,699 63 Tobacco, waxes, etc 1,350 1,313 37 Farming materials, livestock 271 209 62 Petroleum products, other 2,035 2,946 -911 Finished metal shapes 1,783 1,590 194 Fuel oil 1,545 2,134 -588 Liquified petroleum gases 1,042 1,758 -716 Electric energy 324 321 3 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 1,335 1,092 243 Plywood and veneers 394 364 30 Paper and paper products 1,694 1,383 311 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,067 1,062 5 Copper 746 773 -27 Wool, silk, etc. 297 284 14 Newsprint 1,248 1,169 79 Nontextile floor tiles 520 451 69 Coal and related fuels 243 214 29 Iron and steel, advanced 1,319 1,226 93 Cotton, natural fibers 76 81 -5 Steelmaking materials 1,245 941 304 Blank tapes, audio & visual 646 711 -64 Synthetic cloth 1,467 1,374 94 Zinc 309 406 -97 Hair, waste materials 108 111 -3 Lumber 2,368 2,502 -134 Shingles, wallboard 1,617 1,318 299 Finished textile supplies 562 519 43 Leather and furs 370 345 25 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 176 148 28 Hides and skins 63 74 -11 Tin 69 90 -20 Gas-natural 1,714 1,767 -52 Materials, exc. chemicals 506 509 -3 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 1,732 1,628 104 Pulpwood and woodpulp 867 881 -14 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 178 206 -28 Synthetic rubber--primary 436 396 40 Natural rubber 341 467 -127 Bauxite and aluminum 2,144 1,801 343 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 818 649 170 Cotton cloth, fabrics 739 672 67 Nonferrous metals, other 620 609 10 Nickel 360 407 -47 Plastic materials 2,015 1,838 177 Industrial supplies, other 3,688 3,426 262 Chemicals-inorganic 1,408 1,317 91 Nuclear fuel materials 351 399 -49 Nonmonetary gold 1,302 1,089 213 Capital goods, except automotive 89,526 80,705 8,821 Computers 2,505 2,749 -244 Computer accessories 21,480 19,851 1,628 Engines-civilian aircraft 2,803 2,229 574 Measuring, testing, control inst 2,509 2,104 405 Pulp and paper machinery 1,341 1,274 66 Electric apparatus 6,997 6,301 696 Metalworking machine tools 2,735 2,765 -30 Semiconductors 12,109 11,888 221 Drilling & oilfield equipment 511 294 216 Telecommunications equipment 5,903 4,993 910 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,606 1,370 237 Railway transpor. equipment 653 389 265 Generators, accessories 2,771 2,634 137 Industrial engines 2,390 2,121 269 Textile, sewing machines 862 661 202 Nonfarm tractors and parts 265 225 40 Excavating machinery 1,784 1,283 501 Specialized mining 115 292 -177 Materials handling equipment 1,714 1,315 400 Business machines and equipment 2,572 2,365 207 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Spacecraft, exc. military 4 2 1 Civilian aircraft 1,701 1,042 659 Marine engines, parts 249 209 39 Commercial vessels, other 12 9 3 Food, tobacco machinery 432 426 7 Agricultural machinery, equipmen 1,574 1,265 309 Laboratory testing instruments 514 342 172 Wood, glass, plastic 1,604 1,574 29 Medicinal equipment 2,481 2,201 280 Photo, service industry 2,431 2,104 326 Industrial machines, other 4,902 4,427 475 Auto. vehicles, parts and engine 49,159 46,870 2,289 Consumer goods 70,588 61,650 8,938 Gem diamonds 2,896 2,356 540 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,756 1,539 217 Jewelry 2,518 2,189 329 Nursery stock, etc. 385 321 64 Camping apparel and gear 1,781 1,831 -50 TV's, VCR's, etc 3,997 3,425 572 Furniture, household goods, etc. 3,159 2,566 593 Cookware, cutlery, tools 1,157 1,023 134 Writing and art supplies 2,633 2,285 348 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or co 7,120 6,231 888 Apparel, household goods - wool 1,107 960 146 Rugs 343 306 37 Records, tapes, and disks 381 307 73 Numismatic coins 84 102 -17 Musical instruments 404 368 36 Household appliances 2,163 1,892 272 Photo equipment 676 713 -37 Books, printed matter 923 836 86 Glassware, chinaware 686 646 40 Toiletries and cosmetics 841 755 86 Gem stones, other 432 422 10 Apparel, household goods - cotto 8,886 7,587 1,299 Apparel,household goods-nontexti 1,849 1,719 130 Footwear 3,663 3,587 76 Pharmaceutical prep 5,281 3,978 1,303 Pleasure boats and motors 449 506 -57 Other household goods 5,163 4,677 487 Motorcycles and parts 477 405 72 Stereo equipment, etc 2,813 2,392 421 Toys/games/sporting goods 6,564 5,724 840 Other Goods 10,948 9,405 1,543 (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-98-101), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, APRIL 1998. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.