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.) Item(1) August July (R) Monthly 1998 1998 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 76,900 74,854 2,045 Net Adjustments 702 358 344 Total, Census Basis 76,198 74,497 1,702 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,337 3,436 -99 Fish and shellfish 667 712 -45 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 177 201 -24 Vegetables 285 307 -21 Dairy products and eggs 79 88 -9 Wine and related products 297 305 -7 Other foods 199 206 -7 Tea, spices, etc. 59 64 -5 Green coffee 208 212 -5 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 43 47 -4 Cocoa beans 41 45 -4 Food oils, oilseeds 108 112 -4 Feedstuff and foodgrains 124 127 -2 Nuts 54 57 -2 Cane and beet sugar 71 73 -2 Bakery products 201 192 9 Fruits, frozen juices 351 336 15 Meat products 370 352 18 Industrial supplies and materials 16,863 16,629 234 Iron and steel mill products 1,338 1,237 101 Nuclear fuel materials 162 84 78 Bauxite and aluminum 556 481 75 Crude oil 3,044 2,982 62 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 378 324 54 Shingles, wallboard 471 424 47 Nonmonetary gold 252 212 40 Paper and paper products 439 401 38 Lumber 596 565 31 Electric energy 114 87 27 Finished metal shapes 452 429 23 Industrial supplies, other 921 900 21 Farming materials, livestock 63 49 15 Plastic materials 489 474 14 Nickel 54 44 10 Cotton cloth, fabrics 190 180 10 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 39 29 10 Plywood and veneers 95 87 7 Natural rubber 85 78 6 Coal and related fuels 73 68 5 Materials, exc. chemicals 135 131 4 Leather and furs 87 83 4 Zinc 110 107 4 Synthetic rubber--primary 107 103 3 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 418 416 2 Nontextile floor tiles 133 131 2 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 47 45 2 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 211 211 (-) Blank tapes, audio & visual 170 170 (-) Hair, waste materials 29 30 -1 Cotton, natural fibers 11 12 -2 Hides and skins 13 17 -4 Liquified petroleum gases 220 224 -4 Finished textile supplies 139 144 -4 Nonferrous metals, other 137 142 -5 Wool, silk, etc. 67 74 -7 Iron and steel, advanced 316 325 -8 Synthetic cloth 339 348 -10 Tin 24 33 -10 Pulpwood and woodpulp 217 227 -10 Copper 159 173 -14 Chemicals-inorganic 337 351 -14 Steelmaking materials 279 293 -14 Newsprint 292 308 -16 Tobacco, waxes, etc 316 332 -16 Chemicals-fertilizers 305 321 -16 Fuel oil 411 430 -20 Gas-natural 477 524 -47 Petroleum products, other 468 536 -67 Other precious metals 258 340 -82 Chemicals-organic 820 912 -92 Capital goods, except automotive 22,327 22,284 43 Metalworking machine tools 846 730 116 Semiconductors 2,697 2,596 101 Photo, service industry 633 552 81 Telecommunications equipment 1,539 1,498 41 Industrial engines 624 585 39 Electric apparatus 1,717 1,678 39 Business machines and equipment 632 595 37 Engines-civilian aircraft 792 761 32 Measuring, testing, control instru 622 591 31 Textile, sewing machines 213 189 24 Commercial vessels, other 25 2 23 Medicinal equipment 677 664 13 Laboratory testing instruments 138 129 9 Agricultural machinery, equipment 397 389 8 Parts-civilian aircraft 451 444 7 Wood, glass, plastic 412 407 5 Spacecraft, exc. military 1 1 1 Drilling & oilfield equipment 122 121 (-) Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Nonfarm tractors and parts 60 60 -1 Generators, accessories 691 697 -6 Marine engines, parts 52 62 -10 Specialized mining 24 33 -10 Materials handling equipment 458 470 -12 Food, tobacco machinery 103 115 -12 Railway transpor. equipment 156 170 -15 Pulp and paper machinery 330 352 -22 Industrial machines, other 1,152 1,174 -22 Computer accessories 5,198 5,224 -26 Computers 663 691 -29 Excavating machinery 445 490 -45 Civilian aircraft 457 815 -357 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 12,332 10,677 1,655 Consumer goods 18,042 18,267 -224 Pharmaceutical prep 1,330 1,582 -252 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,494 1,622 -129 Camping apparel and gear 396 424 -27 Stereo equipment, etc 692 714 -22 Books, printed matter 219 240 -20 Footwear 888 902 -14 Other household goods 1,323 1,331 -8 Photo equipment 195 203 -8 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 456 462 -6 Gem stones, other 99 104 -5 Jewelry 607 610 -3 Nursery stock, etc. 82 85 -3 Glassware, chinaware 183 185 -2 Household appliances 536 538 -2 Cookware, cutlery, tools 283 284 -1 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,161 1,162 -1 Apparel, household goods - wool 278 277 (-) Rugs 93 91 2 Motorcycles and parts 110 107 3 Numismatic coins 28 23 5 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 485 476 9 Pleasure boats and motors 155 145 10 Toiletries and cosmetics 209 198 11 Records, tapes, and disks 101 88 13 Musical instruments 112 99 13 Furniture, household goods, etc. 790 777 13 Writing and art supplies 642 628 13 Gem diamonds 786 752 34 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 1,880 1,842 38 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,430 2,317 114 Other Goods 3,297 3,204 93 ________________________________________ Item(1) Year to Year to Year to Date Date Date 1998 1997 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 608,185 578,886 29,299 Net Adjustments 3,336 5,424 -2,088 Total, Census Basis 604,849 573,462 31,387 Foods, feeds, and beverages 27,648 26,275 1,373 Fish and shellfish 5,583 4,960 623 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 1,504 1,458 46 Vegetables 2,303 1,884 419 Dairy products and eggs 562 477 85 Wine and related products 2,404 2,136 267 Other foods 1,610 1,464 147 Tea, spices, etc. 487 425 62 Green coffee 2,260 2,542 -282 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 345 351 -6 Cocoa beans 495 309 186 Food oils, oilseeds 991 1,109 -118 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,051 1,171 -120 Nuts 446 425 20 Cane and beet sugar 500 724 -224 Bakery products 1,589 1,380 209 Fruits, frozen juices 2,679 2,730 -51 Meat products 2,840 2,731 110 Industrial supplies and materials 135,683 142,300 -6,617 Iron and steel mill products 8,699 7,364 1,335 Nuclear fuel materials 807 856 -48 Bauxite and aluminum 4,211 3,735 476 Crude oil 26,191 36,454 -10,263 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 2,741 2,295 446 Shingles, wallboard 3,372 2,709 663 Nonmonetary gold 2,483 2,051 432 Paper and paper products 3,399 2,874 526 Lumber 4,587 5,049 -462 Electric energy 702 641 61 Finished metal shapes 3,566 3,254 312 Industrial supplies, other 7,356 6,943 414 Farming materials, livestock 494 399 96 Plastic materials 3,947 3,704 243 Nickel 626 787 -161 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,477 1,358 119 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 336 363 -27 Plywood and veneers 770 757 13 Natural rubber 669 868 -199 Coal and related fuels 523 453 71 Materials, exc. chemicals 1,024 1,015 8 Leather and furs 722 679 44 Zinc 687 852 -164 Synthetic rubber--primary 861 796 64 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 3,380 3,315 66 Nontextile floor tiles 1,052 921 132 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 358 322 36 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 1,659 1,345 314 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,326 1,403 -77 Hair, waste materials 223 216 7 Cotton, natural fibers 128 140 -12 Hides and skins 119 139 -20 Liquified petroleum gases 1,971 2,876 -904 Finished textile supplies 1,127 1,068 60 Nonferrous metals, other 1,186 1,226 -40 Wool, silk, etc. 571 582 -11 Iron and steel, advanced 2,635 2,462 173 Synthetic cloth 2,881 2,748 132 Tin 176 174 2 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,698 1,747 -49 Copper 1,468 1,675 -207 Chemicals-inorganic 2,814 2,723 91 Steelmaking materials 2,413 1,923 490 Newsprint 2,495 2,362 132 Tobacco, waxes, etc 2,666 2,772 -107 Chemicals-fertilizers 2,268 2,086 182 Fuel oil 3,126 3,865 -739 Gas-natural 3,572 3,491 81 Petroleum products, other 4,240 5,550 -1,309 Other precious metals 2,543 1,462 1,081 Chemicals-organic 7,337 7,453 -116 Capital goods, except automotive 179,453 166,175 13,278 Metalworking machine tools 5,824 5,396 428 Semiconductors 22,893 24,263 -1,370 Photo, service industry 4,804 4,381 422 Telecommunications equipment 12,107 10,191 1,916 Industrial engines 4,757 4,269 489 Electric apparatus 13,791 12,834 957 Business machines and equipment 5,085 4,890 195 Engines-civilian aircraft 6,005 4,749 1,256 Measuring, testing, control instru 4,975 4,338 637 Textile, sewing machines 1,642 1,386 256 Commercial vessels, other 45 18 27 Medicinal equipment 5,114 4,480 634 Laboratory testing instruments 1,036 772 265 Agricultural machinery, equipment 3,115 2,654 461 Parts-civilian aircraft 3,455 2,896 559 Wood, glass, plastic 3,193 3,093 101 Spacecraft, exc. military 9 47 -38 Drilling & oilfield equipment 965 613 351 Vessels, except scrap 3 1 1 Nonfarm tractors and parts 519 449 70 Generators, accessories 5,536 5,344 192 Marine engines, parts 475 431 44 Specialized mining 241 510 -269 Materials handling equipment 3,537 2,703 834 Food, tobacco machinery 866 850 15 Railway transpor. equipment 1,336 792 544 Pulp and paper machinery 2,742 2,699 43 Industrial machines, other 9,634 9,114 520 Computer accessories 42,611 41,009 1,601 Computers 5,168 5,374 -206 Excavating machinery 3,632 2,779 853 Civilian aircraft 4,338 2,851 1,487 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 96,504 93,749 2,755 Consumer goods 142,934 125,833 17,101 Pharmaceutical prep 10,898 8,409 2,489 Toys/games/sporting goods 12,761 11,791 971 Camping apparel and gear 3,473 3,674 -202 Stereo equipment, etc 5,767 4,935 832 Books, printed matter 1,831 1,670 161 Footwear 7,292 7,138 155 Other household goods 10,546 9,348 1,198 Photo equipment 1,435 1,407 28 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 3,683 3,446 237 Gem stones, other 870 843 27 Jewelry 4,987 4,380 608 Nursery stock, etc. 729 655 74 Glassware, chinaware 1,412 1,337 75 Household appliances 4,320 3,873 447 Cookware, cutlery, tools 2,322 2,075 247 TV's, VCR's, etc 8,630 7,003 1,627 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,230 1,961 269 Rugs 717 632 85 Motorcycles and parts 902 781 120 Numismatic coins 202 196 6 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 3,491 3,190 300 Pleasure boats and motors 952 954 -2 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,661 1,530 131 Records, tapes, and disks 747 627 120 Musical instruments 827 722 104 Furniture, household goods, etc. 6,355 5,343 1,012 Writing and art supplies 5,248 4,686 561 Gem diamonds 5,868 4,826 1,042 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 14,539 12,873 1,666 Apparel, household goods - cotton 18,238 15,526 2,713 Other Goods 22,628 19,130 3,498 (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-98-196), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, August 1998. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.