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) December November (R) Monthly 1998 1998 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 76,880 78,778 -1,899 Net Adjustments 268 514 -246 Total, Census Basis 76,612 78,265 -1,653 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,558 3,369 189 Vegetables 302 303 -1 Fish and shellfish 708 624 84 Wine and related products 315 305 9 Bakery products 196 205 -9 Other foods 216 210 6 Cocoa beans 68 23 45 Dairy products and eggs 83 73 10 Meat products 344 389 -45 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 210 237 -27 Tea, spices, etc. 61 72 -12 Fruits, frozen juices 402 365 37 Nuts 63 51 12 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 45 40 5 Food oils, oilseeds 129 131 -2 Cane and beet sugar 42 38 4 Feedstuff and foodgrains 132 118 14 Green coffee 242 185 58 Industrial supplies and materials 15,227 16,256 -1,029 Crude oil 2,421 2,926 -505 Petroleum products, other 405 431 -26 Liquified petroleum gases 185 180 5 Fuel oil 354 430 -76 Lumber 588 600 -12 Chemicals-organic 841 889 -49 Nickel 46 63 -17 Natural rubber 78 62 16 Zinc 77 112 -35 Tobacco, waxes, etc 291 257 33 Pulpwood and woodpulp 179 181 -1 Copper 154 237 -83 Gas-natural 356 474 -118 Nonferrous metals, other 141 141 (-) Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 28 36 -8 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 403 429 -27 Hides and skins 12 12 -1 Cotton, natural fibers 20 14 6 Wool, silk, etc. 67 72 -5 Blank tapes, audio & visual 169 176 -7 Leather and furs 77 79 -3 Materials, exc. chemicals 128 132 -4 Chemicals-inorganic 351 321 30 Tin 23 22 1 Plywood and veneers 86 88 -2 Hair, waste materials 32 33 -1 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 41 48 -7 Electric energy 72 59 13 Synthetic cloth 335 340 -5 Coal and related fuels 60 53 7 Synthetic rubber--primary 88 101 -13 Finished textile supplies 139 141 -3 Cotton cloth, fabrics 172 188 -15 Chemicals-fertilizers 255 262 -7 Farming materials, livestock 58 69 -11 Nuclear fuel materials 142 87 55 Newsprint 354 309 45 Nontextile floor tiles 135 130 5 Plastic materials 487 478 9 Iron and steel, advanced 313 325 -12 Steelmaking materials 180 184 -4 Bauxite and aluminum 449 520 -71 Finished metal shapes 464 462 2 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 240 216 24 Industrial supplies, other 937 927 10 Nonmonetary gold 279 272 7 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 343 318 25 Paper and paper products 418 412 5 Shingles, wallboard 475 460 15 Other precious metals 360 333 27 Iron and steel mill products 920 1,164 -244 Capital goods, except automotive 22,448 23,411 -963 Telecommunications equipment 1,502 1,565 -63 Civilian aircraft 571 625 -54 Computer accessories 5,398 5,719 -321 Engines-civilian aircraft 838 859 -21 Excavating machinery 463 436 27 Materials handling equipment 465 528 -64 Medicinal equipment 681 749 -68 Parts-civilian aircraft 468 499 -31 Railway transpor. equipment 203 181 22 Industrial engines 682 640 42 Electric apparatus 1,685 1,721 -37 Measuring, testing, control instru 573 617 -44 Metalworking machine tools 672 737 -64 Industrial machines, other 1,219 1,210 9 Photo, service industry 599 622 -23 Drilling & oilfield equipment 80 80 -1 Agricultural machinery, equipment 321 327 -6 Laboratory testing instruments 146 166 -20 Generators, accessories 694 693 1 Wood, glass, plastic 450 455 -4 Textile, sewing machines 183 182 1 Nonfarm tractors and parts 79 75 5 Pulp and paper machinery 407 378 29 Computers 617 746 -129 Marine engines, parts 55 52 3 Commercial vessels, other 25 2 24 Business machines and equipment 540 614 -74 Food, tobacco machinery 117 131 -13 Vessels, except scrap 1 1 Spacecraft, exc. military 2 2 Specialized mining 22 33 -11 Semiconductors 2,691 2,769 -78 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 13,926 13,794 132 Consumer goods 18,205 18,218 -12 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,474 2,399 75 Pharmaceutical prep 1,408 1,517 -109 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,254 1,134 120 Other household goods 1,345 1,429 -84 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,760 1,744 15 Furniture, household goods, etc. 870 871 (-) Toys/games/sporting goods 1,556 1,685 -128 Gem diamonds 689 719 -30 Jewelry 610 613 -3 Stereo equipment, etc 578 631 -54 Household appliances 562 546 16 Writing and art supplies 639 657 -18 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 528 444 84 Cookware, cutlery, tools 300 296 3 Footwear 853 902 -49 Apparel, household goods - wool 286 240 45 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 441 438 2 Books, printed matter 223 233 -10 Toiletries and cosmetics 223 222 1 Motorcycles and parts 147 117 29 Records, tapes, and disks 90 102 -12 Rugs 105 99 7 Musical instruments 106 112 -6 Glassware, chinaware 175 172 3 Pleasure boats and motors 150 106 43 Nursery stock, etc. 91 88 3 Photo equipment 182 167 15 Numismatic coins 32 24 8 Gem stones, other 96 104 -8 Camping apparel and gear 434 406 28 Other Goods 3,247 3,216 31 __________________________________________________________________________ Item(1) Year To Year To Year To Date Date Date 1998 1997 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 919,040 877,279 41,761 Net Adjustments 5,212 6,609 -1,397 Total, Census Basis 913,828 870,671 43,158 Foods, feeds, and beverages 41,229 39,694 1,535 Vegetables 3,499 2,937 563 Fish and shellfish 8,117 7,702 415 Wine and related products 3,627 3,253 373 Bakery products 2,419 2,135 284 Other foods 2,462 2,228 234 Cocoa beans 659 469 190 Dairy products and eggs 893 711 182 Meat products 4,315 4,162 153 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 2,300 2,189 111 Tea, spices, etc. 751 660 91 Fruits, frozen juices 4,095 4,057 38 Nuts 665 638 27 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 514 521 -8 Food oils, oilseeds 1,534 1,641 -107 Cane and beet sugar 749 994 -246 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,569 1,821 -252 Green coffee 3,063 3,575 -513 Industrial supplies and materials 200,395 213,767 -13,372 Crude oil 37,533 54,226 -16,693 Petroleum products, other 6,050 7,733 -1,683 Liquified petroleum gases 2,757 4,069 -1,312 Fuel oil 4,834 5,743 -909 Lumber 6,880 7,480 -599 Chemicals-organic 10,778 11,085 -307 Nickel 857 1,160 -303 Natural rubber 977 1,229 -253 Zinc 1,061 1,296 -234 Tobacco, waxes, etc 3,793 3,986 -193 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,449 2,641 -192 Copper 2,242 2,393 -151 Gas-natural 5,396 5,504 -108 Nonferrous metals, other 1,745 1,851 -106 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 469 530 -61 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 5,028 5,089 -60 Hides and skins 170 207 -37 Cotton, natural fibers 186 221 -35 Wool, silk, etc. 853 884 -31 Blank tapes, audio & visual 2,047 2,068 -21 Leather and furs 1,034 1,035 -1 Materials, exc. chemicals 1,546 1,542 4 Chemicals-inorganic 4,168 4,162 6 Tin 260 254 6 Plywood and veneers 1,134 1,127 6 Hair, waste materials 348 325 23 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 548 506 42 Electric energy 1,039 994 45 Synthetic cloth 4,224 4,177 47 Coal and related fuels 765 709 56 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,257 1,185 72 Finished textile supplies 1,697 1,619 78 Cotton cloth, fabrics 2,194 2,068 126 Chemicals-fertilizers 3,314 3,161 153 Farming materials, livestock 766 609 157 Nuclear fuel materials 1,382 1,210 172 Newsprint 3,763 3,587 176 Nontextile floor tiles 1,591 1,396 195 Plastic materials 5,864 5,668 197 Iron and steel, advanced 3,916 3,717 199 Steelmaking materials 3,273 2,998 276 Bauxite and aluminum 6,200 5,830 370 Finished metal shapes 5,418 5,033 384 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 2,544 2,098 446 Industrial supplies, other 11,022 10,537 485 Nonmonetary gold 3,603 3,072 531 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 4,112 3,560 553 Paper and paper products 5,012 4,448 564 Shingles, wallboard 5,209 4,215 994 Other precious metals 3,930 2,643 1,286 Iron and steel mill products 13,157 10,889 2,268 Capital goods, except automotive 270,372 254,175 16,197 Telecommunications equipment 18,047 15,687 2,360 Civilian aircraft 6,856 4,546 2,310 Computer accessories 64,597 62,359 2,238 Engines-civilian aircraft 9,403 7,591 1,812 Excavating machinery 5,481 4,381 1,101 Materials handling equipment 5,421 4,325 1,096 Medicinal equipment 7,934 6,864 1,071 Parts-civilian aircraft 5,353 4,461 893 Railway transpor. equipment 2,059 1,251 809 Industrial engines 7,342 6,541 801 Electric apparatus 20,636 19,859 777 Measuring, testing, control instru 7,360 6,723 637 Metalworking machine tools 8,802 8,250 552 Industrial machines, other 14,411 13,913 498 Photo, service industry 7,217 6,720 497 Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,377 952 425 Agricultural machinery, equipment 4,528 4,146 382 Laboratory testing instruments 1,649 1,288 361 Generators, accessories 8,412 8,061 350 Wood, glass, plastic 4,891 4,631 260 Textile, sewing machines 2,371 2,123 248 Nonfarm tractors and parts 814 705 109 Pulp and paper machinery 4,214 4,106 108 Computers 7,912 7,817 94 Marine engines, parts 708 654 54 Commercial vessels, other 77 24 53 Business machines and equipment 7,385 7,350 35 Food, tobacco machinery 1,333 1,302 31 Vessels, except scrap 4 2 1 Spacecraft, exc. military 13 51 -38 Specialized mining 339 612 -273 Semiconductors 33,426 36,880 -3,454 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 150,715 140,779 9,937 Consumer goods 215,530 192,918 22,612 Apparel, household goods - cotton 27,807 23,953 3,854 Pharmaceutical prep 16,980 13,270 3,710 TV's, VCR's, etc 13,361 10,546 2,815 Other household goods 16,184 14,365 1,819 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 21,591 19,854 1,737 Furniture, household goods, etc. 9,732 8,269 1,462 Toys/games/sporting goods 19,252 18,102 1,150 Gem diamonds 8,496 7,598 898 Jewelry 7,443 6,615 827 Stereo equipment, etc 8,283 7,580 703 Household appliances 6,507 5,908 599 Writing and art supplies 7,739 7,230 508 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 5,334 4,936 398 Cookware, cutlery, tools 3,504 3,176 328 Footwear 10,865 10,576 290 Apparel, household goods - wool 3,290 3,004 286 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 5,446 5,187 259 Books, printed matter 2,732 2,535 197 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,526 2,334 192 Motorcycles and parts 1,380 1,191 188 Records, tapes, and disks 1,136 982 154 Rugs 1,116 971 145 Musical instruments 1,238 1,095 143 Glassware, chinaware 2,137 2,017 120 Pleasure boats and motors 1,513 1,408 106 Nursery stock, etc. 1,079 1,003 77 Photo equipment 2,131 2,081 50 Numismatic coins 342 303 39 Gem stones, other 1,285 1,278 6 Camping apparel and gear 5,102 5,552 -449 Other Goods 35,587 29,338 6,249 (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-99-31), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, December 1998. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.