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.) February January (R) Monthly Item(1) 1998 1998 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 74,174 75,014 -840 Net Adjustments 217 567 -350 Total, Census Basis 73,957 74,447 -490 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,474 3,355 119 Green coffee 374 328 46 Cocoa beans 108 84 24 Other foods 202 178 24 Cane and beet sugar 60 37 23 Fruits, frozen juices 318 296 21 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 182 162 21 Bakery products 205 190 15 Nuts 62 52 10 Wine and related products 295 289 6 Feedstuff and foodgrains 133 131 1 Dairy products and eggs 61 64 -3 Fish and shellfish 685 689 -4 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 38 42 -4 Meat products 343 349 -6 Tea, spices, etc. 47 53 -6 Food oils, oilseeds 115 126 -11 Vegetables 247 285 -38 Industrial supplies and materials 16,716 17,306 -590 Crude oil 3,333 3,807 -474 Chemicals-organic 868 973 -105 Gas-natural 489 575 -85 Fuel oil 356 428 -72 Tobacco, waxes, etc 294 335 -42 Nuclear fuel materials 50 91 -41 Nickel 65 105 -40 Nonferrous metals, other 133 173 -39 Natural rubber 68 98 -30 Pulpwood and woodpulp 204 234 -30 Bauxite and aluminum 538 566 -29 Farming materials, livestock 51 76 -25 Liquified petroleum gases 273 297 -24 Copper 170 192 -22 Iron and steel mill products 878 895 -17 Coal and related fuels 51 64 -14 Paper and paper products 426 435 -9 Wool, silk, etc. 70 79 -8 Cotton, natural fibers 15 22 -7 Blank tapes, audio & visual 156 162 -6 Tin 14 18 -3 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 48 51 -3 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 41 44 -2 Plywood and veneers 94 96 -2 Hair, waste materials 25 26 -1 Electric energy 62 64 -1 Hides and skins 17 17 (-) Leather and furs 92 92 1 Zinc 79 78 1 Synthetic rubber--primary 107 104 3 Synthetic cloth 363 360 3 Nontextile floor tiles 131 127 3 Iron and steel, advanced 323 319 4 Chemicals-fertilizers 275 268 7 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 203 196 7 Steelmaking materials 312 302 11 Chemicals-inorganic 356 344 12 Materials, exc. chemicals 141 127 13 Finished textile supplies 146 132 14 Finished metal shapes 441 427 14 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 450 436 14 Cotton cloth, fabrics 187 167 20 Plastic materials 519 497 22 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 342 315 27 Shingles, wallboard 406 379 27 Other precious metals 279 246 33 Lumber 612 579 34 Industrial supplies, other 921 887 34 Newsprint 335 298 37 Nonmonetary gold 326 274 52 Petroleum products, other 579 429 151 Capital goods, except automotive 21,791 21,769 22 Semiconductors 3,030 2,923 107 Parts-civilian aircraft 406 338 68 Computers 585 523 62 Railway transpor. equipment 171 119 52 Excavating machinery 414 381 33 Pulp and paper machinery 327 298 29 Materials handling equipment 433 409 24 Textile, sewing machines 214 192 22 Medicinal equipment 610 590 20 Photo, service industry 588 572 15 Industrial engines 626 616 9 Generators, accessories 691 682 9 Measuring, testing, control instru 614 609 5 Nonfarm tractors and parts 66 63 2 Commercial vessels, other 4 2 2 Industrial machines, other 1,210 1,208 1 Marine engines, parts 55 54 1 Spacecraft, exc. military 1 (-) (-) Electric apparatus 1,778 1,778 (-) Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Food, tobacco machinery 111 113 -2 Drilling & oilfield equipment 125 128 -2 Specialized mining 31 34 -4 Agricultural machinery, equipment 378 383 -5 Laboratory testing instruments 114 122 -9 Business machines and equipment 637 649 -12 Metalworking machine tools 676 689 -14 Telecommunications equipment 1,431 1,445 -14 Wood, glass, plastic 357 381 -23 Civilian aircraft 334 359 -25 Engines-civilian aircraft 586 613 -27 Computer accessories 5,190 5,494 -304 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 12,434 11,895 540 Consumer goods 16,918 17,312 -394 Pharmaceutical prep 1,104 1,278 -174 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,473 1,632 -159 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 300 449 -149 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,689 1,751 -62 Stereo equipment, etc 677 734 -57 Gem stones, other 87 130 -43 Other household goods 1,242 1,275 -33 Camping apparel and gear 454 479 -25 Gem diamonds 687 712 -24 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 457 481 -23 Nursery stock, etc. 91 106 -15 Records, tapes, and disks 90 105 -15 Household appliances 522 536 -14 Photo equipment 162 175 -13 Cookware, cutlery, tools 286 292 -6 Jewelry 623 622 (-) Musical instruments 98 98 1 Writing and art supplies 631 630 1 Footwear 920 919 1 Glassware, chinaware 168 166 2 Rugs 87 85 2 Numismatic coins 23 20 3 Books, printed matter 231 223 8 Pleasure boats and motors 109 98 11 Toiletries and cosmetics 213 194 18 Furniture, household goods, etc. 790 763 27 Apparel, household goods - wool 283 256 28 Motorcycles and parts 135 104 30 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,271 2,130 141 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,015 869 146 Other Goods 2,623 2,810 -187 _____________________________________________________________ Year to Year to Year to Date Date Date Item(1) 1998 1997 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 149,188 140,196 8,992 Net Adjustments 785 676 109 Total, Census Basis 148,403 139,520 8,883 Foods, feeds, and beverages 6,829 6,185 644 Green coffee 702 484 218 Cocoa beans 192 88 104 Other foods 380 347 33 Cane and beet sugar 97 206 -109 Fruits, frozen juices 614 670 -56 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 344 353 -9 Bakery products 395 337 58 Nuts 114 109 5 Wine and related products 584 512 73 Feedstuff and foodgrains 264 279 -16 Dairy products and eggs 125 116 10 Fish and shellfish 1,374 1,203 171 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 79 82 -3 Meat products 692 622 70 Tea, spices, etc. 99 91 8 Food oils, oilseeds 241 261 -20 Vegetables 532 424 107 Industrial supplies and materials 34,022 35,570 -1,549 Crude oil 7,140 9,350 -2,209 Chemicals-organic 1,842 1,780 61 Gas-natural 1,064 930 134 Fuel oil 784 1,191 -407 Tobacco, waxes, etc 629 654 -25 Nuclear fuel materials 141 240 -99 Nickel 171 172 -2 Nonferrous metals, other 306 287 19 Natural rubber 166 236 -70 Pulpwood and woodpulp 438 450 -13 Bauxite and aluminum 1,104 785 319 Farming materials, livestock 127 98 29 Liquified petroleum gases 570 991 -422 Copper 363 377 -15 Iron and steel mill products 1,772 1,826 -54 Coal and related fuels 115 95 20 Paper and paper products 860 673 188 Wool, silk, etc. 149 143 6 Cotton, natural fibers 38 43 -6 Blank tapes, audio & visual 318 350 -32 Tin 32 50 -17 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 100 78 22 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 85 71 13 Plywood and veneers 190 164 27 Hair, waste materials 51 53 -2 Electric energy 126 133 -7 Hides and skins 33 41 -7 Leather and furs 184 161 23 Zinc 156 176 -19 Synthetic rubber--primary 212 190 22 Synthetic cloth 723 689 34 Nontextile floor tiles 258 222 36 Iron and steel, advanced 641 613 28 Chemicals-fertilizers 543 542 1 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 400 315 84 Steelmaking materials 614 451 163 Chemicals-inorganic 700 622 79 Materials, exc. chemicals 268 258 10 Finished textile supplies 278 252 26 Finished metal shapes 869 783 86 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 887 805 81 Cotton cloth, fabrics 354 340 13 Plastic materials 1,016 891 126 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 656 540 116 Shingles, wallboard 785 647 138 Other precious metals 526 343 183 Lumber 1,191 1,233 -42 Industrial supplies, other 1,808 1,693 114 Newsprint 633 587 45 Nonmonetary gold 600 430 170 Petroleum products, other 1,008 1,526 -518 Capital goods, except automotive 43,561 38,917 4,644 Semiconductors 5,953 5,609 344 Parts-civilian aircraft 744 637 107 Computers 1,109 1,281 -172 Railway transpor. equipment 289 175 114 Excavating machinery 795 584 211 Pulp and paper machinery 626 570 56 Materials handling equipment 841 618 223 Textile, sewing machines 407 313 93 Medicinal equipment 1,200 1,074 126 Photo, service industry 1,160 1,036 124 Industrial engines 1,242 1,028 214 Generators, accessories 1,373 1,310 64 Measuring, testing, control instru 1,223 1,033 190 Nonfarm tractors and parts 129 107 22 Commercial vessels, other 6 6 (-) Industrial machines, other 2,418 2,124 294 Marine engines, parts 108 91 18 Spacecraft, exc. military 1 2 -1 Electric apparatus 3,556 3,114 442 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Food, tobacco machinery 224 203 21 Drilling & oilfield equipment 253 145 108 Specialized mining 65 123 -58 Agricultural machinery, equipment 761 629 132 Laboratory testing instruments 236 168 69 Business machines and equipment 1,286 1,144 142 Metalworking machine tools 1,365 1,401 -36 Telecommunications equipment 2,876 2,450 427 Wood, glass, plastic 738 710 28 Civilian aircraft 693 530 163 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,199 1,126 73 Computer accessories 10,683 9,578 1,106 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 24,329 23,773 556 Consumer goods 34,229 30,387 3,843 Pharmaceutical prep 2,382 1,853 530 Toys/games/sporting goods 3,105 2,761 344 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 749 677 72 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 3,440 3,046 394 Stereo equipment, etc 1,410 1,170 240 Gem stones, other 217 218 -1 Other household goods 2,517 2,369 148 Camping apparel and gear 933 910 23 Gem diamonds 1,399 1,163 236 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 938 912 26 Nursery stock, etc. 198 162 36 Records, tapes, and disks 196 163 32 Household appliances 1,057 941 116 Photo equipment 336 346 -10 Cookware, cutlery, tools 577 524 53 Jewelry 1,245 1,094 151 Musical instruments 196 188 8 Writing and art supplies 1,261 1,122 140 Footwear 1,839 1,786 53 Glassware, chinaware 335 329 6 Rugs 172 152 20 Numismatic coins 43 53 -10 Books, printed matter 454 420 34 Pleasure boats and motors 207 274 -67 Toiletries and cosmetics 407 376 31 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,552 1,294 259 Apparel, household goods - wool 539 452 88 Motorcycles and parts 239 219 19 Apparel, household goods - cotton 4,400 3,727 673 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,884 1,686 198 Other Goods 5,434 4,688 745 (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-98-60), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, FEBRUARY 1998. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.