ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1998 PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 7. 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 year-to-year change within each major commodity grouping. Item(1) Annual Annual Year-to-year 1998 1997 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 917,178 876,366 40,811 Net Adjustments 5,282 6,662 -1,381 Total, Census Basis 911,896 869,704 42,192 Foods, feeds, and beverages 41,243 39,694 1,549 Vegetables 3,499 2,937 562 Fish and shellfish 8,117 7,702 415 Wine and related products 3,627 3,253 374 Bakery products 2,419 2,135 285 Other foods 2,466 2,228 238 Cocoa beans 659 469 190 Dairy products and eggs 893 711 182 Meat products 4,315 4,162 152 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 2,300 2,189 111 Tea, spices, etc. 750 660 90 Nuts 665 638 27 Fruits, frozen juices 4,081 4,057 25 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 514 521 -7 Food oils, oilseeds 1,543 1,641 -97 Cane and beet sugar 756 994 -239 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,568 1,821 -252 Green coffee 3,069 3,575 -507 Industrial supplies and materials 200,140 213,767 -13,628 Crude oil 37,252 54,226 -16,974 Petroleum products, other 6,045 7,733 -1,688 Liquified petroleum gases 2,765 4,069 -1,304 Fuel oil 4,841 5,743 -902 Lumber 6,873 7,480 -607 Nickel 857 1,160 -303 Natural rubber 977 1,229 -252 Zinc 1,061 1,296 -234 Chemicals-organic 10,857 11,085 -227 Gas-natural 5,278 5,504 -226 Tobacco, waxes, etc 3,791 3,986 -195 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,447 2,641 -194 Copper 2,224 2,393 -169 Nonferrous metals, other 1,755 1,851 -97 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 469 530 -61 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 5,033 5,089 -56 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 1,033 1,035 -2 Materials, exc. chemicals 1,547 1,542 6 Tin 261 254 6 Plywood and veneers 1,135 1,127 8 Chemicals-inorganic 4,177 4,162 15 Hair, waste materials 348 325 23 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 547 506 41 Synthetic cloth 4,225 4,177 48 Coal and related fuels 764 709 54 Electric energy 1,061 994 67 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,261 1,185 76 Finished textile supplies 1,695 1,619 76 Cotton cloth, fabrics 2,194 2,068 126 Chemicals-fertilizers 3,309 3,161 148 Farming materials, livestock 766 609 158 Nuclear fuel materials 1,382 1,210 172 Newsprint 3,763 3,587 176 Plastic materials 5,862 5,668 195 Nontextile floor tiles 1,591 1,396 195 Iron and steel, advanced 3,915 3,717 198 Steelmaking materials 3,272 2,998 274 Finished metal shapes 5,409 5,033 376 Bauxite and aluminum 6,210 5,830 380 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 2,544 2,098 446 Industrial supplies, other 11,023 10,537 486 Nonmonetary gold 3,621 3,072 549 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 4,114 3,560 555 Paper and paper products 5,012 4,448 565 Shingles, wallboard 5,218 4,215 1,003 Other precious metals 3,942 2,643 1,299 Iron and steel mill products 13,154 10,889 2,265 Capital goods, except automotive 269,557 253,282 16,276 Civilian aircraft 7,048 4,546 2,502 Telecommunications equipment 17,074 14,775 2,299 Computer accessories 64,567 62,359 2,207 Engines-civilian aircraft 9,406 7,591 1,814 Excavating machinery 5,480 4,381 1,099 Medicinal equipment 7,931 6,864 1,067 Parts-civilian aircraft 5,360 4,461 900 Materials handling equipment 5,401 4,592 810 Railway transpor. equipment 2,058 1,251 807 Electric apparatus 20,657 19,859 798 Industrial engines 7,337 6,541 796 Measuring, testing, control instru 7,360 6,723 637 Metalworking machine tools 8,814 8,250 564 Photo, service industry 7,216 6,720 496 Industrial machines, other 14,426 13,932 494 Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,373 952 422 Agricultural machinery, equipment 4,528 4,146 382 Laboratory testing instruments 1,650 1,288 361 Generators, accessories 8,417 8,061 355 Wood, glass, plastic 4,896 4,631 265 Textile, sewing machines 2,373 2,123 250 Pulp and paper machinery 4,228 4,106 122 Nonfarm tractors and parts 813 705 108 Computers 7,908 7,817 91 Marine engines, parts 708 654 54 Commercial vessels, other 77 24 53 Food, tobacco machinery 1,333 1,302 31 Vessels, except scrap 4 2 2 Business machines and equipment 7,347 7,350 -3 Specialized mining 340 345 -5 Spacecraft, exc. military 13 51 -38 Semiconductors 33,416 36,880 -3,464 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 149,054 139,812 9,242 Consumer goods 216,515 193,811 22,703 Apparel, household goods - cotton 27,807 23,953 3,853 Pharmaceutical prep 16,982 13,270 3,712 TV's, VCR's, etc 14,326 11,459 2,867 Other household goods 16,194 14,365 1,829 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 21,591 19,854 1,737 Furniture, household goods, etc. 9,731 8,269 1,462 Toys/games/sporting goods 19,256 18,102 1,154 Gem diamonds 8,501 7,598 903 Jewelry 7,442 6,615 827 Stereo equipment, etc 8,283 7,580 703 Household appliances 6,509 5,889 620 Writing and art supplies 7,740 7,230 509 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 5,333 4,936 397 Cookware, cutlery, tools 3,499 3,176 323 Footwear 10,874 10,576 298 Apparel, household goods - wool 3,291 3,004 287 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 5,445 5,187 258 Books, printed matter 2,737 2,535 202 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,526 2,334 193 Motorcycles and parts 1,380 1,191 189 Records, tapes, and disks 1,133 982 152 Rugs 1,116 971 145 Musical instruments 1,237 1,095 142 Glassware, chinaware 2,137 2,017 120 Pleasure boats and motors 1,510 1,408 102 Nursery stock, etc. 1,079 1,003 77 Photo equipment 2,128 2,081 48 Numismatic coins 344 303 41 Gem stones, other 1,286 1,278 7 Camping apparel and gear 5,097 5,552 -455 Other Goods 35,387 29,338 6,050 (1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed to convert to a BOP basis is not available. SOURCE: Report FT900 (98) (CB-99-109), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, FINAL 1998. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246), Foreign Trade Division.