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.) January December (R) Monthly Item(1) 1998 1997 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 75,092 76,117 -1,025 Net Adjustments 563 414 149 Total, Census Basis 74,529 75,702 -1,174 Foods, Feeds, And Beverages 3,379 3,519 -140 Fruits, frozen juices 302 380 -78 Feedstuff and foodgrains 131 170 -38 Cane and beet sugar 37 66 -29 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 161 187 -25 Other foods 179 187 -8 Nuts 52 58 -6 Tea, spices, etc. 53 58 -5 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 41 43 -2 Food oils, oilseeds 143 144 -1 Bakery products 190 190 (-) Vegetables 285 280 5 Wine and related products 289 284 5 Dairy products and eggs 64 58 5 Fish and shellfish 691 683 8 Cocoa beans 84 76 8 Meat products 349 338 11 Green coffee 328 316 12 Industrial Supplies And Materials 17,242 17,443 -201 Crude oil 3,740 4,003 -263 Other precious metals 248 358 -110 Petroleum products, other 437 500 -63 Shingles, wallboard 378 406 -27 Industrial supplies, other 888 915 -26 Newsprint 300 325 -25 Fuel oil 433 457 -24 Electric energy 64 87 -23 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 435 456 -20 Bauxite and aluminum 565 584 -19 Zinc 78 96 -19 Finished metal shapes 426 445 -18 Materials, exc. chemicals 126 144 -18 Coal and related fuels 64 82 -18 Liquified petroleum gases 296 311 -14 Blank tapes, audio & visual 162 176 -14 Lumber 580 590 -10 Cotton cloth, fabrics 167 175 -9 Leather and furs 93 99 -6 Chemicals-fertilizers 268 272 -5 Chemicals-inorganic 345 349 -4 Iron and steel, advanced 321 324 -3 Hides and skins 17 20 -3 Finished textile supplies 132 135 -3 Plastic materials 496 498 -2 Cotton, natural fibers 23 23 -1 Hair, waste materials 26 26 (-) Stone, sand, cement, etc. 198 198 (-) Wool, silk, etc. 79 77 1 Tin 18 15 2 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 44 41 3 Synthetic cloth 360 357 3 Nickel 106 101 4 Nontextile floor tiles 127 122 5 Farming materials, livestock 76 66 10 Nuclear fuel materials 91 81 10 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 315 304 11 Plywood and veneers 96 84 12 Synthetic rubber--primary 105 91 14 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 50 34 15 Natural rubber 98 81 17 Pulpwood and woodpulp 233 216 17 Tobacco, waxes, etc 335 314 21 Nonferrous metals, other 171 148 23 Nonmonetary gold 276 247 29 Steelmaking materials 303 272 31 Paper and paper products 435 404 32 Copper 189 151 39 Iron and steel mill products 901 859 42 Gas-natural 575 489 86 Chemicals-organic 956 838 119 Capital Goods, Except Automotive 21,898 22,588 -690 Civilian aircraft 421 689 -267 Computers 535 689 -153 Semiconductors 2,925 3,073 -148 Engines-civilian aircraft 614 707 -93 Pulp and paper machinery 300 387 -87 Agricultural machinery, equipment 384 444 -60 Parts-civilian aircraft 335 390 -55 Metalworking machine tools 681 726 -45 Photo, service industry 575 611 -36 Medicinal equipment 593 626 -34 Industrial machines, other 1,216 1,235 -19 Electric apparatus 1,781 1,799 -18 Laboratory testing instruments 124 141 -17 Railway transpor. equipment 113 129 -17 Excavating machinery 378 391 -13 Materials handling equipment 412 420 -8 Marine engines, parts 53 60 -7 Generators, accessories 682 687 -5 Spacecraft, exc. military 0 2 -1 Measuring, testing, control instru 607 608 -1 Textile, sewing machines 192 193 -1 Nonfarm tractors and parts 63 64 (-) Commercial vessels, other 2 2 (-) Vessels, except scrap 0 0 (-) Wood, glass, plastic 382 381 (-) Specialized mining 34 25 10 Business machines and equipment 653 642 10 Food, tobacco machinery 113 100 13 Industrial engines 603 578 26 Drilling & oilfield equipment 125 86 39 Telecommunications equipment 1,502 1,450 51 Computer accessories 5,499 5,251 248 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 11,924 12,231 -307 Consumer goods 17,275 17,370 -95 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,127 2,229 -102 Other household goods 1,269 1,366 -96 Gem diamonds 709 797 -88 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,748 1,809 -60 Pharmaceutical prep 1,271 1,312 -41 Writing and art supplies 629 662 -33 Motorcycles and parts 105 128 -22 Apparel, household goods - wool 248 266 -18 Numismatic coins 19 37 -18 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,631 1,646 -15 Photo equipment 168 175 -7 Rugs 86 92 -7 Toiletries and cosmetics 195 200 -5 Pleasure boats and motors 100 105 -5 Glassware, chinaware 166 171 -5 Furniture, household goods, etc. 764 768 -4 Musical instruments 97 100 -2 Cookware, cutlery, tools 292 293 -1 Camping apparel and gear 481 481 (-) Books, printed matter 223 216 8 TV's, VCR's, etc 866 852 14 Records, tapes, and disks 106 91 15 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 476 460 16 Nursery stock, etc. 106 88 18 Household appliances 533 512 21 Gem stones, other 130 102 28 Jewelry 622 558 64 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 450 386 64 Stereo equipment, etc 742 654 87 Footwear 915 814 101 Other Goods 2,811 2,551 260 ___________________________________ Year to Year to Year to Date Date Date Item(1) 1998 1997 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 75,092 69,791 5,301 Net Adjustments 563 247 316 Total, Census Basis 74,529 69,544 4,985 Foods, Feeds, And Beverages 3,379 3,077 302 Fruits, frozen juices 302 343 -41 Feedstuff and foodgrains 131 133 -1 Cane and beet sugar 37 104 -67 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 161 169 -8 Other foods 179 171 8 Nuts 52 50 3 Tea, spices, etc. 53 51 2 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 41 37 4 Food oils, oilseeds 143 132 11 Bakery products 190 167 24 Vegetables 285 218 67 Wine and related products 289 251 38 Dairy products and eggs 64 57 6 Fish and shellfish 691 602 89 Cocoa beans 84 63 21 Meat products 349 322 27 Green coffee 328 210 118 Industrial Supplies And Materials 17,242 17,936 -694 Crude oil 3,740 4,697 -957 Other precious metals 248 167 81 Petroleum products, other 437 805 -368 Shingles, wallboard 378 322 56 Industrial supplies, other 888 841 48 Newsprint 300 292 8 Fuel oil 433 656 -224 Electric energy 64 64 -1 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 435 419 16 Bauxite and aluminum 565 383 182 Zinc 78 102 -24 Finished metal shapes 426 392 34 Materials, exc. chemicals 126 124 2 Coal and related fuels 64 51 13 Liquified petroleum gases 296 483 -187 Blank tapes, audio & visual 162 173 -11 Lumber 580 580 (-) Cotton cloth, fabrics 167 173 -6 Leather and furs 93 77 16 Chemicals-fertilizers 268 271 -4 Chemicals-inorganic 345 312 33 Iron and steel, advanced 321 301 20 Hides and skins 17 21 -5 Finished textile supplies 132 123 9 Plastic materials 496 446 50 Cotton, natural fibers 23 26 -3 Hair, waste materials 26 26 (-) Stone, sand, cement, etc. 198 154 44 Wool, silk, etc. 79 67 12 Tin 18 25 -7 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 44 36 8 Synthetic cloth 360 332 27 Nickel 106 79 27 Nontextile floor tiles 127 107 21 Farming materials, livestock 76 50 26 Nuclear fuel materials 91 160 -69 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 315 271 44 Plywood and veneers 96 90 6 Synthetic rubber--primary 105 97 8 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 50 39 11 Natural rubber 98 122 -24 Pulpwood and woodpulp 233 226 7 Tobacco, waxes, etc 335 337 -2 Nonferrous metals, other 171 145 26 Nonmonetary gold 276 225 52 Steelmaking materials 303 224 78 Paper and paper products 435 334 102 Copper 189 194 -5 Iron and steel mill products 901 1,008 -107 Gas-natural 575 404 171 Chemicals-organic 956 885 71 Capital Goods, Except Automotive 21,898 19,472 2,426 Civilian aircraft 421 262 160 Computers 535 552 -16 Semiconductors 2,925 2,808 118 Engines-civilian aircraft 614 582 32 Pulp and paper machinery 300 312 -12 Agricultural machinery, equipment 384 314 70 Parts-civilian aircraft 335 306 29 Metalworking machine tools 681 652 30 Photo, service industry 575 525 50 Medicinal equipment 593 532 61 Industrial machines, other 1,216 1,033 184 Electric apparatus 1,781 1,537 244 Laboratory testing instruments 124 83 41 Railway transpor. equipment 113 95 18 Excavating machinery 378 293 85 Materials handling equipment 412 313 98 Marine engines, parts 53 49 4 Generators, accessories 682 648 35 Spacecraft, exc. military 0 0 (-) Measuring, testing, control instru 607 509 98 Textile, sewing machines 192 161 31 Nonfarm tractors and parts 63 58 6 Commercial vessels, other 2 2 1 Vessels, except scrap 0 0 (-) Wood, glass, plastic 382 355 27 Specialized mining 34 64 -30 Business machines and equipment 653 572 81 Food, tobacco machinery 113 99 14 Industrial engines 603 511 92 Drilling & oilfield equipment 125 81 44 Telecommunications equipment 1,502 1,250 252 Computer accessories 5,499 4,917 582 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 11,924 11,712 212 Consumer goods 17,275 15,124 2,151 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,127 1,836 292 Other household goods 1,269 1,164 105 Gem diamonds 709 608 101 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,748 1,516 232 Pharmaceutical prep 1,271 965 306 Writing and art supplies 629 555 75 Motorcycles and parts 105 106 -1 Apparel, household goods - wool 248 217 31 Numismatic coins 19 20 -1 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,631 1,348 283 Photo equipment 168 173 -5 Rugs 86 74 12 Toiletries and cosmetics 195 181 14 Pleasure boats and motors 100 134 -35 Glassware, chinaware 166 162 4 Furniture, household goods, etc. 764 635 129 Musical instruments 97 96 2 Cookware, cutlery, tools 292 251 41 Camping apparel and gear 481 449 32 Books, printed matter 223 210 13 TV's, VCR's, etc 866 844 22 Records, tapes, and disks 106 88 18 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 476 450 26 Nursery stock, etc. 106 77 29 Household appliances 533 469 64 Gem stones, other 130 124 6 Jewelry 622 541 81 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 450 374 75 Stereo equipment, etc 742 576 166 Footwear 915 882 33 Other Goods 2,811 2,224 587 (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-98-39), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, JANUARY 1998. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.