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) July June (R) Monthly 1998 1998 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 74,544 75,297 -753 Net Adjustments 356 355 1 Total, Census Basis 74,188 74,942 -754 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,431 3,590 -159 Fruits, frozen juices 335 380 -45 Green coffee 212 239 -27 Food oils, oilseeds 118 144 -26 Meat products 351 375 -24 Cane and beet sugar 73 92 -18 Wine and related products 300 315 -15 Fish and shellfish 710 722 -12 Bakery products 192 203 -11 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 199 205 -7 Feedstuff and foodgrains 126 132 -5 Tea, spices, etc. 64 66 -2 Nuts 57 58 -1 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 47 46 2 Other foods 206 204 2 Cocoa beans 45 40 5 Vegetables 306 298 8 Dairy products and eggs 88 71 17 Industrial supplies and materials 16,507 16,610 -104 Nonmonetary gold 212 308 -96 Crude oil 2,885 2,961 -77 Bauxite and aluminum 480 541 -60 Other precious metals 338 395 -58 Petroleum products, other 540 587 -47 Nickel 44 86 -42 Paper and paper products 401 435 -34 Finished metal shapes 429 458 -29 Shingles, wallboard 425 449 -25 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 324 348 -24 Newsprint 308 331 -23 Industrial supplies, other 898 914 -16 Coal and related fuels 68 81 -13 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 29 39 -10 Farming materials, livestock 48 54 -7 Tobacco, waxes, etc 331 338 -7 Synthetic cloth 348 355 -6 Plywood and veneers 87 93 -6 Leather and furs 83 86 -3 Iron and steel, advanced 324 326 -2 Cotton cloth, fabrics 180 182 -2 Chemicals-inorganic 351 353 -1 Synthetic rubber--primary 103 104 -1 Blank tapes, audio & visual 170 171 -1 Plastic materials 475 476 -1 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 210 211 -1 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 45 46 -1 Cotton, natural fibers 12 12 (-) Nontextile floor tiles 131 131 (-) Liquified petroleum gases 221 220 1 Materials, exc. chemicals 131 130 1 Natural rubber 78 77 2 Hair, waste materials 30 27 3 Hides and skins 17 13 3 Finished textile supplies 144 139 5 Electric energy 87 82 5 Wool, silk, etc. 74 67 7 Nuclear fuel materials 81 73 8 Chemicals-fertilizers 322 312 10 Tin 34 24 10 Copper 181 169 12 Pulpwood and woodpulp 227 209 18 Nonferrous metals, other 145 124 21 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 417 394 22 Steelmaking materials 296 272 23 Chemicals-organic 901 868 32 Zinc 107 73 34 Lumber 564 523 41 Fuel oil 428 353 74 Iron and steel mill products 1,227 1,152 75 Gas-natural 520 441 79 Capital goods, except automotive 22,226 22,179 47 Computer accessories 5,222 5,111 111 Civilian aircraft 765 673 92 Excavating machinery 489 448 41 Materials handling equipment 469 428 41 Medicinal equipment 660 622 38 Wood, glass, plastic 407 382 25 Agricultural machinery, equipment 387 362 25 Generators, accessories 698 674 25 Electric apparatus 1,683 1,668 15 Drilling & oilfield equipment 114 102 12 Industrial engines 594 583 11 Textile, sewing machines 189 180 9 Computers 691 683 8 Laboratory testing instruments 130 123 6 Industrial machines, other 1,174 1,168 6 Specialized mining 38 32 5 Marine engines, parts 61 59 3 Pulp and paper machinery 353 351 2 Food, tobacco machinery 113 112 1 Commercial vessels, other 2 3 -1 Vessels, except scrap 1 -1 Spacecraft, exc. military 1 3 -2 Parts-civilian aircraft 447 450 -3 Nonfarm tractors and parts 60 68 -8 Measuring, testing, control instru 593 602 -10 Railway transpor. equipment 171 183 -12 Business machines and equipment 594 614 -21 Photo, service industry 543 582 -40 Metalworking machine tools 733 795 -62 Telecommunications equipment 1,499 1,568 -69 Semiconductors 2,596 2,691 -95 Engines-civilian aircraft 750 856 -106 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 10,601 11,774 -1,173 Consumer goods 18,220 18,174 46 Pharmaceutical prep 1,591 1,480 112 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,619 1,527 92 Pleasure boats and motors 147 109 37 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 471 442 30 Photo equipment 204 177 27 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,156 1,140 16 Books, printed matter 238 227 12 Stereo equipment, etc 712 702 10 Records, tapes, and disks 88 80 8 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 460 452 8 Camping apparel and gear 425 418 7 Jewelry 611 606 5 Rugs 91 90 1 Glassware, chinaware 185 185 -1 Nursery stock, etc. 85 87 -2 Apparel, household goods - wool 276 280 -4 Numismatic coins 23 28 -5 Motorcycles and parts 106 112 -6 Musical instruments 98 106 -7 Household appliances 536 545 -9 Gem stones, other 103 114 -11 Footwear 900 911 -11 Toiletries and cosmetics 197 210 -12 Gem diamonds 731 752 -21 Furniture, household goods, etc. 777 799 -22 Cookware, cutlery, tools 283 307 -25 Writing and art supplies 628 659 -31 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 1,839 1,886 -47 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,315 2,362 -48 Other household goods 1,323 1,380 -57 Other Goods 3,204 2,615 589 ________________________________________________________ Year to Year to Year to Item(1) Date Date Date 1998 1997 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 530,975 504,877 26,098 Net Adjustments 2,632 5,179 -2,547 Total, Census Basis 528,342 499,698 28,645 Foods, feeds, and beverages 24,306 22,905 1,401 Fruits, frozen juices 2,328 2,374 -46 Green coffee 2,053 2,256 -204 Food oils, oilseeds 888 982 -94 Meat products 2,470 2,378 92 Cane and beet sugar 428 607 -178 Wine and related products 2,102 1,860 241 Fish and shellfish 4,915 4,278 637 Bakery products 1,387 1,198 189 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 1,325 1,281 44 Feedstuff and foodgrains 927 1,026 -99 Tea, spices, etc. 428 369 59 Nuts 391 380 11 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 302 304 -2 Other foods 1,411 1,274 137 Cocoa beans 454 293 161 Vegetables 2,016 1,628 388 Dairy products and eggs 482 417 65 Industrial supplies and materials 118,697 124,163 -5,466 Nonmonetary gold 2,230 1,832 398 Crude oil 23,050 31,663 -8,614 Bauxite and aluminum 3,655 3,250 405 Other precious metals 2,284 1,250 1,034 Petroleum products, other 3,777 4,918 -1,141 Nickel 571 693 -122 Paper and paper products 2,961 2,495 466 Finished metal shapes 3,114 2,829 285 Shingles, wallboard 2,901 2,359 542 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 2,363 1,993 370 Newsprint 2,203 2,073 129 Industrial supplies, other 6,433 6,061 372 Coal and related fuels 451 390 61 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 297 325 -28 Farming materials, livestock 430 352 78 Tobacco, waxes, etc 2,349 2,428 -79 Synthetic cloth 2,542 2,397 145 Plywood and veneers 675 659 16 Leather and furs 635 591 44 Iron and steel, advanced 2,318 2,156 162 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,287 1,187 100 Chemicals-inorganic 2,477 2,371 107 Synthetic rubber--primary 754 696 58 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,155 1,234 -78 Plastic materials 3,459 3,229 230 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 1,446 1,166 280 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 310 280 30 Cotton, natural fibers 117 127 -10 Nontextile floor tiles 920 805 114 Liquified petroleum gases 1,748 2,624 -877 Materials, exc. chemicals 888 884 5 Natural rubber 584 761 -177 Hair, waste materials 194 190 4 Hides and skins 106 123 -17 Finished textile supplies 988 929 59 Electric energy 588 561 27 Wool, silk, etc. 504 507 -3 Nuclear fuel materials 643 718 -75 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,965 1,844 121 Tin 153 151 2 Copper 1,317 1,419 -102 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,481 1,534 -53 Nonferrous metals, other 1,051 1,072 -21 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 2,962 2,888 74 Steelmaking materials 2,136 1,652 484 Chemicals-organic 6,505 6,405 100 Zinc 577 717 -140 Lumber 3,989 4,403 -414 Fuel oil 2,713 3,467 -754 Iron and steel mill products 7,350 6,458 892 Gas-natural 3,090 3,049 41 Capital goods, except automotive 157,067 144,396 12,671 Computer accessories 37,410 35,548 1,861 Civilian aircraft 3,831 2,431 1,399 Excavating machinery 3,186 2,378 808 Materials handling equipment 3,079 2,326 753 Medicinal equipment 4,433 3,904 529 Wood, glass, plastic 2,782 2,739 44 Agricultural machinery, equipment 2,715 2,280 436 Generators, accessories 4,846 4,661 185 Electric apparatus 12,078 11,148 930 Drilling & oilfield equipment 836 518 317 Industrial engines 4,142 3,734 408 Textile, sewing machines 1,429 1,222 207 Computers 4,505 4,751 -246 Laboratory testing instruments 898 632 266 Industrial machines, other 8,483 7,995 488 Specialized mining 222 485 -263 Marine engines, parts 423 371 52 Pulp and paper machinery 2,413 2,306 107 Food, tobacco machinery 761 742 19 Commercial vessels, other 20 15 5 Vessels, except scrap 3 1 2 Spacecraft, exc. military 8 4 3 Parts-civilian aircraft 3,007 2,528 479 Nonfarm tractors and parts 458 391 67 Measuring, testing, control instru 4,355 3,761 594 Railway transpor. equipment 1,181 694 487 Business machines and equipment 4,451 4,241 210 Photo, service industry 4,162 3,823 339 Metalworking machine tools 4,982 4,752 230 Telecommunications equipment 10,568 8,838 1,730 Semiconductors 20,197 21,117 -921 Engines-civilian aircraft 5,202 4,059 1,143 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 84,097 82,015 2,082 Consumer goods 124,844 109,611 15,233 Pharmaceutical prep 9,577 7,119 2,458 Toys/games/sporting goods 11,265 10,300 965 Pleasure boats and motors 799 834 -35 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 3,002 2,788 213 Photo equipment 1,241 1,243 -2 TV's, VCR's, etc 7,464 6,111 1,353 Books, printed matter 1,611 1,460 151 Stereo equipment, etc 5,073 4,292 781 Records, tapes, and disks 645 551 94 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 3,225 3,015 210 Camping apparel and gear 3,078 3,234 -156 Jewelry 4,381 3,819 562 Rugs 623 547 76 Glassware, chinaware 1,228 1,162 67 Nursery stock, etc. 647 570 78 Apparel, household goods - wool 1,952 1,708 244 Numismatic coins 174 180 -6 Motorcycles and parts 791 692 99 Musical instruments 715 632 83 Household appliances 3,782 3,372 410 Gem stones, other 771 740 31 Footwear 6,402 6,271 131 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,451 1,338 113 Gem diamonds 5,061 4,211 850 Furniture, household goods, etc. 5,564 4,642 922 Cookware, cutlery, tools 2,039 1,815 224 Writing and art supplies 4,606 4,086 520 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 12,657 11,192 1,465 Apparel, household goods - cotton 15,806 13,511 2,295 Other household goods 9,216 8,181 1,035 Other Goods 19,331 16,608 2,723 (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-98-169), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, JULY 1998. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.