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.) June May (R) Monthly Item(1) 1998 1998 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 75,530 77,297 -1,767 Net Adjustments 354 288 66 Total, Census Basis 75,176 77,009 -1,833 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,589 3,455 134 Fruits, frozen juices 381 320 61 Wine and related products 315 278 37 Meat products 376 342 33 Cane and beet sugar 92 70 22 Vegetables 298 284 14 Food oils, oilseeds 139 130 9 Cocoa beans 40 35 5 Nuts 58 53 5 Feedstuff and foodgrains 135 130 5 Dairy products and eggs 71 67 4 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 206 203 3 Other foods 204 202 2 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 46 46 1 Bakery products 203 208 -5 Tea, spices, etc. 66 72 -6 Fish and shellfish 720 747 -26 Green coffee 240 268 -29 Industrial supplies and materials 16,728 17,448 -720 Crude oil 3,089 3,372 -283 Chemicals-organic 866 979 -113 Nonmonetary gold 307 390 -83 Nuclear fuel materials 72 138 -66 Copper 161 221 -60 Steelmaking materials 270 326 -56 Iron and steel mill products 1,140 1,189 -48 Liquified petroleum gases 220 264 -44 Nonferrous metals, other 122 162 -40 Fuel oil 365 393 -28 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 395 420 -25 Iron and steel, advanced 326 351 -25 Petroleum products, other 590 614 -24 Industrial supplies, other 914 935 -21 Chemicals-inorganic 347 367 -20 Plastic materials 476 495 -19 Synthetic cloth 354 372 -18 Zinc 72 89 -16 Electric energy 82 96 -14 Natural rubber 77 89 -12 Lumber 524 535 -11 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 39 50 -11 Leather and furs 86 97 -10 Nontextile floor tiles 130 138 -8 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 348 355 -8 Plywood and veneers 93 100 -7 Synthetic rubber--primary 104 111 -7 Cotton, natural fibers 12 17 -5 Cotton cloth, fabrics 182 186 -5 Finished textile supplies 139 143 -4 Tin 23 26 -3 Farming materials, livestock 55 57 -2 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 210 211 -1 Hair, waste materials 27 28 -1 Hides and skins 13 13 (-) Wool, silk, etc. 67 67 (-) Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 46 43 2 Paper and paper products 434 431 3 Blank tapes, audio & visual 171 167 4 Nickel 86 82 4 Tobacco, waxes, etc 338 331 8 Materials, exc. chemicals 129 121 9 Finished metal shapes 458 444 13 Newsprint 331 316 15 Coal and related fuels 83 59 24 Pulpwood and woodpulp 209 180 30 Gas-natural 441 411 30 Shingles, wallboard 449 411 38 Chemicals-fertilizers 311 264 47 Bauxite and aluminum 542 490 51 Other precious metals 401 300 102 Capital goods, except automotive 22,219 23,132 -914 Computer accessories 5,115 5,597 -483 Semiconductors 2,688 2,801 -112 Industrial machines, other 1,164 1,244 -80 Electric apparatus 1,658 1,731 -73 Business machines and equipment 615 673 -57 Parts-civilian aircraft 448 504 -56 Medicinal equipment 623 678 -55 Measuring, testing, control instru 601 653 -52 Generators, accessories 671 704 -33 Agricultural machinery, equipment 362 393 -31 Materials handling equipment 437 468 -31 Photo, service industry 582 602 -19 Pulp and paper machinery 348 366 -18 Textile, sewing machines 180 197 -16 Excavating machinery 449 464 -14 Specialized mining 28 37 -9 Laboratory testing instruments 122 131 -9 Industrial engines 572 579 -7 Drilling & oilfield equipment 102 109 -6 Wood, glass, plastic 381 387 -6 Telecommunications equipment 1,582 1,588 -6 Commercial vessels, other 3 4 -1 Vessels, except scrap 1 (-) 1 Spacecraft, exc. military 3 1 2 Nonfarm tractors and parts 69 66 3 Marine engines, parts 60 55 4 Railway transpor. equipment 181 174 7 Food, tobacco machinery 112 104 8 Civilian aircraft 739 685 54 Engines-civilian aircraft 853 799 54 Computers 684 620 64 Metalworking machine tools 784 719 64 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 11,835 12,542 -707 Consumer goods 18,161 17,893 268 Pharmaceutical prep 1,468 1,229 240 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,361 2,245 116 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 441 334 108 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 1,885 1,814 71 Gem diamonds 751 692 59 Other household goods 1,382 1,350 32 Motorcycles and parts 112 97 15 Cookware, cutlery, tools 307 292 15 Glassware, chinaware 185 173 13 Pleasure boats and motors 108 95 13 Toiletries and cosmetics 210 204 6 Household appliances 546 540 5 Books, printed matter 227 224 3 Musical instruments 106 107 -2 Nursery stock, etc. 87 91 -5 Numismatic coins 28 34 -6 Gem stones, other 114 121 -7 Rugs 90 98 -8 Photo equipment 177 185 -8 Apparel, household goods - wool 279 290 -11 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 452 465 -13 Footwear 912 929 -17 Records, tapes, and disks 79 97 -18 Writing and art supplies 659 688 -29 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,526 1,555 -29 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,140 1,169 -29 Furniture, household goods, etc. 798 830 -32 Camping apparel and gear 418 457 -39 Jewelry 605 649 -44 Stereo equipment, etc 708 838 -130 Other Goods 2,645 2,539 106 _______________________________________________________________________________ Year to Year to Year to Date Date Date Item(1) 1998 1997 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 456,664 431,558 25,105 Net Adjustments 2,275 4,951 -2,676 Total, Census Basis 454,389 426,608 27,781 Foods, feeds, and beverages 20,874 19,499 1,375 Fruits, frozen juices 1,994 2,052 -59 Wine and related products 1,801 1,586 216 Meat products 2,118 2,042 76 Cane and beet sugar 355 509 -155 Vegetables 1,711 1,385 326 Food oils, oilseeds 765 818 -53 Cocoa beans 409 261 148 Nuts 334 333 2 Feedstuff and foodgrains 804 890 -87 Dairy products and eggs 394 365 29 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 1,127 1,101 26 Other foods 1,205 1,086 119 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 255 259 -5 Bakery products 1,196 1,020 176 Tea, spices, etc. 364 310 53 Fish and shellfish 4,202 3,626 576 Green coffee 1,840 1,855 -15 Industrial supplies and materials 102,308 106,682 -4,374 Crude oil 20,293 27,312 -7,020 Chemicals-organic 5,602 5,503 99 Nonmonetary gold 2,018 1,583 435 Nuclear fuel materials 561 581 -20 Copper 1,127 1,197 -70 Steelmaking materials 1,838 1,404 434 Iron and steel mill products 6,112 5,543 569 Liquified petroleum gases 1,527 2,387 -859 Nonferrous metals, other 905 913 -8 Fuel oil 2,297 2,991 -693 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 2,546 2,466 80 Iron and steel, advanced 1,995 1,845 150 Petroleum products, other 3,240 4,349 -1,109 Industrial supplies, other 5,535 5,185 350 Chemicals-inorganic 2,120 2,008 113 Plastic materials 2,985 2,774 211 Synthetic cloth 2,193 2,061 132 Zinc 470 592 -122 Electric energy 501 477 24 Natural rubber 506 670 -164 Lumber 3,426 3,781 -355 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 268 287 -19 Leather and furs 553 508 45 Nontextile floor tiles 789 685 103 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 2,038 1,688 351 Plywood and veneers 588 554 34 Synthetic rubber--primary 651 598 53 Cotton, natural fibers 105 113 -8 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,107 1,014 93 Finished textile supplies 844 791 53 Tin 118 129 -11 Farming materials, livestock 383 304 79 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 1,235 991 244 Hair, waste materials 164 166 -2 Hides and skins 90 107 -17 Wool, silk, etc. 430 433 -3 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 265 239 26 Paper and paper products 2,560 2,119 440 Blank tapes, audio & visual 985 1,064 -79 Nickel 528 613 -85 Tobacco, waxes, etc 2,019 2,059 -40 Materials, exc. chemicals 757 755 2 Finished metal shapes 2,685 2,414 271 Newsprint 1,895 1,773 122 Coal and related fuels 385 325 59 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,255 1,297 -42 Gas-natural 2,570 2,616 -46 Shingles, wallboard 2,477 2,012 465 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,641 1,586 55 Bauxite and aluminum 3,176 2,769 407 Other precious metals 1,952 1,051 901 Capital goods, except automotive 134,881 122,758 12,124 Computer accessories 32,192 30,188 2,004 Semiconductors 17,598 18,002 -404 Industrial machines, other 7,306 6,764 541 Electric apparatus 10,386 9,501 885 Business machines and equipment 3,859 3,632 226 Parts-civilian aircraft 2,558 2,157 400 Medicinal equipment 3,774 3,338 435 Measuring, testing, control instru 3,761 3,200 561 Generators, accessories 4,146 3,993 153 Agricultural machinery, equipment 2,328 1,943 386 Materials handling equipment 2,618 1,974 645 Photo, service industry 3,619 3,244 375 Pulp and paper machinery 2,057 1,953 105 Textile, sewing machines 1,240 1,037 202 Excavating machinery 2,698 2,012 686 Specialized mining 179 459 -279 Laboratory testing instruments 768 514 254 Industrial engines 3,537 3,210 327 Drilling & oilfield equipment 722 449 273 Wood, glass, plastic 2,374 2,374 (-) Telecommunications equipment 9,084 7,562 1,522 Commercial vessels, other 18 14 4 Vessels, except scrap 3 1 2 Spacecraft, exc. military 7 4 4 Nonfarm tractors and parts 399 334 65 Marine engines, parts 363 320 43 Railway transpor. equipment 1,008 597 411 Food, tobacco machinery 648 633 15 Civilian aircraft 3,132 1,821 1,311 Engines-civilian aircraft 4,449 3,346 1,102 Computers 3,816 4,079 -263 Metalworking machine tools 4,237 4,105 132 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 73,556 70,091 3,465 Consumer goods 106,612 93,440 13,172 Pharmaceutical prep 7,974 5,922 2,053 Apparel, household goods - cotton 13,490 11,530 1,959 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 2,530 2,352 179 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 10,816 9,515 1,301 Gem diamonds 4,330 3,573 756 Other household goods 7,894 7,029 865 Motorcycles and parts 685 589 96 Cookware, cutlery, tools 1,756 1,555 201 Glassware, chinaware 1,044 985 59 Pleasure boats and motors 651 721 -70 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,255 1,138 116 Household appliances 3,247 2,867 380 Books, printed matter 1,373 1,245 127 Musical instruments 616 543 74 Nursery stock, etc. 563 486 77 Numismatic coins 151 152 -1 Gem stones, other 667 632 35 Rugs 532 466 66 Photo equipment 1,037 1,078 -41 Apparel, household goods - wool 1,674 1,455 219 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 2,765 2,586 179 Footwear 5,503 5,408 94 Records, tapes, and disks 557 467 90 Writing and art supplies 3,977 3,498 480 Toys/games/sporting goods 9,645 8,796 848 TV's, VCR's, etc 6,308 5,177 1,131 Furniture, household goods, etc. 4,787 3,946 841 Camping apparel and gear 2,652 2,793 -141 Jewelry 3,769 3,284 484 Stereo equipment, etc 4,367 3,652 714 Other Goods 16,157 14,138 2,019 (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-98-148), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, JUNE 1998. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.