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.) March February Monthly Item(1) 1998 (R) 1998 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 77,722 74,085 3,637 Net Adjustments 506 214 292 Total, Census Basis 77,216 73,870 3,346 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,586 3,479 107 Vegetables 303 247 56 Meat products 388 343 45 Fruits, frozen juices 351 319 32 Food oils, oilseeds 135 115 20 Tea, spices, etc. 65 47 18 Other foods 221 203 17 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 197 181 16 Wine and related products 312 297 15 Feedstuff and foodgrains 145 133 12 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 45 37 8 Dairy products and eggs 63 61 2 Bakery products 204 205 -1 Nuts 60 63 -3 Cocoa beans 85 108 -23 Cane and beet sugar 32 60 -29 Green coffee 341 375 -33 Fish and shellfish 638 685 -46 Industrial supplies and materials 16,886 16,710 175 Chemicals-organic 968 853 114 Iron and steel mill products 973 882 92 Nuclear fuel materials 132 50 82 Tobacco, waxes, etc 340 292 48 Industrial supplies, other 969 922 47 Nonmonetary gold 386 342 44 Nickel 109 65 43 Nonferrous metals, other 166 133 33 Natural rubber 95 68 27 Chemicals-inorganic 382 356 26 Copper 191 169 22 Pulpwood and woodpulp 220 203 17 Bauxite and aluminum 556 542 14 Synthetic cloth 377 363 14 Fuel oil 369 356 13 Electric energy 75 62 12 Coal and related fuels 63 51 12 Finished metal shapes 452 440 11 Synthetic rubber--primary 118 108 10 Iron and steel, advanced 334 324 9 Steelmaking materials 321 314 7 Tin 21 14 7 Hair, waste materials 31 24 6 Cotton cloth, fabrics 193 187 6 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 46 41 5 Plywood and veneers 99 94 5 Leather and furs 97 92 5 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 209 205 5 Farming materials, livestock 56 51 5 Blank tapes, audio & visual 159 156 4 Cotton, natural fibers 18 15 3 Hides and skins 16 16 -1 Wool, silk, etc. 70 70 -1 Chemicals-fertilizers 274 275 -1 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 47 49 -2 Shingles, wallboard 404 406 -2 Zinc 76 79 -3 Nontextile floor tiles 127 131 -3 Finished textile supplies 142 146 -4 Paper and paper products 420 425 -5 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 332 342 -9 Other precious metals 266 276 -10 Plastic materials 509 522 -13 Materials, exc. chemicals 123 140 -17 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 428 448 -20 Newsprint 311 334 -23 Lumber 578 613 -35 Liquified petroleum gases 231 273 -42 Petroleum products, other 509 596 -86 Gas-natural 350 490 -139 Crude oil 3,146 3,303 -157 Capital goods, except automotive 23,126 21,769 1,357 Engines-civilian aircraft 843 588 255 Civilian aircraft 532 361 171 Telecommunications equipment 1,555 1,428 127 Computers 714 593 121 Excavating machinery 519 411 109 Measuring, testing, control instru 687 612 75 Wood, glass, plastic 427 360 67 Metalworking machine tools 730 663 67 Pulp and paper machinery 390 327 63 Parts-civilian aircraft 452 405 48 Railway transpor. equipment 201 164 36 Textile, sewing machines 246 213 33 Computer accessories 5,222 5,190 32 Drilling & oilfield equipment 154 122 32 Materials handling equipment 455 431 23 Laboratory testing instruments 136 114 22 Marine engines, parts 71 54 17 Photo, service industry 606 589 17 Generators, accessories 707 691 16 Agricultural machinery, equipment 393 379 14 Medicinal equipment 624 612 13 Nonfarm tractors and parts 73 65 8 Business machines and equipment 642 637 6 Industrial engines 615 612 3 Spacecraft, exc. military 1 1 (-) Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Semiconductors 3,029 3,030 -1 Commercial vessels, other 2 4 -1 Specialized mining 27 31 -4 Food, tobacco machinery 106 110 -4 Industrial machines, other 1,204 1,208 -4 Electric apparatus 1,761 1,766 -5 Automotive vehicles, parts & engine 13,084 12,378 706 Consumer goods 17,906 16,907 999 Pharmaceutical prep 1,478 1,130 347 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,657 1,475 182 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 473 300 173 Other household goods 1,311 1,240 72 Footwear 964 915 49 Stereo equipment, etc 719 673 47 Jewelry 665 621 45 Writing and art supplies 664 631 33 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,048 1,018 30 Gem diamonds 708 678 30 Pleasure boats and motors 138 110 28 Household appliances 547 520 27 Photo equipment 180 155 25 Gem stones, other 111 86 24 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 478 454 24 Apparel, household goods - wool 286 276 10 Toiletries and cosmetics 221 213 8 Glassware, chinaware 175 169 6 Furniture, household goods, etc. 795 790 5 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,694 1,689 4 Musical instruments 103 100 3 Books, printed matter 234 231 3 Numismatic coins 20 22 -2 Cookware, cutlery, tools 284 286 -2 Records, tapes, and disks 89 92 -3 Nursery stock, etc. 83 91 -8 Rugs 78 87 -9 Motorcycles and parts 119 135 -15 Camping apparel and gear 399 451 -51 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,184 2,270 -86 Other Goods 2,628 2,628 1 _________________________________________________________________________ Year to Year to Year to Date Date Date Item(1) 1998 1997 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 226,821 212,185 14,636 Net Adjustments 1,288 2,132 -844 Total, Census Basis 225,533 210,053 15,480 Foods, feeds, and beverages 10,419 9,516 903 Vegetables 834 706 129 Meat products 1,081 980 101 Fruits, frozen juices 966 1,011 -45 Food oils, oilseeds 376 415 -40 Tea, spices, etc. 165 141 24 Other foods 602 536 66 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 539 544 -4 Wine and related products 897 767 131 Feedstuff and foodgrains 410 434 -24 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 124 122 2 Dairy products and eggs 188 183 5 Bakery products 599 503 96 Nuts 175 179 -4 Cocoa beans 277 145 132 Cane and beet sugar 129 285 -156 Green coffee 1,044 815 230 Fish and shellfish 2,012 1,751 261 Industrial supplies and materials 50,902 53,533 -2,630 Chemicals-organic 2,795 2,795 (-) Iron and steel mill products 2,750 2,717 33 Nuclear fuel materials 273 310 -37 Tobacco, waxes, etc 968 964 4 Industrial supplies, other 2,777 2,551 226 Nonmonetary gold 1,002 818 184 Nickel 280 315 -35 Nonferrous metals, other 472 448 25 Natural rubber 260 357 -96 Chemicals-inorganic 1,083 974 109 Copper 552 567 -15 Pulpwood and woodpulp 656 673 -16 Bauxite and aluminum 1,664 1,333 332 Synthetic cloth 1,100 1,035 65 Fuel oil 1,153 1,686 -532 Electric energy 201 202 -1 Coal and related fuels 177 151 27 Finished metal shapes 1,319 1,189 130 Synthetic rubber--primary 330 294 36 Iron and steel, advanced 977 915 61 Steelmaking materials 936 692 245 Tin 53 67 -14 Hair, waste materials 81 85 -4 Cotton cloth, fabrics 547 495 52 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 131 107 24 Plywood and veneers 289 268 21 Leather and furs 281 255 26 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 611 481 130 Farming materials, livestock 183 147 36 Blank tapes, audio & visual 477 523 -46 Cotton, natural fibers 56 62 -6 Hides and skins 49 56 -7 Wool, silk, etc. 219 211 8 Chemicals-fertilizers 817 819 -2 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 147 166 -19 Shingles, wallboard 1,189 967 222 Zinc 232 269 -37 Nontextile floor tiles 386 332 53 Finished textile supplies 420 384 36 Paper and paper products 1,281 1,036 244 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 989 813 175 Other precious metals 789 492 297 Plastic materials 1,529 1,361 169 Materials, exc. chemicals 390 382 8 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 1,311 1,211 100 Newsprint 943 884 59 Lumber 1,769 1,830 -61 Liquified petroleum gases 800 1,433 -633 Petroleum products, other 1,534 2,273 -739 Gas-natural 1,415 1,377 38 Crude oil 10,256 13,759 -3,503 Capital goods, except automotive 66,664 59,345 7,320 Engines-civilian aircraft 2,044 1,674 370 Civilian aircraft 1,252 745 507 Telecommunications equipment 4,428 3,722 706 Computers 1,830 1,975 -145 Excavating machinery 1,311 944 367 Measuring, testing, control instru 1,907 1,566 342 Wood, glass, plastic 1,168 1,152 16 Metalworking machine tools 2,082 2,093 -11 Pulp and paper machinery 1,015 964 51 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,195 991 204 Railway transpor. equipment 484 283 201 Textile, sewing machines 652 500 152 Computer accessories 15,906 14,411 1,495 Drilling & oilfield equipment 404 220 184 Materials handling equipment 1,295 975 319 Laboratory testing instruments 373 256 118 Marine engines, parts 179 154 25 Photo, service industry 1,768 1,558 210 Generators, accessories 2,080 1,954 126 Agricultural machinery, equipment 1,155 930 225 Medicinal equipment 1,826 1,642 184 Nonfarm tractors and parts 202 163 39 Business machines and equipment 1,928 1,744 184 Industrial engines 1,843 1,593 250 Spacecraft, exc. military 2 2 (-) Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Semiconductors 8,982 8,670 312 Commercial vessels, other 8 6 2 Specialized mining 92 202 -110 Food, tobacco machinery 329 316 13 Industrial machines, other 3,620 3,246 374 Electric apparatus 5,306 4,696 610 Automotive vehicles, parts & engine 37,356 35,406 1,950 Consumer goods 52,124 45,321 6,802 Pharmaceutical prep 3,886 2,801 1,085 Toys/games/sporting goods 4,764 4,079 685 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,223 1,114 108 Other household goods 3,826 3,488 338 Footwear 2,798 2,707 91 Stereo equipment, etc 2,125 1,795 330 Jewelry 1,908 1,684 224 Writing and art supplies 1,925 1,681 244 TV's, VCR's, etc 2,935 2,533 401 Gem diamonds 2,097 1,733 364 Pleasure boats and motors 346 385 -39 Household appliances 1,602 1,377 226 Photo equipment 510 538 -29 Gem stones, other 327 310 17 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 1,412 1,318 95 Apparel, household goods - wool 818 696 122 Toiletries and cosmetics 628 563 65 Glassware, chinaware 510 483 26 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,347 1,914 433 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 5,134 4,479 655 Musical instruments 300 279 20 Books, printed matter 688 623 65 Numismatic coins 62 86 -24 Cookware, cutlery, tools 862 766 95 Records, tapes, and disks 286 232 55 Nursery stock, etc. 281 247 34 Rugs 251 226 25 Motorcycles and parts 358 296 63 Camping apparel and gear 1,330 1,340 -10 Apparel, household goods - cotton 6,584 5,545 1,038 Other Goods 8,067 6,932 1,135 (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-98-85), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, MARCH 1998. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.