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.) May April (R) Monthly Item(1) 1998 1998 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 77,160 76,670 490 Net Adjustments 286 322 -36 Total, Census Basis 76,874 76,348 527 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,445 3,398 48 Fish and shellfish 746 705 41 Bakery products 208 189 19 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 200 184 16 Fruits, frozen juices 319 305 14 Meat products 342 330 12 Food oils, oilseeds 127 118 9 Tea, spices, etc. 72 62 9 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 45 39 6 Cane and beet sugar 70 65 5 Dairy products and eggs 67 65 2 Feedstuff and foodgrains 127 129 -2 Nuts 53 57 -4 Other foods 203 209 -6 Vegetables 284 294 -10 Green coffee 268 289 -21 Cocoa beans 35 57 -22 Wine and related products 279 301 -22 Industrial supplies and materials 17,386 17,294 92 Iron and steel mill products 1,184 1,033 150 Petroleum products, other 607 519 88 Nonmonetary gold 409 333 76 Gas-natural 415 350 65 Nuclear fuel materials 138 77 61 Chemicals-inorganic 368 319 49 Copper 221 194 28 Industrial supplies, other 935 909 25 Plastic materials 495 474 21 Liquified petroleum gases 265 245 20 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 50 33 18 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 212 197 15 Nonferrous metals, other 163 148 15 Steelmaking materials 327 314 13 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 356 343 12 Zinc 89 77 12 Iron and steel, advanced 350 340 10 Tin 26 16 9 Paper and paper products 432 422 9 Natural rubber 89 81 8 Blank tapes, audio & visual 167 160 7 Materials, exc. chemicals 121 116 6 Synthetic rubber--primary 111 105 6 Chemicals-organic 982 976 5 Nontextile floor tiles 138 133 5 Leather and furs 96 92 4 Newsprint 316 313 4 Finished textile supplies 143 140 3 Nickel 82 80 2 Cotton cloth, fabrics 186 185 2 Shingles, wallboard 411 410 1 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 419 418 1 Synthetic cloth 372 371 1 Hair, waste materials 29 28 (-) Hides and skins 13 14 (-) Electric energy 96 97 -1 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 44 45 -1 Chemicals-fertilizers 264 266 -2 Cotton, natural fibers 17 20 -3 Fuel oil 379 384 -5 Plywood and veneers 100 107 -7 Coal and related fuels 57 65 -8 Bauxite and aluminum 489 498 -9 Wool, silk, etc. 66 77 -10 Finished metal shapes 445 466 -21 Pulpwood and woodpulp 179 209 -30 Farming materials, livestock 57 90 -34 Lumber 534 585 -51 Tobacco, waxes, etc 329 384 -55 Other precious metals 294 462 -168 Crude oil 3,321 3,573 -252 Capital goods, except automotive 23,071 22,307 765 Computer accessories 5,597 5,308 289 Civilian aircraft 641 497 143 Parts-civilian aircraft 502 407 96 Telecommunications equipment 1,579 1,500 79 Metalworking machine tools 719 655 64 Engines-civilian aircraft 795 738 57 Measuring, testing, control instru 653 608 45 Pulp and paper machinery 368 324 44 Electric apparatus 1,732 1,690 42 Business machines and equipment 674 638 36 Medicinal equipment 675 644 31 Computers 625 594 31 Generators, accessories 703 684 20 Specialized mining 37 22 15 Materials handling equipment 455 440 14 Industrial engines 579 569 10 Drilling & oilfield equipment 110 106 5 Railway transpor. equipment 174 170 4 Nonfarm tractors and parts 66 63 2 Commercial vessels, other 4 3 (-) Vessels, except scrap 1 1 (-) Spacecraft, exc. military 1 1 (-) Food, tobacco machinery 104 106 -2 Laboratory testing instruments 131 140 -9 Excavating machinery 462 473 -11 Agricultural machinery, equipment 394 407 -14 Marine engines, parts 54 70 -16 Industrial machines, other 1,241 1,257 -16 Textile, sewing machines 197 217 -19 Photo, service industry 608 651 -43 Wood, glass, plastic 389 433 -43 Semiconductors 2,801 2,891 -89 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engin 12,536 12,183 353 Consumer goods 17,892 18,274 -382 Pharmaceutical prep 1,226 1,421 -195 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 335 486 -151 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,555 1,679 -124 Gem diamonds 695 803 -108 Jewelry 647 677 -30 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 1,812 1,834 -21 Nursery stock, etc. 91 112 -21 Motorcycles and parts 96 111 -15 Pleasure boats and motors 95 109 -14 Cookware, cutlery, tools 292 305 -13 Household appliances 540 553 -13 Books, printed matter 224 233 -9 Toiletries and cosmetics 205 209 -5 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,245 2,249 -3 Apparel, household goods - wool 289 291 -2 Writing and art supplies 687 689 -2 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 465 466 -1 Footwear 925 926 -1 Records, tapes, and disks 97 98 (-) Glassware, chinaware 172 170 2 Musical instruments 107 105 2 Furniture, household goods, etc. 830 826 4 Rugs 98 91 8 Numismatic coins 38 26 12 Camping apparel and gear 456 444 12 Photo equipment 185 168 16 Gem stones, other 121 102 19 Other household goods 1,352 1,333 19 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,166 1,060 106 Stereo equipment, etc 844 699 145 Other Goods 2,544 2,892 -349 _______________________________________________________________________ Year to Year to Year to Date Date Date Item(1) 1998 1997 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 380,997 359,138 21,859 Net Adjustments 1,919 4,059 -2,139 Total, Census Basis 379,078 355,080 23,998 Foods, feeds, and beverages 17,275 16,220 1,055 Fish and shellfish 3,481 3,022 459 Bakery products 993 841 152 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 918 928 -9 Fruits, frozen juices 1,612 1,710 -98 Meat products 1,743 1,696 47 Food oils, oilseeds 623 671 -48 Tea, spices, etc. 297 255 42 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 208 210 -2 Cane and beet sugar 263 446 -182 Dairy products and eggs 323 305 17 Feedstuff and foodgrains 665 739 -74 Nuts 277 284 -7 Other foods 1,001 904 97 Vegetables 1,412 1,152 261 Green coffee 1,601 1,504 96 Cocoa beans 369 238 131 Wine and related products 1,488 1,315 173 Industrial supplies and materials 85,518 89,347 -3,829 Iron and steel mill products 4,967 4,611 355 Petroleum products, other 2,642 3,697 -1,055 Nonmonetary gold 1,730 1,367 363 Gas-natural 2,133 2,168 -35 Nuclear fuel materials 489 485 4 Chemicals-inorganic 1,774 1,656 118 Copper 966 1,001 -34 Industrial supplies, other 4,621 4,307 313 Plastic materials 2,508 2,305 203 Liquified petroleum gases 1,307 2,070 -763 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 228 252 -23 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 1,026 822 204 Nonferrous metals, other 784 767 17 Steelmaking materials 1,569 1,174 395 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 1,691 1,389 302 Zinc 398 485 -87 Iron and steel, advanced 1,668 1,539 129 Tin 95 107 -12 Paper and paper products 2,126 1,738 388 Natural rubber 429 588 -158 Blank tapes, audio & visual 814 891 -77 Materials, exc. chemicals 628 639 -11 Synthetic rubber--primary 547 497 50 Chemicals-organic 4,739 4,593 145 Nontextile floor tiles 658 572 86 Leather and furs 466 427 39 Newsprint 1,564 1,466 98 Finished textile supplies 705 653 52 Nickel 441 538 -97 Cotton cloth, fabrics 925 842 83 Shingles, wallboard 2,027 1,663 364 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 2,150 2,039 111 Synthetic cloth 1,839 1,719 120 Hair, waste materials 137 139 -2 Hides and skins 76 91 -14 Electric energy 420 395 25 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 220 196 23 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,330 1,324 6 Cotton, natural fibers 93 99 -6 Fuel oil 1,918 2,600 -682 Plywood and veneers 495 454 40 Coal and related fuels 300 267 33 Bauxite and aluminum 2,633 2,296 337 Wool, silk, etc. 363 361 2 Finished metal shapes 2,228 2,002 226 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,045 1,079 -34 Farming materials, livestock 328 255 73 Lumber 2,901 3,140 -239 Tobacco, waxes, etc 1,679 1,699 -20 Other precious metals 1,545 860 685 Crude oil 17,152 23,019 -5,867 Capital goods, except automotive 112,602 101,742 10,860 Computer accessories 27,076 25,098 1,978 Civilian aircraft 2,349 1,409 940 Parts-civilian aircraft 2,108 1,758 351 Telecommunications equipment 7,492 6,278 1,214 Metalworking machine tools 3,453 3,450 2 Engines-civilian aircraft 3,591 2,817 774 Measuring, testing, control instru 3,159 2,646 513 Pulp and paper machinery 1,711 1,611 101 Electric apparatus 8,728 7,909 820 Business machines and equipment 3,245 2,999 246 Medicinal equipment 3,148 2,761 387 Computers 3,136 3,368 -232 Generators, accessories 3,474 3,313 161 Specialized mining 151 377 -226 Materials handling equipment 2,168 1,658 510 Industrial engines 2,965 2,668 296 Drilling & oilfield equipment 621 379 242 Railway transpor. equipment 828 494 333 Nonfarm tractors and parts 330 278 52 Commercial vessels, other 15 13 3 Vessels, except scrap 2 2 Spacecraft, exc. military 5 3 2 Food, tobacco machinery 536 529 7 Laboratory testing instruments 645 427 218 Excavating machinery 2,247 1,644 603 Agricultural machinery, equipment 1,967 1,596 371 Marine engines, parts 302 268 34 Industrial machines, other 6,139 5,606 533 Textile, sewing machines 1,060 848 213 Photo, service industry 3,043 2,657 386 Wood, glass, plastic 1,994 1,983 11 Semiconductors 14,910 14,896 14 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engin 61,716 58,457 3,259 Consumer goods 88,449 77,562 10,888 Pharmaceutical prep 6,503 4,927 1,576 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 2,090 1,937 153 Toys/games/sporting goods 8,118 7,252 866 Gem diamonds 3,581 2,971 610 Jewelry 3,162 2,764 398 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 8,930 7,856 1,074 Nursery stock, etc. 476 403 73 Motorcycles and parts 573 497 76 Pleasure boats and motors 544 623 -80 Cookware, cutlery, tools 1,449 1,288 161 Household appliances 2,701 2,380 321 Books, printed matter 1,145 1,045 101 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,045 944 101 Apparel, household goods - cotton 11,129 9,571 1,558 Apparel, household goods - wool 1,393 1,205 189 Writing and art supplies 3,318 2,889 429 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 2,313 2,149 164 Footwear 4,587 4,517 70 Records, tapes, and disks 477 385 93 Glassware, chinaware 858 814 44 Musical instruments 511 459 51 Furniture, household goods, etc. 3,989 3,257 732 Rugs 442 385 57 Numismatic coins 126 129 -3 Camping apparel and gear 2,233 2,319 -86 Photo equipment 859 893 -34 Gem stones, other 553 529 25 Other household goods 6,514 5,859 655 TV's, VCR's, etc 5,165 4,299 866 Stereo equipment, etc 3,665 3,015 650 Other Goods 13,517 11,753 1,764 (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-98-120), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, MAY 1998. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.