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) November October (R) Monthly 1998 1998 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 78,718 78,506 212 Net Adjustments 508 556 -47 Total, Census Basis 78,210 77,950 260 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,348 3,342 6 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 238 185 52 Fruits, frozen juices 351 331 20 Fish and shellfish 626 617 9 Meat products 388 382 6 Nuts 51 48 3 Other foods 211 211 (-) Nonagricultural foods, etc. 40 43 -2 Tea, spices, etc. 72 75 -3 Vegetables 304 307 -3 Wine and related products 307 310 -3 Green coffee 185 190 -5 Cocoa beans 23 29 -6 Food oils, oilseeds 121 129 -8 Cane and beet sugar 38 47 -9 Bakery products 204 214 -11 Feedstuff and foodgrains 118 133 -15 Dairy products and eggs 72 91 -19 Industrial supplies and materials 16,335 16,853 -519 Crude oil 2,971 3,135 -164 Petroleum products, other 433 512 -79 Fuel oil 437 510 -73 Nuclear fuel materials 87 147 -60 Chemicals-organic 888 934 -47 Steelmaking materials 189 233 -45 Electric energy 58 101 -44 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 323 366 -42 Chemicals-inorganic 321 362 -40 Tobacco, waxes, etc 258 293 -35 Liquified petroleum gases 183 215 -31 Nonmonetary gold 273 296 -23 Coal and related fuels 53 71 -18 Iron and steel mill products 1,161 1,177 -16 Natural rubber 62 77 -15 Pulpwood and woodpulp 180 195 -15 Plywood and veneers 87 95 -8 Gas-natural 476 483 -7 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 48 53 -5 Synthetic rubber--primary 101 107 -5 Finished textile supplies 140 145 -5 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 217 221 -5 Nontextile floor tiles 130 133 -4 Plastic materials 477 480 -3 Cotton, natural fibers 14 17 -3 Blank tapes, audio & visual 176 179 -3 Nickel 63 65 -2 Nonferrous metals, other 142 144 -1 Leather and furs 79 79 (-) Hides and skins 12 11 1 Iron and steel, advanced 324 323 1 Finished metal shapes 462 460 1 Hair, waste materials 33 31 2 Newsprint 310 307 2 Farming materials, livestock 69 64 5 Synthetic cloth 338 333 5 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 37 32 5 Tin 22 16 7 Wool, silk, etc. 72 65 7 Industrial supplies, other 928 920 7 Materials, exc. chemicals 132 124 8 Cotton cloth, fabrics 187 179 8 Other precious metals 331 320 12 Shingles, wallboard 460 444 16 Paper and paper products 412 397 16 Chemicals-fertilizers 266 250 16 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 429 413 17 Zinc 112 94 18 Bauxite and aluminum 529 501 28 Lumber 600 567 34 Copper 244 179 65 Capital goods, except automotive 23,394 22,952 442 Semiconductors 2,778 2,545 233 Computer accessories 5,713 5,514 200 Telecommunications equipment 1,565 1,376 190 Materials handling equipment 506 450 56 Business machines and equipment 614 559 56 Wood, glass, plastic 460 409 51 Computers 743 694 49 Medicinal equipment 743 716 28 Industrial machines, other 1,207 1,181 26 Parts-civilian aircraft 499 476 24 Laboratory testing instruments 165 150 16 Photo, service industry 628 617 11 Food, tobacco machinery 131 120 11 Specialized mining 33 25 8 Measuring, testing, control instru 616 610 6 Electric apparatus 1,719 1,716 3 Industrial engines 639 638 1 Nonfarm tractors and parts 74 73 (-) Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Spacecraft, exc. military (-) 1 -1 Commercial vessels, other 2 3 -1 Railway transpor. equipment 183 188 -5 Textile, sewing machines 181 191 -10 Marine engines, parts 52 67 -15 Pulp and paper machinery 380 401 -21 Agricultural machinery, equipment 324 345 -21 Excavating machinery 429 467 -38 Drilling & oilfield equipment 79 117 -38 Generators, accessories 703 764 -61 Metalworking machine tools 745 824 -79 Engines-civilian aircraft 853 948 -94 Civilian aircraft 627 769 -142 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 13,640 13,365 275 Consumer goods 18,275 18,190 85 Gem diamonds 711 612 99 Writing and art supplies 660 608 52 Furniture, household goods, etc. 870 819 51 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,742 1,706 35 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,397 2,377 20 Motorcycles and parts 117 101 17 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 465 449 16 Musical instruments 112 97 15 Camping apparel and gear 405 393 12 Cookware, cutlery, tools 316 304 12 Books, printed matter 235 225 10 Pharmaceutical prep 1,534 1,524 10 Toiletries and cosmetics 222 213 9 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,133 1,129 4 Records, tapes, and disks 102 98 4 Footwear 897 894 3 Rugs 99 97 1 Nursery stock, etc. 88 88 (-) Household appliances 546 547 -1 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 439 444 -5 Gem stones, other 104 112 -7 Photo equipment 164 172 -8 Glassware, chinaware 171 182 -11 Numismatic coins 24 38 -14 Jewelry 621 648 -28 Other household goods 1,423 1,452 -28 Apparel, household goods - wool 240 272 -32 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,685 1,718 -33 Stereo equipment, etc 637 680 -43 Pleasure boats and motors 114 190 -75 Other Goods 3,219 3,248 -29 __________________________________________________________________________ Item(1) Year To Year To Year To Date Date Date 1998 1997 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 841,912 801,981 39,931 Net Adjustments 4,939 6,186 -1,247 Total, Census Basis 836,973 795,795 41,178 Foods, feeds, and beverages 37,684 36,201 1,484 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 2,095 2,002 93 Fruits, frozen juices 3,697 3,702 -6 Fish and shellfish 7,431 7,018 414 Meat products 3,967 3,817 150 Nuts 601 583 18 Other foods 2,248 2,040 208 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 467 478 -11 Tea, spices, etc. 688 601 87 Vegetables 3,214 2,669 545 Wine and related products 3,315 2,968 347 Green coffee 2,820 3,260 -440 Cocoa beans 591 393 197 Food oils, oilseeds 1,393 1,497 -104 Cane and beet sugar 707 928 -221 Bakery products 2,214 1,942 272 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,437 1,651 -215 Dairy products and eggs 800 652 147 Industrial supplies and materials 185,309 196,569 -11,260 Crude oil 35,192 50,395 -15,203 Petroleum products, other 5,657 7,244 -1,587 Fuel oil 4,484 5,299 -815 Nuclear fuel materials 1,239 1,129 110 Chemicals-organic 9,911 10,214 -303 Steelmaking materials 3,106 2,727 379 Electric energy 956 907 49 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 3,777 3,244 533 Chemicals-inorganic 3,815 3,804 11 Tobacco, waxes, etc 3,504 3,672 -168 Liquified petroleum gases 2,579 3,766 -1,187 Nonmonetary gold 3,325 2,825 499 Coal and related fuels 705 626 79 Iron and steel mill products 12,212 10,047 2,164 Natural rubber 899 1,148 -249 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,269 2,425 -156 Plywood and veneers 1,047 1,042 5 Gas-natural 5,067 5,115 -48 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 506 464 41 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,169 1,095 74 Finished textile supplies 1,556 1,482 74 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 2,305 1,904 402 Nontextile floor tiles 1,455 1,275 180 Plastic materials 5,382 5,169 212 Cotton, natural fibers 166 198 -31 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,874 1,893 -19 Nickel 810 1,060 -250 Nonferrous metals, other 1,604 1,704 -99 Leather and furs 956 937 19 Hides and skins 157 189 -32 Iron and steel, advanced 3,601 3,395 206 Finished metal shapes 4,956 4,588 368 Hair, waste materials 316 298 17 Newsprint 3,413 3,262 151 Farming materials, livestock 697 545 152 Synthetic cloth 3,887 3,821 66 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 441 496 -55 Tin 236 239 -3 Wool, silk, etc. 784 808 -23 Industrial supplies, other 10,091 9,624 467 Materials, exc. chemicals 1,421 1,399 22 Cotton cloth, fabrics 2,020 1,892 128 Other precious metals 3,557 2,287 1,270 Shingles, wallboard 4,734 3,815 919 Paper and paper products 4,599 4,040 558 Chemicals-fertilizers 3,105 2,885 220 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 4,626 4,636 -10 Zinc 985 1,200 -215 Bauxite and aluminum 5,759 5,227 532 Lumber 6,304 6,872 -569 Copper 2,094 2,243 -149 Capital goods, except automotive 247,930 231,737 16,193 Semiconductors 30,818 33,734 -2,915 Computer accessories 59,182 57,083 2,099 Telecommunications equipment 16,565 14,257 2,309 Materials handling equipment 4,930 3,902 1,029 Business machines and equipment 6,856 6,705 151 Wood, glass, plastic 4,449 4,252 198 Computers 7,269 7,198 71 Medicinal equipment 7,231 6,247 983 Industrial machines, other 13,185 12,683 501 Parts-civilian aircraft 4,884 4,076 809 Laboratory testing instruments 1,500 1,156 344 Photo, service industry 6,625 6,116 510 Food, tobacco machinery 1,213 1,197 16 Specialized mining 317 588 -271 Measuring, testing, control instru 6,778 6,106 672 Electric apparatus 18,960 18,068 891 Industrial engines 6,672 5,956 716 Nonfarm tractors and parts 732 643 89 Vessels, except scrap 3 2 1 Spacecraft, exc. military 11 49 -38 Commercial vessels, other 52 22 30 Railway transpor. equipment 1,859 1,121 738 Textile, sewing machines 2,188 1,930 259 Marine engines, parts 653 595 58 Pulp and paper machinery 3,818 3,721 97 Agricultural machinery, equipment 4,183 3,706 477 Excavating machinery 4,987 3,970 1,017 Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,295 865 430 Generators, accessories 7,725 7,376 349 Metalworking machine tools 8,148 7,529 619 Engines-civilian aircraft 8,553 6,892 1,661 Civilian aircraft 6,287 3,992 2,295 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 136,373 128,850 7,523 Consumer goods 197,351 175,649 21,702 Gem diamonds 7,838 6,832 1,006 Writing and art supplies 7,108 6,571 537 Furniture, household goods, etc. 8,852 7,490 1,362 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 19,819 18,089 1,730 Apparel, household goods - cotton 25,321 21,775 3,546 Motorcycles and parts 1,229 1,078 151 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 4,840 4,513 327 Musical instruments 1,135 998 137 Camping apparel and gear 4,660 5,077 -417 Cookware, cutlery, tools 3,223 2,886 338 Books, printed matter 2,511 2,318 193 Pharmaceutical prep 15,565 11,956 3,609 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,304 2,132 171 TV's, VCR's, etc 12,044 9,670 2,375 Records, tapes, and disks 1,046 891 155 Footwear 10,007 9,740 267 Rugs 1,008 881 127 Nursery stock, etc. 989 914 75 Household appliances 5,951 5,393 559 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 5,017 4,735 282 Gem stones, other 1,189 1,165 24 Photo equipment 1,946 1,906 40 Glassware, chinaware 1,952 1,847 106 Numismatic coins 310 266 45 Jewelry 6,844 6,047 797 Other household goods 14,783 13,037 1,746 Apparel, household goods - wool 3,011 2,736 275 Toys/games/sporting goods 17,696 16,488 1,208 Stereo equipment, etc 7,744 6,917 827 Pleasure boats and motors 1,407 1,303 104 Other Goods 32,326 26,789 5,537 (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-99-14), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, November 1998. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.