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) October September (R) Monthly 1998 1998 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 78,550 76,806 1,744 Net Adjustments 563 546 17 Total, Census Basis 77,987 76,261 1,727 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,343 3,330 13 Meat products 383 357 25 Tea, spices, etc. 75 54 21 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 185 166 19 Dairy products and eggs 90 75 15 Wine and related products 309 298 11 Fish and shellfish 617 608 9 Bakery products 215 207 8 Vegetables 308 300 7 Green coffee 190 185 5 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 43 39 4 Feedstuff and foodgrains 133 135 -2 Food oils, oilseeds 129 132 -4 Other foods 211 216 -5 Fruits, frozen juices 330 337 -6 Nuts 48 56 -8 Cocoa beans 29 44 -14 Cane and beet sugar 47 120 -73 Industrial supplies and materials 16,944 16,495 449 Crude oil 3,195 2,914 281 Chemicals-organic 936 762 174 Fuel oil 525 412 113 Chemicals-inorganic 362 319 43 Industrial supplies, other 921 889 31 Petroleum products, other 504 473 31 Nonmonetary gold 295 274 21 Lumber 567 551 16 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 362 347 15 Coal and related fuels 71 58 13 Nonferrous metals, other 145 132 12 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 220 209 12 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 413 402 11 Cotton, natural fibers 17 7 10 Nickel 65 57 8 Synthetic rubber--primary 107 100 7 Electric energy 101 95 7 Paper and paper products 397 391 6 Newsprint 307 301 6 Tobacco, waxes, etc 293 288 6 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 53 48 6 Plastic materials 483 477 5 Iron and steel mill products 1,203 1,198 5 Finished textile supplies 146 143 3 Zinc 95 92 3 Cotton cloth, fabrics 179 177 2 Hair, waste materials 31 29 2 Leather and furs 79 77 2 Iron and steel, advanced 323 321 2 Plywood and veneers 96 94 1 Liquified petroleum gases 212 211 1 Pulpwood and woodpulp 195 196 (-) Hides and skins 11 14 -3 Synthetic cloth 333 336 -3 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 32 37 -5 Finished metal shapes 461 467 -6 Nontextile floor tiles 133 140 -6 Farming materials, livestock 64 71 -7 Tin 16 23 -7 Wool, silk, etc. 66 76 -11 Natural rubber 78 90 -13 Shingles, wallboard 443 458 -15 Blank tapes, audio & visual 179 194 -15 Materials, exc. chemicals 123 141 -18 Bauxite and aluminum 493 514 -21 Copper 171 204 -32 Steelmaking materials 233 271 -38 Other precious metals 322 362 -40 Nuclear fuel materials 147 201 -54 Gas-natural 487 541 -54 Chemicals-fertilizers 257 315 -58 Capital goods, except automotive 22,984 22,236 748 Engines-civilian aircraft 947 764 183 Civilian aircraft 782 603 179 Computer accessories 5,518 5,345 173 Pulp and paper machinery 401 294 107 Metalworking machine tools 832 753 79 Medicinal equipment 713 665 48 Railway transpor. equipment 186 153 33 Generators, accessories 754 722 32 Measuring, testing, control instru 609 578 31 Computers 694 665 29 Photo, service industry 611 582 29 Food, tobacco machinery 120 99 21 Wood, glass, plastic 409 388 21 Parts-civilian aircraft 475 455 20 Industrial machines, other 1,187 1,168 19 Textile, sewing machines 190 175 16 Excavating machinery 472 462 10 Marine engines, parts 67 59 8 Materials handling equipment 449 441 8 Specialized mining 25 18 7 Nonfarm tractors and parts 73 67 6 Laboratory testing instruments 152 149 3 Electric apparatus 1,727 1,726 1 Commercial vessels, other 3 2 1 Spacecraft, exc. military 1 (-) 1 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Industrial engines 638 640 -2 Drilling & oilfield equipment 119 141 -22 Business machines and equipment 559 599 -40 Agricultural machinery, equipment 347 401 -54 Semiconductors 2,548 2,604 -55 Telecommunications equipment 1,376 1,518 -142 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 13,309 12,960 349 Consumer goods 18,162 18,014 148 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,727 1,534 193 Other household goods 1,452 1,369 84 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,377 2,311 67 Jewelry 641 589 52 Pleasure boats and motors 187 151 35 Writing and art supplies 606 591 15 Stereo equipment, etc 675 661 14 Furniture, household goods, etc. 818 808 10 Gem stones, other 113 104 9 Household appliances 544 539 6 Cookware, cutlery, tools 287 281 6 Apparel, household goods - wool 274 269 5 Camping apparel and gear 393 389 4 Toiletries and cosmetics 212 208 4 Nursery stock, etc. 88 84 4 Books, printed matter 224 221 3 Rugs 97 96 1 Musical instruments 97 98 -1 Photo equipment 172 174 -2 Records, tapes, and disks 98 100 -2 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 435 439 -4 Glassware, chinaware 182 188 -6 Numismatic coins 38 45 -6 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 445 453 -8 Motorcycles and parts 100 109 -9 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,130 1,154 -24 Footwear 895 923 -28 Gem diamonds 618 681 -63 Pharmaceutical prep 1,526 1,612 -86 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,709 1,834 -126 Other Goods 3,246 3,226 20 _________________________________________________________________________ Item(1) Year to Year to Year to Date Date Date 1998 1997 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 763,238 727,894 35,344 Net Adjustments 4,438 5,945 -1,507 Total, Census Basis 758,800 721,950 36,851 Foods, feeds, and beverages 34,337 32,937 1,399 Meat products 3,580 3,452 128 Tea, spices, etc. 616 547 69 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 1,857 1,821 37 Dairy products and eggs 727 594 133 Wine and related products 3,007 2,691 317 Fish and shellfish 6,805 6,350 455 Bakery products 2,010 1,750 261 Vegetables 2,910 2,390 520 Green coffee 2,636 3,027 -392 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 427 435 -8 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,319 1,499 -180 Food oils, oilseeds 1,272 1,354 -82 Other foods 2,037 1,854 183 Fruits, frozen juices 3,345 3,379 -34 Nuts 550 530 20 Cocoa beans 568 369 198 Cane and beet sugar 669 895 -226 Industrial supplies and materials 169,065 178,481 -9,416 Crude oil 32,281 45,733 -13,451 Chemicals-organic 9,024 9,305 -281 Fuel oil 4,063 4,730 -667 Chemicals-inorganic 3,493 3,452 41 Industrial supplies, other 9,164 8,725 439 Petroleum products, other 5,217 6,792 -1,575 Nonmonetary gold 3,050 2,544 507 Lumber 5,704 6,257 -553 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 3,450 2,919 531 Coal and related fuels 652 575 77 Nonferrous metals, other 1,463 1,545 -83 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 2,088 1,716 372 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 4,197 4,192 5 Cotton, natural fibers 153 176 -24 Nickel 747 968 -221 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,068 1,000 68 Electric energy 898 813 84 Paper and paper products 4,187 3,640 547 Newsprint 3,104 2,961 142 Tobacco, waxes, etc 3,246 3,386 -140 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 458 417 41 Plastic materials 4,908 4,671 237 Iron and steel mill products 11,076 9,186 1,891 Finished textile supplies 1,417 1,345 72 Zinc 874 1,093 -220 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,833 1,713 120 Hair, waste materials 283 271 12 Leather and furs 878 851 27 Iron and steel, advanced 3,278 3,082 195 Plywood and veneers 960 949 10 Liquified petroleum gases 2,393 3,459 -1,066 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,089 2,205 -116 Hides and skins 144 173 -28 Synthetic cloth 3,549 3,467 82 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 404 448 -44 Finished metal shapes 4,495 4,151 344 Nontextile floor tiles 1,325 1,160 166 Farming materials, livestock 628 501 127 Tin 214 214 1 Wool, silk, etc. 713 735 -22 Natural rubber 837 1,054 -217 Shingles, wallboard 4,273 3,436 837 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,698 1,734 -36 Materials, exc. chemicals 1,288 1,277 11 Bauxite and aluminum 5,221 4,745 476 Copper 1,842 2,062 -219 Steelmaking materials 2,918 2,449 469 Other precious metals 3,228 2,002 1,226 Nuclear fuel materials 1,152 1,060 93 Gas-natural 4,595 4,515 80 Chemicals-fertilizers 2,846 2,628 218 Capital goods, except automotive 224,568 210,194 14,374 Engines-civilian aircraft 7,699 6,219 1,480 Civilian aircraft 5,673 3,745 1,928 Computer accessories 53,473 51,899 1,574 Pulp and paper machinery 3,438 3,381 57 Metalworking machine tools 7,411 6,815 596 Medicinal equipment 6,485 5,657 828 Railway transpor. equipment 1,674 1,000 674 Generators, accessories 7,012 6,696 316 Measuring, testing, control instru 6,161 5,505 656 Computers 6,527 6,621 -94 Photo, service industry 5,992 5,537 455 Food, tobacco machinery 1,082 1,086 -3 Wood, glass, plastic 3,990 3,861 129 Parts-civilian aircraft 4,385 3,686 699 Industrial machines, other 11,983 11,491 492 Textile, sewing machines 2,007 1,756 250 Excavating machinery 4,563 3,570 993 Marine engines, parts 602 547 55 Materials handling equipment 4,424 3,491 932 Specialized mining 284 571 -288 Nonfarm tractors and parts 659 578 80 Laboratory testing instruments 1,337 1,029 307 Electric apparatus 17,252 16,295 957 Commercial vessels, other 49 21 29 Spacecraft, exc. military 10 49 -38 Vessels, except scrap 3 1 1 Industrial engines 6,032 5,359 672 Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,218 773 446 Business machines and equipment 6,241 6,078 163 Agricultural machinery, equipment 3,860 3,353 507 Semiconductors 28,044 30,618 -2,574 Telecommunications equipment 15,000 12,906 2,094 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 122,677 117,112 5,565 Consumer goods 179,048 158,870 20,178 Toys/games/sporting goods 16,021 14,851 1,170 Other household goods 13,360 11,789 1,572 Apparel, household goods - cotton 22,924 19,696 3,228 Jewelry 6,215 5,484 731 Pleasure boats and motors 1,290 1,209 81 Writing and art supplies 6,446 5,929 517 Stereo equipment, etc 7,102 6,240 863 Furniture, household goods, etc. 7,980 6,752 1,229 Gem stones, other 1,086 1,053 33 Household appliances 5,403 4,884 519 Cookware, cutlery, tools 2,890 2,616 274 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,773 2,474 299 Camping apparel and gear 4,255 4,606 -351 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,080 1,931 149 Nursery stock, etc. 902 824 77 Books, printed matter 2,275 2,101 174 Rugs 909 797 112 Musical instruments 1,022 902 120 Photo equipment 1,782 1,733 49 Records, tapes, and disks 945 807 138 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 4,361 4,175 185 Glassware, chinaware 1,781 1,684 97 Numismatic coins 287 231 56 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 4,579 4,301 277 Motorcycles and parts 1,111 964 146 TV's, VCR's, etc 10,912 8,789 2,123 Footwear 9,111 8,883 228 Gem diamonds 7,133 6,160 972 Pharmaceutical prep 14,034 10,641 3,392 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 18,079 16,361 1,718 Other Goods 29,105 24,354 4,751 (1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed to convert to a BOP basis is not available. (2) Refer to footnote(3) on exhibit 6 or page 9. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-98-235), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, October 1998. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.