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) September August (R) Monthly 1998 1998 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 76,469 76,597 -127 Net Adjustments 539 695 -157 Total, Census Basis 75,931 75,901 29 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,357 3,353 4 Cane and beet sugar 122 73 49 Food oils, oilseeds 156 129 27 Other foods 216 199 17 Vegetables 299 285 15 Feedstuff and foodgrains 135 124 11 Bakery products 207 201 6 Wine and related products 299 294 6 Cocoa beans 44 41 3 Nuts 56 54 2 Dairy products and eggs 76 79 -4 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 39 43 -5 Tea, spices, etc. 54 59 -5 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 169 179 -10 Fruits, frozen juices 337 350 -13 Meat products 357 370 -13 Green coffee 185 208 -23 Fish and shellfish 608 665 -56 Industrial supplies and materials 16,323 16,807 -484 Crude oil 2,797 3,025 -228 Iron and steel mill products 1,168 1,315 -147 Paper and paper products 390 439 -49 Chemicals-organic 764 810 -46 Lumber 551 595 -45 Bauxite and aluminum 518 560 -42 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 346 378 -32 Industrial supplies, other 888 919 -31 Tobacco, waxes, etc 288 315 -27 Pulpwood and woodpulp 196 217 -21 Electric energy 95 114 -20 Zinc 91 109 -18 Fuel oil 394 411 -18 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 405 421 -16 Chemicals-inorganic 321 336 -15 Coal and related fuels 58 73 -15 Plastic materials 475 489 -14 Shingles, wallboard 458 471 -13 Cotton cloth, fabrics 177 190 -13 Steelmaking materials 267 279 -12 Leather and furs 77 87 -10 Nonferrous metals, other 129 137 -8 Synthetic rubber--primary 100 107 -7 Liquified petroleum gases 214 220 -6 Cotton, natural fibers 7 11 -3 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 36 39 -3 Synthetic cloth 336 338 -2 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 209 211 -2 Tin 23 24 -1 Hair, waste materials 29 29 (-) Plywood and veneers 94 95 (-) Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 48 47 1 Hides and skins 14 13 1 Chemicals-fertilizers 313 311 2 Nickel 57 54 2 Finished textile supplies 143 140 3 Petroleum products, other 473 468 5 Natural rubber 90 85 6 Iron and steel, advanced 321 315 6 Materials, exc. chemicals 141 135 7 Nontextile floor tiles 140 133 7 Farming materials, livestock 71 62 9 Wool, silk, etc. 75 67 9 Newsprint 301 292 9 Finished metal shapes 468 453 15 Nonmonetary gold 274 251 22 Blank tapes, audio & visual 194 170 23 Nuclear fuel materials 201 158 43 Copper 204 159 45 Gas-natural 537 473 64 Other precious metals 362 258 103 Capital goods, except automotive 22,172 22,223 -51 Metalworking machine tools 746 848 -102 Semiconductors 2,602 2,695 -94 Measuring, testing, control instru 579 621 -42 Photo, service industry 587 628 -40 Textile, sewing machines 175 213 -38 Pulp and paper machinery 297 331 -34 Business machines and equipment 599 630 -31 Wood, glass, plastic 384 412 -28 Commercial vessels, other 2 25 -23 Telecommunications equipment 1,520 1,538 -18 Materials handling equipment 440 455 -15 Engines-civilian aircraft 764 775 -11 Specialized mining 18 24 -6 Medicinal equipment 664 669 -6 Railway transpor. equipment 152 154 -2 Food, tobacco machinery 99 100 -2 Spacecraft, exc. military 1 -1 Electric apparatus 1,725 1,726 -1 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Computers 665 663 2 Agricultural machinery, equipment 400 395 5 Parts-civilian aircraft 456 450 5 Marine engines, parts 58 52 6 Nonfarm tractors and parts 67 59 8 Laboratory testing instruments 147 138 9 Excavating machinery 457 443 14 Industrial engines 636 621 16 Industrial machines, other 1,162 1,145 17 Drilling & oilfield equipment 139 115 24 Generators, accessories 723 691 32 Computer accessories 5,343 5,198 145 Civilian aircraft 569 408 161 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 12,911 12,236 675 Consumer goods 17,941 17,981 -39 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,310 2,428 -117 Gem diamonds 675 752 -77 Writing and art supplies 592 643 -51 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,832 1,877 -45 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 439 481 -41 Stereo equipment, etc 664 691 -27 Photo equipment 173 196 -23 Jewelry 588 605 -18 Musical instruments 99 112 -13 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,147 1,159 -12 Apparel, household goods - wool 269 277 -8 Camping apparel and gear 390 397 -7 Pleasure boats and motors 151 155 -3 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 451 454 -2 Cookware, cutlery, tools 281 282 -1 Records, tapes, and disks 100 101 -1 Motorcycles and parts 109 109 (-) Toiletries and cosmetics 209 209 (-) Books, printed matter 220 218 2 Nursery stock, etc. 84 82 2 Rugs 96 93 3 Gem stones, other 103 98 5 Household appliances 541 536 5 Glassware, chinaware 188 183 5 Numismatic coins 46 29 16 Furniture, household goods, etc. 808 790 17 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,524 1,492 32 Footwear 929 889 40 Other household goods 1,366 1,316 50 Pharmaceutical prep 1,557 1,328 229 Other Goods 3,226 3,302 -75 ___________________________________________________________________ Item(1) Year to Year to Year to Date Date Date 1998 1997 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 684,351 653,157 31,194 Net Adjustments 3,868 5,690 -1,822 Total, Census Basis 680,483 647,467 33,016 Foods, feeds, and beverages 31,022 29,632 1,390 Cane and beet sugar 623 866 -244 Food oils, oilseeds 1,167 1,227 -59 Other foods 1,826 1,653 173 Vegetables 2,601 2,137 464 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,186 1,333 -148 Bakery products 1,795 1,562 233 Wine and related products 2,699 2,416 283 Cocoa beans 538 345 193 Nuts 502 470 31 Dairy products and eggs 637 536 102 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 384 392 -8 Tea, spices, etc. 541 482 59 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 1,676 1,637 39 Fruits, frozen juices 3,015 3,045 -30 Meat products 3,197 3,093 104 Green coffee 2,445 2,783 -338 Fish and shellfish 6,188 5,654 535 Industrial supplies and materials 151,950 160,290 -8,340 Crude oil 28,969 40,943 -11,974 Iron and steel mill products 9,844 8,269 1,575 Paper and paper products 3,790 3,256 534 Chemicals-organic 8,091 8,402 -311 Lumber 5,137 5,660 -523 Bauxite and aluminum 4,733 4,227 505 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 3,087 2,601 486 Industrial supplies, other 8,242 7,838 404 Tobacco, waxes, etc 2,953 3,091 -138 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,894 1,974 -80 Electric energy 797 724 73 Zinc 778 981 -202 Fuel oil 3,521 4,264 -743 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 3,787 3,749 38 Chemicals-inorganic 3,134 3,075 59 Coal and related fuels 581 512 69 Plastic materials 4,423 4,199 224 Shingles, wallboard 3,830 3,074 757 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,654 1,535 120 Steelmaking materials 2,680 2,149 531 Leather and furs 799 765 33 Nonferrous metals, other 1,315 1,378 -63 Synthetic rubber--primary 961 894 67 Liquified petroleum gases 2,185 3,132 -948 Cotton, natural fibers 135 153 -18 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 373 404 -31 Synthetic cloth 3,216 3,109 107 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 1,868 1,528 340 Tin 198 191 8 Hair, waste materials 252 244 9 Plywood and veneers 864 843 21 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 405 367 38 Hides and skins 133 156 -22 Chemicals-fertilizers 2,586 2,357 230 Nickel 682 885 -203 Finished textile supplies 1,270 1,210 60 Petroleum products, other 4,713 6,276 -1,562 Natural rubber 759 961 -202 Iron and steel, advanced 2,954 2,772 182 Materials, exc. chemicals 1,164 1,145 19 Nontextile floor tiles 1,192 1,040 152 Farming materials, livestock 564 450 114 Wool, silk, etc. 646 657 -11 Newsprint 2,796 2,663 133 Finished metal shapes 4,035 3,710 325 Nonmonetary gold 2,755 2,324 431 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,520 1,565 -46 Nuclear fuel materials 1,005 986 19 Copper 1,671 1,873 -201 Gas-natural 4,104 3,976 128 Other precious metals 2,905 1,756 1,149 Capital goods, except automotive 201,520 187,987 13,533 Metalworking machine tools 6,572 6,085 488 Semiconductors 25,494 27,446 -1,952 Measuring, testing, control instru 5,553 4,916 638 Photo, service industry 5,385 4,953 432 Textile, sewing machines 1,816 1,578 238 Pulp and paper machinery 3,039 3,001 38 Business machines and equipment 5,682 5,467 215 Wood, glass, plastic 3,577 3,475 102 Commercial vessels, other 47 19 27 Telecommunications equipment 13,626 11,534 2,091 Materials handling equipment 3,974 3,093 881 Engines-civilian aircraft 6,752 5,510 1,242 Specialized mining 259 540 -281 Medicinal equipment 5,770 5,062 709 Railway transpor. equipment 1,487 893 595 Food, tobacco machinery 962 972 -10 Spacecraft, exc. military 9 48 -39 Electric apparatus 15,524 14,557 967 Vessels, except scrap 3 1 1 Computers 5,833 6,023 -190 Agricultural machinery, equipment 3,512 2,987 525 Parts-civilian aircraft 3,910 3,271 639 Marine engines, parts 533 491 42 Nonfarm tractors and parts 586 507 79 Laboratory testing instruments 1,182 899 284 Excavating machinery 4,086 3,162 924 Industrial engines 5,390 4,806 584 Industrial machines, other 10,790 10,255 534 Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,097 684 413 Generators, accessories 6,258 6,018 240 Computer accessories 47,953 46,441 1,512 Civilian aircraft 4,858 3,292 1,566 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 109,319 105,518 3,800 Consumer goods 160,814 142,399 18,415 Apparel, household goods - cotton 20,546 17,633 2,913 Gem diamonds 6,509 5,570 939 Writing and art supplies 5,841 5,304 537 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 16,368 14,635 1,732 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 3,926 3,669 258 Stereo equipment, etc 6,430 5,584 846 Photo equipment 1,609 1,576 33 Jewelry 5,573 4,942 631 Musical instruments 925 813 112 TV's, VCR's, etc 9,775 7,896 1,878 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,499 2,220 279 Camping apparel and gear 3,863 4,144 -281 Pleasure boats and motors 1,103 1,087 16 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 4,132 3,881 252 Cookware, cutlery, tools 2,603 2,343 260 Records, tapes, and disks 846 715 132 Motorcycles and parts 1,010 858 152 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,870 1,728 141 Books, printed matter 2,050 1,880 170 Nursery stock, etc. 813 736 77 Rugs 812 715 97 Gem stones, other 973 948 25 Household appliances 4,861 4,376 485 Glassware, chinaware 1,600 1,514 86 Numismatic coins 249 212 37 Furniture, household goods, etc. 7,162 6,051 1,111 Toys/games/sporting goods 14,283 13,315 968 Footwear 8,222 8,005 217 Other household goods 11,906 10,559 1,347 Pharmaceutical prep 12,454 9,490 2,964 Other Goods 25,859 21,641 4,218 (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-98-212), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, September 1998. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.