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) April March Monthly 1999 1999 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 80,685 80,006 678 Net Adjustments 275 226 48 Total, Census Basis 80,410 79,780 630 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,545 3,384 162 Fruits, frozen juices 417 326 91 Vegetables 290 241 49 Cane and beet sugar 63 31 32 Cocoa beans 76 47 29 Other foods 236 212 24 Green coffee 214 204 9 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 45 41 4 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 193 189 3 Tea, spices, etc. 60 56 3 Dairy products and eggs 82 79 3 Nuts 63 65 -1 Bakery products 209 210 -2 Meat products 374 379 -4 Wine and related products 341 347 -5 Feedstuff and foodgrains 119 127 -9 Fish and shellfish 674 701 -28 Food oils, oilseeds 91 127 -36 Industrial supplies and materials 17,048 16,037 1,011 Crude oil 3,437 2,740 697 Petroleum products, other 655 479 176 Fuel oil 458 303 156 Lumber 681 571 110 Nuclear fuel materials 164 58 106 Bauxite and aluminum 567 468 99 Electric energy 118 78 40 Nonferrous metals, other 153 116 36 Liquified petroleum gases 206 174 31 Gas-natural 513 485 28 Shingles, wallboard 563 536 26 Cotton, natural fibers 39 22 17 Other precious metals 466 450 17 Natural rubber 64 52 12 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 326 320 6 Finished textile supplies 149 144 5 Leather and furs 77 73 4 Zinc 108 104 4 Plywood and veneers 122 119 3 Coal and related fuels 70 68 2 Plastic materials 489 487 2 Industrial supplies, other 959 957 2 Wool, silk, etc. 65 64 2 Synthetic rubber--primary 103 102 1 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 46 47 (-) Hides and skins 12 13 -1 Hair, waste materials 29 31 -2 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 240 243 -3 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 36 39 -3 Synthetic cloth 332 336 -4 Paper and paper products 428 432 -4 Cotton cloth, fabrics 169 174 -5 Blank tapes, audio & visual 174 180 -6 Tin 21 28 -7 Iron and steel, advanced 328 335 -7 Materials, exc. chemicals 126 137 -12 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 401 414 -13 Nontextile floor tiles 136 151 -15 Farming materials, livestock 61 77 -16 Chemicals-fertilizers 249 267 -17 Finished metal shapes 436 454 -18 Steelmaking materials 193 211 -18 Pulpwood and woodpulp 174 193 -19 Newsprint 291 310 -19 Nickel 49 69 -19 Tobacco, waxes, etc 267 290 -23 Chemicals-inorganic 280 312 -32 Copper 151 196 -44 Nonmonetary gold 231 287 -56 Chemicals-organic 879 965 -85 Iron and steel mill products 756 878 -122 Capital goods, except automotive 23,318 23,038 279 Computer accessories 5,803 5,435 368 Semiconductors 2,965 2,766 199 Telecommunications equipment 1,681 1,610 71 Civilian aircraft 633 580 53 Parts-civilian aircraft 486 460 27 Generators, accessories 796 774 22 Medicinal equipment 716 701 16 Wood, glass, plastic 434 418 15 Laboratory testing instruments 172 162 10 Agricultural machinery, equipment 292 287 5 Drilling & oilfield equipment 62 59 4 Textile, sewing machines 159 156 3 Vessels, except scrap 3 (-) 3 Food, tobacco machinery 125 123 2 Marine engines, parts 66 65 1 Spacecraft, exc. military 1 2 (-) Commercial vessels, other 3 4 -1 Measuring, testing, control instru 614 619 -5 Photo, service industry 645 650 -5 Industrial engines 626 631 -6 Specialized mining 27 35 -8 Nonfarm tractors and parts 56 65 -9 Computers 815 828 -14 Materials handling equipment 446 464 -18 Business machines and equipment 515 543 -29 Electric apparatus 1,749 1,793 -44 Railway transpor. equipment 184 232 -47 Excavating machinery 421 474 -53 Pulp and paper machinery 338 396 -58 Metalworking machine tools 586 656 -71 Industrial machines, other 1,168 1,244 -75 Engines-civilian aircraft 730 807 -77 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 13,742 14,611 -869 Consumer goods 19,276 18,925 351 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,699 1,504 195 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 595 460 135 Gem diamonds 800 723 77 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,323 1,278 45 Stereo equipment, etc 679 642 37 Photo equipment 190 154 37 Writing and art supplies 706 680 26 Other household goods 1,377 1,355 22 Household appliances 619 599 20 Books, printed matter 238 229 9 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 471 463 8 Camping apparel and gear 453 445 7 Glassware, chinaware 182 175 7 Records, tapes, and disks 108 102 6 Nursery stock, etc. 92 87 5 Motorcycles and parts 149 152 -3 Pleasure boats and motors 122 126 -4 Apparel, household goods - wool 246 250 -4 Gem stones, other 111 116 -5 Rugs 100 106 -6 Toiletries and cosmetics 216 222 -6 Musical instruments 94 101 -7 Footwear 889 901 -12 Jewelry 627 643 -15 Numismatic coins 36 53 -17 Furniture, household goods, etc. 915 932 -17 Cookware, cutlery, tools 300 318 -18 Pharmaceutical prep 1,678 1,711 -32 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,726 1,793 -67 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,535 2,607 -72 Other Goods 3,480 3,784 -304 ____________________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 1999 1998 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 319,179 301,731 17,449 Net Adjustments 885 1,644 -759 Total, Census Basis 318,295 300,087 18,208 Foods, feeds, and beverages 13,972 13,600 372 Fruits, frozen juices 1,541 1,282 259 Vegetables 1,127 1,109 18 Cane and beet sugar 194 194 (-) Cocoa beans 280 295 -14 Other foods 897 796 102 Green coffee 855 1,160 -305 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 169 164 5 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 787 724 63 Tea, spices, etc. 226 233 -7 Dairy products and eggs 347 259 88 Nuts 252 219 33 Bakery products 845 788 57 Meat products 1,394 1,421 -27 Wine and related products 1,384 1,190 194 Feedstuff and foodgrains 486 538 -52 Fish and shellfish 2,747 2,731 16 Food oils, oilseeds 441 498 -57 Industrial supplies and materials 64,011 67,916 -3,905 Crude oil 11,212 13,554 -2,342 Petroleum products, other 1,891 2,022 -131 Fuel oil 1,516 1,551 -35 Lumber 2,415 2,318 97 Nuclear fuel materials 405 351 55 Bauxite and aluminum 2,036 2,138 -103 Electric energy 363 339 24 Nonferrous metals, other 536 639 -103 Liquified petroleum gases 731 1,046 -315 Gas-natural 1,837 1,659 178 Shingles, wallboard 2,100 1,614 487 Cotton, natural fibers 91 75 15 Other precious metals 1,709 1,261 448 Natural rubber 241 325 -84 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 1,320 1,345 -25 Finished textile supplies 573 563 9 Leather and furs 303 368 -66 Zinc 422 343 79 Plywood and veneers 425 396 28 Coal and related fuels 247 241 6 Plastic materials 1,947 2,011 -64 Industrial supplies, other 3,770 3,676 94 Wool, silk, etc. 264 296 -32 Synthetic rubber--primary 405 419 -14 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 172 176 -4 Hides and skins 49 62 -13 Hair, waste materials 127 108 18 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 967 808 159 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 148 174 -26 Synthetic cloth 1,345 1,459 -114 Paper and paper products 1,702 1,703 -1 Cotton cloth, fabrics 713 734 -22 Blank tapes, audio & visual 693 655 38 Tin 89 77 12 Iron and steel, advanced 1,323 1,310 13 Materials, exc. chemicals 536 506 30 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 1,642 1,730 -88 Nontextile floor tiles 563 517 46 Farming materials, livestock 261 267 -6 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,011 1,076 -65 Finished metal shapes 1,811 1,786 25 Steelmaking materials 869 1,233 -365 Pulpwood and woodpulp 732 866 -135 Newsprint 1,244 1,254 -10 Nickel 238 361 -123 Tobacco, waxes, etc 1,116 1,317 -201 Chemicals-inorganic 1,256 1,407 -151 Copper 695 729 -33 Nonmonetary gold 1,040 1,335 -294 Chemicals-organic 3,688 3,724 -36 Iron and steel mill products 3,222 3,989 -767 Capital goods, except automotive 93,083 88,783 4,300 Computer accessories 22,923 21,292 1,630 Semiconductors 11,319 11,846 -526 Telecommunications equipment 6,388 5,643 745 Civilian aircraft 2,420 1,727 692 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,907 1,635 272 Generators, accessories 3,184 2,737 447 Medicinal equipment 2,877 2,484 393 Wood, glass, plastic 1,726 1,606 120 Laboratory testing instruments 673 507 166 Agricultural machinery, equipment 1,268 1,575 -307 Drilling & oilfield equipment 248 511 -263 Textile, sewing machines 673 856 -183 Vessels, except scrap 3 2 1 Food, tobacco machinery 523 429 94 Marine engines, parts 257 249 8 Spacecraft, exc. military 10 4 6 Commercial vessels, other 12 11 (-) Measuring, testing, control instru 2,456 2,474 -19 Photo, service industry 2,580 2,406 175 Industrial engines 2,562 2,373 190 Specialized mining 107 116 -8 Nonfarm tractors and parts 256 258 -2 Computers 3,085 2,563 522 Materials handling equipment 1,869 1,692 178 Business machines and equipment 2,243 2,549 -306 Electric apparatus 6,994 6,987 7 Railway transpor. equipment 824 652 171 Excavating machinery 1,853 1,772 82 Pulp and paper machinery 1,464 1,389 75 Metalworking machine tools 2,580 2,760 -180 Industrial machines, other 4,736 4,879 -143 Engines-civilian aircraft 3,062 2,799 264 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 56,648 48,470 8,179 Consumer goods 76,560 70,450 6,110 Toys/games/sporting goods 6,484 6,450 33 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 2,162 1,709 453 Gem diamonds 2,957 2,866 91 TV's, VCR's, etc 5,096 4,349 748 Stereo equipment, etc 2,666 2,827 -161 Photo equipment 706 673 33 Writing and art supplies 2,822 2,612 210 Other household goods 5,463 5,134 329 Household appliances 2,312 2,152 160 Books, printed matter 932 917 15 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 1,858 1,820 37 Camping apparel and gear 1,772 1,759 13 Glassware, chinaware 711 695 16 Records, tapes, and disks 387 382 5 Nursery stock, etc. 352 378 -26 Motorcycles and parts 571 439 133 Pleasure boats and motors 518 447 72 Apparel, household goods - wool 1,059 1,099 -40 Gem stones, other 453 427 26 Rugs 404 348 56 Toiletries and cosmetics 872 836 37 Musical instruments 392 399 -7 Footwear 3,677 3,620 56 Jewelry 2,563 2,489 73 Numismatic coins 161 88 73 Furniture, household goods, etc. 3,688 3,138 550 Cookware, cutlery, tools 1,251 1,145 106 Pharmaceutical prep 6,881 5,284 1,598 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 7,162 7,102 59 Apparel, household goods - cotton 10,227 8,867 1,361 Other Goods 14,020 10,868 3,152 (1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed to convert to a BOP is not available. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-99-108), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, April 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.