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) August July (R) Monthly 1999 1999 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 89,366 87,312 2,054 Net Adjustments 593 197 396 Total, Census Basis 88,773 87,115 1,658 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,668 3,674 -6 Fruits, frozen juices 360 392 -32 Cocoa beans 23 46 -23 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 221 239 -18 Tea, spices, etc. 72 77 -5 Green coffee 215 219 -4 Nuts 69 71 -2 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 51 52 -1 Wine and related products 359 359 (-) Dairy products and eggs 85 83 2 Other foods 220 218 3 Fish and shellfish 749 746 3 Feedstuff and foodgrains 126 121 5 Bakery products 220 214 6 Food oils, oilseeds 125 119 6 Vegetables 337 322 15 Cane and beet sugar 56 37 20 Meat products 379 358 21 Industrial supplies and materials 19,876 18,670 1,206 Crude oil 4,935 4,372 563 Liquified petroleum gases 301 190 111 Petroleum products, other 839 738 101 Other precious metals 312 227 84 Nuclear fuel materials 196 133 63 Chemicals-fertilizers 283 225 57 Nonmonetary gold 267 225 42 Chemicals-inorganic 339 298 42 Paper and paper products 486 448 39 Copper 185 148 37 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 344 307 37 Steelmaking materials 221 192 29 Industrial supplies, other 1,017 988 29 Gas-natural 594 568 26 Natural rubber 69 47 22 Nickel 70 49 21 Farming materials, livestock 76 59 17 Pulpwood and woodpulp 232 216 16 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 262 246 16 Zinc 88 73 15 Coal and related fuels 60 46 14 Synthetic cloth 366 352 14 Plastic materials 538 527 11 Newsprint 291 281 10 Nontextile floor tiles 163 154 9 Iron and steel, advanced 347 338 9 Fuel oil 582 573 8 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 441 433 8 Leather and furs 86 79 8 Finished textile supplies 154 147 8 Bauxite and aluminum 563 556 7 Tobacco, waxes, etc 288 281 7 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 57 50 7 Finished metal shapes 511 504 7 Materials, exc. chemicals 148 142 6 Hair, waste materials 33 29 3 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 34 32 2 Hides and skins 12 11 2 Plywood and veneers 132 131 2 Wool, silk, etc. 65 64 1 Synthetic rubber--primary 104 105 -1 Tin 18 20 -2 Blank tapes, audio & visual 167 170 -3 Cotton cloth, fabrics 176 179 -4 Cotton, natural fibers 15 32 -18 Nonferrous metals, other 119 140 -21 Electric energy 109 142 -33 Iron and steel mill products 828 871 -43 Shingles, wallboard 618 662 -43 Chemicals-organic 1,027 1,075 -49 Lumber 708 794 -86 Capital goods, except automotive 25,084 25,492 -408 Civilian aircraft 589 1,001 -412 Computer accessories 6,008 6,226 -218 Business machines and equipment 492 553 -61 Semiconductors 3,175 3,234 -59 Pulp and paper machinery 318 374 -56 Parts-civilian aircraft 460 508 -48 Spacecraft, exc. military 1 37 -37 Agricultural machinery, equipment 274 306 -32 Drilling & oilfield equipment 43 67 -25 Metalworking machine tools 608 630 -23 Electric apparatus 1,924 1,941 -17 Telecommunications equipment 2,104 2,114 -10 Specialized mining 25 29 -4 Commercial vessels, other 3 3 (-) Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Excavating machinery 401 401 (-) Food, tobacco machinery 121 117 4 Railway transpor. equipment 160 151 9 Measuring, testing, control instru 667 658 9 Nonfarm tractors and parts 66 56 10 Laboratory testing instruments 186 172 14 Marine engines, parts 72 57 15 Engines-civilian aircraft 783 762 21 Textile, sewing machines 168 142 26 Wood, glass, plastic 435 403 32 Materials handling equipment 505 463 42 Generators, accessories 870 824 46 Photo, service industry 695 645 49 Computers 1,007 939 67 Medicinal equipment 813 745 68 Industrial engines 739 662 77 Industrial machines, other 1,374 1,270 105 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 15,840 15,466 374 Consumer goods 20,258 20,204 55 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 780 481 299 Gem diamonds 1,023 765 258 Other household goods 1,557 1,485 72 Apparel, household goods - wool 271 244 28 Household appliances 608 582 26 Jewelry 672 649 23 Cookware, cutlery, tools 338 315 23 Motorcycles and parts 174 154 21 Books, printed matter 262 247 15 Footwear 876 865 11 Glassware, chinaware 205 196 9 Camping apparel and gear 437 428 9 Nursery stock, etc. 103 95 8 Musical instruments 113 107 6 Numismatic coins 29 25 4 Gem stones, other 124 121 4 Rugs 110 107 3 Toiletries and cosmetics 235 236 (-) Apparel,household goods-nontextile 459 460 -1 Pleasure boats and motors 185 188 -3 Writing and art supplies 715 720 -5 Records, tapes, and disks 103 111 -8 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,823 1,837 -13 Photo equipment 201 235 -33 Stereo equipment, etc 670 705 -35 Furniture, household goods, etc. 983 1,023 -40 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,425 2,483 -59 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,340 1,413 -74 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,619 1,743 -124 Pharmaceutical prep 1,819 2,184 -366 Other Goods 4,048 3,610 438 ___________________________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 1999 1998 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 665,446 606,383 59,063 Net Adjustments 2,161 3,353 -1,192 Total, Census Basis 663,285 603,030 60,255 Foods, feeds, and beverages 28,710 27,431 1,279 Fruits, frozen juices 3,177 2,641 536 Cocoa beans 399 472 -73 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 1,685 1,506 179 Tea, spices, etc. 520 500 21 Green coffee 1,720 2,146 -425 Nuts 518 444 74 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 376 346 29 Wine and related products 2,791 2,384 408 Dairy products and eggs 675 568 107 Other foods 1,788 1,610 178 Fish and shellfish 5,718 5,499 219 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,007 1,051 -44 Bakery products 1,710 1,592 118 Food oils, oilseeds 926 1,040 -114 Vegetables 2,422 2,295 127 Cane and beet sugar 424 501 -77 Meat products 2,853 2,835 18 Industrial supplies and materials 138,646 135,552 3,094 Crude oil 28,762 26,081 2,681 Liquified petroleum gases 1,585 1,978 -392 Petroleum products, other 4,928 4,233 694 Other precious metals 2,830 2,557 273 Nuclear fuel materials 1,069 804 265 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,990 2,241 -251 Nonmonetary gold 1,981 2,496 -515 Chemicals-inorganic 2,561 2,807 -246 Paper and paper products 3,483 3,389 94 Copper 1,318 1,452 -133 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 2,589 2,740 -151 Steelmaking materials 1,717 2,390 -672 Industrial supplies, other 7,748 7,348 400 Gas-natural 3,972 3,556 415 Natural rubber 460 655 -196 Nickel 509 627 -118 Farming materials, livestock 541 505 37 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,548 1,697 -149 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 1,988 1,654 334 Zinc 791 696 95 Coal and related fuels 455 522 -67 Synthetic cloth 2,747 2,870 -123 Plastic materials 4,032 3,949 83 Newsprint 2,359 2,498 -139 Nontextile floor tiles 1,197 1,052 145 Iron and steel, advanced 2,692 2,628 64 Fuel oil 3,766 3,124 642 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 3,381 3,382 -1 Leather and furs 631 720 -88 Finished textile supplies 1,172 1,128 43 Bauxite and aluminum 4,272 4,202 69 Tobacco, waxes, etc 2,231 2,601 -370 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 383 357 26 Finished metal shapes 3,791 3,571 220 Materials, exc. chemicals 1,088 1,024 63 Hair, waste materials 247 223 24 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 282 330 -48 Hides and skins 98 119 -21 Plywood and veneers 937 771 166 Wool, silk, etc. 533 572 -40 Synthetic rubber--primary 831 847 -16 Tin 174 177 -3 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,366 1,336 31 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,420 1,470 -50 Cotton, natural fibers 210 128 82 Nonferrous metals, other 1,073 1,199 -126 Electric energy 844 757 86 Iron and steel mill products 6,643 8,783 -2,140 Shingles, wallboard 4,552 3,379 1,173 Chemicals-organic 7,582 7,337 245 Lumber 5,290 4,591 699 Capital goods, except automotive 193,279 178,581 14,698 Civilian aircraft 5,425 4,414 1,011 Computer accessories 47,245 42,548 4,697 Business machines and equipment 4,321 5,027 -706 Semiconductors 24,095 22,785 1,310 Pulp and paper machinery 2,872 2,754 118 Parts-civilian aircraft 3,745 3,435 310 Spacecraft, exc. military 49 9 39 Agricultural machinery, equipment 2,484 3,094 -610 Drilling & oilfield equipment 474 959 -485 Metalworking machine tools 5,080 5,841 -762 Electric apparatus 14,629 13,807 822 Telecommunications equipment 14,784 11,404 3,380 Specialized mining 237 243 -6 Commercial vessels, other 27 45 -18 Vessels, except scrap 4 4 (-) Excavating machinery 3,579 3,609 -30 Food, tobacco machinery 1,007 865 142 Railway transpor. equipment 1,439 1,334 104 Measuring, testing, control instru 5,098 4,948 151 Nonfarm tractors and parts 509 530 -21 Laboratory testing instruments 1,352 1,042 309 Marine engines, parts 519 476 43 Engines-civilian aircraft 6,117 5,996 122 Textile, sewing machines 1,267 1,634 -367 Wood, glass, plastic 3,354 3,178 176 Materials handling equipment 3,874 3,520 354 Generators, accessories 6,473 5,517 956 Photo, service industry 5,217 4,766 451 Computers 6,836 5,239 1,597 Medicinal equipment 5,975 5,122 854 Industrial engines 5,282 4,771 511 Industrial machines, other 9,911 9,665 247 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 117,979 95,994 21,985 Consumer goods 155,925 142,987 12,938 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 4,273 3,434 839 Gem diamonds 6,301 5,783 518 Other household goods 11,540 10,531 1,009 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,020 2,218 -199 Household appliances 4,798 4,312 486 Jewelry 5,220 4,957 263 Cookware, cutlery, tools 2,531 2,314 217 Motorcycles and parts 1,164 878 286 Books, printed matter 1,905 1,827 78 Footwear 7,227 7,243 -16 Glassware, chinaware 1,484 1,419 65 Camping apparel and gear 3,571 3,452 119 Nursery stock, etc. 732 731 1 Musical instruments 824 825 -1 Numismatic coins 275 205 70 Gem stones, other 923 865 58 Rugs 829 718 112 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,814 1,662 152 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 3,677 3,650 27 Pleasure boats and motors 1,166 943 223 Writing and art supplies 5,667 5,212 455 Records, tapes, and disks 808 749 58 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 14,316 14,462 -145 Photo equipment 1,511 1,422 89 Stereo equipment, etc 5,437 5,703 -266 Furniture, household goods, etc. 7,641 6,340 1,301 Apparel, household goods - cotton 20,195 18,175 2,020 TV's, VCR's, etc 10,529 9,279 1,251 Toys/games/sporting goods 13,233 12,705 528 Pharmaceutical prep 14,316 10,972 3,343 Other Goods 28,746 22,485 6,262 (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-99-202), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, August 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.