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) December November (R) Monthly 1999 1999 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 93,212 92,053 1,158 Net Adjustments 786 922 -136 Total, Census Basis 92,426 91,132 1,294 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,830 3,722 108 Fish and shellfish 819 821 -2 Fruits, frozen juices 405 366 39 Wine and related products 337 342 -5 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 279 226 53 Other foods 239 243 -4 Bakery products 235 231 4 Meat products 410 424 -14 Nuts 71 62 9 Vegetables 288 297 -9 Dairy products and eggs 71 75 -3 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 48 46 2 Tea, spices, etc. 68 64 4 Feedstuff and foodgrains 123 125 -2 Cocoa beans 54 41 13 Cane and beet sugar 49 36 13 Food oils, oilseeds 116 122 -7 Green coffee 217 200 17 Industrial supplies and materials 21,044 20,703 341 Crude oil 5,481 5,413 68 Shingles, wallboard 585 586 -2 Petroleum products, other 644 592 52 Fuel oil 556 735 -179 Lumber 671 687 -16 Gas-natural 627 597 30 Industrial supplies, other 1,080 1,055 24 Chemicals-organic 1,080 998 82 Finished metal shapes 540 518 22 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 255 265 -11 Paper and paper products 529 511 18 Plastic materials 602 564 38 Other precious metals 441 351 91 Nuclear fuel materials 193 216 -23 Plywood and veneers 103 110 -7 Electric energy 113 113 (-) Nontextile floor tiles 154 156 -1 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 472 473 -1 Bauxite and aluminum 541 508 33 Farming materials, livestock 173 81 92 Iron and steel, advanced 352 352 1 Zinc 119 114 5 Pulpwood and woodpulp 265 283 -18 Blank tapes, audio & visual 222 211 11 Materials, exc. chemicals 135 146 -12 Finished textile supplies 154 156 -2 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 53 61 -9 Cotton, natural fibers 9 9 (-) Hair, waste materials 34 38 -4 Liquified petroleum gases 339 343 -4 Tin 27 27 (-) Cotton cloth, fabrics 203 201 2 Synthetic rubber--primary 100 107 -7 Nickel 75 90 -15 Copper 190 207 -18 Hides and skins 11 13 -2 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 30 40 -10 Leather and furs 83 92 -8 Synthetic cloth 366 356 9 Wool, silk, etc. 64 56 9 Coal and related fuels 55 81 -26 Nonferrous metals, other 144 127 17 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 365 347 18 Chemicals-inorganic 353 360 -7 Newsprint 276 304 -29 Natural rubber 59 51 8 Tobacco, waxes, etc 340 331 9 Chemicals-fertilizers 230 303 -73 Steelmaking materials 351 253 98 Nonmonetary gold 232 320 -88 Iron and steel mill products 966 792 174 Capital goods, except automotive 26,426 26,274 152 Telecommunications equipment 2,501 2,427 74 Computer accessories 5,828 6,075 -248 Semiconductors 3,724 3,398 326 Computers 997 1,091 -94 Electric apparatus 2,138 2,017 121 Civilian aircraft 869 831 38 Generators, accessories 841 875 -34 Medicinal equipment 822 793 30 Industrial machines, other 1,364 1,374 -10 Industrial engines 767 757 10 Photo, service industry 760 742 18 Laboratory testing instruments 198 190 8 Materials handling equipment 487 506 -19 Measuring, testing, control instru 712 692 20 Food, tobacco machinery 113 120 -7 Railway transpor. equipment 173 191 -18 Wood, glass, plastic 420 432 -12 Marine engines, parts 62 72 -10 Pulp and paper machinery 333 356 -23 Spacecraft, exc. military 14 (-) 14 Parts-civilian aircraft 393 405 -13 Vessels, except scrap (-) 2 -2 Specialized mining 25 28 -2 Commercial vessels, other 1 3 -1 Nonfarm tractors and parts 64 70 -6 Engines-civilian aircraft 699 693 7 Excavating machinery 369 406 -37 Textile, sewing machines 139 146 -7 Drilling & oilfield equipment 84 71 13 Agricultural machinery, equipment 362 310 52 Business machines and equipment 527 575 -48 Metalworking machine tools 638 626 12 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 16,048 15,515 533 Consumer goods 21,399 21,188 211 Pharmaceutical prep 1,770 2,212 -442 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,733 2,678 55 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,640 1,483 157 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,055 1,054 1 Other household goods 1,574 1,507 67 Gem diamonds 1,040 897 143 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 539 661 -122 Writing and art supplies 772 744 28 Household appliances 687 666 21 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,983 1,974 9 Jewelry 762 679 83 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,597 1,620 -23 Motorcycles and parts 161 173 -12 Cookware, cutlery, tools 376 353 23 Pleasure boats and motors 147 155 -8 Toiletries and cosmetics 259 255 4 Camping apparel and gear 470 443 28 Photo equipment 206 220 -15 Books, printed matter 257 257 (-) Apparel,household goods-nontextile 512 483 29 Gem stones, other 137 126 10 Stereo equipment, etc 759 742 17 Rugs 108 108 (-) Records, tapes, and disks 111 116 -5 Glassware, chinaware 186 178 8 Musical instruments 122 132 -10 Numismatic coins 28 20 8 Nursery stock, etc. 88 98 -11 Footwear 1,026 873 153 Apparel, household goods - wool 294 279 15 Other Goods 3,679 3,730 -50 ___________________________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 1999 1998 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 1,030,152 917,178 112,974 Net Adjustments 5,120 5,282 -161 Total, Census Basis 1,025,032 911,896 113,135 Foods, feeds, and beverages 43,586 41,243 2,343 Fish and shellfish 8,909 8,117 792 Fruits, frozen juices 4,731 4,081 650 Wine and related products 4,162 3,627 535 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 2,621 2,300 321 Other foods 2,724 2,466 258 Bakery products 2,629 2,419 210 Meat products 4,498 4,315 183 Nuts 797 665 132 Vegetables 3,610 3,499 111 Dairy products and eggs 982 893 88 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 570 514 55 Tea, spices, etc. 777 750 26 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,487 1,568 -81 Cocoa beans 569 659 -90 Cane and beet sugar 608 756 -148 Food oils, oilseeds 1,373 1,543 -171 Green coffee 2,540 3,069 -529 Industrial supplies and materials 221,567 200,140 21,427 Crude oil 50,875 37,252 13,622 Shingles, wallboard 6,914 5,218 1,696 Petroleum products, other 7,680 6,045 1,635 Fuel oil 6,432 4,841 1,591 Lumber 8,012 6,873 1,139 Gas-natural 6,315 5,278 1,037 Industrial supplies, other 11,965 11,023 942 Chemicals-organic 11,608 10,857 751 Finished metal shapes 5,924 5,409 515 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 3,048 2,544 503 Paper and paper products 5,501 5,012 489 Plastic materials 6,308 5,862 445 Other precious metals 4,340 3,942 398 Nuclear fuel materials 1,698 1,382 316 Plywood and veneers 1,410 1,135 275 Electric energy 1,334 1,061 272 Nontextile floor tiles 1,830 1,591 238 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 5,261 5,033 229 Bauxite and aluminum 6,418 6,210 208 Farming materials, livestock 938 766 172 Iron and steel, advanced 4,075 3,915 159 Zinc 1,217 1,061 156 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,598 2,447 151 Blank tapes, audio & visual 2,181 2,047 134 Materials, exc. chemicals 1,667 1,547 119 Finished textile supplies 1,788 1,695 93 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 619 547 72 Cotton, natural fibers 249 186 63 Hair, waste materials 390 348 42 Liquified petroleum gases 2,784 2,765 18 Tin 275 261 14 Cotton cloth, fabrics 2,200 2,194 5 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,251 1,261 -10 Nickel 845 857 -12 Copper 2,204 2,224 -20 Hides and skins 147 170 -23 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 430 469 -39 Leather and furs 972 1,033 -61 Synthetic cloth 4,164 4,225 -61 Wool, silk, etc. 791 853 -62 Coal and related fuels 693 764 -71 Nonferrous metals, other 1,637 1,755 -117 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 3,960 4,114 -155 Chemicals-inorganic 3,945 4,177 -231 Newsprint 3,517 3,763 -246 Natural rubber 704 977 -273 Tobacco, waxes, etc 3,515 3,791 -276 Chemicals-fertilizers 3,001 3,309 -308 Steelmaking materials 2,795 3,272 -477 Nonmonetary gold 3,043 3,621 -578 Iron and steel mill products 10,100 13,154 -3,054 Capital goods, except automotive 296,870 269,557 27,313 Telecommunications equipment 24,020 17,074 6,946 Computer accessories 70,637 64,567 6,070 Semiconductors 37,629 33,416 4,212 Computers 10,809 7,908 2,901 Electric apparatus 22,883 20,657 2,226 Civilian aircraft 8,821 7,048 1,773 Generators, accessories 9,959 8,417 1,543 Medicinal equipment 9,127 7,931 1,196 Industrial machines, other 15,508 14,426 1,082 Industrial engines 8,290 7,337 953 Photo, service industry 8,093 7,216 877 Laboratory testing instruments 2,210 1,650 560 Materials handling equipment 5,877 5,401 476 Measuring, testing, control instru 7,827 7,360 467 Food, tobacco machinery 1,496 1,333 163 Railway transpor. equipment 2,212 2,058 154 Wood, glass, plastic 5,044 4,896 148 Marine engines, parts 794 708 86 Pulp and paper machinery 4,297 4,228 68 Spacecraft, exc. military 66 13 53 Parts-civilian aircraft 5,380 5,360 19 Vessels, except scrap 6 4 1 Specialized mining 333 340 -7 Commercial vessels, other 37 77 -40 Nonfarm tractors and parts 771 813 -41 Engines-civilian aircraft 9,161 9,406 -245 Excavating machinery 5,131 5,480 -349 Textile, sewing machines 1,861 2,373 -512 Drilling & oilfield equipment 790 1,373 -583 Agricultural machinery, equipment 3,697 4,528 -831 Business machines and equipment 6,439 7,347 -909 Metalworking machine tools 7,668 8,814 -1,146 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 179,519 149,054 30,465 Consumer goods 239,591 216,515 23,076 Pharmaceutical prep 22,526 16,982 5,544 Apparel, household goods - cotton 30,539 27,807 2,732 TV's, VCR's, etc 16,382 14,326 2,056 Furniture, household goods, etc. 11,781 9,731 2,050 Other household goods 17,738 16,194 1,544 Gem diamonds 9,901 8,501 1,400 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 6,448 5,333 1,115 Writing and art supplies 8,664 7,740 924 Household appliances 7,405 6,509 896 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 22,250 21,591 660 Jewelry 8,086 7,442 644 Toys/games/sporting goods 19,760 19,256 504 Motorcycles and parts 1,852 1,380 472 Cookware, cutlery, tools 3,950 3,499 451 Pleasure boats and motors 1,807 1,510 297 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,817 2,526 291 Camping apparel and gear 5,376 5,097 279 Photo equipment 2,335 2,128 207 Books, printed matter 2,936 2,737 199 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 5,593 5,445 148 Gem stones, other 1,433 1,286 148 Stereo equipment, etc 8,426 8,283 143 Rugs 1,255 1,116 140 Records, tapes, and disks 1,254 1,133 121 Glassware, chinaware 2,231 2,137 94 Musical instruments 1,315 1,237 78 Numismatic coins 400 344 56 Nursery stock, etc. 1,100 1,079 20 Footwear 10,882 10,874 8 Apparel, household goods - wool 3,147 3,291 -144 Other Goods 43,899 35,387 8,512 (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-00-28), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, December 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.