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) February January (R) Monthly 1999 1999 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 80,489 78,427 2,061 Net Adjustments 215 171 43 Total, Census Basis 80,274 78,256 2,018 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,511 3,630 -119 Fish and shellfish 673 719 -46 Vegetables 273 318 -45 Cocoa beans 70 109 -39 Cane and beet sugar 29 54 -24 Food oils, oilseeds 100 119 -19 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 197 209 -12 Tea, spices, etc. 44 56 -12 Meat products 316 325 -8 Dairy products and eggs 95 100 -4 Nuts 62 65 -3 Feedstuff and foodgrains 120 120 (-) Nonagricultural foods, etc. 43 40 3 Other foods 227 218 8 Fruits, frozen juices 411 400 10 Green coffee 255 240 16 Bakery products 223 208 16 Wine and related products 372 331 40 Industrial supplies and materials 15,362 15,530 -169 Iron and steel mill products 699 823 -125 Nonmonetary gold 224 297 -73 Chemicals-organic 901 963 -63 Crude oil 2,547 2,589 -42 Chemicals-inorganic 315 352 -37 Gas-natural 365 402 -37 Steelmaking materials 215 251 -36 Copper 173 198 -25 Lumber 604 627 -23 Electric energy 71 92 -22 Fuel oil 359 381 -21 Nonferrous metals, other 120 137 -17 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 324 340 -16 Tobacco, waxes, etc 269 281 -12 Pulpwood and woodpulp 176 188 -12 Chemicals-fertilizers 237 248 -11 Zinc 92 101 -9 Coal and related fuels 50 58 -8 Wool, silk, etc. 64 72 -8 Bauxite and aluminum 499 506 -7 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 33 39 -5 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 413 418 -5 Cotton, natural fibers 12 17 -5 Natural rubber 60 64 -4 Nickel 59 60 -1 Tin 17 17 -1 Hides and skins 12 13 -1 Newsprint 320 320 (-) Hair, waste materials 34 33 (-) Plywood and veneers 93 91 3 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 41 38 4 Iron and steel, advanced 332 328 4 Synthetic rubber--primary 101 97 4 Materials, exc. chemicals 140 135 5 Farming materials, livestock 60 54 6 Nontextile floor tiles 143 137 6 Finished textile supplies 143 135 8 Leather and furs 82 72 10 Nuclear fuel materials 97 86 11 Plastic materials 496 484 13 Blank tapes, audio & visual 177 162 15 Cotton cloth, fabrics 189 174 15 Synthetic cloth 347 331 16 Finished metal shapes 462 443 19 Industrial supplies, other 935 914 21 Liquified petroleum gases 189 167 22 Paper and paper products 431 403 28 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 257 226 31 Shingles, wallboard 524 487 37 Petroleum products, other 395 357 38 Other precious metals 462 323 139 Capital goods, except automotive 23,789 23,092 696 Computer accessories 6,120 5,671 449 Telecommunications equipment 1,622 1,463 159 Semiconductors 2,956 2,822 133 Industrial machines, other 1,229 1,105 124 Photo, service industry 662 634 28 Metalworking machine tools 669 649 20 Food, tobacco machinery 149 130 18 Railway transpor. equipment 212 195 17 Parts-civilian aircraft 450 437 13 Measuring, testing, control instru 616 604 12 Medicinal equipment 741 729 12 Excavating machinery 475 467 8 Laboratory testing instruments 178 171 7 Materials handling equipment 474 473 1 Business machines and equipment 595 594 1 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Commercial vessels, other 2 2 (-) Nonfarm tractors and parts 67 68 -1 Agricultural machinery, equipment 342 344 -2 Industrial engines 653 655 -2 Textile, sewing machines 177 181 -4 Wood, glass, plastic 427 433 -5 Spacecraft, exc. military 1 6 -5 Specialized mining 18 27 -9 Electric apparatus 1,734 1,753 -19 Marine engines, parts 53 72 -20 Drilling & oilfield equipment 52 76 -24 Civilian aircraft 600 630 -30 Pulp and paper machinery 323 356 -33 Generators, accessories 799 838 -39 Engines-civilian aircraft 729 783 -53 Computers 662 719 -57 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 14,614 13,904 710 Consumer goods 19,640 18,673 967 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,629 2,427 202 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,714 1,558 156 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,312 1,161 150 Writing and art supplies 784 657 127 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,855 1,737 119 Stereo equipment, etc 711 598 112 Other household goods 1,391 1,320 71 Gem diamonds 732 684 48 Jewelry 663 623 40 Household appliances 564 526 38 Motorcycles and parts 156 120 36 Toiletries and cosmetics 234 206 28 Cookware, cutlery, tools 330 306 24 Furniture, household goods, etc. 938 919 18 Numismatic coins 45 27 17 Footwear 961 944 17 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 471 455 17 Records, tapes, and disks 91 83 8 Nursery stock, etc. 89 83 7 Glassware, chinaware 176 172 4 Apparel, household goods - wool 286 282 4 Photo equipment 179 178 2 Books, printed matter 235 235 (-) Gem stones, other 116 117 -1 Camping apparel and gear 445 449 -4 Rugs 97 102 -6 Musical instruments 92 101 -9 Pleasure boats and motors 120 152 -32 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 554 635 -82 Pharmaceutical prep 1,669 1,815 -146 Other Goods 3,359 3,427 -67 __________________________________________________________________________ Item(1) Year-To Year-To Year-To Date Date Date 1999 1998 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 158,916 149,486 9,430 Net Adjustments 386 804 -418 Total, Census Basis 158,530 148,682 9,848 Foods, feeds, and beverages 7,141 6,879 261 Fish and shellfish 1,393 1,372 21 Vegetables 591 538 53 Cocoa beans 179 192 -13 Cane and beet sugar 83 97 -14 Food oils, oilseeds 219 241 -22 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 406 350 56 Tea, spices, etc. 100 98 2 Meat products 641 705 -64 Dairy products and eggs 195 133 63 Nuts 126 108 18 Feedstuff and foodgrains 240 265 -24 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 83 79 4 Other foods 445 380 65 Fruits, frozen juices 811 634 177 Green coffee 495 703 -208 Bakery products 431 395 36 Wine and related products 703 592 111 Industrial supplies and materials 30,892 34,093 -3,201 Iron and steel mill products 1,522 1,812 -290 Nonmonetary gold 522 617 -95 Chemicals-organic 1,864 1,868 -4 Crude oil 5,136 7,081 -1,945 Chemicals-inorganic 667 715 -48 Gas-natural 767 1,009 -242 Steelmaking materials 466 611 -145 Copper 371 361 10 Lumber 1,232 1,192 40 Electric energy 163 147 16 Fuel oil 740 782 -42 Nonferrous metals, other 258 306 -49 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 664 658 6 Tobacco, waxes, etc 550 627 -77 Pulpwood and woodpulp 364 437 -73 Chemicals-fertilizers 484 533 -49 Zinc 193 156 37 Coal and related fuels 109 115 -6 Wool, silk, etc. 135 147 -12 Bauxite and aluminum 1,005 1,132 -127 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 72 100 -29 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 831 886 -55 Cotton, natural fibers 29 38 -9 Natural rubber 125 166 -41 Nickel 120 171 -51 Tin 34 32 2 Hides and skins 25 32 -7 Newsprint 640 626 14 Hair, waste materials 67 52 15 Plywood and veneers 184 189 -5 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 79 85 -6 Iron and steel, advanced 661 639 22 Synthetic rubber--primary 198 213 -15 Materials, exc. chemicals 275 267 8 Farming materials, livestock 113 129 -16 Nontextile floor tiles 280 257 23 Finished textile supplies 278 281 -2 Leather and furs 153 184 -31 Nuclear fuel materials 183 141 41 Plastic materials 980 1,034 -54 Blank tapes, audio & visual 339 329 10 Cotton cloth, fabrics 363 354 10 Synthetic cloth 678 725 -48 Finished metal shapes 904 872 33 Industrial supplies, other 1,849 1,817 32 Liquified petroleum gases 355 567 -212 Paper and paper products 834 857 -23 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 483 402 82 Shingles, wallboard 1,011 795 216 Petroleum products, other 751 1,020 -269 Other precious metals 785 525 260 Capital goods, except automotive 46,881 44,129 2,752 Computer accessories 11,791 10,721 1,071 Telecommunications equipment 3,086 2,872 214 Semiconductors 5,778 6,260 -481 Industrial machines, other 2,334 2,437 -103 Photo, service industry 1,297 1,180 117 Metalworking machine tools 1,318 1,361 -42 Food, tobacco machinery 279 221 58 Railway transpor. equipment 408 283 125 Parts-civilian aircraft 888 747 141 Measuring, testing, control instru 1,220 1,218 2 Medicinal equipment 1,470 1,221 249 Excavating machinery 942 836 107 Laboratory testing instruments 350 245 105 Materials handling equipment 948 831 117 Business machines and equipment 1,190 1,290 -100 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Commercial vessels, other 4 6 -2 Nonfarm tractors and parts 135 129 6 Agricultural machinery, equipment 687 771 -84 Industrial engines 1,309 1,220 89 Textile, sewing machines 358 419 -61 Wood, glass, plastic 860 776 84 Spacecraft, exc. military 6 1 5 Specialized mining 46 65 -19 Electric apparatus 3,487 3,546 -59 Marine engines, parts 125 108 17 Drilling & oilfield equipment 128 250 -122 Civilian aircraft 1,231 720 511 Pulp and paper machinery 680 628 52 Generators, accessories 1,637 1,376 261 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,512 1,209 303 Computers 1,380 1,185 196 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 28,519 24,075 4,443 Consumer goods 38,313 34,078 4,235 Apparel, household goods - cotton 5,055 4,370 686 Toys/games/sporting goods 3,272 3,087 185 TV's, VCR's, etc 2,473 1,923 550 Writing and art supplies 1,441 1,270 171 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 3,592 3,467 126 Stereo equipment, etc 1,309 1,374 -65 Other household goods 2,711 2,478 234 Gem diamonds 1,416 1,369 47 Jewelry 1,286 1,217 69 Household appliances 1,090 1,050 40 Motorcycles and parts 276 219 57 Toiletries and cosmetics 439 408 31 Cookware, cutlery, tools 636 567 69 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,857 1,538 319 Numismatic coins 72 42 30 Footwear 1,905 1,793 112 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 926 897 29 Records, tapes, and disks 174 195 -21 Nursery stock, etc. 172 195 -22 Glassware, chinaware 349 340 8 Apparel, household goods - wool 569 537 32 Photo equipment 357 333 24 Books, printed matter 469 452 17 Gem stones, other 233 214 20 Camping apparel and gear 893 922 -29 Rugs 199 174 24 Musical instruments 194 193 (-) Pleasure boats and motors 272 197 76 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,189 838 351 Pharmaceutical prep 3,483 2,418 1,065 Other Goods 6,786 5,428 1,358 (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-99-73), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, February 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.