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) January December Monthly 1999 1998 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 78,251 76,632 1,619 Net Adjustments 161 259 -98 Total, Census Basis 78,090 76,373 1,717 Foods, Feeds, And Beverages 3,642 3,551 90 Cocoa beans 109 68 41 Wine and related products 332 315 17 Dairy products and eggs 100 83 17 Vegetables 318 301 16 Fruits, frozen juices 401 388 13 Cane and beet sugar 54 42 12 Bakery products 207 196 11 Fish and shellfish 720 709 11 Nuts 65 64 1 Other foods 217 216 1 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 208 209 (-) Green coffee 240 242 -3 Tea, spices, etc. 55 60 -5 Food oils, oilseeds 133 138 -5 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 40 46 -5 Feedstuff and foodgrains 120 132 -12 Meat products 324 343 -19 Industrial Supplies And Materials 15,339 15,179 160 Chemicals-organic 960 852 108 Steelmaking materials 253 182 71 Crude oil 2,432 2,369 63 Bauxite and aluminum 507 452 55 Gas-natural 402 356 46 Lumber 628 588 40 Fuel oil 378 353 24 Zinc 101 77 24 Electric energy 92 72 20 Nonmonetary gold 298 280 18 Copper 171 154 17 Iron and steel, advanced 329 313 16 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 418 403 16 Nickel 60 46 15 Shingles, wallboard 485 473 13 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 39 28 10 Pulpwood and woodpulp 188 179 9 Synthetic rubber--primary 98 90 8 Materials, exc. chemicals 135 128 7 Plywood and veneers 92 87 5 Wool, silk, etc. 71 67 4 Cotton cloth, fabrics 173 171 2 Nontextile floor tiles 137 135 2 Chemicals-inorganic 352 350 1 Hides and skins 13 12 1 Hair, waste materials 33 32 1 Plastic materials 485 486 -2 Coal and related fuels 58 60 -2 Finished textile supplies 135 138 -2 Synthetic cloth 332 334 -3 Nonferrous metals, other 138 141 -3 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 341 344 -3 Cotton, natural fibers 17 20 -3 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 38 41 -3 Farming materials, livestock 54 59 -4 Leather and furs 72 76 -5 Tin 18 24 -6 Blank tapes, audio & visual 162 169 -7 Tobacco, waxes, etc 280 291 -11 Chemicals-fertilizers 241 255 -14 Natural rubber 65 79 -14 Paper and paper products 402 417 -15 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 224 239 -16 Liquified petroleum gases 167 185 -18 Finished metal shapes 443 464 -21 Industrial supplies, other 914 936 -22 Newsprint 320 354 -34 Other precious metals 331 368 -36 Petroleum products, other 352 398 -46 Nuclear fuel materials 86 142 -56 Iron and steel mill products 819 908 -89 Capital Goods, Except Automotive 23,085 22,419 666 Computer accessories 5,670 5,395 275 Generators, accessories 835 693 142 Semiconductors 2,821 2,691 129 Computers 719 617 102 Electric apparatus 1,763 1,691 72 Medicinal equipment 730 674 55 Business machines and equipment 594 539 55 Civilian aircraft 605 552 54 Photo, service industry 649 611 39 Materials handling equipment 475 444 31 Measuring, testing, control instru 604 574 30 Laboratory testing instruments 170 146 25 Agricultural machinery, equipment 345 322 23 Marine engines, parts 72 55 17 Food, tobacco machinery 131 118 13 Excavating machinery 468 461 7 Specialized mining 27 22 6 Spacecraft, exc. military 6 2 4 Textile, sewing machines 181 182 -1 Vessels, except scrap 0 1 -1 Drilling & oilfield equipment 74 78 -4 Railway transpor. equipment 195 202 -7 Nonfarm tractors and parts 68 78 -10 Wood, glass, plastic 430 453 -23 Commercial vessels, other 2 25 -23 Metalworking machine tools 646 673 -27 Industrial engines 650 682 -32 Parts-civilian aircraft 437 468 -32 Telecommunications equipment 1,466 1,503 -37 Pulp and paper machinery 363 413 -50 Engines-civilian aircraft 784 835 -51 Industrial machines, other 1,102 1,219 -117 Auto. Vehicles, Parts And Engines 13,950 13,827 124 Consumer Goods 18,645 18,144 501 Pharmaceutical prep 1,802 1,377 425 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 635 528 108 Footwear 941 850 91 Furniture, household goods, etc. 919 870 49 Stereo equipment, etc 599 576 23 Gem stones, other 118 97 21 Writing and art supplies 658 640 18 Jewelry 627 611 15 Camping apparel and gear 447 434 13 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 452 440 12 Books, printed matter 234 223 11 Gem diamonds 688 678 9 Cookware, cutlery, tools 306 299 7 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,557 1,557 (-) Photo equipment 177 179 -1 Glassware, chinaware 172 174 -3 Musical instruments 102 106 -4 Numismatic coins 28 32 -4 Rugs 101 106 -5 Pleasure boats and motors 145 150 -5 Apparel, household goods - wool 277 283 -6 Nursery stock, etc. 83 91 -8 Records, tapes, and disks 81 90 -9 Toiletries and cosmetics 206 222 -16 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,733 1,756 -23 Other household goods 1,325 1,351 -26 Motorcycles and parts 121 147 -26 Household appliances 526 560 -34 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,424 2,472 -48 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,160 1,244 -84 Other Goods 3,429 3,253 176 __________________________________________________________________________ Year To Year To Year To Item(1) Date Date Date 1999 1998 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 78,251 74,997 3,254 Net Adjustments 161 578 -417 Total, Census Basis 78,090 74,419 3,671 Foods, Feeds, And Beverages 3,642 3,372 270 Cocoa beans 109 84 25 Wine and related products 332 294 38 Dairy products and eggs 100 68 31 Vegetables 318 274 44 Fruits, frozen juices 401 307 93 Cane and beet sugar 54 37 17 Bakery products 207 189 18 Fish and shellfish 720 684 36 Nuts 65 51 14 Other foods 217 185 32 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 208 166 43 Green coffee 240 328 -89 Tea, spices, etc. 55 51 4 Food oils, oilseeds 133 126 7 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 40 41 -1 Feedstuff and foodgrains 120 131 -12 Meat products 324 355 -31 Industrial Supplies And Materials 15,339 17,270 -1,931 Chemicals-organic 960 975 -15 Steelmaking materials 253 299 -47 Crude oil 2,432 3,781 -1,349 Bauxite and aluminum 507 564 -57 Gas-natural 402 520 -118 Lumber 628 590 38 Fuel oil 378 425 -48 Zinc 101 78 24 Electric energy 92 71 21 Nonmonetary gold 298 274 24 Copper 171 192 -21 Iron and steel, advanced 329 318 11 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 418 434 -16 Nickel 60 106 -45 Shingles, wallboard 485 384 101 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 39 52 -13 Pulpwood and woodpulp 188 234 -46 Synthetic rubber--primary 98 105 -7 Materials, exc. chemicals 135 129 6 Plywood and veneers 92 95 -3 Wool, silk, etc. 71 76 -5 Cotton cloth, fabrics 173 173 (-) Nontextile floor tiles 137 125 12 Chemicals-inorganic 352 355 -3 Hides and skins 13 17 -4 Hair, waste materials 33 26 7 Plastic materials 485 507 -22 Coal and related fuels 58 64 -6 Finished textile supplies 135 134 1 Synthetic cloth 332 359 -28 Nonferrous metals, other 138 173 -35 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 341 320 21 Cotton, natural fibers 17 22 -6 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 38 44 -6 Farming materials, livestock 54 74 -20 Leather and furs 72 91 -19 Tin 18 18 (-) Blank tapes, audio & visual 162 166 -4 Tobacco, waxes, etc 280 335 -54 Chemicals-fertilizers 241 263 -22 Natural rubber 65 98 -33 Paper and paper products 402 428 -26 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 224 196 28 Liquified petroleum gases 167 295 -128 Finished metal shapes 443 430 13 Industrial supplies, other 914 893 21 Newsprint 320 300 20 Other precious metals 331 248 84 Petroleum products, other 352 425 -73 Nuclear fuel materials 86 91 -5 Iron and steel mill products 819 898 -79 Capital Goods, Except Automotive 23,085 21,895 1,190 Computer accessories 5,670 5,338 331 Generators, accessories 835 684 151 Semiconductors 2,821 3,070 -250 Computers 719 584 135 Electric apparatus 1,763 1,780 -17 Medicinal equipment 730 604 126 Business machines and equipment 594 646 -52 Civilian aircraft 605 359 247 Photo, service industry 649 587 62 Materials handling equipment 475 412 63 Measuring, testing, control instru 604 607 -3 Laboratory testing instruments 170 124 46 Agricultural machinery, equipment 345 386 -41 Marine engines, parts 72 54 19 Food, tobacco machinery 131 112 19 Excavating machinery 468 408 60 Specialized mining 27 34 -7 Spacecraft, exc. military 6 0 6 Textile, sewing machines 181 200 -19 Vessels, except scrap 0 0 (-) Drilling & oilfield equipment 74 128 -53 Railway transpor. equipment 195 119 77 Nonfarm tractors and parts 68 63 5 Wood, glass, plastic 430 386 44 Commercial vessels, other 2 2 (-) Metalworking machine tools 646 690 -44 Industrial engines 650 606 44 Parts-civilian aircraft 437 342 95 Telecommunications equipment 1,466 1,433 33 Pulp and paper machinery 363 301 62 Engines-civilian aircraft 784 620 164 Industrial machines, other 1,102 1,215 -113 Auto. Vehicles, Parts And Engines 13,950 11,861 2,090 Consumer Goods 18,645 17,203 1,442 Pharmaceutical prep 1,802 1,285 517 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 635 482 153 Footwear 941 895 46 Furniture, household goods, etc. 919 756 163 Stereo equipment, etc 599 701 -102 Gem stones, other 118 114 4 Writing and art supplies 658 636 22 Jewelry 627 609 18 Camping apparel and gear 447 471 -24 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 452 460 -8 Books, printed matter 234 223 11 Gem diamonds 688 685 3 Cookware, cutlery, tools 306 284 22 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,557 1,611 -54 Photo equipment 177 176 1 Glassware, chinaware 172 169 3 Musical instruments 102 96 6 Numismatic coins 28 20 8 Rugs 101 86 15 Pleasure boats and motors 145 96 49 Apparel, household goods - wool 277 262 15 Nursery stock, etc. 83 101 -18 Records, tapes, and disks 81 103 -21 Toiletries and cosmetics 206 197 9 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,733 1,747 -14 Other household goods 1,325 1,258 67 Motorcycles and parts 121 105 16 Household appliances 526 531 -5 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,424 2,152 272 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,160 891 268 Other Goods 3,429 2,817 612 (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-99-55), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, January 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.