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) July June (R) Monthly 1999 1999 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 87,524 86,651 873 Net Adjustments 197 277 -80 Total, Census Basis 87,327 86,374 953 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,680 3,759 -79 Cane and beet sugar 39 74 -35 Fruits, frozen juices 394 427 -33 Meat products 358 382 -24 Feedstuff and foodgrains 122 143 -21 Green coffee 219 234 -15 Vegetables 321 330 -9 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 52 52 (-) (-) Food oils, oilseeds 120 120 (-) (-) Bakery products 214 214 1 Other foods 217 216 1 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 241 238 3 Nuts 71 68 3 Tea, spices, etc. 77 74 3 Dairy products and eggs 83 77 6 Fish and shellfish 747 739 8 Cocoa beans 46 30 17 Wine and related products 359 342 18 Industrial supplies and materials 18,632 18,199 433 Crude oil 4,300 4,127 173 Chemicals-organic 1,088 972 117 Lumber 795 685 110 Gas-natural 568 474 94 Shingles, wallboard 662 594 68 Petroleum products, other 740 676 63 Electric energy 142 101 41 Pulpwood and woodpulp 216 182 34 Paper and paper products 448 415 33 Finished metal shapes 505 482 23 Plastic materials 526 504 23 Iron and steel mill products 858 838 20 Nonmonetary gold 226 206 20 Tobacco, waxes, etc 280 267 14 Materials, exc. chemicals 142 133 9 Synthetic cloth 353 345 7 Blank tapes, audio & visual 170 164 6 Newsprint 281 277 4 Cotton, natural fibers 32 29 3 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 434 431 3 Iron and steel, advanced 342 340 2 Hair, waste materials 30 28 2 Industrial supplies, other 990 989 2 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 51 49 1 Hides and skins 11 10 1 Cotton cloth, fabrics 180 180 -1 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 32 35 -3 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 307 310 -3 Natural rubber 47 50 -3 Plywood and veneers 131 134 -3 Finished textile supplies 148 152 -4 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 251 256 -5 Liquified petroleum gases 190 196 -6 Leather and furs 79 86 -7 Copper 150 159 -9 Chemicals-fertilizers 226 234 -9 Wool, silk, etc. 63 72 -9 Tin 20 30 -10 Synthetic rubber--primary 106 116 -10 Nontextile floor tiles 154 165 -11 Bauxite and aluminum 556 568 -11 Coal and related fuels 46 58 -12 Fuel oil 585 601 -16 Farming materials, livestock 59 76 -17 Nonferrous metals, other 140 159 -19 Nuclear fuel materials 133 153 -20 Nickel 49 83 -34 Zinc 73 109 -36 Steelmaking materials 195 243 -47 Chemicals-inorganic 297 362 -65 Other precious metals 226 292 -66 Capital goods, except automotive 25,573 25,460 113 Civilian aircraft 1,042 706 337 Computer accessories 6,225 6,161 64 Parts-civilian aircraft 509 448 61 Semiconductors 3,237 3,186 50 Business machines and equipment 553 511 42 Spacecraft, exc. military 37 1 36 Pulp and paper machinery 373 340 33 Generators, accessories 821 810 12 Metalworking machine tools 638 627 11 Laboratory testing instruments 173 163 10 Drilling & oilfield equipment 70 64 6 Electric apparatus 1,953 1,950 3 Textile, sewing machines 146 146 (-) (-) Vessels, except scrap (-) Commercial vessels, other 3 5 -2 Specialized mining 29 32 -3 Food, tobacco machinery 117 122 -4 Industrial engines 665 674 -9 Nonfarm tractors and parts 56 66 -10 Marine engines, parts 57 67 -11 Railway transpor. equipment 151 170 -19 Agricultural machinery, equipment 306 326 -20 Engines-civilian aircraft 764 785 -21 Wood, glass, plastic 405 428 -23 Photo, service industry 648 672 -25 Measuring, testing, control instru 663 693 -30 Excavating machinery 402 432 -31 Industrial machines, other 1,259 1,310 -51 Medicinal equipment 748 801 -53 Computers 939 995 -55 Materials handling equipment 468 553 -85 Telecommunications equipment 2,116 2,216 -100 Automotive vehicles, parts, and eng 15,529 15,473 56 Consumer goods 20,300 19,919 380 Pharmaceutical prep 2,296 1,744 552 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,744 1,679 65 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,839 1,808 31 Pleasure boats and motors 185 154 31 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,022 992 30 Photo equipment 223 194 29 Motorcycles and parts 153 133 20 Apparel, household goods - wool 244 229 16 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,406 1,393 13 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 485 473 12 Books, printed matter 247 235 12 Stereo equipment, etc 709 697 11 Records, tapes, and disks 111 105 6 Nursery stock, etc. 94 89 6 Gem stones, other 120 115 5 Glassware, chinaware 195 191 4 Rugs 107 104 4 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 460 459 1 Musical instruments 108 108 (-) (-) Toiletries and cosmetics 235 236 -1 Writing and art supplies 720 721 -1 Cookware, cutlery, tools 316 319 -4 Numismatic coins 25 29 -4 Jewelry 650 679 -29 Footwear 865 905 -40 Household appliances 583 637 -54 Other household goods 1,485 1,540 -55 Camping apparel and gear 428 486 -58 Gem diamonds 759 851 -92 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,485 2,614 -129 Other Goods 3,612 3,563 50 ___________________________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 1999 1998 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 576,292 529,469 46,823 Net Adjustments 1,568 2,654 -1,086 Total, Census Basis 574,724 526,815 47,909 Foods, feeds, and beverages 25,050 24,013 1,037 Cane and beet sugar 370 428 -58 Fruits, frozen juices 2,819 2,304 515 Meat products 2,474 2,465 9 Feedstuff and foodgrains 881 927 -46 Green coffee 1,505 1,907 -402 Vegetables 2,084 2,008 75 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 325 303 22 Food oils, oilseeds 802 912 -111 Bakery products 1,491 1,390 101 Other foods 1,567 1,404 163 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 1,466 1,322 143 Nuts 449 389 60 Tea, spices, etc. 448 436 13 Dairy products and eggs 590 489 101 Fish and shellfish 4,970 4,823 148 Cocoa beans 376 424 -48 Wine and related products 2,433 2,083 350 Industrial supplies and materials 118,733 118,676 57 Crude oil 23,756 22,929 827 Chemicals-organic 6,568 6,475 93 Lumber 4,583 4,004 579 Gas-natural 3,378 3,080 298 Shingles, wallboard 3,934 2,911 1,023 Petroleum products, other 4,091 3,764 327 Electric energy 734 646 88 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,316 1,480 -164 Paper and paper products 2,997 2,955 42 Finished metal shapes 3,281 3,121 161 Plastic materials 3,494 3,464 30 Iron and steel mill products 5,801 7,523 -1,722 Nonmonetary gold 1,714 2,245 -530 Tobacco, waxes, etc 1,942 2,285 -343 Materials, exc. chemicals 939 892 47 Synthetic cloth 2,382 2,529 -147 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,199 1,164 35 Newsprint 2,069 2,197 -128 Cotton, natural fibers 195 117 79 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 2,941 2,963 -21 Iron and steel, advanced 2,350 2,306 44 Hair, waste materials 215 194 21 Industrial supplies, other 6,733 6,425 308 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 326 311 15 Hides and skins 86 105 -20 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,244 1,283 -38 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 248 291 -43 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 2,245 2,372 -127 Natural rubber 391 571 -180 Plywood and veneers 805 676 129 Finished textile supplies 1,018 988 30 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 1,730 1,438 292 Liquified petroleum gases 1,284 1,758 -474 Leather and furs 545 634 -89 Copper 1,135 1,294 -159 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,708 1,943 -236 Wool, silk, etc. 468 505 -37 Tin 156 157 -1 Synthetic rubber--primary 727 741 -14 Nontextile floor tiles 1,034 918 116 Bauxite and aluminum 3,708 3,658 51 Coal and related fuels 395 449 -54 Fuel oil 3,196 2,710 486 Farming materials, livestock 465 440 25 Nonferrous metals, other 954 1,064 -110 Nuclear fuel materials 873 645 227 Nickel 439 574 -134 Zinc 703 602 102 Steelmaking materials 1,500 2,113 -613 Chemicals-inorganic 2,221 2,469 -248 Other precious metals 2,516 2,300 216 Capital goods, except automotive 168,276 156,260 12,016 Civilian aircraft 4,878 3,968 910 Computer accessories 41,236 37,275 3,961 Parts-civilian aircraft 3,285 2,972 313 Semiconductors 20,923 20,031 891 Business machines and equipment 3,830 4,417 -587 Spacecraft, exc. military 48 8 40 Pulp and paper machinery 2,554 2,408 146 Generators, accessories 5,600 4,815 785 Metalworking machine tools 4,480 5,011 -531 Laboratory testing instruments 1,166 902 264 Drilling & oilfield equipment 434 843 -409 Electric apparatus 12,718 12,080 637 Textile, sewing machines 1,104 1,424 -320 Vessels, except scrap 3 3 (-) (-) Commercial vessels, other 23 20 3 Specialized mining 213 219 -7 Food, tobacco machinery 886 759 126 Industrial engines 4,546 4,156 390 Nonfarm tractors and parts 443 465 -22 Marine engines, parts 446 422 24 Railway transpor. equipment 1,279 1,180 99 Agricultural machinery, equipment 2,210 2,713 -504 Engines-civilian aircraft 5,336 5,217 119 Wood, glass, plastic 2,921 2,781 140 Photo, service industry 4,525 4,148 377 Measuring, testing, control instru 4,436 4,325 111 Excavating machinery 3,179 3,148 31 Industrial machines, other 8,527 8,494 33 Medicinal equipment 5,166 4,449 717 Computers 5,829 4,568 1,261 Materials handling equipment 3,374 3,064 310 Telecommunications equipment 12,682 9,973 2,709 Automotive vehicles, parts, and eng 102,202 83,704 18,499 Consumer goods 135,762 124,885 10,877 Pharmaceutical prep 12,608 9,638 2,971 Toys/games/sporting goods 11,616 11,171 445 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 12,495 12,614 -119 Pleasure boats and motors 978 804 174 Furniture, household goods, etc. 6,657 5,537 1,120 Photo equipment 1,299 1,229 69 Motorcycles and parts 989 759 230 Apparel, household goods - wool 1,749 1,941 -191 TV's, VCR's, etc 9,183 8,042 1,141 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 3,497 2,956 541 Books, printed matter 1,642 1,606 36 Stereo equipment, etc 4,771 5,019 -248 Records, tapes, and disks 704 652 52 Nursery stock, etc. 628 645 -17 Gem stones, other 799 762 36 Glassware, chinaware 1,279 1,237 42 Rugs 720 625 95 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 3,218 3,193 25 Musical instruments 711 714 -3 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,578 1,453 125 Writing and art supplies 4,952 4,571 381 Cookware, cutlery, tools 2,193 2,026 168 Numismatic coins 247 174 73 Jewelry 4,549 4,343 206 Footwear 6,350 6,341 9 Household appliances 4,190 3,775 415 Other household goods 9,983 9,175 808 Camping apparel and gear 3,134 3,045 89 Gem diamonds 5,272 5,044 228 Apparel, household goods - cotton 17,772 15,793 1,979 Other Goods 24,701 19,278 5,423 (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-99-169), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, July 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.