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) June May (R) Monthly 1999 1999 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 86,697 83,020 3,677 Net Adjustments 279 213 66 Total, Census Basis 86,418 82,807 3,611 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,760 3,635 125 Meat products 383 339 44 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 238 199 39 Green coffee 234 198 36 Vegetables 330 307 23 Feedstuff and foodgrains 144 130 13 Cocoa beans 30 19 10 Nuts 68 59 9 Cane and beet sugar 72 64 8 Tea, spices, etc. 74 71 3 Food oils, oilseeds 122 119 3 Fish and shellfish 738 737 1 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 52 52 1 Bakery products 214 217 -4 Dairy products and eggs 77 83 -6 Wine and related products 343 350 -7 Other foods 217 235 -18 Fruits, frozen juices 427 457 -30 Industrial supplies and materials 18,396 17,974 421 Chemicals-organic 964 819 145 Crude oil 4,344 4,212 131 Fuel oil 597 496 101 Chemicals-inorganic 362 306 57 Steelmaking materials 239 190 48 Nonferrous metals, other 161 119 42 Liquified petroleum gases 197 167 30 Copper 156 136 20 Bauxite and aluminum 569 549 20 Plywood and veneers 134 115 19 Zinc 116 98 18 Shingles, wallboard 594 577 17 Synthetic rubber--primary 116 100 16 Coal and related fuels 58 44 15 Nontextile floor tiles 165 151 14 Nickel 83 69 13 Tin 30 17 13 Newsprint 279 268 11 Cotton cloth, fabrics 180 171 8 Leather and furs 86 78 8 Farming materials, livestock 77 69 8 Finished textile supplies 151 145 6 Synthetic cloth 344 338 6 Materials, exc. chemicals 133 128 6 Wool, silk, etc. 72 68 5 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 35 33 3 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 310 308 2 Industrial supplies, other 986 984 2 Lumber 685 684 (-) Other precious metals 292 292 (-) Finished metal shapes 482 483 -1 Chemicals-fertilizers 234 236 -2 Natural rubber 50 53 -2 Hair, waste materials 28 31 -3 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 252 256 -4 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 49 54 -5 Hides and skins 10 16 -6 Pulpwood and woodpulp 182 187 -6 Iron and steel, advanced 335 344 -9 Blank tapes, audio & visual 164 173 -9 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 428 439 -10 Plastic materials 504 516 -13 Cotton, natural fibers 29 43 -13 Tobacco, waxes, etc 267 281 -14 Paper and paper products 415 433 -18 Iron and steel mill products 838 860 -22 Gas-natural 474 499 -25 Electric energy 101 128 -27 Nuclear fuel materials 153 181 -27 Nonmonetary gold 208 249 -41 Petroleum products, other 678 783 -105 Capital goods, except automotive 25,429 24,199 1,230 Telecommunications equipment 2,215 1,961 254 Computer accessories 6,162 5,926 235 Computers 995 807 187 Electric apparatus 1,940 1,820 120 Industrial machines, other 1,297 1,222 75 Medicinal equipment 804 741 63 Measuring, testing, control instru 689 626 62 Wood, glass, plastic 426 363 62 Materials handling equipment 549 487 62 Engines-civilian aircraft 787 734 53 Photo, service industry 665 628 37 Railway transpor. equipment 170 133 37 Industrial engines 675 647 28 Generators, accessories 811 784 27 Parts-civilian aircraft 449 422 27 Agricultural machinery, equipment 326 310 16 Marine engines, parts 76 65 11 Semiconductors 3,185 3,174 11 Drilling & oilfield equipment 62 52 10 Textile, sewing machines 142 138 4 Laboratory testing instruments 162 159 2 Nonfarm tractors and parts 66 64 2 Commercial vessels, other 5 4 2 Spacecraft, exc. military 1 1 (-) Food, tobacco machinery 122 122 (-) Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Metalworking machine tools 627 635 -8 Business machines and equipment 512 523 -11 Specialized mining 32 44 -12 Civilian aircraft 707 739 -32 Pulp and paper machinery 341 377 -36 Excavating machinery 431 491 -59 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 15,462 14,588 874 Consumer goods 19,813 18,908 904 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,613 2,447 166 Gem diamonds 851 707 143 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,805 1,689 116 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,395 1,286 109 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 468 380 88 Other household goods 1,544 1,494 50 Pharmaceutical prep 1,650 1,608 42 Camping apparel and gear 487 447 41 Furniture, household goods, etc. 993 955 39 Writing and art supplies 723 691 32 Pleasure boats and motors 149 121 28 Jewelry 678 657 21 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 458 440 18 Photo equipment 193 178 15 Cookware, cutlery, tools 319 308 11 Apparel, household goods - wool 228 218 10 Glassware, chinaware 191 182 9 Books, printed matter 235 228 7 Gem stones, other 115 110 5 Records, tapes, and disks 106 101 4 Musical instruments 107 104 4 Footwear 906 902 4 Toiletries and cosmetics 236 233 3 Motorcycles and parts 133 131 3 Numismatic coins 30 30 -1 Rugs 103 105 -2 Nursery stock, etc. 89 93 -4 Stereo equipment, etc 691 697 -6 Household appliances 638 659 -22 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,678 1,708 -30 Other Goods 3,559 3,503 56 ___________________________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 1999 1998 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 488,814 454,239 34,575 Net Adjustments 1,373 2,293 -920 Total, Census Basis 487,441 451,946 35,495 Foods, feeds, and beverages 21,369 20,537 833 Meat products 2,116 2,108 8 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 1,225 1,122 102 Green coffee 1,287 1,671 -384 Vegetables 1,763 1,706 57 Feedstuff and foodgrains 760 800 -40 Cocoa beans 329 373 -43 Nuts 379 333 46 Cane and beet sugar 329 354 -25 Tea, spices, etc. 371 372 -1 Food oils, oilseeds 683 773 -90 Fish and shellfish 4,222 4,132 90 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 273 256 17 Bakery products 1,276 1,195 81 Dairy products and eggs 507 402 105 Wine and related products 2,075 1,781 293 Other foods 1,350 1,200 150 Fruits, frozen juices 2,424 1,958 466 Industrial supplies and materials 100,297 102,084 -1,787 Chemicals-organic 5,472 5,563 -91 Crude oil 19,672 19,925 -252 Fuel oil 2,607 2,303 304 Chemicals-inorganic 1,924 2,118 -194 Steelmaking materials 1,301 1,825 -524 Nonferrous metals, other 815 923 -108 Liquified petroleum gases 1,095 1,531 -436 Copper 983 1,119 -136 Bauxite and aluminum 3,154 3,160 -6 Plywood and veneers 673 591 83 Zinc 637 506 131 Shingles, wallboard 3,272 2,476 796 Synthetic rubber--primary 622 632 -10 Coal and related fuels 349 381 -32 Nontextile floor tiles 879 784 95 Nickel 390 529 -138 Tin 136 127 9 Newsprint 1,789 1,890 -101 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,064 1,101 -36 Leather and furs 466 550 -84 Farming materials, livestock 406 388 18 Finished textile supplies 869 846 24 Synthetic cloth 2,028 2,180 -152 Materials, exc. chemicals 797 759 38 Wool, silk, etc. 405 433 -28 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 216 260 -44 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 1,938 2,045 -108 Industrial supplies, other 5,740 5,521 219 Lumber 3,788 3,437 351 Other precious metals 2,290 1,955 335 Finished metal shapes 2,777 2,685 92 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,482 1,643 -161 Natural rubber 344 489 -145 Hair, waste materials 185 164 21 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 1,475 1,227 248 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 275 265 10 Hides and skins 75 91 -16 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,100 1,253 -153 Iron and steel, advanced 2,003 1,982 21 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,030 994 36 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 2,505 2,545 -40 Plastic materials 2,967 2,982 -14 Cotton, natural fibers 163 105 58 Tobacco, waxes, etc 1,662 1,973 -310 Paper and paper products 2,549 2,554 -5 Iron and steel mill products 4,944 6,317 -1,373 Gas-natural 2,810 2,583 227 Electric energy 592 548 44 Nuclear fuel materials 739 562 178 Nonmonetary gold 1,490 2,033 -543 Petroleum products, other 3,353 3,233 120 Capital goods, except automotive 142,672 133,966 8,706 Telecommunications equipment 10,565 8,550 2,015 Computer accessories 35,012 32,028 2,985 Computers 4,890 3,871 1,019 Electric apparatus 10,755 10,394 361 Industrial machines, other 7,255 7,313 -58 Medicinal equipment 4,420 3,786 635 Measuring, testing, control instru 3,768 3,729 40 Wood, glass, plastic 2,513 2,391 122 Materials handling equipment 2,901 2,600 301 Engines-civilian aircraft 4,574 4,467 108 Photo, service industry 3,870 3,593 277 Railway transpor. equipment 1,127 1,010 118 Industrial engines 3,881 3,553 328 Generators, accessories 4,780 4,110 670 Parts-civilian aircraft 2,777 2,523 253 Agricultural machinery, equipment 1,904 2,326 -422 Marine engines, parts 398 366 32 Semiconductors 17,685 17,374 310 Drilling & oilfield equipment 362 721 -359 Textile, sewing machines 953 1,234 -281 Laboratory testing instruments 993 768 225 Nonfarm tractors and parts 386 401 -14 Commercial vessels, other 20 18 2 Spacecraft, exc. military 11 7 4 Food, tobacco machinery 769 646 123 Vessels, except scrap 3 3 (-) Metalworking machine tools 3,842 4,275 -433 Business machines and equipment 3,278 3,821 -543 Specialized mining 183 185 -2 Civilian aircraft 3,837 3,152 685 Pulp and paper machinery 2,182 2,070 111 Excavating machinery 2,776 2,681 95 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 86,662 72,673 13,989 Consumer goods 115,356 106,564 8,792 Apparel, household goods - cotton 15,286 13,466 1,820 Gem diamonds 4,514 4,303 211 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 10,654 10,781 -127 TV's, VCR's, etc 7,778 6,810 968 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 3,007 2,490 517 Other household goods 8,502 7,833 669 Pharmaceutical prep 10,219 8,046 2,173 Camping apparel and gear 2,708 2,624 84 Furniture, household goods, etc. 5,636 4,752 884 Writing and art supplies 4,234 3,937 297 Pleasure boats and motors 788 666 121 Jewelry 3,897 3,728 169 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 2,757 2,736 21 Photo equipment 1,074 1,030 44 Cookware, cutlery, tools 1,878 1,739 139 Apparel, household goods - wool 1,504 1,664 -160 Glassware, chinaware 1,084 1,054 29 Books, printed matter 1,395 1,368 27 Gem stones, other 678 657 21 Records, tapes, and disks 594 562 32 Musical instruments 603 612 -9 Footwear 5,486 5,435 51 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,343 1,251 92 Motorcycles and parts 836 651 184 Numismatic coins 222 151 71 Rugs 612 534 77 Nursery stock, etc. 534 560 -26 Stereo equipment, etc 4,056 4,324 -268 Household appliances 3,608 3,239 369 Toys/games/sporting goods 9,870 9,560 310 Other Goods 21,085 16,123 4,962 (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-99-155), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, June 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.