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) March February (R) Monthly 1999 1999 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 81,337 80,291 1,046 Net Adjustments 224 213 12 Total, Census Basis 81,113 80,078 1,034 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,539 3,528 10 Meat products 374 316 58 Green coffee 287 255 32 Food oils, oilseeds 136 104 32 Tea, spices, etc. 58 44 14 Fish and shellfish 684 672 12 Feedstuff and foodgrains 127 120 7 Nuts 66 62 5 Cane and beet sugar 48 47 1 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 42 43 (-) Cocoa beans 66 70 -4 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 194 199 -5 Other foods 219 225 -6 Wine and related products 361 371 -11 Bakery products 212 223 -11 Vegetables 253 272 -20 Dairy products and eggs 74 95 -21 Fruits, frozen juices 336 411 -74 Industrial supplies and materials 16,052 15,223 829 Crude oil 2,629 2,416 213 Iron and steel mill products 833 696 137 Gas-natural 477 365 112 Chemicals-organic 1,019 908 111 Petroleum products, other 479 396 83 Nonmonetary gold 279 226 54 Copper 196 149 47 Industrial supplies, other 974 934 40 Tobacco, waxes, etc 300 268 31 Plywood and veneers 121 93 27 Chemicals-fertilizers 259 234 25 Shingles, wallboard 542 523 19 Coal and related fuels 68 50 18 Pulpwood and woodpulp 193 176 17 Farming materials, livestock 76 60 16 Synthetic rubber--primary 116 100 16 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 45 33 12 Nickel 70 59 10 Cotton, natural fibers 22 13 9 Tin 28 19 9 Nontextile floor tiles 151 143 8 Iron and steel, advanced 339 332 7 Chemicals-inorganic 320 314 6 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 47 41 6 Zinc 95 92 3 Wool, silk, etc. 67 64 3 Electric energy 73 71 3 Finished textile supplies 146 143 2 Blank tapes, audio & visual 179 177 2 Paper and paper products 432 430 2 Steelmaking materials 216 214 2 Hides and skins 14 12 1 Nonferrous metals, other 120 121 -1 Hair, waste materials 31 33 -2 Natural rubber 58 60 -2 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 251 253 -3 Cotton cloth, fabrics 185 188 -4 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 319 323 -4 Bauxite and aluminum 492 496 -4 Synthetic cloth 343 347 -4 Plastic materials 492 497 -4 Materials, exc. chemicals 137 141 -4 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 413 419 -6 Finished metal shapes 456 462 -6 Leather and furs 74 82 -7 Other precious metals 458 468 -10 Newsprint 307 320 -13 Liquified petroleum gases 170 189 -19 Lumber 580 604 -24 Nuclear fuel materials 58 97 -38 Fuel oil 305 370 -66 Capital goods, except automotive 23,346 23,770 -424 Computer accessories 5,573 6,118 -545 Semiconductors 2,798 2,956 -158 Civilian aircraft 497 577 -80 Business machines and equipment 542 595 -54 Medicinal equipment 691 741 -50 Agricultural machinery, equipment 298 342 -44 Food, tobacco machinery 124 149 -25 Textile, sewing machines 160 178 -19 Laboratory testing instruments 162 177 -16 Industrial engines 637 652 -15 Metalworking machine tools 654 664 -11 Photo, service industry 653 663 -9 Generators, accessories 787 796 -9 Materials handling equipment 486 490 -4 Wood, glass, plastic 420 424 -4 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Spacecraft, exc. military 2 1 1 Commercial vessels, other 4 2 2 Nonfarm tractors and parts 69 67 3 Drilling & oilfield equipment 59 51 8 Telecommunications equipment 1,633 1,619 14 Marine engines, parts 67 52 15 Industrial machines, other 1,244 1,228 17 Specialized mining 35 18 17 Excavating machinery 495 475 19 Railway transpor. equipment 232 212 20 Parts-civilian aircraft 485 451 34 Measuring, testing, control instru 661 614 47 Electric apparatus 1,796 1,734 62 Engines-civilian aircraft 804 734 70 Pulp and paper machinery 423 324 100 Computers 857 663 193 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 14,938 14,574 364 Consumer goods 19,459 19,626 -168 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,584 1,711 -127 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 453 554 -101 Writing and art supplies 695 786 -90 Stereo equipment, etc 673 713 -40 Photo equipment 155 182 -28 Apparel, household goods - wool 255 283 -27 Footwear 929 954 -25 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,835 1,853 -17 Cookware, cutlery, tools 314 330 -16 Jewelry 649 662 -13 Nursery stock, etc. 83 89 -6 Toiletries and cosmetics 227 233 -6 Glassware, chinaware 173 176 -3 Camping apparel and gear 442 445 -3 Books, printed matter 234 235 (-) TV's, VCR's, etc 1,312 1,312 (-) Gem stones, other 120 116 4 Furniture, household goods, etc. 942 937 5 Numismatic coins 51 45 6 Records, tapes, and disks 96 90 6 Musical instruments 102 93 9 Rugs 106 95 11 Pleasure boats and motors 125 114 12 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 481 468 13 Gem diamonds 750 733 18 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,671 2,627 44 Household appliances 609 564 45 Other household goods 1,435 1,388 47 Motorcycles and parts 214 157 58 Pharmaceutical prep 1,740 1,681 59 Other Goods 3,780 3,358 422 __________________________________________________________________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 1999 1998 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 240,055 227,226 12,830 Net Adjustments 608 1,311 -703 Total, Census Basis 239,447 225,914 13,533 Foods, feeds, and beverages 10,696 10,422 274 Meat products 1,015 1,072 -57 Green coffee 782 1,043 -261 Food oils, oilseeds 358 380 -21 Tea, spices, etc. 158 164 -6 Fish and shellfish 2,075 2,024 51 Feedstuff and foodgrains 367 409 -42 Nuts 193 167 25 Cane and beet sugar 149 129 20 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 125 124 (-) Cocoa beans 245 277 -32 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 601 532 69 Other foods 662 589 74 Wine and related products 1,064 907 157 Bakery products 643 599 44 Vegetables 843 830 13 Dairy products and eggs 270 193 76 Fruits, frozen juices 1,147 983 165 Industrial supplies and materials 46,805 50,819 -4,014 Crude oil 7,634 10,248 -2,614 Iron and steel mill products 2,352 2,756 -404 Gas-natural 1,244 1,361 -116 Chemicals-organic 2,890 2,788 102 Petroleum products, other 1,232 1,513 -282 Nonmonetary gold 803 987 -185 Copper 543 552 -9 Industrial supplies, other 2,823 2,775 47 Tobacco, waxes, etc 849 965 -116 Plywood and veneers 305 288 17 Chemicals-fertilizers 741 788 -47 Shingles, wallboard 1,552 1,206 345 Coal and related fuels 177 177 (-) Pulpwood and woodpulp 557 657 -100 Farming materials, livestock 190 184 6 Synthetic rubber--primary 313 331 -18 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 117 145 -29 Nickel 189 280 -91 Cotton, natural fibers 52 56 -4 Tin 63 53 10 Nontextile floor tiles 431 387 44 Iron and steel, advanced 999 978 22 Chemicals-inorganic 985 1,087 -102 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 126 131 -5 Zinc 288 232 56 Wool, silk, etc. 202 220 -18 Electric energy 236 231 6 Finished textile supplies 424 422 2 Blank tapes, audio & visual 518 488 30 Paper and paper products 1,265 1,270 -5 Steelmaking materials 681 926 -245 Hides and skins 39 49 -10 Nonferrous metals, other 378 473 -94 Hair, waste materials 97 80 17 Natural rubber 182 260 -77 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 730 618 112 Cotton cloth, fabrics 547 555 -8 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 983 991 -8 Bauxite and aluminum 1,494 1,646 -152 Synthetic cloth 1,021 1,096 -75 Plastic materials 1,473 1,539 -66 Materials, exc. chemicals 414 390 23 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 1,250 1,314 -64 Finished metal shapes 1,360 1,317 44 Leather and furs 228 278 -50 Other precious metals 1,249 792 457 Newsprint 947 934 12 Liquified petroleum gases 525 797 -271 Lumber 1,812 1,779 33 Nuclear fuel materials 241 274 -32 Fuel oil 1,056 1,156 -101 Capital goods, except automotive 70,208 67,217 2,991 Computer accessories 17,362 16,175 1,187 Semiconductors 8,577 9,196 -619 Civilian aircraft 1,704 1,211 493 Business machines and equipment 1,731 1,930 -198 Medicinal equipment 2,160 1,835 326 Agricultural machinery, equipment 985 1,172 -187 Food, tobacco machinery 403 326 76 Textile, sewing machines 519 646 -126 Laboratory testing instruments 511 374 136 Industrial engines 1,944 1,814 130 Metalworking machine tools 1,967 2,076 -109 Photo, service industry 1,951 1,784 167 Generators, accessories 2,421 2,088 334 Materials handling equipment 1,449 1,274 175 Wood, glass, plastic 1,277 1,171 106 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Spacecraft, exc. military 8 2 6 Commercial vessels, other 9 8 (-) Nonfarm tractors and parts 204 202 2 Drilling & oilfield equipment 186 405 -219 Telecommunications equipment 4,715 4,407 308 Marine engines, parts 191 178 13 Industrial machines, other 3,577 3,642 -65 Specialized mining 80 92 -12 Excavating machinery 1,437 1,319 118 Railway transpor. equipment 639 484 156 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,373 1,200 173 Measuring, testing, control instru 1,879 1,900 -22 Electric apparatus 5,283 5,303 -20 Engines-civilian aircraft 2,320 2,061 260 Pulp and paper machinery 1,104 1,017 87 Computers 2,238 1,924 315 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 43,416 37,076 6,341 Consumer goods 57,758 52,294 5,463 Toys/games/sporting goods 4,854 4,883 -30 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,643 1,265 378 Writing and art supplies 2,138 1,941 197 Stereo equipment, etc 1,984 2,112 -128 Photo equipment 514 506 8 Apparel, household goods - wool 820 812 8 Footwear 2,828 2,736 91 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 5,425 5,287 138 Cookware, cutlery, tools 950 852 98 Jewelry 1,934 1,837 96 Nursery stock, etc. 255 272 -17 Toiletries and cosmetics 666 631 36 Glassware, chinaware 522 518 4 Camping apparel and gear 1,336 1,336 (-) Books, printed matter 703 688 15 TV's, VCR's, etc 3,786 2,957 829 Gem stones, other 353 330 24 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,798 2,335 463 Numismatic coins 123 62 61 Records, tapes, and disks 270 282 -13 Musical instruments 296 298 -2 Rugs 303 254 49 Pleasure boats and motors 391 329 63 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 1,404 1,379 25 Gem diamonds 2,167 2,072 94 Apparel, household goods - cotton 7,724 6,638 1,086 Household appliances 1,700 1,606 94 Other household goods 4,144 3,845 299 Motorcycles and parts 491 367 124 Pharmaceutical prep 5,236 3,863 1,372 Other Goods 10,564 8,086 2,478 (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-99-89), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.