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) May April (R) Monthly 1999 1999 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 82,839 80,603 2,236 Net Adjustments 207 271 -65 Total, Census Basis 82,632 80,332 2,301 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,633 3,548 84 Fish and shellfish 737 674 63 Fruits, frozen juices 457 417 40 Food oils, oilseeds 118 92 26 Vegetables 307 290 16 Tea, spices, etc. 71 60 11 Feedstuff and foodgrains 130 119 11 Wine and related products 349 340 9 Bakery products 218 209 8 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 52 45 7 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 199 194 6 Cane and beet sugar 64 63 1 Dairy products and eggs 83 82 1 Other foods 236 237 -1 Nuts 59 63 -5 Green coffee 198 214 -16 Meat products 339 375 -36 Cocoa beans 19 76 -57 Industrial supplies and materials 17,779 16,965 814 Crude oil 3,985 3,341 644 Petroleum products, other 785 656 129 Iron and steel mill products 880 779 101 Finished metal shapes 484 436 48 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 441 396 45 Fuel oil 496 457 40 Industrial supplies, other 986 959 27 Plastic materials 517 490 27 Chemicals-inorganic 306 280 27 Nonmonetary gold 247 222 25 Nickel 69 49 20 Iron and steel, advanced 345 328 17 Nuclear fuel materials 181 164 17 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 257 241 16 Nontextile floor tiles 151 137 15 Shingles, wallboard 577 563 14 Tobacco, waxes, etc 280 267 14 Pulpwood and woodpulp 187 174 13 Electric energy 128 118 10 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 54 46 8 Farming materials, livestock 69 62 7 Synthetic cloth 339 332 7 Paper and paper products 433 426 7 Lumber 689 685 4 Cotton, natural fibers 43 39 4 Hides and skins 16 12 4 Cotton cloth, fabrics 172 169 3 Hair, waste materials 31 29 2 Wool, silk, etc. 68 66 2 Materials, exc. chemicals 127 126 1 Leather and furs 78 77 1 Blank tapes, audio & visual 173 174 (-) Synthetic rubber--primary 100 103 -3 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 32 36 -4 Steelmaking materials 192 196 -4 Tin 17 21 -4 Finished textile supplies 145 150 -4 Plywood and veneers 115 122 -7 Chemicals-fertilizers 239 249 -10 Natural rubber 52 64 -11 Copper 134 147 -13 Gas-natural 499 513 -14 Zinc 92 109 -17 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 308 326 -18 Bauxite and aluminum 548 567 -19 Newsprint 267 290 -24 Coal and related fuels 44 70 -27 Nonferrous metals, other 117 152 -35 Liquified petroleum gases 166 206 -39 Chemicals-organic 823 880 -58 Other precious metals 293 463 -171 Capital goods, except automotive 24,198 23,279 919 Telecommunications equipment 1,959 1,682 277 Semiconductors 3,180 2,971 209 Civilian aircraft 752 604 148 Computer accessories 5,926 5,805 121 Electric apparatus 1,820 1,750 70 Excavating machinery 492 422 70 Industrial machines, other 1,227 1,169 58 Materials handling equipment 487 442 45 Metalworking machine tools 626 586 41 Pulp and paper machinery 376 338 38 Industrial engines 645 623 22 Medicinal equipment 736 715 21 Agricultural machinery, equipment 310 292 18 Specialized mining 44 27 17 Measuring, testing, control instru 625 612 14 Engines-civilian aircraft 733 722 11 Nonfarm tractors and parts 64 55 9 Business machines and equipment 522 515 7 Commercial vessels, other 3 3 (-) Spacecraft, exc. military 1 1 -1 Vessels, except scrap 3 -3 Food, tobacco machinery 124 127 -3 Computers 810 817 -7 Marine engines, parts 56 67 -10 Drilling & oilfield equipment 51 62 -12 Photo, service industry 629 641 -12 Laboratory testing instruments 159 171 -12 Generators, accessories 784 797 -13 Textile, sewing machines 138 159 -21 Railway transpor. equipment 133 184 -51 Parts-civilian aircraft 421 486 -64 Wood, glass, plastic 365 432 -66 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 14,522 13,706 816 Consumer goods 18,983 19,351 -369 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 381 592 -211 Gem diamonds 709 799 -90 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,448 2,534 -86 Pharmaceutical prep 1,687 1,758 -71 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,288 1,323 -36 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,689 1,724 -34 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 441 471 -31 Apparel, household goods - wool 216 245 -29 Motorcycles and parts 131 149 -18 Writing and art supplies 690 703 -14 Photo equipment 176 188 -12 Books, printed matter 228 238 -11 Camping apparel and gear 447 454 -7 Records, tapes, and disks 102 108 -7 Numismatic coins 32 37 -5 Gem stones, other 110 112 -2 Pleasure boats and motors 121 122 -1 Glassware, chinaware 182 182 (-) Nursery stock, etc. 93 92 1 Rugs 105 101 5 Cookware, cutlery, tools 307 300 6 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,708 1,700 8 Musical instruments 104 95 9 Footwear 902 891 12 Stereo equipment, etc 696 680 16 Toiletries and cosmetics 235 217 18 Jewelry 658 627 31 Furniture, household goods, etc. 954 915 39 Household appliances 658 618 41 Other household goods 1,485 1,377 109 Other Goods 3,518 3,483 35 ___________________________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 1999 1998 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 401,937 378,820 23,117 Net Adjustments 1,088 1,934 -847 Total, Census Basis 400,849 376,886 23,964 Foods, feeds, and beverages 17,608 17,007 601 Fish and shellfish 3,484 3,440 44 Fruits, frozen juices 1,997 1,601 396 Food oils, oilseeds 560 629 -69 Vegetables 1,433 1,406 27 Tea, spices, etc. 297 306 -9 Feedstuff and foodgrains 616 668 -53 Wine and related products 1,731 1,471 260 Bakery products 1,063 992 71 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 221 210 11 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 988 923 65 Cane and beet sugar 258 263 -5 Dairy products and eggs 430 328 102 Other foods 1,135 997 138 Nuts 310 274 36 Green coffee 1,053 1,432 -379 Meat products 1,733 1,736 -2 Cocoa beans 300 331 -32 Industrial supplies and materials 81,707 85,397 -3,691 Crude oil 15,101 16,957 -1,856 Petroleum products, other 2,676 2,644 32 Iron and steel mill products 4,126 5,157 -1,032 Finished metal shapes 2,295 2,234 60 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 2,079 2,149 -70 Fuel oil 2,011 1,948 63 Industrial supplies, other 4,756 4,608 148 Plastic materials 2,464 2,504 -40 Chemicals-inorganic 1,563 1,765 -202 Nonmonetary gold 1,279 1,725 -446 Nickel 308 444 -136 Iron and steel, advanced 1,669 1,658 11 Nuclear fuel materials 586 489 97 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 1,224 1,016 208 Nontextile floor tiles 715 653 62 Shingles, wallboard 2,678 2,032 646 Tobacco, waxes, etc 1,395 1,646 -251 Pulpwood and woodpulp 919 1,046 -127 Electric energy 491 438 52 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 226 220 6 Farming materials, livestock 330 329 1 Synthetic cloth 1,685 1,825 -140 Paper and paper products 2,134 2,129 5 Lumber 3,108 2,875 233 Cotton, natural fibers 134 93 42 Hides and skins 65 77 -12 Cotton cloth, fabrics 885 919 -34 Hair, waste materials 157 137 20 Wool, silk, etc. 333 366 -33 Materials, exc. chemicals 664 631 33 Leather and furs 380 464 -83 Blank tapes, audio & visual 866 822 44 Synthetic rubber--primary 506 526 -20 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 181 220 -40 Steelmaking materials 1,064 1,551 -487 Tin 106 102 4 Finished textile supplies 718 706 12 Plywood and veneers 539 497 42 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,251 1,344 -93 Natural rubber 294 410 -117 Copper 825 952 -127 Gas-natural 2,336 2,129 208 Zinc 515 429 86 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 1,628 1,700 -72 Bauxite and aluminum 2,583 2,634 -51 Newsprint 1,510 1,566 -57 Coal and related fuels 291 300 -9 Nonferrous metals, other 653 799 -147 Liquified petroleum gases 897 1,303 -406 Chemicals-organic 4,512 4,666 -154 Other precious metals 1,999 1,564 435 Capital goods, except automotive 117,242 111,699 5,543 Telecommunications equipment 8,349 7,125 1,224 Semiconductors 14,506 14,640 -134 Civilian aircraft 3,142 2,458 685 Computer accessories 28,850 26,778 2,072 Electric apparatus 8,815 8,722 92 Excavating machinery 2,345 2,228 117 Industrial machines, other 5,963 6,123 -160 Materials handling equipment 2,352 2,161 191 Metalworking machine tools 3,207 3,489 -282 Pulp and paper machinery 1,840 1,735 104 Industrial engines 3,204 2,961 243 Medicinal equipment 3,612 3,155 457 Agricultural machinery, equipment 1,578 1,968 -389 Specialized mining 152 153 -1 Measuring, testing, control instru 3,079 3,117 -38 Engines-civilian aircraft 3,787 3,609 177 Nonfarm tractors and parts 320 329 -9 Business machines and equipment 2,765 3,207 -442 Commercial vessels, other 15 15 (-) Spacecraft, exc. military 10 5 5 Vessels, except scrap 3 2 1 Food, tobacco machinery 649 536 113 Computers 3,898 3,184 714 Marine engines, parts 314 306 8 Drilling & oilfield equipment 298 619 -321 Photo, service industry 3,206 3,008 198 Laboratory testing instruments 830 640 190 Generators, accessories 3,969 3,439 530 Textile, sewing machines 811 1,054 -242 Railway transpor. equipment 957 827 131 Parts-civilian aircraft 2,328 2,113 215 Wood, glass, plastic 2,089 1,996 93 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 71,134 60,881 10,253 Consumer goods 95,617 88,430 7,188 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 2,540 2,048 492 Gem diamonds 3,665 3,570 95 Apparel, household goods - cotton 12,674 11,142 1,532 Pharmaceutical prep 8,648 6,545 2,103 TV's, VCR's, etc 6,385 5,599 786 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 8,848 8,932 -83 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 2,299 2,282 17 Apparel, household goods - wool 1,275 1,385 -110 Motorcycles and parts 703 541 161 Writing and art supplies 3,509 3,285 224 Photo equipment 879 855 24 Books, printed matter 1,160 1,142 18 Camping apparel and gear 2,221 2,205 16 Records, tapes, and disks 489 481 8 Numismatic coins 194 122 72 Gem stones, other 563 545 18 Pleasure boats and motors 638 547 91 Glassware, chinaware 893 871 22 Nursery stock, etc. 446 469 -23 Rugs 509 445 65 Cookware, cutlery, tools 1,558 1,436 121 Toys/games/sporting goods 8,192 8,023 169 Musical instruments 496 506 -10 Footwear 4,580 4,531 49 Stereo equipment, etc 3,364 3,629 -265 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,109 1,041 68 Jewelry 3,220 3,123 97 Furniture, household goods, etc. 4,642 3,958 684 Household appliances 2,970 2,694 276 Other household goods 6,949 6,477 471 Other Goods 17,541 13,471 4,070 (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-99-137), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, May 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.