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) November October (R) Monthly 1999 1999 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 91,988 90,743 1,245 Net Adjustments 920 514 405 Total, Census Basis 91,068 90,228 840 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,720 3,637 84 Fish and shellfish 815 763 52 Cane and beet sugar 37 16 20 Cocoa beans 39 23 16 Food oils, oilseeds 125 109 15 Feedstuff and foodgrains 125 113 12 Other foods 244 233 10 Fruits, frozen juices 365 356 9 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 226 220 6 Meat products 424 418 6 Green coffee 200 195 5 Wine and related products 342 343 -1 Bakery products 230 233 -3 Tea, spices, etc. 64 67 -3 Dairy products and eggs 76 82 -7 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 46 55 -9 Nuts 61 73 -12 Vegetables 303 336 -34 Industrial supplies and materials 20,753 20,839 -86 Crude oil 5,407 5,686 -279 Petroleum products, other 596 785 -189 Iron and steel mill products 784 869 -85 Bauxite and aluminum 509 579 -70 Copper 249 293 -45 Natural rubber 51 81 -30 Finished metal shapes 518 540 -22 Nonferrous metals, other 127 148 -22 Plywood and veneers 108 127 -18 Wool, silk, etc. 56 68 -11 Electric energy 111 122 -11 Steelmaking materials 256 267 -10 Materials, exc. chemicals 147 154 -6 Nontextile floor tiles 156 162 -6 Other precious metals 350 354 -4 Cotton, natural fibers 9 11 -2 Plastic materials 564 566 -2 Cotton cloth, fabrics 201 203 -2 Lumber 685 686 -1 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 264 265 -1 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 61 62 (-) Hides and skins 13 14 (-) Hair, waste materials 37 36 1 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 40 39 1 Synthetic rubber--primary 107 104 2 Shingles, wallboard 585 583 2 Finished textile supplies 156 153 3 Tin 27 22 5 Synthetic cloth 356 351 5 Leather and furs 91 85 6 Industrial supplies, other 1,056 1,050 6 Farming materials, livestock 84 77 7 Iron and steel, advanced 353 345 8 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 348 338 9 Zinc 107 95 12 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 477 464 13 Pulpwood and woodpulp 283 271 13 Blank tapes, audio & visual 211 197 14 Newsprint 305 284 21 Chemicals-inorganic 362 338 24 Tobacco, waxes, etc 332 307 25 Nickel 90 64 27 Coal and related fuels 81 52 28 Paper and paper products 512 482 30 Chemicals-organic 999 964 34 Chemicals-fertilizers 302 255 47 Gas-natural 598 537 61 Fuel oil 733 661 72 Nuclear fuel materials 216 143 73 Nonmonetary gold 320 232 88 Liquified petroleum gases 363 270 93 Capital goods, except automotive 26,180 25,844 336 Telecommunications equipment 2,397 2,059 339 Computer accessories 6,075 5,873 201 Semiconductors 3,394 3,294 100 Business machines and equipment 575 525 49 Computers 1,076 1,029 47 Excavating machinery 404 358 46 Photo, service industry 741 712 29 Agricultural machinery, equipment 310 281 29 Wood, glass, plastic 433 407 26 Civilian aircraft 797 772 25 Measuring, testing, control instru 684 660 24 Medicinal equipment 791 781 9 Specialized mining 28 20 8 Nonfarm tractors and parts 69 66 3 Vessels, except scrap 2 (-) 2 Commercial vessels, other 3 4 -1 Marine engines, parts 73 74 -2 Spacecraft, exc. military 3 -2 Pulp and paper machinery 355 365 -10 Food, tobacco machinery 121 136 -15 Electric apparatus 2,019 2,035 -16 Textile, sewing machines 147 164 -17 Materials handling equipment 503 527 -24 Drilling & oilfield equipment 70 100 -30 Industrial engines 757 791 -34 Parts-civilian aircraft 406 441 -34 Generators, accessories 875 910 -35 Railway transpor. equipment 190 235 -45 Laboratory testing instruments 189 237 -48 Metalworking machine tools 627 679 -52 Industrial machines, other 1,376 1,448 -73 Engines-civilian aircraft 692 856 -164 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 15,531 15,075 456 Consumer goods 21,168 20,930 239 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 663 469 194 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,683 2,517 166 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,479 1,317 162 Household appliances 662 607 55 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,055 1,029 26 Musical instruments 131 111 20 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 484 465 19 Books, printed matter 257 243 14 Apparel, household goods - wool 278 267 12 Cookware, cutlery, tools 353 342 11 Toiletries and cosmetics 255 245 11 Photo equipment 215 206 10 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,970 1,962 7 Pleasure boats and motors 161 154 7 Rugs 109 107 2 Records, tapes, and disks 116 115 1 Writing and art supplies 741 740 (-) Gem stones, other 126 128 -2 Nursery stock, etc. 98 101 -3 Glassware, chinaware 177 187 -10 Motorcycles and parts 171 184 -14 Stereo equipment, etc 736 758 -22 Camping apparel and gear 443 466 -23 Numismatic coins 20 45 -25 Footwear 876 904 -28 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,619 1,649 -30 Jewelry 677 713 -37 Gem diamonds 908 962 -54 Other household goods 1,499 1,576 -77 Pharmaceutical prep 2,206 2,361 -155 Other Goods 3,716 3,904 -189 ___________________________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 1999 1998 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 937,226 840,114 97,112 Net Adjustments 4,332 5,015 -682 Total, Census Basis 932,894 835,099 97,795 Foods, feeds, and beverages 39,779 37,728 2,051 Fish and shellfish 8,063 7,412 651 Cane and beet sugar 560 714 -154 Cocoa beans 493 594 -101 Food oils, oilseeds 1,261 1,428 -167 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,364 1,436 -73 Other foods 2,490 2,250 240 Fruits, frozen juices 4,321 3,701 620 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 2,342 2,094 249 Meat products 4,087 3,957 130 Green coffee 2,315 2,841 -526 Wine and related products 3,824 3,309 516 Bakery products 2,390 2,222 168 Tea, spices, etc. 708 692 17 Dairy products and eggs 921 810 111 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 522 468 54 Nuts 725 602 123 Vegetables 3,392 3,198 194 Industrial supplies and materials 200,545 184,850 15,695 Crude oil 45,239 34,926 10,314 Petroleum products, other 7,020 5,651 1,369 Iron and steel mill products 9,133 12,207 -3,074 Bauxite and aluminum 5,886 5,733 153 Copper 2,059 2,071 -11 Natural rubber 648 892 -244 Finished metal shapes 5,390 4,949 442 Nonferrous metals, other 1,495 1,616 -121 Plywood and veneers 1,305 1,048 258 Wool, silk, etc. 730 785 -55 Electric energy 1,202 987 215 Steelmaking materials 2,463 3,078 -615 Materials, exc. chemicals 1,536 1,419 118 Nontextile floor tiles 1,677 1,456 221 Other precious metals 3,896 3,575 322 Cotton, natural fibers 240 166 73 Plastic materials 5,716 5,381 336 Cotton cloth, fabrics 2,003 2,018 -15 Lumber 7,335 6,308 1,027 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 2,789 2,306 483 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 566 506 60 Hides and skins 136 158 -22 Hair, waste materials 357 316 41 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 399 438 -40 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,153 1,161 -8 Shingles, wallboard 6,318 4,747 1,571 Finished textile supplies 1,634 1,557 77 Tin 249 234 14 Synthetic cloth 3,802 3,888 -86 Leather and furs 888 957 -69 Industrial supplies, other 10,885 10,091 794 Farming materials, livestock 773 706 67 Iron and steel, advanced 3,727 3,601 126 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 3,609 3,772 -163 Zinc 1,097 977 120 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 4,797 4,624 173 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,333 2,269 65 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,957 1,876 81 Newsprint 3,245 3,420 -176 Chemicals-inorganic 3,603 3,820 -217 Tobacco, waxes, etc 3,181 3,510 -328 Nickel 769 812 -42 Coal and related fuels 638 703 -66 Paper and paper products 4,980 4,597 384 Chemicals-organic 10,574 9,964 609 Chemicals-fertilizers 2,771 3,050 -279 Gas-natural 5,697 4,884 813 Fuel oil 5,866 4,480 1,385 Nuclear fuel materials 1,505 1,240 265 Nonmonetary gold 2,809 3,341 -532 Liquified petroleum gases 2,464 2,582 -118 Capital goods, except automotive 270,281 247,091 23,189 Telecommunications equipment 21,374 15,621 5,753 Computer accessories 64,872 59,079 5,793 Semiconductors 33,922 30,758 3,164 Business machines and equipment 5,923 6,802 -879 Computers 9,715 7,294 2,421 Excavating machinery 4,739 4,997 -258 Photo, service industry 7,331 6,599 731 Agricultural machinery, equipment 3,341 4,191 -850 Wood, glass, plastic 4,637 4,454 184 Civilian aircraft 7,918 6,505 1,413 Measuring, testing, control instru 7,108 6,767 341 Medicinal equipment 8,295 7,248 1,047 Specialized mining 308 318 -11 Nonfarm tractors and parts 706 739 -33 Vessels, except scrap 6 4 2 Commercial vessels, other 35 52 -17 Marine engines, parts 730 652 77 Spacecraft, exc. military 52 11 41 Pulp and paper machinery 3,968 3,852 115 Food, tobacco machinery 1,390 1,212 178 Electric apparatus 20,713 18,961 1,752 Textile, sewing machines 1,730 2,190 -460 Materials handling equipment 5,391 4,954 437 Drilling & oilfield equipment 706 1,297 -591 Industrial engines 7,540 6,666 874 Parts-civilian aircraft 4,997 4,875 122 Generators, accessories 9,116 7,710 1,407 Railway transpor. equipment 2,038 1,856 182 Laboratory testing instruments 2,007 1,503 504 Metalworking machine tools 7,047 8,131 -1,084 Industrial machines, other 14,159 13,216 943 Engines-civilian aircraft 8,470 8,577 -108 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 163,832 135,167 28,664 Consumer goods 218,275 198,153 20,122 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 5,939 4,812 1,127 Apparel, household goods - cotton 27,864 25,327 2,537 TV's, VCR's, etc 14,704 13,002 1,702 Household appliances 6,711 5,950 761 Furniture, household goods, etc. 10,739 8,857 1,882 Musical instruments 1,183 1,133 50 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 5,091 4,997 95 Books, printed matter 2,672 2,511 161 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,855 3,011 -156 Cookware, cutlery, tools 3,574 3,198 375 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,553 2,305 248 Photo equipment 2,113 1,949 164 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 20,223 19,801 422 Pleasure boats and motors 1,714 1,365 349 Rugs 1,148 1,011 137 Records, tapes, and disks 1,139 1,045 94 Writing and art supplies 7,892 7,095 798 Gem stones, other 1,298 1,187 111 Nursery stock, etc. 1,016 993 24 Glassware, chinaware 2,037 1,962 75 Motorcycles and parts 1,683 1,248 436 Stereo equipment, etc 7,635 7,681 -46 Camping apparel and gear 4,916 4,669 247 Numismatic coins 372 312 60 Footwear 9,897 9,969 -72 Toys/games/sporting goods 18,165 17,663 501 Jewelry 7,312 6,824 489 Gem diamonds 8,976 7,830 1,146 Other household goods 16,096 14,819 1,278 Pharmaceutical prep 20,757 15,629 5,128 Other Goods 40,182 32,109 8,072 (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-00-13), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, November 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.