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) October September (R) Monthly 1999 1999 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 90,698 89,145 1,552 Net Adjustments 516 863 -347 Total, Census Basis 90,181 88,282 1,899 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,654 3,709 -56 Fruits, frozen juices 357 422 -65 Cane and beet sugar 26 82 -56 Cocoa beans 23 32 -9 Green coffee 194 201 -7 Dairy products and eggs 82 88 -5 Wine and related products 344 349 -5 Feedstuff and foodgrains 117 119 -2 Fish and shellfish 764 766 -2 Nuts 73 72 1 Vegetables 337 332 5 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 219 212 8 Food oils, oilseeds 107 98 8 Tea, spices, etc. 67 58 9 Other foods 235 225 10 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 55 45 10 Bakery products 234 216 18 Meat products 419 392 27 Industrial supplies and materials 20,691 20,251 440 Crude oil 5,589 5,387 201 Petroleum products, other 781 708 74 Nuclear fuel materials 143 76 67 Bauxite and aluminum 582 526 56 Copper 249 201 47 Pulpwood and woodpulp 271 232 39 Steelmaking materials 262 224 38 Chemicals-fertilizers 255 221 34 Natural rubber 81 55 26 Iron and steel mill products 877 851 25 Cotton cloth, fabrics 203 180 23 Industrial supplies, other 1,048 1,031 17 Plastic materials 568 554 14 Blank tapes, audio & visual 197 183 13 Lumber 687 674 13 Farming materials, livestock 77 69 8 Iron and steel, advanced 344 339 6 Materials, exc. chemicals 153 148 5 Leather and furs 86 81 5 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 338 334 4 Synthetic cloth 353 349 4 Coal and related fuels 52 49 3 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 63 60 3 Hides and skins 14 11 2 Cotton, natural fibers 11 9 2 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 39 38 1 Finished metal shapes 542 541 1 Finished textile supplies 154 153 1 Nonferrous metals, other 148 147 1 Nontextile floor tiles 162 162 1 Hair, waste materials 36 36 (-) Liquified petroleum gases 246 246 (-) Chemicals-inorganic 343 344 (-) Nonmonetary gold 233 235 -1 Other precious metals 356 357 -1 Electric energy 122 125 -3 Tin 22 25 -3 Tobacco, waxes, etc 307 311 -4 Synthetic rubber--primary 105 110 -5 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 265 271 -6 Wool, silk, etc. 67 74 -7 Plywood and veneers 127 133 -7 Zinc 95 104 -10 Newsprint 284 296 -13 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 460 473 -13 Shingles, wallboard 584 599 -15 Paper and paper products 483 502 -20 Nickel 64 106 -43 Chemicals-organic 975 1,018 -43 Fuel oil 652 701 -49 Gas-natural 537 591 -54 Capital goods, except automotive 25,858 24,928 930 Computers 1,031 773 257 Computer accessories 5,876 5,676 200 Semiconductors 3,299 3,137 162 Industrial engines 791 697 94 Railway transpor. equipment 235 174 61 Engines-civilian aircraft 857 797 60 Generators, accessories 918 861 58 Photo, service industry 716 667 49 Materials handling equipment 529 485 44 Medicinal equipment 786 746 41 Drilling & oilfield equipment 100 61 39 Parts-civilian aircraft 441 404 36 Business machines and equipment 526 498 28 Industrial machines, other 1,448 1,431 16 Agricultural machinery, equipment 281 264 16 Metalworking machine tools 678 662 16 Textile, sewing machines 164 151 14 Food, tobacco machinery 136 125 11 Laboratory testing instruments 239 229 10 Marine engines, parts 75 65 10 Electric apparatus 2,026 2,020 5 Nonfarm tractors and parts 66 62 5 Spacecraft, exc. military 3 1 2 Commercial vessels, other 4 3 1 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Specialized mining 20 23 -4 Measuring, testing, control instru 661 665 -4 Pulp and paper machinery 366 371 -5 Wood, glass, plastic 409 440 -31 Excavating machinery 359 394 -36 Telecommunications equipment 2,065 2,137 -72 Civilian aircraft 755 908 -152 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 15,072 15,360 -288 Consumer goods 20,981 20,266 715 Pharmaceutical prep 2,387 1,864 524 Gem diamonds 962 816 145 Other household goods 1,573 1,481 92 Stereo equipment, etc 758 705 53 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,519 2,467 52 Camping apparel and gear 467 434 33 Motorcycles and parts 185 165 20 Nursery stock, etc. 101 85 17 Footwear 906 890 16 Records, tapes, and disks 114 99 15 Photo equipment 205 191 14 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,029 1,015 14 Numismatic coins 45 33 12 Toiletries and cosmetics 244 237 7 Jewelry 709 703 6 Gem stones, other 128 122 6 Rugs 106 104 3 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 465 466 -1 Glassware, chinaware 187 189 -2 Writing and art supplies 742 744 -2 Musical instruments 112 117 -5 Cookware, cutlery, tools 343 348 -5 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,964 1,974 -9 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,650 1,659 -9 Apparel, household goods - wool 268 290 -22 Books, printed matter 244 268 -24 Household appliances 607 644 -36 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 472 532 -60 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,321 1,382 -61 Pleasure boats and motors 167 245 -78 Other Goods 3,926 3,768 158 ___________________________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 1999 1998 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 845,194 761,650 83,544 Net Adjustments 3,415 4,493 -1,079 Total, Census Basis 841,779 757,156 84,623 Foods, feeds, and beverages 36,075 34,283 1,793 Fruits, frozen juices 3,957 3,331 626 Cane and beet sugar 533 676 -143 Cocoa beans 454 564 -110 Green coffee 2,116 2,607 -491 Dairy products and eggs 845 736 109 Wine and related products 3,484 2,999 485 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,243 1,319 -76 Fish and shellfish 7,248 6,770 478 Nuts 664 549 114 Vegetables 3,090 2,897 193 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 2,116 1,865 251 Food oils, oilseeds 1,133 1,298 -164 Tea, spices, etc. 645 624 21 Other foods 2,248 2,033 214 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 476 428 48 Bakery products 2,160 2,015 144 Meat products 3,664 3,572 92 Industrial supplies and materials 179,644 168,609 11,036 Crude oil 39,735 31,999 7,736 Petroleum products, other 6,421 5,212 1,209 Nuclear fuel materials 1,288 1,152 136 Bauxite and aluminum 5,380 5,216 164 Copper 1,766 1,832 -66 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,050 2,088 -38 Steelmaking materials 2,203 2,890 -687 Chemicals-fertilizers 2,469 2,785 -316 Natural rubber 596 826 -230 Iron and steel mill products 8,356 11,113 -2,758 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,803 1,832 -30 Industrial supplies, other 9,827 9,166 661 Plastic materials 5,154 4,904 250 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,746 1,702 44 Lumber 6,651 5,729 922 Farming materials, livestock 689 639 50 Iron and steel, advanced 3,375 3,275 100 Materials, exc. chemicals 1,389 1,287 102 Leather and furs 798 878 -80 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 3,261 3,448 -187 Synthetic cloth 3,449 3,548 -99 Coal and related fuels 557 650 -93 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 506 458 48 Hides and skins 123 145 -22 Cotton, natural fibers 231 152 79 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 359 399 -41 Finished metal shapes 4,874 4,488 385 Finished textile supplies 1,478 1,416 62 Nonferrous metals, other 1,369 1,472 -103 Nontextile floor tiles 1,521 1,324 198 Hair, waste materials 320 284 36 Liquified petroleum gases 2,078 2,400 -322 Chemicals-inorganic 3,247 3,494 -247 Nonmonetary gold 2,491 3,069 -578 Other precious metals 3,547 3,238 310 Electric energy 1,091 920 171 Tin 222 213 9 Tobacco, waxes, etc 2,850 3,223 -373 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,047 1,054 -8 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 2,525 2,090 434 Wool, silk, etc. 674 715 -41 Plywood and veneers 1,197 961 236 Zinc 990 871 120 Newsprint 2,940 3,110 -170 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 4,315 4,199 116 Shingles, wallboard 5,734 4,285 1,448 Paper and paper products 4,468 4,185 283 Nickel 679 748 -69 Chemicals-organic 9,585 9,051 534 Fuel oil 5,123 4,044 1,079 Gas-natural 5,099 4,429 670 Capital goods, except automotive 244,115 223,959 20,155 Computers 8,640 6,602 2,039 Computer accessories 58,800 53,376 5,424 Semiconductors 30,532 28,046 2,486 Industrial engines 6,783 6,032 751 Railway transpor. equipment 1,848 1,675 173 Engines-civilian aircraft 7,778 7,717 61 Generators, accessories 8,250 7,010 1,240 Photo, service industry 6,593 5,981 612 Materials handling equipment 4,891 4,434 457 Medicinal equipment 7,510 6,520 990 Drilling & oilfield equipment 635 1,217 -582 Parts-civilian aircraft 4,591 4,373 218 Business machines and equipment 5,349 6,194 -846 Industrial machines, other 12,783 12,017 765 Agricultural machinery, equipment 3,030 3,852 -822 Metalworking machine tools 6,419 7,408 -989 Textile, sewing machines 1,582 2,006 -423 Food, tobacco machinery 1,269 1,088 181 Laboratory testing instruments 1,820 1,342 478 Marine engines, parts 658 600 57 Electric apparatus 18,685 17,248 1,436 Nonfarm tractors and parts 637 669 -32 Spacecraft, exc. military 52 10 41 Commercial vessels, other 32 50 -17 Vessels, except scrap 4 4 (-) Specialized mining 280 285 -5 Measuring, testing, control instru 6,424 6,152 271 Pulp and paper machinery 3,612 3,465 147 Wood, glass, plastic 4,206 4,001 205 Excavating machinery 4,336 4,547 -212 Telecommunications equipment 18,983 14,158 4,825 Civilian aircraft 7,105 5,880 1,225 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 148,298 121,791 26,507 Consumer goods 197,159 179,683 17,476 Pharmaceutical prep 18,577 14,115 4,462 Gem diamonds 8,068 7,101 966 Other household goods 14,594 13,384 1,211 Stereo equipment, etc 6,900 7,043 -143 Apparel, household goods - cotton 25,183 22,921 2,262 Camping apparel and gear 4,473 4,257 216 Motorcycles and parts 1,514 1,118 396 Nursery stock, etc. 918 904 14 Footwear 9,023 9,063 -40 Records, tapes, and disks 1,022 941 81 Photo equipment 1,898 1,775 122 Furniture, household goods, etc. 9,684 7,990 1,694 Numismatic coins 352 288 64 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,297 2,085 212 Jewelry 6,631 6,202 429 Gem stones, other 1,173 1,081 92 Rugs 1,039 911 129 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 4,608 4,551 57 Glassware, chinaware 1,860 1,786 74 Writing and art supplies 7,153 6,434 719 Musical instruments 1,054 1,021 33 Cookware, cutlery, tools 3,222 2,902 321 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 18,256 18,024 232 Toys/games/sporting goods 16,546 16,006 541 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,578 2,759 -181 Books, printed matter 2,416 2,279 137 Household appliances 6,049 5,401 647 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 5,278 4,346 932 TV's, VCR's, etc 13,228 11,750 1,478 Pleasure boats and motors 1,566 1,244 322 Other Goods 36,488 28,831 7,657 (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-99-241), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, October 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.