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) Septembert August (R) Monthly 1999 1999 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 89,140 89,271 -131 Net Adjustments 858 468 391 Total, Census Basis 88,282 88,803 -521 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,689 3,669 20 Fruits, frozen juices 421 360 61 Fish and shellfish 766 750 16 Cane and beet sugar 72 56 15 Meat products 391 379 12 Cocoa beans 32 23 9 Nuts 72 69 3 Other foods 223 220 3 Dairy products and eggs 88 85 3 Vegetables 332 336 -4 Bakery products 215 220 -4 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 45 51 -6 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 211 221 -11 Feedstuff and foodgrains 115 126 -11 Wine and related products 346 358 -12 Green coffee 201 215 -14 Tea, spices, etc. 57 72 -15 Food oils, oilseeds 101 128 -26 Industrial supplies and materials 20,285 19,932 353 Crude oil 5,397 4,932 465 Fuel oil 693 586 107 Other precious metals 362 317 46 Nickel 106 70 37 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 476 442 34 Iron and steel mill products 847 813 34 Finished metal shapes 540 511 29 Nonferrous metals, other 147 119 28 Tobacco, waxes, etc 311 288 23 Copper 201 183 18 Blank tapes, audio & visual 183 167 17 Zinc 104 88 16 Plastic materials 553 537 16 Electric energy 125 109 16 Paper and paper products 502 486 15 Industrial supplies, other 1,032 1,017 15 Wool, silk, etc. 74 64 10 Tin 25 18 7 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 271 264 7 Synthetic rubber--primary 110 104 6 Newsprint 297 291 6 Cotton cloth, fabrics 179 175 4 Steelmaking materials 224 220 3 Hair, waste materials 36 33 3 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 37 34 3 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 59 57 2 Plywood and veneers 133 133 1 Pulpwood and woodpulp 232 232 (-) Materials, exc. chemicals 148 148 (-) Hides and skins 11 12 -1 Chemicals-inorganic 338 339 -1 Nontextile floor tiles 161 164 -2 Gas-natural 591 594 -3 Finished textile supplies 151 155 -4 Leather and furs 80 86 -6 Cotton, natural fibers 10 16 -6 Iron and steel, advanced 338 346 -8 Farming materials, livestock 68 77 -10 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 334 345 -10 Coal and related fuels 50 61 -11 Natural rubber 55 69 -13 Chemicals-organic 1,020 1,038 -18 Synthetic cloth 347 366 -20 Shingles, wallboard 598 618 -21 Nonmonetary gold 275 310 -35 Lumber 672 708 -36 Bauxite and aluminum 523 564 -41 Liquified petroleum gases 246 301 -54 Chemicals-fertilizers 223 285 -62 Nuclear fuel materials 76 196 -120 Petroleum products, other 710 843 -133 Capital goods, except automotive 24,945 25,134 -188 Computer accessories 5,676 6,011 -336 Computers 772 1,007 -235 Medicinal equipment 742 815 -73 Parts-civilian aircraft 404 461 -57 Industrial engines 710 752 -42 Semiconductors 3,135 3,176 -42 Photo, service industry 663 689 -26 Materials handling equipment 486 508 -22 Textile, sewing machines 151 168 -17 Generators, accessories 853 869 -15 Agricultural machinery, equipment 266 275 -9 Excavating machinery 397 405 -8 Marine engines, parts 65 71 -6 Nonfarm tractors and parts 62 66 -4 Measuring, testing, control instru 663 666 -3 Specialized mining 23 25 -1 Commercial vessels, other 3 3 (-) Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Spacecraft, exc. military 1 1 (-) Wood, glass, plastic 441 438 4 Food, tobacco machinery 127 122 4 Business machines and equipment 500 494 6 Engines-civilian aircraft 798 790 9 Railway transpor. equipment 174 160 15 Drilling & oilfield equipment 62 43 18 Telecommunications equipment 2,132 2,101 31 Laboratory testing instruments 228 187 41 Pulp and paper machinery 375 322 54 Industrial machines, other 1,423 1,367 56 Metalworking machine tools 664 607 56 Electric apparatus 2,026 1,933 93 Civilian aircraft 924 605 319 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 15,340 15,727 -387 Consumer goods 20,228 20,246 -17 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 529 781 -252 Gem diamonds 816 1,012 -196 Other household goods 1,485 1,558 -73 Nursery stock, etc. 85 103 -18 Glassware, chinaware 188 205 -17 Motorcycles and parts 165 175 -10 Rugs 104 110 -6 Records, tapes, and disks 100 104 -4 Camping apparel and gear 434 438 -4 Photo equipment 190 192 -2 Gem stones, other 122 124 -2 Toiletries and cosmetics 240 237 3 Musical instruments 117 114 3 Numismatic coins 33 29 4 Books, printed matter 267 262 5 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 467 460 7 Cookware, cutlery, tools 347 338 9 Footwear 889 877 12 Apparel, household goods - wool 289 272 18 Pharmaceutical prep 1,851 1,829 23 Writing and art supplies 743 715 28 Jewelry 704 672 32 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,015 982 33 Household appliances 643 608 35 Stereo equipment, etc 707 669 37 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,661 1,623 38 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,467 2,426 41 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,380 1,335 45 Pleasure boats and motors 220 174 46 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,973 1,825 148 Other Goods 3,795 4,095 -301 ___________________________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 1999 1998 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 754,491 683,466 71,025 Net Adjustments 2,894 3,902 -1,008 Total, Census Basis 751,597 679,565 72,032 Foods, feeds, and beverages 32,401 30,851 1,550 Fruits, frozen juices 3,599 2,997 602 Fish and shellfish 6,485 6,133 352 Cane and beet sugar 496 629 -133 Meat products 3,244 3,200 44 Cocoa beans 431 525 -94 Nuts 590 501 89 Other foods 2,011 1,821 190 Dairy products and eggs 762 645 117 Vegetables 2,753 2,595 158 Bakery products 1,926 1,799 127 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 421 385 36 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 1,896 1,674 222 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,122 1,186 -64 Wine and related products 3,137 2,686 451 Green coffee 1,921 2,365 -444 Tea, spices, etc. 578 556 22 Food oils, oilseeds 1,029 1,153 -124 Industrial supplies and materials 158,987 152,060 6,927 Crude oil 34,156 29,023 5,133 Fuel oil 4,463 3,537 925 Other precious metals 3,197 2,919 278 Nickel 615 683 -68 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 3,859 3,788 72 Iron and steel mill products 7,475 9,968 -2,493 Finished metal shapes 4,331 4,032 299 Nonferrous metals, other 1,221 1,332 -112 Tobacco, waxes, etc 2,542 2,917 -375 Copper 1,517 1,654 -137 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,549 1,526 24 Zinc 896 782 114 Plastic materials 4,585 4,426 159 Electric energy 969 861 107 Paper and paper products 3,985 3,783 202 Industrial supplies, other 8,779 8,244 536 Wool, silk, etc. 606 648 -41 Tin 199 198 1 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 2,260 1,867 394 Synthetic rubber--primary 942 951 -9 Newsprint 2,657 2,802 -145 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,599 1,650 -51 Steelmaking materials 1,940 2,656 -716 Hair, waste materials 283 253 30 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 320 368 -49 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 442 405 38 Plywood and veneers 1,070 864 206 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,780 1,893 -113 Materials, exc. chemicals 1,235 1,162 73 Hides and skins 109 133 -23 Chemicals-inorganic 2,898 3,144 -246 Nontextile floor tiles 1,359 1,189 170 Gas-natural 4,562 3,990 572 Finished textile supplies 1,323 1,271 52 Leather and furs 711 798 -87 Cotton, natural fibers 220 136 85 Iron and steel, advanced 3,030 2,951 79 Farming materials, livestock 610 574 36 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 2,923 3,087 -163 Coal and related fuels 505 580 -74 Natural rubber 515 751 -236 Chemicals-organic 8,613 8,149 464 Synthetic cloth 3,094 3,210 -116 Shingles, wallboard 5,149 3,834 1,315 Nonmonetary gold 2,298 2,773 -475 Lumber 5,962 5,146 816 Bauxite and aluminum 4,795 4,720 76 Liquified petroleum gases 1,832 2,184 -353 Chemicals-fertilizers 2,216 2,538 -322 Nuclear fuel materials 1,145 1,005 140 Petroleum products, other 5,642 4,704 937 Capital goods, except automotive 218,274 201,012 17,263 Computer accessories 52,924 47,891 5,034 Computers 7,609 5,911 1,697 Medicinal equipment 6,719 5,799 920 Parts-civilian aircraft 4,149 3,906 243 Industrial engines 6,004 5,396 608 Semiconductors 27,231 25,436 1,796 Photo, service industry 5,873 5,362 511 Materials handling equipment 4,362 3,976 386 Textile, sewing machines 1,418 1,814 -396 Generators, accessories 7,325 6,245 1,080 Agricultural machinery, equipment 2,751 3,499 -748 Excavating machinery 3,980 4,071 -92 Marine engines, parts 582 536 47 Nonfarm tractors and parts 570 601 -31 Measuring, testing, control instru 5,760 5,541 219 Specialized mining 261 261 (-) Commercial vessels, other 29 46 -18 Vessels, except scrap 4 4 (-) Spacecraft, exc. military 49 9 40 Wood, glass, plastic 3,798 3,591 207 Food, tobacco machinery 1,135 967 168 Business machines and equipment 4,824 5,621 -797 Engines-civilian aircraft 6,922 6,765 157 Railway transpor. equipment 1,613 1,487 126 Drilling & oilfield equipment 536 1,100 -564 Telecommunications equipment 16,914 12,837 4,077 Laboratory testing instruments 1,580 1,193 387 Pulp and paper machinery 3,252 3,088 164 Industrial machines, other 11,327 10,841 486 Metalworking machine tools 5,743 6,593 -850 Electric apparatus 16,665 15,537 1,128 Civilian aircraft 6,365 5,087 1,279 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 133,206 108,746 24,460 Consumer goods 176,140 161,282 14,859 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 4,803 3,877 926 Gem diamonds 7,106 6,464 642 Other household goods 13,025 11,927 1,098 Nursery stock, etc. 817 816 1 Glassware, chinaware 1,673 1,606 67 Motorcycles and parts 1,329 999 330 Rugs 933 812 121 Records, tapes, and disks 909 847 61 Camping apparel and gear 4,006 3,854 152 Photo equipment 1,691 1,598 94 Gem stones, other 1,044 970 74 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,055 1,872 184 Musical instruments 941 923 18 Numismatic coins 307 251 56 Books, printed matter 2,172 2,051 121 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 4,144 4,103 41 Cookware, cutlery, tools 2,878 2,601 277 Footwear 8,116 8,162 -46 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,309 2,487 -178 Pharmaceutical prep 16,177 12,593 3,584 Writing and art supplies 6,410 5,812 599 Jewelry 5,923 5,560 363 Furniture, household goods, etc. 8,656 7,156 1,500 Household appliances 5,440 4,852 588 Stereo equipment, etc 6,143 6,369 -226 Toys/games/sporting goods 14,898 14,275 623 Apparel, household goods - cotton 22,664 20,535 2,129 TV's, VCR's, etc 11,905 10,535 1,371 Pleasure boats and motors 1,375 1,088 287 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 16,290 16,289 1 Other Goods 32,588 25,614 6,974 (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-99-220), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, September 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.