
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.)

                                                                         
                                              June        May (R)     Monthly
                Item(1)                       1998        1998        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis              75,530       77,297       -1,767
Net Adjustments                                  354          288           66
Total, Census Basis                           75,176       77,009       -1,833

Foods, feeds, and beverages                    3,589        3,455          134

Fruits, frozen juices                            381          320           61
Wine and related products                        315          278           37
Meat products                                    376          342           33
Cane and beet sugar                               92           70           22
Vegetables                                       298          284           14
Food oils, oilseeds                              139          130            9
Cocoa beans                                       40           35            5
Nuts                                              58           53            5
Feedstuff and foodgrains                         135          130            5
Dairy products and eggs                           71           67            4
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine                        206          203            3
Other foods                                      204          202            2
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                       46           46            1
Bakery products                                  203          208           -5
Tea, spices, etc.                                 66           72           -6
Fish and shellfish                               720          747          -26
Green coffee                                     240          268          -29

Industrial supplies and materials             16,728       17,448         -720

Crude oil                                      3,089        3,372         -283
Chemicals-organic                                866          979         -113
Nonmonetary gold                                 307          390          -83
Nuclear fuel materials                            72          138          -66
Copper                                           161          221          -60
Steelmaking materials                            270          326          -56
Iron and steel mill products                   1,140        1,189          -48
Liquified petroleum gases                        220          264          -44
Nonferrous metals, other                         122          162          -40
Fuel oil                                         365          393          -28
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                          395          420          -25
Iron and steel, advanced                         326          351          -25
Petroleum products, other                        590          614          -24
Industrial supplies, other                       914          935          -21
Chemicals-inorganic                              347          367          -20
Plastic materials                                476          495          -19
Synthetic cloth                                  354          372          -18
Zinc                                              72           89          -16
Electric energy                                   82           96          -14
Natural rubber                                    77           89          -12
Lumber                                           524          535          -11
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                      39           50          -11
Leather and furs                                  86           97          -10
Nontextile floor tiles                           130          138           -8
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.                  348          355           -8
Plywood and veneers                               93          100           -7
Synthetic rubber--primary                        104          111           -7
Cotton, natural fibers                            12           17           -5
Cotton cloth, fabrics                            182          186           -5
Finished textile supplies                        139          143           -4
Tin                                               23           26           -3
Farming materials, livestock                      55           57           -2
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                        210          211           -1
Hair, waste materials                             27           28           -1
Hides and skins                                   13           13          (-)
Wool, silk, etc.                                  67           67          (-)
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                          46           43            2
Paper and paper products                         434          431            3
Blank tapes, audio & visual                      171          167            4
Nickel                                            86           82            4
Tobacco, waxes, etc                              338          331            8
Materials, exc. chemicals                        129          121            9
Finished metal shapes                            458          444           13
Newsprint                                        331          316           15
Coal and related fuels                            83           59           24
Pulpwood and woodpulp                            209          180           30
Gas-natural                                      441          411           30
Shingles, wallboard                              449          411           38
Chemicals-fertilizers                            311          264           47
Bauxite and aluminum                             542          490           51
Other precious metals                            401          300          102
 
Capital goods, except automotive              22,219       23,132         -914

Computer accessories                           5,115        5,597         -483
Semiconductors                                 2,688        2,801         -112
Industrial machines, other                     1,164        1,244          -80
Electric apparatus                             1,658        1,731          -73
Business machines and equipment                  615          673          -57
Parts-civilian aircraft                          448          504          -56
Medicinal equipment                              623          678          -55
Measuring, testing, control instru               601          653          -52
Generators, accessories                          671          704          -33
Agricultural machinery, equipment                362          393          -31
Materials handling equipment                     437          468          -31
Photo, service industry                          582          602          -19
Pulp and paper machinery                         348          366          -18
Textile, sewing machines                         180          197          -16
Excavating machinery                             449          464          -14
Specialized mining                                28           37           -9
Laboratory testing instruments                   122          131           -9
Industrial engines                               572          579           -7
Drilling & oilfield equipment                    102          109           -6
Wood, glass, plastic                             381          387           -6
Telecommunications equipment                   1,582        1,588           -6
Commercial vessels, other                          3            4           -1
Vessels, except scrap                              1          (-)            1
Spacecraft, exc. military                          3            1            2
Nonfarm tractors and parts                        69           66            3
Marine engines, parts                             60           55            4
Railway transpor. equipment                      181          174            7
Food, tobacco machinery                          112          104            8
Civilian aircraft                                739          685           54
Engines-civilian aircraft                        853          799           54
Computers                                        684          620           64
Metalworking machine tools                       784          719           64

Auto. vehicles, parts and engines             11,835       12,542         -707

Consumer goods                                18,161       17,893          268

Pharmaceutical prep                            1,468        1,229          240
Apparel, household goods - cotton              2,361        2,245          116
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.                  441          334          108
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton           1,885        1,814           71
Gem diamonds                                     751          692           59
Other household goods                          1,382        1,350           32
Motorcycles and parts                            112           97           15
Cookware, cutlery, tools                         307          292           15
Glassware, chinaware                             185          173           13
Pleasure boats and motors                        108           95           13
Toiletries and cosmetics                         210          204            6
Household appliances                             546          540            5
Books, printed matter                            227          224            3
Musical instruments                              106          107           -2
Nursery stock, etc.                               87           91           -5
Numismatic coins                                  28           34           -6
Gem stones, other                                114          121           -7
Rugs                                              90           98           -8
Photo equipment                                  177          185           -8
Apparel, household goods - wool                  279          290          -11
Apparel,household goods-nontextile               452          465          -13
Footwear                                         912          929          -17
Records, tapes, and disks                         79           97          -18
Writing and art supplies                         659          688          -29
Toys/games/sporting goods                      1,526        1,555          -29
TV's, VCR's, etc                               1,140        1,169          -29
Furniture, household goods, etc.                 798          830          -32
Camping apparel and gear                         418          457          -39
Jewelry                                          605          649          -44
Stereo equipment, etc                            708          838         -130

Other Goods                                    2,645        2,539          106
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                                             Year to      Year to      Year to
                                             Date         Date         Date
                Item(1)                      1998         1997         Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis             456,664      431,558       25,105
Net Adjustments                                2,275        4,951       -2,676
Total, Census Basis                          454,389      426,608       27,781

Foods, feeds, and beverages                   20,874       19,499        1,375

Fruits, frozen juices                          1,994        2,052          -59
Wine and related products                      1,801        1,586          216
Meat products                                  2,118        2,042           76
Cane and beet sugar                              355          509         -155
Vegetables                                     1,711        1,385          326
Food oils, oilseeds                              765          818          -53
Cocoa beans                                      409          261          148
Nuts                                             334          333            2
Feedstuff and foodgrains                         804          890          -87
Dairy products and eggs                          394          365           29
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine                      1,127        1,101           26
Other foods                                    1,205        1,086          119
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                      255          259           -5
Bakery products                                1,196        1,020          176
Tea, spices, etc.                                364          310           53
Fish and shellfish                             4,202        3,626          576
Green coffee                                   1,840        1,855          -15

Industrial supplies and materials            102,308      106,682       -4,374

Crude oil                                     20,293       27,312       -7,020
Chemicals-organic                              5,602        5,503           99
Nonmonetary gold                               2,018        1,583          435
Nuclear fuel materials                           561          581          -20
Copper                                         1,127        1,197          -70
Steelmaking materials                          1,838        1,404          434
Iron and steel mill products                   6,112        5,543          569
Liquified petroleum gases                      1,527        2,387         -859
Nonferrous metals, other                         905          913           -8
Fuel oil                                       2,297        2,991         -693
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                        2,546        2,466           80
Iron and steel, advanced                       1,995        1,845          150
Petroleum products, other                      3,240        4,349       -1,109
Industrial supplies, other                     5,535        5,185          350
Chemicals-inorganic                            2,120        2,008          113
Plastic materials                              2,985        2,774          211
Synthetic cloth                                2,193        2,061          132
Zinc                                             470          592         -122
Electric energy                                  501          477           24
Natural rubber                                   506          670         -164
Lumber                                         3,426        3,781         -355
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                     268          287          -19
Leather and furs                                 553          508           45
Nontextile floor tiles                           789          685          103
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.                2,038        1,688          351
Plywood and veneers                              588          554           34
Synthetic rubber--primary                        651          598           53
Cotton, natural fibers                           105          113           -8
Cotton cloth, fabrics                          1,107        1,014           93
Finished textile supplies                        844          791           53
Tin                                              118          129          -11
Farming materials, livestock                     383          304           79
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                      1,235          991          244
Hair, waste materials                            164          166           -2
Hides and skins                                   90          107          -17
Wool, silk, etc.                                 430          433           -3
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                         265          239           26
Paper and paper products                       2,560        2,119          440
Blank tapes, audio & visual                      985        1,064          -79
Nickel                                           528          613          -85
Tobacco, waxes, etc                            2,019        2,059          -40
Materials, exc. chemicals                        757          755            2
Finished metal shapes                          2,685        2,414          271
Newsprint                                      1,895        1,773          122
Coal and related fuels                           385          325           59
Pulpwood and woodpulp                          1,255        1,297          -42
Gas-natural                                    2,570        2,616          -46
Shingles, wallboard                            2,477        2,012          465
Chemicals-fertilizers                          1,641        1,586           55
Bauxite and aluminum                           3,176        2,769          407
Other precious metals                          1,952        1,051          901

Capital goods, except automotive             134,881      122,758       12,124

Computer accessories                          32,192       30,188        2,004
Semiconductors                                17,598       18,002         -404
Industrial machines, other                     7,306        6,764          541
Electric apparatus                            10,386        9,501          885
Business machines and equipment                3,859        3,632          226
Parts-civilian aircraft                        2,558        2,157          400
Medicinal equipment                            3,774        3,338          435
Measuring, testing, control instru             3,761        3,200          561
Generators, accessories                        4,146        3,993          153
Agricultural machinery, equipment              2,328        1,943          386
Materials handling equipment                   2,618        1,974          645
Photo, service industry                        3,619        3,244          375
Pulp and paper machinery                       2,057        1,953          105
Textile, sewing machines                       1,240        1,037          202
Excavating machinery                           2,698        2,012          686
Specialized mining                               179          459         -279
Laboratory testing instruments                   768          514          254
Industrial engines                             3,537        3,210          327
Drilling & oilfield equipment                    722          449          273
Wood, glass, plastic                           2,374        2,374          (-)
Telecommunications equipment                   9,084        7,562        1,522
Commercial vessels, other                         18           14            4
Vessels, except scrap                              3            1            2
Spacecraft, exc. military                          7            4            4
Nonfarm tractors and parts                       399          334           65
Marine engines, parts                            363          320           43
Railway transpor. equipment                    1,008          597          411
Food, tobacco machinery                          648          633           15
Civilian aircraft                              3,132        1,821        1,311
Engines-civilian aircraft                      4,449        3,346        1,102
Computers                                      3,816        4,079         -263
Metalworking machine tools                     4,237        4,105          132

Auto. vehicles, parts and engines             73,556       70,091        3,465

Consumer goods                               106,612       93,440       13,172

Pharmaceutical prep                            7,974        5,922        2,053
Apparel, household goods - cotton             13,490       11,530        1,959
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.                2,530        2,352          179
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton          10,816        9,515        1,301
Gem diamonds                                   4,330        3,573          756
Other household goods                          7,894        7,029          865
Motorcycles and parts                            685          589           96
Cookware, cutlery, tools                       1,756        1,555          201
Glassware, chinaware                           1,044          985           59
Pleasure boats and motors                        651          721          -70
Toiletries and cosmetics                       1,255        1,138          116
Household appliances                           3,247        2,867          380
Books, printed matter                          1,373        1,245          127
Musical instruments                              616          543           74
Nursery stock, etc.                              563          486           77
Numismatic coins                                 151          152           -1
Gem stones, other                                667          632           35
Rugs                                             532          466           66
Photo equipment                                1,037        1,078          -41
Apparel, household goods - wool                1,674        1,455          219
Apparel,household goods-nontextile             2,765        2,586          179
Footwear                                       5,503        5,408           94
Records, tapes, and disks                        557          467           90
Writing and art supplies                       3,977        3,498          480
Toys/games/sporting goods                      9,645        8,796          848
TV's, VCR's, etc                               6,308        5,177        1,131
Furniture, household goods, etc.               4,787        3,946          841
Camping apparel and gear                       2,652        2,793         -141
Jewelry                                        3,769        3,284          484
Stereo equipment, etc                          4,367        3,652          714

Other Goods                                   16,157       14,138        2,019

(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-98-148), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, JUNE 1998.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.