
ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1998

PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 7. 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 year-to-year change within each major commodity grouping. 
                                                               
               Item(1)                   Annual      Annual   Year-to-year
                                          1998        1997       Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis          917,178     876,366      40,811
Net Adjustments                             5,282       6,662      -1,381
Total, Census Basis                       911,896     869,704      42,192

Foods, feeds, and beverages                41,243      39,694       1,549

Vegetables                                  3,499       2,937         562
Fish and shellfish                          8,117       7,702         415
Wine and related products                   3,627       3,253         374
Bakery products                             2,419       2,135         285
Other foods                                 2,466       2,228         238
Cocoa beans                                   659         469         190
Dairy products and eggs                       893         711         182
Meat products                               4,315       4,162         152
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine                   2,300       2,189         111
Tea, spices, etc.                             750         660          90
Nuts                                          665         638          27
Fruits, frozen juices                       4,081       4,057          25
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   514         521          -7
Food oils, oilseeds                         1,543       1,641         -97
Cane and beet sugar                           756         994        -239
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    1,568       1,821        -252
Green coffee                                3,069       3,575        -507

Industrial supplies and materials         200,140     213,767     -13,628

Crude oil                                  37,252      54,226     -16,974
Petroleum products, other                   6,045       7,733      -1,688
Liquified petroleum gases                   2,765       4,069      -1,304
Fuel oil                                    4,841       5,743        -902
Lumber                                      6,873       7,480        -607
Nickel                                        857       1,160        -303
Natural rubber                                977       1,229        -252
Zinc                                        1,061       1,296        -234
Chemicals-organic                          10,857      11,085        -227
Gas-natural                                 5,278       5,504        -226
Tobacco, waxes, etc                         3,791       3,986        -195
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       2,447       2,641        -194
Copper                                      2,224       2,393        -169
Nonferrous metals, other                    1,755       1,851         -97
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  469         530         -61
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                     5,033       5,089         -56
Hides and skins                               170         207         -37
Cotton, natural fibers                        186         221         -35
Wool, silk, etc.                              853         884         -31
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 2,047       2,068         -21
Leather and furs                            1,033       1,035          -2
Materials, exc. chemicals                   1,547       1,542           6
Tin                                           261         254           6
Plywood and veneers                         1,135       1,127           8
Chemicals-inorganic                         4,177       4,162          15
Hair, waste materials                         348         325          23
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      547         506          41
Synthetic cloth                             4,225       4,177          48
Coal and related fuels                        764         709          54
Electric energy                             1,061         994          67
Synthetic rubber--primary                   1,261       1,185          76
Finished textile supplies                   1,695       1,619          76
Cotton cloth, fabrics                       2,194       2,068         126
Chemicals-fertilizers                       3,309       3,161         148
Farming materials, livestock                  766         609         158
Nuclear fuel materials                      1,382       1,210         172
Newsprint                                   3,763       3,587         176
Plastic materials                           5,862       5,668         195
Nontextile floor tiles                      1,591       1,396         195
Iron and steel, advanced                    3,915       3,717         198
Steelmaking materials                       3,272       2,998         274
Finished metal shapes                       5,409       5,033         376
Bauxite and aluminum                        6,210       5,830         380
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                   2,544       2,098         446
Industrial supplies, other                 11,023      10,537         486
Nonmonetary gold                            3,621       3,072         549
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.             4,114       3,560         555
Paper and paper products                    5,012       4,448         565
Shingles, wallboard                         5,218       4,215       1,003
Other precious metals                       3,942       2,643       1,299
Iron and steel mill products               13,154      10,889       2,265
                                                               
Capital goods, except automotive          269,557     253,282      16,276

Civilian aircraft                           7,048       4,546       2,502
Telecommunications equipment               17,074      14,775       2,299
Computer accessories                       64,567      62,359       2,207
Engines-civilian aircraft                   9,406       7,591       1,814
Excavating machinery                        5,480       4,381       1,099
Medicinal equipment                         7,931       6,864       1,067
Parts-civilian aircraft                     5,360       4,461         900
Materials handling equipment                5,401       4,592         810
Railway transpor. equipment                 2,058       1,251         807
Electric apparatus                         20,657      19,859         798
Industrial engines                          7,337       6,541         796
Measuring, testing, control instru          7,360       6,723         637
Metalworking machine tools                  8,814       8,250         564
Photo, service industry                     7,216       6,720         496
Industrial machines, other                 14,426      13,932         494
Drilling & oilfield equipment               1,373         952         422
Agricultural machinery, equipment           4,528       4,146         382
Laboratory testing instruments              1,650       1,288         361
Generators, accessories                     8,417       8,061         355
Wood, glass, plastic                        4,896       4,631         265
Textile, sewing machines                    2,373       2,123         250
Pulp and paper machinery                    4,228       4,106         122
Nonfarm tractors and parts                    813         705         108
Computers                                   7,908       7,817          91
Marine engines, parts                         708         654          54
Commercial vessels, other                      77          24          53
Food, tobacco machinery                     1,333       1,302          31
Vessels, except scrap                           4           2           2
Business machines and equipment             7,347       7,350          -3
Specialized mining                            340         345          -5
Spacecraft, exc. military                      13          51         -38
Semiconductors                             33,416      36,880      -3,464

Auto. vehicles, parts and engines         149,054     139,812       9,242

Consumer goods                            216,515     193,811      22,703

Apparel, household goods - cotton          27,807      23,953       3,853
Pharmaceutical prep                        16,982      13,270       3,712
TV's, VCR's, etc                           14,326      11,459       2,867
Other household goods                      16,194      14,365       1,829
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       21,591      19,854       1,737
Furniture, household goods, etc.            9,731       8,269       1,462
Toys/games/sporting goods                  19,256      18,102       1,154
Gem diamonds                                8,501       7,598         903
Jewelry                                     7,442       6,615         827
Stereo equipment, etc                       8,283       7,580         703
Household appliances                        6,509       5,889         620
Writing and art supplies                    7,740       7,230         509
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             5,333       4,936         397
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    3,499       3,176         323
Footwear                                   10,874      10,576         298
Apparel, household goods - wool             3,291       3,004         287
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          5,445       5,187         258
Books, printed matter                       2,737       2,535         202
Toiletries and cosmetics                    2,526       2,334         193
Motorcycles and parts                       1,380       1,191         189
Records, tapes, and disks                   1,133         982         152
Rugs                                        1,116         971         145
Musical instruments                         1,237       1,095         142
Glassware, chinaware                        2,137       2,017         120
Pleasure boats and motors                   1,510       1,408         102
Nursery stock, etc.                         1,079       1,003          77
Photo equipment                             2,128       2,081          48
Numismatic coins                              344         303          41
Gem stones, other                           1,286       1,278           7
Camping apparel and gear                    5,097       5,552        -455

Other Goods                                35,387      29,338       6,050

(1)  Detailed data are presented on a Census basis.  The information 
needed to convert to a BOP basis is not available.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (98) (CB-99-109), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, FINAL 1998. For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246), Foreign Trade Division.