
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)                 January     December      Monthly
                                       1999        1998 (R)     Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         78,251       76,632        1,619
Net Adjustments                             161          259          -98
Total, Census Basis                      78,090       76,373        1,717

Foods, Feeds, And Beverages               3,642        3,551           90

Cocoa beans                                 109           68           41
Wine and related products                   332          315           17
Dairy products and eggs                     100           83           17
Vegetables                                  318          301           16
Fruits, frozen juices                       401          388           13
Cane and beet sugar                          54           42           12
Bakery products                             207          196           11
Fish and shellfish                          720          709           11
Nuts                                         65           64            1
Other foods                                 217          216            1
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine                   208          209          (-)
Green coffee                                240          242           -3
Tea, spices, etc.                            55           60           -5
Food oils, oilseeds                         133          138           -5
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  40           46           -5
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    120          132          -12
Meat products                               324          343          -19

Industrial Supplies And Materials        15,339       15,179          160

Chemicals-organic                           960          852          108
Steelmaking materials                       253          182           71
Crude oil                                 2,432        2,369           63
Bauxite and aluminum                        507          452           55
Gas-natural                                 402          356           46
Lumber                                      628          588           40
Fuel oil                                    378          353           24
Zinc                                        101           77           24
Electric energy                              92           72           20
Nonmonetary gold                            298          280           18
Copper                                      171          154           17
Iron and steel, advanced                    329          313           16
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                     418          403           16
Nickel                                       60           46           15
Shingles, wallboard                         485          473           13
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 39           28           10
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       188          179            9
Synthetic rubber--primary                    98           90            8
Materials, exc. chemicals                   135          128            7
Plywood and veneers                          92           87            5
Wool, silk, etc.                             71           67            4
Cotton cloth, fabrics                       173          171            2
Nontextile floor tiles                      137          135            2
Chemicals-inorganic                         352          350            1
Hides and skins                              13           12            1
Hair, waste materials                        33           32            1
Plastic materials                           485          486           -2
Coal and related fuels                       58           60           -2
Finished textile supplies                   135          138           -2
Synthetic cloth                             332          334           -3
Nonferrous metals, other                    138          141           -3
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.             341          344           -3
Cotton, natural fibers                       17           20           -3
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     38           41           -3
Farming materials, livestock                 54           59           -4
Leather and furs                             72           76           -5
Tin                                          18           24           -6
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 162          169           -7
Tobacco, waxes, etc                         280          291          -11
Chemicals-fertilizers                       241          255          -14
Natural rubber                               65           79          -14
Paper and paper products                    402          417          -15
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                   224          239          -16
Liquified petroleum gases                   167          185          -18
Finished metal shapes                       443          464          -21
Industrial supplies, other                  914          936          -22
Newsprint                                   320          354          -34
Other precious metals                       331          368          -36
Petroleum products, other                   352          398          -46
Nuclear fuel materials                       86          142          -56
Iron and steel mill products                819          908          -89

Capital Goods, Except Automotive         23,085       22,419          666

Computer accessories                      5,670        5,395          275
Generators, accessories                     835          693          142
Semiconductors                            2,821        2,691          129
Computers                                   719          617          102
Electric apparatus                        1,763        1,691           72
Medicinal equipment                         730          674           55
Business machines and equipment             594          539           55
Civilian aircraft                           605          552           54
Photo, service industry                     649          611           39
Materials handling equipment                475          444           31
Measuring, testing, control instru          604          574           30
Laboratory testing instruments              170          146           25
Agricultural machinery, equipment           345          322           23
Marine engines, parts                        72           55           17
Food, tobacco machinery                     131          118           13
Excavating machinery                        468          461            7
Specialized mining                           27           22            6
Spacecraft, exc. military                     6            2            4
Textile, sewing machines                    181          182           -1
Vessels, except scrap                         0            1           -1
Drilling & oilfield equipment                74           78           -4
Railway transpor. equipment                 195          202           -7
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   68           78          -10
Wood, glass, plastic                        430          453          -23
Commercial vessels, other                     2           25          -23
Metalworking machine tools                  646          673          -27
Industrial engines                          650          682          -32
Parts-civilian aircraft                     437          468          -32
Telecommunications equipment              1,466        1,503          -37
Pulp and paper machinery                    363          413          -50
Engines-civilian aircraft                   784          835          -51
Industrial machines, other                1,102        1,219         -117

Auto. Vehicles, Parts And Engines        13,950       13,827          124

Consumer Goods                           18,645       18,144          501

Pharmaceutical prep                       1,802        1,377          425
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             635          528          108
Footwear                                    941          850           91
Furniture, household goods, etc.            919          870           49
Stereo equipment, etc                       599          576           23
Gem stones, other                           118           97           21
Writing and art supplies                    658          640           18
Jewelry                                     627          611           15
Camping apparel and gear                    447          434           13
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          452          440           12
Books, printed matter                       234          223           11
Gem diamonds                                688          678            9
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    306          299            7
Toys/games/sporting goods                 1,557        1,557          (-)
Photo equipment                             177          179           -1
Glassware, chinaware                        172          174           -3
Musical instruments                         102          106           -4
Numismatic coins                             28           32           -4
Rugs                                        101          106           -5
Pleasure boats and motors                   145          150           -5
Apparel, household goods - wool             277          283           -6
Nursery stock, etc.                          83           91           -8
Records, tapes, and disks                    81           90           -9
Toiletries and cosmetics                    206          222          -16
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto       1,733        1,756          -23
Other household goods                     1,325        1,351          -26
Motorcycles and parts                       121          147          -26
Household appliances                        526          560          -34
Apparel, household goods - cotton         2,424        2,472          -48
TV's, VCR's, etc                          1,160        1,244          -84

Other Goods                               3,429        3,253          176
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                                      Year To      Year To      Year To
              Item(1)                  Date         Date         Date
                                       1999       1998 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         78,251       74,997        3,254
Net Adjustments                             161          578         -417
Total, Census Basis                      78,090       74,419        3,671

Foods, Feeds, And Beverages               3,642        3,372          270

Cocoa beans                                 109           84           25
Wine and related products                   332          294           38
Dairy products and eggs                     100           68           31
Vegetables                                  318          274           44
Fruits, frozen juices                       401          307           93
Cane and beet sugar                          54           37           17
Bakery products                             207          189           18
Fish and shellfish                          720          684           36
Nuts                                         65           51           14
Other foods                                 217          185           32
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine                   208          166           43
Green coffee                                240          328          -89
Tea, spices, etc.                            55           51            4
Food oils, oilseeds                         133          126            7
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  40           41           -1
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    120          131          -12
Meat products                               324          355          -31

Industrial Supplies And Materials        15,339       17,270       -1,931

Chemicals-organic                           960          975          -15
Steelmaking materials                       253          299          -47
Crude oil                                 2,432        3,781       -1,349
Bauxite and aluminum                        507          564          -57
Gas-natural                                 402          520         -118
Lumber                                      628          590           38
Fuel oil                                    378          425          -48
Zinc                                        101           78           24
Electric energy                              92           71           21
Nonmonetary gold                            298          274           24
Copper                                      171          192          -21
Iron and steel, advanced                    329          318           11
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                     418          434          -16
Nickel                                       60          106          -45
Shingles, wallboard                         485          384          101
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 39           52          -13
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       188          234          -46
Synthetic rubber--primary                    98          105           -7
Materials, exc. chemicals                   135          129            6
Plywood and veneers                          92           95           -3
Wool, silk, etc.                             71           76           -5
Cotton cloth, fabrics                       173          173          (-)
Nontextile floor tiles                      137          125           12
Chemicals-inorganic                         352          355           -3
Hides and skins                              13           17           -4
Hair, waste materials                        33           26            7
Plastic materials                           485          507          -22
Coal and related fuels                       58           64           -6
Finished textile supplies                   135          134            1
Synthetic cloth                             332          359          -28
Nonferrous metals, other                    138          173          -35
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.             341          320           21
Cotton, natural fibers                       17           22           -6
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     38           44           -6
Farming materials, livestock                 54           74          -20
Leather and furs                             72           91          -19
Tin                                          18           18          (-)
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 162          166           -4
Tobacco, waxes, etc                         280          335          -54
Chemicals-fertilizers                       241          263          -22
Natural rubber                               65           98          -33
Paper and paper products                    402          428          -26
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                   224          196           28
Liquified petroleum gases                   167          295         -128
Finished metal shapes                       443          430           13
Industrial supplies, other                  914          893           21
Newsprint                                   320          300           20
Other precious metals                       331          248           84
Petroleum products, other                   352          425          -73
Nuclear fuel materials                       86           91           -5
Iron and steel mill products                819          898          -79

Capital Goods, Except Automotive         23,085       21,895        1,190

Computer accessories                      5,670        5,338          331
Generators, accessories                     835          684          151
Semiconductors                            2,821        3,070         -250
Computers                                   719          584          135
Electric apparatus                        1,763        1,780          -17
Medicinal equipment                         730          604          126
Business machines and equipment             594          646          -52
Civilian aircraft                           605          359          247
Photo, service industry                     649          587           62
Materials handling equipment                475          412           63
Measuring, testing, control instru          604          607           -3
Laboratory testing instruments              170          124           46
Agricultural machinery, equipment           345          386          -41
Marine engines, parts                        72           54           19
Food, tobacco machinery                     131          112           19
Excavating machinery                        468          408           60
Specialized mining                           27           34           -7
Spacecraft, exc. military                     6            0            6
Textile, sewing machines                    181          200          -19
Vessels, except scrap                         0            0          (-)
Drilling & oilfield equipment                74          128          -53
Railway transpor. equipment                 195          119           77
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   68           63            5
Wood, glass, plastic                        430          386           44
Commercial vessels, other                     2            2          (-)
Metalworking machine tools                  646          690          -44
Industrial engines                          650          606           44
Parts-civilian aircraft                     437          342           95
Telecommunications equipment              1,466        1,433           33
Pulp and paper machinery                    363          301           62
Engines-civilian aircraft                   784          620          164
Industrial machines, other                1,102        1,215         -113

Auto. Vehicles, Parts And Engines        13,950       11,861        2,090

Consumer Goods                           18,645       17,203        1,442

Pharmaceutical prep                       1,802        1,285          517
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             635          482          153
Footwear                                    941          895           46
Furniture, household goods, etc.            919          756          163
Stereo equipment, etc                       599          701         -102
Gem stones, other                           118          114            4
Writing and art supplies                    658          636           22
Jewelry                                     627          609           18
Camping apparel and gear                    447          471          -24
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          452          460           -8
Books, printed matter                       234          223           11
Gem diamonds                                688          685            3
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    306          284           22
Toys/games/sporting goods                 1,557        1,611          -54
Photo equipment                             177          176            1
Glassware, chinaware                        172          169            3
Musical instruments                         102           96            6
Numismatic coins                             28           20            8
Rugs                                        101           86           15
Pleasure boats and motors                   145           96           49
Apparel, household goods - wool             277          262           15
Nursery stock, etc.                          83          101          -18
Records, tapes, and disks                    81          103          -21
Toiletries and cosmetics                    206          197            9
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto       1,733        1,747          -14
Other household goods                     1,325        1,258           67
Motorcycles and parts                       121          105           16
Household appliances                        526          531           -5
Apparel, household goods - cotton         2,424        2,152          272
TV's, VCR's, etc                          1,160          891          268

Other Goods                               3,429        2,817          612

(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-99-55), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, January 1999.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.