
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)                   May       April (R)     Monthly
                                       1999          1999       Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         82,839       80,603        2,236
Net Adjustments                             207          271          -65
Total, Census Basis                      82,632       80,332        2,301

Foods, feeds, and beverages               3,633        3,548           84

Fish and shellfish                          737          674           63
Fruits, frozen juices                       457          417           40
Food oils, oilseeds                         118           92           26
Vegetables                                  307          290           16
Tea, spices, etc.                            71           60           11
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    130          119           11
Wine and related products                   349          340            9
Bakery products                             218          209            8
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  52           45            7
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine                   199          194            6
Cane and beet sugar                          64           63            1
Dairy products and eggs                      83           82            1
Other foods                                 236          237           -1
Nuts                                         59           63           -5
Green coffee                                198          214          -16
Meat products                               339          375          -36
Cocoa beans                                  19           76          -57

Industrial supplies and materials        17,779       16,965          814

Crude oil                                 3,985        3,341          644
Petroleum products, other                   785          656          129
Iron and steel mill products                880          779          101
Finished metal shapes                       484          436           48
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                     441          396           45
Fuel oil                                    496          457           40
Industrial supplies, other                  986          959           27
Plastic materials                           517          490           27
Chemicals-inorganic                         306          280           27
Nonmonetary gold                            247          222           25
Nickel                                       69           49           20
Iron and steel, advanced                    345          328           17
Nuclear fuel materials                      181          164           17
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                   257          241           16
Nontextile floor tiles                      151          137           15
Shingles, wallboard                         577          563           14
Tobacco, waxes, etc                         280          267           14
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       187          174           13
Electric energy                             128          118           10
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     54           46            8
Farming materials, livestock                 69           62            7
Synthetic cloth                             339          332            7
Paper and paper products                    433          426            7
Lumber                                      689          685            4
Cotton, natural fibers                       43           39            4
Hides and skins                              16           12            4
Cotton cloth, fabrics                       172          169            3
Hair, waste materials                        31           29            2
Wool, silk, etc.                             68           66            2
Materials, exc. chemicals                   127          126            1
Leather and furs                             78           77            1
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 173          174                      (-)
Synthetic rubber--primary                   100          103           -3
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 32           36           -4
Steelmaking materials                       192          196           -4
Tin                                          17           21           -4
Finished textile supplies                   145          150           -4
Plywood and veneers                         115          122           -7
Chemicals-fertilizers                       239          249          -10
Natural rubber                               52           64          -11
Copper                                      134          147          -13
Gas-natural                                 499          513          -14
Zinc                                         92          109          -17
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.             308          326          -18
Bauxite and aluminum                        548          567          -19
Newsprint                                   267          290          -24
Coal and related fuels                       44           70          -27
Nonferrous metals, other                    117          152          -35
Liquified petroleum gases                   166          206          -39
Chemicals-organic                           823          880          -58
Other precious metals                       293          463         -171
 
Capital goods, except automotive         24,198       23,279          919

Telecommunications equipment              1,959        1,682          277
Semiconductors                            3,180        2,971          209
Civilian aircraft                           752          604          148
Computer accessories                      5,926        5,805          121
Electric apparatus                        1,820        1,750           70
Excavating machinery                        492          422           70
Industrial machines, other                1,227        1,169           58
Materials handling equipment                487          442           45
Metalworking machine tools                  626          586           41
Pulp and paper machinery                    376          338           38
Industrial engines                          645          623           22
Medicinal equipment                         736          715           21
Agricultural machinery, equipment           310          292           18
Specialized mining                           44           27           17
Measuring, testing, control instru          625          612           14
Engines-civilian aircraft                   733          722           11
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   64           55            9
Business machines and equipment             522          515            7
Commercial vessels, other                     3            3                      (-)
Spacecraft, exc. military                     1            1           -1
Vessels, except scrap                                      3           -3
Food, tobacco machinery                     124          127           -3
Computers                                   810          817           -7
Marine engines, parts                        56           67          -10
Drilling & oilfield equipment                51           62          -12
Photo, service industry                     629          641          -12
Laboratory testing instruments              159          171          -12
Generators, accessories                     784          797          -13
Textile, sewing machines                    138          159          -21
Railway transpor. equipment                 133          184          -51
Parts-civilian aircraft                     421          486          -64
Wood, glass, plastic                        365          432          -66

Auto. vehicles, parts and engines        14,522       13,706          816

Consumer goods                           18,983       19,351         -369
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             381          592         -211
Gem diamonds                                709          799          -90
Apparel, household goods - cotton         2,448        2,534          -86
Pharmaceutical prep                       1,687        1,758          -71
TV's, VCR's, etc                          1,288        1,323          -36
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto       1,689        1,724          -34
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          441          471          -31
Apparel, household goods - wool             216          245          -29
Motorcycles and parts                       131          149          -18
Writing and art supplies                    690          703          -14
Photo equipment                             176          188          -12
Books, printed matter                       228          238          -11
Camping apparel and gear                    447          454           -7
Records, tapes, and disks                   102          108           -7
Numismatic coins                             32           37           -5
Gem stones, other                           110          112           -2
Pleasure boats and motors                   121          122           -1
Glassware, chinaware                        182          182                      (-)
Nursery stock, etc.                          93           92            1
Rugs                                        105          101            5
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    307          300            6
Toys/games/sporting goods                 1,708        1,700            8
Musical instruments                         104           95            9
Footwear                                    902          891           12
Stereo equipment, etc                       696          680           16
Toiletries and cosmetics                    235          217           18
Jewelry                                     658          627           31
Furniture, household goods, etc.            954          915           39
Household appliances                        658          618           41
Other household goods                     1,485        1,377          109

Other Goods                               3,518        3,483           35
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              Item(1)              Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
                                       1999         1998        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis        401,937      378,820       23,117
Net Adjustments                           1,088        1,934         -847
Total, Census Basis                     400,849      376,886       23,964

Foods, feeds, and beverages              17,608       17,007          601

Fish and shellfish                        3,484        3,440           44
Fruits, frozen juices                     1,997        1,601          396
Food oils, oilseeds                         560          629          -69
Vegetables                                1,433        1,406           27
Tea, spices, etc.                           297          306           -9
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    616          668          -53
Wine and related products                 1,731        1,471          260
Bakery products                           1,063          992           71
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 221          210           11
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine                   988          923           65
Cane and beet sugar                         258          263           -5
Dairy products and eggs                     430          328          102
Other foods                               1,135          997          138
Nuts                                        310          274           36
Green coffee                              1,053        1,432         -379
Meat products                             1,733        1,736           -2
Cocoa beans                                 300          331          -32

Industrial supplies and materials        81,707       85,397       -3,691

Crude oil                                15,101       16,957       -1,856
Petroleum products, other                 2,676        2,644           32
Iron and steel mill products              4,126        5,157       -1,032
Finished metal shapes                     2,295        2,234           60
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                   2,079        2,149          -70
Fuel oil                                  2,011        1,948           63
Industrial supplies, other                4,756        4,608          148
Plastic materials                         2,464        2,504          -40
Chemicals-inorganic                       1,563        1,765         -202
Nonmonetary gold                          1,279        1,725         -446
Nickel                                      308          444         -136
Iron and steel, advanced                  1,669        1,658           11
Nuclear fuel materials                      586          489           97
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                 1,224        1,016          208
Nontextile floor tiles                      715          653           62
Shingles, wallboard                       2,678        2,032          646
Tobacco, waxes, etc                       1,395        1,646         -251
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       919        1,046         -127
Electric energy                             491          438           52
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    226          220            6
Farming materials, livestock                330          329            1
Synthetic cloth                           1,685        1,825         -140
Paper and paper products                  2,134        2,129            5
Lumber                                    3,108        2,875          233
Cotton, natural fibers                      134           93           42
Hides and skins                              65           77          -12
Cotton cloth, fabrics                       885          919          -34
Hair, waste materials                       157          137           20
Wool, silk, etc.                            333          366          -33
Materials, exc. chemicals                   664          631           33
Leather and furs                            380          464          -83
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 866          822           44
Synthetic rubber--primary                   506          526          -20
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                181          220          -40
Steelmaking materials                     1,064        1,551         -487
Tin                                         106          102            4
Finished textile supplies                   718          706           12
Plywood and veneers                         539          497           42
Chemicals-fertilizers                     1,251        1,344          -93
Natural rubber                              294          410         -117
Copper                                      825          952         -127
Gas-natural                               2,336        2,129          208
Zinc                                        515          429           86
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.           1,628        1,700          -72
Bauxite and aluminum                      2,583        2,634          -51
Newsprint                                 1,510        1,566          -57
Coal and related fuels                      291          300           -9
Nonferrous metals, other                    653          799         -147
Liquified petroleum gases                   897        1,303         -406
Chemicals-organic                         4,512        4,666         -154
Other precious metals                     1,999        1,564          435
 
Capital goods, except automotive        117,242      111,699        5,543

Telecommunications equipment              8,349        7,125        1,224
Semiconductors                           14,506       14,640         -134
Civilian aircraft                         3,142        2,458          685
Computer accessories                     28,850       26,778        2,072
Electric apparatus                        8,815        8,722           92
Excavating machinery                      2,345        2,228          117
Industrial machines, other                5,963        6,123         -160
Materials handling equipment              2,352        2,161          191
Metalworking machine tools                3,207        3,489         -282
Pulp and paper machinery                  1,840        1,735          104
Industrial engines                        3,204        2,961          243
Medicinal equipment                       3,612        3,155          457
Agricultural machinery, equipment         1,578        1,968         -389
Specialized mining                          152          153           -1
Measuring, testing, control instru        3,079        3,117          -38
Engines-civilian aircraft                 3,787        3,609          177
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  320          329           -9
Business machines and equipment           2,765        3,207         -442
Commercial vessels, other                    15           15                        (-)
Spacecraft, exc. military                    10            5            5
Vessels, except scrap                         3            2            1
Food, tobacco machinery                     649          536          113
Computers                                 3,898        3,184          714
Marine engines, parts                       314          306            8
Drilling & oilfield equipment               298          619         -321
Photo, service industry                   3,206        3,008          198
Laboratory testing instruments              830          640          190
Generators, accessories                   3,969        3,439          530
Textile, sewing machines                    811        1,054         -242
Railway transpor. equipment                 957          827          131
Parts-civilian aircraft                   2,328        2,113          215
Wood, glass, plastic                      2,089        1,996           93

Auto. vehicles, parts and engines        71,134       60,881       10,253

Consumer goods                           95,617       88,430        7,188

Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.           2,540        2,048          492
Gem diamonds                              3,665        3,570           95
Apparel, household goods - cotton        12,674       11,142        1,532
Pharmaceutical prep                       8,648        6,545        2,103
TV's, VCR's, etc                          6,385        5,599          786
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto       8,848        8,932          -83
Apparel,household goods-nontextile        2,299        2,282           17
Apparel, household goods - wool           1,275        1,385         -110
Motorcycles and parts                       703          541          161
Writing and art supplies                  3,509        3,285          224
Photo equipment                             879          855           24
Books, printed matter                     1,160        1,142           18
Camping apparel and gear                  2,221        2,205           16
Records, tapes, and disks                   489          481            8
Numismatic coins                            194          122           72
Gem stones, other                           563          545           18
Pleasure boats and motors                   638          547           91
Glassware, chinaware                        893          871           22
Nursery stock, etc.                         446          469          -23
Rugs                                        509          445           65
Cookware, cutlery, tools                  1,558        1,436          121
Toys/games/sporting goods                 8,192        8,023          169
Musical instruments                         496          506          -10
Footwear                                  4,580        4,531           49
Stereo equipment, etc                     3,364        3,629         -265
Toiletries and cosmetics                  1,109        1,041           68
Jewelry                                   3,220        3,123           97
Furniture, household goods, etc.          4,642        3,958          684
Household appliances                      2,970        2,694          276
Other household goods                     6,949        6,477          471

Other Goods                              17,541       13,471        4,070


(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-99-137), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, May 1999.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.