
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)                  June        May (R)      Monthly
                                       1999          1999       Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         86,697       83,020        3,677
Net Adjustments                             279          213           66
Total, Census Basis                      86,418       82,807        3,611

Foods, feeds, and beverages               3,760        3,635          125

Meat products                               383          339           44
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine                   238          199           39
Green coffee                                234          198           36
Vegetables                                  330          307           23
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    144          130           13
Cocoa beans                                  30           19           10
Nuts                                         68           59            9
Cane and beet sugar                          72           64            8
Tea, spices, etc.                            74           71            3
Food oils, oilseeds                         122          119            3
Fish and shellfish                          738          737            1
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  52           52            1
Bakery products                             214          217           -4
Dairy products and eggs                      77           83           -6
Wine and related products                   343          350           -7
Other foods                                 217          235          -18
Fruits, frozen juices                       427          457          -30

Industrial supplies and materials        18,396       17,974          421

Chemicals-organic                           964          819          145
Crude oil                                 4,344        4,212          131
Fuel oil                                    597          496          101
Chemicals-inorganic                         362          306           57
Steelmaking materials                       239          190           48
Nonferrous metals, other                    161          119           42
Liquified petroleum gases                   197          167           30
Copper                                      156          136           20
Bauxite and aluminum                        569          549           20
Plywood and veneers                         134          115           19
Zinc                                        116           98           18
Shingles, wallboard                         594          577           17
Synthetic rubber--primary                   116          100           16
Coal and related fuels                       58           44           15
Nontextile floor tiles                      165          151           14
Nickel                                       83           69           13
Tin                                          30           17           13
Newsprint                                   279          268           11
Cotton cloth, fabrics                       180          171            8
Leather and furs                             86           78            8
Farming materials, livestock                 77           69            8
Finished textile supplies                   151          145            6
Synthetic cloth                             344          338            6
Materials, exc. chemicals                   133          128            6
Wool, silk, etc.                             72           68            5
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 35           33            3
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.             310          308            2
Industrial supplies, other                  986          984            2
Lumber                                      685          684           (-)
Other precious metals                       292          292           (-)
Finished metal shapes                       482          483           -1
Chemicals-fertilizers                       234          236           -2
Natural rubber                               50           53           -2
Hair, waste materials                        28           31           -3
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                   252          256           -4
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     49           54           -5
Hides and skins                              10           16           -6
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       182          187           -6
Iron and steel, advanced                    335          344           -9
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 164          173           -9
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                     428          439          -10
Plastic materials                           504          516          -13
Cotton, natural fibers                       29           43          -13
Tobacco, waxes, etc                         267          281          -14
Paper and paper products                    415          433          -18
Iron and steel mill products                838          860          -22
Gas-natural                                 474          499          -25
Electric energy                             101          128          -27
Nuclear fuel materials                      153          181          -27
Nonmonetary gold                            208          249          -41
Petroleum products, other                   678          783         -105
 
Capital goods, except automotive         25,429       24,199        1,230

Telecommunications equipment              2,215        1,961          254
Computer accessories                      6,162        5,926          235
Computers                                   995          807          187
Electric apparatus                        1,940        1,820          120
Industrial machines, other                1,297        1,222           75
Medicinal equipment                         804          741           63
Measuring, testing, control instru          689          626           62
Wood, glass, plastic                        426          363           62
Materials handling equipment                549          487           62
Engines-civilian aircraft                   787          734           53
Photo, service industry                     665          628           37
Railway transpor. equipment                 170          133           37
Industrial engines                          675          647           28
Generators, accessories                     811          784           27
Parts-civilian aircraft                     449          422           27
Agricultural machinery, equipment           326          310           16
Marine engines, parts                        76           65           11
Semiconductors                            3,185        3,174           11
Drilling & oilfield equipment                62           52           10
Textile, sewing machines                    142          138            4
Laboratory testing instruments              162          159            2
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   66           64            2
Commercial vessels, other                     5            4            2
Spacecraft, exc. military                     1            1           (-)
Food, tobacco machinery                     122          122           (-)
Vessels, except scrap                       (-)           (-)          (-)
Metalworking machine tools                  627          635           -8
Business machines and equipment             512          523          -11
Specialized mining                           32           44          -12
Civilian aircraft                           707          739          -32
Pulp and paper machinery                    341          377          -36
Excavating machinery                        431          491          -59

Auto. vehicles, parts and engines        15,462       14,588          874

Consumer goods                           19,813       18,908          904
Apparel, household goods - cotton         2,613        2,447          166
Gem diamonds                                851          707          143
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto       1,805        1,689          116
TV's, VCR's, etc                          1,395        1,286          109
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             468          380           88
Other household goods                     1,544        1,494           50
Pharmaceutical prep                       1,650        1,608           42
Camping apparel and gear                    487          447           41
Furniture, household goods, etc.            993          955           39
Writing and art supplies                    723          691           32
Pleasure boats and motors                   149          121           28
Jewelry                                     678          657           21
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          458          440           18
Photo equipment                             193          178           15
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    319          308           11
Apparel, household goods - wool             228          218           10
Glassware, chinaware                        191          182            9
Books, printed matter                       235          228            7
Gem stones, other                           115          110            5
Records, tapes, and disks                   106          101            4
Musical instruments                         107          104            4
Footwear                                    906          902            4
Toiletries and cosmetics                    236          233            3
Motorcycles and parts                       133          131            3
Numismatic coins                             30           30           -1
Rugs                                        103          105           -2
Nursery stock, etc.                          89           93           -4
Stereo equipment, etc                       691          697           -6
Household appliances                        638          659          -22
Toys/games/sporting goods                 1,678        1,708          -30

Other Goods                               3,559        3,503           56
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              Item(1)              Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
                                       1999         1998        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis        488,814      454,239       34,575
Net Adjustments                           1,373        2,293         -920
Total, Census Basis                     487,441      451,946       35,495

Foods, feeds, and beverages              21,369       20,537          833

Meat products                             2,116        2,108            8
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine                 1,225        1,122          102
Green coffee                              1,287        1,671         -384
Vegetables                                1,763        1,706           57
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    760          800          -40
Cocoa beans                                 329          373          -43
Nuts                                        379          333           46
Cane and beet sugar                         329          354          -25
Tea, spices, etc.                           371          372           -1
Food oils, oilseeds                         683          773          -90
Fish and shellfish                        4,222        4,132           90
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 273          256           17
Bakery products                           1,276        1,195           81
Dairy products and eggs                     507          402          105
Wine and related products                 2,075        1,781          293
Other foods                               1,350        1,200          150
Fruits, frozen juices                     2,424        1,958          466

Industrial supplies and materials       100,297      102,084       -1,787

Chemicals-organic                         5,472        5,563          -91
Crude oil                                19,672       19,925         -252
Fuel oil                                  2,607        2,303          304
Chemicals-inorganic                       1,924        2,118         -194
Steelmaking materials                     1,301        1,825         -524
Nonferrous metals, other                    815          923         -108
Liquified petroleum gases                 1,095        1,531         -436
Copper                                      983        1,119         -136
Bauxite and aluminum                      3,154        3,160           -6
Plywood and veneers                         673          591           83
Zinc                                        637          506          131
Shingles, wallboard                       3,272        2,476          796
Synthetic rubber--primary                   622          632          -10
Coal and related fuels                      349          381          -32
Nontextile floor tiles                      879          784           95
Nickel                                      390          529         -138
Tin                                         136          127            9
Newsprint                                 1,789        1,890         -101
Cotton cloth, fabrics                     1,064        1,101          -36
Leather and furs                            466          550          -84
Farming materials, livestock                406          388           18
Finished textile supplies                   869          846           24
Synthetic cloth                           2,028        2,180         -152
Materials, exc. chemicals                   797          759           38
Wool, silk, etc.                            405          433          -28
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                216          260          -44
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.           1,938        2,045         -108
Industrial supplies, other                5,740        5,521          219
Lumber                                    3,788        3,437          351
Other precious metals                     2,290        1,955          335
Finished metal shapes                     2,777        2,685           92
Chemicals-fertilizers                     1,482        1,643         -161
Natural rubber                              344          489         -145
Hair, waste materials                       185          164           21
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                 1,475        1,227          248
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    275          265           10
Hides and skins                              75           91          -16
Pulpwood and woodpulp                     1,100        1,253         -153
Iron and steel, advanced                  2,003        1,982           21
Blank tapes, audio & visual               1,030          994           36
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                   2,505        2,545          -40
Plastic materials                         2,967        2,982          -14
Cotton, natural fibers                      163          105           58
Tobacco, waxes, etc                       1,662        1,973         -310
Paper and paper products                  2,549        2,554           -5
Iron and steel mill products              4,944        6,317       -1,373
Gas-natural                               2,810        2,583          227
Electric energy                             592          548           44
Nuclear fuel materials                      739          562          178
Nonmonetary gold                          1,490        2,033         -543
Petroleum products, other                 3,353        3,233          120
 
Capital goods, except automotive        142,672      133,966        8,706

Telecommunications equipment             10,565        8,550        2,015
Computer accessories                     35,012       32,028        2,985
Computers                                 4,890        3,871        1,019
Electric apparatus                       10,755       10,394          361
Industrial machines, other                7,255        7,313          -58
Medicinal equipment                       4,420        3,786          635
Measuring, testing, control instru        3,768        3,729           40
Wood, glass, plastic                      2,513        2,391          122
Materials handling equipment              2,901        2,600          301
Engines-civilian aircraft                 4,574        4,467          108
Photo, service industry                   3,870        3,593          277
Railway transpor. equipment               1,127        1,010          118
Industrial engines                        3,881        3,553          328
Generators, accessories                   4,780        4,110          670
Parts-civilian aircraft                   2,777        2,523          253
Agricultural machinery, equipment         1,904        2,326         -422
Marine engines, parts                       398          366           32
Semiconductors                           17,685       17,374          310
Drilling & oilfield equipment               362          721         -359
Textile, sewing machines                    953        1,234         -281
Laboratory testing instruments              993          768          225
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  386          401          -14
Commercial vessels, other                    20           18            2
Spacecraft, exc. military                    11            7            4
Food, tobacco machinery                     769          646          123
Vessels, except scrap                         3            3          (-)
Metalworking machine tools                3,842        4,275         -433
Business machines and equipment           3,278        3,821         -543
Specialized mining                          183          185           -2
Civilian aircraft                         3,837        3,152          685
Pulp and paper machinery                  2,182        2,070          111
Excavating machinery                      2,776        2,681           95

Auto. vehicles, parts and engines        86,662       72,673       13,989

Consumer goods                          115,356      106,564        8,792

Apparel, household goods - cotton        15,286       13,466        1,820
Gem diamonds                              4,514        4,303          211
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto      10,654       10,781         -127
TV's, VCR's, etc                          7,778        6,810          968
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.           3,007        2,490          517
Other household goods                     8,502        7,833          669
Pharmaceutical prep                      10,219        8,046        2,173
Camping apparel and gear                  2,708        2,624           84
Furniture, household goods, etc.          5,636        4,752          884
Writing and art supplies                  4,234        3,937          297
Pleasure boats and motors                   788          666          121
Jewelry                                   3,897        3,728          169
Apparel,household goods-nontextile        2,757        2,736           21
Photo equipment                           1,074        1,030           44
Cookware, cutlery, tools                  1,878        1,739          139
Apparel, household goods - wool           1,504        1,664         -160
Glassware, chinaware                      1,084        1,054           29
Books, printed matter                     1,395        1,368           27
Gem stones, other                           678          657           21
Records, tapes, and disks                   594          562           32
Musical instruments                         603          612           -9
Footwear                                  5,486        5,435           51
Toiletries and cosmetics                  1,343        1,251           92
Motorcycles and parts                       836          651          184
Numismatic coins                            222          151           71
Rugs                                        612          534           77
Nursery stock, etc.                         534          560          -26
Stereo equipment, etc                     4,056        4,324         -268
Household appliances                      3,608        3,239          369
Toys/games/sporting goods                 9,870        9,560          310

Other Goods                              21,085       16,123        4,962


(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-99-155), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, June 1999.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.
