
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)                  July       June (R)      Monthly
                                       1999          1999       Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         87,524       86,651          873
Net Adjustments                             197          277          -80
Total, Census Basis                      87,327       86,374          953

Foods, feeds, and beverages               3,680        3,759          -79

Cane and beet sugar                          39           74          -35
Fruits, frozen juices                       394          427          -33
Meat products                               358          382          -24
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    122          143          -21
Green coffee                                219          234          -15
Vegetables                                  321          330           -9
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  52           52          (-)               (-)
Food oils, oilseeds                         120          120          (-)               (-)
Bakery products                             214          214            1
Other foods                                 217          216            1
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine                   241          238            3
Nuts                                         71           68            3
Tea, spices, etc.                            77           74            3
Dairy products and eggs                      83           77            6
Fish and shellfish                          747          739            8
Cocoa beans                                  46           30           17
Wine and related products                   359          342           18

Industrial supplies and materials        18,632       18,199          433

Crude oil                                 4,300        4,127          173
Chemicals-organic                         1,088          972          117
Lumber                                      795          685          110
Gas-natural                                 568          474           94
Shingles, wallboard                         662          594           68
Petroleum products, other                   740          676           63
Electric energy                             142          101           41
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       216          182           34
Paper and paper products                    448          415           33
Finished metal shapes                       505          482           23
Plastic materials                           526          504           23
Iron and steel mill products                858          838           20
Nonmonetary gold                            226          206           20
Tobacco, waxes, etc                         280          267           14
Materials, exc. chemicals                   142          133            9
Synthetic cloth                             353          345            7
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 170          164            6
Newsprint                                   281          277            4
Cotton, natural fibers                       32           29            3
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                     434          431            3
Iron and steel, advanced                    342          340            2
Hair, waste materials                        30           28            2
Industrial supplies, other                  990          989            2
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     51           49            1
Hides and skins                              11           10            1
Cotton cloth, fabrics                       180          180           -1
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 32           35           -3
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.             307          310           -3
Natural rubber                               47           50           -3
Plywood and veneers                         131          134           -3
Finished textile supplies                   148          152           -4
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                   251          256           -5
Liquified petroleum gases                   190          196           -6
Leather and furs                             79           86           -7
Copper                                      150          159           -9
Chemicals-fertilizers                       226          234           -9
Wool, silk, etc.                             63           72           -9
Tin                                          20           30          -10
Synthetic rubber--primary                   106          116          -10
Nontextile floor tiles                      154          165          -11
Bauxite and aluminum                        556          568          -11
Coal and related fuels                       46           58          -12
Fuel oil                                    585          601          -16
Farming materials, livestock                 59           76          -17
Nonferrous metals, other                    140          159          -19
Nuclear fuel materials                      133          153          -20
Nickel                                       49           83          -34
Zinc                                         73          109          -36
Steelmaking materials                       195          243          -47
Chemicals-inorganic                         297          362          -65
Other precious metals                       226          292          -66
 
Capital goods, except automotive         25,573       25,460          113

Civilian aircraft                         1,042          706          337
Computer accessories                      6,225        6,161           64
Parts-civilian aircraft                     509          448           61
Semiconductors                            3,237        3,186           50
Business machines and equipment             553          511           42
Spacecraft, exc. military                    37            1           36
Pulp and paper machinery                    373          340           33
Generators, accessories                     821          810           12
Metalworking machine tools                  638          627           11
Laboratory testing instruments              173          163           10
Drilling & oilfield equipment                70           64            6
Electric apparatus                        1,953        1,950            3
Textile, sewing machines                    146          146          (-)              (-)
Vessels, except scrap                                                                (-)
Commercial vessels, other                     3            5           -2
Specialized mining                           29           32           -3
Food, tobacco machinery                     117          122           -4
Industrial engines                          665          674           -9
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   56           66          -10
Marine engines, parts                        57           67          -11
Railway transpor. equipment                 151          170          -19
Agricultural machinery, equipment           306          326          -20
Engines-civilian aircraft                   764          785          -21
Wood, glass, plastic                        405          428          -23
Photo, service industry                     648          672          -25
Measuring, testing, control instru          663          693          -30
Excavating machinery                        402          432          -31
Industrial machines, other                1,259        1,310          -51
Medicinal equipment                         748          801          -53
Computers                                   939          995          -55
Materials handling equipment                468          553          -85
Telecommunications equipment              2,116        2,216         -100

Automotive vehicles, parts, and eng      15,529       15,473           56

Consumer goods                           20,300       19,919          380
Pharmaceutical prep                       2,296        1,744          552
Toys/games/sporting goods                 1,744        1,679           65
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto       1,839        1,808           31
Pleasure boats and motors                   185          154           31
Furniture, household goods, etc.          1,022          992           30
Photo equipment                             223          194           29
Motorcycles and parts                       153          133           20
Apparel, household goods - wool             244          229           16
TV's, VCR's, etc                          1,406        1,393           13
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             485          473           12
Books, printed matter                       247          235           12
Stereo equipment, etc                       709          697           11
Records, tapes, and disks                   111          105            6
Nursery stock, etc.                          94           89            6
Gem stones, other                           120          115            5
Glassware, chinaware                        195          191            4
Rugs                                        107          104            4
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          460          459            1
Musical instruments                         108          108          (-)               (-)
Toiletries and cosmetics                    235          236           -1
Writing and art supplies                    720          721           -1
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    316          319           -4
Numismatic coins                             25           29           -4
Jewelry                                     650          679          -29
Footwear                                    865          905          -40
Household appliances                        583          637          -54
Other household goods                     1,485        1,540          -55
Camping apparel and gear                    428          486          -58
Gem diamonds                                759          851          -92
Apparel, household goods - cotton         2,485        2,614         -129

Other Goods                               3,612        3,563           50
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              Item(1)              Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
                                       1999         1998        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis        576,292      529,469       46,823
Net Adjustments                           1,568        2,654       -1,086
Total, Census Basis                     574,724      526,815       47,909

Foods, feeds, and beverages              25,050       24,013        1,037

Cane and beet sugar                         370          428          -58
Fruits, frozen juices                     2,819        2,304          515
Meat products                             2,474        2,465            9
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    881          927          -46
Green coffee                              1,505        1,907         -402
Vegetables                                2,084        2,008           75
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 325          303           22
Food oils, oilseeds                         802          912         -111
Bakery products                           1,491        1,390          101
Other foods                               1,567        1,404          163
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine                 1,466        1,322          143
Nuts                                        449          389           60
Tea, spices, etc.                           448          436           13
Dairy products and eggs                     590          489          101
Fish and shellfish                        4,970        4,823          148
Cocoa beans                                 376          424          -48
Wine and related products                 2,433        2,083          350

Industrial supplies and materials       118,733      118,676           57

Crude oil                                23,756       22,929          827
Chemicals-organic                         6,568        6,475           93
Lumber                                    4,583        4,004          579
Gas-natural                               3,378        3,080          298
Shingles, wallboard                       3,934        2,911        1,023
Petroleum products, other                 4,091        3,764          327
Electric energy                             734          646           88
Pulpwood and woodpulp                     1,316        1,480         -164
Paper and paper products                  2,997        2,955           42
Finished metal shapes                     3,281        3,121          161
Plastic materials                         3,494        3,464           30
Iron and steel mill products              5,801        7,523       -1,722
Nonmonetary gold                          1,714        2,245         -530
Tobacco, waxes, etc                       1,942        2,285         -343
Materials, exc. chemicals                   939          892           47
Synthetic cloth                           2,382        2,529         -147
Blank tapes, audio & visual               1,199        1,164           35
Newsprint                                 2,069        2,197         -128
Cotton, natural fibers                      195          117           79
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                   2,941        2,963          -21
Iron and steel, advanced                  2,350        2,306           44
Hair, waste materials                       215          194           21
Industrial supplies, other                6,733        6,425          308
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    326          311           15
Hides and skins                              86          105          -20
Cotton cloth, fabrics                     1,244        1,283          -38
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                248          291          -43
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.           2,245        2,372         -127
Natural rubber                              391          571         -180
Plywood and veneers                         805          676          129
Finished textile supplies                 1,018          988           30
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                 1,730        1,438          292
Liquified petroleum gases                 1,284        1,758         -474
Leather and furs                            545          634          -89
Copper                                    1,135        1,294         -159
Chemicals-fertilizers                     1,708        1,943         -236
Wool, silk, etc.                            468          505          -37
Tin                                         156          157           -1
Synthetic rubber--primary                   727          741          -14
Nontextile floor tiles                    1,034          918          116
Bauxite and aluminum                      3,708        3,658           51
Coal and related fuels                      395          449          -54
Fuel oil                                  3,196        2,710          486
Farming materials, livestock                465          440           25
Nonferrous metals, other                    954        1,064         -110
Nuclear fuel materials                      873          645          227
Nickel                                      439          574         -134
Zinc                                        703          602          102
Steelmaking materials                     1,500        2,113         -613
Chemicals-inorganic                       2,221        2,469         -248
Other precious metals                     2,516        2,300          216
 
Capital goods, except automotive        168,276      156,260       12,016

Civilian aircraft                         4,878        3,968          910
Computer accessories                     41,236       37,275        3,961
Parts-civilian aircraft                   3,285        2,972          313
Semiconductors                           20,923       20,031          891
Business machines and equipment           3,830        4,417         -587
Spacecraft, exc. military                    48            8           40
Pulp and paper machinery                  2,554        2,408          146
Generators, accessories                   5,600        4,815          785
Metalworking machine tools                4,480        5,011         -531
Laboratory testing instruments            1,166          902          264
Drilling & oilfield equipment               434          843         -409
Electric apparatus                       12,718       12,080          637
Textile, sewing machines                  1,104        1,424         -320
Vessels, except scrap                         3            3          (-)              (-)
Commercial vessels, other                    23           20            3
Specialized mining                          213          219           -7
Food, tobacco machinery                     886          759          126
Industrial engines                        4,546        4,156          390
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  443          465          -22
Marine engines, parts                       446          422           24
Railway transpor. equipment               1,279        1,180           99
Agricultural machinery, equipment         2,210        2,713         -504
Engines-civilian aircraft                 5,336        5,217          119
Wood, glass, plastic                      2,921        2,781          140
Photo, service industry                   4,525        4,148          377
Measuring, testing, control instru        4,436        4,325          111
Excavating machinery                      3,179        3,148           31
Industrial machines, other                8,527        8,494           33
Medicinal equipment                       5,166        4,449          717
Computers                                 5,829        4,568        1,261
Materials handling equipment              3,374        3,064          310
Telecommunications equipment             12,682        9,973        2,709

Automotive vehicles, parts, and eng     102,202       83,704       18,499

Consumer goods                          135,762      124,885       10,877
Pharmaceutical prep                      12,608        9,638        2,971
Toys/games/sporting goods                11,616       11,171          445
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto      12,495       12,614         -119
Pleasure boats and motors                   978          804          174
Furniture, household goods, etc.          6,657        5,537        1,120
Photo equipment                           1,299        1,229           69
Motorcycles and parts                       989          759          230
Apparel, household goods - wool           1,749        1,941         -191
TV's, VCR's, etc                          9,183        8,042        1,141
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.           3,497        2,956          541
Books, printed matter                     1,642        1,606           36
Stereo equipment, etc                     4,771        5,019         -248
Records, tapes, and disks                   704          652           52
Nursery stock, etc.                         628          645          -17
Gem stones, other                           799          762           36
Glassware, chinaware                      1,279        1,237           42
Rugs                                        720          625           95
Apparel,household goods-nontextile        3,218        3,193           25
Musical instruments                         711          714           -3
Toiletries and cosmetics                  1,578        1,453          125
Writing and art supplies                  4,952        4,571          381
Cookware, cutlery, tools                  2,193        2,026          168
Numismatic coins                            247          174           73
Jewelry                                   4,549        4,343          206
Footwear                                  6,350        6,341            9
Household appliances                      4,190        3,775          415
Other household goods                     9,983        9,175          808
Camping apparel and gear                  3,134        3,045           89
Gem diamonds                              5,272        5,044          228
Apparel, household goods - cotton        17,772       15,793        1,979

Other Goods                              24,701       19,278        5,423

(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-99-169), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, July 1999.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.
