
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)                 August      July (R)      Monthly
                                       1999          1999       Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         89,366       87,312        2,054
Net Adjustments                             593          197          396
Total, Census Basis                      88,773       87,115        1,658

Foods, feeds, and beverages               3,668        3,674           -6

Fruits, frozen juices                       360          392          -32
Cocoa beans                                  23           46          -23
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine                   221          239          -18
Tea, spices, etc.                            72           77           -5
Green coffee                                215          219           -4
Nuts                                         69           71           -2
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  51           52           -1
Wine and related products                   359          359           (-)
Dairy products and eggs                      85           83            2
Other foods                                 220          218            3
Fish and shellfish                          749          746            3
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    126          121            5
Bakery products                             220          214            6
Food oils, oilseeds                         125          119            6
Vegetables                                  337          322           15
Cane and beet sugar                          56           37           20
Meat products                               379          358           21

Industrial supplies and materials        19,876       18,670        1,206

Crude oil                                 4,935        4,372          563
Liquified petroleum gases                   301          190          111
Petroleum products, other                   839          738          101
Other precious metals                       312          227           84
Nuclear fuel materials                      196          133           63
Chemicals-fertilizers                       283          225           57
Nonmonetary gold                            267          225           42
Chemicals-inorganic                         339          298           42
Paper and paper products                    486          448           39
Copper                                      185          148           37
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.             344          307           37
Steelmaking materials                       221          192           29
Industrial supplies, other                1,017          988           29
Gas-natural                                 594          568           26
Natural rubber                               69           47           22
Nickel                                       70           49           21
Farming materials, livestock                 76           59           17
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       232          216           16
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                   262          246           16
Zinc                                         88           73           15
Coal and related fuels                       60           46           14
Synthetic cloth                             366          352           14
Plastic materials                           538          527           11
Newsprint                                   291          281           10
Nontextile floor tiles                      163          154            9
Iron and steel, advanced                    347          338            9
Fuel oil                                    582          573            8
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                     441          433            8
Leather and furs                             86           79            8
Finished textile supplies                   154          147            8
Bauxite and aluminum                        563          556            7
Tobacco, waxes, etc                         288          281            7
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     57           50            7
Finished metal shapes                       511          504            7
Materials, exc. chemicals                   148          142            6
Hair, waste materials                        33           29            3
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 34           32            2
Hides and skins                              12           11            2
Plywood and veneers                         132          131            2
Wool, silk, etc.                             65           64            1
Synthetic rubber--primary                   104          105           -1
Tin                                          18           20           -2
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 167          170           -3
Cotton cloth, fabrics                       176          179           -4
Cotton, natural fibers                       15           32          -18
Nonferrous metals, other                    119          140          -21
Electric energy                             109          142          -33
Iron and steel mill products                828          871          -43
Shingles, wallboard                         618          662          -43
Chemicals-organic                         1,027        1,075          -49
Lumber                                      708          794          -86
 
Capital goods, except automotive         25,084       25,492         -408

Civilian aircraft                           589        1,001         -412
Computer accessories                      6,008        6,226         -218
Business machines and equipment             492          553          -61
Semiconductors                            3,175        3,234          -59
Pulp and paper machinery                    318          374          -56
Parts-civilian aircraft                     460          508          -48
Spacecraft, exc. military                     1           37          -37
Agricultural machinery, equipment           274          306          -32
Drilling & oilfield equipment                43           67          -25
Metalworking machine tools                  608          630          -23
Electric apparatus                        1,924        1,941          -17
Telecommunications equipment              2,104        2,114          -10
Specialized mining                           25           29           -4
Commercial vessels, other                     3            3           (-)
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)          (-)
Excavating machinery                        401          401           (-)
Food, tobacco machinery                     121          117            4
Railway transpor. equipment                 160          151            9
Measuring, testing, control instru          667          658            9
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   66           56           10
Laboratory testing instruments              186          172           14
Marine engines, parts                        72           57           15
Engines-civilian aircraft                   783          762           21
Textile, sewing machines                    168          142           26
Wood, glass, plastic                        435          403           32
Materials handling equipment                505          463           42
Generators, accessories                     870          824           46
Photo, service industry                     695          645           49
Computers                                 1,007          939           67
Medicinal equipment                         813          745           68
Industrial engines                          739          662           77
Industrial machines, other                1,374        1,270          105

Auto. vehicles, parts and engines        15,840       15,466          374

Consumer goods                           20,258       20,204           55
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             780          481          299
Gem diamonds                              1,023          765          258
Other household goods                     1,557        1,485           72
Apparel, household goods - wool             271          244           28
Household appliances                        608          582           26
Jewelry                                     672          649           23
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    338          315           23
Motorcycles and parts                       174          154           21
Books, printed matter                       262          247           15
Footwear                                    876          865           11
Glassware, chinaware                        205          196            9
Camping apparel and gear                    437          428            9
Nursery stock, etc.                         103           95            8
Musical instruments                         113          107            6
Numismatic coins                             29           25            4
Gem stones, other                           124          121            4
Rugs                                        110          107            3
Toiletries and cosmetics                    235          236           (-)
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          459          460           -1
Pleasure boats and motors                   185          188           -3
Writing and art supplies                    715          720           -5
Records, tapes, and disks                   103          111           -8
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto       1,823        1,837          -13
Photo equipment                             201          235          -33
Stereo equipment, etc                       670          705          -35
Furniture, household goods, etc.            983        1,023          -40
Apparel, household goods - cotton         2,425        2,483          -59
TV's, VCR's, etc                          1,340        1,413          -74
Toys/games/sporting goods                 1,619        1,743         -124
Pharmaceutical prep                       1,819        2,184         -366

Other Goods                               4,048        3,610          438
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              Item(1)              Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
                                       1999         1998        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis        665,446      606,383       59,063
Net Adjustments                           2,161        3,353       -1,192
Total, Census Basis                     663,285      603,030       60,255

Foods, feeds, and beverages              28,710       27,431        1,279

Fruits, frozen juices                     3,177        2,641          536
Cocoa beans                                 399          472          -73
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine                 1,685        1,506          179
Tea, spices, etc.                           520          500           21
Green coffee                              1,720        2,146         -425
Nuts                                        518          444           74
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 376          346           29
Wine and related products                 2,791        2,384          408
Dairy products and eggs                     675          568          107
Other foods                               1,788        1,610          178
Fish and shellfish                        5,718        5,499          219
Feedstuff and foodgrains                  1,007        1,051          -44
Bakery products                           1,710        1,592          118
Food oils, oilseeds                         926        1,040         -114
Vegetables                                2,422        2,295          127
Cane and beet sugar                         424          501          -77
Meat products                             2,853        2,835           18

Industrial supplies and materials       138,646      135,552        3,094

Crude oil                                28,762       26,081        2,681
Liquified petroleum gases                 1,585        1,978         -392
Petroleum products, other                 4,928        4,233          694
Other precious metals                     2,830        2,557          273
Nuclear fuel materials                    1,069          804          265
Chemicals-fertilizers                     1,990        2,241         -251
Nonmonetary gold                          1,981        2,496         -515
Chemicals-inorganic                       2,561        2,807         -246
Paper and paper products                  3,483        3,389           94
Copper                                    1,318        1,452         -133
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.           2,589        2,740         -151
Steelmaking materials                     1,717        2,390         -672
Industrial supplies, other                7,748        7,348          400
Gas-natural                               3,972        3,556          415
Natural rubber                              460          655         -196
Nickel                                      509          627         -118
Farming materials, livestock                541          505           37
Pulpwood and woodpulp                     1,548        1,697         -149
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                 1,988        1,654          334
Zinc                                        791          696           95
Coal and related fuels                      455          522          -67
Synthetic cloth                           2,747        2,870         -123
Plastic materials                         4,032        3,949           83
Newsprint                                 2,359        2,498         -139
Nontextile floor tiles                    1,197        1,052          145
Iron and steel, advanced                  2,692        2,628           64
Fuel oil                                  3,766        3,124          642
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                   3,381        3,382           -1
Leather and furs                            631          720          -88
Finished textile supplies                 1,172        1,128           43
Bauxite and aluminum                      4,272        4,202           69
Tobacco, waxes, etc                       2,231        2,601         -370
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    383          357           26
Finished metal shapes                     3,791        3,571          220
Materials, exc. chemicals                 1,088        1,024           63
Hair, waste materials                       247          223           24
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                282          330          -48
Hides and skins                              98          119          -21
Plywood and veneers                         937          771          166
Wool, silk, etc.                            533          572          -40
Synthetic rubber--primary                   831          847          -16
Tin                                         174          177           -3
Blank tapes, audio & visual               1,366        1,336           31
Cotton cloth, fabrics                     1,420        1,470          -50
Cotton, natural fibers                      210          128           82
Nonferrous metals, other                  1,073        1,199         -126
Electric energy                             844          757           86
Iron and steel mill products              6,643        8,783       -2,140
Shingles, wallboard                       4,552        3,379        1,173
Chemicals-organic                         7,582        7,337          245
Lumber                                    5,290        4,591          699
 
Capital goods, except automotive        193,279      178,581       14,698

Civilian aircraft                         5,425        4,414        1,011
Computer accessories                     47,245       42,548        4,697
Business machines and equipment           4,321        5,027         -706
Semiconductors                           24,095       22,785        1,310
Pulp and paper machinery                  2,872        2,754          118
Parts-civilian aircraft                   3,745        3,435          310
Spacecraft, exc. military                    49            9           39
Agricultural machinery, equipment         2,484        3,094         -610
Drilling & oilfield equipment               474          959         -485
Metalworking machine tools                5,080        5,841         -762
Electric apparatus                       14,629       13,807          822
Telecommunications equipment             14,784       11,404        3,380
Specialized mining                          237          243           -6
Commercial vessels, other                    27           45          -18
Vessels, except scrap                         4            4           (-)
Excavating machinery                      3,579        3,609          -30
Food, tobacco machinery                   1,007          865          142
Railway transpor. equipment               1,439        1,334          104
Measuring, testing, control instru        5,098        4,948          151
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  509          530          -21
Laboratory testing instruments            1,352        1,042          309
Marine engines, parts                       519          476           43
Engines-civilian aircraft                 6,117        5,996          122
Textile, sewing machines                  1,267        1,634         -367
Wood, glass, plastic                      3,354        3,178          176
Materials handling equipment              3,874        3,520          354
Generators, accessories                   6,473        5,517          956
Photo, service industry                   5,217        4,766          451
Computers                                 6,836        5,239        1,597
Medicinal equipment                       5,975        5,122          854
Industrial engines                        5,282        4,771          511
Industrial machines, other                9,911        9,665          247

Auto. vehicles, parts and engines       117,979       95,994       21,985

Consumer goods                          155,925      142,987       12,938
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.           4,273        3,434          839
Gem diamonds                              6,301        5,783          518
Other household goods                    11,540       10,531        1,009
Apparel, household goods - wool           2,020        2,218         -199
Household appliances                      4,798        4,312          486
Jewelry                                   5,220        4,957          263
Cookware, cutlery, tools                  2,531        2,314          217
Motorcycles and parts                     1,164          878          286
Books, printed matter                     1,905        1,827           78
Footwear                                  7,227        7,243          -16
Glassware, chinaware                      1,484        1,419           65
Camping apparel and gear                  3,571        3,452          119
Nursery stock, etc.                         732          731            1
Musical instruments                         824          825           -1
Numismatic coins                            275          205           70
Gem stones, other                           923          865           58
Rugs                                        829          718          112
Toiletries and cosmetics                  1,814        1,662          152
Apparel,household goods-nontextile        3,677        3,650           27
Pleasure boats and motors                 1,166          943          223
Writing and art supplies                  5,667        5,212          455
Records, tapes, and disks                   808          749           58
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto      14,316       14,462         -145
Photo equipment                           1,511        1,422           89
Stereo equipment, etc                     5,437        5,703         -266
Furniture, household goods, etc.          7,641        6,340        1,301

Apparel, household goods - cotton        20,195       18,175        2,020

TV's, VCR's, etc                         10,529        9,279        1,251
Toys/games/sporting goods                13,233       12,705          528
Pharmaceutical prep                      14,316       10,972        3,343

Other Goods                              28,746       22,485        6,262

(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-99-202), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, August 1999.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           
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