
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)               Septembert   August (R)     Monthly
                                       1999          1999       Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         89,140       89,271         -131
Net Adjustments                             858          468          391
Total, Census Basis                      88,282       88,803         -521

Foods, feeds, and beverages               3,689        3,669           20

Fruits, frozen juices                       421          360           61
Fish and shellfish                          766          750           16
Cane and beet sugar                          72           56           15
Meat products                               391          379           12
Cocoa beans                                  32           23            9
Nuts                                         72           69            3
Other foods                                 223          220            3
Dairy products and eggs                      88           85            3
Vegetables                                  332          336           -4
Bakery products                             215          220           -4
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  45           51           -6
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine                   211          221          -11
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    115          126          -11
Wine and related products                   346          358          -12
Green coffee                                201          215          -14
Tea, spices, etc.                            57           72          -15
Food oils, oilseeds                         101          128          -26

Industrial supplies and materials        20,285       19,932          353

Crude oil                                 5,397        4,932          465
Fuel oil                                    693          586          107
Other precious metals                       362          317           46
Nickel                                      106           70           37
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                     476          442           34
Iron and steel mill products                847          813           34
Finished metal shapes                       540          511           29
Nonferrous metals, other                    147          119           28
Tobacco, waxes, etc                         311          288           23
Copper                                      201          183           18
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 183          167           17
Zinc                                        104           88           16
Plastic materials                           553          537           16
Electric energy                             125          109           16
Paper and paper products                    502          486           15
Industrial supplies, other                1,032        1,017           15
Wool, silk, etc.                             74           64           10
Tin                                          25           18            7
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                   271          264            7
Synthetic rubber--primary                   110          104            6
Newsprint                                   297          291            6
Cotton cloth, fabrics                       179          175            4
Steelmaking materials                       224          220            3
Hair, waste materials                        36           33            3
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 37           34            3
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     59           57            2
Plywood and veneers                         133          133            1
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       232          232          (-)
Materials, exc. chemicals                   148          148          (-)
Hides and skins                              11           12           -1
Chemicals-inorganic                         338          339           -1
Nontextile floor tiles                      161          164           -2
Gas-natural                                 591          594           -3
Finished textile supplies                   151          155           -4
Leather and furs                             80           86           -6
Cotton, natural fibers                       10           16           -6
Iron and steel, advanced                    338          346           -8
Farming materials, livestock                 68           77          -10
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.             334          345          -10
Coal and related fuels                       50           61          -11
Natural rubber                               55           69          -13
Chemicals-organic                         1,020        1,038          -18
Synthetic cloth                             347          366          -20
Shingles, wallboard                         598          618          -21
Nonmonetary gold                            275          310          -35
Lumber                                      672          708          -36
Bauxite and aluminum                        523          564          -41
Liquified petroleum gases                   246          301          -54
Chemicals-fertilizers                       223          285          -62
Nuclear fuel materials                       76          196         -120
Petroleum products, other                   710          843         -133
 
Capital goods, except automotive         24,945       25,134         -188

Computer accessories                      5,676        6,011         -336
Computers                                   772        1,007         -235
Medicinal equipment                         742          815          -73
Parts-civilian aircraft                     404          461          -57
Industrial engines                          710          752          -42
Semiconductors                            3,135        3,176          -42
Photo, service industry                     663          689          -26
Materials handling equipment                486          508          -22
Textile, sewing machines                    151          168          -17
Generators, accessories                     853          869          -15
Agricultural machinery, equipment           266          275           -9
Excavating machinery                        397          405           -8
Marine engines, parts                        65           71           -6
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   62           66           -4
Measuring, testing, control instru          663          666           -3
Specialized mining                           23           25           -1
Commercial vessels, other                     3            3          (-)
Vessels, except scrap                       (-)          (-)          (-)
Spacecraft, exc. military                     1            1          (-)
Wood, glass, plastic                        441          438            4
Food, tobacco machinery                     127          122            4
Business machines and equipment             500          494            6
Engines-civilian aircraft                   798          790            9
Railway transpor. equipment                 174          160           15
Drilling & oilfield equipment                62           43           18
Telecommunications equipment              2,132        2,101           31
Laboratory testing instruments              228          187           41
Pulp and paper machinery                    375          322           54
Industrial machines, other                1,423        1,367           56
Metalworking machine tools                  664          607           56
Electric apparatus                        2,026        1,933           93
Civilian aircraft                           924          605          319

Auto. vehicles, parts and engines        15,340       15,727         -387

Consumer goods                           20,228       20,246          -17

Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             529          781         -252
Gem diamonds                                816        1,012         -196
Other household goods                     1,485        1,558          -73
Nursery stock, etc.                          85          103          -18
Glassware, chinaware                        188          205          -17
Motorcycles and parts                       165          175          -10
Rugs                                        104          110           -6
Records, tapes, and disks                   100          104           -4
Camping apparel and gear                    434          438           -4
Photo equipment                             190          192           -2
Gem stones, other                           122          124           -2
Toiletries and cosmetics                    240          237            3
Musical instruments                         117          114            3
Numismatic coins                             33           29            4
Books, printed matter                       267          262            5
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          467          460            7
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    347          338            9
Footwear                                    889          877           12
Apparel, household goods - wool             289          272           18
Pharmaceutical prep                       1,851        1,829           23
Writing and art supplies                    743          715           28
Jewelry                                     704          672           32
Furniture, household goods, etc.          1,015          982           33
Household appliances                        643          608           35
Stereo equipment, etc                       707          669           37
Toys/games/sporting goods                 1,661        1,623           38
Apparel, household goods - cotton         2,467        2,426           41
TV's, VCR's, etc                          1,380        1,335           45
Pleasure boats and motors                   220          174           46
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto       1,973        1,825          148

Other Goods                               3,795        4,095         -301
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              Item(1)              Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
                                       1999         1998        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis        754,491      683,466       71,025
Net Adjustments                           2,894        3,902       -1,008
Total, Census Basis                     751,597      679,565       72,032

Foods, feeds, and beverages              32,401       30,851        1,550

Fruits, frozen juices                     3,599        2,997          602
Fish and shellfish                        6,485        6,133          352
Cane and beet sugar                         496          629         -133
Meat products                             3,244        3,200           44
Cocoa beans                                 431          525          -94
Nuts                                        590          501           89
Other foods                               2,011        1,821          190
Dairy products and eggs                     762          645          117
Vegetables                                2,753        2,595          158
Bakery products                           1,926        1,799          127
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 421          385           36
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine                 1,896        1,674          222
Feedstuff and foodgrains                  1,122        1,186          -64
Wine and related products                 3,137        2,686          451
Green coffee                              1,921        2,365         -444
Tea, spices, etc.                           578          556           22
Food oils, oilseeds                       1,029        1,153         -124

Industrial supplies and materials       158,987      152,060        6,927

Crude oil                                34,156       29,023        5,133
Fuel oil                                  4,463        3,537          925
Other precious metals                     3,197        2,919          278
Nickel                                      615          683          -68
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                   3,859        3,788           72
Iron and steel mill products              7,475        9,968       -2,493
Finished metal shapes                     4,331        4,032          299
Nonferrous metals, other                  1,221        1,332         -112
Tobacco, waxes, etc                       2,542        2,917         -375
Copper                                    1,517        1,654         -137
Blank tapes, audio & visual               1,549        1,526           24
Zinc                                        896          782          114
Plastic materials                         4,585        4,426          159
Electric energy                             969          861          107
Paper and paper products                  3,985        3,783          202
Industrial supplies, other                8,779        8,244          536
Wool, silk, etc.                            606          648          -41
Tin                                         199          198            1
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                 2,260        1,867          394
Synthetic rubber--primary                   942          951           -9
Newsprint                                 2,657        2,802         -145
Cotton cloth, fabrics                     1,599        1,650          -51
Steelmaking materials                     1,940        2,656         -716
Hair, waste materials                       283          253           30
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                320          368          -49
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    442          405           38
Plywood and veneers                       1,070          864          206
Pulpwood and woodpulp                     1,780        1,893         -113
Materials, exc. chemicals                 1,235        1,162           73
Hides and skins                             109          133          -23
Chemicals-inorganic                       2,898        3,144         -246
Nontextile floor tiles                    1,359        1,189          170
Gas-natural                               4,562        3,990          572
Finished textile supplies                 1,323        1,271           52
Leather and furs                            711          798          -87
Cotton, natural fibers                      220          136           85
Iron and steel, advanced                  3,030        2,951           79
Farming materials, livestock                610          574           36
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.           2,923        3,087         -163
Coal and related fuels                      505          580          -74
Natural rubber                              515          751         -236
Chemicals-organic                         8,613        8,149          464
Synthetic cloth                           3,094        3,210         -116
Shingles, wallboard                       5,149        3,834        1,315
Nonmonetary gold                          2,298        2,773         -475
Lumber                                    5,962        5,146          816
Bauxite and aluminum                      4,795        4,720           76
Liquified petroleum gases                 1,832        2,184         -353
Chemicals-fertilizers                     2,216        2,538         -322
Nuclear fuel materials                    1,145        1,005          140
Petroleum products, other                 5,642        4,704          937
 
Capital goods, except automotive        218,274      201,012       17,263

Computer accessories                     52,924       47,891        5,034
Computers                                 7,609        5,911        1,697
Medicinal equipment                       6,719        5,799          920
Parts-civilian aircraft                   4,149        3,906          243
Industrial engines                        6,004        5,396          608
Semiconductors                           27,231       25,436        1,796
Photo, service industry                   5,873        5,362          511
Materials handling equipment              4,362        3,976          386
Textile, sewing machines                  1,418        1,814         -396
Generators, accessories                   7,325        6,245        1,080
Agricultural machinery, equipment         2,751        3,499         -748
Excavating machinery                      3,980        4,071          -92
Marine engines, parts                       582          536           47
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  570          601          -31
Measuring, testing, control instru        5,760        5,541          219
Specialized mining                          261          261          (-)
Commercial vessels, other                    29           46          -18
Vessels, except scrap                         4            4          (-)
Spacecraft, exc. military                    49            9           40
Wood, glass, plastic                      3,798        3,591          207
Food, tobacco machinery                   1,135          967          168
Business machines and equipment           4,824        5,621         -797
Engines-civilian aircraft                 6,922        6,765          157
Railway transpor. equipment               1,613        1,487          126
Drilling & oilfield equipment               536        1,100         -564
Telecommunications equipment             16,914       12,837        4,077
Laboratory testing instruments            1,580        1,193          387
Pulp and paper machinery                  3,252        3,088          164
Industrial machines, other               11,327       10,841          486
Metalworking machine tools                5,743        6,593         -850
Electric apparatus                       16,665       15,537        1,128
Civilian aircraft                         6,365        5,087        1,279

Auto. vehicles, parts and engines       133,206      108,746       24,460

Consumer goods                          176,140      161,282       14,859
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.           4,803        3,877          926
Gem diamonds                              7,106        6,464          642
Other household goods                    13,025       11,927        1,098
Nursery stock, etc.                         817          816            1
Glassware, chinaware                      1,673        1,606           67
Motorcycles and parts                     1,329          999          330
Rugs                                        933          812          121
Records, tapes, and disks                   909          847           61
Camping apparel and gear                  4,006        3,854          152
Photo equipment                           1,691        1,598           94
Gem stones, other                         1,044          970           74
Toiletries and cosmetics                  2,055        1,872          184
Musical instruments                         941          923           18
Numismatic coins                            307          251           56
Books, printed matter                     2,172        2,051          121
Apparel,household goods-nontextile        4,144        4,103           41
Cookware, cutlery, tools                  2,878        2,601          277
Footwear                                  8,116        8,162          -46

Apparel, household goods - wool           2,309        2,487         -178

Pharmaceutical prep                      16,177       12,593        3,584
Writing and art supplies                  6,410        5,812          599
Jewelry                                   5,923        5,560          363
Furniture, household goods, etc.          8,656        7,156        1,500
Household appliances                      5,440        4,852          588
Stereo equipment, etc                     6,143        6,369         -226
Toys/games/sporting goods                14,898       14,275          623
Apparel, household goods - cotton        22,664       20,535        2,129
TV's, VCR's, etc                         11,905       10,535        1,371
Pleasure boats and motors                 1,375        1,088          287
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto      16,290       16,289            1

Other Goods                              32,588       25,614        6,974

(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-99-220), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, September 1999.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           
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