
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)                 October   September (R)   Monthly
                                       1999          1999       Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         90,698       89,145        1,552
Net Adjustments                             516          863         -347
Total, Census Basis                      90,181       88,282        1,899

Foods, feeds, and beverages               3,654        3,709          -56

Fruits, frozen juices                       357          422          -65
Cane and beet sugar                          26           82          -56
Cocoa beans                                  23           32           -9
Green coffee                                194          201           -7
Dairy products and eggs                      82           88           -5
Wine and related products                   344          349           -5
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    117          119           -2
Fish and shellfish                          764          766           -2
Nuts                                         73           72            1
Vegetables                                  337          332            5
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine                   219          212            8
Food oils, oilseeds                         107           98            8
Tea, spices, etc.                            67           58            9
Other foods                                 235          225           10
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  55           45           10
Bakery products                             234          216           18
Meat products                               419          392           27

Industrial supplies and materials        20,691       20,251          440

Crude oil                                 5,589        5,387          201
Petroleum products, other                   781          708           74
Nuclear fuel materials                      143           76           67
Bauxite and aluminum                        582          526           56
Copper                                      249          201           47
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       271          232           39
Steelmaking materials                       262          224           38
Chemicals-fertilizers                       255          221           34
Natural rubber                               81           55           26
Iron and steel mill products                877          851           25
Cotton cloth, fabrics                       203          180           23
Industrial supplies, other                1,048        1,031           17
Plastic materials                           568          554           14
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 197          183           13
Lumber                                      687          674           13
Farming materials, livestock                 77           69            8
Iron and steel, advanced                    344          339            6
Materials, exc. chemicals                   153          148            5
Leather and furs                             86           81            5
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.             338          334            4
Synthetic cloth                             353          349            4
Coal and related fuels                       52           49            3
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     63           60            3
Hides and skins                              14           11            2
Cotton, natural fibers                       11            9            2
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 39           38            1
Finished metal shapes                       542          541            1
Finished textile supplies                   154          153            1
Nonferrous metals, other                    148          147            1
Nontextile floor tiles                      162          162            1
Hair, waste materials                        36           36          (-)
Liquified petroleum gases                   246          246          (-)
Chemicals-inorganic                         343          344          (-)
Nonmonetary gold                            233          235           -1
Other precious metals                       356          357           -1
Electric energy                             122          125           -3
Tin                                          22           25           -3
Tobacco, waxes, etc                         307          311           -4
Synthetic rubber--primary                   105          110           -5
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                   265          271           -6
Wool, silk, etc.                             67           74           -7
Plywood and veneers                         127          133           -7
Zinc                                         95          104          -10
Newsprint                                   284          296          -13
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                     460          473          -13
Shingles, wallboard                         584          599          -15
Paper and paper products                    483          502          -20
Nickel                                       64          106          -43
Chemicals-organic                           975        1,018          -43
Fuel oil                                    652          701          -49
Gas-natural                                 537          591          -54
 
Capital goods, except automotive         25,858       24,928          930

Computers                                 1,031          773          257
Computer accessories                      5,876        5,676          200
Semiconductors                            3,299        3,137          162
Industrial engines                          791          697           94
Railway transpor. equipment                 235          174           61
Engines-civilian aircraft                   857          797           60
Generators, accessories                     918          861           58
Photo, service industry                     716          667           49
Materials handling equipment                529          485           44
Medicinal equipment                         786          746           41
Drilling & oilfield equipment               100           61           39
Parts-civilian aircraft                     441          404           36
Business machines and equipment             526          498           28
Industrial machines, other                1,448        1,431           16
Agricultural machinery, equipment           281          264           16
Metalworking machine tools                  678          662           16
Textile, sewing machines                    164          151           14
Food, tobacco machinery                     136          125           11
Laboratory testing instruments              239          229           10
Marine engines, parts                        75           65           10
Electric apparatus                        2,026        2,020            5
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   66           62            5
Spacecraft, exc. military                     3            1            2
Commercial vessels, other                     4            3            1
Vessels, except scrap                       (-)          (-)          (-)
Specialized mining                           20           23           -4
Measuring, testing, control instru          661          665           -4
Pulp and paper machinery                    366          371           -5
Wood, glass, plastic                        409          440          -31
Excavating machinery                        359          394          -36
Telecommunications equipment              2,065        2,137          -72
Civilian aircraft                           755          908         -152

Auto. vehicles, parts and engines        15,072       15,360         -288

Consumer goods                           20,981       20,266          715

Pharmaceutical prep                       2,387        1,864          524
Gem diamonds                                962          816          145
Other household goods                     1,573        1,481           92
Stereo equipment, etc                       758          705           53
Apparel, household goods - cotton         2,519        2,467           52
Camping apparel and gear                    467          434           33
Motorcycles and parts                       185          165           20
Nursery stock, etc.                         101           85           17
Footwear                                    906          890           16
Records, tapes, and disks                   114           99           15
Photo equipment                             205          191           14
Furniture, household goods, etc.          1,029        1,015           14
Numismatic coins                             45           33           12
Toiletries and cosmetics                    244          237            7
Jewelry                                     709          703            6
Gem stones, other                           128          122            6
Rugs                                        106          104            3
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          465          466           -1
Glassware, chinaware                        187          189           -2
Writing and art supplies                    742          744           -2
Musical instruments                         112          117           -5
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    343          348           -5
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto       1,964        1,974           -9
Toys/games/sporting goods                 1,650        1,659           -9
Apparel, household goods - wool             268          290          -22
Books, printed matter                       244          268          -24
Household appliances                        607          644          -36
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             472          532          -60
TV's, VCR's, etc                          1,321        1,382          -61
Pleasure boats and motors                   167          245          -78

Other Goods                               3,926        3,768          158
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              Item(1)              Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
                                       1999         1998        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis        845,194      761,650       83,544
Net Adjustments                           3,415        4,493       -1,079
Total, Census Basis                     841,779      757,156       84,623

Foods, feeds, and beverages              36,075       34,283        1,793

Fruits, frozen juices                     3,957        3,331          626
Cane and beet sugar                         533          676         -143
Cocoa beans                                 454          564         -110
Green coffee                              2,116        2,607         -491
Dairy products and eggs                     845          736          109
Wine and related products                 3,484        2,999          485
Feedstuff and foodgrains                  1,243        1,319          -76
Fish and shellfish                        7,248        6,770          478
Nuts                                        664          549          114
Vegetables                                3,090        2,897          193
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine                 2,116        1,865          251
Food oils, oilseeds                       1,133        1,298         -164
Tea, spices, etc.                           645          624           21
Other foods                               2,248        2,033          214
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 476          428           48
Bakery products                           2,160        2,015          144
Meat products                             3,664        3,572           92

Industrial supplies and materials       179,644      168,609       11,036

Crude oil                                39,735       31,999        7,736
Petroleum products, other                 6,421        5,212        1,209
Nuclear fuel materials                    1,288        1,152          136
Bauxite and aluminum                      5,380        5,216          164
Copper                                    1,766        1,832          -66
Pulpwood and woodpulp                     2,050        2,088          -38
Steelmaking materials                     2,203        2,890         -687
Chemicals-fertilizers                     2,469        2,785         -316
Natural rubber                              596          826         -230
Iron and steel mill products              8,356       11,113       -2,758
Cotton cloth, fabrics                     1,803        1,832          -30
Industrial supplies, other                9,827        9,166          661
Plastic materials                         5,154        4,904          250
Blank tapes, audio & visual               1,746        1,702           44
Lumber                                    6,651        5,729          922
Farming materials, livestock                689          639           50
Iron and steel, advanced                  3,375        3,275          100
Materials, exc. chemicals                 1,389        1,287          102
Leather and furs                            798          878          -80
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.           3,261        3,448         -187
Synthetic cloth                           3,449        3,548          -99
Coal and related fuels                      557          650          -93
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    506          458           48
Hides and skins                             123          145          -22
Cotton, natural fibers                      231          152           79
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                359          399          -41
Finished metal shapes                     4,874        4,488          385
Finished textile supplies                 1,478        1,416           62
Nonferrous metals, other                  1,369        1,472         -103
Nontextile floor tiles                    1,521        1,324          198
Hair, waste materials                       320          284           36
Liquified petroleum gases                 2,078        2,400         -322
Chemicals-inorganic                       3,247        3,494         -247
Nonmonetary gold                          2,491        3,069         -578
Other precious metals                     3,547        3,238          310
Electric energy                           1,091          920          171
Tin                                         222          213            9
Tobacco, waxes, etc                       2,850        3,223         -373
Synthetic rubber--primary                 1,047        1,054           -8
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                 2,525        2,090          434
Wool, silk, etc.                            674          715          -41
Plywood and veneers                       1,197          961          236
Zinc                                        990          871          120
Newsprint                                 2,940        3,110         -170
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                   4,315        4,199          116
Shingles, wallboard                       5,734        4,285        1,448
Paper and paper products                  4,468        4,185          283
Nickel                                      679          748          -69
Chemicals-organic                         9,585        9,051          534
Fuel oil                                  5,123        4,044        1,079
Gas-natural                               5,099        4,429          670
 
Capital goods, except automotive        244,115      223,959       20,155

Computers                                 8,640        6,602        2,039
Computer accessories                     58,800       53,376        5,424
Semiconductors                           30,532       28,046        2,486
Industrial engines                        6,783        6,032          751
Railway transpor. equipment               1,848        1,675          173
Engines-civilian aircraft                 7,778        7,717           61
Generators, accessories                   8,250        7,010        1,240
Photo, service industry                   6,593        5,981          612
Materials handling equipment              4,891        4,434          457
Medicinal equipment                       7,510        6,520          990
Drilling & oilfield equipment               635        1,217         -582
Parts-civilian aircraft                   4,591        4,373          218
Business machines and equipment           5,349        6,194         -846
Industrial machines, other               12,783       12,017          765
Agricultural machinery, equipment         3,030        3,852         -822
Metalworking machine tools                6,419        7,408         -989
Textile, sewing machines                  1,582        2,006         -423
Food, tobacco machinery                   1,269        1,088          181
Laboratory testing instruments            1,820        1,342          478
Marine engines, parts                       658          600           57
Electric apparatus                       18,685       17,248        1,436
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  637          669          -32
Spacecraft, exc. military                    52           10           41
Commercial vessels, other                    32           50          -17
Vessels, except scrap                         4            4          (-)
Specialized mining                          280          285           -5
Measuring, testing, control instru        6,424        6,152          271
Pulp and paper machinery                  3,612        3,465          147
Wood, glass, plastic                      4,206        4,001          205
Excavating machinery                      4,336        4,547         -212
Telecommunications equipment             18,983       14,158        4,825
Civilian aircraft                         7,105        5,880        1,225

Auto. vehicles, parts and engines       148,298      121,791       26,507

Consumer goods                          197,159      179,683       17,476

Pharmaceutical prep                      18,577       14,115        4,462
Gem diamonds                              8,068        7,101          966
Other household goods                    14,594       13,384        1,211
Stereo equipment, etc                     6,900        7,043         -143
Apparel, household goods - cotton        25,183       22,921        2,262
Camping apparel and gear                  4,473        4,257          216
Motorcycles and parts                     1,514        1,118          396
Nursery stock, etc.                         918          904           14
Footwear                                  9,023        9,063          -40
Records, tapes, and disks                 1,022          941           81
Photo equipment                           1,898        1,775          122
Furniture, household goods, etc.          9,684        7,990        1,694
Numismatic coins                            352          288           64
Toiletries and cosmetics                  2,297        2,085          212
Jewelry                                   6,631        6,202          429
Gem stones, other                         1,173        1,081           92
Rugs                                      1,039          911          129
Apparel,household goods-nontextile        4,608        4,551           57
Glassware, chinaware                      1,860        1,786           74
Writing and art supplies                  7,153        6,434          719
Musical instruments                       1,054        1,021           33
Cookware, cutlery, tools                  3,222        2,902          321
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto      18,256       18,024          232
Toys/games/sporting goods                16,546       16,006          541
Apparel, household goods - wool           2,578        2,759         -181
Books, printed matter                     2,416        2,279          137
Household appliances                      6,049        5,401          647
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.           5,278        4,346          932
TV's, VCR's, etc                         13,228       11,750        1,478
Pleasure boats and motors                 1,566        1,244          322

Other Goods                              36,488       28,831        7,657

(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-99-241), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, October 1999.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           
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