
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)                November    October (R)    Monthly
                                       1999          1999       Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         91,988       90,743        1,245
Net Adjustments                             920          514          405
Total, Census Basis                      91,068       90,228          840

Foods, feeds, and beverages               3,720        3,637           84

Fish and shellfish                          815          763           52
Cane and beet sugar                          37           16           20
Cocoa beans                                  39           23           16
Food oils, oilseeds                         125          109           15
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    125          113           12
Other foods                                 244          233           10
Fruits, frozen juices                       365          356            9
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine                   226          220            6
Meat products                               424          418            6
Green coffee                                200          195            5
Wine and related products                   342          343           -1
Bakery products                             230          233           -3
Tea, spices, etc.                            64           67           -3
Dairy products and eggs                      76           82           -7
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  46           55           -9
Nuts                                         61           73          -12
Vegetables                                  303          336          -34

Industrial supplies and materials        20,753       20,839          -86

Crude oil                                 5,407        5,686         -279
Petroleum products, other                   596          785         -189
Iron and steel mill products                784          869          -85
Bauxite and aluminum                        509          579          -70
Copper                                      249          293          -45
Natural rubber                               51           81          -30
Finished metal shapes                       518          540          -22
Nonferrous metals, other                    127          148          -22
Plywood and veneers                         108          127          -18
Wool, silk, etc.                             56           68          -11
Electric energy                             111          122          -11
Steelmaking materials                       256          267          -10
Materials, exc. chemicals                   147          154           -6
Nontextile floor tiles                      156          162           -6
Other precious metals                       350          354           -4
Cotton, natural fibers                        9           11           -2
Plastic materials                           564          566           -2
Cotton cloth, fabrics                       201          203           -2
Lumber                                      685          686           -1
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                   264          265           -1
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     61           62          (-)
Hides and skins                              13           14          (-)
Hair, waste materials                        37           36            1
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 40           39            1
Synthetic rubber--primary                   107          104            2
Shingles, wallboard                         585          583            2
Finished textile supplies                   156          153            3
Tin                                          27           22            5
Synthetic cloth                             356          351            5
Leather and furs                             91           85            6
Industrial supplies, other                1,056        1,050            6
Farming materials, livestock                 84           77            7
Iron and steel, advanced                    353          345            8
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.             348          338            9
Zinc                                        107           95           12
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                     477          464           13
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       283          271           13
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 211          197           14
Newsprint                                   305          284           21
Chemicals-inorganic                         362          338           24
Tobacco, waxes, etc                         332          307           25
Nickel                                       90           64           27
Coal and related fuels                       81           52           28
Paper and paper products                    512          482           30
Chemicals-organic                           999          964           34
Chemicals-fertilizers                       302          255           47
Gas-natural                                 598          537           61
Fuel oil                                    733          661           72
Nuclear fuel materials                      216          143           73
Nonmonetary gold                            320          232           88
Liquified petroleum gases                   363          270           93
 
Capital goods, except automotive         26,180       25,844          336

Telecommunications equipment              2,397        2,059          339
Computer accessories                      6,075        5,873          201
Semiconductors                            3,394        3,294          100
Business machines and equipment             575          525           49
Computers                                 1,076        1,029           47
Excavating machinery                        404          358           46
Photo, service industry                     741          712           29
Agricultural machinery, equipment           310          281           29
Wood, glass, plastic                        433          407           26
Civilian aircraft                           797          772           25
Measuring, testing, control instru          684          660           24
Medicinal equipment                         791          781            9
Specialized mining                           28           20            8
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   69           66            3
Vessels, except scrap                         2          (-)            2
Commercial vessels, other                     3            4           -1
Marine engines, parts                        73           74           -2
Spacecraft, exc. military                                  3           -2
Pulp and paper machinery                    355          365          -10
Food, tobacco machinery                     121          136          -15
Electric apparatus                        2,019        2,035          -16
Textile, sewing machines                    147          164          -17
Materials handling equipment                503          527          -24
Drilling & oilfield equipment                70          100          -30
Industrial engines                          757          791          -34
Parts-civilian aircraft                     406          441          -34
Generators, accessories                     875          910          -35
Railway transpor. equipment                 190          235          -45
Laboratory testing instruments              189          237          -48
Metalworking machine tools                  627          679          -52
Industrial machines, other                1,376        1,448          -73
Engines-civilian aircraft                   692          856         -164

Auto. vehicles, parts and engines        15,531       15,075          456

Consumer goods                           21,168       20,930          239

Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             663          469          194
Apparel, household goods - cotton         2,683        2,517          166
TV's, VCR's, etc                          1,479        1,317          162
Household appliances                        662          607           55
Furniture, household goods, etc.          1,055        1,029           26
Musical instruments                         131          111           20
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          484          465           19
Books, printed matter                       257          243           14
Apparel, household goods - wool             278          267           12
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    353          342           11
Toiletries and cosmetics                    255          245           11
Photo equipment                             215          206           10
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto       1,970        1,962            7
Pleasure boats and motors                   161          154            7
Rugs                                        109          107            2
Records, tapes, and disks                   116          115            1
Writing and art supplies                    741          740          (-)
Gem stones, other                           126          128           -2
Nursery stock, etc.                          98          101           -3
Glassware, chinaware                        177          187          -10
Motorcycles and parts                       171          184          -14
Stereo equipment, etc                       736          758          -22
Camping apparel and gear                    443          466          -23
Numismatic coins                             20           45          -25
Footwear                                    876          904          -28
Toys/games/sporting goods                 1,619        1,649          -30
Jewelry                                     677          713          -37
Gem diamonds                                908          962          -54
Other household goods                     1,499        1,576          -77
Pharmaceutical prep                       2,206        2,361         -155

Other Goods                               3,716        3,904         -189
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              Item(1)              Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
                                       1999         1998        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis        937,226      840,114       97,112
Net Adjustments                           4,332        5,015         -682
Total, Census Basis                     932,894      835,099       97,795

Foods, feeds, and beverages              39,779       37,728        2,051

Fish and shellfish                        8,063        7,412          651
Cane and beet sugar                         560          714         -154
Cocoa beans                                 493          594         -101
Food oils, oilseeds                       1,261        1,428         -167
Feedstuff and foodgrains                  1,364        1,436          -73
Other foods                               2,490        2,250          240
Fruits, frozen juices                     4,321        3,701          620
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine                 2,342        2,094          249
Meat products                             4,087        3,957          130
Green coffee                              2,315        2,841         -526
Wine and related products                 3,824        3,309          516
Bakery products                           2,390        2,222          168
Tea, spices, etc.                           708          692           17
Dairy products and eggs                     921          810          111
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 522          468           54
Nuts                                        725          602          123
Vegetables                                3,392        3,198          194

Industrial supplies and materials       200,545      184,850       15,695

Crude oil                                45,239       34,926       10,314
Petroleum products, other                 7,020        5,651        1,369
Iron and steel mill products              9,133       12,207       -3,074
Bauxite and aluminum                      5,886        5,733          153
Copper                                    2,059        2,071          -11
Natural rubber                              648          892         -244
Finished metal shapes                     5,390        4,949          442
Nonferrous metals, other                  1,495        1,616         -121
Plywood and veneers                       1,305        1,048          258
Wool, silk, etc.                            730          785          -55
Electric energy                           1,202          987          215
Steelmaking materials                     2,463        3,078         -615
Materials, exc. chemicals                 1,536        1,419          118
Nontextile floor tiles                    1,677        1,456          221
Other precious metals                     3,896        3,575          322
Cotton, natural fibers                      240          166           73
Plastic materials                         5,716        5,381          336
Cotton cloth, fabrics                     2,003        2,018          -15
Lumber                                    7,335        6,308        1,027
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                 2,789        2,306          483
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    566          506           60
Hides and skins                             136          158          -22
Hair, waste materials                       357          316           41
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                399          438          -40
Synthetic rubber--primary                 1,153        1,161           -8
Shingles, wallboard                       6,318        4,747        1,571
Finished textile supplies                 1,634        1,557           77
Tin                                         249          234           14
Synthetic cloth                           3,802        3,888          -86
Leather and furs                            888          957          -69
Industrial supplies, other               10,885       10,091          794
Farming materials, livestock                773          706           67
Iron and steel, advanced                  3,727        3,601          126
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.           3,609        3,772         -163
Zinc                                      1,097          977          120
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                   4,797        4,624          173
Pulpwood and woodpulp                     2,333        2,269           65
Blank tapes, audio & visual               1,957        1,876           81
Newsprint                                 3,245        3,420         -176
Chemicals-inorganic                       3,603        3,820         -217
Tobacco, waxes, etc                       3,181        3,510         -328
Nickel                                      769          812          -42
Coal and related fuels                      638          703          -66
Paper and paper products                  4,980        4,597          384
Chemicals-organic                        10,574        9,964          609
Chemicals-fertilizers                     2,771        3,050         -279
Gas-natural                               5,697        4,884          813
Fuel oil                                  5,866        4,480        1,385
Nuclear fuel materials                    1,505        1,240          265
Nonmonetary gold                          2,809        3,341         -532
Liquified petroleum gases                 2,464        2,582         -118
 
Capital goods, except automotive        270,281      247,091       23,189

Telecommunications equipment             21,374       15,621        5,753
Computer accessories                     64,872       59,079        5,793
Semiconductors                           33,922       30,758        3,164
Business machines and equipment           5,923        6,802         -879
Computers                                 9,715        7,294        2,421
Excavating machinery                      4,739        4,997         -258
Photo, service industry                   7,331        6,599          731
Agricultural machinery, equipment         3,341        4,191         -850
Wood, glass, plastic                      4,637        4,454          184
Civilian aircraft                         7,918        6,505        1,413
Measuring, testing, control instru        7,108        6,767          341
Medicinal equipment                       8,295        7,248        1,047
Specialized mining                          308          318          -11
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  706          739          -33
Vessels, except scrap                         6            4            2
Commercial vessels, other                    35           52          -17
Marine engines, parts                       730          652           77
Spacecraft, exc. military                    52           11           41
Pulp and paper machinery                  3,968        3,852          115
Food, tobacco machinery                   1,390        1,212          178
Electric apparatus                       20,713       18,961        1,752
Textile, sewing machines                  1,730        2,190         -460
Materials handling equipment              5,391        4,954          437
Drilling & oilfield equipment               706        1,297         -591
Industrial engines                        7,540        6,666          874
Parts-civilian aircraft                   4,997        4,875          122
Generators, accessories                   9,116        7,710        1,407
Railway transpor. equipment               2,038        1,856          182
Laboratory testing instruments            2,007        1,503          504
Metalworking machine tools                7,047        8,131       -1,084
Industrial machines, other               14,159       13,216          943
Engines-civilian aircraft                 8,470        8,577         -108

Auto. vehicles, parts and engines       163,832      135,167       28,664

Consumer goods                          218,275      198,153       20,122

Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.           5,939        4,812        1,127
Apparel, household goods - cotton        27,864       25,327        2,537
TV's, VCR's, etc                         14,704       13,002        1,702
Household appliances                      6,711        5,950          761
Furniture, household goods, etc.         10,739        8,857        1,882
Musical instruments                       1,183        1,133           50
Apparel,household goods-nontextile        5,091        4,997           95
Books, printed matter                     2,672        2,511          161
Apparel, household goods - wool           2,855        3,011         -156
Cookware, cutlery, tools                  3,574        3,198          375
Toiletries and cosmetics                  2,553        2,305          248
Photo equipment                           2,113        1,949          164
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto      20,223       19,801          422
Pleasure boats and motors                 1,714        1,365          349
Rugs                                      1,148        1,011          137
Records, tapes, and disks                 1,139        1,045           94
Writing and art supplies                  7,892        7,095          798
Gem stones, other                         1,298        1,187          111
Nursery stock, etc.                       1,016          993           24
Glassware, chinaware                      2,037        1,962           75
Motorcycles and parts                     1,683        1,248          436
Stereo equipment, etc                     7,635        7,681          -46
Camping apparel and gear                  4,916        4,669          247
Numismatic coins                            372          312           60
Footwear                                  9,897        9,969          -72
Toys/games/sporting goods                18,165       17,663          501
Jewelry                                   7,312        6,824          489
Gem diamonds                              8,976        7,830        1,146
Other household goods                    16,096       14,819        1,278
Pharmaceutical prep                      20,757       15,629        5,128

Other Goods                              40,182       32,109        8,072

(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-00-13), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, November 1999.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           
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