
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)                December   November (R)    Monthly
                                       1999          1999       Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         93,212       92,053        1,158
Net Adjustments                             786          922         -136
Total, Census Basis                      92,426       91,132        1,294

Foods, feeds, and beverages               3,830        3,722          108

Fish and shellfish                          819          821           -2
Fruits, frozen juices                       405          366           39
Wine and related products                   337          342           -5
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine                   279          226           53
Other foods                                 239          243           -4
Bakery products                             235          231            4
Meat products                               410          424          -14
Nuts                                         71           62            9
Vegetables                                  288          297           -9
Dairy products and eggs                      71           75           -3
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  48           46            2
Tea, spices, etc.                            68           64            4
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    123          125           -2
Cocoa beans                                  54           41           13
Cane and beet sugar                          49           36           13
Food oils, oilseeds                         116          122           -7
Green coffee                                217          200           17

Industrial supplies and materials        21,044       20,703          341

Crude oil                                 5,481        5,413           68
Shingles, wallboard                         585          586           -2
Petroleum products, other                   644          592           52
Fuel oil                                    556          735         -179
Lumber                                      671          687          -16
Gas-natural                                 627          597           30
Industrial supplies, other                1,080        1,055           24
Chemicals-organic                         1,080          998           82
Finished metal shapes                       540          518           22
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                   255          265          -11
Paper and paper products                    529          511           18
Plastic materials                           602          564           38
Other precious metals                       441          351           91
Nuclear fuel materials                      193          216          -23
Plywood and veneers                         103          110           -7
Electric energy                             113          113          (-)
Nontextile floor tiles                      154          156           -1
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                     472          473           -1
Bauxite and aluminum                        541          508           33
Farming materials, livestock                173           81           92
Iron and steel, advanced                    352          352            1
Zinc                                        119          114            5
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       265          283          -18
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 222          211           11
Materials, exc. chemicals                   135          146          -12
Finished textile supplies                   154          156           -2
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     53           61           -9
Cotton, natural fibers                        9            9          (-)
Hair, waste materials                        34           38           -4
Liquified petroleum gases                   339          343           -4
Tin                                          27           27          (-)
Cotton cloth, fabrics                       203          201            2
Synthetic rubber--primary                   100          107           -7
Nickel                                       75           90          -15
Copper                                      190          207          -18
Hides and skins                              11           13           -2
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 30           40          -10
Leather and furs                             83           92           -8
Synthetic cloth                             366          356            9
Wool, silk, etc.                             64           56            9
Coal and related fuels                       55           81          -26
Nonferrous metals, other                    144          127           17
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.             365          347           18
Chemicals-inorganic                         353          360           -7
Newsprint                                   276          304          -29
Natural rubber                               59           51            8
Tobacco, waxes, etc                         340          331            9
Chemicals-fertilizers                       230          303          -73
Steelmaking materials                       351          253           98
Nonmonetary gold                            232          320          -88
Iron and steel mill products                966          792          174
 
Capital goods, except automotive         26,426       26,274          152

Telecommunications equipment              2,501        2,427           74
Computer accessories                      5,828        6,075         -248
Semiconductors                            3,724        3,398          326
Computers                                   997        1,091          -94
Electric apparatus                        2,138        2,017          121
Civilian aircraft                           869          831           38
Generators, accessories                     841          875          -34
Medicinal equipment                         822          793           30
Industrial machines, other                1,364        1,374          -10
Industrial engines                          767          757           10
Photo, service industry                     760          742           18
Laboratory testing instruments              198          190            8
Materials handling equipment                487          506          -19
Measuring, testing, control instru          712          692           20
Food, tobacco machinery                     113          120           -7
Railway transpor. equipment                 173          191          -18
Wood, glass, plastic                        420          432          -12
Marine engines, parts                        62           72          -10
Pulp and paper machinery                    333          356          -23
Spacecraft, exc. military                    14          (-)           14
Parts-civilian aircraft                     393          405          -13
Vessels, except scrap                       (-)            2           -2
Specialized mining                           25           28           -2
Commercial vessels, other                     1            3           -1
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   64           70           -6
Engines-civilian aircraft                   699          693            7
Excavating machinery                        369          406          -37
Textile, sewing machines                    139          146           -7
Drilling & oilfield equipment                84           71           13
Agricultural machinery, equipment           362          310           52
Business machines and equipment             527          575          -48
Metalworking machine tools                  638          626           12

Auto. vehicles, parts and engines        16,048       15,515          533

Consumer goods                           21,399       21,188          211

Pharmaceutical prep                       1,770        2,212         -442
Apparel, household goods - cotton         2,733        2,678           55
TV's, VCR's, etc                          1,640        1,483          157
Furniture, household goods, etc.          1,055        1,054            1
Other household goods                     1,574        1,507           67
Gem diamonds                              1,040          897          143
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             539          661         -122
Writing and art supplies                    772          744           28
Household appliances                        687          666           21
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto       1,983        1,974            9
Jewelry                                     762          679           83
Toys/games/sporting goods                 1,597        1,620          -23
Motorcycles and parts                       161          173          -12
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    376          353           23
Pleasure boats and motors                   147          155           -8
Toiletries and cosmetics                    259          255            4
Camping apparel and gear                    470          443           28
Photo equipment                             206          220          -15
Books, printed matter                       257          257          (-)
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          512          483           29
Gem stones, other                           137          126           10
Stereo equipment, etc                       759          742           17
Rugs                                        108          108          (-)
Records, tapes, and disks                   111          116           -5
Glassware, chinaware                        186          178            8
Musical instruments                         122          132          -10
Numismatic coins                             28           20            8
Nursery stock, etc.                          88           98          -11
Footwear                                  1,026          873          153
Apparel, household goods - wool             294          279           15

Other Goods                               3,679        3,730          -50
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              Item(1)              Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
                                       1999         1998        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis      1,030,152      917,178      112,974
Net Adjustments                           5,120        5,282         -161
Total, Census Basis                   1,025,032      911,896      113,135

Foods, feeds, and beverages              43,586       41,243        2,343

Fish and shellfish                        8,909        8,117          792
Fruits, frozen juices                     4,731        4,081          650
Wine and related products                 4,162        3,627          535
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine                 2,621        2,300          321
Other foods                               2,724        2,466          258
Bakery products                           2,629        2,419          210
Meat products                             4,498        4,315          183
Nuts                                        797          665          132
Vegetables                                3,610        3,499          111
Dairy products and eggs                     982          893           88
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 570          514           55
Tea, spices, etc.                           777          750           26
Feedstuff and foodgrains                  1,487        1,568          -81
Cocoa beans                                 569          659          -90
Cane and beet sugar                         608          756         -148
Food oils, oilseeds                       1,373        1,543         -171
Green coffee                              2,540        3,069         -529

Industrial supplies and materials       221,567      200,140       21,427

Crude oil                                50,875       37,252       13,622
Shingles, wallboard                       6,914        5,218        1,696
Petroleum products, other                 7,680        6,045        1,635
Fuel oil                                  6,432        4,841        1,591
Lumber                                    8,012        6,873        1,139
Gas-natural                               6,315        5,278        1,037
Industrial supplies, other               11,965       11,023          942
Chemicals-organic                        11,608       10,857          751
Finished metal shapes                     5,924        5,409          515
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                 3,048        2,544          503
Paper and paper products                  5,501        5,012          489
Plastic materials                         6,308        5,862          445
Other precious metals                     4,340        3,942          398
Nuclear fuel materials                    1,698        1,382          316
Plywood and veneers                       1,410        1,135          275
Electric energy                           1,334        1,061          272
Nontextile floor tiles                    1,830        1,591          238
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                   5,261        5,033          229
Bauxite and aluminum                      6,418        6,210          208
Farming materials, livestock                938          766          172
Iron and steel, advanced                  4,075        3,915          159
Zinc                                      1,217        1,061          156
Pulpwood and woodpulp                     2,598        2,447          151
Blank tapes, audio & visual               2,181        2,047          134
Materials, exc. chemicals                 1,667        1,547          119
Finished textile supplies                 1,788        1,695           93
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    619          547           72
Cotton, natural fibers                      249          186           63
Hair, waste materials                       390          348           42
Liquified petroleum gases                 2,784        2,765           18
Tin                                         275          261           14
Cotton cloth, fabrics                     2,200        2,194            5
Synthetic rubber--primary                 1,251        1,261          -10
Nickel                                      845          857          -12
Copper                                    2,204        2,224          -20
Hides and skins                             147          170          -23
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                430          469          -39
Leather and furs                            972        1,033          -61
Synthetic cloth                           4,164        4,225          -61
Wool, silk, etc.                            791          853          -62
Coal and related fuels                      693          764          -71
Nonferrous metals, other                  1,637        1,755         -117
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.           3,960        4,114         -155
Chemicals-inorganic                       3,945        4,177         -231
Newsprint                                 3,517        3,763         -246
Natural rubber                              704          977         -273
Tobacco, waxes, etc                       3,515        3,791         -276
Chemicals-fertilizers                     3,001        3,309         -308
Steelmaking materials                     2,795        3,272         -477
Nonmonetary gold                          3,043        3,621         -578
Iron and steel mill products             10,100       13,154       -3,054
 
Capital goods, except automotive        296,870      269,557       27,313

Telecommunications equipment             24,020       17,074        6,946
Computer accessories                     70,637       64,567        6,070
Semiconductors                           37,629       33,416        4,212
Computers                                10,809        7,908        2,901
Electric apparatus                       22,883       20,657        2,226
Civilian aircraft                         8,821        7,048        1,773
Generators, accessories                   9,959        8,417        1,543
Medicinal equipment                       9,127        7,931        1,196
Industrial machines, other               15,508       14,426        1,082
Industrial engines                        8,290        7,337          953
Photo, service industry                   8,093        7,216          877
Laboratory testing instruments            2,210        1,650          560
Materials handling equipment              5,877        5,401          476
Measuring, testing, control instru        7,827        7,360          467
Food, tobacco machinery                   1,496        1,333          163
Railway transpor. equipment               2,212        2,058          154
Wood, glass, plastic                      5,044        4,896          148
Marine engines, parts                       794          708           86
Pulp and paper machinery                  4,297        4,228           68
Spacecraft, exc. military                    66           13           53
Parts-civilian aircraft                   5,380        5,360           19
Vessels, except scrap                         6            4            1
Specialized mining                          333          340           -7
Commercial vessels, other                    37           77          -40
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  771          813          -41
Engines-civilian aircraft                 9,161        9,406         -245
Excavating machinery                      5,131        5,480         -349
Textile, sewing machines                  1,861        2,373         -512
Drilling & oilfield equipment               790        1,373         -583
Agricultural machinery, equipment         3,697        4,528         -831
Business machines and equipment           6,439        7,347         -909
Metalworking machine tools                7,668        8,814       -1,146

Auto. vehicles, parts and engines       179,519      149,054       30,465

Consumer goods                          239,591      216,515       23,076

Pharmaceutical prep                      22,526       16,982        5,544
Apparel, household goods - cotton        30,539       27,807        2,732
TV's, VCR's, etc                         16,382       14,326        2,056
Furniture, household goods, etc.         11,781        9,731        2,050
Other household goods                    17,738       16,194        1,544
Gem diamonds                              9,901        8,501        1,400
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.           6,448        5,333        1,115
Writing and art supplies                  8,664        7,740          924
Household appliances                      7,405        6,509          896
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto      22,250       21,591          660
Jewelry                                   8,086        7,442          644
Toys/games/sporting goods                19,760       19,256          504
Motorcycles and parts                     1,852        1,380          472
Cookware, cutlery, tools                  3,950        3,499          451
Pleasure boats and motors                 1,807        1,510          297
Toiletries and cosmetics                  2,817        2,526          291
Camping apparel and gear                  5,376        5,097          279
Photo equipment                           2,335        2,128          207
Books, printed matter                     2,936        2,737          199
Apparel,household goods-nontextile        5,593        5,445          148
Gem stones, other                         1,433        1,286          148
Stereo equipment, etc                     8,426        8,283          143
Rugs                                      1,255        1,116          140
Records, tapes, and disks                 1,254        1,133          121
Glassware, chinaware                      2,231        2,137           94
Musical instruments                       1,315        1,237           78
Numismatic coins                            400          344           56
Nursery stock, etc.                       1,100        1,079           20
Footwear                                 10,882       10,874            8
Apparel, household goods - wool           3,147        3,291         -144

Other Goods                              43,899       35,387        8,512

(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-00-28), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, December 1999.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           
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