
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)                 January     December      Monthly
                                       2000        1999 (R)     Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         95,166       93,436        1,729
Net Adjustments                             683          753          -70
Total, Census Basis                      94,483       92,683        1,800

Foods, feeds, and beverages               3,631        3,832         -201
Fish and shellfish                          729          822          -93
Fruits, frozen juices                       361          406          -44
Meat products                               374          410          -36
Cane and beet sugar                          14           49          -35
Vegetables                                  264          288          -23
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine                   257          278          -21
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    106          123          -17
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  40           48           -8
Nuts                                         64           71           -7
Food oils, oilseeds                         113          116           -3
Green coffee                                215          218           -2
Cocoa beans                                  52           54           -2
Tea, spices, etc.                            67           68           -1
Bakery products                             239          235            4
Other foods                                 250          240           10
Dairy products and eggs                      87           71           16
Wine and related products                   399          337           62

Industrial supplies and materials        21,858       21,108          749

Crude oil                                 5,822        5,408          414
Fuel oil                                    822          560          262
Petroleum products, other                   893          646          247
Bauxite and aluminum                        639          541           99
Copper                                      250          190           60
Chemicals-inorganic                         396          353           43
Industrial supplies, other                1,118        1,082           36
Shingles, wallboard                         618          584           34
Nickel                                      107           75           32
Plywood and veneers                         131          102           30
Lumber                                      695          670           24
Natural rubber                               83           60           24
Cotton cloth, fabrics                       225          203           23
Paper and paper products                    551          530           21
Iron and steel, advanced                    375          356           19
Finished metal shapes                       558          541           17
Synthetic cloth                             380          365           15
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 236          222           14
Newsprint                                   288          276           12
Chemicals-fertilizers                       246          235           11
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 42           30           11
Finished textile supplies                   165          154           11
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                   266          255           11
Nontextile floor tiles                      163          154            9
Materials, exc. chemicals                   144          136            8
Coal and related fuels                       63           55            8
Nonferrous metals, other                    149          144            5
Wool, silk, etc.                             70           65            5
Hair, waste materials                        39           35            5
Synthetic rubber--primary                   105          101            4
Cotton, natural fibers                       13            9            4
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     56           53            3
Hides and skins                              14           11            3
Zinc                                        113          110            3
Leather and furs                             85           83            2
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       266          265            1
Tin                                          27           27            1
Gas-natural                                 628          632           -3
Liquified petroleum gases                   333          336           -3
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.             360          364           -5
Electric energy                             107          113           -6
Nonmonetary gold                            221          233          -11
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                     457          472          -14
Plastic materials                           581          604          -23
Nuclear fuel materials                      160          193          -33
Tobacco, waxes, etc                         287          341          -55
Steelmaking materials                       293          350          -58
Iron and steel mill products                896          958          -63
Farming materials, livestock                 74          173          -99
Other precious metals                       402          566         -164
Chemicals-organic                           847        1,088         -242
 
Capital goods, except automotive         26,660       26,453          207

Computers                                 1,096          997           99
Electric apparatus                        2,211        2,143           68
Telecommunications equipment              2,566        2,505           61
Generators, accessories                     897          842           55
Measuring, testing, control instru          761          707           53
Computer accessories                      5,872        5,823           49
Industrial engines                          814          767           47
Industrial machines, other                1,410        1,364           47
Business machines and equipment             565          526           38
Pulp and paper machinery                    362          337           25
Parts-civilian aircraft                     416          393           22
Excavating machinery                        391          370           21
Laboratory testing instruments              217          199           18
Marine engines, parts                        83           70           14
Metalworking machine tools                  651          639           13
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   75           65           10
Textile, sewing machines                    147          139            7
Materials handling equipment                512          505            7
Commercial vessels, other                     3            1            1
Specialized mining                           27           26            1
Food, tobacco machinery                     116          115            1
Vessels, except scrap                         0            0          (-)
Wood, glass, plastic                        414          423           -9
Drilling & oilfield equipment                74           84          -10
Spacecraft, exc. military                     1           14          -13
Medicinal equipment                         812          830          -18
Engines-civilian aircraft                   687          709          -21
Agricultural machinery, equipment           339          361          -22
Railway transpor. equipment                 104          172          -68
Photo, service industry                     695          768          -73
Civilian aircraft                           730          833         -103
Semiconductors                            3,610        3,724         -114

Auto. vehicles, parts and engines        16,900       16,223          677

Consumer goods                           21,513       21,394          119

Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             786          539          247
Toys/games/sporting goods                 1,765        1,597          168
Stereo equipment, etc                       807          757           51
TV's, VCR's, etc                          1,684        1,635           49
Motorcycles and parts                       203          161           42
Writing and art supplies                    803          770           34
Other household goods                     1,607        1,575           32
Nursery stock, etc.                         104           88           16
Photo equipment                             214          202           12
Furniture, household goods, etc.          1,068        1,056           11
Household appliances                        697          686           11
Pleasure boats and motors                   155          146            8
Records, tapes, and disks                   118          111            7
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          517          512            5
Books, printed matter                       262          257            4
Musical instruments                         124          121            3
Gem stones, other                           139          136            3
Rugs                                        108          108           -1
Glassware, chinaware                        183          186           -3
Toiletries and cosmetics                    253          260           -8
Numismatic coins                             15           28          -12
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    359          376          -17
Apparel, household goods - wool             271          293          -22
Camping apparel and gear                    443          472          -29
Jewelry                                     726          757          -30
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto       1,942        1,985          -43
Footwear                                    977        1,028          -51
Apparel, household goods - cotton         2,660        2,736          -76
Pharmaceutical prep                       1,636        1,774         -138
Gem diamonds                                887        1,040         -154

Other Goods                               3,921        3,673          248
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              Item(1)              Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
                                       2000       1999 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         95,166       78,577       16,588
Net Adjustments                             683          171          512
Total, Census Basis                      94,483       78,406       16,077

Foods, feeds, and beverages               3,631        3,525          105
Fish and shellfish                          729          700           29
Fruits, frozen juices                       361          394          -32
Meat products                               374          309           65
Cane and beet sugar                          14           54          -39
Vegetables                                  264          305          -41
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine                   257          207           50
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    106          120          -14
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  40           40          (-)
Nuts                                         64           63            1
Food oils, oilseeds                         113          119           -6
Green coffee                                215          210            6
Cocoa beans                                  52           97          -45
Tea, spices, etc.                            67           56           11
Bakery products                             239          206           32
Other foods                                 250          221           29
Dairy products and eggs                      87           92           -5
Wine and related products                   399          332           66

Industrial supplies and materials        21,858       15,540        6,318

Crude oil                                 5,822        2,633        3,189
Fuel oil                                    822          386          436
Petroleum products, other                   893          363          531
Bauxite and aluminum                        639          498          141
Copper                                      250          199           51
Chemicals-inorganic                         396          341           55
Industrial supplies, other                1,118          923          195
Shingles, wallboard                         618          486          131
Nickel                                      107           61           46
Plywood and veneers                         131           91           40
Lumber                                      695          586          108
Natural rubber                               83           63           20
Cotton cloth, fabrics                       225          181           44
Paper and paper products                    551          413          138
Iron and steel, advanced                    375          330           45
Finished metal shapes                       558          457          101
Synthetic cloth                             380          333           47
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 236          164           72
Newsprint                                   288          321          -33
Chemicals-fertilizers                       246          254           -8
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 42           38            3
Finished textile supplies                   165          137           28
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                   266          229           37
Nontextile floor tiles                      163          138           25
Materials, exc. chemicals                   144          135            9
Coal and related fuels                       63           58            4
Nonferrous metals, other                    149          135           14
Wool, silk, etc.                             70           69            1
Hair, waste materials                        39           33            6
Synthetic rubber--primary                   105           97            8
Cotton, natural fibers                       13           17           -4
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     56           38           18
Hides and skins                              14           13            2
Zinc                                        113          102           11
Leather and furs                             85           73           13
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       266          188           78
Tin                                          27           17           10
Gas-natural                                 628          427          201
Liquified petroleum gases                   333          163          170
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.             360          341           18
Electric energy                             107           91           17
Nonmonetary gold                            221          297          -76
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                     457          413           45
Plastic materials                           581          478          103
Nuclear fuel materials                      160           86           74
Tobacco, waxes, etc                         287          273           14
Steelmaking materials                       293          249           44
Iron and steel mill products                896          822           74
Farming materials, livestock                 74           59           14
Other precious metals                       402          325           76
Chemicals-organic                           847          914          -68
 
Capital goods, except automotive         26,660       23,090        3,570

Computers                                 1,096          756          341
Electric apparatus                        2,211        1,737          474
Telecommunications equipment              2,566        1,483        1,083
Generators, accessories                     897          826           71
Measuring, testing, control instru          761          607          154
Computer accessories                      5,872        5,663          209
Industrial engines                          814          650          164
Industrial machines, other                1,410        1,109          301
Business machines and equipment             565          591          -26
Pulp and paper machinery                    362          353            9
Parts-civilian aircraft                     416          485          -69
Excavating machinery                        391          468          -76
Laboratory testing instruments              217          168           49
Marine engines, parts                        83           74            9
Metalworking machine tools                  651          660           -9
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   75           66            9
Textile, sewing machines                    147          181          -34
Materials handling equipment                512          473           39
Commercial vessels, other                     3            2            1
Specialized mining                           27           27           -1
Food, tobacco machinery                     116          129          -14
Vessels, except scrap                         0            0          (-)
Wood, glass, plastic                        414          434          -20
Drilling & oilfield equipment                74           76           -2
Spacecraft, exc. military                     1            6           -5
Medicinal equipment                         812          725           87
Engines-civilian aircraft                   687          789         -102
Agricultural machinery, equipment           339          346           -6
Railway transpor. equipment                 104          195          -91
Photo, service industry                     695          634           61
Civilian aircraft                           730          630          100
Semiconductors                            3,610        2,746          864

Auto. vehicles, parts and engines        16,900       13,955        2,945

Consumer goods                           21,513       18,901        2,612

Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             786          564          222
Toys/games/sporting goods                 1,765        1,603          162
Stereo equipment, etc                       807          643          164
TV's, VCR's, etc                          1,684        1,202          482
Motorcycles and parts                       203          129           74
Writing and art supplies                    803          658          145
Other household goods                     1,607        1,352          255
Nursery stock, etc.                         104           85           19
Photo equipment                             214          181           33
Furniture, household goods, etc.          1,068          914          154
Household appliances                        697          533          164
Pleasure boats and motors                   155          140           15
Records, tapes, and disks                   118           86           32
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          517          458           59
Books, printed matter                       262          233           29
Musical instruments                         124          103           21
Gem stones, other                           139          113           26
Rugs                                        108          103            5
Glassware, chinaware                        183          177            6
Toiletries and cosmetics                    253          208           45
Numismatic coins                             15           27          -12
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    359          309           51
Apparel, household goods - wool             271          280           -9
Camping apparel and gear                    443          438            4
Jewelry                                     726          635           91
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto       1,942        1,803          139
Footwear                                    977          936           40
Apparel, household goods - cotton         2,660        2,486          174
Pharmaceutical prep                       1,636        1,811         -175
Gem diamonds                                887          691          196

Other Goods                               3,921        3,395          526

(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-00-46), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, January 2000.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           
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