
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)                February    January (R)    Monthly
                                       2000         2000        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         96,159       94,868        1,290
Net Adjustments                             861          693          168
Total, Census Basis                      95,298       94,176        1,123

Foods, feeds, and beverages               3,633        3,624            9

Meat products                               414          374           40
Cane and beet sugar                          42           14           27
Cocoa beans                                  65           52           14
Fruits, frozen juices                       375          361           13
Dairy products and eggs                     100           87           13
Vegetables                                  276          264           12
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    118          109           10
Food oils, oilseeds                         116          112            4
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  44           40            4
Tea, spices, etc.                            64           66           -2
Nuts                                         61           64           -3
Wine and related products                   391          397           -6
Green coffee                                209          215           -6
Bakery products                             229          239          -10
Fish and shellfish                          698          722          -25
Other foods                                 224          249          -25
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine                   208          259          -52

Industrial supplies and materials        23,811       21,828        1,983

Crude oil                                 6,820        5,945          875
Fuel oil                                  1,257          823          434
Petroleum products, other                 1,184          897          286
Chemicals-organic                         1,112          840          272
Other precious metals                       540          274          265
Iron and steel mill products              1,129          896          233
Nuclear fuel materials                      205          160           45
Electric energy                             148          107           41
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                   298          264           34
Liquified petroleum gases                   361          334           27
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.             379          360           19
Steelmaking materials                       310          292           19
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       276          266           10
Tin                                          34           27            7
Nickel                                      113          107            7
Materials, exc. chemicals                   149          143            6
Chemicals-fertilizers                       247          241            5
Leather and furs                             87           85            3
Synthetic rubber--primary                   107          104            3
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     57           56            1
Finished textile supplies                   166          165            1
Coal and related fuels                       63           63          (-)
Hair, waste materials                        38           38          (-)
Hides and skins                              14           14          (-)
Cotton, natural fibers                       12           13           -1
Wool, silk, etc.                             65           69           -4
Zinc                                        112          116           -4
Synthetic cloth                             375          379           -4
Paper and paper products                    546          550           -4
Iron and steel, advanced                    368          372           -5
Farming materials, livestock                 69           73           -5
Nonmonetary gold                            215          220           -5
Finished metal shapes                       550          556           -7
Tobacco, waxes, etc                         278          285           -7
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 34           41           -8
Newsprint                                   277          288          -11
Plastic materials                           565          579          -14
Nontextile floor tiles                      149          163          -14
Cotton cloth, fabrics                       207          225          -18
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                     437          457          -20
Plywood and veneers                         111          131          -20
Gas-natural                                 604          625          -21
Chemicals-inorganic                         374          396          -22
Natural rubber                               61           83          -22
Nonferrous metals, other                    124          149          -25
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 200          236          -35
Industrial supplies, other                1,078        1,115          -37
Lumber                                      656          697          -41
Shingles, wallboard                         553          618          -65
Copper                                      161          250          -89
Bauxite and aluminum                        540          638          -99
 
Capital goods, except automotive         26,943       26,563          380

Engines-civilian aircraft                   802          676          126
Computer accessories                      5,976        5,868          108
Railway transpor. equipment                 190          104           86
Metalworking machine tools                  731          653           77
Photo, service industry                     765          694           71
Industrial machines, other                1,440        1,386           54
Medicinal equipment                         851          800           51
Laboratory testing instruments              265          228           37
Telecommunications equipment              2,581        2,545           36
Spacecraft, exc. military                    35            1           33
Excavating machinery                        418          391           27
Food, tobacco machinery                     138          114           24
Agricultural machinery, equipment           357          339           18
Wood, glass, plastic                        429          412           18
Materials handling equipment                504          490           14
Marine engines, parts                        85           77            9
Specialized mining                           30           26            3
Pulp and paper machinery                    360          358            3
Industrial engines                          815          812            2
Vessels, except scrap                       (-)          (-)          (-)
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   74           74          (-)
Commercial vessels, other                     2            3          (-)
Generators, accessories                     893          896           -3
Drilling & oilfield equipment                68           73           -5
Computers                                 1,079        1,085           -6
Textile, sewing machines                    141          147           -6
Parts-civilian aircraft                     400          416          -16
Measuring, testing, control instru          728          756          -29
Business machines and equipment             522          564          -42
Semiconductors                            3,551        3,606          -55
Electric apparatus                        2,098        2,208         -111
Civilian aircraft                           618          762         -144

Auto. vehicles, parts and engines        15,646       16,736       -1,090

Consumer goods                           21,294       21,502         -208

Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             634          786         -152
Other household goods                     1,492        1,603         -111
TV's, VCR's, etc                          1,595        1,695         -100
Motorcycles and parts                       164          202          -38
Gem stones, other                           108          139          -32
Footwear                                    950          976          -27
Photo equipment                             193          214          -21
Writing and art supplies                    783          801          -18
Stereo equipment, etc                       789          807          -17
Jewelry                                     706          721          -15
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          501          516          -15
Household appliances                        683          697          -14
Toys/games/sporting goods                 1,749        1,762          -13
Rugs                                         98          107           -9
Musical instruments                         116          124           -8
Apparel, household goods - wool             262          271           -8
Records, tapes, and disks                   111          118           -7
Toiletries and cosmetics                    247          253           -6
Numismatic coins                             10           16           -6
Nursery stock, etc.                          98          104           -6
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    353          359           -5
Furniture, household goods, etc.          1,063        1,067           -4
Glassware, chinaware                        188          182            6
Camping apparel and gear                    451          441           10
Pleasure boats and motors                   167          154           12
Books, printed matter                       278          262           17
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto       1,968        1,940           27
Gem diamonds                                983          897           86
Apparel, household goods - cotton         2,773        2,658          115
Pharmaceutical prep                       1,782        1,630          151

Other Goods                               3,972        3,922           49
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              Item(1)              Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
                                       2000         1999        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis        191,027      158,419       32,609
Net Adjustments                           1,554          384        1,170
Total, Census Basis                     189,474      158,035       31,439

Foods, feeds, and beverages               7,258        7,039          219

Meat products                               787          641          146
Cane and beet sugar                          56          101          -44
Cocoa beans                                 117          161          -44
Fruits, frozen juices                       736          798          -62
Dairy products and eggs                     186          185            2
Vegetables                                  540          582          -42
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    227          240          -13
Food oils, oilseeds                         228          222            6
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  84           83            1
Tea, spices, etc.                           131          110           21
Nuts                                        125          124          (-)
Wine and related products                   789          696           93
Green coffee                                424          438          -14
Bakery products                             467          427           41
Fish and shellfish                        1,420        1,376           44
Other foods                                 473          449           25
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine                   467          405           62

Industrial supplies and materials        45,639       30,930       14,709

Crude oil                                12,765        5,064        7,701
Fuel oil                                  2,080          757        1,323
Petroleum products, other                 2,081          761        1,320
Chemicals-organic                         1,952        1,835          117
Other precious metals                       814          794           20
Iron and steel mill products              2,026        1,587          438
Nuclear fuel materials                      365          183          182
Electric energy                             256          170           85
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                   562          484           78
Liquified petroleum gases                   695          351          343
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.             739          671           69
Steelmaking materials                       602          461          141
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       542          364          178
Tin                                          62           39           23
Nickel                                      220          120          100
Materials, exc. chemicals                   292          272           20
Chemicals-fertilizers                       488          496           -8
Leather and furs                            172          153           19
Synthetic rubber--primary                   211          200           11
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    113           79           34
Finished textile supplies                   331          279           52
Coal and related fuels                      126          109           17
Hair, waste materials                        77           67           10
Hides and skins                              29           25            4
Cotton, natural fibers                       24           30           -6
Wool, silk, etc.                            134          135           -1
Zinc                                        228          208           20
Synthetic cloth                             754          676           78
Paper and paper products                  1,096          841          255
Iron and steel, advanced                    740          660           80
Farming materials, livestock                142          121           21
Nonmonetary gold                            435          523          -89
Finished metal shapes                     1,106          920          186
Tobacco, waxes, etc                         563          557            6
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 75           73            2
Newsprint                                   565          642          -77
Plastic materials                         1,144          968          175
Nontextile floor tiles                      312          275           36
Cotton cloth, fabrics                       432          369           64
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                     894          826           68
Plywood and veneers                         242          184           57
Gas-natural                               1,228          837          391
Chemicals-inorganic                         770          663          107
Natural rubber                              144          125           19
Nonferrous metals, other                    273          267            6
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 436          339           96
Industrial supplies, other                2,193        1,854          339
Lumber                                    1,352        1,164          188
Shingles, wallboard                       1,171        1,003          168
Copper                                      411          348           62
Bauxite and aluminum                      1,178          999          180
 
Capital goods, except automotive         53,505       46,741        6,764

Engines-civilian aircraft                 1,477        1,523          -45
Computer accessories                     11,843       11,672          171
Railway transpor. equipment                 294          408         -113
Metalworking machine tools                1,384        1,335           49
Photo, service industry                   1,459        1,285          174
Industrial machines, other                2,825        2,321          504
Medicinal equipment                       1,650        1,461          189
Laboratory testing instruments              492          339          153
Telecommunications equipment              5,126        3,121        2,006
Spacecraft, exc. military                    36            6           30
Excavating machinery                        809          962         -153
Food, tobacco machinery                     252          274          -22
Agricultural machinery, equipment           696          689            8
Wood, glass, plastic                        841          871          -30
Materials handling equipment                994          959           35
Marine engines, parts                       162          127           36
Specialized mining                           56           46           11
Pulp and paper machinery                    718          730          -12
Industrial engines                        1,627        1,302          325
Vessels, except scrap                       (-)          (-)          (-)                    (-)
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  148          136           12
Commercial vessels, other                     5            4            1
Generators, accessories                   1,789        1,614          174
Drilling & oilfield equipment               141          127           14
Computers                                 2,165        1,459          705
Textile, sewing machines                    288          357          -69
Parts-civilian aircraft                     816          959         -144
Measuring, testing, control instru        1,484        1,223          261
Business machines and equipment           1,085        1,182          -97
Semiconductors                            7,157        5,585        1,572
Electric apparatus                        4,306        3,458          848
Civilian aircraft                         1,379        1,207          172

Auto. vehicles, parts and engines        32,381       28,226        4,155

Consumer goods                           42,796       38,338        4,458

Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.           1,419        1,101          318
Other household goods                     3,095        2,743          352
TV's, VCR's, etc                          3,290        2,503          787
Motorcycles and parts                       365          272           94
Gem stones, other                           247          225           22
Footwear                                  1,926        1,879           47
Photo equipment                             407          364           43
Writing and art supplies                  1,584        1,435          148
Stereo equipment, etc                     1,596        1,351          245
Jewelry                                   1,427        1,295          133
Apparel,household goods-nontextile        1,017          922           95
Household appliances                      1,380        1,096          284
Toys/games/sporting goods                 3,511        3,280          231
Rugs                                        205          198            8
Musical instruments                         240          198           42
Apparel, household goods - wool             533          562          -30
Records, tapes, and disks                   230          178           52
Toiletries and cosmetics                    500          435           64
Numismatic coins                             25           72          -47
Nursery stock, etc.                         202          172           30
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    712          633           79
Furniture, household goods, etc.          2,129        1,839          290
Glassware, chinaware                        370          356           15
Camping apparel and gear                    892          872           20
Pleasure boats and motors                   321          260           61
Books, printed matter                       540          467           73
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto       3,908        3,650          258
Gem diamonds                              1,881        1,413          468
Apparel, household goods - cotton         5,431        5,075          356
Pharmaceutical prep                       3,412        3,491          -79

Other Goods                               7,894        6,761        1,133

(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-00-59), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, February 2000.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           
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