
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)                  March    February (R)    Monthly
                                       2000         2000        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         99,718       96,212        3,507
Net Adjustments                             676          860         -184
Total, Census Basis                      99,042       95,351        3,691

Foods, feeds, and beverages               3,803        3,649          154

Fish and shellfish                          783          703           80
Meat products                               464          414           51
Fruits, frozen juices                       427          388           39
Green coffee                                233          209           24
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine                   221          204           17
Food oils, oilseeds                         133          116           17
Nuts                                         72           61           11
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    125          116           10
Other foods                                 232          224            7
Bakery products                             236          229            7
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  46           44            2
Cane and beet sugar                          42           42            1
Tea, spices, etc.                            60           65           -5
Dairy products and eggs                      88          100          -11
Vegetables                                  254          276          -22
Cocoa beans                                  34           65          -31
Wine and related products                   352          393          -41

Industrial supplies and materials        24,492       23,724          768

Crude oil                                 7,316        6,762          554
Nonmonetary gold                            424          216          208
Chemicals-organic                         1,238        1,122          117
Other precious metals                       621          540           81
Shingles, wallboard                         630          553           76
Chemicals-fertilizers                       305          247           58
Lumber                                      696          653           44
Nickel                                      150          114           36
Industrial supplies, other                1,114        1,078           35
Plastic materials                           599          565           34
Petroleum products, other                 1,206        1,179           27
Copper                                      188          161           27
Finished metal shapes                       576          550           26
Bauxite and aluminum                        558          540           18
Natural rubber                               78           61           17
Newsprint                                   294          277           16
Nontextile floor tiles                      164          149           14
Coal and related fuels                       76           63           13
Plywood and veneers                         124          111           13
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       289          277           12
Zinc                                        120          108           12
Farming materials, livestock                 79           69           11
Iron and steel, advanced                    376          367            9
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.             387          379            8
Materials, exc. chemicals                   156          149            8
Tobacco, waxes, etc                         285          279            6
Wool, silk, etc.                             71           65            6
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                     442          437            6
Steelmaking materials                       312          308            4
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     61           57            4
Synthetic cloth                             377          375            2
Hides and skins                              16           14            1
Finished textile supplies                   168          167            1
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 202          201            1
Synthetic rubber--primary                   107          107          (-)
Leather and furs                             87           87          (-)
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 33           34           -1
Cotton, natural fibers                       10           12           -2
Nonferrous metals, other                    123          125           -2
Cotton cloth, fabrics                       205          207           -2
Hair, waste materials                        36           39           -3
Paper and paper products                    542          546           -4
Tin                                          27           34           -8
Chemicals-inorganic                         354          374          -20
Liquified petroleum gases                   334          357          -24
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                   269          296          -27
Gas-natural                                 571          604          -32
Electric energy                             106          148          -42
Iron and steel mill products              1,053        1,128          -75
Nuclear fuel materials                       88          205         -117
Fuel oil                                    848        1,227         -380
 
Capital goods, except automotive         27,424       26,889          535

Civilian aircraft                           934          573          361
Telecommunications equipment              2,846        2,583          263
Electric apparatus                        2,240        2,088          152
Computers                                 1,155        1,079           76
Semiconductors                            3,608        3,550           58
Drilling & oilfield equipment               126           68           57
Pulp and paper machinery                    414          360           54
Industrial engines                          859          815           44
Laboratory testing instruments              281          255           26
Engines-civilian aircraft                   810          801           10
Marine engines, parts                        95           85            9
Textile, sewing machines                    149          141            8
Excavating machinery                        425          418            6
Railway transpor. equipment                 197          190            6
Vessels, except scrap                         6                         6
Specialized mining                           32           30            2
Commercial vessels, other                     4            2            2
Food, tobacco machinery                     138          138          (-)
Parts-civilian aircraft                     400          401           -1
Materials handling equipment                506          508           -2
Agricultural machinery, equipment           353          358           -5
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   68           75           -7
Business machines and equipment             511          522          -11
Medicinal equipment                         841          855          -14
Measuring, testing, control instru          709          727          -18
Generators, accessories                     865          892          -27
Spacecraft, exc. military                     1           35          -33
Wood, glass, plastic                        393          429          -37
Industrial machines, other                1,401        1,446          -45
Photo, service industry                     699          758          -59
Metalworking machine tools                  648          728          -80
Computer accessories                      5,714        5,980         -266

Auto. vehicles, parts and engines        16,745       15,724        1,021

Consumer goods                           22,585       21,396        1,189

Pharmaceutical prep                       2,345        1,877          468
Apparel, household goods - cotton         2,979        2,773          206
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto       2,145        1,967          177
Numismatic coins                            108            9           99
Other household goods                     1,585        1,489           96
Gem diamonds                              1,066          972           94
Footwear                                  1,008          947           61
Camping apparel and gear                    508          450           58
TV's, VCR's, etc                          1,644        1,593           51
Household appliances                        719          684           34
Furniture, household goods, etc.          1,092        1,062           30
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          533          505           28
Rugs                                        111           98           14
Stereo equipment, etc                       803          789           13
Gem stones, other                           120          107           13
Toiletries and cosmetics                    258          246           12
Records, tapes, and disks                   119          110            8
Jewelry                                     721          717            4
Motorcycles and parts                       163          164           -1
Musical instruments                         114          116           -1
Photo equipment                             193          198           -5
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    344          353           -9
Writing and art supplies                    770          784          -14
Books, printed matter                       259          278          -19
Glassware, chinaware                        168          188          -20
Nursery stock, etc.                          76           98          -22
Apparel, household goods - wool             235          261          -26
Pleasure boats and motors                   144          174          -30
Toys/games/sporting goods                 1,701        1,750          -49
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             554          635          -82

Other Goods                               3,993        3,969           23
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              Item(1)              Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
                                       2000         1999        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis        290,798      238,390       52,408
Net Adjustments                           2,229          610        1,619
Total, Census Basis                     288,569      237,780       50,789

Foods, feeds, and beverages              11,077       10,420          657

Fish and shellfish                        2,208        2,079          129
Meat products                             1,252        1,020          232
Fruits, frozen juices                     1,177        1,125           52
Green coffee                                657          643           14
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine                   685          594           91
Food oils, oilseeds                         361          350           12
Nuts                                        196          189            7
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    349          367          -18
Other foods                                 705          660           45
Bakery products                             703          637           66
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 129          124            5
Cane and beet sugar                          99          131          -33
Tea, spices, etc.                           191          166           25
Dairy products and eggs                     275          263           12
Vegetables                                  794          817          -23
Cocoa beans                                 151          211          -60
Wine and related products                 1,143        1,042          100

Industrial supplies and materials        70,045       46,970       23,074

Crude oil                                20,023        7,819       12,204
Nonmonetary gold                            860          810           51
Chemicals-organic                         3,200        2,795          405
Other precious metals                     1,434        1,244          191
Shingles, wallboard                       1,801        1,541          260
Chemicals-fertilizers                       794          762           31
Lumber                                    2,046        1,736          310
Nickel                                      370          189          181
Industrial supplies, other                3,308        2,811          496
Plastic materials                         1,743        1,455          289
Petroleum products, other                 3,282        1,242        2,040
Copper                                      598          543           55
Finished metal shapes                     1,682        1,373          309
Bauxite and aluminum                      1,737        1,466          271
Natural rubber                              222          177           46
Newsprint                                   859          952          -93
Nontextile floor tiles                      476          426           49
Coal and related fuels                      201          177           25
Plywood and veneers                         366          303           63
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       832          557          275
Zinc                                        345          312           33
Farming materials, livestock                222          198           24
Iron and steel, advanced                  1,115          994          121
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.           1,126          990          136
Materials, exc. chemicals                   448          409           39
Tobacco, waxes, etc                         849          846            3
Wool, silk, etc.                            205          198            7
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                   1,336        1,240           96
Steelmaking materials                       912          671          241
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    174          126           48
Synthetic cloth                           1,131        1,012          119
Hides and skins                              45           37            8
Finished textile supplies                   500          423           76
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 639          519          119
Synthetic rubber--primary                   319          302           17
Leather and furs                            259          226           34
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                107          112           -5
Cotton, natural fibers                       34           52          -17
Nonferrous metals, other                    397          383           14
Cotton cloth, fabrics                       638          542           96
Hair, waste materials                       113           97           16
Paper and paper products                  1,639        1,272          367
Tin                                          88           67           21
Chemicals-inorganic                       1,124          974          151
Liquified petroleum gases                 1,025          525          500
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                   829          728          102
Gas-natural                               1,800        1,322          478
Electric energy                             362          250          112
Iron and steel mill products              3,077        2,465          613
Nuclear fuel materials                      453          241          212
Fuel oil                                  2,898        1,060        1,838
 
Capital goods, except automotive         80,876       69,787       11,089

Civilian aircraft                         2,268        1,787          482
Telecommunications equipment              7,974        4,742        3,232
Electric apparatus                        6,535        5,255        1,281
Computers                                 3,320        2,296        1,024
Semiconductors                           10,763        8,349        2,415
Drilling & oilfield equipment               267          186           81
Pulp and paper machinery                  1,131        1,125            6
Industrial engines                        2,486        1,932          555
Laboratory testing instruments              764          502          262
Engines-civilian aircraft                 2,287        2,329          -42
Marine engines, parts                       257          192           65
Textile, sewing machines                    438          512          -75
Excavating machinery                      1,234        1,438         -204
Railway transpor. equipment                 491          639         -149
Vessels, except scrap                         6          (-)            6
Specialized mining                           88           80            8
Commercial vessels, other                     9            8            1
Food, tobacco machinery                     390          396           -6
Parts-civilian aircraft                   1,216        1,418         -202
Materials handling equipment              1,503        1,422           81
Agricultural machinery, equipment         1,050          975           75
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  217          201           16
Business machines and equipment           1,596        1,725         -128
Medicinal equipment                       2,495        2,162          332
Measuring, testing, control instru        2,192        1,842          350
Generators, accessories                   2,653        2,388          265
Spacecraft, exc. military                    37            8           29
Wood, glass, plastic                      1,233        1,288          -55
Industrial machines, other                4,233        3,564          669
Photo, service industry                   2,150        1,936          215
Metalworking machine tools                2,029        1,990           39
Computer accessories                     17,561       17,100          461

Auto. vehicles, parts and engines        49,205       42,803        6,402

Consumer goods                           65,483       57,253        8,230

Pharmaceutical prep                       5,852        5,201          651
Apparel, household goods - cotton         8,409        7,677          732
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto       6,053        5,447          605
Numismatic coins                            133          125            8
Other household goods                     4,677        4,104          574
Gem diamonds                              2,935        2,126          809
Footwear                                  2,931        2,776          156
Camping apparel and gear                  1,399        1,317           82
TV's, VCR's, etc                          4,932        3,784        1,148
Household appliances                      2,100        1,695          405
Furniture, household goods, etc.          3,222        2,770          452
Apparel,household goods-nontextile        1,553        1,384          170
Rugs                                        316          304           13
Stereo equipment, etc                     2,398        1,996          403
Gem stones, other                           367          341           26
Toiletries and cosmetics                    757          658           99
Records, tapes, and disks                   348          280           68
Jewelry                                   2,160        1,938          221
Motorcycles and parts                       529          424          105
Musical instruments                         354          300           54
Photo equipment                             606          519           87
Cookware, cutlery, tools                  1,056          951          105
Writing and art supplies                  2,354        2,115          240
Books, printed matter                       799          696          103
Glassware, chinaware                        538          531            7
Nursery stock, etc.                         277          259           18
Apparel, household goods - wool             767          813          -45
Pleasure boats and motors                   472          382           90
Toys/games/sporting goods                 5,213        4,784          429
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.           1,975        1,558          416

Other Goods                              11,884       10,547        1,337

(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-00-83), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, March 2000.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           
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