
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)                  April      March         Monthly
                                       2000       2000          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         99,541       99,661         -119
Net Adjustments                             250          674         -424
Total, Census Basis                      99,291       98,986          305

Foods, feeds, and beverages               3,773        3,827          -54

Fruits, frozen juices                       363          422          -59
Meat products                               422          453          -31
Other foods                                 214          242          -28
Bakery products                             228          238          -10
Food oils, oilseeds                         121          131          -10
Green coffee                                224          230           -6
Dairy products and eggs                      83           89           -6
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    120          125           -5
Cane and beet sugar                          38           43           -4
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  44           47           -3
Tea, spices, etc.                            61           62           -1
Nuts                                         75           70            5
Cocoa beans                                  45           34           12
Fish and shellfish                          793          781           12
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine                   251          232           19
Vegetables                                  301          273           28
Wine and related products                   388          354           35

Industrial supplies and materials        23,456       24,579       -1,123

Crude oil                                 6,978        7,243         -265
Nonmonetary gold                            198          423         -226
Petroleum products, other                 1,012        1,234         -223
Other precious metals                       539          715         -175
Fuel oil                                    715          887         -172
Chemicals-organic                         1,088        1,212         -123
Chemicals-fertilizers                       242          296          -54
Bauxite and aluminum                        551          589          -38
Liquified petroleum gases                   313          341          -28
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.             363          388          -25
Finished metal shapes                       557          578          -20
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       269          288          -19
Plywood and veneers                         106          123          -17
Shingles, wallboard                         619          634          -15
Nickel                                      145          156          -11
Coal and related fuels                       66           76          -10
Zinc                                        107          115           -8
Tobacco, waxes, etc                         275          283           -8
Plastic materials                           597          604           -7
Paper and paper products                    536          542           -6
Hides and skins                              13           16           -3
Electric energy                             107          109           -2
Cotton cloth, fabrics                       203          205           -2
Natural rubber                               79           80           -1
Tin                                          24           25           -1
Leather and furs                             92           92          (-)
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     62           61            1
Steelmaking materials                       291          290            1
Newsprint                                   299          298            1
Hair, waste materials                        36           34            2
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 36           33            3

Industrial supplies, other                1,118        1,115            3

Wool, silk, etc.                             74           70            4
Cotton, natural fibers                       14           10            4
Materials, exc. chemicals                   161          157            4
Nontextile floor tiles                      164          159            6
Copper                                      193          187            6
Lumber                                      699          691            7
Nuclear fuel materials                       96           88            8
Synthetic cloth                             386          378            8
Finished textile supplies                   179          169           10
Synthetic rubber--primary                   122          109           12
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                   287          274           13
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                     448          435           13
Chemicals-inorganic                         371          356           15
Farming materials, livestock                 90           75           15
Nonferrous metals, other                    139          121           18
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 218          198           19
Iron and steel, advanced                    395          375           20
Gas-natural                                 606          570           35
Iron and steel mill products              1,180        1,072          109
 
Capital goods, except automotive         28,684       27,749          935

Computer accessories                      6,182        5,795          387
Computers                                 1,344        1,114          230
Telecommunications equipment              3,120        2,943          177
Electric apparatus                        2,314        2,220           94
Metalworking machine tools                  726          644           82
Industrial machines, other                1,478        1,397           81
Photo, service industry                     771          695           76
Generators, accessories                     927          870           57
Wood, glass, plastic                        438          387           50
Materials handling equipment                559          510           49
Laboratory testing instruments              307          284           23
Measuring, testing, control instru          732          715           17
Business machines and equipment             532          517           15
Spacecraft, exc. military                     3            1            2
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   70           68            1
Commercial vessels, other                     4            4          (-)
Excavating machinery                        415          417           -1
Parts-civilian aircraft                     401          406           -5
Vessels, except scrap                       (-)            6           -5
Food, tobacco machinery                     133          139           -6
Specialized mining                           23           32           -9
Industrial engines                          860          870          -10
Pulp and paper machinery                    392          404          -11
Agricultural machinery, equipment           346          359          -13
Textile, sewing machines                    137          152          -14
Drilling & oilfield equipment               109          125          -16
Marine engines, parts                        84          103          -18
Civilian aircraft                           972          991          -19
Medicinal equipment                         823          855          -31
Railway transpor. equipment                 148          197          -49
Engines-civilian aircraft                   754          814          -60
Semiconductors                            3,578        3,715         -137

Auto. vehicles, parts and engines        16,498       16,372          126

Consumer goods                           22,934       22,536          398

Apparel, household goods - cotton         3,024        2,931           93
Furniture, household goods, etc.          1,164        1,094           70
Motorcycles and parts                       209          164           45
Writing and art supplies                    806          764           42
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             612          572           40
Photo equipment                             242          205           36
Jewelry                                     750          714           36
Household appliances                        750          714           36
Pleasure boats and motors                   170          135           35
Glassware, chinaware                        198          169           29
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    365          337           28
Other household goods                     1,658        1,631           28
Toiletries and cosmetics                    283          255           27
Numismatic coins                            133          108           24
Nursery stock, etc.                         102           81           20
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto       2,183        2,164           20
Camping apparel and gear                    522          502           20
Apparel, household goods - wool             258          242           16
Gem stones, other                           133          118           15
Records, tapes, and disks                   127          118            9
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          530          522            8
Books, printed matter                       265          260            4
Musical instruments                         117          114            3
Footwear                                  1,013        1,011            2
Rugs                                        111          112           -1
Gem diamonds                              1,042        1,057          -15
TV's, VCR's, etc                          1,614        1,631          -17
Stereo equipment, etc                       787          822          -36
Toys/games/sporting goods                 1,626        1,722          -97
Pharmaceutical prep                       2,142        2,267         -125

Other Goods                               3,947        3,924           23
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              Item(1)              Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
                                       2000         1999        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis        389,107      318,228       70,880
Net Adjustments                           2,477          881        1,596
Total, Census Basis                     386,630      317,347       69,284

Foods, feeds, and beverages              14,916       14,080          836

Fruits, frozen juices                     1,556        1,564           -8
Meat products                             1,682        1,401          282
Other foods                                 916          893           23
Bakery products                             927          845           82
Food oils, oilseeds                         479          453           27
Green coffee                                870          842           28
Dairy products and eggs                     358          343           15
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    470          486          -16
Cane and beet sugar                         137          194          -57
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 173          169            3
Tea, spices, etc.                           263          235           28
Nuts                                        276          257           19
Cocoa beans                                 194          286          -92
Fish and shellfish                        3,035        2,797          238
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine                   939          799          141
Vegetables                                1,131        1,144          -13
Wine and related products                 1,510        1,373          137

Industrial supplies and materials        93,425       63,844       29,582

Crude oil                                26,802       11,208       15,593
Nonmonetary gold                          1,057        1,036           21
Petroleum products, other                 4,302        1,908        2,393
Other precious metals                     2,068        1,701          367
Fuel oil                                  3,590        1,481        2,110
Chemicals-organic                         4,292        3,666          626
Chemicals-fertilizers                     1,029        1,005           24
Bauxite and aluminum                      2,321        2,024          298
Liquified petroleum gases                 1,334          713          621
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.           1,479        1,308          171
Finished metal shapes                     2,242        1,812          429
Pulpwood and woodpulp                     1,100          731          368
Plywood and veneers                         468          426           42
Shingles, wallboard                       2,449        2,116          333
Nickel                                      514          238          276
Coal and related fuels                      267          247           20
Zinc                                        441          414           27
Tobacco, waxes, etc                       1,136        1,120           16
Plastic materials                         2,343        1,946          397
Paper and paper products                  2,159        1,688          471
Hides and skins                              57           49            8
Electric energy                             497          346          151
Cotton cloth, fabrics                       825          703          123
Natural rubber                              299          239           61
Tin                                         110           87           23
Leather and furs                            355          305           50
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    234          172           61
Steelmaking materials                     1,154          841          313
Newsprint                                 1,146        1,245          -99
Hair, waste materials                       146          126           20
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                143          148           -5
Industrial supplies, other                4,418        3,767          650
Wool, silk, etc.                            279          266           13
Cotton, natural fibers                       48           93          -45
Materials, exc. chemicals                   603          539           65
Nontextile floor tiles                      646          567           79
Copper                                      789          692           97
Lumber                                    2,779        2,443          336
Nuclear fuel materials                      548          405          143
Synthetic cloth                           1,512        1,343          169
Finished textile supplies                   680          574          106
Synthetic rubber--primary                   438          402           37
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                 1,122          976          146
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                   1,790        1,654          136
Chemicals-inorganic                       1,483        1,247          236
Farming materials, livestock                312          260           51
Nonferrous metals, other                    531          524            8
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 845          686          159
Iron and steel, advanced                  1,508        1,323          185
Gas-natural                               2,459        1,754          705
Iron and steel mill products              4,277        3,281          996
 
Capital goods, except automotive        109,752       93,371       16,381

Computer accessories                     23,828       23,026          802
Computers                                 4,660        3,089        1,571
Telecommunications equipment             11,216        6,536        4,680
Electric apparatus                        8,839        7,015        1,825
Metalworking machine tools                2,752        2,571          181
Industrial machines, other                5,716        4,768          948
Photo, service industry                   2,916        2,576          341
Generators, accessories                   3,571        3,170          401
Wood, glass, plastic                      1,666        1,698          -33
Materials handling equipment              2,061        1,861          200
Laboratory testing instruments            1,068          668          400
Measuring, testing, control instru        2,913        2,451          462
Business machines and equipment           2,100        2,190          -90
Spacecraft, exc. military                    41            9           32
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  283          256           27
Commercial vessels, other                    13           11            2
Excavating machinery                      1,627        1,847         -220
Parts-civilian aircraft                   1,618        1,899         -281
Vessels, except scrap                         6            3            3
Food, tobacco machinery                     521          519            2
Specialized mining                          112          107            5
Industrial engines                        3,344        2,550          793
Pulp and paper machinery                  1,516        1,457           59
Agricultural machinery, equipment         1,398        1,248          150
Textile, sewing machines                    571          666          -95
Drilling & oilfield equipment               376          248          128
Marine engines, parts                       341          262           79
Civilian aircraft                         3,297        2,539          758
Medicinal equipment                       3,336        2,899          437
Railway transpor. equipment                 639          824         -185
Engines-civilian aircraft                 3,019        3,061          -42
Semiconductors                           14,390       11,345        3,045

Auto. vehicles, parts and engines        64,828       55,911        8,918

Consumer goods                           88,055       76,503       11,552

Apparel, household goods - cotton        11,344       10,126        1,218
Furniture, household goods, etc.          4,378        3,691          687
Motorcycles and parts                       724          568          156
Writing and art supplies                  3,151        2,799          352
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.           2,567        2,102          465
Photo equipment                             857          721          136
Jewelry                                   2,905        2,582          323
Household appliances                      2,849        2,306          543
Pleasure boats and motors                   630          517          114
Glassware, chinaware                        741          716           25
Cookware, cutlery, tools                  1,405        1,244          161
Other household goods                     6,388        5,538          850
Toiletries and cosmetics                  1,041          886          155
Numismatic coins                            266          163          103
Nursery stock, etc.                         381          351           30
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto       8,220        7,204        1,015
Camping apparel and gear                  1,929        1,768          161
Apparel, household goods - wool           1,016        1,054          -38
Gem stones, other                           496          450           46
Records, tapes, and disks                   473          392           81
Apparel,household goods-nontextile        2,055        1,829          225
Books, printed matter                     1,071          939          133
Musical instruments                         471          396           75
Footwear                                  3,943        3,662          281
Rugs                                        432          408           24
Gem diamonds                              3,998        2,920        1,078
TV's, VCR's, etc                          6,461        5,052        1,409
Stereo equipment, etc                     3,171        2,675          495
Toys/games/sporting goods                 6,842        6,487          355
Pharmaceutical prep                       7,852        6,956          896

Other Goods                              15,654       13,638        2,016

(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-00-94), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, April 2000.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           
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