
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)                   May       April (R)     Monthly
                                       2000         2000        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         99,136       99,460         -324
Net Adjustments                             265          251           14
Total, Census Basis                      98,871       99,209         -338

Foods, feeds, and beverages               3,801        3,769           32

Meat products                               472          422           50
Vegetables                                  325          301           24
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    138          120           18
Bakery products                             239          228           12
Other foods                                 223          212           10
Cane and beet sugar                          48           38           10
Dairy products and eggs                      90           83            7
Tea, spices, etc.                            67           61            6
Nuts                                         80           74            6
Green coffee                                228          224            4
Food oils, oilseeds                         131          128            4
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  45           44            1
Fruits, frozen juices                       360          363           -2
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine                   235          248          -13
Cocoa beans                                  21           45          -25
Wine and related products                   361          387          -26
Fish and shellfish                          737          791          -53

Industrial supplies and materials        23,813       23,382          431

Fuel oil                                    935          718          218
Nuclear fuel materials                      209           96          114
Petroleum products, other                 1,093        1,014           79
Electric energy                             182          107           74
Chemicals-organic                         1,149        1,081           68
Other precious metals                       468          401           67
Chemicals-fertilizers                       281          242           39
Bauxite and aluminum                        584          553           30
Plywood and veneers                         132          105           27
Plastic materials                           618          596           22
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                     468          446           22
Finished metal shapes                       579          558           21
Nickel                                      163          145           19
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.             381          363           18
Nonferrous metals, other                    153          138           14
Industrial supplies, other                1,130        1,118           12
Nontextile floor tiles                      173          164            9
Zinc                                        114          107            7
Coal and related fuels                       72           66            6
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     67           62            5
Natural rubber                               83           79            4
Hair, waste materials                        40           37            3
Leather and furs                             94           92            2
Synthetic rubber--primary                   124          122            2
Tobacco, waxes, etc                         277          275            2
Cotton cloth, fabrics                       205          203            2
Crude oil                                 7,045        7,044            1
Cotton, natural fibers                       15           14            1
Hides and skins                              12           13           -1
Finished textile supplies                   176          178           -1
Synthetic cloth                             385          386           -2
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 34           36           -2
Gas-natural                                 603          606           -2
Nonmonetary gold                            195          198           -3
Iron and steel, advanced                    390          393           -3
Tin                                          21           24           -3
Paper and paper products                    533          537           -4
Wool, silk, etc.                             69           74           -5
Newsprint                                   294          299           -5
Chemicals-inorganic                         365          371           -6
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       262          269           -7
Materials, exc. chemicals                   152          160           -8
Liquified petroleum gases                   300          312          -12
Steelmaking materials                       274          292          -18
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                   272          291          -19
Copper                                      173          193          -20
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 197          219          -22
Shingles, wallboard                         592          620          -28
Farming materials, livestock                 56           90          -34
Lumber                                      616          697          -81
Iron and steel mill products              1,009        1,180         -170
 
Capital goods, except automotive         28,797       28,669          128

Semiconductors                            3,825        3,584          241
Computer accessories                      6,263        6,184           79
Electric apparatus                        2,373        2,314           59
Photo, service industry                     810          771           39
Metalworking machine tools                  776          741           35
Measuring, testing, control instru          764          730           34
Medicinal equipment                         854          824           30
Generators, accessories                     944          926           19
Parts-civilian aircraft                     419          401           18
Wood, glass, plastic                        452          437           15
Industrial machines, other                1,493        1,483           11
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   79           69           10
Specialized mining                           32           23            8
Marine engines, parts                        89           84            5
Railway transpor. equipment                 151          147            3
Agricultural machinery, equipment           347          346            1
Commercial vessels, other                     5            4            1
Drilling & oilfield equipment               110          110            1
Vessels, except scrap                       (-)          (-)          (-)
Textile, sewing machines                    137          138          (-)
Business machines and equipment             530          531           -1
Spacecraft, exc. military                     1            3           -3
Civilian aircraft                           926          931           -5
Telecommunications equipment              3,111        3,116           -5
Food, tobacco machinery                     125          133           -8
Excavating machinery                        406          415           -9
Materials handling equipment                541          557          -16
Industrial engines                          838          861          -23
Laboratory testing instruments              285          308          -23
Engines-civilian aircraft                   720          756          -36
Pulp and paper machinery                    333          392          -59
Computers                                 1,059        1,349         -291

Auto. vehicles, parts and engines        15,690       16,501         -812

Consumer goods                           23,006       22,937           69

Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             812          615          197
Stereo equipment, etc                       867          787           80
TV's, VCR's, etc                          1,690        1,617           73
Toys/games/sporting goods                 1,694        1,627           67
Motorcycles and parts                       247          209           38
Pharmaceutical prep                       2,174        2,137           37
Numismatic coins                            164          133           31
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          561          530           31
Gem diamonds                              1,069        1,041           28
Gem stones, other                           152          134           19
Records, tapes, and disks                   140          126           14
Rugs                                        124          111           13
Musical instruments                         128          117           11
Books, printed matter                       272          265            7
Nursery stock, etc.                         108          102            6
Glassware, chinaware                        204          198            6
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    370          365            5
Apparel, household goods - wool             259          258            2
Furniture, household goods, etc.          1,163        1,163          (-)
Photo equipment                             230          240          -10
Jewelry                                     742          753          -11
Household appliances                        735          750          -15
Pleasure boats and motors                   152          170          -18
Toiletries and cosmetics                    261          283          -21
Camping apparel and gear                    493          522          -29
Writing and art supplies                    772          805          -34
Other household goods                     1,582        1,659          -78
Footwear                                    922        1,013          -91
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto       2,080        2,182         -102
Apparel, household goods - cotton         2,838        3,025         -187

Other Goods                               3,765        3,951         -186
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              Item(1)              Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
                                       2000         1999        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis        488,162      401,324       86,839
Net Adjustments                           2,743        1,094        1,649
Total, Census Basis                     485,420      400,230       85,190

Foods, feeds, and beverages              18,713       17,706        1,007

Meat products                             2,154        1,763          392
Vegetables                                1,456        1,445           11
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    608          616           -8
Bakery products                           1,167        1,061          105
Other foods                               1,137        1,122           14
Cane and beet sugar                         185          258          -73
Dairy products and eggs                     448          424           24
Tea, spices, etc.                           330          301           29
Nuts                                        355          315           40
Green coffee                              1,098        1,050           48
Food oils, oilseeds                         617          566           51
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 218          222           -4
Fruits, frozen juices                     1,916        2,006          -90
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine                 1,171        1,006          165
Cocoa beans                                 214          309          -94
Wine and related products                 1,870        1,717          153
Fish and shellfish                        3,770        3,526          243

Industrial supplies and materials       117,165       81,819       35,346

Fuel oil                                  4,529        1,980        2,549
Nuclear fuel materials                      757          586          171
Petroleum products, other                 5,397        2,687        2,709
Electric energy                             678          464          215
Chemicals-organic                         5,434        4,488          946
Other precious metals                     2,398        2,016          382
Chemicals-fertilizers                     1,310        1,247           63
Bauxite and aluminum                      2,907        2,552          355
Plywood and veneers                         600          541           59
Plastic materials                         2,961        2,462          499
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                   2,256        2,094          162
Finished metal shapes                     2,821        2,291          529
Nickel                                      677          309          369
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.           1,860        1,620          240
Nonferrous metals, other                    684          647           37
Industrial supplies, other                5,547        4,746          801
Nontextile floor tiles                      819          718          101
Zinc                                        556          518           37
Coal and related fuels                      339          291           49
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    301          225           76
Natural rubber                              382          292           90
Hair, waste materials                       186          157           30
Leather and furs                            448          383           65
Synthetic rubber--primary                   562          504           59
Tobacco, waxes, etc                       1,412        1,408            4
Cotton cloth, fabrics                     1,031          876          154
Crude oil                                33,913       15,366       18,547
Cotton, natural fibers                       63          133          -70
Hides and skins                              69           62            7
Finished textile supplies                   856          720          136
Synthetic cloth                           1,897        1,681          215
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                177          181           -4
Gas-natural                               3,062        2,307          755
Nonmonetary gold                          1,252        1,282          -30
Iron and steel, advanced                  1,896        1,662          233
Tin                                         131          105           26
Paper and paper products                  2,692        2,121          572
Wool, silk, etc.                            348          333           15
Newsprint                                 1,440        1,521          -81
Chemicals-inorganic                       1,848        1,555          293
Pulpwood and woodpulp                     1,362          919          442
Materials, exc. chemicals                   755          673           83
Liquified petroleum gases                 1,634          883          751
Steelmaking materials                     1,429        1,042          387
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                 1,398        1,230          168
Copper                                      961          830          132
Blank tapes, audio & visual               1,043          862          182
Shingles, wallboard                       3,041        2,689          352
Farming materials, livestock                368          328           40
Lumber                                    3,393        3,108          285
Iron and steel mill products              5,286        4,127        1,159
 
Capital goods, except automotive        138,533      117,483       21,051
Semiconductors                           18,221       14,450        3,771
Computer accessories                     30,094       28,951        1,142
Electric apparatus                       11,213        8,833        2,380
Photo, service industry                   3,725        3,217          508
Metalworking machine tools                3,543        3,200          343
Measuring, testing, control instru        3,675        3,079          596
Medicinal equipment                       4,190        3,644          546
Generators, accessories                   4,514        3,966          549
Parts-civilian aircraft                   2,037        2,324         -287
Wood, glass, plastic                      2,117        2,078           39
Industrial machines, other                7,214        6,002        1,212
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  362          318           44
Specialized mining                          143          151           -8
Marine engines, parts                       430          316          114
Railway transpor. equipment                 789          958         -168
Agricultural machinery, equipment         1,746        1,555          191
Commercial vessels, other                    18           15            3
Drilling & oilfield equipment               486          300          186
Vessels, except scrap                         6            3            3
Textile, sewing machines                    708          808         -100
Business machines and equipment           2,629        2,707          -78
Spacecraft, exc. military                    41           10           32
Civilian aircraft                         4,182        3,280          902
Telecommunications equipment             14,322        8,429        5,893
Food, tobacco machinery                     646          642            4
Excavating machinery                      2,033        2,316         -283
Materials handling equipment              2,599        2,341          258
Industrial engines                        4,182        3,190          993
Laboratory testing instruments            1,353          829          524
Engines-civilian aircraft                 3,742        3,800          -58
Pulp and paper machinery                  1,848        1,830           18
Computers                                 5,724        3,942        1,782

Auto. vehicles, parts and engines        80,521       70,469       10,053

Consumer goods                          111,064       95,606       15,459

Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.           3,381        2,494          887
Stereo equipment, etc                     4,037        3,366          671
TV's, VCR's, etc                          8,155        6,370        1,785
Toys/games/sporting goods                 8,537        8,189          348
Motorcycles and parts                       971          702          270
Pharmaceutical prep                      10,021        8,559        1,461
Numismatic coins                            430          193          236
Apparel,household goods-nontextile        2,616        2,273          342
Gem diamonds                              5,066        3,653        1,413
Gem stones, other                           648          562           86
Records, tapes, and disks                   613          494          119
Rugs                                        557          511           46
Musical instruments                         598          501           97
Books, printed matter                     1,344        1,170          174
Nursery stock, etc.                         489          442           47
Glassware, chinaware                        945          901           44
Cookware, cutlery, tools                  1,775        1,559          217
Apparel, household goods - wool           1,275        1,284           -9
Furniture, household goods, etc.          5,541        4,646          895
Photo equipment                           1,086          896          190
Jewelry                                   3,649        3,237          412
Household appliances                      3,585        2,961          624
Pleasure boats and motors                   782          651          132
Toiletries and cosmetics                  1,302        1,118          184
Camping apparel and gear                  2,422        2,217          205
Writing and art supplies                  3,923        3,495          428
Other household goods                     7,971        7,058          912
Footwear                                  4,865        4,563          302
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto      10,298        8,941        1,357
Apparel, household goods - cotton        14,183       12,599        1,584

Other Goods                              19,423       17,147        2,275

(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-00-109), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, May 2000.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           
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