
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)                  July       June (R)      Monthly
                                       2000         2000        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis        103,674      103,330          345
Net Adjustments                             158          403         -245
Total, Census Basis                     103,516      102,927          590

Foods, feeds, and beverages               3,932        3,836           96

Fish and shellfish                          906          792          114
Fruits, frozen juices                       369          342           28
Other foods                                 252          241           11
Tea, spices, etc.                            69           63            6
Bakery products                             246          241            4
Vegetables                                  328          324            4
Meat products                               446          442            4
Cocoa beans                                  26           24            3
Cane and beet sugar                          31           30            1
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  50           50           -1
Wine and related products                   384          384           -1
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    124          127           -2
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine                   233          239           -6
Food oils, oilseeds                         121          129           -8
Dairy products and eggs                      74           84          -10
Green coffee                                208          227          -19
Nuts                                         64           97          -33

Industrial supplies and materials        25,822       25,430          392

Crude oil                                 8,215        8,065          151
Gas-natural                                 928          792          137
Nuclear fuel materials                      198           69          129
Bauxite and aluminum                        692          572          119
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                     479          444           35
Chemicals-fertilizers                       321          288           33
Copper                                      228          196           32
Plastic materials                           653          621           31
Nonferrous metals, other                    156          128           29
Industrial supplies, other                1,166        1,138           29
Iron and steel, advanced                    419          394           25
Newsprint                                   351          329           22
Paper and paper products                    572          551           22
Electric energy                             227          208           19
Nonmonetary gold                            204          186           18
Finished metal shapes                       622          605           17
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       302          287           15
Nontextile floor tiles                      183          169           14
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                   288          277           11
Finished textile supplies                   175          167            9
Cotton cloth, fabrics                       202          194            8
Steelmaking materials                       286          280            6
Iron and steel mill products              1,042        1,037            6
Synthetic rubber--primary                   130          126            5
Chemicals-inorganic                         382          377            4
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.             415          412            3
Liquified petroleum gases                   345          342            3
Coal and related fuels                       72           69            3
Leather and furs                             91           90          (-)
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 43           42          (-)
Cotton, natural fibers                        9            9          (-)
Chemicals-organic                         1,120        1,121          (-)
Hides and skins                              14           14           -1
Wool, silk, etc.                             70           71           -1
Farming materials, livestock                 74           77           -3
Tin                                          22           26           -3
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     66           70           -4
Hair, waste materials                        37           41           -4
Plywood and veneers                         114          118           -4
Tobacco, waxes, etc                         279          285           -7
Materials, exc. chemicals                   141          150           -8
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 202          214          -12
Synthetic cloth                             363          383          -20
Shingles, wallboard                         530          562          -32
Natural rubber                               49           87          -39
Zinc                                         84          128          -45
Petroleum products, other                 1,198        1,246          -48
Lumber                                      578          627          -49
Nickel                                       93          147          -54
Other precious metals                       495          551          -56
Fuel oil                                    896        1,050         -154
                                                                    
Capital goods, except automotive         29,569       29,644          -74

Telecommunications equipment              3,006        3,237         -231
Civilian aircraft                         1,001        1,070          -69
Railway transpor. equipment                 130          190          -61
Computer accessories                      6,432        6,479          -47
Agricultural machinery, equipment           341          369          -28
Drilling & oilfield equipment                98          126          -27
Semiconductors                            4,160        4,186          -26
Industrial machines, other                1,504        1,524          -21
Photo, service industry                     757          776          -19
Excavating machinery                        391          409          -18
Business machines and equipment             514          526          -11
Textile, sewing machines                    132          136           -4
Food, tobacco machinery                     120          124           -4
Pulp and paper machinery                    336          340           -4
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   67           69           -1
Commercial vessels, other                     2            4           -1
Vessels, except scrap                       (-)            1          (-)
Laboratory testing instruments              324          322            2
Industrial engines                          815          812            3
Wood, glass, plastic                        449          442            7
Spacecraft, exc. military                     8            1            7
Marine engines, parts                       101           94            7
Specialized mining                           36           27           10
Metalworking machine tools                  695          682           13
Generators, accessories                     934          921           13
Materials handling equipment                565          551           14
Measuring, testing, control instru          825          810           15
Medicinal equipment                         869          828           41
Engines-civilian aircraft                   677          631           47
Parts-civilian aircraft                     453          388           65
Electric apparatus                        2,510        2,436           75
Computers                                 1,315        1,136          179

Auto. vehicles, parts and engines        17,018       16,741          277

Consumer goods                           23,061       23,129          -68

Pharmaceutical prep                       2,127        2,448         -322
Apparel, household goods - cotton         2,810        2,920         -110
Numismatic coins                             93          175          -82
Stereo equipment, etc                       783          858          -75
TV's, VCR's, etc                          1,684        1,711          -27
Photo equipment                             192          218          -26
Rugs                                        122          133          -11
Records, tapes, and disks                   112          122          -10
Musical instruments                         132          130            1
Toiletries and cosmetics                    262          260            2
Footwear                                    954          951            3
Glassware, chinaware                        211          206            6
Books, printed matter                       273          266            7
Gem stones, other                           131          123            8
Camping apparel and gear                    508          500            8
Motorcycles and parts                       274          262           12
Writing and art supplies                    812          800           12
Furniture, household goods, etc.          1,184        1,171           13
Nursery stock, etc.                         110           96           14
Apparel, household goods - wool             297          280           17
Gem diamonds                                995          972           23
Other household goods                     1,748        1,722           26
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto       2,221        2,194           26
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          611          579           32
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    384          350           34
Household appliances                        743          691           52
Jewelry                                     755          692           63
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             561          492           69
Pleasure boats and motors                   216          143           72
Toys/games/sporting goods                 1,759        1,666           93

Other Goods                               4,115        4,147          -32
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              Item(1)              Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
                                       2000         1999        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis        695,254      575,013      120,242
Net Adjustments                           3,305        1,568        1,737
Total, Census Basis                     691,950      573,445      118,505

Foods, feeds, and beverages              26,482       25,081        1,401

Fish and shellfish                        5,469        5,003          466
Fruits, frozen juices                     2,627        2,815         -188
Other foods                               1,634        1,564           71
Tea, spices, etc.                           463          446           17
Bakery products                           1,654        1,495          159
Vegetables                                2,108        2,066           42
Meat products                             3,043        2,507          535
Cocoa beans                                 264          387         -123
Cane and beet sugar                         246          373         -127
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 318          325           -7
Wine and related products                 2,639        2,415          224
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    859          880          -21
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine                 1,643        1,471          172
Food oils, oilseeds                         861          807           55
Dairy products and eggs                     606          584           22
Green coffee                              1,533        1,491           42
Nuts                                        516          452           64

Industrial supplies and materials       168,528      118,943       49,586

Crude oil                                50,291       24,051       26,241
Gas-natural                               4,782        3,457        1,325
Nuclear fuel materials                    1,024          873          152
Bauxite and aluminum                      4,171        3,666          506
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                   3,183        2,970          214
Chemicals-fertilizers                     1,922        1,717          205
Copper                                    1,385        1,155          230
Plastic materials                         4,235        3,496          738
Nonferrous metals, other                    969          943           26
Industrial supplies, other                7,851        6,729        1,121
Iron and steel, advanced                  2,708        2,342          366
Newsprint                                 2,120        2,082           38
Paper and paper products                  3,815        2,989          826
Electric energy                           1,113          706          408
Nonmonetary gold                          1,642        1,718          -77
Finished metal shapes                     4,047        3,273          773
Pulpwood and woodpulp                     1,951        1,316          635
Nontextile floor tiles                    1,171        1,028          143
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                 1,961        1,731          230
Finished textile supplies                 1,198        1,018          180
Cotton cloth, fabrics                     1,427        1,236          191
Steelmaking materials                     1,994        1,482          512
Iron and steel mill products              7,363        5,818        1,545
Synthetic rubber--primary                   819          726           93
Chemicals-inorganic                       2,609        2,213          396
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.           2,687        2,250          437
Liquified petroleum gases                 2,320        1,270        1,050
Coal and related fuels                      480          395           85
Leather and furs                            629          548           82
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                262          249           12
Cotton, natural fibers                       81          196         -114
Chemicals-organic                         7,681        6,518        1,163
Hides and skins                              97           85           12
Wool, silk, etc.                            490          467           22
Farming materials, livestock                519          466           53
Tin                                         178          155           23
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    437          326          111
Hair, waste materials                       264          217           46
Plywood and veneers                         834          811           23
Tobacco, waxes, etc                       1,977        1,953           24
Materials, exc. chemicals                 1,046          948           98
Blank tapes, audio & visual               1,460        1,201          259
Synthetic cloth                           2,644        2,374          270
Shingles, wallboard                       4,132        3,904          229
Natural rubber                              519          390          128
Zinc                                        767          698           69
Petroleum products, other                 7,835        4,105        3,730
Lumber                                    4,599        4,552           47
Nickel                                      917          439          479
Other precious metals                     3,438        2,536          902
Fuel oil                                  6,483        3,154        3,329
                                                              
Capital goods, except automotive        197,762      168,257       29,505

Telecommunications equipment             20,567       12,624        7,943
Civilian aircraft                         6,236        5,085        1,151
Railway transpor. equipment               1,109        1,279         -170
Computer accessories                     43,019       41,163        1,855
Agricultural machinery, equipment         2,456        2,185          271
Drilling & oilfield equipment               710          431          279
Semiconductors                           26,564       20,856        5,708
Industrial machines, other               10,232        8,550        1,682
Photo, service industry                   5,263        4,539          724
Excavating machinery                      2,833        3,160         -327
Business machines and equipment           3,672        3,779         -107
Textile, sewing machines                    977        1,103         -126
Food, tobacco machinery                     891          884            8
Pulp and paper machinery                  2,531        2,539           -8
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  498          440           58
Commercial vessels, other                    24           23          (-)
Vessels, except scrap                         7            3            4
Laboratory testing instruments            1,999        1,172          827
Industrial engines                        5,818        4,526        1,293
Wood, glass, plastic                      3,006        2,928           78
Spacecraft, exc. military                    50           48            2
Marine engines, parts                       626          442          184
Specialized mining                          206          212           -6
Metalworking machine tools                4,905        4,476          429
Generators, accessories                   6,369        5,618          751
Materials handling equipment              3,716        3,368          348
Measuring, testing, control instru        5,319        4,426          892
Medicinal equipment                       5,890        5,190          700
Engines-civilian aircraft                 5,046        5,334         -287
Parts-civilian aircraft                   2,879        3,271         -392
Electric apparatus                       16,173       12,738        3,435
Computers                                 8,171        5,866        2,305

Auto. vehicles, parts and engines       114,210      101,283       12,927

Consumer goods                          157,278      135,658       21,620

Pharmaceutical prep                      14,604       12,475        2,129
Apparel, household goods - cotton        19,912       17,678        2,234
Numismatic coins                            698          244          453
Stereo equipment, etc                     5,678        4,768          909
TV's, VCR's, etc                         11,546        9,151        2,396
Photo equipment                           1,496        1,302          194
Rugs                                        812          720           92
Records, tapes, and disks                   848          708          140
Musical instruments                         861          718          142
Toiletries and cosmetics                  1,824        1,592          232
Footwear                                  6,769        6,331          438
Glassware, chinaware                      1,362        1,287           75
Books, printed matter                     1,882        1,652          230
Gem stones, other                           903          799          104
Camping apparel and gear                  3,430        3,118          312
Motorcycles and parts                     1,508          993          515
Writing and art supplies                  5,535        4,929          606
Furniture, household goods, etc.          7,898        6,648        1,249
Nursery stock, etc.                         695          626           69
Apparel, household goods - wool           1,853        1,780           73
Gem diamonds                              7,035        5,290        1,746
Other household goods                    11,442       10,062        1,380
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto      14,715       12,616        2,098
Apparel,household goods-nontextile        3,808        3,196          612
Cookware, cutlery, tools                  2,511        2,202          309
Household appliances                      5,019        4,177          842
Jewelry                                   5,101        4,572          529
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.           4,431        3,477          955
Pleasure boats and motors                 1,142          969          173
Toys/games/sporting goods                11,962       11,577          385

Other Goods                              27,689       24,223        3,466

(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-00-149), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, July 2000.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           
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