
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)                September   August (R)     Monthly
                                       2000         2000        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis        107,524      104,657        2,867
Net Adjustments                             593          325          268
Total, Census Basis                     106,931      104,331        2,600

Foods, feeds, and beverages               3,927        3,966          -39

Meat products                               427          469          -42
Green coffee                                166          205          -39
Wine and related products                   378          391          -13
Food oils, oilseeds                          97          110          -12
Fish and shellfish                          911          921          -10
Dairy products and eggs                      73           82          -10
Cane and beet sugar                          64           72           -7
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  43           44           -1
Vegetables                                  339          339          (-)
Other foods                                 239          237            2
Tea, spices, etc.                            80           77            3
Bakery products                             245          239            5
Nuts                                         68           60            8
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine                   242          232           10
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    118          106           12
Cocoa beans                                  40           26           14
Fruits, frozen juices                       395          354           41

Industrial supplies and materials        26,498       25,095        1,403

Chemicals-organic                         1,468        1,149          319
Gas-natural                               1,121          895          226
Other precious metals                       707          484          223
Fuel oil                                  1,031          809          222
Petroleum products, other                 1,304        1,120          184
Liquified petroleum gases                   409          331           78
Industrial supplies, other                1,205        1,137           68
Steelmaking materials                       293          225           68
Lumber                                      571          524           47
Nonmonetary gold                            228          187           41
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                   303          278           25
Nonferrous metals, other                    138          116           22
Materials, exc. chemicals                   155          136           19
Copper                                      223          206           17
Bauxite and aluminum                        626          611           15
Cotton cloth, fabrics                       204          190           15
Plywood and veneers                         130          117           13
Synthetic cloth                             371          359           13
Nontextile floor tiles                      173          161           12
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     82           70           11
Iron and steel, advanced                    405          395           11
Paper and paper products                    554          545           10
Nuclear fuel materials                      242          233            8
Chemicals-inorganic                         362          357            5
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.             393          389            5
Leather and furs                             92           88            4
Finished textile supplies                   174          171            3
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 175          173            3
Nickel                                      107          106            1
Synthetic rubber--primary                   123          122            1
Wool, silk, etc.                             72           71            1
Cotton, natural fibers                       10            9            1
Hides and skins                              13           13          (-)
Tobacco, waxes, etc                         280          280          (-)
Shingles, wallboard                         522          522          (-)
Newsprint                                   349          349          (-)
Tin                                          18           19           -1
Finished metal shapes                       638          639           -1
Hair, waste materials                        37           39           -2
Zinc                                         89           90           -2
Natural rubber                               61           64           -2
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 31           36           -4
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       285          293           -8
Farming materials, livestock                 63           71           -8
Plastic materials                           623          631           -9
Coal and related fuels                       67           81          -14
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                     480          495          -15
Electric energy                             277          299          -22
Chemicals-fertilizers                       304          326          -22
Crude oil                                 7,991        8,044          -53
Iron and steel mill products                920        1,044         -124

Capital goods, except automotive         31,611       30,769          842

Semiconductors                            4,845        4,361          483
Civilian aircraft                         1,241          987          254
Telecommunications equipment              3,401        3,224          177
Materials handling equipment                686          564          122
Engines-civilian aircraft                   774          696           78
Spacecraft, exc. military                    71            1           71
Photo, service industry                     830          770           60
Industrial engines                          879          827           52
Medicinal equipment                         947          901           47
Generators, accessories                     980          935           45
Industrial machines, other                1,597        1,564           33
Electric apparatus                        2,502        2,480           22
Measuring, testing, control instru          850          829           21
Food, tobacco machinery                     140          122           19
Railway transpor. equipment                 136          128            7
Drilling & oilfield equipment               103          100            3
Specialized mining                           25           23            2
Vessels, except scrap                         2          (-)            2
Commercial vessels, other                     4            4          (-)
Marine engines, parts                        94           94          (-)
Excavating machinery                        426          430           -4
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   64           68           -4
Textile, sewing machines                    149          157           -9
Wood, glass, plastic                        440          456          -17
Agricultural machinery, equipment           315          341          -26
Pulp and paper machinery                    360          395          -35
Metalworking machine tools                  694          730          -36
Business machines and equipment             482          529          -47
Parts-civilian aircraft                     417          481          -64
Laboratory testing instruments              315          409          -95
Computer accessories                      6,634        6,772         -138
Computers                                 1,208        1,390         -182

Auto. vehicles, parts and engines        16,939       16,918           21

Consumer goods                           23,757       23,283          474

Pharmaceutical prep                       2,785        2,560          226
Apparel, household goods - cotton         2,853        2,726          128
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             649          599           51
Gem diamonds                              1,029          979           50
Footwear                                    977          947           30
Apparel, household goods - wool             316          288           28
TV's, VCR's, etc                          1,757        1,729           28
Jewelry                                     790          767           24
Toiletries and cosmetics                    307          284           23
Furniture, household goods, etc.          1,218        1,196           22
Camping apparel and gear                    521          500           21
Motorcycles and parts                       229          210           19
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto       2,243        2,229           14
Records, tapes, and disks                   116          109            7
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    380          376            4
Gem stones, other                           147          144            3
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          593          591            2
Glassware, chinaware                        211          209            2
Rugs                                        135          133            2
Books, printed matter                       274          276           -2
Nursery stock, etc.                          89           92           -2
Musical instruments                         119          130          -11
Toys/games/sporting goods                 1,706        1,719          -13
Photo equipment                             212          227          -15
Numismatic coins                              7           25          -18
Household appliances                        682          701          -19
Stereo equipment, etc                       779          801          -22
Writing and art supplies                    803          829          -25
Other household goods                     1,657        1,688          -31
Pleasure boats and motors                   169          223          -54

Other Goods                               4,198        4,300         -101
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              Item(1)              Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
                                       2000         1999        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis        907,380      753,600      153,781
Net Adjustments                           4,238        3,110        1,128
Total, Census Basis                     903,143      750,490      152,653

Foods, feeds, and beverages              34,374       32,436        1,938

Meat products                             3,939        3,273          666
Green coffee                              1,905        1,915          -11
Wine and related products                 3,407        3,116          291
Food oils, oilseeds                       1,070        1,029           41
Fish and shellfish                        7,299        6,539          761
Dairy products and eggs                     761          753            7
Cane and beet sugar                         382          512         -129
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 405          421          -16
Vegetables                                2,785        2,704           81
Other foods                               2,110        2,014           96
Tea, spices, etc.                           620          578           42
Bakery products                           2,138        1,937          201
Nuts                                        644          592           53
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine                 2,118        1,900          218
Feedstuff and foodgrains                  1,083        1,125          -42
Cocoa beans                                 331          448         -117
Fruits, frozen juices                     3,377        3,580         -203

Industrial supplies and materials       220,100      159,283       60,817

Chemicals-organic                        10,288        8,559        1,729
Gas-natural                               6,798        4,876        1,923
Other precious metals                     4,626        3,216        1,410
Fuel oil                                  8,301        4,477        3,824
Petroleum products, other                10,278        5,665        4,613
Liquified petroleum gases                 3,060        1,838        1,223
Industrial supplies, other               10,193        8,775        1,418
Steelmaking materials                     2,509        1,933          576
Lumber                                    5,693        5,929         -236
Nonmonetary gold                          2,057        2,256         -199
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                 2,542        2,255          287
Nonferrous metals, other                  1,223        1,206           17
Materials, exc. chemicals                 1,337        1,236          101
Copper                                    1,814        1,541          273
Bauxite and aluminum                      5,408        4,766          641
Cotton cloth, fabrics                     1,821        1,600          221
Plywood and veneers                       1,081        1,073            8
Synthetic cloth                           3,374        3,088          286
Nontextile floor tiles                    1,506        1,351          154
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    588          443          146
Iron and steel, advanced                  3,509        3,025          483
Paper and paper products                  4,914        3,964          950
Nuclear fuel materials                    1,499        1,145          354
Chemicals-inorganic                       3,329        2,895          435
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.           3,468        2,917          551
Leather and furs                            809          716           93
Finished textile supplies                 1,542        1,324          219
Blank tapes, audio & visual               1,808        1,556          252
Nickel                                    1,130          599          531
Synthetic rubber--primary                 1,064          937          127
Wool, silk, etc.                            632          601           32
Cotton, natural fibers                      100          220         -120
Hides and skins                             123          109           13
Tobacco, waxes, etc                       2,536        2,538           -2
Shingles, wallboard                       5,175        5,107           69
Newsprint                                 2,818        2,662          156
Tin                                         216          199           17
Finished metal shapes                     5,326        4,316        1,010
Hair, waste materials                       339          284           55
Zinc                                        947          893           54
Natural rubber                              644          512          132
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                329          320            9
Pulpwood and woodpulp                     2,528        1,780          748
Farming materials, livestock                653          614           39
Plastic materials                         5,488        4,584          905
Coal and related fuels                      630          505          125
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                   4,156        3,868          288
Electric energy                           1,689          941          748
Chemicals-fertilizers                     2,551        2,216          334
Crude oil                                66,324       34,395       31,929
Iron and steel mill products              9,327        7,461        1,866

Capital goods, except automotive        260,126      218,430       41,695

Semiconductors                           35,768       27,197        8,571
Civilian aircraft                         8,457        6,701        1,755
Telecommunications equipment             27,186       16,888       10,298
Materials handling equipment              4,965        4,364          600
Engines-civilian aircraft                 6,512        6,918         -406
Spacecraft, exc. military                   122           49           73
Photo, service industry                   6,862        5,902          960
Industrial engines                        7,524        5,964        1,560
Medicinal equipment                       7,738        6,749          989
Generators, accessories                   8,285        7,327          958
Industrial machines, other               13,395       11,308        2,087
Electric apparatus                       21,153       16,676        4,477
Measuring, testing, control instru        7,000        5,764        1,236
Food, tobacco machinery                   1,153        1,127           26
Railway transpor. equipment               1,373        1,613         -240
Drilling & oilfield equipment               912          536          376
Specialized mining                          254          260           -6
Vessels, except scrap                         9            4            5
Commercial vessels, other                    32           28            3
Marine engines, parts                       814          574          240
Excavating machinery                      3,689        3,974         -285
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  630          569           60
Textile, sewing machines                  1,283        1,413         -130
Wood, glass, plastic                      3,904        3,788          116
Agricultural machinery, equipment         3,113        2,748          365
Pulp and paper machinery                  3,286        3,227           59
Metalworking machine tools                6,329        5,749          580
Business machines and equipment           4,683        4,790         -107
Parts-civilian aircraft                   3,778        4,132         -354
Laboratory testing instruments            2,723        1,583        1,141
Computer accessories                     56,425       52,835        3,590
Computers                                10,769        7,672        3,097

Auto. vehicles, parts and engines       148,050      132,394       15,656

Consumer goods                          204,326      176,241       28,085

Pharmaceutical prep                      19,981       16,192        3,789
Apparel, household goods - cotton        25,491       22,657        2,834
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.           5,679        4,786          894
Gem diamonds                              9,040        7,034        2,007
Footwear                                  8,693        8,095          599
Apparel, household goods - wool           2,457        2,331          125
TV's, VCR's, etc                         15,019       11,930        3,089
Jewelry                                   6,652        5,946          706
Toiletries and cosmetics                  2,414        2,060          355
Furniture, household goods, etc.         10,310        8,651        1,660
Camping apparel and gear                  4,450        4,005          446
Motorcycles and parts                     1,947        1,315          631
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto      19,186       16,425        2,762
Records, tapes, and disks                 1,073          917          156
Cookware, cutlery, tools                  3,266        2,889          376
Gem stones, other                         1,193        1,045          148
Apparel,household goods-nontextile        4,991        4,132          859
Glassware, chinaware                      1,782        1,679          103
Rugs                                      1,080          932          148
Books, printed matter                     2,432        2,173          260
Nursery stock, etc.                         876          813           63
Musical instruments                       1,109          949          160
Toys/games/sporting goods                15,388       14,866          523
Photo equipment                           1,935        1,695          239
Numismatic coins                            730          306          423
Household appliances                      6,402        5,431          971
Stereo equipment, etc                     7,257        6,176        1,081
Writing and art supplies                  7,169        6,393          777
Other household goods                    14,785       13,077        1,707
Pleasure boats and motors                 1,535        1,342          193

Other Goods                              36,168       31,706        4,462

(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-00-196), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, September 2000.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         
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