
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)                 October   September (R)   Monthly
                                       2000         2000        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis        105,919      107,165       -1,246
Net Adjustments                             611          618           -8
Total, Census Basis                     105,308      106,547       -1,239

Foods, feeds, and beverages               3,817        3,928         -111

Fish and shellfish                          878          911          -33
Wine and related products                   350          379          -29
Cane and beet sugar                          39           64          -25
Fruits, frozen juices                       375          399          -24
Tea, spices, etc.                            64           80          -16
Cocoa beans                                  24           40          -16
Bakery products                             233          245          -12
Other foods                                 230          238           -8
Green coffee                                160          165           -5
Meat products                               423          426           -3
Dairy products and eggs                      73           72          (-)
Nuts                                         69           68            1
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  48           43            5
Vegetables                                  348          339           10
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    129          118           11
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine                   253          242           12
Food oils, oilseeds                         119           98           22

Industrial supplies and materials        25,973       26,515         -542

Chemicals-organic                         1,184        1,462         -278
Gas-natural                                 984        1,110         -126
Iron and steel mill products                797          911         -113
Nuclear fuel materials                      152          241          -90
Steelmaking materials                       215          291          -76
Bauxite and aluminum                        557          627          -70
Petroleum products, other                 1,230        1,298          -69
Electric energy                             217          277          -60
Liquified petroleum gases                   361          409          -48
Nonmonetary gold                            186          228          -42
Chemicals-fertilizers                       278          304          -26
Finished metal shapes                       618          637          -20
Nickel                                       89          107          -18
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                     463          480          -16
Nontextile floor tiles                      158          173          -15
Cotton cloth, fabrics                       189          204          -15
Lumber                                      554          569          -15
Industrial supplies, other                1,184        1,199          -15
Synthetic cloth                             357          371          -13
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     71           81          -10
Newsprint                                   338          349          -10
Wool, silk, etc.                             63           71           -8
Chemicals-inorganic                         353          359           -5
Leather and furs                             87           92           -5
Plywood and veneers                         125          130           -4
Nonferrous metals, other                    135          138           -3
Hair, waste materials                        34           37           -3
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.             390          392           -2
Synthetic rubber--primary                   122          123           -1
Finished textile supplies                   172          173           -1
Materials, exc. chemicals                   154          155           -1
Hides and skins                              13           13          (-)
Cotton, natural fibers                       11           10            1
Iron and steel, advanced                    404          403            1
Natural rubber                               63           61            2
Tin                                          23           18            5
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 40           33            7
Coal and related fuels                       79           67           12
Zinc                                        104           89           15
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                   317          301           16
Other precious metals                       720          701           19
Paper and paper products                    575          553           22
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       308          285           24
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 202          178           24
Plastic materials                           651          621           30
Tobacco, waxes, etc                         312          281           31
Farming materials, livestock                102           62           40
Shingles, wallboard                         563          521           42
Copper                                      276          222           54
Fuel oil                                  1,093        1,028           65
Crude oil                                 8,299        8,069          230
                                                                    
Capital goods, except automotive         31,063       31,529         -466

Semiconductors                            4,117        4,846         -729
Computer accessories                      6,504        6,631         -128
Spacecraft, exc. military                     5           71          -67
Civilian aircraft                         1,172        1,223          -51
Industrial engines                          831          875          -44
Medicinal equipment                         905          948          -43
Electric apparatus                        2,450        2,480          -30
Food, tobacco machinery                     113          140          -27
Agricultural machinery, equipment           291          315          -24
Excavating machinery                        402          425          -23
Measuring, testing, control instru          821          837          -16
Specialized mining                           18           25           -7
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   57           64           -6
Pulp and paper machinery                    356          360           -4
Drilling & oilfield equipment                94           96           -2
Vessels, except scrap                       (-)            2           -2
Textile, sewing machines                    135          136           -1
Wood, glass, plastic                        437          437          (-)
Commercial vessels, other                     3            3          (-)
Generators, accessories                     980          979            1
Railway transpor. equipment                 139          136            3
Laboratory testing instruments              319          315            5
Business machines and equipment             496          482           14
Photo, service industry                     840          820           20
Industrial machines, other                1,623        1,602           21
Marine engines, parts                       114           91           24
Parts-civilian aircraft                     440          416           24
Metalworking machine tools                  745          694           52
Materials handling equipment                741          689           52
Engines-civilian aircraft                   834          765           69
Telecommunications equipment              3,646        3,420          226
Computers                                 1,435        1,207          228

Auto. vehicles, parts and engines        16,666       16,726          -61

Consumer goods                           23,757       23,686           71

Toys/games/sporting goods                 1,964        1,705          259
Pharmaceutical prep                       2,885        2,752          132
TV's, VCR's, etc                          1,829        1,756           73
Other household goods                     1,693        1,654           39
Apparel, household goods - cotton         2,887        2,851           37
Motorcycles and parts                       264          229           36
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          614          592           22
Photo equipment                             232          213           19
Musical instruments                         136          119           18
Pleasure boats and motors                   176          168            8
Books, printed matter                       281          274            7
Numismatic coins                              7            7          (-)
Stereo equipment, etc                       779          779          (-)
Rugs                                        133          135           -2
Nursery stock, etc.                          87           89           -2
Records, tapes, and disks                   109          114           -5
Apparel, household goods - wool             307          315           -8
Glassware, chinaware                        199          211          -12
Gem stones, other                           133          147          -13
Household appliances                        668          682          -14
Toiletries and cosmetics                    274          305          -31
Furniture, household goods, etc.          1,172        1,203          -32
Writing and art supplies                    770          802          -32
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    343          379          -36
Gem diamonds                                985        1,029          -44
Jewelry                                     743          789          -46
Camping apparel and gear                    464          521          -57
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             575          647          -72
Footwear                                    895          977          -82
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto       2,151        2,240          -90

Other Goods                               4,033        4,162         -130
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              Item(1)              Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
                                       2000         1999        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis      1,012,940      844,369      168,571
Net Adjustments                           4,874        3,624        1,249
Total, Census Basis                   1,008,066      840,744      167,322

Foods, feeds, and beverages              38,192       36,064        2,127

Fish and shellfish                        8,177        7,308          869
Wine and related products                 3,757        3,468          289
Cane and beet sugar                         422          524         -102
Fruits, frozen juices                     3,755        3,949         -194
Tea, spices, etc.                           684          641           42
Cocoa beans                                 355          475         -120
Bakery products                           2,371        2,164          207
Other foods                               2,340        2,249           91
Green coffee                              2,064        2,121          -57
Meat products                             4,360        3,681          679
Dairy products and eggs                     833          835           -2
Nuts                                        714          661           52
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 453          474          -21
Vegetables                                3,133        3,011          122
Feedstuff and foodgrains                  1,212        1,237          -25
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine                 2,371        2,121          250
Food oils, oilseeds                       1,190        1,143           47

Industrial supplies and materials       246,090      179,934       66,156

Chemicals-organic                        11,465        9,553        1,912
Gas-natural                               7,771        5,499        2,272
Iron and steel mill products             10,115        8,319        1,796
Nuclear fuel materials                    1,650        1,289          361
Steelmaking materials                     2,723        2,191          532
Bauxite and aluminum                      5,965        5,324          641
Petroleum products, other                11,502        6,423        5,078
Electric energy                           1,906        1,064          841
Liquified petroleum gases                 3,421        2,117        1,304
Nonmonetary gold                          2,244        2,487         -244
Chemicals-fertilizers                     2,829        2,469          359
Finished metal shapes                     5,943        4,853        1,089
Nickel                                    1,220          663          557
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                   4,619        4,332          287
Nontextile floor tiles                    1,663        1,511          153
Cotton cloth, fabrics                     2,010        1,797          213
Lumber                                    6,246        6,613         -367
Industrial supplies, other               11,372        9,820        1,552
Synthetic cloth                           3,731        3,439          292
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    659          505          155
Newsprint                                 3,156        2,946          210
Wool, silk, etc.                            695          667           28
Chemicals-inorganic                       3,679        3,231          449
Leather and furs                            895          800           95
Plywood and veneers                       1,206        1,199            7
Nonferrous metals, other                  1,359        1,358          (-)
Hair, waste materials                       373          319           54
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.           3,858        3,253          605
Synthetic rubber--primary                 1,185        1,037          149
Finished textile supplies                 1,714        1,477          237
Materials, exc. chemicals                 1,490        1,385          106
Hides and skins                             136          122           14
Cotton, natural fibers                      112          230         -119
Iron and steel, advanced                  3,910        3,369          541
Natural rubber                              706          590          116
Tin                                         239          222           17
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                370          357           13
Coal and related fuels                      709          557          151
Zinc                                      1,050          991           59
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                 2,857        2,519          338
Other precious metals                     5,340        3,566        1,774
Paper and paper products                  5,487        4,457        1,031
Pulpwood and woodpulp                     2,837        2,050          786
Blank tapes, audio & visual               2,012        1,753          259
Plastic materials                         6,138        5,143          994
Tobacco, waxes, etc                       2,849        2,844            5
Farming materials, livestock                755          690           65
Shingles, wallboard                       5,737        5,704           33
Copper                                    2,089        1,842          247
Fuel oil                                  9,390        5,125        4,265
Crude oil                                74,702       39,859       34,843
                                                              
Capital goods, except automotive        291,107      244,290       46,817

Semiconductors                           39,886       30,526        9,360
Computer accessories                     62,925       58,702        4,223
Spacecraft, exc. military                   127           52           75
Civilian aircraft                         9,611        7,474        2,136
Industrial engines                        8,351        6,733        1,618
Medicinal equipment                       8,643        7,531        1,112
Electric apparatus                       23,582       18,705        4,877
Food, tobacco machinery                   1,266        1,258            8
Agricultural machinery, equipment         3,404        3,021          383
Excavating machinery                      4,091        4,345         -254
Measuring, testing, control instru        7,808        6,428        1,380
Specialized mining                          272          279           -7
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  687          635           52
Pulp and paper machinery                  3,642        3,595           47
Drilling & oilfield equipment               999          636          363
Vessels, except scrap                         9            4            5
Textile, sewing machines                  1,405        1,578         -173
Wood, glass, plastic                      4,338        4,203          135
Commercial vessels, other                    34           32            1
Generators, accessories                   9,265        8,215        1,050
Railway transpor. equipment               1,512        1,848         -336
Laboratory testing instruments            3,042        1,811        1,231
Business machines and equipment           5,179        5,320         -141
Photo, service industry                   7,692        6,606        1,086
Industrial machines, other               15,023       12,727        2,296
Marine engines, parts                       926          646          279
Parts-civilian aircraft                   4,217        4,555         -338
Metalworking machine tools                7,074        6,401          673
Materials handling equipment              5,707        4,873          834
Engines-civilian aircraft                 7,336        7,776         -440
Telecommunications equipment             30,851       19,085       11,766
Computers                                12,204        8,688        3,515

Auto. vehicles, parts and engines       164,502      147,751       16,752

Consumer goods                          228,011      197,134       30,876

Toys/games/sporting goods                17,351       16,521          830
Pharmaceutical prep                      22,833       18,565        4,268
TV's, VCR's, etc                         16,847       13,302        3,545
Other household goods                    16,476       14,616        1,860
Apparel, household goods - cotton        28,377       25,196        3,180
Motorcycles and parts                     2,211        1,494          718
Apparel,household goods-nontextile        5,604        4,604        1,000
Photo equipment                           2,167        1,904          263
Musical instruments                       1,245        1,065          180
Pleasure boats and motors                 1,710        1,504          205
Books, printed matter                     2,713        2,417          296
Numismatic coins                            737          351          386
Stereo equipment, etc                     8,036        6,920        1,116
Rugs                                      1,213        1,038          175
Nursery stock, etc.                         963          910           53
Records, tapes, and disks                 1,180        1,031          150
Apparel, household goods - wool           2,763        2,596          167
Glassware, chinaware                      1,981        1,865          116
Gem stones, other                         1,326        1,172          154
Household appliances                      7,070        6,041        1,029
Toiletries and cosmetics                  2,687        2,309          378
Furniture, household goods, etc.         11,467        9,679        1,788
Writing and art supplies                  7,938        7,135          803
Cookware, cutlery, tools                  3,608        3,232          376
Gem diamonds                             10,025        7,987        2,038
Jewelry                                   7,394        6,647          747
Camping apparel and gear                  4,914        4,460          454
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.           6,252        5,235        1,017
Footwear                                  9,588        8,982          606
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto      21,334       18,355        2,980

Other Goods                              40,164       35,571        4,593

(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-00-213), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, October 2000.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         
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