
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)                December   November (R)    Monthly
                                       2000          2000       Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis        104,101      104,973         -872
Net Adjustments                             536          623          -87
Total, Census Basis                     103,565      104,350         -785

Foods, feeds, and beverages               3,799        3,982         -183

Fish and shellfish                          804          880          -75
Meat products                               468          475           -7
Wine and related products                   395          365           30
Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine              288          288          (-)
Bakery products                             242          246           -4
Vegetables                                  316          334          -18
Other foods                                 238          245           -7
Nuts                                         69           69           -1
Tea, spices, etc.                            66           62            4
Food oils, oilseeds                         106           95           11
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    129          133           -4
Dairy products and eggs                      64           75          -11
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  40           43           -3
Cane and beet sugar                          28           52          -24
Fruits, frozen juices                       407          451          -44
Cocoa beans                                  23           14            9
Green coffee                                115          153          -37

Industrial supplies and materials        26,638       25,098        1,540

Crude oil                                 7,529        7,510           19
Petroleum products, other                 1,319        1,410          -91
Fuel oil                                  1,362        1,074          287
Gas-natural                               2,125          978        1,148
Other precious metals                       658          617           42
Chemicals-organic                         1,217        1,122           95
Industrial supplies, other                1,161        1,195          -35
Iron and steel mill products                809          698          111
Liquified petroleum gases                   467          382           85
Electric energy                             408          324           84
Finished metal shapes                       617          627          -10
Plastic materials                           605          643          -37
Paper and paper products                    518          537          -19
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       272          275           -3
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.             405          374           30
Nickel                                      109           95           14
Iron and steel, advanced                    374          386          -12
Bauxite and aluminum                        443          569         -125
Chemicals-inorganic                         374          362           13
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                   295          298           -3
Chemicals-fertilizers                       282          323          -41
Nuclear fuel materials                      189          206          -17
Copper                                      193          285          -92
Steelmaking materials                       164          218          -54
Synthetic cloth                             353          355           -2
Newsprint                                   308          325          -17
Finished textile supplies                   174          171            4
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                     477          433           44
Cotton cloth, fabrics                       199          198            2
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     74           67            7
Synthetic rubber--primary                   120          125           -5
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 173          176           -3
Nontextile floor tiles                      159          160           -1
Coal and related fuels                       61           63           -2
Natural rubber                               68           64            3
Materials, excluding chemicals              156          139           17
Leather and furs                             95           92            3
Farming materials, livestock                204           61          143
Hair, waste materials                        34           35           -1
Wool, silk, etc.                             74           69            6
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 49           41            9
Nonferrous metals, other                    144          153           -9
Zinc                                         93           86            6
Hides and skins                              16           12            4
Plywood and veneers                         109          102            8
Tin                                          16           22           -6
Tobacco, waxes, etc                         307          299            9
Shingles, wallboard                         533          566          -33
Cotton, natural fibers                        7            8           -1
Nonmonetary gold                            210          211           -1
Lumber                                      528          560          -32

Capital goods, except automotive         30,557       30,355          203

Telecommunications equipment              3,699        3,339          360
Semiconductors                            4,263        4,138          125
Electric apparatus                        2,457        2,467          -10
Computer accessories                      6,086        6,411         -324
Computers                                   916        1,195         -279
Civilian aircraft                         1,637        1,123          514
Industrial machines, other                1,699        1,536          164
Industrial engines                          830          864          -34
Measuring, testing, control instrum         893          844           49
Laboratory testing instruments              282          300          -17
Medicinal equipment                         919          938          -19
Generators, accessories                   1,040          976           64
Photo, service industry                     741          811          -70
Materials handling equipment                555          747         -192
Metalworking machine tools                  721          777          -55
Drilling & oilfield equipment                94          123          -29
Agricultural machinery, equipment           316          312            4
Marine engines, parts                        84          108          -24
Wood, glass, plastic                        408          402            6
Pulp and paper machinery                    392          354           38
Spacecraft, excluding military                1           23          -22
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   56           62           -6
Food, tobacco machinery                     133          125            8
Specialized mining                           29           36           -7
Vessels, except scrap                       (-)          (-)          (-)
Commercial vessels, other                     3            2            1
Textile, sewing machines                    128          124            4
Parts-civilian aircraft                     443          476          -33
Business machines and equipment             495          473           22
Excavating machinery                        378          382           -4
Engines-civilian aircraft                   738          758          -20
Railway transportation equipment            122          129           -7

Automotive vehicles, parts and engi      15,131       16,533       -1,402

Consumer goods                           23,409       24,131         -722

Pharmaceutical preparations               2,304        2,827         -522
TV's, VCR's, etc                          1,922        2,212         -290
Apparel, household goods - cotton         2,928        2,922            6
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto       2,165        2,171           -6
Gem diamonds                              1,047        1,012           35
Other household goods                     1,646        1,657          -11
Furniture, household goods, etc.          1,218        1,186           31
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          583          626          -43
Toys/games/sporting goods                 1,962        1,669          292
Stereo equipment, etc                       766          831          -65
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             577          685         -108
Household appliances                        657          678          -22
Jewelry                                     796          766           30
Writing and art supplies                    765          779          -15
Motorcycles and parts                       215          230          -15
Footwear                                    988          918           70
Camping apparel and gear                    502          505           -3
Toiletries and cosmetics                    285          267           18
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    359          356            3
Numismatic coins                             12            7            5
Books, printed matter                       261          282          -21
Apparel, household goods - wool             272          336          -64
Photo equipment                             205          214           -9
Pleasure boats and motors                   183          178            4
Rugs                                        127          129           -2
Musical instruments                         126          133           -6
Gem stones, other                           138          141           -2
Glassware, chinaware                        210          200           10
Records, tapes, and disks                    98          113          -16
Nursery stock, etc.                          95          101           -6

Other Goods                               4,031        4,251         -221
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              Item(1)              Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
                                       2000         1999        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis      1,222,772    1,029,917      192,855
Net Adjustments                           6,029        5,299          731
Total, Census Basis                   1,216,743    1,024,618      192,125

Foods, feeds, and beverages              45,981       43,579        2,403

Fish and shellfish                        9,913        8,914          999
Meat products                             5,308        4,498          810
Wine and related products                 4,503        4,162          341
Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine            2,951        2,619          332
Bakery products                           2,864        2,628          236
Vegetables                                3,742        3,608          134
Other foods                               2,826        2,725          101
Nuts                                        847          796           51
Tea, spices, etc.                           809          777           33
Food oils, oilseeds                       1,392        1,372           20
Feedstuff and foodgrains                  1,475        1,486          -11
Dairy products and eggs                     959          982          -23
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 536          570          -33
Cane and beet sugar                         501          609         -107
Fruits, frozen juices                     4,599        4,730         -131
Cocoa beans                                 406          569         -163
Green coffee                              2,350        2,534         -185

Industrial supplies and materials       298,088      222,024       76,065

Crude oil                                89,919       50,890       39,030
Petroleum products, other                14,251        7,682        6,570
Fuel oil                                 11,836        6,438        5,397
Gas-natural                              10,980        6,680        4,301
Other precious metals                     6,636        4,463        2,173
Chemicals-organic                        13,779       11,629        2,151
Industrial supplies, other               13,736       11,970        1,766
Iron and steel mill products             11,595       10,088        1,507
Liquified petroleum gases                 4,270        2,797        1,473
Electric energy                           2,711        1,296        1,415
Finished metal shapes                     7,187        5,923        1,263
Plastic materials                         7,392        6,310        1,081
Paper and paper products                  6,553        5,498        1,054
Pulpwood and woodpulp                     3,384        2,598          786
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.           4,637        3,957          680
Nickel                                    1,421          826          595
Iron and steel, advanced                  4,671        4,079          592
Bauxite and aluminum                      6,980        6,400          580
Chemicals-inorganic                       4,414        3,941          473
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                 3,449        3,044          405
Chemicals-fertilizers                     3,388        3,020          368
Nuclear fuel materials                    2,045        1,699          346
Copper                                    2,569        2,229          340
Steelmaking materials                     3,103        2,792          312
Synthetic cloth                           4,442        4,162          280
Newsprint                                 3,789        3,518          271
Finished textile supplies                 2,057        1,789          268
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                   5,525        5,273          252
Cotton cloth, fabrics                     2,403        2,199          204
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    801          619          182
Synthetic rubber--primary                 1,428        1,249          179
Blank tapes, audio & visual               2,355        2,183          172
Nontextile floor tiles                    1,983        1,829          154
Coal and related fuels                      833          693          140
Natural rubber                              842          704          137
Materials, excluding chemicals            1,785        1,669          116
Leather and furs                          1,082          972          110
Farming materials, livestock              1,007          939           68
Hair, waste materials                       442          391           51
Wool, silk, etc.                            834          791           43
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                456          429           27
Nonferrous metals, other                  1,648        1,629           20
Zinc                                      1,225        1,207           17
Hides and skins                             163          146           17
Plywood and veneers                       1,417        1,410            8
Tin                                         275          275          (-)
Tobacco, waxes, etc                       3,441        3,490          -48
Shingles, wallboard                       6,829        6,907          -78
Cotton, natural fibers                      126          249         -123
Nonmonetary gold                          2,665        3,040         -375
Lumber                                    7,329        8,015         -686

Capital goods, except automotive        352,234      297,112       55,122

Telecommunications equipment             38,000       23,939       14,061
Semiconductors                           48,334       37,627       10,706
Electric apparatus                       28,519       22,886        5,632
Computer accessories                     75,510       70,650        4,860
Computers                                14,277       10,807        3,470
Civilian aircraft                        12,371        9,217        3,154
Industrial machines, other               18,245       15,474        2,771
Industrial engines                       10,047        8,259        1,788
Measuring, testing, control instrum       9,542        7,831        1,711
Laboratory testing instruments            3,633        2,208        1,425
Medicinal equipment                      10,516        9,132        1,384
Generators, accessories                  11,268        9,949        1,319
Photo, service industry                   9,255        8,096        1,159
Materials handling equipment              7,016        5,891        1,126
Metalworking machine tools                8,556        7,666          890
Drilling & oilfield equipment             1,216          792          425
Agricultural machinery, equipment         4,051        3,693          358
Marine engines, parts                     1,119          794          325
Wood, glass, plastic                      5,139        5,041           98
Pulp and paper machinery                  4,385        4,299           86
Spacecraft, excluding military              151           66           85
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  805          772           33
Food, tobacco machinery                   1,519        1,495           23
Specialized mining                          337          333            4
Vessels, except scrap                         9            6            3
Commercial vessels, other                    38           36            2
Textile, sewing machines                  1,655        1,861         -206
Parts-civilian aircraft                   5,132        5,378         -247
Business machines and equipment           6,143        6,398         -255
Excavating machinery                      4,859        5,129         -270
Engines-civilian aircraft                 8,826        9,177         -352
Railway transportation equipment          1,763        2,211         -448

Automotive vehicles, parts and engi     196,266      179,393       16,874

Consumer goods                          275,729      239,466       36,264

Pharmaceutical preparations              27,981       22,509        5,472
TV's, VCR's, etc                         21,040       16,382        4,658
Apparel, household goods - cotton        34,120       30,537        3,583
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto      25,697       22,255        3,442
Gem diamonds                             12,068        9,889        2,179
Other household goods                    19,830       17,722        2,108
Furniture, household goods, etc.         13,865       11,783        2,083
Apparel,household goods-nontextile        6,864        5,590        1,273
Toys/games/sporting goods                21,026       19,757        1,269
Stereo equipment, etc                     9,630        8,424        1,206
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.           7,544        6,414        1,131
Household appliances                      8,416        7,400        1,016
Jewelry                                   8,966        8,080          886
Writing and art supplies                  9,476        8,652          824
Motorcycles and parts                     2,626        1,852          774
Footwear                                 11,475       10,879          596
Camping apparel and gear                  5,907        5,377          531
Toiletries and cosmetics                  3,239        2,817          422
Cookware, cutlery, tools                  4,319        3,948          371
Numismatic coins                            755          399          356
Books, printed matter                     3,259        2,934          325
Apparel, household goods - wool           3,462        3,144          317
Photo equipment                           2,591        2,325          266
Pleasure boats and motors                 2,040        1,807          232
Rugs                                      1,471        1,256          215
Musical instruments                       1,508        1,314          194
Gem stones, other                         1,606        1,433          173
Glassware, chinaware                      2,400        2,230          170
Records, tapes, and disks                 1,389        1,259          131
Nursery stock, etc.                       1,159        1,100           59

Other Goods                              48,444       43,046        5,398

(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-01-31), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, December 2000.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         



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