
ANNUAL REVISION FOR 2000

PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 7. 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 year-to-year change within each major commodity grouping. 

              Item(1)                 Annual       Annual    Year-to-year
                                       2000         1999        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis      1,224,417    1,029,987      194,430
Net Adjustments                           6,395        5,369        1,026
Total, Census Basis                   1,218,022    1,024,618      193,404

Foods, feeds, and beverages              45,975       43,579        2,397

Fish and shellfish                        9,909        8,914          995
Meat products                             5,309        4,498          811
Wine and related products                 4,500        4,162          338
Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine            2,947        2,619          328
Bakery products                           2,888        2,628          260
Vegetables                                3,743        3,608          135
Other foods                               2,997        2,929           68
Nuts                                        847          796           51
Tea, spices, etc.                           811          777           34
Food oils, oilseeds                       1,391        1,372           19
Feedstuff and foodgrains                  1,471        1,486          -15
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 347          366          -19
Dairy products and eggs                     959          982          -22
Cane and beet sugar                         503          609         -106
Fruits, frozen juices                     4,601        4,730         -129
Cocoa beans                                 405          569         -164
Green coffee                              2,350        2,534         -185

Industrial supplies and materials       299,788      222,024       77,765

Crude oil                                89,876       50,890       38,987
Petroleum products, other                14,230        7,682        6,548
Gas-natural                              12,614        6,680        5,934
Fuel oil                                 11,883        6,438        5,444
Other precious metals                     6,642        4,463        2,179
Chemicals-organic                        13,749       11,573        2,176
Industrial supplies, other               13,738       11,970        1,768
Iron and steel mill products             11,593       10,088        1,504
Liquified petroleum gases                 4,290        2,797        1,492
Electric energy                           2,716        1,296        1,420
Finished metal shapes                     7,195        5,923        1,272
Plastic materials                         7,396        6,310        1,086
Paper and paper products                  6,554        5,498        1,056
Pulpwood and woodpulp                     3,384        2,598          785
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.           4,637        3,957          680
Iron and steel, advanced                  4,678        4,079          598
Nickel                                    1,422          826          596
Bauxite and aluminum                      6,981        6,400          581
Chemicals-inorganic                       4,416        3,941          475
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                 3,447        3,044          403
Copper                                    2,612        2,229          382
Chemicals-fertilizers                     3,373        3,020          354
Nuclear fuel materials                    2,046        1,699          347
Steelmaking materials                     3,098        2,792          307
Synthetic cloth                           4,442        4,162          281
Newsprint                                 3,788        3,518          271
Finished textile supplies                 2,055        1,789          267
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                   5,513        5,273          241
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               2,359        2,183          176
Nontextile floor tiles                    1,983        1,829          154
Coal and related fuels                      833          693          140
Natural rubber                              842          704          137
Materials, excluding chemicals            1,817        1,704          113
Leather and furs                          1,081          972          109
Farming materials, livestock                975          904           71
Hair, waste materials                       427          380           47
Wool, silk, etc.                            835          791           43
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                456          429           27
Zinc                                      1,230        1,207           22
Nonferrous metals, other                  1,648        1,629           20
Hides and skins                             163          146           17
Plywood and veneers                       1,417        1,410            7
Tin                                         275          275          (-)
Tobacco, waxes, etc                       3,492        3,545          -54
Shingles, wallboard                       6,828        6,907          -79
Cotton, natural fibers                      140          260         -119
Nonmonetary gold                          2,665        3,040         -376
Lumber                                    7,326        8,015         -688

Capital goods, except automotive        346,663      295,272       51,391

Telecommunications equipment             31,927       20,922       11,005
Semiconductors                           48,354       37,627       10,727
Electric apparatus                       28,484       22,886        5,598
Computer accessories                     75,486       70,650        4,836
Computers                                14,277       10,807        3,470
Civilian aircraft                        12,404        9,217        3,186
Industrial machines, other               18,238       15,474        2,764
Industrial engines                       10,061        8,259        1,802
Measuring, testing, control instrum       9,534        7,831        1,703
Laboratory testing instruments            3,643        2,208        1,435
Medicinal equipment                      11,353        9,987        1,366
Generators, accessories                  11,263        9,949        1,314
Photo, service industry                   9,249        8,096        1,153
Metalworking machine tools                8,548        7,666          882
Materials handling equipment              6,681        6,213          468
Drilling & oilfield equipment             1,215          792          424
Agricultural machinery, equipment         4,050        3,693          358
Marine engines, parts                     1,119          794          325
Wood, glass, plastic                      5,141        5,041          100
Pulp and paper machinery                  4,385        4,299           86
Spacecraft, excluding military              151           66           85
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  803          772           32
Food, tobacco machinery                   1,526        1,495           31
Vessels, except scrap                         9            6            3
Commercial vessels, other                    38           36            2
Specialized mining                          334          333            1
Textile, sewing machines                  1,654        1,861         -207
Parts-civilian aircraft                   5,130        5,378         -249
Business machines and equipment           6,134        6,398         -265
Excavating machinery                      4,857        5,129         -272
Engines-civilian aircraft                 8,842        9,177         -335
Railway transportation equipment          1,774        2,211         -437

Automotive vehicles, parts, and eng     195,858      178,996       16,862

Consumer goods                          281,405      241,702       39,702

Pharmaceutical preparations              27,809       22,509        5,300
Other household goods                    25,895       20,740        5,155
TV's, VCR's, etc                         21,044       16,382        4,662
Apparel, household goods - cotton        34,123       30,537        3,586
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto      25,695       22,255        3,440
Gem diamonds                             12,071        9,889        2,181
Furniture, household goods, etc.         13,862       11,783        2,079
Toys/games/sporting goods                21,731       19,831        1,900
Apparel,household goods-nontextile        6,111        4,857        1,254
Stereo equipment, etc                     9,621        8,424        1,197
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.           7,527        6,414        1,113
Household appliances                      8,413        7,400        1,013
Jewelry                                   8,961        8,080          881
Writing and art supplies                  9,473        8,652          822
Motorcycles and parts                     2,627        1,852          776
Footwear                                 11,376       10,757          619
Camping apparel and gear                  5,907        5,377          531
Toiletries and cosmetics                  3,240        2,817          423
Cookware, cutlery, tools                  4,321        3,948          373
Numismatic coins                            737          399          338
Apparel, household goods - wool           3,460        3,144          316
Books, printed matter                     3,241        2,934          307
Photo equipment                           2,588        2,325          263
Pleasure boats and motors                 2,040        1,807          233
Rugs                                      1,471        1,256          215
Musical instruments                       1,507        1,314          193
Gem stones, other                         1,606        1,433          173
Glassware, chinaware                      2,401        2,230          171
Records, tapes, and disks                 1,390        1,259          131
Nursery stock, etc.                       1,159        1,100           59

Other Goods                              48,333       43,046        5,287

(1)  Detailed data are presented on a Census basis.  




SOURCE: Report FT900 (01) (CB-01-105), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, FINAL 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.

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