PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 9. 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. (Z) Less than one half unit of measurement shown.) Item(1) April March Monthly 1994 1994 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 53,596 53,510 86 Net Adjustments 580 1,119 -539 Total, Census Basis 53,017 52,391 626 Foods, feeds, and beverages 2,492 2,543 -51 Meat products 355 392 -36 Vegetables 145 180 -36 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 134 159 -25 Green coffee 108 132 -24 Cane and beet sugar 47 66 -19 Food oils, oilseeds 90 97 -7 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 42 43 -1 Tea, spices, etc. 43 39 5 Nuts 50 46 5 Cocoa beans 36 31 5 Wine and related products 180 174 7 Bakery products 129 121 8 Feedstuff and foodgrains 135 126 9 Dairy products and eggs 62 50 12 Other foods 134 122 12 Fish and shellfish 515 501 14 Fruits, frozen juices 287 265 22 Industrial supplies and materials 12,768 12,659 109 Crude oil 2,826 2,540 285 Petroleum products, other 539 451 87 Gas-natural 382 329 53 Plywood and veneers 127 83 44 Industrial supplies, other 608 576 32 Other precious metals 188 156 32 Plastic materials 317 294 22 Chemicals-inorganic 234 215 19 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 225 207 19 Finished metal shapes 278 262 17 Nickel 82 66 16 Shingles, wallboard 230 215 15 Finished textile supplies 100 86 14 Nuclear fuel materials 74 60 14 Iron and steel, advanced 258 244 13 Nonferrous metals, other 92 83 9 Cotton, natural fibers 25 19 6 Nontextile floor tiles 89 83 6 Synthetic rubber--primary 85 81 4 Nonmonetary gold 162 159 3 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 19 18 1 Paper and paper products 260 259 1 Hair, waste materials 21 22 (Z) Stone, sand, cement, etc. 84 85 -1 Coal and related fuels 58 60 -2 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 24 26 -2 Materials, exc. chemicals 121 124 -3 Tobacco, waxes, etc 261 264 -3 Hides and skins 14 17 -3 Tin 16 19 -3 Chemicals-fertilizers 225 229 -4 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 295 300 -5 Synthetic cloth 264 270 -6 Leather and furs 65 72 -6 Blank tapes, audio & visual 155 165 -10 Iron and steel mill prod 835 846 -11 Wool, silk, etc. 56 68 -12 Zinc 55 68 -13 Cotton cloth, fabrics 127 142 -16 Farming materials, livestock 46 63 -17 Natural rubber 68 86 -18 Pulpwood and woodpulp 154 175 -20 Copper 118 138 -20 Electric energy 70 92 -21 Lumber 500 522 -22 Liquified petroleum gases 157 182 -25 Newsprint 253 282 -29 Chemicals-organic 619 668 -49 Steelmaking materials 156 219 -64 Bauxite and aluminum 396 476 -80 Fuel oil 356 493 -136 Capital goods, except automotive 14,648 14,467 180 Computer accessories 3,165 2,952 213 Semiconductors 1,987 1,875 113 Business machines and equipment 533 467 67 Electric apparatus 1,143 1,099 44 Industrial engines 470 437 33 Generators, accessories 444 417 27 Metalworking machine tools 446 422 23 Photo, service industry 397 377 20 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 820 802 19 Medicinal equipment 444 433 11 Telecommunications equipment 1,104 1,096 9 Measuring, testing, control instru 378 372 6 Marine engines, parts 42 36 6 Drilling & oilfield equipment 60 57 4 Materials handling equipment 202 199 3 Parts-civilian aircraft 199 196 3 Laboratory testing instruments 52 51 1 Specialized mining 52 52 1 Vessels, except scrap (Z) (Z) (Z) Commercial vessels, other 1 1 (Z) Spacecraft, exc. military (Z) (Z) (Z) Food, tobacco machinery 69 71 -3 Textile, sewing machines 185 188 -3 Nonfarm tractors and parts 52 60 -8 Excavating machinery 271 284 -12 Railway transpor. equip 74 88 -15 Wood, glass, plastic 322 337 -15 Pulp and paper machinery 241 260 -19 Agricultural machinery, equipment 268 293 -25 Engines-civilian aircraft 424 489 -65 Computers 465 549 -84 Civilian aircraft 337 510 -173 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 9,479 9,549 -71 Consumer goods 11,846 11,335 511 Gem diamonds 604 432 172 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,005 910 95 Portable typewriters, etc 769 695 74 Footwear 767 710 57 Writing and art supplies 432 381 51 Stereo equipment, etc 590 540 50 Jewelry 463 430 33 Furniture, household goods, etc. 447 417 30 TV's, VCR's, etc 752 732 19 Household appliances 399 380 18 Photo equipment 144 133 12 Glassware, chinaware 140 128 12 Cookware, cutlery, tools 198 187 12 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 320 310 10 Numismatic coins 23 13 10 Books, printed matter 159 149 10 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 365 356 8 Apparel, household goods - wool 172 169 3 Musical instruments 78 77 1 Camping apparel and gear 399 401 -2 Rugs 61 64 -3 Motorcycles and parts 76 79 -3 Records, tapes, and disks 58 63 -5 Pleasure boats and motors 97 104 -7 Pharmaceutical prep 554 564 -10 Toiletries and cosmetics 121 132 -11 Gem stones, other 106 119 -13 Nursery stock, etc. 55 72 -17 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,240 1,284 -44 Apparel, household goods - cotton 1,253 1,305 -52 Other Goods 1,783 1,837 -53 __________________________________________________________________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-year 1994 1993 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 208,574 190,061 18,513 Net Adjustments 2,890 2,206 685 Total, Census Basis 205,684 187,855 17,829 Foods, feeds, and beverages 9,839 9,039 800 Meat products 1,377 1,446 -69 Vegetables 710 650 60 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 576 518 57 Green coffee 486 519 -33 Cane and beet sugar 195 244 -49 Food oils, oilseeds 352 275 78 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 155 120 35 Tea, spices, etc. 167 160 7 Nuts 173 173 (Z) Cocoa beans 153 134 19 Wine and related products 692 623 69 Bakery products 500 457 42 Feedstuff and foodgrains 486 276 210 Dairy products and eggs 211 177 34 Other foods 489 421 68 Fish and shellfish 2,054 1,850 204 Fruits, frozen juices 1,063 995 68 Industrial supplies and materials 49,013 47,903 1,110 Crude oil 9,990 13,291 -3,301 Petroleum products, other 1,680 1,621 59 Gas-natural 1,426 1,167 259 Plywood and veneers 378 279 99 Industrial supplies, other 2,359 2,179 180 Other precious metals 653 595 58 Plastic materials 1,201 1,012 189 Chemicals-inorganic 904 929 -25 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 862 752 110 Finished metal shapes 1,064 885 179 Nickel 227 248 -20 Shingles, wallboard 893 764 129 Finished textile supplies 366 346 20 Nuclear fuel materials 319 253 66 Iron and steel, advanced 1,028 807 221 Nonferrous metals, other 308 312 -5 Cotton, natural fibers 83 83 0 Nontextile floor tiles 348 329 18 Synthetic rubber--primary 320 291 29 Nonmonetary gold 661 485 176 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 70 61 9 Paper and paper products 994 865 129 Hair, waste materials 80 53 27 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 334 284 50 Coal and related fuels 212 148 64 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 105 105 (Z) Materials, exc. chemicals 484 448 37 Tobacco, waxes, etc 1,004 1,040 -36 Hides and skins 64 60 4 Tin 65 73 -7 Chemicals-fertilizers 885 755 130 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 1,178 1,101 77 Synthetic cloth 1,072 963 109 Leather and furs 291 249 42 Blank tapes, audio & visual 649 635 14 Iron and steel mill prod 3,078 1,850 1,228 Wool, silk, etc. 249 248 1 Zinc 252 254 -2 Cotton cloth, fabrics 519 589 -70 Farming materials, livestock 178 145 33 Natural rubber 288 311 -24 Pulpwood and woodpulp 630 688 -57 Copper 456 520 -64 Electric energy 328 175 153 Lumber 2,019 1,649 371 Liquified petroleum gases 750 801 -52 Newsprint 1,031 1,320 -289 Chemicals-organic 2,508 2,166 342 Steelmaking materials 770 603 167 Bauxite and aluminum 1,534 1,149 384 Fuel oil 1,867 1,967 -99 Capital goods, except automotive 57,264 48,133 9,131 Computer accessories 12,078 10,222 1,856 Semiconductors 7,753 5,988 1,766 Business machines and equipment 2,039 1,673 366 Electric apparatus 4,455 3,805 651 Industrial engines 1,747 1,294 453 Generators, accessories 1,731 1,747 -16 Metalworking machine tools 1,668 1,391 277 Photo, service industry 1,540 1,300 241 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 3,194 2,722 471 Medicinal equipment 1,719 1,698 21 Telecommunications equipment 4,517 3,587 930 Measuring, testing, control instru 1,455 1,222 234 Marine engines, parts 141 127 14 Drilling & oilfield equipment 223 185 38 Materials handling equipment 840 757 83 Parts-civilian aircraft 758 796 -38 Laboratory testing instruments 189 191 -2 Specialized mining 211 165 46 Vessels, except scrap (Z) 4 -4 Commercial vessels, other 7 5 3 Spacecraft, exc. military 1 1 -0 Food, tobacco machinery 265 246 19 Textile, sewing machines 736 709 28 Nonfarm tractors and parts 229 164 65 Excavating machinery 1,024 702 322 Railway transpor. equip 279 261 18 Wood, glass, plastic 1,351 871 481 Pulp and paper machinery 976 832 143 Agricultural machinery, equipment 1,121 810 311 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,691 1,763 -71 Computers 1,991 1,823 167 Civilian aircraft 1,333 1,072 261 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 36,498 33,749 2,750 Consumer goods 46,286 43,290 2,996 Gem diamonds 1,974 1,708 265 Toys/games/sporting goods 3,931 4,081 -150 Portable typewriters, etc 2,996 2,750 246 Footwear 2,984 2,682 302 Writing and art supplies 1,655 1,689 -34 Stereo equipment, etc 2,359 1,991 367 Jewelry 1,816 1,817 -2 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,753 1,544 209 TV's, VCR's, etc 2,881 2,554 327 Household appliances 1,604 1,415 189 Photo equipment 568 521 47 Glassware, chinaware 530 509 22 Cookware, cutlery, tools 780 724 56 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,207 1,179 28 Numismatic coins 66 108 -42 Books, printed matter 624 606 17 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 1,471 1,280 191 Apparel, household goods - wool 654 625 29 Musical instruments 290 282 8 Camping apparel and gear 1,580 1,550 30 Rugs 243 217 26 Motorcycles and parts 298 284 14 Records, tapes, and disks 229 203 26 Pleasure boats and motors 388 300 88 Pharmaceutical prep 2,173 1,812 361 Toiletries and cosmetics 516 500 16 Gem stones, other 442 433 9 Nursery stock, etc. 237 213 24 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 5,089 4,823 266 Apparel, household goods - cotton 4,950 4,888 61 Other Goods 6,783 5,745 1,037 (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-94-97), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, APRIL 1994. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-763-5333) or Richard M. Preuss (301-763-7754), Foreign Trade Division.