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. (R) Revised. (-) Represents zero. (Z) Less than one half unit of measurement shown.) Item(1) March February Monthly 1994 1994 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 54,208 50,922 3,286 Net Adjustments 1,119 789 330 Total, Census Basis 53,090 50,134 2,956 Foods, feeds, and beverages 2,561 2,356 205 Meat products 392 303 88 Fruits, frozen juices 264 238 27 Food oils, oilseeds 94 68 26 Green coffee 132 106 26 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 159 136 24 Other foods 122 100 23 Cane and beet sugar 66 50 16 Feedstuff and foodgrains 126 113 13 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 44 35 9 Nuts 49 41 8 Wine and related products 174 166 8 Dairy products and eggs 54 49 5 Bakery products 120 125 -5 Tea, spices, etc. 34 43 -8 Vegetables 193 203 -10 Cocoa beans 31 47 -16 Fish and shellfish 505 533 -28 Industrial supplies and materials 12,863 12,001 863 Crude oil 2,568 2,313 255 Bauxite and aluminum 489 330 159 Iron and steel mill prod 870 772 98 Chemicals-organic 681 601 80 Steelmaking materials 240 175 65 Newsprint 282 236 46 Tobacco, waxes, etc 270 225 45 Petroleum products, other 455 414 40 Paper and paper products 262 225 36 Nickel 68 32 35 Copper 141 107 35 Farming materials, livestock 63 36 27 Natural rubber 86 59 27 Lumber 537 511 27 Nonferrous metals, other 86 60 26 Pulpwood and woodpulp 172 146 26 Cotton cloth, fabrics 143 117 25 Coal and related fuels 60 43 17 Wool, silk, etc. 70 55 15 Nonmonetary gold 159 145 14 Plastic materials 310 299 11 Synthetic cloth 276 267 9 Finished metal shapes 263 255 8 Blank tapes, audio & visual 164 157 8 Zinc 70 62 7 Finished textile supplies 90 83 7 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 85 78 7 Electric energy 92 84 7 Shingles, wallboard 226 219 7 Tin 20 14 5 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 305 300 5 Synthetic rubber--primary 81 77 4 Hides and skins 18 14 4 Hair, waste materials 22 18 4 Cotton, natural fibers 19 18 2 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 223 221 2 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 18 17 1 Materials, exc. chemicals 123 123 (Z) Nontextile floor tiles 85 89 -4 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 28 32 -4 Other precious metals 160 165 -4 Leather and furs 74 80 -6 Iron and steel, advanced 249 257 -9 Plywood and veneers 82 91 -10 Chemicals-fertilizers 224 241 -16 Chemicals-inorganic 214 235 -22 Industrial supplies, other 570 594 -24 Nuclear fuel materials 60 98 -38 Liquified petroleum gases 190 236 -45 Gas-natural 327 391 -63 Fuel oil 493 582 -89 Capital goods, except automotive 14,498 13,951 547 Civilian aircraft 491 264 227 Engines-civilian aircraft 488 412 76 Metalworking machine tools 426 360 65 Computers 553 494 59 Excavating machinery 292 252 40 Industrial engines 458 429 30 Agricultural machinery, equipment 299 272 27 Pulp and paper machinery 261 234 27 Railway transpor. equip 88 62 26 Electric apparatus 1,104 1,080 24 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 810 788 22 Parts-civilian aircraft 189 168 21 Medicinal equipment 423 404 19 Measuring, testing, control instru 368 350 18 Food, tobacco machinery 72 58 13 Textile, sewing machines 186 174 12 Marine engines, parts 36 25 11 Drilling & oilfield equipment 57 48 9 Nonfarm tractors and parts 60 54 6 Telecommunications equipment 1,117 1,113 5 Laboratory testing instruments 51 47 4 Computer accessories 2,949 2,946 2 Generators, accessories 421 421 -1 Photo, service industry 381 385 -4 Specialized mining 52 57 -5 Materials handling equipment 214 234 -20 Wood, glass, plastic 335 356 -21 Business machines and equipment 460 510 -50 Semiconductors 1,855 1,952 -97 Vessels, except scrap (Z) (Z) (Z) Commercial vessels, other 1 1 (Z) Spacecraft, exc. military (Z) (Z) (Z) Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 9,620 8,821 799 Consumer goods 11,664 11,440 224 Apparel, household goods - cotton 1,326 1,155 171 Pharmaceutical prep 585 504 80 TV's, VCR's, etc 736 680 57 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,345 1,291 53 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 315 277 37 Gem stones, other 119 94 25 Apparel, household goods - wool 182 159 22 Footwear 734 713 22 Camping apparel and gear 422 405 17 Nursery stock, etc. 70 54 16 Rugs 64 53 12 Musical instruments 76 65 11 Motorcycles and parts 66 57 9 Records, tapes, and disks 64 56 9 Pleasure boats and motors 102 94 8 Books, printed matter 153 146 7 Toiletries and cosmetics 134 128 6 Glassware, chinaware 130 128 2 Numismatic coins 13 15 -1 Cookware, cutlery, tools 190 198 -8 Furniture, household goods, etc. 433 445 -12 Writing and art supplies 392 405 -13 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 362 375 -13 Photo equipment 134 148 -14 Jewelry 453 474 -20 Household appliances 399 428 -28 Gem diamonds 453 482 -29 Portable typewriters, etc 719 764 -45 Toys/games/sporting goods 934 1,004 -70 Stereo equipment, etc 556 642 -85 Other Goods 1,884 1,565 318 _________________________________________________________________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-year 1994 1993 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 155,008 140,805 14,204 Net Adjustments 2,310 1,449 861 Total, Census Basis 152,698 139,356 13,343 Foods, feeds, and beverages 7,374 6,851 524 Meat products 1,021 1,072 -51 Fruits, frozen juices 785 767 18 Food oils, oilseeds 263 204 59 Green coffee 379 413 -34 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 432 372 60 Other foods 333 313 20 Cane and beet sugar 148 178 -31 Feedstuff and foodgrains 351 196 154 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 114 87 26 Nuts 129 141 -13 Wine and related products 509 453 56 Dairy products and eggs 157 131 26 Bakery products 364 368 -4 Tea, spices, etc. 127 121 6 Vegetables 580 503 77 Cocoa beans 117 110 7 Fish and shellfish 1,567 1,420 147 Industrial supplies and materials 36,430 35,267 1,164 Crude oil 7,192 9,581 -2,389 Bauxite and aluminum 1,140 894 246 Iron and steel mill prod 2,313 1,360 953 Chemicals-organic 1,888 1,620 269 Steelmaking materials 649 445 204 Newsprint 778 984 -206 Tobacco, waxes, etc 750 719 31 Petroleum products, other 1,145 1,140 5 Paper and paper products 715 625 90 Nickel 146 179 -34 Copper 339 369 -30 Farming materials, livestock 131 108 24 Natural rubber 219 233 -14 Lumber 1,590 1,277 313 Nonferrous metals, other 215 270 -55 Pulpwood and woodpulp 474 530 -57 Cotton cloth, fabrics 393 435 -42 Coal and related fuels 154 104 49 Wool, silk, etc. 193 187 6 Nonmonetary gold 499 331 168 Plastic materials 891 983 -92 Synthetic cloth 806 731 74 Finished metal shapes 793 844 -51 Blank tapes, audio & visual 492 491 1 Zinc 197 205 -8 Finished textile supplies 262 258 3 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 247 214 32 Electric energy 258 138 119 Shingles, wallboard 676 587 89 Tin 49 52 -3 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 893 790 103 Synthetic rubber--primary 235 225 10 Hides and skins 52 49 4 Hair, waste materials 58 21 37 Cotton, natural fibers 58 60 -2 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 636 610 25 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 51 45 6 Materials, exc. chemicals 358 335 23 Nontextile floor tiles 262 253 9 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 82 81 1 Other precious metals 465 423 42 Leather and furs 229 192 37 Iron and steel, advanced 770 601 169 Plywood and veneers 250 201 49 Chemicals-fertilizers 658 547 111 Chemicals-inorganic 674 495 179 Industrial supplies, other 1,738 1,363 375 Nuclear fuel materials 245 199 46 Liquified petroleum gases 601 559 42 Gas-natural 1,009 828 181 Fuel oil 1,512 1,491 20 Capital goods, except automotive 42,630 35,777 6,853 Civilian aircraft 976 709 268 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,266 1,327 -61 Metalworking machine tools 1,226 1,054 172 Computers 1,525 1,382 143 Excavating machinery 770 377 393 Industrial engines 1,300 1,414 -115 Agricultural machinery, equipment 860 609 251 Pulp and paper machinery 736 616 119 Railway transpor. equip 205 193 12 Electric apparatus 3,291 2,820 472 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 2,383 1,985 397 Parts-civilian aircraft 553 601 -48 Medicinal equipment 1,255 1,361 -106 Measuring, testing, control instru 1,081 827 255 Food, tobacco machinery 197 187 10 Textile, sewing machines 534 507 27 Marine engines, parts 99 92 8 Drilling & oilfield equipment 162 115 48 Nonfarm tractors and parts 176 105 71 Telecommunications equipment 3,398 2,744 654 Laboratory testing instruments 138 145 -7 Computer accessories 8,879 7,588 1,291 Generators, accessories 1,296 897 399 Photo, service industry 1,147 949 198 Specialized mining 159 336 -178 Materials handling equipment 661 491 170 Wood, glass, plastic 1,011 620 391 Business machines and equipment 1,503 1,222 281 Semiconductors 5,835 4,493 1,342 Vessels, except scrap (Z) 4 -4 Commercial vessels, other 6 3 3 Spacecraft, exc. military 1 6 -5 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 26,907 25,117 1,790 Consumer goods 34,370 32,085 2,285 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,595 3,540 55 Pharmaceutical prep 1,636 1,327 309 TV's, VCR's, etc 2,092 1,749 344 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 3,849 3,604 246 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 892 914 -22 Gem stones, other 336 332 4 Apparel, household goods - wool 499 488 11 Footwear 2,193 1,960 233 Camping apparel and gear 1,200 1,155 45 Nursery stock, etc. 179 157 23 Rugs 182 159 24 Musical instruments 208 204 4 Motorcycles and parts 194 181 13 Records, tapes, and disks 172 155 17 Pleasure boats and motors 290 221 69 Books, printed matter 467 452 15 Toiletries and cosmetics 394 377 17 Glassware, chinaware 390 365 25 Numismatic coins 43 89 -47 Cookware, cutlery, tools 581 548 33 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,320 1,160 160 Writing and art supplies 1,203 1,183 20 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 1,101 1,056 45 Photo equipment 425 398 27 Jewelry 1,383 1,388 -5 Household appliances 1,218 1,094 124 Gem diamonds 1,416 1,371 45 Portable typewriters, etc 2,220 1,954 266 Toys/games/sporting goods 2,912 3,027 -115 Stereo equipment, etc 1,780 1,480 301 Other Goods 4,987 4,260 728 (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-94-65), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, MARCH 1994. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-763-5333) or Richard M. Preuss (301-763-7754), Foreign Trade Division.