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. (R) Revised.) November October Monthly Item(1) 1994 1994 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 60,097 58,431 1,666 Net Adjustments 271 281 -10 Total, Census Basis 59,826 58,150 1,676 Foods, feeds, and beverages 2,636 2,675 -39 Fish and shellfish 559 628 -69 Meat products 296 323 -27 Cocoa beans 13 34 -21 Cane and beet sugar 30 38 -8 Fruits, frozen juices 268 275 -7 Green coffee 255 260 -5 Food oils, oilseeds 94 93 1 Nuts 38 37 1 Feedstuff and foodgrains 117 114 3 Bakery products 133 128 4 Tea, spices, etc. 49 44 6 Wine and related products 181 175 6 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 44 37 7 Dairy products and eggs 50 43 7 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 157 141 16 Other foods 145 126 18 Vegetables 207 178 29 Industrial supplies and material 14,561 13,950 611 Crude oil 3,566 3,223 343 Fuel oil 390 313 77 Bauxite and aluminum 571 501 71 Plastic materials 430 376 54 Other precious metals 195 159 36 Tobacco, waxes, etc 260 226 34 Finished metal shapes 317 286 31 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 338 308 31 Paper and paper products 312 284 29 Liquified petroleum gases 294 272 22 Shingles, wallboard 265 246 19 Petroleum products, other 328 311 17 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 253 237 16 Steelmaking materials 188 176 12 Synthetic cloth 295 283 11 Industrial supplies, other 687 676 11 Farming materials, livestock 50 39 11 Iron and steel, advanced 289 278 10 Lumber 524 514 10 Plywood and veneers 74 64 10 Newsprint 314 305 9 Cotton, natural fibers 24 17 7 Iron and steel mill prod 946 940 7 Pulpwood and woodpulp 239 233 7 Materials, exc. chemicals 117 112 6 Wool, silk, etc. 74 69 6 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 31 26 4 Tin 25 21 4 Nontextile floor tiles 99 95 4 Coal and related fuels 59 57 2 Blank tapes, audio & visual 168 167 2 Hides and skins 20 19 1 Hair, waste materials 18 19 -1 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 23 24 -1 Synthetic rubber--primary 80 81 -1 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 113 115 -3 Zinc 65 67 -3 Gas-natural 298 301 -3 Leather and furs 77 82 -5 Cotton cloth, fabrics 143 148 -5 Finished textile supplies 106 112 -5 Chemicals-fertilizers 226 237 -12 Electric energy 73 86 -13 Natural rubber 86 100 -14 Chemicals-inorganic 263 278 -15 Nonferrous metals, other 93 109 -16 Nickel 48 73 -24 Nuclear fuel materials 91 140 -49 Nonmonetary gold 171 227 -55 Copper 158 237 -78 Chemicals-organic 682 682 (-) Capital goods, except automotive 16,986 16,582 404 Computer accessories 3,981 3,693 288 Civilian aircraft 419 193 226 Business machines and equipment 569 513 56 Electric apparatus 1,334 1,293 41 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 926 900 26 Excavating machinery 318 294 24 Generators, accessories 502 488 14 Industrial engines 506 493 13 Materials handling equipment 265 254 10 Railway transpor. equip 121 112 9 Photo, service industry 405 401 4 Drilling & oilfield equipment 57 55 2 Marine engines, parts 33 32 1 Nonfarm tractors and parts 56 56 -1 Laboratory testing instruments 71 71 -1 Food, tobacco machinery 83 86 -3 Specialized mining 58 63 -5 Textile, sewing machines 192 199 -7 Agricultural machinery, equipmen 305 313 -7 Engines-civilian aircraft 443 450 -8 Wood, glass, plastic 348 361 -14 Medicinal equipment 463 480 -17 Measuring, testing, control inst 402 418 -17 Parts-civilian aircraft 191 209 -18 Metalworking machine tools 441 475 -34 Computers 442 479 -37 Semiconductors 2,541 2,593 -52 Telecommunications equipment 1,220 1,312 -92 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Commercial vessels, other 1 1 (-) Pulp and paper machinery 292 292 (-) Spacecraft, exc. military (-) (-) (-) Automotive vehicles, parts and e 10,755 10,230 525 Consumer goods 12,953 12,787 166 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,187 1,081 106 TV's, VCR's, etc 824 736 87 Stereo equipment, etc 736 675 61 Motorcycles and parts 113 61 52 Household appliances 472 426 45 Writing and art supplies 473 438 35 Photo equipment 181 150 31 Portable typewriters, etc 827 812 15 Pleasure boats and motors 102 88 14 Glassware, chinaware 163 151 12 Furniture, household goods, etc. 519 507 12 Books, printed matter 189 178 11 Musical instruments 78 74 4 Nursery stock, etc. 61 58 3 Records, tapes, and disks 73 71 2 Numismatic coins 13 13 -1 Apparel, household goods - wool 185 187 -2 Cookware, cutlery, tools 217 219 -2 Toiletries and cosmetics 152 154 -2 Rugs 55 64 -9 Camping apparel and gear 386 397 -11 Gem stones, other 112 134 -22 Gem diamonds 532 554 -22 Pharmaceutical prep 553 575 -22 Apparel, household goods-nontext 396 425 -29 Footwear 724 754 -30 Jewelry 493 529 -36 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or co 1,322 1,359 -37 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 320 362 -41 Apparel, household goods - cotto 1,495 1,555 -60 Other Goods 1,935 1,926 9 __________________________________________________ Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-year Item(1) 1994 1993 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 610,155 539,372 70,783 Net Adjustments 5,059 8,154 -3,095 Total, Census Basis 605,096 531,220 73,876 Foods, feeds, and beverages 28,311 25,525 2,786 Fish and shellfish 6,073 5,388 685 Meat products 3,643 3,961 -318 Cocoa beans 342 341 2 Cane and beet sugar 597 629 -32 Fruits, frozen juices 2,951 2,848 104 Green coffee 2,001 1,239 763 Food oils, oilseeds 1,011 795 216 Nuts 464 434 31 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,304 895 409 Bakery products 1,406 1,286 121 Tea, spices, etc. 467 448 18 Wine and related products 1,951 1,772 179 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 440 369 71 Dairy products and eggs 544 483 61 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 1,665 1,604 61 Other foods 1,424 1,210 214 Vegetables 2,027 1,826 200 Industrial supplies and material 148,055 134,116 13,940 Crude oil 35,228 36,039 -811 Fuel oil 4,584 5,105 -521 Bauxite and aluminum 4,731 3,305 1,427 Plastic materials 3,717 2,941 776 Other precious metals 1,827 1,647 179 Tobacco, waxes, etc 2,588 2,713 -125 Finished metal shapes 3,214 2,498 716 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 3,430 3,142 287 Paper and paper products 2,934 2,551 384 Liquified petroleum gases 2,443 2,394 49 Shingles, wallboard 2,603 2,122 481 Petroleum products, other 4,860 4,650 211 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 2,477 2,141 336 Steelmaking materials 2,104 1,660 444 Synthetic cloth 3,046 2,769 277 Industrial supplies, other 6,959 6,317 643 Farming materials, livestock 403 338 65 Iron and steel, advanced 2,915 2,407 509 Lumber 5,640 4,539 1,100 Plywood and veneers 938 868 71 Newsprint 3,035 3,373 -338 Cotton, natural fibers 211 198 13 Iron and steel mill prod 9,342 6,100 3,242 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,072 1,754 318 Materials, exc. chemicals 1,327 1,316 10 Wool, silk, etc. 722 668 53 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 304 277 27 Tin 197 191 6 Nontextile floor tiles 998 897 101 Coal and related fuels 624 500 124 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,805 1,804 1 Hides and skins 189 163 27 Hair, waste materials 217 171 46 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 219 175 45 Synthetic rubber--primary 905 810 95 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 1,086 857 229 Zinc 716 723 -7 Gas-natural 3,772 3,414 358 Leather and furs 813 696 116 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,590 1,653 -63 Finished textile supplies 1,086 967 119 Chemicals-fertilizers 2,535 2,091 443 Electric energy 886 596 290 Natural rubber 866 780 86 Chemicals-inorganic 2,700 2,533 167 Nonferrous metals, other 999 775 223 Nickel 650 627 23 Nuclear fuel materials 1,002 815 186 Nonmonetary gold 1,842 1,930 -88 Copper 1,635 1,260 375 Chemicals-organic 7,070 5,854 1,216 Capital goods, except automotive 167,894 138,482 29,411 Computer accessories 36,554 29,153 7,401 Civilian aircraft 3,332 3,247 85 Business machines and equipment 5,721 4,921 801 Electric apparatus 13,286 11,057 2,229 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 9,300 7,805 1,495 Excavating machinery 3,053 2,047 1,007 Generators, accessories 4,990 4,850 140 Industrial engines 5,230 3,727 1,503 Materials handling equipment 2,548 2,093 455 Railway transpor. equip 974 581 392 Photo, service industry 4,402 3,755 646 Drilling & oilfield equipment 554 968 -414 Marine engines, parts 366 334 32 Nonfarm tractors and parts 597 457 140 Laboratory testing instruments 624 573 51 Food, tobacco machinery 853 724 129 Specialized mining 642 482 159 Textile, sewing machines 2,102 2,099 4 Agricultural machinery, equipmen 3,225 2,340 885 Engines-civilian aircraft 4,726 4,683 43 Wood, glass, plastic 3,773 2,579 1,194 Medicinal equipment 4,836 4,763 74 Measuring, testing, control inst 4,239 3,448 791 Parts-civilian aircraft 2,210 2,097 114 Metalworking machine tools 4,677 3,858 819 Computers 5,348 5,499 -150 Semiconductors 23,583 17,605 5,978 Telecommunications equipment 13,019 10,273 2,745 Vessels, except scrap 204 12 193 Commercial vessels, other 14 33 -19 Pulp and paper machinery 2,908 2,412 496 Spacecraft, exc. military 5 4 1 Automotive vehicles, parts and e 107,967 93,695 14,272 Consumer goods 133,432 122,729 10,703 Toys/games/sporting goods 11,592 11,435 157 TV's, VCR's, etc 8,325 7,549 775 Stereo equipment, etc 7,065 5,897 1,167 Motorcycles and parts 949 887 62 Household appliances 4,689 4,077 613 Writing and art supplies 4,795 4,763 31 Photo equipment 1,584 1,470 114 Portable typewriters, etc 8,726 7,989 737 Pleasure boats and motors 967 749 218 Glassware, chinaware 1,562 1,414 148 Furniture, household goods, etc. 5,152 4,386 766 Books, printed matter 1,794 1,673 122 Musical instruments 825 769 56 Nursery stock, etc. 651 594 57 Records, tapes, and disks 688 561 127 Numismatic coins 192 321 -129 Apparel, household goods - wool 1,863 1,659 204 Cookware, cutlery, tools 2,238 2,027 211 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,524 1,404 120 Rugs 699 608 91 Camping apparel and gear 4,303 4,202 100 Gem stones, other 1,281 1,213 68 Gem diamonds 5,344 4,627 716 Pharmaceutical prep 5,993 5,425 568 Apparel, household goods-nontext 4,204 3,730 473 Footwear 8,323 7,700 624 Jewelry 5,224 4,921 303 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or co 14,394 13,595 800 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 3,239 3,262 -22 Apparel, household goods - cotto 15,247 13,825 1,422 Other Goods 19,437 16,682 2,754 (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-95-12), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, NOVEMBER 1994. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.