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.) October September Monthly Item(1) 1994 1994 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 58,324 58,029 295 Net Adjustments 280 225 55 Total, Census Basis 58,044 57,804 240 Foods, feeds, and beverages 2,674 2,714 -40 Cane and beet sugar 38 125 -87 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 142 169 -27 Wine and related products 175 187 -13 Dairy products and eggs 43 53 -10 Bakery products 128 137 -9 Green coffee 260 269 -8 Vegetables 178 185 -8 Tea, spices, etc. 43 47 -3 Other foods 127 129 -1 Cocoa beans 34 35 -1 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 37 37 -1 Nuts 37 35 2 Feedstuff and foodgrains 113 101 12 Food oils, oilseeds 93 81 12 Meat products 323 306 17 Fruits, frozen juices 275 246 29 Fish and shellfish 627 572 55 Industrial supplies and material 13,931 14,305 -373 Crude oil 3,232 3,970 -738 Petroleum products, other 310 409 -99 Gas-natural 301 366 -64 Steelmaking materials 177 211 -34 Chemicals-fertilizers 237 270 -33 Finished metal shapes 285 308 -22 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 307 326 -19 Plywood and veneers 64 81 -17 Materials, exc. chemicals 113 124 -12 Tobacco, waxes, etc 226 237 -12 Coal and related fuels 57 67 -10 Fuel oil 314 323 -9 Cotton cloth, fabrics 148 154 -6 Shingles, wallboard 245 251 -6 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 26 29 -2 Nontextile floor tiles 95 96 -1 Synthetic cloth 284 284 (-) Synthetic rubber--primary 80 80 (-) Lumber 515 514 1 Industrial supplies, other 676 675 2 Hair, waste materials 19 17 2 Paper and paper products 284 282 2 Farming materials, livestock 31 29 2 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 115 113 2 Hides and skins 19 16 3 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 237 234 3 Zinc 67 64 3 Blank tapes, audio & visual 166 162 4 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 24 19 5 Cotton, natural fibers 17 12 5 Finished textile supplies 112 105 7 Tin 21 14 7 Leather and furs 82 75 7 Chemicals-inorganic 277 269 8 Plastic materials 376 368 9 Nonferrous metals, other 108 99 9 Wool, silk, etc. 68 59 10 Electric energy 86 72 14 Iron and steel, advanced 278 262 17 Natural rubber 101 84 17 Nickel 73 55 18 Newsprint 306 285 20 Other precious metals 157 130 27 Pulpwood and woodpulp 233 202 31 Nonmonetary gold 227 179 48 Chemicals-organic 677 628 49 Nuclear fuel materials 140 85 55 Copper 236 169 67 Iron and steel mill prod 928 859 69 Liquified petroleum gases 273 190 82 Bauxite and aluminum 501 396 105 Capital goods, except automotive 16,582 16,470 112 Semiconductors 2,594 2,361 233 Metalworking machine tools 475 382 93 Pulp and paper machinery 293 231 63 Engines-civilian aircraft 449 427 22 Measuring, testing, control inst 418 397 22 Drilling & oilfield equipment 54 34 20 Medicinal equipment 479 459 20 Excavating machinery 294 274 20 Electric apparatus 1,295 1,278 17 Agricultural machinery, equipmen 312 295 17 Generators, accessories 488 472 16 Computer accessories 3,693 3,679 14 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 905 892 13 Textile, sewing machines 199 189 10 Food, tobacco machinery 86 76 10 Nonfarm tractors and parts 56 48 8 Materials handling equipment 254 246 8 Laboratory testing instruments 70 63 7 Railway transpor. equip 107 105 2 Commercial vessels, other 1 1 (-) Spacecraft, exc. military (Z) (Z) (Z) Specialized mining 64 65 -1 Parts-civilian aircraft 209 210 -2 Marine engines, parts 32 35 -3 Wood, glass, plastic 362 376 -14 Industrial engines 494 515 -21 Business machines and equipment 513 534 -21 Telecommunications equipment 1,314 1,336 -23 Photo, service industry 400 434 -34 Computers 481 542 -62 Civilian aircraft 193 311 -119 Vessels, except scrap (Z) 203 -203 Automotive vehicles, parts and e 10,211 9,870 341 Consumer goods 12,730 12,630 100 Gem diamonds 503 362 141 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 362 262 100 Pharmaceutical prep 569 532 37 Pleasure boats and motors 87 59 28 Furniture, household goods, etc. 507 485 22 Books, printed matter 177 162 15 Apparel, household goods-nontext 425 410 14 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,081 1,069 12 Jewelry 528 518 10 Records, tapes, and disks 74 66 7 Gem stones, other 133 126 7 Toiletries and cosmetics 154 147 7 Apparel, household goods - wool 187 181 7 Camping apparel and gear 397 391 5 Glassware, chinaware 150 147 3 Nursery stock, etc. 58 59 -1 Cookware, cutlery, tools 219 220 -1 Photo equipment 150 154 -4 Rugs 65 70 -6 Musical instruments 73 82 -9 Numismatic coins 13 24 -11 Motorcycles and parts 61 73 -12 Footwear 754 767 -14 Household appliances 425 443 -18 Portable typewriters, etc 812 830 -18 Writing and art supplies 437 458 -21 Apparel, household goods - cotto 1,557 1,580 -23 Stereo equipment, etc 679 711 -32 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or co 1,359 1,404 -45 TV's, VCR's, etc 736 837 -102 Other Goods 1,916 1,815 101 _________________________________________________________________ Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-year Item(1) 1994 1993 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 549,952 488,487 61,465 Net Adjustments 4,787 7,249 -2,462 Total, Census Basis 545,165 481,241 63,924 Foods, feeds, and beverages 25,675 23,198 2,477 Cane and beet sugar 568 600 -32 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 1,508 1,470 39 Wine and related products 1,770 1,616 154 Dairy products and eggs 494 439 55 Bakery products 1,274 1,169 104 Green coffee 1,747 1,147 600 Vegetables 1,820 1,659 161 Tea, spices, etc. 417 404 14 Other foods 1,280 1,098 182 Cocoa beans 329 306 22 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 397 339 58 Nuts 426 407 19 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,186 770 416 Food oils, oilseeds 918 698 219 Meat products 3,347 3,600 -253 Fruits, frozen juices 2,683 2,593 90 Fish and shellfish 5,513 4,886 627 Industrial supplies and material 133,476 121,841 11,635 Crude oil 31,671 32,864 -1,194 Petroleum products, other 4,531 4,279 252 Gas-natural 3,474 3,102 371 Steelmaking materials 1,917 1,465 452 Chemicals-fertilizers 2,309 1,888 421 Finished metal shapes 2,896 2,265 631 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 3,091 2,865 226 Plywood and veneers 865 767 98 Materials, exc. chemicals 1,210 1,193 17 Tobacco, waxes, etc 2,328 2,487 -159 Coal and related fuels 565 438 127 Fuel oil 4,196 4,699 -503 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,446 1,524 -78 Shingles, wallboard 2,338 1,906 432 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 273 249 24 Nontextile floor tiles 899 812 88 Synthetic cloth 2,752 2,511 241 Synthetic rubber--primary 824 740 85 Lumber 5,116 4,024 1,092 Industrial supplies, other 6,272 5,707 565 Hair, waste materials 199 154 45 Paper and paper products 2,622 2,312 310 Farming materials, livestock 345 309 35 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 973 774 199 Hides and skins 169 148 21 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 2,224 1,945 279 Zinc 651 655 -3 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,636 1,662 -26 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 196 160 36 Cotton, natural fibers 187 182 5 Finished textile supplies 980 877 103 Tin 172 176 -4 Leather and furs 735 628 107 Chemicals-inorganic 2,436 2,297 139 Plastic materials 3,287 2,660 627 Nonferrous metals, other 905 715 190 Wool, silk, etc. 647 605 42 Electric energy 812 528 285 Iron and steel, advanced 2,626 2,164 463 Natural rubber 780 707 72 Nickel 601 565 37 Newsprint 2,721 3,085 -363 Other precious metals 1,630 1,492 138 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,832 1,614 218 Nonmonetary gold 1,670 1,783 -112 Chemicals-organic 6,382 5,344 1,038 Nuclear fuel materials 911 760 151 Copper 1,477 1,173 304 Iron and steel mill prod 8,384 5,431 2,953 Liquified petroleum gases 2,149 2,168 -18 Bauxite and aluminum 4,160 2,980 1,180 Capital goods, except automotive 150,907 125,173 25,734 Semiconductors 21,043 15,786 5,257 Metalworking machine tools 4,236 3,516 720 Pulp and paper machinery 2,617 2,190 427 Engines-civilian aircraft 4,281 4,236 45 Measuring, testing, control inst 3,837 3,112 725 Drilling & oilfield equipment 496 920 -424 Medicinal equipment 4,372 4,251 121 Excavating machinery 2,735 1,841 893 Electric apparatus 11,954 9,966 1,988 Agricultural machinery, equipmen 2,919 2,108 810 Generators, accessories 4,487 4,413 74 Computer accessories 32,575 26,358 6,216 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 8,378 7,058 1,321 Textile, sewing machines 1,910 1,920 -10 Food, tobacco machinery 769 655 114 Nonfarm tractors and parts 541 411 131 Materials handling equipment 2,283 1,893 391 Laboratory testing instruments 552 517 35 Railway transpor. equip 847 511 335 Commercial vessels, other 13 32 -19 Spacecraft, exc. military 5 4 1 Specialized mining 584 442 143 Parts-civilian aircraft 2,019 1,930 89 Marine engines, parts 333 308 25 Wood, glass, plastic 3,426 2,322 1,103 Industrial engines 4,725 3,378 1,347 Business machines and equipment 5,151 4,440 711 Telecommunications equipment 11,801 9,322 2,479 Photo, service industry 3,996 3,399 596 Computers 4,907 4,999 -92 Civilian aircraft 2,913 2,920 -8 Vessels, except scrap 204 12 193 Automotive vehicles, parts and e 97,193 84,840 12,353 Consumer goods 120,421 111,203 9,218 Gem diamonds 4,761 4,168 593 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 2,919 2,945 -26 Pharmaceutical prep 5,434 4,859 574 Pleasure boats and motors 863 676 187 Furniture, household goods, etc. 4,632 3,968 663 Books, printed matter 1,605 1,528 77 Apparel, household goods-nontext 3,807 3,363 444 Toys/games/sporting goods 10,405 10,376 29 Jewelry 4,731 4,483 248 Records, tapes, and disks 618 507 111 Gem stones, other 1,168 1,098 70 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,372 1,271 101 Apparel, household goods - wool 1,679 1,510 169 Camping apparel and gear 3,916 3,842 74 Glassware, chinaware 1,399 1,285 114 Nursery stock, etc. 590 539 50 Cookware, cutlery, tools 2,020 1,847 174 Photo equipment 1,404 1,338 66 Rugs 644 548 97 Musical instruments 746 700 47 Numismatic coins 179 296 -118 Motorcycles and parts 837 829 8 Footwear 7,598 7,004 594 Household appliances 4,216 3,683 533 Portable typewriters, etc 7,899 7,240 660 Writing and art supplies 4,322 4,318 4 Apparel, household goods - cotto 13,753 12,584 1,169 Stereo equipment, etc 6,333 5,306 1,027 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or co 13,072 12,284 788 TV's, VCR's, etc 7,500 6,814 687 Other Goods 17,492 14,995 2,497 (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-94-205), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, OCTOBER 1994. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.