\RN 12 01 00 110 \RT DATA REP \DI GRAPH 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.) September August Monthly Item(1) 1994 1994 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 58,143 58,220 -77 Net Adjustments 223 362 -139 Total, Census Basis 57,921 57,859 62 Foods, feeds, and beverages 2,720 2,699 21 Cane and beet sugar 124 51 73 Wine and related products 187 177 10 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 167 157 10 Bakery products 137 128 9 Tea, spices, etc. 47 43 4 Dairy products and eggs 53 49 3 Cocoa beans 35 33 2 Feedstuff and foodgrains 104 104 (-) Meat products 309 310 -2 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 38 41 -3 Fruits, frozen juices 246 252 -6 Nuts 35 44 -8 Other foods 128 138 -10 Fish and shellfish 574 585 -10 Vegetables 185 197 -12 Food oils, oilseeds 81 99 -18 Green coffee 269 290 -22 Industrial supplies and material 14,365 14,687 -322 Petroleum products, other 410 589 -179 Fuel oil 326 487 -162 Liquified petroleum gases 210 289 -78 Iron and steel mill prod 871 922 -51 Bauxite and aluminum 396 440 -44 Nuclear fuel materials 85 122 -38 Other precious metals 142 175 -33 Lumber 513 545 -32 Finished metal shapes 308 327 -19 Newsprint 285 304 -19 Cotton cloth, fabrics 154 168 -14 Zinc 64 75 -12 Electric energy 72 83 -11 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 29 39 -10 Wool, silk, etc. 59 67 -8 Pulpwood and woodpulp 202 211 -8 Cotton, natural fibers 12 18 -6 Iron and steel, advanced 262 267 -5 Tin 14 18 -4 Nickel 55 58 -4 Blank tapes, audio & visual 162 165 -3 Hair, waste materials 17 20 -2 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 19 21 -2 Shingles, wallboard 251 253 -2 Synthetic rubber--primary 80 82 -2 Hides and skins 16 17 -1 Natural rubber 84 85 -1 Finished textile supplies 105 106 -1 Leather and furs 75 76 -1 Plywood and veneers 81 82 -1 Materials, exc. chemicals 123 124 -1 Synthetic cloth 285 285 (-) Paper and paper products 282 281 1 Farming materials, livestock 29 28 1 Chemicals-organic 629 627 2 Plastic materials 368 365 2 Nontextile floor tiles 96 93 3 Chemicals-inorganic 269 265 4 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 234 229 5 Nonmonetary gold 180 175 5 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 112 105 7 Coal and related fuels 67 59 8 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 327 316 12 Industrial supplies, other 676 652 24 Nonferrous metals, other 99 75 24 Tobacco, waxes, etc 238 214 24 Steelmaking materials 210 184 25 Copper 169 142 27 Chemicals-fertilizers 270 229 41 Gas-natural 366 318 47 Crude oil 3,976 3,808 168 Capital goods, except automotive 16,496 15,304 1,192 Computer accessories 3,674 3,369 305 Civilian aircraft 311 81 230 Vessels, except scrap 203 (Z) 203 Telecommunications equipment 1,332 1,145 187 Semiconductors 2,368 2,282 86 Computers 542 477 65 Wood, glass, plastic 377 330 47 Engines-civilian aircraft 427 385 42 Medicinal equipment 462 430 32 Railway transpor. equip 103 73 30 Industrial engines 519 497 22 Excavating machinery 276 257 18 Generators, accessories 473 455 17 Agricultural machinery, equipmen 295 278 17 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 893 878 15 Laboratory testing instruments 64 51 12 Materials handling equipment 248 243 5 Business machines and equipment 535 531 4 Marine engines, parts 40 38 2 Specialized mining 64 63 1 Spacecraft, exc. military (Z) (Z) (Z) Commercial vessels, other 1 1 (-) Photo, service industry 435 438 -4 Nonfarm tractors and parts 48 52 -4 Measuring, testing, control inst 398 403 -5 Parts-civilian aircraft 211 218 -7 Drilling & oilfield equipment 40 47 -8 Food, tobacco machinery 76 84 -8 Electric apparatus 1,279 1,288 -9 Pulp and paper machinery 231 255 -24 Textile, sewing machines 189 220 -31 Metalworking machine tools 383 431 -48 Automotive vehicles, parts and e 9,882 11,057 -1,175 Consumer goods 12,637 12,479 158 Stereo equipment, etc 705 662 43 Jewelry 519 480 39 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or co 1,406 1,371 35 Camping apparel and gear 392 370 22 TV's, VCR's, etc 837 816 22 Cookware, cutlery, tools 220 199 21 Furniture, household goods, etc. 485 466 20 Apparel, household goods-nontext 412 394 17 Apparel, household goods - wool 180 165 16 Household appliances 443 428 15 Photo equipment 154 139 15 Numismatic coins 24 12 12 Writing and art supplies 458 447 12 Footwear 770 759 11 Pharmaceutical prep 536 527 9 Rugs 70 64 6 Apparel, household goods - cotto 1,579 1,574 6 Books, printed matter 163 158 5 Glassware, chinaware 147 143 5 Toiletries and cosmetics 147 144 3 Musical instruments 82 79 3 Nursery stock, etc. 59 58 1 Records, tapes, and disks 65 65 1 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 263 264 -1 Pleasure boats and motors 59 62 -2 Gem stones, other 126 128 -3 Portable typewriters, etc 831 834 -3 Motorcycles and parts 73 84 -11 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,068 1,091 -23 Gem diamonds 362 499 -137 Other Goods 1,821 1,632 188 ______________________________________________________________________ Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-year Item(1) 1994 1993 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 491,734 436,592 55,142 Net Adjustments 4,496 6,203 -1,707 Total, Census Basis 487,238 430,391 56,846 Foods, feeds, and beverages 23,006 20,649 2,357 Cane and beet sugar 529 558 -29 Wine and related products 1,595 1,444 151 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 1,364 1,314 50 Bakery products 1,146 1,041 105 Tea, spices, etc. 374 357 17 Dairy products and eggs 451 394 57 Cocoa beans 294 275 19 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,077 663 414 Meat products 3,026 3,212 -186 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 360 302 58 Fruits, frozen juices 2,408 2,336 72 Nuts 388 372 16 Other foods 1,152 978 174 Fish and shellfish 4,889 4,266 623 Vegetables 1,642 1,488 155 Food oils, oilseeds 825 622 203 Green coffee 1,486 1,027 459 Industrial supplies and material 119,605 109,299 10,306 Petroleum products, other 4,223 3,896 326 Fuel oil 3,884 4,163 -279 Liquified petroleum gases 1,896 1,881 16 Iron and steel mill prod 7,469 4,763 2,706 Bauxite and aluminum 3,659 2,668 991 Nuclear fuel materials 771 709 61 Other precious metals 1,484 1,334 150 Lumber 4,601 3,529 1,072 Finished metal shapes 2,611 2,019 592 Newsprint 2,416 2,797 -381 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,299 1,381 -82 Zinc 584 585 -1 Electric energy 726 460 266 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 247 227 21 Wool, silk, etc. 579 545 34 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,600 1,464 136 Cotton, natural fibers 170 165 5 Iron and steel, advanced 2,348 1,915 433 Tin 151 161 -10 Nickel 529 518 11 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,470 1,481 -11 Hair, waste materials 180 136 45 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 172 142 30 Shingles, wallboard 2,092 1,705 387 Synthetic rubber--primary 744 661 83 Hides and skins 150 134 17 Natural rubber 679 645 34 Finished textile supplies 869 788 81 Leather and furs 654 563 91 Plywood and veneers 801 675 126 Materials, exc. chemicals 1,096 1,066 31 Synthetic cloth 2,469 2,257 212 Paper and paper products 2,338 2,071 267 Farming materials, livestock 314 283 31 Chemicals-organic 5,707 4,781 926 Plastic materials 2,911 2,372 539 Nontextile floor tiles 804 728 76 Chemicals-inorganic 2,159 2,068 91 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 1,987 1,739 248 Nonmonetary gold 1,445 1,617 -171 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 857 687 169 Coal and related fuels 508 369 138 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 2,785 2,552 233 Industrial supplies, other 5,598 5,096 502 Nonferrous metals, other 796 656 140 Tobacco, waxes, etc 2,103 2,274 -171 Steelmaking materials 1,738 1,329 409 Copper 1,240 1,069 171 Chemicals-fertilizers 2,072 1,690 382 Gas-natural 3,173 2,816 356 Crude oil 28,446 29,666 -1,220 Capital goods, except automotive 134,351 111,573 22,778 Computer accessories 28,876 23,507 5,369 Civilian aircraft 2,719 2,587 133 Vessels, except scrap 204 12 193 Telecommunications equipment 10,483 8,385 2,099 Semiconductors 18,456 14,042 4,413 Computers 4,426 4,454 -27 Wood, glass, plastic 3,065 2,077 988 Engines-civilian aircraft 3,833 3,838 -5 Medicinal equipment 3,896 3,829 67 Railway transpor. equip 738 482 256 Industrial engines 4,234 3,012 1,223 Excavating machinery 2,442 1,662 780 Generators, accessories 4,000 3,951 50 Agricultural machinery, equipmen 2,607 1,881 726 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 7,475 6,315 1,161 Laboratory testing instruments 483 462 21 Materials handling equipment 2,031 1,697 334 Business machines and equipment 4,640 3,976 665 Marine engines, parts 306 268 37 Specialized mining 520 391 129 Spacecraft, exc. military 4 3 1 Commercial vessels, other 12 10 2 Photo, service industry 3,597 3,049 548 Nonfarm tractors and parts 485 365 120 Measuring, testing, control inst 3,420 2,793 627 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,811 1,758 53 Drilling & oilfield equipment 447 460 -13 Food, tobacco machinery 683 593 90 Electric apparatus 10,660 8,888 1,772 Pulp and paper machinery 2,324 1,978 345 Textile, sewing machines 1,711 1,719 -8 Metalworking machine tools 3,762 3,126 636 Automotive vehicles, parts and e 86,995 75,946 11,049 Consumer goods 107,699 99,530 8,169 Stereo equipment, etc 5,649 4,722 927 Jewelry 4,203 4,030 173 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or co 11,716 11,047 669 Camping apparel and gear 3,520 3,470 50 TV's, VCR's, etc 6,765 6,107 657 Cookware, cutlery, tools 1,801 1,653 149 Furniture, household goods, etc. 4,125 3,539 586 Apparel, household goods-nontext 3,383 2,998 386 Apparel, household goods - wool 1,491 1,369 123 Household appliances 3,792 3,281 510 Photo equipment 1,254 1,214 40 Numismatic coins 166 274 -107 Writing and art supplies 3,885 3,866 19 Footwear 6,847 6,278 569 Pharmaceutical prep 4,869 4,308 561 Rugs 579 488 91 Apparel, household goods - cotto 12,196 11,335 861 Books, printed matter 1,428 1,370 58 Glassware, chinaware 1,248 1,153 95 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,218 1,129 89 Musical instruments 673 629 44 Nursery stock, etc. 532 485 47 Records, tapes, and disks 543 457 86 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 2,558 2,497 61 Pleasure boats and motors 777 603 174 Gem stones, other 1,035 970 65 Portable typewriters, etc 7,088 6,490 598 Motorcycles and parts 776 756 20 Toys/games/sporting goods 9,322 9,282 41 Gem diamonds 4,257 3,735 523 Other Goods 15,582 13,405 2,177 (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-94-185), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, SEPTEMBER 1994. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-763-5333) or Richard M. Preuss (301-763-7754), Foreign Trade Division.