PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 8. 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.) April March Monthly Item(1) 1995 1995 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 63,427 62,484 943 Net Adjustments 882 872 10 Total, Census Basis 62,545 61,612 932 Foods, feeds, and beverages 2,737 2,901 -164 Green coffee 252 349 -96 Meat products 355 405 -50 Cane and beet sugar 37 78 -40 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 159 178 -19 Wine and related products 184 197 -13 Food oils, oilseeds 87 99 -12 Vegetables 185 197 -12 Fruits, frozen juices 292 298 -6 Cocoa beans 25 24 1 Tea, spices, etc. 46 44 2 Dairy products and eggs 56 53 3 Nuts 44 39 6 Feedstuff and foodgrains 109 101 8 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 48 40 8 Other foods 149 133 16 Bakery products 156 139 17 Fish and shellfish 552 529 23 Industrial supplies and materials 15,481 15,349 132 Iron and steel mill prod 1,045 910 135 Lumber 499 403 95 Bauxite and aluminum 709 638 71 Plastic materials 447 383 64 Industrial supplies, other 767 713 54 Finished metal shapes 352 318 34 Liquified petroleum gases 265 236 29 Newsprint 358 334 24 Chemicals-fertilizers 268 246 22 Paper and paper products 400 380 20 Shingles, wallboard 265 247 18 Nonferrous metals, other 123 106 17 Synthetic rubber--primary 113 99 14 Nuclear fuel materials 78 66 12 Pulpwood and woodpulp 319 308 11 Materials, exc. chemicals 134 123 11 Chemicals-inorganic 322 312 10 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 372 364 8 Iron and steel, advanced 310 305 5 Hides and skins 19 15 5 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 41 37 4 Finished textile supplies 113 110 3 Leather and furs 87 84 3 Hair, waste materials 21 18 3 Copper 216 215 1 Nontextile floor tiles 96 95 1 Plywood and veneers 89 89 (-) Stone, sand, cement, etc. 127 128 (-) Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 25 26 -1 Electric energy 78 79 -1 Natural rubber 156 157 -1 Synthetic cloth 285 286 -1 Other precious metals 201 203 -3 Tobacco, waxes, etc 231 234 -3 Wool, silk, etc. 65 69 -4 Farming materials, livestock 34 39 -5 Blank tapes, audio & visual 167 174 -7 Cotton, natural fibers 18 26 -7 Cotton cloth, fabrics 168 178 -9 Nonmonetary gold 171 182 -11 Tin 18 31 -14 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 248 264 -16 Coal and related fuels 54 75 -21 Petroleum products, other 346 372 -26 Gas-natural 268 300 -32 Nickel 102 140 -38 Steelmaking materials 203 256 -52 Chemicals-organic 770 825 -55 Zinc 73 138 -64 Fuel oil 273 347 -73 Crude oil 3,574 3,667 -94 Capital goods, except automotive 17,936 17,557 379 Computer accessories 3,959 3,802 157 Semiconductors 2,862 2,723 139 Measuring, testing, control instr 542 471 71 Metalworking machine tools 603 533 70 Generators, accessories 605 563 43 Industrial engines 540 500 40 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 1,015 980 35 Photo, service industry 480 445 35 Wood, glass, plastic 428 396 33 Materials handling equipment 282 264 18 Textile, sewing machines 204 187 17 Agricultural machinery, equipment 347 330 16 Parts-civilian aircraft 218 203 15 Business machines and equipment 582 572 10 Nonfarm tractors and parts 56 53 3 Food, tobacco machinery 96 94 2 Medicinal equipment 465 463 2 Vessels, except scrap (Z) (-) (Z) Commercial vessels, other 1 1 (-) Spacecraft, exc. military (Z) (Z) (Z) Specialized mining 67 68 -1 Excavating machinery 333 335 -2 Laboratory testing instruments 65 68 -3 Electric apparatus 1,407 1,410 -4 Railway transpor. equip 113 121 -8 Marine engines, parts 39 51 -12 Drilling & oilfield equipment 39 53 -14 Pulp and paper machinery 289 309 -20 Telecommunications equipment 1,236 1,267 -30 Engines-civilian aircraft 370 427 -57 Civilian aircraft 333 398 -65 Computers 361 472 -110 Automotive vehicles, parts and eng 11,033 10,675 358 Consumer goods 13,585 13,320 265 Apparel, household goods - cotton 1,635 1,559 76 Other household goods 922 850 72 Pharmaceutical prep 730 676 53 Writing and art supplies 544 503 41 Furniture, household goods, etc. 545 507 38 Footwear 802 765 38 Motorcycles and parts 156 124 32 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 309 278 30 Household appliances 474 451 22 Photo equipment 189 169 20 Stereo equipment, etc 732 715 17 Cookware, cutlery, tools 240 225 14 Nursery stock, etc. 71 59 12 Jewelry 508 496 11 Books, printed matter 200 190 11 Apparel, household goods - wool 214 208 6 Musical instruments 90 84 5 Rugs 80 77 4 Camping apparel and gear 432 431 2 Numismatic coins 12 14 -2 Toiletries and cosmetics 152 156 -4 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,096 1,101 -4 Records, tapes, and disks 69 74 -5 TV's, VCR's, etc 868 877 -9 Apparel, household goods-nontexti 393 404 -10 Gem stones, other 92 115 -23 Pleasure boats and motors 118 142 -23 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cot 1,357 1,427 -70 Gem diamonds 404 492 -88 Glassware, chinaware 151 151 (-) Other Goods 1,773 1,811 -38 ______________________________________________________________ Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date Item(1) 1995 1994 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 246,537 208,692 37,845 Net Adjustments 2,228 2,897 -668 Total, Census Basis 244,309 205,795 38,513 Foods, feeds, and beverages 11,260 9,840 1,421 Green coffee 1,165 486 679 Meat products 1,431 1,376 55 Cane and beet sugar 240 200 40 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 673 580 93 Wine and related products 761 689 72 Food oils, oilseeds 408 351 57 Vegetables 812 692 120 Fruits, frozen juices 1,129 1,059 70 Cocoa beans 140 153 -13 Tea, spices, etc. 191 173 18 Dairy products and eggs 222 205 17 Nuts 166 167 -1 Feedstuff and foodgrains 406 485 -79 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 162 155 7 Other foods 568 489 79 Bakery products 579 497 82 Fish and shellfish 2,206 2,081 125 Industrial supplies and materials 59,734 49,022 10,712 Iron and steel mill prod 3,726 3,090 636 Lumber 1,912 2,026 -114 Bauxite and aluminum 2,457 1,538 919 Plastic materials 1,688 1,182 506 Industrial supplies, other 2,907 2,363 544 Finished metal shapes 1,331 1,064 268 Liquified petroleum gases 1,146 748 398 Newsprint 1,288 1,030 258 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,077 866 211 Paper and paper products 1,486 982 504 Shingles, wallboard 1,045 892 152 Nonferrous metals, other 439 319 120 Synthetic rubber--primary 393 319 74 Nuclear fuel materials 273 319 -46 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,190 629 561 Materials, exc. chemicals 495 487 8 Chemicals-inorganic 1,204 900 304 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 1,427 1,181 246 Iron and steel, advanced 1,200 1,022 178 Hides and skins 70 64 6 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 140 106 34 Finished textile supplies 448 365 83 Leather and furs 350 289 60 Hair, waste materials 73 79 -6 Copper 748 457 291 Nontextile floor tiles 380 350 30 Plywood and veneers 340 376 -36 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 489 344 145 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 96 69 27 Electric energy 294 331 -36 Natural rubber 549 287 262 Synthetic cloth 1,159 1,075 85 Other precious metals 775 657 119 Tobacco, waxes, etc 925 998 -73 Wool, silk, etc. 278 252 26 Farming materials, livestock 141 147 -6 Blank tapes, audio & visual 654 648 6 Cotton, natural fibers 100 83 17 Cotton cloth, fabrics 650 522 127 Nonmonetary gold 645 661 -16 Tin 92 65 27 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 1,003 854 149 Coal and related fuels 233 212 21 Petroleum products, other 1,335 1,695 -359 Gas-natural 1,157 1,440 -283 Nickel 445 227 218 Steelmaking materials 931 736 195 Chemicals-organic 3,120 2,498 622 Zinc 368 252 116 Fuel oil 1,416 1,870 -453 Crude oil 13,642 10,055 3,587 Capital goods, except automotive 69,397 57,310 12,087 Computer accessories 15,362 12,142 3,220 Semiconductors 10,854 7,730 3,124 Measuring, testing, control instr 1,857 1,461 396 Metalworking machine tools 2,059 1,640 419 Generators, accessories 2,321 1,721 600 Industrial engines 2,037 1,797 240 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 3,949 3,183 766 Photo, service industry 1,805 1,538 267 Wood, glass, plastic 1,563 1,334 229 Materials handling equipment 1,080 840 240 Textile, sewing machines 793 747 46 Agricultural machinery, equipment 1,336 1,125 211 Parts-civilian aircraft 792 749 44 Business machines and equipment 2,241 2,033 208 Nonfarm tractors and parts 213 226 -12 Food, tobacco machinery 355 263 92 Medicinal equipment 1,863 1,703 160 Vessels, except scrap (Z) (Z) (Z) Commercial vessels, other 11 7 3 Spacecraft, exc. military 1 1 (-) Specialized mining 248 208 40 Excavating machinery 1,351 1,012 339 Laboratory testing instruments 259 205 54 Electric apparatus 5,544 4,476 1,068 Railway transpor. equip 449 262 186 Marine engines, parts 166 141 26 Drilling & oilfield equipment 169 223 -54 Pulp and paper machinery 1,184 974 211 Telecommunications equipment 5,108 4,453 655 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,478 1,676 -199 Civilian aircraft 1,284 1,437 -152 Computers 1,663 2,002 -340 Automotive vehicles, parts and eng 43,492 36,292 7,200 Consumer goods 53,368 46,519 6,849 Apparel, household goods - cotton 6,355 4,985 1,370 Other household goods 3,479 3,024 455 Pharmaceutical prep 2,586 2,176 410 Writing and art supplies 2,021 1,657 363 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,094 1,752 342 Footwear 3,152 2,977 175 Motorcycles and parts 453 317 136 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,128 1,208 -80 Household appliances 1,836 1,624 212 Photo equipment 675 568 107 Stereo equipment, etc 2,862 2,400 463 Cookware, cutlery, tools 928 780 147 Nursery stock, etc. 257 235 22 Jewelry 1,986 1,840 145 Books, printed matter 760 626 133 Apparel, household goods - wool 805 645 160 Musical instruments 347 287 60 Rugs 294 241 52 Camping apparel and gear 1,705 1,553 152 Numismatic coins 45 66 -21 Toiletries and cosmetics 646 519 128 Toys/games/sporting goods 4,526 4,013 513 Records, tapes, and disks 293 230 63 TV's, VCR's, etc 3,458 2,897 561 Apparel, household goods-nontexti 1,594 1,491 103 Gem stones, other 428 442 -14 Pleasure boats and motors 542 387 156 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cot 5,575 5,089 487 Gem diamonds 1,926 1,957 -31 Glassware, chinaware 612 532 80 Other Goods 7,057 6,813 244 (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-95-115), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, APRIL 1995. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.