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. (R) Revised.) Item(1) August July (R) Monthly 1995 1995 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 62,548 62,598 -51 Net Adjustments 236 211 25 Total, Census Basis 62,312 62,388 -76 Foods, feeds, and beverages 2,740 2,741 -2 Fruits, frozen juices 275 307 -32 Cane and beet sugar 65 93 -28 Feedstuff and foodgrains 96 110 -14 Green coffee 200 214 -14 Food oils, oilseeds 100 110 -10 Other foods 146 148 -2 Dairy products and eggs 51 53 -2 Fish and shellfish 568 568 (-) Nuts 44 43 1 Tea, spices, etc. 39 38 2 Vegetables 233 231 2 Cocoa beans 28 24 4 Bakery products 150 146 4 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 44 39 5 Wine and related products 201 179 23 Meat products 324 300 25 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 173 140 33 Industrial supplies and materials 14,899 15,316 -417 Chemicals-organic 725 867 -142 Crude 3,529 3,636 -107 Petroleum products, other 412 485 -73 Bauxite and aluminum 438 490 -52 Steelmaking materials 231 279 -48 Copper 175 215 -41 Other precious metals 194 230 -36 Chemicals-fertilizers 243 275 -31 Tobacco, waxes, etc 253 276 -23 Pulpwood and woodpulp 345 360 -15 Wool, silk, etc. 60 74 -14 Industrial supplies, other 769 782 -13 Cotton cloth, fabrics 164 177 -12 Synthetic rubber--primary 82 94 -12 Plywood and veneers 82 91 -9 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 261 268 -7 Iron and steel, advanced 297 303 -7 Tin 25 31 -6 Iron and steel mill prod 739 745 -6 Leather and furs 71 76 -6 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 39 44 -5 Materials, exc. chemicals 129 133 -5 Farming materials, livestock 32 36 -4 Cotton, natural fibers 20 23 -3 Synthetic cloth 271 273 -3 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 351 353 -2 Zinc 73 75 -2 Blank tapes, audio & visual 167 168 -2 Coal and related fuels 55 57 -2 Nontextile floor tiles 97 99 -1 Hair, waste materials 20 21 -1 Natural rubber 141 141 (-) Shingles, wallboard 258 258 (-) Hides and skins 19 17 1 Liquified petroleum gases 260 259 2 Finished textile supplies 115 113 2 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 30 27 3 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 128 124 4 Chemicals-inorganic 313 309 4 Nonferrous metals, other 130 125 5 Plastic materials 413 408 5 Electric energy 92 85 7 Paper and paper products 388 380 8 Finished metal shapes 331 317 14 Lumber 465 451 14 Gas-natural 285 271 15 Newsprint 400 372 29 Nonmonetary gold 193 163 30 Fuel oil 369 338 31 Nickel 99 66 33 Nuclear fuel materials 121 57 65 Capital goods, except automotive 18,895 18,859 36 Computer accessories 4,510 4,229 281 Civilian aircraft 293 195 98 Semiconductors 3,482 3,408 74 Computers 412 373 38 Business machines and equipment 629 613 16 Specialized mining 72 61 12 Generators, accessories 598 589 9 Railway transpor. equip 91 87 4 Nonfarm tractors and parts 47 46 1 Vessels, except scrap (-) (Z) (Z) Spacecraft, exc. military (Z) (Z) (Z) Marine engines, parts 50 51 -1 Measuring, testing, control instru 476 480 -3 Laboratory testing instruments 68 72 -4 Industrial engines 520 524 -4 Medicinal equipment 498 504 -6 Parts-civilian aircraft 204 212 -8 Commercial vessels, other 1 15 -15 Drilling & oilfield equipment 30 50 -20 Materials handling equipment 267 287 -20 Metalworking machine tools 577 598 -21 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 1,016 1,038 -22 Food, tobacco machinery 91 114 -23 Wood, glass, plastic 374 397 -23 Excavating machinery 273 297 -24 Electric apparatus 1,468 1,494 -26 Photo, service industry 436 465 -29 Textile, sewing machines 190 219 -30 Engines-civilian aircraft 394 427 -34 Agricultural machinery, equipment 280 323 -43 Pulp and paper machinery 315 380 -65 Telecommunications equipment 1,236 1,312 -76 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 10,432 10,016 416 Consumer goods 13,449 13,470 -21 Apparel, household goods - cotton 1,628 1,629 -1 Apparel, household goods - wool 194 199 -5 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,393 1,397 -4 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 401 402 -1 Footwear 783 760 22 Camping apparel and gear 382 402 -20 Pharmaceutical prep 665 727 -63 Books, printed matter 191 190 1 Toiletries and cosmetics 169 158 11 Writing and art supplies 555 548 7 Furniture, household goods, etc. 522 517 4 Glassware, chinaware 171 174 -3 Cookware, cutlery, tools 223 225 -2 Household appliances 427 425 2 Rugs 82 78 4 Portable typewriters, etc 920 924 -4 Motorcycles and parts 102 86 16 Pleasure boats and motors 73 92 -18 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,204 1,153 51 Photo equipment 177 154 23 Musical instruments 86 91 -5 TV's, VCR's, etc 795 842 -47 Stereo equipment, etc 724 703 21 Records, tapes, and disks 101 70 31 Numismatic coins 10 11 -1 Jewelry 464 512 -48 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 286 312 -25 Nursery stock, etc. 76 73 3 Gem diamonds 526 506 20 Gem stones, other 119 110 9 Other Goods 1,897 1,984 -88 ______________________________________________________________________ Item(1) Year to Year to Year to date Date 1995 Date 1994 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 499,907 433,328 66,579 Net Adjustments 4,741 4,284 457 Total, Census Basis 495,166 429,044 66,123 Foods, feeds, and beverages 22,185 20,270 1,914 Fruits, frozen juices 2,327 2,161 166 Cane and beet sugar 471 405 66 Feedstuff and foodgrains 841 975 -134 Green coffee 2,081 1,218 863 Food oils, oilseeds 842 745 98 Other foods 1,133 1,021 112 Dairy products and eggs 421 395 25 Fish and shellfish 4,389 4,327 62 Nuts 356 342 14 Tea, spices, etc. 348 327 22 Vegetables 1,668 1,437 231 Cocoa beans 244 259 -16 Bakery products 1,170 1,007 163 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 364 322 42 Wine and related products 1,509 1,404 105 Meat products 2,734 2,717 17 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 1,289 1,208 80 Industrial supplies and materials 121,452 105,217 16,235 Chemicals-organic 6,341 5,061 1,280 Crude 28,774 24,554 4,221 Petroleum products, other 3,225 3,816 -591 Bauxite and aluminum 4,551 3,266 1,285 Steelmaking materials 1,892 1,500 392 Copper 1,547 1,070 477 Other precious metals 1,684 1,345 338 Chemicals-fertilizers 2,171 1,776 395 Tobacco, waxes, etc 1,955 1,864 91 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,538 1,398 1,140 Wool, silk, etc. 551 518 33 Industrial supplies, other 5,963 4,919 1,044 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,345 1,144 200 Synthetic rubber--primary 784 664 120 Plywood and veneers 687 718 -32 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 2,059 1,746 312 Iron and steel, advanced 2,405 2,083 322 Tin 187 137 49 Iron and steel mill prod 6,898 6,617 281 Leather and furs 667 576 91 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 286 219 67 Materials, exc. chemicals 1,015 972 44 Farming materials, livestock 291 275 17 Cotton, natural fibers 199 158 41 Synthetic cloth 2,242 2,181 61 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 2,897 2,451 446 Zinc 666 521 145 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,287 1,306 -19 Coal and related fuels 472 440 32 Nontextile floor tiles 778 710 68 Hair, waste materials 154 163 -9 Natural rubber 1,176 596 580 Shingles, wallboard 2,066 1,839 227 Hides and skins 140 133 6 Liquified petroleum gases 2,149 1,689 460 Finished textile supplies 891 762 129 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 199 152 47 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 995 753 242 Chemicals-inorganic 2,422 1,887 535 Nonferrous metals, other 937 707 230 Plastic materials 3,323 2,527 796 Electric energy 623 669 -46 Paper and paper products 3,035 2,058 977 Finished metal shapes 2,630 2,287 343 Lumber 3,677 4,093 -416 Gas-natural 2,246 2,779 -534 Newsprint 2,797 2,130 667 Nonmonetary gold 1,328 1,268 60 Fuel oil 2,803 3,559 -756 Nickel 809 475 334 Nuclear fuel materials 697 686 11 Capital goods, except automotive 144,034 118,118 25,915 Computer accessories 32,170 25,433 6,737 Civilian aircraft 2,393 2,391 1 Semiconductors 24,189 16,253 7,936 Computers 3,303 3,908 -605 Business machines and equipment 4,626 4,103 523 Specialized mining 525 453 71 Generators, accessories 4,684 3,511 1,174 Railway transpor. equip 864 619 246 Nonfarm tractors and parts 402 434 -33 Vessels, except scrap (Z) 1 -1 Spacecraft, exc. military 2 4 -2 Marine engines, parts 362 267 95 Measuring, testing, control instru 3,704 3,011 694 Laboratory testing instruments 549 438 111 Industrial engines 4,091 3,740 351 Medicinal equipment 3,872 3,432 440 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,644 1,605 39 Commercial vessels, other 29 11 18 Drilling & oilfield equipment 338 407 -69 Materials handling equipment 2,211 1,775 435 Metalworking machine tools 4,447 3,353 1,094 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 8,100 6,571 1,529 Food, tobacco machinery 763 604 158 Wood, glass, plastic 3,250 2,678 572 Excavating machinery 2,567 2,152 414 Electric apparatus 11,308 9,382 1,926 Photo, service industry 3,586 3,154 432 Textile, sewing machines 1,620 1,522 98 Engines-civilian aircraft 3,113 3,391 -278 Agricultural machinery, equipment 2,592 2,324 268 Pulp and paper machinery 2,531 2,074 457 Telecommunications equipment 10,200 9,117 1,084 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 85,046 76,460 8,586 Consumer goods 107,489 95,249 12,240 Apparel, household goods - cotton 12,932 10,623 2,308 Apparel, household goods - wool 1,632 1,309 323 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 11,107 10,321 785 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 3,166 3,002 164 Footwear 6,242 6,035 207 Camping apparel and gear 3,311 3,102 209 Pharmaceutical prep 5,254 4,330 923 Books, printed matter 1,518 1,270 248 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,280 1,077 203 Writing and art supplies 4,216 3,422 794 Furniture, household goods, etc. 4,165 3,639 527 Glassware, chinaware 1,288 1,107 181 Cookware, cutlery, tools 1,853 1,578 274 Household appliances 3,565 3,353 212 Rugs 601 512 89 Portable typewriters, etc 7,130 6,274 856 Motorcycles and parts 852 675 177 Pleasure boats and motors 1,015 717 298 Toys/games/sporting goods 9,180 8,322 859 Photo equipment 1,358 1,108 250 Musical instruments 706 589 118 TV's, VCR's, etc 6,830 5,958 872 Stereo equipment, etc 5,693 5,013 680 Records, tapes, and disks 607 484 123 Numismatic coins 93 142 -50 Jewelry 4,071 3,734 337 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 2,473 2,296 177 Nursery stock, etc. 575 469 106 Gem diamonds 3,906 3,878 29 Gem stones, other 871 910 -39 Other Goods 14,962 13,730 1,232 (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-95-191), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, AUGUST 1995. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.