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) February January Monthly 1995 1995 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 59,693 61,152 -1,458 Net Adjustments 236 244 -8 Total, Census Basis 59,457 60,908 -1,451 Foods, feeds, and beverages 2,809 2,854 -44 Green coffee 257 307 -50 Feedstuff and foodgrains 85 111 -26 Fish and shellfish 546 570 -24 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 166 183 -16 Cocoa beans 40 52 -12 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 32 42 -9 Tea, spices, etc. 46 52 -6 Dairy products and eggs 57 60 -3 Bakery products 143 143 (-) Nuts 42 41 1 Vegetables 228 226 2 Other foods 143 140 3 Wine and related products 196 187 9 Meat products 341 329 12 Fruits, frozen juices 277 264 13 Food oils, oilseeds 123 100 22 Cane and beet sugar 87 47 40 Industrial supplies and materials 14,329 14,545 -216 Iron and steel mill prod 802 916 -114 Chemicals-organic 714 819 -105 Liquified petroleum gases 297 348 -51 Nonferrous metals, other 87 122 -35 Lumber 479 511 -31 Bauxite and aluminum 540 570 -30 Newsprint 287 310 -22 Blank tapes, audio & visual 145 167 -22 Industrial supplies, other 703 724 -21 Pulpwood and woodpulp 270 289 -19 Tobacco, waxes, etc 222 238 -16 Tin 14 30 -16 Fuel oil 391 405 -14 Cotton cloth, fabrics 147 161 -14 Materials, exc. chemicals 113 124 -11 Shingles, wallboard 262 271 -8 Plywood and veneers 77 85 -8 Nuclear fuel materials 61 68 -8 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 341 348 -7 Hides and skins 15 21 -6 Zinc 76 82 -6 Synthetic cloth 290 295 -6 Plastic materials 432 437 -5 Finished textile supplies 110 115 -5 Synthetic rubber--primary 89 93 -4 Leather and furs 88 92 -4 Chemicals-fertilizers 293 296 -4 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 248 251 -4 Nonmonetary gold 144 147 -3 Hair, waste materials 16 19 -3 Wool, silk, etc. 70 73 -3 Cotton, natural fibers 26 28 -2 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 30 32 -2 Iron and steel, advanced 296 296 (-) Electric energy 69 68 1 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 23 23 1 Nontextile floor tiles 95 94 1 Farming materials, livestock 35 31 4 Gas-natural 289 284 5 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 117 112 5 Chemicals-inorganic 294 286 9 Copper 164 154 9 Nickel 108 97 11 Natural rubber 125 111 13 Other precious metals 195 180 15 Coal and related fuels 60 44 16 Finished metal shapes 335 318 17 Paper and paper products 376 354 23 Steelmaking materials 263 238 24 Petroleum products, other 362 259 103 Crude oil 3,246 3,111 134 Capital goods, except automotive 16,835 17,220 -385 Computer accessories 3,685 3,888 -202 Semiconductors 2,607 2,795 -188 Pulp and paper machinery 242 352 -110 Engines-civilian aircraft 317 351 -34 Drilling & oilfield equipment 23 55 -32 Food, tobacco machinery 72 95 -24 Nonfarm tractors and parts 45 59 -14 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 978 985 -7 Industrial engines 473 478 -5 Marine engines, parts 35 39 -4 Electric apparatus 1,363 1,367 -3 Wood, glass, plastic 375 379 -3 Medicinal equipment 469 470 -1 Textile, sewing machines 201 200 2 Metalworking machine tools 462 460 2 Specialized mining 59 55 4 Parts-civilian aircraft 188 183 5 Commercial vessels, other 7 1 5 Railway transpor. equip 110 104 6 Telecommunications equipment 1,359 1,349 10 Business machines and equipment 551 540 11 Laboratory testing instruments 59 48 11 Agricultural machinery, equipment 335 323 12 Materials handling equipment 273 261 12 Computers 421 406 15 Photo, service industry 444 429 15 Excavating machinery 346 331 15 Measuring, testing, control instru 424 407 18 Generators, accessories 601 564 36 Civilian aircraft 309 245 64 Spacecraft, exc. military (Z) (Z) (Z) Vessels, except scrap (Z) (Z) (Z) Automotive vehicles, parts and eng 10,711 11,070 -359 Consumer goods 13,087 13,441 -353 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,106 1,244 -138 Stereo equipment, etc 672 764 -92 Gem diamonds 489 542 -53 Household appliances 435 485 -50 TV's, VCR's, etc 831 874 -44 Pleasure boats and motors 126 159 -33 Furniture, household goods, etc. 511 535 -24 Jewelry 479 503 -24 Portable typewriters, etc 853 876 -23 Gem stones, other 101 122 -21 Toiletries and cosmetics 162 182 -20 Cookware, cutlery, tools 224 242 -18 Pharmaceutical prep 585 601 -16 Photo equipment 154 168 -13 Motorcycles and parts 72 85 -13 Apparel, household goods-nontextil 392 404 -13 Writing and art supplies 489 495 -6 Numismatic coins 7 13 -5 Records, tapes, and disks 72 77 -5 Footwear 793 797 -4 Musical instruments 89 86 4 Apparel, household goods - wool 197 193 4 Nursery stock, etc. 69 63 6 Glassware, chinaware 158 151 7 Rugs 70 60 10 Camping apparel and gear 432 417 15 Books, printed matter 195 174 21 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cott 1,424 1,395 28 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 290 252 38 Apparel, household goods - cotton 1,613 1,483 130 Other Goods 1,686 1,778 -92 _____________________________________________________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 1995 1994 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 120,845 101,414 19,431 Net Adjustments 480 1,193 -713 Total, Census Basis 120,365 100,221 20,145 Foods, feeds, and beverages 5,663 4,801 862 Green coffee 563 247 317 Feedstuff and foodgrains 197 225 -28 Fish and shellfish 1,116 1,039 77 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 349 283 66 Cocoa beans 92 86 6 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 74 70 4 Tea, spices, etc. 98 85 13 Dairy products and eggs 118 98 20 Bakery products 286 250 36 Nuts 82 75 7 Vegetables 455 381 73 Other foods 283 233 50 Wine and related products 382 338 44 Meat products 670 630 40 Fruits, frozen juices 541 513 28 Food oils, oilseeds 223 166 56 Cane and beet sugar 134 82 53 Industrial supplies and materials 28,874 23,552 5,322 Iron and steel mill prod 1,718 1,397 321 Chemicals-organic 1,533 1,220 313 Liquified petroleum gases 645 411 234 Nonferrous metals, other 209 132 77 Lumber 990 995 -4 Bauxite and aluminum 1,110 662 448 Newsprint 597 496 101 Blank tapes, audio & visual 313 328 -15 Industrial supplies, other 1,427 1,174 253 Pulpwood and woodpulp 559 301 258 Tobacco, waxes, etc 460 480 -20 Tin 44 30 13 Fuel oil 796 1,016 -220 Cotton cloth, fabrics 308 250 58 Materials, exc. chemicals 236 239 -2 Shingles, wallboard 533 446 88 Plywood and veneers 162 167 -6 Nuclear fuel materials 129 185 -56 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 689 582 107 Hides and skins 35 32 4 Zinc 157 129 28 Synthetic cloth 585 536 49 Plastic materials 869 585 284 Finished textile supplies 226 180 46 Synthetic rubber--primary 182 154 27 Leather and furs 179 153 26 Chemicals-fertilizers 589 428 161 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 499 428 71 Nonmonetary gold 292 340 -48 Hair, waste materials 35 36 -1 Wool, silk, etc. 144 124 19 Cotton, natural fibers 53 38 15 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 62 55 7 Iron and steel, advanced 591 525 66 Electric energy 138 166 -28 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 46 33 12 Nontextile floor tiles 189 175 14 Farming materials, livestock 65 68 -3 Gas-natural 572 712 -140 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 228 165 63 Chemicals-inorganic 580 453 127 Copper 318 200 117 Nickel 205 79 125 Natural rubber 236 133 103 Other precious metals 375 309 66 Coal and related fuels 103 94 10 Finished metal shapes 654 523 131 Paper and paper products 730 476 254 Steelmaking materials 501 395 106 Petroleum products, other 621 690 -69 Crude oil 6,357 4,627 1,730 Capital goods, except automotive 34,055 28,126 5,929 Computer accessories 7,573 5,981 1,592 Semiconductors 5,403 3,883 1,520 Pulp and paper machinery 594 473 120 Engines-civilian aircraft 668 778 -110 Drilling & oilfield equipment 78 106 -28 Food, tobacco machinery 167 125 42 Nonfarm tractors and parts 104 116 -13 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 1,964 1,566 398 Industrial engines 950 835 115 Marine engines, parts 74 63 11 Electric apparatus 2,730 2,213 517 Wood, glass, plastic 754 688 65 Medicinal equipment 939 841 98 Textile, sewing machines 401 362 39 Metalworking machine tools 921 797 124 Specialized mining 114 107 7 Parts-civilian aircraft 371 364 7 Commercial vessels, other 8 5 3 Railway transpor. equip 214 117 97 Telecommunications equipment 2,708 2,318 390 Business machines and equipment 1,092 1,036 55 Laboratory testing instruments 108 86 22 Agricultural machinery, equipment 658 559 99 Materials handling equipment 535 437 98 Computers 827 977 -150 Photo, service industry 874 765 109 Excavating machinery 677 469 207 Measuring, testing, control instru 831 704 128 Generators, accessories 1,165 868 297 Civilian aircraft 555 486 69 Spacecraft, exc. military (Z) 1 (Z) Vessels, except scrap (Z) (Z) (Z) Automotive vehicles, parts and eng 21,781 17,470 4,311 Consumer goods 26,528 23,107 3,422 Toys/games/sporting goods 2,350 2,032 319 Stereo equipment, etc 1,436 1,238 198 Gem diamonds 1,031 929 102 Household appliances 920 822 99 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,705 1,406 298 Pleasure boats and motors 284 187 97 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,046 886 160 Jewelry 982 927 55 Portable typewriters, etc 1,728 1,537 191 Gem stones, other 223 217 6 Toiletries and cosmetics 343 263 81 Cookware, cutlery, tools 466 395 71 Pharmaceutical prep 1,186 1,053 134 Photo equipment 322 292 31 Motorcycles and parts 157 135 22 Apparel, household goods-nontextil 796 752 44 Writing and art supplies 983 841 142 Numismatic coins 20 30 -10 Records, tapes, and disks 150 109 41 Footwear 1,590 1,503 87 Musical instruments 175 135 40 Apparel, household goods - wool 390 313 78 Nursery stock, etc. 131 109 22 Glassware, chinaware 309 263 47 Rugs 131 118 13 Camping apparel and gear 848 775 73 Books, printed matter 369 315 54 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cott 2,819 2,564 255 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 541 577 -36 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,095 2,387 708 Other Goods 3,464 3,164 300 (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-95-78), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, FEBRUARY 1995. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.