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.) January December Monthly Item(1) 1995 1994 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 61,169 59,386 1,784 Net Adjustments 238 263 -26 Total, Census Basis 60,932 59,122 1,809 Foods, feeds, and beverages 2,845 2,657 188 Meat products 329 273 56 Green coffee 307 268 39 Cocoa beans 52 21 32 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 180 160 20 Dairy products and eggs 60 46 14 Bakery products 144 130 14 Cane and beet sugar 40 30 10 Fruits, frozen juices 264 255 9 Vegetables 226 218 8 Wine and related products 186 179 7 Feedstuff and foodgrains 111 107 5 Fish and shellfish 572 570 2 Nuts 40 41 -1 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 41 43 -1 Other foods 140 143 -3 Tea, spices, etc. 52 55 -4 Food oils, oilseeds 100 119 -19 Industrial supplies and materials 14,524 14,148 376 Chemicals-organic 812 701 111 Liquified petroleum gases 348 253 95 Steelmaking materials 237 167 70 Chemicals-fertilizers 296 234 62 Fuel oil 410 358 52 Bauxite and aluminum 569 527 42 Pulpwood and woodpulp 289 251 37 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 251 220 31 Industrial supplies, other 724 693 31 Paper and paper products 355 328 27 Plastic materials 437 416 21 Iron and steel mill prod 915 896 19 Iron and steel, advanced 297 280 16 Gas-natural 284 268 16 Blank tapes, audio & visual 167 153 14 Chemicals-inorganic 284 270 13 Newsprint 311 299 12 Natural rubber 111 99 12 Leather and furs 92 80 11 Plywood and veneers 86 75 11 Finished textile supplies 116 105 11 Nickel 97 86 11 Tin 30 20 9 Finished metal shapes 318 309 9 Synthetic rubber--primary 94 85 9 Cotton, natural fibers 28 23 5 Cotton cloth, fabrics 161 156 5 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 348 343 4 Hides and skins 21 16 4 Nonmonetary gold 148 144 4 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 31 30 2 Hair, waste materials 19 18 1 Wool, silk, etc. 73 72 1 Materials, exc. chemicals 125 124 1 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 23 24 -2 Copper 154 156 -2 Farming materials, livestock 31 33 -2 Nontextile floor tiles 94 98 -4 Shingles, wallboard 271 275 -4 Synthetic cloth 296 301 -5 Electric energy 69 75 -6 Nonferrous metals, other 123 132 -9 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 114 129 -15 Coal and related fuels 44 61 -17 Zinc 82 106 -25 Other precious metals 174 202 -28 Petroleum products, other 256 292 -36 Lumber 512 551 -39 Nuclear fuel materials 68 112 -43 Tobacco, waxes, etc 238 307 -69 Crude oil 3,096 3,194 -98 Capital goods, except automotive 17,219 16,791 428 Semiconductors 2,801 2,537 263 Telecommunications equipment 1,349 1,197 152 Computer accessories 3,892 3,742 149 Generators, accessories 565 454 111 Pulp and paper machinery 353 255 98 Electric apparatus 1,369 1,316 53 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 981 933 48 Agricultural machinery, equipment 324 298 26 Drilling & oilfield equipment 54 29 25 Medicinal equipment 466 445 21 Railway transpor. equip 104 92 12 Marine engines, parts 39 28 11 Business machines and equipment 542 531 11 Wood, glass, plastic 377 369 8 Food, tobacco machinery 94 90 5 Parts-civilian aircraft 183 182 2 Commercial vessels, other 1 1 (-) Vessels, except scrap (Z) (-) (Z) Spacecraft, exc. military (Z) (Z) (Z) Measuring, testing, control instr 406 408 -2 Materials handling equipment 259 261 -2 Nonfarm tractors and parts 58 61 -2 Excavating machinery 328 331 -3 Specialized mining 55 61 -6 Photo, service industry 427 436 -9 Textile, sewing machines 201 219 -18 Laboratory testing instruments 48 72 -24 Metalworking machine tools 460 521 -61 Computers 406 477 -71 Industrial engines 475 554 -79 Civilian aircraft 249 385 -135 Engines-civilian aircraft 351 508 -157 Auto vehicles, parts and engines 11,127 10,729 397 Consumer goods 13,434 12,892 542 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,246 1,080 166 TV's, VCR's, etc 875 769 106 Pleasure boats and motors 157 100 57 Portable typewriters, etc 876 826 50 Gem diamonds 550 500 50 Writing and art supplies 496 464 32 Pharmaceutical prep 586 554 32 Footwear 794 765 29 Stereo equipment, etc 766 738 27 Furniture, household goods, etc. 536 509 27 Household appliances 486 460 25 Gem stones, other 121 101 20 Cookware, cutlery, tools 242 223 19 Toiletries and cosmetics 184 168 16 Photo equipment 170 154 15 Apparel, household goods - wool 191 177 14 Records, tapes, and disks 76 62 13 Camping apparel and gear 417 410 7 Rugs 60 58 3 Musical instruments 86 84 3 Nursery stock, etc. 63 60 2 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cot 1,392 1,392 (-) Apparel, household goods-nontexti 404 405 -1 Glassware, chinaware 151 156 -5 Numismatic coins 13 21 -8 Jewelry 501 511 -10 Books, printed matter 175 201 -26 Motorcycles and parts 85 113 -28 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 256 293 -37 Apparel, household goods - cotton 1,481 1,535 -54 Other Goods 1,783 1,905 -122 ________________________________________________________________________ January January Year-to-year Item(1) 1995 1994(R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 61,169 50,474 10,696 Net Adjustments 238 404 -166 Total, Census Basis 60,932 50,070 10,862 Foods, feeds, and beverages 2,845 2,438 406 Meat products 329 326 3 Green coffee 307 140 166 Cocoa beans 52 39 13 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 180 144 36 Dairy products and eggs 60 50 10 Bakery products 144 123 21 Cane and beet sugar 40 31 8 Fruits, frozen juices 264 273 -9 Vegetables 226 185 41 Wine and related products 186 168 19 Feedstuff and foodgrains 111 111 (-) Fish and shellfish 572 517 55 Nuts 40 36 4 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 41 35 6 Other foods 140 116 24 Tea, spices, etc. 52 45 7 Food oils, oilseeds 100 99 1 Industrial supplies and materials 14,524 11,637 2,887 Chemicals-organic 812 625 187 Liquified petroleum gases 348 175 173 Steelmaking materials 237 223 14 Chemicals-fertilizers 296 202 94 Fuel oil 410 436 -26 Bauxite and aluminum 569 332 237 Pulpwood and woodpulp 289 155 134 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 251 206 46 Industrial supplies, other 724 584 140 Paper and paper products 355 238 117 Plastic materials 437 289 148 Iron and steel mill prod 915 664 251 Iron and steel, advanced 297 265 31 Gas-natural 284 309 -25 Blank tapes, audio & visual 167 173 -5 Chemicals-inorganic 284 225 59 Newsprint 311 260 50 Natural rubber 111 74 37 Leather and furs 92 76 16 Plywood and veneers 86 77 9 Finished textile supplies 116 92 24 Nickel 97 47 50 Tin 30 16 14 Finished metal shapes 318 271 46 Synthetic rubber--primary 94 78 16 Cotton, natural fibers 28 21 7 Cotton cloth, fabrics 161 133 28 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 348 288 59 Hides and skins 21 17 4 Nonmonetary gold 148 194 -47 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 31 23 8 Hair, waste materials 19 18 1 Wool, silk, etc. 73 65 8 Materials, exc. chemicals 125 115 10 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 23 17 6 Copper 154 94 60 Farming materials, livestock 31 32 -1 Nontextile floor tiles 94 87 7 Shingles, wallboard 271 228 42 Synthetic cloth 296 267 28 Electric energy 69 82 -13 Nonferrous metals, other 123 72 50 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 114 84 30 Coal and related fuels 44 51 -6 Zinc 82 67 15 Other precious metals 174 144 30 Petroleum products, other 256 276 -20 Lumber 512 515 -3 Nuclear fuel materials 68 87 -18 Tobacco, waxes, etc 238 255 -17 Crude oil 3,096 2,312 784 Capital goods, except automotive 17,219 14,110 3,109 Semiconductors 2,801 1,936 864 Telecommunications equipment 1,349 1,168 181 Computer accessories 3,892 3,001 891 Generators, accessories 565 442 123 Pulp and paper machinery 353 242 110 Electric apparatus 1,369 1,109 261 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 981 786 196 Agricultural machinery, equipment 324 292 32 Drilling & oilfield equipment 54 58 -4 Medicinal equipment 466 428 38 Railway transpor. equip 104 54 50 Marine engines, parts 39 39 1 Business machines and equipment 542 524 18 Wood, glass, plastic 377 334 43 Food, tobacco machinery 94 67 27 Parts-civilian aircraft 183 196 -13 Commercial vessels, other 1 4 -2 Vessels, except scrap (Z) (Z) (Z) Spacecraft, exc. military (Z) (Z) (Z) Measuring, testing, control instr 406 355 51 Materials handling equipment 259 213 46 Nonfarm tractors and parts 58 62 -4 Excavating machinery 328 222 106 Specialized mining 55 50 4 Photo, service industry 427 382 45 Textile, sewing machines 201 181 20 Laboratory testing instruments 48 40 9 Metalworking machine tools 460 442 19 Computers 406 480 -74 Industrial engines 475 415 60 Civilian aircraft 249 222 28 Engines-civilian aircraft 351 366 -15 Auto vehicles, parts and engines 11,127 8,683 2,444 Consumer goods 13,434 11,604 1,830 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,246 1,004 243 TV's, VCR's, etc 875 707 168 Pleasure boats and motors 157 93 64 Portable typewriters, etc 876 769 107 Gem diamonds 550 466 84 Writing and art supplies 496 422 74 Pharmaceutical prep 586 554 33 Footwear 794 776 18 Stereo equipment, etc 766 608 158 Furniture, household goods, etc. 536 444 92 Household appliances 486 402 83 Gem stones, other 121 123 -2 Cookware, cutlery, tools 242 197 45 Toiletries and cosmetics 184 134 50 Photo equipment 170 143 26 Apparel, household goods - wool 191 156 34 Records, tapes, and disks 76 54 22 Camping apparel and gear 417 380 36 Rugs 60 66 -5 Musical instruments 86 69 18 Nursery stock, etc. 63 55 8 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cot 1,392 1,271 121 Apparel, household goods-nontexti 404 377 28 Glassware, chinaware 151 133 18 Numismatic coins 13 15 -2 Jewelry 501 458 43 Books, printed matter 175 169 6 Motorcycles and parts 85 72 13 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 256 300 -44 Apparel, household goods - cotton 1,481 1,188 293 Other Goods 1,783 1,598 185 (1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed to convert to a BOP basis is not available. NOTE: Exhibit numbers in this release have been renumbered from the previous report. All exhibits have been moved up one. example: exhibit 4 now becomes exhibit 3 SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-95-58), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, JANUARY 1995. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.