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.) July June (R) Monthly Item(1) 1995 1995 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 62,647 63,874 -1,227 Net Adjustments 211 913 -703 Total, Census Basis 62,437 62,961 -524 Foods, feeds, and beverages 2,748 2,753 -5 Green coffee 214 252 -37 Meat products 299 336 -37 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 39 58 -19 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 143 162 -18 Nuts 43 52 -9 Feedstuff and foodgrains 111 120 -9 Bakery products 146 151 -5 Cocoa beans 24 27 -3 Tea, spices, etc. 38 40 -3 Fruits, frozen juices 307 308 -1 Wine and related products 180 178 2 Dairy products and eggs 53 49 3 Food oils, oilseeds 112 108 4 Other foods 149 135 14 Vegetables 230 199 30 Fish and shellfish 568 532 37 Cane and beet sugar 93 47 46 Industrial supplies and materials 15,334 15,664 -330 Crude oil 3,630 3,984 -354 Iron and steel mill prod 746 858 -111 Bauxite and aluminum 490 584 -94 Nuclear fuel materials 57 147 -90 Nickel 66 124 -57 Natural rubber 141 172 -31 Nonmonetary gold 165 189 -24 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 356 378 -22 Liquified petroleum gases 255 274 -19 Finished metal shapes 319 324 -5 Materials, exc. chemicals 132 137 -5 Nontextile floor tiles 99 103 -4 Synthetic rubber--primary 94 98 -4 Petroleum products, other 494 498 -4 Leather and furs 77 80 -3 Fuel oil 334 336 -2 Hides and skins 17 18 -1 Zinc 73 74 -1 Farming materials, livestock 36 36 (-) Coal and related fuels 57 57 (-) Stone, sand, cement, etc. 125 125 (-) Hair, waste materials 21 20 1 Plywood and veneers 93 92 1 Cotton cloth, fabrics 177 175 1 Other precious metals 225 223 2 Copper 215 213 2 Cotton, natural fibers 23 20 3 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 27 23 3 Iron and steel, advanced 304 300 4 Nonferrous metals, other 126 121 5 Chemicals-inorganic 309 303 5 Electric energy 85 79 6 Plastic materials 408 402 6 Gas-natural 271 264 7 Wool, silk, etc. 74 67 7 Finished textile supplies 112 104 8 Tin 31 22 9 Paper and paper products 380 371 9 Chemicals-fertilizers 274 264 10 Shingles, wallboard 258 247 11 Blank tapes, audio & visual 169 156 13 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 44 29 14 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 269 254 16 Synthetic cloth 274 255 19 Newsprint 374 354 19 Industrial supplies, other 783 751 31 Tobacco, waxes, etc 275 241 33 Steelmaking materials 282 237 44 Lumber 451 394 57 Pulpwood and woodpulp 360 302 58 Chemicals-organic 880 784 97 Capital goods, except automotive 18,853 18,732 120 Semiconductors 3,409 3,319 90 Electric apparatus 1,494 1,417 77 Computer accessories 4,238 4,165 73 Pulp and paper machinery 380 335 44 Business machines and equipment 617 574 43 Telecommunications equipment 1,313 1,275 38 Measuring, testing, control instru 480 458 22 Industrial engines 523 503 20 Photo, service industry 462 443 19 Commercial vessels, other 15 1 14 Food, tobacco machinery 116 104 12 Medicinal equipment 507 498 10 Engines-civilian aircraft 426 418 9 Textile, sewing machines 220 211 9 Drilling & oilfield equipment 50 43 7 Parts-civilian aircraft 213 209 4 Marine engines, parts 51 48 3 Vessels, except scrap (Z) (-) (Z) Spacecraft, exc. military (Z) (Z) (Z) Nonfarm tractors and parts 46 47 -1 Laboratory testing instruments 73 74 -2 Agricultural machinery, equipment 325 330 -5 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 1,041 1,050 -10 Materials handling equipment 288 298 -10 Generators, accessories 588 599 -10 Specialized mining 61 76 -15 Railway transpor. equip 82 106 -24 Excavating machinery 298 327 -29 Computers 381 429 -48 Metalworking machine tools 580 629 -49 Wood, glass, plastic 399 462 -63 Civilian aircraft 177 283 -107 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 10,028 10,381 -353 Consumer goods 13,485 13,426 59 Pharmaceutical prep 731 639 92 Gem diamonds 505 446 60 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,400 1,370 30 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,155 1,127 28 Portable typewriters, etc 925 899 25 Stereo equipment, etc 704 684 20 Gem stones, other 110 97 13 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 314 304 9 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 403 394 8 Toiletries and cosmetics 159 151 7 Rugs 79 72 7 Writing and art supplies 548 542 6 Furniture, household goods, etc. 518 516 2 Glassware, chinaware 174 172 2 Musical instruments 91 92 -2 Books, printed matter 191 193 -2 Numismatic coins 11 14 -3 Records, tapes, and disks 69 73 -4 Nursery stock, etc. 74 79 -5 Motorcycles and parts 86 91 -5 TV's, VCR's, etc 843 848 -5 Photo equipment 155 164 -9 Cookware, cutlery, tools 225 235 -10 Apparel, household goods - cotton 1,631 1,642 -11 Household appliances 425 438 -13 Apparel, household goods - wool 199 214 -15 Camping apparel and gear 401 422 -21 Footwear 757 798 -41 Jewelry 512 563 -51 Pleasure boats and motors 92 147 -55 Other Goods 1,989 2,005 -16 ________________________________________________________________________________ Year to Year to Year to date Item(1) Date 1995 Date 1994 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 437,409 375,413 61,996 Net Adjustments 4,505 3,920 585 Total, Census Basis 432,904 371,493 61,411 Foods, feeds, and beverages 19,452 17,577 1,875 Green coffee 1,880 927 953 Meat products 2,409 2,406 2 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 320 282 38 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 1,119 1,052 67 Nuts 312 300 12 Feedstuff and foodgrains 746 868 -122 Bakery products 1,020 879 141 Cocoa beans 215 226 -11 Tea, spices, etc. 308 288 21 Fruits, frozen juices 2,051 1,904 147 Wine and related products 1,308 1,225 84 Dairy products and eggs 370 346 24 Food oils, oilseeds 745 645 100 Other foods 987 884 103 Vegetables 1,434 1,241 193 Fish and shellfish 3,821 3,749 72 Cane and beet sugar 406 354 52 Industrial supplies and materials 106,570 90,503 16,067 Crude oil 25,240 20,749 4,491 Iron and steel mill prod 6,160 5,695 465 Bauxite and aluminum 4,112 2,817 1,295 Nuclear fuel materials 576 564 12 Nickel 710 415 295 Natural rubber 1,035 511 524 Nonmonetary gold 1,136 1,093 42 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 2,549 2,136 413 Liquified petroleum gases 1,885 1,400 485 Finished metal shapes 2,300 1,965 335 Materials, exc. chemicals 886 849 36 Nontextile floor tiles 680 618 63 Synthetic rubber--primary 702 582 120 Petroleum products, other 2,822 3,227 -405 Leather and furs 597 500 97 Fuel oil 2,430 3,073 -643 Hides and skins 121 116 5 Zinc 590 444 146 Farming materials, livestock 259 241 18 Coal and related fuels 417 381 36 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 867 648 219 Hair, waste materials 133 143 -10 Plywood and veneers 606 637 -30 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,180 980 200 Other precious metals 1,484 1,166 318 Copper 1,372 926 446 Cotton, natural fibers 177 140 37 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 170 131 39 Iron and steel, advanced 2,109 1,816 293 Nonferrous metals, other 808 630 178 Chemicals-inorganic 2,108 1,627 481 Electric energy 532 575 -43 Plastic materials 2,911 2,160 751 Gas-natural 1,960 2,445 -484 Wool, silk, etc. 492 451 41 Finished textile supplies 776 658 118 Tin 162 119 43 Paper and paper products 2,647 1,778 869 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,927 1,545 382 Shingles, wallboard 1,808 1,589 219 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,121 1,141 -19 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 248 179 68 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 1,800 1,518 281 Synthetic cloth 1,972 1,898 74 Newsprint 2,399 1,825 573 Industrial supplies, other 5,195 4,267 928 Tobacco, waxes, etc 1,701 1,650 51 Steelmaking materials 1,663 1,312 351 Lumber 3,212 3,558 -345 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,193 1,187 1,006 Chemicals-organic 5,629 4,427 1,202 Capital goods, except automotive 125,131 102,742 22,389 Semiconductors 20,708 13,977 6,732 Electric apparatus 9,839 8,110 1,729 Computer accessories 27,669 21,987 5,682 Pulp and paper machinery 2,215 1,826 388 Business machines and equipment 4,001 3,574 427 Telecommunications equipment 8,966 7,945 1,021 Measuring, testing, control instru 3,228 2,617 612 Industrial engines 3,571 3,250 320 Photo, service industry 3,147 2,722 425 Commercial vessels, other 28 10 18 Food, tobacco machinery 674 520 155 Medicinal equipment 3,377 3,000 378 Engines-civilian aircraft 2,719 3,006 -287 Textile, sewing machines 1,431 1,317 114 Drilling & oilfield equipment 308 360 -52 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,441 1,385 56 Marine engines, parts 312 229 83 Vessels, except scrap (Z) 1 (Z) Spacecraft, exc. military 1 3 -2 Nonfarm tractors and parts 355 382 -27 Laboratory testing instruments 482 382 100 Agricultural machinery, equipment 2,314 2,046 268 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 7,087 5,691 1,397 Materials handling equipment 1,945 1,534 411 Generators, accessories 4,086 3,057 1,028 Specialized mining 453 390 63 Railway transpor. equip 769 544 224 Excavating machinery 2,295 1,887 408 Computers 2,898 3,421 -523 Metalworking machine tools 3,852 2,918 933 Wood, glass, plastic 2,878 2,341 537 Civilian aircraft 2,082 2,311 -229 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 74,625 65,745 8,881 Consumer goods 94,055 82,809 11,246 Pharmaceutical prep 4,593 3,805 788 Gem diamonds 3,380 3,380 -1 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 9,716 8,967 749 Toys/games/sporting goods 7,978 7,231 747 Portable typewriters, etc 6,210 5,448 762 Stereo equipment, etc 4,970 4,348 622 Gem stones, other 752 781 -29 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 2,188 2,032 157 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 2,765 2,611 155 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,111 932 178 Rugs 519 441 78 Writing and art supplies 3,661 2,976 685 Furniture, household goods, etc. 3,644 3,166 478 Glassware, chinaware 1,117 962 155 Musical instruments 621 511 110 Books, printed matter 1,329 1,110 219 Numismatic coins 83 131 -47 Records, tapes, and disks 505 416 89 Nursery stock, etc. 499 411 88 Motorcycles and parts 751 593 159 TV's, VCR's, etc 6,036 5,150 886 Photo equipment 1,181 966 215 Cookware, cutlery, tools 1,630 1,380 250 Apparel, household goods - cotton 11,306 9,091 2,215 Household appliances 3,137 2,925 212 Apparel, household goods - wool 1,438 1,141 298 Camping apparel and gear 2,929 2,724 204 Footwear 5,456 5,278 178 Jewelry 3,607 3,248 359 Pleasure boats and motors 942 656 286 Other Goods 13,070 12,116 954 (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-95-169), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, JULY 1995. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.