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.) June May (R) Monthly Iten(1) 1995 1995 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 63,805 64,283 -478 Net Adjustments 913 1,153 -240 Total, Census Basis 62,891 63,130 -238 Foods, feeds, and beverages 2,750 2,691 58 Cane and beet sugar 47 24 23 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 160 142 18 Fish and shellfish 531 515 17 Feedstuff and foodgrains 120 110 10 Vegetables 200 194 7 Bakery products 151 144 6 Dairy products and eggs 49 45 4 Cocoa beans 27 25 2 Green coffee 252 250 2 Nuts 52 52 1 Other foods 135 134 1 Fruits, frozen juices 308 308 (-) Tea, spices, etc. 40 40 (-) Nonagricultural foods, etc. 58 62 -4 Meat products 337 342 -5 Food oils, oilseeds 105 117 -11 Wine and related products 177 189 -12 Industrial supplies and materials 15,636 15,822 -185 Chemicals-organic 770 842 -72 Lumber 394 455 -61 Chemicals-fertilizers 263 313 -50 Pulpwood and woodpulp 302 343 -41 Paper and paper products 371 410 -39 Other precious metals 224 261 -37 Newsprint 353 383 -29 Synthetic cloth 255 283 -28 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 252 273 -22 Synthetic rubber--primary 98 116 -18 Tobacco, waxes, etc 241 259 -18 Cotton, natural fibers 19 35 -16 Coal and related fuels 57 70 -12 Leather and furs 80 90 -11 Plastic materials 402 412 -11 Shingles, wallboard 247 258 -11 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 378 388 -10 Farming materials, livestock 36 46 -9 Finished textile supplies 104 112 -8 Iron and steel, advanced 299 306 -7 Wool, silk, etc. 67 73 -6 Fuel oil 338 344 -6 Crude oil 3,980 3,986 -5 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 29 34 -5 Cotton cloth, fabrics 175 179 -4 Gas-natural 264 268 -4 Finished metal shapes 323 326 -3 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 125 127 -2 Petroleum products, other 493 494 -1 Natural rubber 172 172 -1 Zinc 74 75 -1 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 23 23 (-) Nonferrous metals, other 122 122 (-) Hair, waste materials 20 19 1 Industrial supplies, other 755 753 2 Hides and skins 18 16 2 Bauxite and aluminum 584 581 4 Nontextile floor tiles 103 99 4 Tin 22 16 6 Electric energy 79 73 7 Plywood and veneers 91 82 9 Chemicals-inorganic 304 293 10 Blank tapes, audio & visual 155 142 13 Copper 213 196 16 Materials, exc. chemicals 138 121 17 Iron and steel mill prod 856 827 29 Steelmaking materials 236 205 31 Nuclear fuel materials 147 99 48 Nickel 123 75 49 Nonmonetary gold 187 137 50 Liquified petroleum gases 274 210 65 Capital goods, except automotive 18,733 18,107 627 Computer accessories 4,162 3,902 260 Semiconductors 3,316 3,125 191 Metalworking machine tools 629 578 51 Electric apparatus 1,417 1,387 30 Measuring, testing, control instru 456 433 22 Generators, accessories 599 576 22 Engines-civilian aircraft 417 396 21 Pulp and paper machinery 336 315 21 Materials handling equipment 297 281 16 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 1,057 1,045 11 Wood, glass, plastic 463 455 9 Excavating machinery 326 318 8 Agricultural machinery, equipment 329 321 8 Specialized mining 75 68 7 Photo, service industry 444 438 6 Textile, sewing machines 211 207 4 Business machines and equipment 571 568 3 Food, tobacco machinery 102 100 2 Marine engines, parts 48 46 2 Telecommunications equipment 1,269 1,268 1 Commercial vessels, other 1 1 (-) Spacecraft, exc. military (Z) (Z) (Z) Vessels, except scrap (Z) (Z) (Z) Nonfarm tractors and parts 47 48 -1 Laboratory testing instruments 74 76 -2 Drilling & oilfield equipment 43 46 -2 Civilian aircraft 304 308 -4 Computers 421 426 -5 Industrial engines 501 509 -8 Medicinal equipment 499 509 -10 Railway transpor. equip 111 127 -16 Parts-civilian aircraft 208 228 -19 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 10,370 10,724 -354 Consumer goods 13,402 13,769 -367 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 302 442 -140 Gem diamonds 445 503 -57 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,125 1,170 -44 TV's, VCR's, etc 847 887 -40 Apparel, household goods - cotton 1,640 1,678 -38 Stereo equipment, etc 682 720 -37 Motorcycles and parts 91 120 -29 Photo equipment 164 187 -23 Gem stones, other 97 118 -21 Pharmaceutical prep 629 643 -14 Nursery stock, etc. 78 89 -11 Apparel, household goods - wool 212 221 -8 Cookware, cutlery, tools 235 242 -7 Pleasure boats and motors 146 153 -7 Portable typewriters, etc 899 906 -6 Writing and art supplies 542 548 -6 Toiletries and cosmetics 151 155 -4 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,367 1,370 -3 Rugs 71 74 -3 Household appliances 438 438 -1 Furniture, household goods, etc. 516 516 (-) Numismatic coins 14 13 1 Musical instruments 92 91 1 Records, tapes, and disks 73 70 3 Books, printed matter 192 186 7 Glassware, chinaware 172 159 13 Jewelry 565 547 18 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 396 375 21 Camping apparel and gear 422 400 22 Footwear 798 750 47 Other Goods 2,000 2,017 -17 ____________________________________________________________________ YTD YTD YTD Item(1) 1995 1994 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 374,692 319,153 55,539 Net Adjustments 4,295 3,666 628 Total, Census Basis 370,397 315,487 54,910 Foods, feeds, and beverages 16,701 14,964 1,736 Cane and beet sugar 313 304 9 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 974 897 78 Fish and shellfish 3,253 3,149 104 Feedstuff and foodgrains 635 761 -126 Vegetables 1,205 1,054 151 Bakery products 874 752 122 Dairy products and eggs 317 298 19 Cocoa beans 192 200 -8 Green coffee 1,666 741 925 Nuts 269 255 15 Other foods 837 744 94 Fruits, frozen juices 1,745 1,633 111 Tea, spices, etc. 271 247 24 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 282 239 43 Meat products 2,111 2,083 28 Food oils, oilseeds 630 570 60 Wine and related products 1,128 1,040 88 Industrial supplies and materials 91,209 76,114 15,095 Chemicals-organic 4,735 3,754 981 Lumber 2,761 3,044 -283 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,653 1,325 328 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,834 997 836 Paper and paper products 2,268 1,502 766 Other precious metals 1,260 994 267 Newsprint 2,025 1,551 474 Synthetic cloth 1,697 1,619 79 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 1,528 1,299 229 Synthetic rubber--primary 608 488 120 Tobacco, waxes, etc 1,426 1,445 -19 Cotton, natural fibers 154 120 34 Coal and related fuels 360 323 37 Leather and furs 520 432 88 Plastic materials 2,502 1,810 692 Shingles, wallboard 1,550 1,355 195 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 2,194 1,805 388 Farming materials, livestock 223 212 11 Finished textile supplies 664 559 104 Iron and steel, advanced 1,805 1,544 261 Wool, silk, etc. 417 388 29 Fuel oil 2,098 2,630 -532 Crude oil 21,607 16,868 4,739 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 204 153 50 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,003 818 185 Gas-natural 1,690 2,099 -410 Finished metal shapes 1,980 1,656 324 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 743 544 199 Petroleum products, other 2,322 2,710 -388 Natural rubber 893 442 451 Zinc 517 373 144 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 143 109 34 Nonferrous metals, other 682 530 152 Hair, waste materials 112 121 -8 Industrial supplies, other 4,416 3,619 797 Hides and skins 104 99 6 Bauxite and aluminum 3,622 2,377 1,245 Nontextile floor tiles 582 530 52 Tin 131 101 29 Electric energy 447 486 -40 Plywood and veneers 512 544 -32 Chemicals-inorganic 1,800 1,385 415 Blank tapes, audio & visual 951 959 -8 Copper 1,157 779 379 Materials, exc. chemicals 754 734 21 Iron and steel mill prod 5,412 4,799 613 Steelmaking materials 1,381 1,121 260 Nuclear fuel materials 519 498 21 Nickel 644 369 275 Nonmonetary gold 970 955 15 Liquified petroleum gases 1,630 1,141 489 Capital goods, except automotive 106,280 87,421 18,859 Computer accessories 23,428 18,623 4,805 Semiconductors 17,296 11,810 5,486 Metalworking machine tools 3,271 2,480 791 Electric apparatus 8,346 6,865 1,481 Measuring, testing, control instru 2,747 2,224 522 Generators, accessories 3,497 2,598 899 Engines-civilian aircraft 2,291 2,624 -332 Pulp and paper machinery 1,836 1,543 292 Materials handling equipment 1,655 1,285 370 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 6,053 4,840 1,213 Wood, glass, plastic 2,481 1,995 485 Excavating machinery 1,996 1,592 403 Agricultural machinery, equipment 1,987 1,698 290 Specialized mining 391 326 65 Photo, service industry 2,686 2,318 368 Textile, sewing machines 1,210 1,124 87 Business machines and equipment 3,381 3,066 315 Food, tobacco machinery 557 435 122 Marine engines, parts 261 202 59 Telecommunications equipment 7,647 6,789 858 Commercial vessels, other 13 9 4 Spacecraft, exc. military 1 2 -1 Vessels, except scrap (Z) 1 (Z) Nonfarm tractors and parts 309 326 -17 Laboratory testing instruments 409 316 93 Drilling & oilfield equipment 258 313 -55 Civilian aircraft 1,926 2,074 -148 Computers 2,510 2,972 -462 Industrial engines 3,046 2,761 285 Medicinal equipment 2,872 2,567 305 Railway transpor. equip 692 444 248 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,227 1,200 28 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 64,587 55,856 8,731 Consumer goods 80,546 70,711 9,834 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,872 1,802 70 Gem diamonds 2,874 2,918 -44 Toys/games/sporting goods 6,822 6,144 678 TV's, VCR's, etc 5,192 4,371 821 Apparel, household goods - cotton 9,672 7,701 1,971 Stereo equipment, etc 4,265 3,694 571 Motorcycles and parts 664 515 149 Photo equipment 1,027 843 184 Gem stones, other 642 670 -28 Pharmaceutical prep 3,851 3,255 596 Nursery stock, etc. 425 351 73 Apparel, household goods - wool 1,237 984 253 Cookware, cutlery, tools 1,405 1,176 229 Pleasure boats and motors 849 591 259 Portable typewriters, etc 5,286 4,617 668 Writing and art supplies 3,112 2,526 586 Toiletries and cosmetics 952 793 159 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 8,313 7,662 651 Rugs 439 372 67 Household appliances 2,712 2,486 226 Furniture, household goods, etc. 3,126 2,695 431 Numismatic coins 72 110 -38 Musical instruments 530 435 94 Records, tapes, and disks 436 357 79 Books, printed matter 1,137 948 190 Glassware, chinaware 943 816 127 Jewelry 3,097 2,776 321 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 2,365 2,241 123 Camping apparel and gear 2,527 2,339 188 Footwear 4,698 4,520 178 Other Goods 11,076 10,421 655 (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-95-152), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, JUNE 1995. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.