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.) March February Monthly Item(1) 1995 1995 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 62,451 59,724 2,727 Net Adjustments 871 231 639 Total, Census Basis 61,580 59,493 2,088 Foods, feeds, and beverages 2,885 2,803 82 Green coffee 349 257 92 Meat products 407 343 64 Fruits, frozen juices 298 280 19 Feedstuff and foodgrains 100 85 15 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 40 32 8 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 170 164 6 Wine and related products 199 195 4 Cane and beet sugar 77 79 -1 Tea, spices, etc. 43 46 -3 Dairy products and eggs 54 57 -3 Nuts 38 42 -3 Bakery products 139 144 -5 Other foods 132 143 -11 Cocoa beans 24 40 -16 Food oils, oilseeds 99 122 -23 Fish and shellfish 519 546 -27 Vegetables 196 228 -32 Industrial supplies and materials 15,485 14,364 1,120 Crude oil 3,727 3,290 437 Iron and steel mill prod 941 799 141 Chemicals-organic 826 706 120 Bauxite and aluminum 640 541 99 Zinc 137 76 62 Copper 215 164 51 Newsprint 334 287 46 Nonmonetary gold 182 144 38 Pulpwood and woodpulp 311 274 37 Cotton cloth, fabrics 180 147 33 Natural rubber 157 125 32 Nickel 140 108 32 Blank tapes, audio & visual 174 146 29 Farming materials, livestock 59 36 23 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 364 341 22 Gas-natural 307 289 18 Nonferrous metals, other 106 88 18 Tin 31 14 17 Coal and related fuels 75 60 16 Steelmaking materials 275 260 15 Other precious metals 206 192 14 Paper and paper products 390 377 14 Tobacco, waxes, etc 236 223 13 Petroleum products, other 372 359 13 Plywood and veneers 88 77 11 Synthetic rubber--primary 100 89 11 Materials, exc. chemicals 124 114 10 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 258 247 10 Electric energy 79 69 9 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 126 117 9 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 37 29 8 Iron and steel, advanced 303 295 7 Nuclear fuel materials 66 61 5 Chemicals-inorganic 296 293 3 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 26 23 3 Hair, waste materials 18 16 2 Industrial supplies, other 703 702 1 Hides and skins 15 15 1 Cotton, natural fibers 28 28 (-) Wool, silk, etc. 69 71 -2 Nontextile floor tiles 93 95 -2 Finished textile supplies 108 110 -3 Synthetic cloth 286 290 -4 Leather and furs 85 89 -4 Finished metal shapes 324 335 -11 Shingles, wallboard 244 262 -18 Fuel oil 347 391 -44 Chemicals-fertilizers 250 295 -46 Plastic materials 381 431 -50 Liquified petroleum gases 236 297 -61 Lumber 409 479 -70 Capital goods, except automotive 17,445 16,856 589 Engines-civilian aircraft 440 329 111 Computer accessories 3,789 3,693 96 Civilian aircraft 398 308 89 Metalworking machine tools 536 462 73 Pulp and paper machinery 305 242 64 Computers 469 421 49 Measuring, testing, control instru 469 424 45 Electric apparatus 1,399 1,363 37 Drilling & oilfield equipment 53 23 30 Wood, glass, plastic 400 373 26 Food, tobacco machinery 94 70 23 Marine engines, parts 52 36 16 Parts-civilian aircraft 203 189 14 Business machines and equipment 565 552 14 Industrial engines 483 470 13 Excavating machinery 356 345 12 Semiconductors 2,620 2,608 12 Railway transpor. equip 121 110 11 Laboratory testing instruments 69 59 10 Nonfarm tractors and parts 54 45 8 Specialized mining 67 59 8 Medicinal equipment 471 465 5 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 981 976 4 Photo, service industry 450 449 1 Vessels, except scrap (-) (Z) (Z) Spacecraft, exc. military (Z) (Z) (Z) Agricultural machinery, equipment 331 335 -4 Commercial vessels, other 1 7 -5 Materials handling equipment 261 274 -13 Textile, sewing machines 182 201 -19 Generators, accessories 560 600 -41 Telecommunications equipment 1,265 1,365 -100 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 10,781 10,708 73 Consumer goods 13,157 13,073 85 Pharmaceutical prep 675 579 96 TV's, VCR's, etc 887 834 53 Motorcycles and parts 118 72 47 Apparel, household goods - wool 214 194 20 Pleasure boats and motors 142 124 18 Gem stones, other 114 100 14 Stereo equipment, etc 686 673 13 Photo equipment 167 154 13 Rugs 81 70 11 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,432 1,422 10 Camping apparel and gear 439 431 8 Records, tapes, and disks 79 72 7 Numismatic coins 14 7 7 Jewelry 480 478 2 Household appliances 436 435 1 Cookware, cutlery, tools 223 223 -1 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 390 391 -1 Musical instruments 87 90 -3 Gem diamonds 480 486 -6 Writing and art supplies 482 488 -6 Toiletries and cosmetics 155 162 -7 Glassware, chinaware 149 158 -9 Books, printed matter 186 195 -10 Furniture, household goods, etc. 501 511 -10 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 279 289 -10 Nursery stock, etc. 58 69 -11 Apparel, household goods - cotton 1,599 1,614 -14 Portable typewriters, etc 815 851 -36 Footwear 752 793 -41 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,036 1,106 -69 Other Goods 1,827 1,689 138 __________________________________________________________ Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date Item(1) 1995 1994 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 183,327 154,897 28,429 Net Adjustments 1,346 2,313 -968 Total, Census Basis 181,981 152,584 29,397 Foods, feeds, and beverages 8,542 7,343 1,199 Green coffee 912 379 534 Meat products 1,079 1,022 58 Fruits, frozen juices 842 779 63 Feedstuff and foodgrains 296 351 -54 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 114 113 1 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 518 442 76 Wine and related products 580 512 68 Cane and beet sugar 203 148 55 Tea, spices, etc. 141 124 17 Dairy products and eggs 172 148 24 Nuts 121 120 -1 Bakery products 427 371 56 Other foods 415 355 60 Cocoa beans 115 117 -1 Food oils, oilseeds 321 263 58 Fish and shellfish 1,635 1,540 95 Vegetables 651 560 90 Industrial supplies and materials 44,394 36,195 8,200 Crude oil 10,128 7,168 2,960 Iron and steel mill prod 2,656 2,243 413 Chemicals-organic 2,351 1,887 464 Bauxite and aluminum 1,751 1,138 613 Zinc 295 197 98 Copper 533 338 195 Newsprint 931 778 152 Nonmonetary gold 474 499 -25 Pulpwood and woodpulp 874 476 398 Cotton cloth, fabrics 487 392 95 Natural rubber 393 219 174 Nickel 344 146 198 Blank tapes, audio & visual 487 493 -6 Farming materials, livestock 126 131 -6 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 1,052 880 172 Gas-natural 879 1,039 -160 Nonferrous metals, other 317 215 102 Tin 75 49 25 Coal and related fuels 179 154 25 Steelmaking materials 774 613 160 Other precious metals 578 465 113 Paper and paper products 1,120 735 385 Tobacco, waxes, etc 696 744 -47 Petroleum products, other 989 1,140 -151 Plywood and veneers 250 250 (-) Synthetic rubber--primary 282 235 47 Materials, exc. chemicals 361 363 -1 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 757 634 123 Electric energy 217 258 -41 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 355 251 104 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 99 81 17 Iron and steel, advanced 894 769 126 Nuclear fuel materials 195 245 -50 Chemicals-inorganic 876 667 208 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 71 51 20 Hair, waste materials 53 58 -5 Industrial supplies, other 2,129 1,749 380 Hides and skins 50 49 2 Cotton, natural fibers 84 58 26 Wool, silk, etc. 213 192 21 Nontextile floor tiles 281 258 24 Finished textile supplies 334 265 69 Synthetic cloth 871 805 66 Leather and furs 266 224 41 Finished metal shapes 977 784 193 Shingles, wallboard 777 660 118 Fuel oil 1,143 1,508 -365 Chemicals-fertilizers 842 655 186 Plastic materials 1,249 877 372 Liquified petroleum gases 881 592 288 Lumber 1,399 1,515 -116 Capital goods, except automotive 51,521 42,582 8,939 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,120 1,267 -148 Computer accessories 11,370 8,942 2,428 Civilian aircraft 951 996 -44 Metalworking machine tools 1,458 1,218 239 Pulp and paper machinery 899 733 167 Computers 1,296 1,526 -230 Measuring, testing, control instru 1,300 1,075 225 Electric apparatus 4,129 3,311 818 Drilling & oilfield equipment 130 162 -32 Wood, glass, plastic 1,151 1,024 127 Food, tobacco machinery 259 196 63 Marine engines, parts 128 99 29 Parts-civilian aircraft 575 560 16 Business machines and equipment 1,658 1,501 156 Industrial engines 1,431 1,269 162 Excavating machinery 1,032 753 279 Semiconductors 8,024 5,754 2,270 Railway transpor. equip 335 205 130 Laboratory testing instruments 177 137 40 Nonfarm tractors and parts 157 176 -19 Specialized mining 181 159 23 Medicinal equipment 1,406 1,273 133 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 2,942 2,365 577 Photo, service industry 1,328 1,140 188 Vessels, except scrap (Z) (Z) (Z) Spacecraft, exc. military (Z) 1 -1 Agricultural machinery, equipment 989 851 138 Commercial vessels, other 9 6 3 Materials handling equipment 796 634 162 Textile, sewing machines 583 550 33 Generators, accessories 1,724 1,284 440 Telecommunications equipment 3,979 3,414 566 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 32,559 27,020 5,539 Consumer goods 39,670 3,445 36,226 Pharmaceutical prep 1,855 1,616 240 TV's, VCR's, etc 2,596 2,144 452 Motorcycles and parts 275 210 65 Apparel, household goods - wool 601 481 120 Pleasure boats and motors 424 291 133 Gem stones, other 336 336 (-) Stereo equipment, etc 2,123 1,782 341 Photo equipment 489 424 64 Rugs 212 182 30 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 4,250 3,847 403 Camping apparel and gear 1,287 1,174 113 Records, tapes, and disks 228 172 56 Numismatic coins 33 43 -10 Jewelry 1,461 1,359 102 Household appliances 1,357 1,200 156 Cookware, cutlery, tools 688 581 107 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 1,185 1,109 76 Musical instruments 263 213 50 Gem diamonds 1,508 1,357 151 Writing and art supplies 1,465 1,222 243 Toiletries and cosmetics 498 395 104 Glassware, chinaware 459 391 67 Books, printed matter 555 464 91 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,547 1,302 246 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 820 887 -67 Nursery stock, etc. 189 181 8 Apparel, household goods - cotton 4,696 3,689 1,007 Portable typewriters, etc 2,542 2,234 308 Footwear 2,342 2,210 131 Toys/games/sporting goods 3,387 2,949 438 Other Goods 5,294 5,001 293 (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-95-96), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, MARCH 1995. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.