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) November October (R) Monthly 1995 1995 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 61,884 62,724 -840 Net Adjustments 308 421 -113 Total, Census Basis 61,575 62,303 -727 Foods, feeds, and beverages 2,723 2,798 -76 Fish and shellfish 555 618 -63 Wine and related products 204 230 -26 Food oils, oilseeds 109 135 -26 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 134 143 -9 Cane and beet sugar 35 41 -6 Meat products 312 316 -4 Nuts 36 39 -3 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 35 37 -2 Other foods 144 145 -1 Bakery products 147 148 -1 Tea, spices, etc. 53 53 (-) Dairy products and eggs 53 51 3 Cocoa beans 26 22 3 Feedstuff and foodgrains 130 121 9 Vegetables 236 226 10 Green coffee 235 222 13 Fruits, frozen juices 278 251 27 Industrial supplies and material 14,891 14,708 183 Fuel oil 483 277 207 Crude oil 3,481 3,319 161 Iron and steel mill prod 696 599 97 Pulpwood and woodpulp 378 329 50 Other precious metals 220 189 31 Copper 219 191 28 Synthetic cloth 292 272 20 Chemicals-inorganic 310 292 19 Paper and paper products 413 398 16 Chemicals-fertilizers 264 250 14 Tobacco, waxes, etc 265 253 12 Industrial supplies, other 779 767 12 Nuclear fuel materials 106 96 10 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 259 252 7 Farming materials, livestock 42 35 6 Coal and related fuels 72 67 6 Finished metal shapes 336 331 5 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 356 353 3 Tin 24 22 2 Hides and skins 13 11 2 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 25 24 1 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 121 120 1 Leather and furs 80 79 1 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 33 34 -1 Gas-natural 253 254 -1 Nontextile floor tiles 95 96 -1 Petroleum products, other 406 407 -1 Cotton, natural fibers 22 23 -1 Hair, waste materials 21 23 -1 Wool, silk, etc. 67 69 -2 Materials, exc. chemicals 126 129 -3 Electric energy 53 58 -4 Finished textile supplies 106 110 -4 Shingles, wallboard 268 274 -6 Plastic materials 404 411 -7 Synthetic rubber--primary 81 89 -8 Zinc 66 75 -9 Newsprint 416 427 -12 Cotton cloth, fabrics 128 140 -12 Iron and steel, advanced 292 307 -15 Natural rubber 107 125 -18 Blank tapes, audio & visual 159 179 -20 Nickel 94 116 -21 Bauxite and aluminum 424 450 -25 Plywood and veneers 77 103 -26 Nonferrous metals, other 118 150 -32 Nonmonetary gold 201 237 -36 Steelmaking materials 244 280 -36 Liquified petroleum gases 216 262 -46 Lumber 463 522 -60 Chemicals-organic 712 833 -120 Capital goods, except automotive 19,297 19,711 -414 Civilian aircraft 209 465 -256 Computer accessories 4,554 4,766 -213 Parts-civilian aircraft 170 219 -48 Metalworking machine tools 543 584 -41 Railway transpor. equip 79 115 -36 Wood, glass, plastic 335 370 -35 Computers 506 528 -21 Industrial engines 515 534 -19 Measuring, testing, control inst 468 486 -19 Photo, service industry 447 457 -10 Agricultural machinery, equipmen 282 292 -10 Specialized mining 59 69 -10 Pulp and paper machinery 291 297 -6 Generators, accessories 602 608 -6 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 1,070 1,076 -5 Materials handling equipment 278 281 -3 Spacecraft, exc. military (Z) (Z) (Z) Vessels, except scrap (-) (Z) (Z) Commercial vessels, other 2 2 1 Engines-civilian aircraft 413 411 2 Marine engines, parts 44 41 3 Laboratory testing instruments 66 62 4 Nonfarm tractors and parts 61 54 7 Drilling & oilfield equipment 40 33 7 Food, tobacco machinery 98 90 8 Textile, sewing machines 176 161 15 Medicinal equipment 524 504 21 Electric apparatus 1,478 1,457 22 Excavating machinery 256 220 36 Semiconductors 3,780 3,740 40 Business machines and equipment 603 558 45 Telecommunications equipment 1,347 1,231 116 Automotive vehicles, parts and engines 9,583 9,519 63 Consumer goods 12,946 13,347 -401 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 327 458 -130 TV's, VCR's, etc 735 813 -77 Footwear 750 808 -58 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or co 1,244 1,280 -36 Stereo equipment, etc 628 659 -31 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,145 1,174 -28 Portable typewriters, etc 859 886 -27 Gem stones, other 105 123 -18 Cookware, cutlery, tools 223 240 -17 Household appliances 441 456 -15 Pleasure boats and motors 116 129 -12 Jewelry 477 489 -12 Camping apparel and gear 379 390 -10 Apparel, household goods - wool 186 195 -10 Furniture, household goods, etc. 523 532 -9 Rugs 61 69 -8 Musical instruments 84 91 -7 Records, tapes, and disks 76 81 -5 Apparel, household goods-nontext 384 387 -4 Books, printed matter 193 194 -1 Nursery stock, etc. 71 71 (-) Numismatic coins 12 10 2 Glassware, chinaware 157 152 4 Writing and art supplies 556 551 5 Toiletries and cosmetics 177 166 11 Pharmaceutical prep 657 643 13 Motorcycles and parts 115 101 14 Photo equipment 166 152 14 Apparel, household goods - cotton 1,582 1,557 25 Gem diamonds 520 492 28 Other Goods 2,137 2,220 -83 __________________________________________________________________ Year to Year to Year to Item(1) Date 95 Date 94 Date Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 688,080 609,140 78,940 Net Adjustments 5,699 5,065 633 Total, Census Basis 682,381 604,075 78,306 Foods, feeds, and beverages 30,539 28,294 2,245 Fish and shellfish 6,175 6,072 103 Wine and related products 2,159 1,951 207 Food oils, oilseeds 1,190 1,014 177 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 1,730 1,668 62 Cane and beet sugar 681 597 84 Meat products 3,648 3,643 6 Nuts 474 454 20 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 479 439 40 Other foods 1,562 1,424 138 Bakery products 1,618 1,408 210 Tea, spices, etc. 497 465 33 Dairy products and eggs 577 539 38 Cocoa beans 318 342 -24 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,193 1,304 -110 Vegetables 2,372 2,013 359 Green coffee 2,757 2,002 755 Fruits, frozen juices 3,109 2,959 150 Industrial supplies and material 166,329 147,860 18,469 Fuel oil 3,943 4,580 -637 Crude oil 39,295 35,290 4,006 Iron and steel mill prod 8,877 9,348 -471 Pulpwood and woodpulp 3,527 2,073 1,453 Other precious metals 2,315 1,828 487 Copper 2,128 1,633 495 Synthetic cloth 3,093 3,037 56 Chemicals-inorganic 3,346 2,688 658 Paper and paper products 4,240 2,946 1,293 Chemicals-fertilizers 2,923 2,510 413 Tobacco, waxes, etc 2,724 2,585 139 Industrial supplies, other 8,286 6,947 1,339 Nuclear fuel materials 1,062 1,002 60 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 2,838 2,463 375 Farming materials, livestock 408 392 16 Coal and related fuels 689 625 64 Finished metal shapes 3,634 3,198 436 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 3,975 3,425 551 Tin 255 197 58 Hides and skins 181 187 -6 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 274 218 56 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 1,354 1,093 262 Leather and furs 903 809 94 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 387 305 83 Gas-natural 3,021 3,637 -616 Nontextile floor tiles 1,064 996 68 Petroleum products, other 4,471 4,870 -399 Cotton, natural fibers 259 211 48 Hair, waste materials 218 217 1 Wool, silk, etc. 756 721 36 Materials, exc. chemicals 1,403 1,325 78 Electric energy 800 898 -99 Finished textile supplies 1,221 1,081 140 Shingles, wallboard 2,873 2,596 277 Plastic materials 4,568 3,697 871 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,041 905 136 Zinc 884 716 168 Newsprint 4,032 3,034 998 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,762 1,587 174 Iron and steel, advanced 3,316 2,908 409 Natural rubber 1,535 866 669 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,787 1,803 -16 Nickel 1,119 651 469 Bauxite and aluminum 5,837 4,736 1,101 Plywood and veneers 937 937 (-) Nonferrous metals, other 1,324 1,006 318 Nonmonetary gold 2,039 1,842 197 Steelmaking materials 2,691 2,081 611 Liquified petroleum gases 2,860 2,445 416 Lumber 5,177 5,640 -463 Chemicals-organic 8,675 7,075 1,600 Capital goods, except automotive 202,355 167,646 34,710 Civilian aircraft 3,332 3,314 18 Computer accessories 46,117 36,598 9,519 Parts-civilian aircraft 2,266 2,206 60 Metalworking machine tools 6,074 4,644 1,430 Railway transpor. equip 1,153 942 212 Wood, glass, plastic 4,340 3,757 583 Computers 4,881 5,343 -462 Industrial engines 5,655 5,227 428 Measuring, testing, control inst 5,142 4,230 912 Photo, service industry 4,948 4,393 555 Agricultural machinery, equipmen 3,450 3,219 231 Specialized mining 710 640 70 Pulp and paper machinery 3,429 2,882 547 Generators, accessories 6,518 4,970 1,547 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 11,336 9,279 2,057 Materials handling equipment 3,076 2,534 542 Spacecraft, exc. military 2 5 -3 Vessels, except scrap (Z) 204 -204 Commercial vessels, other 33 13 20 Engines-civilian aircraft 4,311 4,705 -394 Marine engines, parts 484 367 117 Laboratory testing instruments 746 629 117 Nonfarm tractors and parts 572 594 -23 Drilling & oilfield equipment 447 553 -106 Food, tobacco machinery 1,036 849 187 Textile, sewing machines 2,139 2,104 35 Medicinal equipment 5,408 4,820 588 Electric apparatus 15,715 13,271 2,444 Excavating machinery 3,298 3,057 241 Semiconductors 35,340 23,618 11,722 Business machines and equipment 6,352 5,710 641 Telecommunications equipment 14,045 12,968 1,077 Automotive vehicles, parts and e 114,579 107,481 7,098 Consumer goods 147,246 133,421 13,824 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 3,589 3,241 348 TV's, VCR's, etc 9,156 8,365 792 Footwear 8,584 8,294 290 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or co 14,966 14,401 565 Stereo equipment, etc 7,683 7,113 570 Toys/games/sporting goods 12,691 11,648 1,042 Portable typewriters, etc 9,794 8,749 1,045 Gem stones, other 1,218 1,281 -63 Cookware, cutlery, tools 2,549 2,237 312 Household appliances 4,900 4,680 221 Pleasure boats and motors 1,329 968 361 Jewelry 5,526 5,256 270 Camping apparel and gear 4,451 4,277 174 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,211 1,854 357 Furniture, household goods, etc. 5,759 5,137 623 Rugs 807 700 107 Musical instruments 969 827 142 Records, tapes, and disks 840 694 146 Apparel, household goods-nontext 4,351 4,215 135 Books, printed matter 2,106 1,794 312 Nursery stock, etc. 785 648 137 Numismatic coins 124 192 -68 Glassware, chinaware 1,759 1,566 193 Writing and art supplies 5,902 4,782 1,120 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,794 1,531 263 Pharmaceutical prep 7,297 5,999 1,298 Motorcycles and parts 1,165 918 247 Photo equipment 1,829 1,589 241 Apparel, household goods - cotto 17,684 15,203 2,481 Gem diamonds 5,428 5,264 164 Other Goods 21,334 19,373 1,960 (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-96-12), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, NOVEMBER 1995. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.