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.) October September(R) Monthly Item(1) 1995 1995 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 62,654 63,525 -871 Net Adjustments 422 232 190 Total, Census Basis 62,232 63,293 -1,061 Foods, feeds, and beverages 2,830 2,814 16 Food oils, oilseeds 134 97 38 Meat products 316 288 28 Feedstuff and foodgrains 122 100 22 Wine and related products 230 216 14 Tea, spices, etc. 53 43 10 Fish and shellfish 621 612 9 Other foods 145 140 5 Green coffee 222 219 3 Fruits, frozen juices 252 253 -1 Dairy products and eggs 51 52 -2 Nuts 40 42 -2 Cocoa beans 22 27 -4 Bakery products 148 153 -5 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 37 42 -5 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 145 160 -15 Vegetables 226 242 -16 Cane and beet sugar 66 129 -63 Industrial supplies and materials 14,761 15,277 -517 Crude oil 3,302 3,739 -437 Fuel oil 277 384 -107 Iron and steel mill prod 600 677 -78 Nuclear fuel materials 124 163 -38 Other precious metals 188 224 -36 Nonmonetary gold 237 273 -36 Chemicals-inorganic 294 322 -28 Plastic materials 410 430 -20 Petroleum products, other 409 425 -16 Synthetic cloth 271 287 -16 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 252 268 -16 Gas-natural 254 269 -16 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 354 367 -14 Coal and related fuels 67 78 -11 Cotton cloth, fabrics 140 149 -9 Industrial supplies, other 767 775 -9 Electric energy 58 65 -8 Materials, exc. chemicals 127 134 -7 Hides and skins 11 17 -5 Finished textile supplies 110 115 -5 Finished metal shapes 331 336 -5 Iron and steel, advanced 307 312 -4 Farming materials, livestock 35 39 -4 Zinc 75 79 -3 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 24 26 -2 Tin 22 23 -1 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 34 35 -1 Wool, silk, etc. 69 68 1 Nontextile floor tiles 96 95 1 Natural rubber 125 124 1 Tobacco, waxes, etc 255 253 2 Synthetic rubber--primary 89 87 2 Hair, waste materials 23 20 2 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 121 118 3 Leather and furs 79 76 3 Paper and paper products 398 393 5 Cotton, natural fibers 23 17 6 Shingles, wallboard 274 266 8 Lumber 523 514 9 Chemicals-fertilizers 250 240 9 Nickel 116 101 15 Steelmaking materials 290 273 17 Blank tapes, audio & visual 179 161 18 Liquified petroleum gases 262 237 26 Copper 198 171 26 Plywood and veneers 102 70 32 Newsprint 428 391 36 Nonferrous metals, other 153 116 37 Bauxite and aluminum 452 412 40 Pulpwood and woodpulp 329 282 48 Chemicals-organic 848 781 67 Capital goods, except automotive 19,603 19,334 269 Computer accessories 4,766 4,623 143 Semiconductors 3,737 3,628 109 Civilian aircraft 371 286 85 Metalworking machine tools 585 518 67 Engines-civilian aircraft 412 373 39 Railway transpor. equip 117 99 18 Specialized mining 69 57 12 Industrial engines 527 517 11 Agricultural machinery, equipment 292 283 9 Food, tobacco machinery 89 85 5 Measuring, testing, control instru 488 484 4 Marine engines, parts 41 38 4 Commercial vessels, other 2 1 1 Spacecraft, exc. military (Z) (Z) (Z) Vessels, except scrap (Z) (-) (Z) Nonfarm tractors and parts 54 54 (-) Wood, glass, plastic 371 372 -1 Medicinal equipment 503 506 -4 Drilling & oilfield equipment 32 36 -4 Laboratory testing instruments 62 69 -6 Business machines and equipment 557 564 -7 Photo, service industry 453 461 -8 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 1,073 1,086 -13 Pulp and paper machinery 295 308 -13 Parts-civilian aircraft 219 233 -13 Generators, accessories 606 620 -14 Electric apparatus 1,456 1,473 -17 Computers 527 545 -18 Textile, sewing machines 162 182 -20 Materials handling equipment 285 307 -21 Excavating machinery 219 255 -36 Telecommunications equipment 1,231 1,272 -41 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 9,508 10,422 -914 Consumer goods 13,351 13,459 -109 Pharmaceutical prep 645 750 -105 Apparel, household goods - cotton 1,559 1,613 -55 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,281 1,335 -54 Stereo equipment, etc 659 702 -42 Portable typewriters, etc 886 916 -30 Writing and art supplies 551 580 -29 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 387 413 -26 Gem diamonds 493 511 -18 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,174 1,191 -18 Glassware, chinaware 152 162 -10 Rugs 69 76 -8 Toiletries and cosmetics 166 172 -6 Books, printed matter 194 200 -6 Furniture, household goods, etc. 532 538 -6 Apparel, household goods - wool 195 199 -4 Photo equipment 152 153 -1 Numismatic coins 10 9 1 Jewelry 489 488 1 Records, tapes, and disks 80 78 2 Nursery stock, etc. 71 68 2 Gem stones, other 123 119 4 Musical instruments 91 87 4 Motorcycles and parts 101 95 6 Cookware, cutlery, tools 240 233 7 Household appliances 456 439 17 Camping apparel and gear 390 371 19 Footwear 806 786 21 TV's, VCR's, etc 813 778 34 Pleasure boats and motors 128 68 60 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 457 327 130 Other Goods 2,179 1,987 193 ______________________________________________________________________ Year to Year to Year to Date Date Date Item(1) 1995 1994 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 626,127 549,407 76,720 Net Adjustments 5,391 4,794 597 Total, Census Basis 620,736 544,613 76,122 Foods, feeds, and beverages 27,848 25,652 2,196 Food oils, oilseeds 1,081 919 162 Meat products 3,337 3,347 -10 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,063 1,188 -125 Wine and related products 1,956 1,768 188 Tea, spices, etc. 444 414 30 Fish and shellfish 5,623 5,515 108 Other foods 1,418 1,280 138 Green coffee 2,522 1,747 775 Fruits, frozen juices 2,832 2,688 144 Dairy products and eggs 524 490 34 Nuts 437 415 22 Cocoa beans 292 329 -36 Bakery products 1,471 1,274 197 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 444 396 48 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 1,597 1,510 87 Vegetables 2,136 1,806 330 Cane and beet sugar 671 568 104 Industrial supplies and materials 151,491 133,353 18,138 Crude oil 35,797 31,729 4,068 Fuel oil 3,460 4,192 -732 Iron and steel mill prod 8,181 8,413 -232 Nuclear fuel materials 984 911 73 Other precious metals 2,094 1,634 460 Nonmonetary gold 1,838 1,671 167 Chemicals-inorganic 3,038 2,418 620 Plastic materials 4,164 3,273 890 Petroleum products, other 4,066 4,538 -472 Synthetic cloth 2,801 2,746 55 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 2,579 2,216 363 Gas-natural 2,768 3,356 -587 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 3,620 3,089 530 Coal and related fuels 616 565 52 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,634 1,448 186 Industrial supplies, other 7,507 6,263 1,245 Electric energy 746 825 -79 Materials, exc. chemicals 1,275 1,207 68 Hides and skins 168 168 (-) Finished textile supplies 1,116 975 141 Finished metal shapes 3,297 2,882 415 Iron and steel, advanced 3,024 2,622 402 Farming materials, livestock 366 349 18 Zinc 818 652 165 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 249 195 54 Tin 231 172 59 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 354 274 80 Wool, silk, etc. 689 648 41 Nontextile floor tiles 968 899 69 Natural rubber 1,428 780 648 Tobacco, waxes, etc 2,461 2,327 134 Synthetic rubber--primary 960 826 134 Hair, waste materials 197 199 -2 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 1,234 980 255 Leather and furs 822 732 91 Paper and paper products 3,827 2,634 1,193 Cotton, natural fibers 238 187 51 Shingles, wallboard 2,606 2,335 270 Lumber 4,714 5,123 -409 Chemicals-fertilizers 2,659 2,273 386 Nickel 1,025 602 423 Steelmaking materials 2,458 1,887 570 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,628 1,635 -7 Liquified petroleum gases 2,645 2,152 493 Copper 1,916 1,476 440 Plywood and veneers 859 863 -4 Newsprint 3,616 2,720 896 Nonferrous metals, other 1,209 914 295 Bauxite and aluminum 5,414 4,165 1,249 Pulpwood and woodpulp 3,149 1,832 1,317 Chemicals-organic 7,978 6,381 1,597 Capital goods, except automotive 182,951 150,851 32,100 Computer accessories 41,563 32,759 8,804 Semiconductors 31,558 21,072 10,486 Civilian aircraft 3,030 2,908 121 Metalworking machine tools 5,531 4,204 1,327 Engines-civilian aircraft 3,899 4,264 -366 Railway transpor. equip 1,075 827 248 Specialized mining 651 581 70 Industrial engines 5,133 4,729 404 Agricultural machinery, equipment 3,168 2,923 246 Food, tobacco machinery 937 767 169 Measuring, testing, control instru 4,676 3,820 856 Marine engines, parts 441 334 107 Commercial vessels, other 31 13 18 Spacecraft, exc. military 2 5 -3 Vessels, except scrap (Z) 204 -204 Nonfarm tractors and parts 511 539 -28 Wood, glass, plastic 4,006 3,409 597 Medicinal equipment 4,883 4,359 523 Drilling & oilfield equipment 407 496 -89 Laboratory testing instruments 680 565 115 Business machines and equipment 5,748 5,150 598 Photo, service industry 4,496 3,981 515 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 10,263 8,355 1,907 Pulp and paper machinery 3,136 2,604 533 Parts-civilian aircraft 2,097 2,016 81 Generators, accessories 5,914 4,470 1,445 Electric apparatus 14,236 11,945 2,291 Computers 4,374 4,919 -544 Textile, sewing machines 1,964 1,906 58 Materials handling equipment 2,802 2,272 530 Excavating machinery 3,041 2,739 302 Telecommunications equipment 12,698 11,718 981 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 104,985 96,802 8,183 Consumer goods 134,303 120,517 13,786 Pharmaceutical prep 6,643 5,437 1,205 Apparel, household goods - cotton 16,104 13,688 2,416 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 13,723 13,050 673 Stereo equipment, etc 7,054 6,392 662 Portable typewriters, etc 8,935 7,920 1,015 Writing and art supplies 5,347 4,315 1,032 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 3,967 3,813 154 Gem diamonds 4,908 4,772 136 Toys/games/sporting goods 11,545 10,493 1,052 Glassware, chinaware 1,602 1,405 197 Rugs 746 646 100 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,617 1,378 240 Books, printed matter 1,913 1,610 303 Furniture, household goods, etc. 5,236 4,625 612 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,025 1,670 355 Photo equipment 1,663 1,413 250 Numismatic coins 112 180 -67 Jewelry 5,050 4,758 292 Records, tapes, and disks 764 621 143 Nursery stock, etc. 714 587 127 Gem stones, other 1,113 1,169 -57 Musical instruments 885 747 138 Motorcycles and parts 1,050 823 227 Cookware, cutlery, tools 2,327 2,019 308 Household appliances 4,460 4,223 237 Camping apparel and gear 4,072 3,884 187 Footwear 7,833 7,552 281 TV's, VCR's, etc 8,421 7,543 879 Pleasure boats and motors 1,213 866 346 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 3,261 2,920 342 Other Goods 19,157 17,438 1,719 (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-95-228), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, OCTOBER 1995. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.