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. April March Monthly Item(1) 1996 1996 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 66,326 64,940 1,387 Net Adjustments 1,618 1,215 403 Total, Census Basis 64,708 63,725 983 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,017 2,964 53 Vegetables 326 211 116 Fruits, frozen juices 374 287 87 Nuts 74 41 34 Feedstuff and foodgrains 128 119 9 Other foods 165 161 4 Cane and beet sugar 72 68 3 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 42 43 -1 Tea, spices, etc. 49 50 -2 Wine and related products 220 225 -5 Dairy products and eggs 45 53 -8 Cocoa beans 72 85 -13 Bakery products 139 154 -15 Food oils, oilseeds 129 150 -22 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 169 192 -22 Meat products 308 332 -24 Green coffee 206 247 -40 Fish and shellfish 498 546 -49 Industrial supplies and materials 16,579 15,335 1,244 Crude oil 4,385 3,244 1,141 Petroleum products, other 654 515 139 Fuel oil 547 420 128 Iron and steel mill prod 801 736 65 Bauxite and aluminum 468 437 31 Steelmaking materials 291 264 27 Tobacco, waxes, etc 310 287 23 Natural rubber 151 131 20 Nonferrous metals, other 158 142 16 Cotton cloth, fabrics 147 132 15 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 134 123 10 Nickel 113 103 10 Iron and steel, advanced 286 277 10 Nuclear fuel materials 119 111 8 Zinc 82 75 8 Newsprint 366 359 7 Nontextile floor tiles 103 96 7 Gas-natural 353 347 6 Shingles, wallboard 279 273 6 Materials, exc. chemicals 128 124 4 Farming materials, livestock 51 48 3 Tin 24 21 3 Finished textile supplies 111 108 3 Hides and skins 17 15 2 Synthetic cloth 285 283 2 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 28 28 1 Industrial supplies, other 788 789 -1 Wool, silk, etc. 61 63 -2 Hair, waste materials 24 26 -2 Leather and furs 74 78 -3 Copper 193 197 -4 Other precious metals 234 238 -4 Chemicals-fertilizers 296 302 -6 Plastic materials 389 395 -6 Cotton, natural fibers 23 30 -6 Electric energy 62 69 -7 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 267 274 -8 Plywood and veneers 87 96 -9 Finished metal shapes 339 348 -9 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 362 373 -11 Nonmonetary gold 222 233 -11 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 26 37 -11 Coal and related fuels 53 65 -12 Synthetic rubber--primary 89 101 -12 Lumber 495 514 -18 Blank tapes, audio & visual 162 182 -20 Liquified petroleum gases 267 290 -23 Paper and paper products 312 351 -39 Chemicals-inorganic 304 344 -40 Pulpwood and woodpulp 178 256 -78 Chemicals-organic 876 984 -108 Capital goods, except automotive 18,836 19,527 -691 Semiconductors 3,224 3,722 -498 Civilian aircraft 235 354 -119 Wood, glass, plastic 336 382 -46 Electric apparatus 1,357 1,397 -41 Railway transpor. equip 96 136 -40 Photo, service industry 451 485 -34 Business machines and equipment 544 577 -33 Measuring, testing, control instru 485 517 -32 Industrial engines 500 530 -30 Agricultural machinery, equipment 277 307 -30 Pulp and paper machinery 303 326 -23 Excavating machinery 281 300 -19 Parts-civilian aircraft 238 256 -17 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 1,098 1,113 -15 Medicinal equipment 494 503 -10 Nonfarm tractors and parts 53 59 -6 Marine engines, parts 49 54 -4 Spacecraft, exc. military 1 1 (-) Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Commercial vessels, other 2 1 1 Specialized mining 69 68 1 Food, tobacco machinery 102 101 1 Computers 477 475 2 Generators, accessories 580 578 3 Textile, sewing machines 158 154 4 Materials handling equipment 300 294 6 Drilling & oilfield equipment 55 48 7 Telecommunications equipment 1,166 1,159 7 Laboratory testing instruments 83 76 8 Engines-civilian aircraft 427 391 36 Metalworking machine tools 691 643 48 Computer accessories 4,699 4,520 180 Automotive vehicles, parts and eng 10,510 10,042 468 Consumer goods 13,514 13,671 -157 Portable typewriters, etc 930 1,015 -85 Writing and art supplies 489 559 -70 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,154 1,222 -69 Footwear 754 810 -56 Gem diamonds 484 528 -45 Apparel, household goods-nontextil 366 400 -34 Photo equipment 157 183 -26 Furniture, household goods, etc. 539 564 -25 Nursery stock, etc. 78 98 -20 Glassware, chinaware 135 150 -16 Books, printed matter 186 200 -14 Cookware, cutlery, tools 220 232 -12 Household appliances 420 431 -11 Jewelry 530 536 -6 Gem stones, other 87 90 -4 Toiletries and cosmetics 168 171 -3 Numismatic coins 17 20 -3 Records, tapes, and disks 76 79 -3 Camping apparel and gear 423 424 -1 Musical instruments 90 87 2 Rugs 71 62 10 Motorcycles and parts 105 95 10 Pleasure boats and motors 144 131 13 Pharmaceutical prep 885 867 18 Apparel, household goods - wool 243 223 20 TV's, VCR's, etc 807 781 25 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 338 299 39 Stereo equipment, etc 611 554 56 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cott 1,337 1,276 61 Apparel, household goods - cotton 1,673 1,583 90 Other Goods 2,253 2,185 68 ___________________________________________________________________ Year Year Year To Date To Date To Date Item(1) 1996 1995 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 259,084 246,698 12,385 Net Adjustments 3,501 2,228 1,273 Total, Census Basis 255,583 244,471 11,112 Foods, feeds, and beverages 11,579 11,263 315 Vegetables 921 853 68 Fruits, frozen juices 1,276 1,122 154 Nuts 205 163 42 Feedstuff and foodgrains 460 404 56 Other foods 627 565 62 Cane and beet sugar 291 242 50 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 167 161 6 Tea, spices, etc. 196 190 6 Wine and related products 867 765 102 Dairy products and eggs 178 206 -28 Cocoa beans 313 140 173 Bakery products 589 578 11 Food oils, oilseeds 541 415 126 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 694 650 43 Meat products 1,252 1,431 -179 Green coffee 918 1,164 -246 Fish and shellfish 2,084 2,214 -130 Industrial supplies and materials 62,245 59,440 2,805 Crude oil 14,489 13,651 838 Petroleum products, other 2,161 1,335 826 Fuel oil 2,015 1,416 600 Iron and steel mill prod 2,994 3,579 -586 Bauxite and aluminum 1,758 2,451 -693 Steelmaking materials 1,128 914 214 Tobacco, waxes, etc 1,212 929 283 Natural rubber 566 549 17 Nonferrous metals, other 569 442 126 Cotton cloth, fabrics 573 667 -93 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 505 485 20 Nickel 426 445 -20 Iron and steel, advanced 1,157 1,195 -39 Nuclear fuel materials 402 274 128 Zinc 281 368 -87 Newsprint 1,563 1,304 258 Nontextile floor tiles 392 381 10 Gas-natural 1,268 983 284 Shingles, wallboard 1,068 1,046 22 Materials, exc. chemicals 507 495 12 Farming materials, livestock 173 142 31 Tin 89 92 -3 Finished textile supplies 444 448 -3 Hides and skins 63 70 -7 Synthetic cloth 1,115 1,161 -47 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 105 96 8 Industrial supplies, other 3,149 2,909 240 Wool, silk, etc. 239 284 -46 Hair, waste materials 94 73 21 Leather and furs 305 346 -40 Copper 763 746 17 Other precious metals 824 773 52 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,175 1,089 86 Plastic materials 1,577 1,683 -106 Cotton, natural fibers 105 100 4 Electric energy 244 294 -50 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 1,077 1,001 76 Plywood and veneers 326 339 -13 Finished metal shapes 1,375 1,329 46 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 1,493 1,427 65 Nonmonetary gold 857 645 212 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 128 138 -10 Coal and related fuels 234 234 (-) Synthetic rubber--primary 359 394 -34 Lumber 1,951 1,905 46 Blank tapes, audio & visual 661 651 10 Liquified petroleum gases 1,170 1,144 26 Paper and paper products 1,363 1,501 -138 Chemicals-inorganic 1,254 1,201 53 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,042 1,189 -147 Chemicals-organic 3,459 3,123 336 Capital goods, except automotive 77,237 69,989 7,248 Semiconductors 14,158 11,117 3,041 Civilian aircraft 1,168 1,366 -198 Wood, glass, plastic 1,448 1,584 -135 Electric apparatus 5,593 5,532 61 Railway transpor. equip 427 462 -35 Photo, service industry 1,879 1,788 91 Business machines and equipment 2,267 2,234 33 Measuring, testing, control instru 1,923 1,857 66 Industrial engines 2,085 2,041 44 Agricultural machinery, equipment 1,226 1,310 -84 Pulp and paper machinery 1,226 1,188 38 Excavating machinery 1,138 1,332 -194 Parts-civilian aircraft 889 794 95 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 4,464 3,945 519 Medicinal equipment 2,029 1,872 158 Nonfarm tractors and parts 222 214 8 Marine engines, parts 191 171 20 Spacecraft, exc. military 101 1 100 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Commercial vessels, other 5 11 -6 Specialized mining 262 250 12 Food, tobacco machinery 392 376 16 Computers 1,837 1,688 149 Generators, accessories 2,342 2,309 33 Textile, sewing machines 639 801 -162 Materials handling equipment 1,158 1,082 75 Drilling & oilfield equipment 202 169 33 Telecommunications equipment 4,681 5,250 -569 Laboratory testing instruments 318 260 58 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,593 1,480 112 Metalworking machine tools 2,492 2,061 431 Computer accessories 18,881 15,443 3,438 Automotive vehicles, parts and eng 41,753 43,594 -1,842 Consumer goods 54,355 53,095 1,260 Portable typewriters, etc 3,892 3,429 463 Writing and art supplies 2,149 2,038 111 Toys/games/sporting goods 4,858 4,548 310 Footwear 3,127 3,137 -9 Gem diamonds 2,097 1,940 157 Apparel, household goods-nontextil 1,576 1,584 -8 Photo equipment 647 668 -21 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,186 2,088 98 Nursery stock, etc. 328 260 68 Glassware, chinaware 587 623 -36 Books, printed matter 778 754 24 Cookware, cutlery, tools 933 921 12 Household appliances 1,749 1,807 -59 Jewelry 2,086 1,987 98 Gem stones, other 379 428 -49 Toiletries and cosmetics 689 645 44 Numismatic coins 115 45 70 Records, tapes, and disks 314 294 20 Camping apparel and gear 1,642 1,676 -34 Musical instruments 358 347 11 Rugs 262 292 -30 Motorcycles and parts 463 380 83 Pleasure boats and motors 530 461 69 Pharmaceutical prep 3,368 2,632 736 Apparel, household goods - wool 887 795 92 TV's, VCR's, etc 3,127 3,413 -285 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,213 1,126 87 Stereo equipment, etc 2,359 2,852 -494 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cott 5,264 5,541 -277 Apparel, household goods - cotton 6,394 6,384 10 Other Goods 8,415 7,089 1,325 (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-96-99), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, APRIL 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.