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.) December November (R) Monthly Item(1) 1996 1996 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 68,737 67,566 1,171 Net Adjustments 236 286 -50 Total, Census Basis 68,501 67,279 1,221 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,175 2,956 219 Fruits, frozen juices 425 324 101 Wine and related products 243 220 23 Cane and beet sugar 52 42 10 Feedstuff and foodgrains 159 171 -12 Food oils, oilseeds 153 135 18 Other foods 174 172 2 Vegetables 237 239 -2 Cocoa beans 67 29 38 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 154 145 8 Bakery products 168 170 -2 Dairy products and eggs 67 73 -6 Nuts 40 41 -1 Tea, spices, etc. 49 50 -1 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 44 42 1 Fish and shellfish 586 606 -20 Meat products 309 295 14 Green coffee 248 201 47 Industrial supplies and materials 17,663 16,826 838 Crude oil 4,575 4,224 351 Petroleum products, other 801 581 220 Fuel oil 756 611 145 Lumber 598 624 -26 Liquified petroleum gases 444 357 86 Iron and steel mill prod 882 1,005 -123 Gas-natural 282 314 -32 Industrial supplies, other 832 815 17 Tobacco, waxes, etc 313 281 32 Chemicals-organic 873 779 94 Nonmonetary gold 230 241 -11 Shingles, wallboard 316 325 -9 Finished metal shapes 380 369 11 Nonferrous metals, other 140 155 -15 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 376 379 -3 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 282 286 -3 Cotton, natural fibers 18 23 -5 Synthetic cloth 320 315 5 Chemicals-inorganic 349 336 13 Nuclear fuel materials 173 69 103 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 152 154 -3 Plastic materials 461 462 -1 Blank tapes, audio & visual 177 174 3 Nontextile floor tiles 115 108 7 Farming materials, livestock 45 46 -1 Steelmaking materials 219 252 -33 Finished textile supplies 125 124 1 Plywood and veneers 107 90 16 Hair, waste materials 28 25 3 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 31 28 3 Chemicals-fertilizers 285 267 18 Electric energy 80 89 -9 Hides and skins 22 18 3 Synthetic rubber--primary 84 90 -6 Zinc 87 91 -4 Tin 26 16 10 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 36 24 13 Other precious metals 253 256 -3 Leather and furs 95 88 7 Wool, silk, etc. 69 64 6 Iron and steel, advanced 307 294 13 Materials, exc. chemicals 123 131 -7 Nickel 89 97 -8 Cotton cloth, fabrics 166 181 -16 Coal and related fuels 47 59 -12 Copper 157 188 -32 Natural rubber 111 94 17 Newsprint 293 303 -10 Paper and paper products 333 334 -1 Bauxite and aluminum 398 376 22 Pulpwood and woodpulp 204 215 -11 Capital goods, except automotive 19,550 19,086 464 Computer accessories 4,484 4,381 104 Computers 752 710 42 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 1,121 1,139 -18 Engines-civilian aircraft 519 473 46 Metalworking machine tools 679 643 36 Parts-civilian aircraft 307 303 3 Photo, service industry 484 539 -55 Medicinal equipment 538 555 -17 Electric apparatus 1,516 1,525 -10 Measuring, testing, control instru 538 496 41 Civilian aircraft 406 347 59 Materials handling equipment 320 290 30 Generators, accessories 612 661 -49 Drilling & oilfield equipment 55 62 -7 Spacecraft, exc. military 1 1 (-) Laboratory testing instruments 71 73 -2 Food, tobacco machinery 98 108 -11 Industrial engines 526 522 4 Pulp and paper machinery 316 323 -7 Marine engines, parts 65 40 25 Nonfarm tractors and parts 60 61 -1 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Railway transpor. equip 123 80 43 Specialized mining 64 55 9 Commercial vessels, other 1 2 -1 Excavating machinery 336 345 -9 Business machines and equipment 606 589 17 Agricultural machinery, equipment 323 315 8 Textile, sewing machines 165 165 (-) Wood, glass, plastic 353 346 7 Telecommunications equipment 1,316 1,226 90 Semiconductors 2,796 2,709 88 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 10,625 11,281 -657 Consumer goods 15,280 14,754 525 Other household goods 1,219 1,210 10 Pharmaceutical prep 1,036 841 195 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,305 1,342 -37 Apparel, household goods - cotton 1,962 1,829 134 Furniture, household goods, etc. 631 627 3 Gem diamonds 577 508 70 Footwear 941 941 1 Jewelry 564 542 22 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,579 1,422 157 Household appliances 463 453 10 Apparel, household goods - wool 264 243 21 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 464 418 46 Camping apparel and gear 468 431 37 Pleasure boats and motors 126 150 -25 TV's, VCR's, etc 726 843 -118 Toiletries and cosmetics 184 174 10 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 313 340 -27 Photo equipment 186 172 14 Books, printed matter 213 195 18 Nursery stock, etc. 76 75 1 Numismatic coins 15 11 4 Records, tapes, and disks 77 78 -1 Cookware, cutlery, tools 259 251 8 Writing and art supplies 549 542 7 Rugs 81 77 4 Musical instruments 92 86 6 Motorcycles and parts 98 76 22 Glassware, chinaware 150 152 -2 Gem stones, other 86 90 -4 Stereo equipment, etc 575 634 -59 Other goods 2,208 2,376 -168 ________________________________________________________ Year to Year to Year to Date Date Date Item(1) 1996 1995 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 799,338 749,363 49,975 Net Adjustments 7,974 5,918 2,056 Total, Census Basis 791,364 743,445 47,919 Foods, feeds, and beverages 35,705 33,176 2,529 Fruits, frozen juices 4,000 3,403 597 Wine and related products 2,794 2,369 425 Cane and beet sugar 1,045 716 329 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,614 1,308 306 Food oils, oilseeds 1,608 1,317 291 Other foods 1,983 1,707 277 Vegetables 2,811 2,552 259 Cocoa beans 581 376 204 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 2,047 1,844 203 Bakery products 1,905 1,765 140 Dairy products and eggs 709 607 102 Nuts 580 510 69 Tea, spices, etc. 584 541 42 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 519 512 7 Fish and shellfish 6,665 6,735 -70 Meat products 3,770 3,928 -158 Green coffee 2,491 2,985 -494 Industrial supplies and materials 199,331 180,668 18,663 Crude oil 50,611 42,814 7,798 Petroleum products, other 7,560 4,872 2,689 Fuel oil 6,142 4,288 1,853 Lumber 6,956 5,629 1,327 Liquified petroleum gases 3,991 3,106 885 Iron and steel mill prod 10,339 9,505 834 Gas-natural 4,011 3,187 824 Industrial supplies, other 9,798 9,039 759 Tobacco, waxes, etc 3,742 3,024 718 Chemicals-organic 10,040 9,384 656 Nonmonetary gold 2,801 2,225 576 Shingles, wallboard 3,582 3,145 437 Finished metal shapes 4,331 3,968 363 Nonferrous metals, other 1,765 1,462 303 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 4,605 4,336 269 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 3,317 3,072 245 Cotton, natural fibers 508 272 235 Synthetic cloth 3,585 3,359 226 Chemicals-inorganic 3,866 3,646 220 Nuclear fuel materials 1,328 1,127 201 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 1,658 1,465 193 Plastic materials 5,097 4,966 131 Blank tapes, audio & visual 2,070 1,941 129 Nontextile floor tiles 1,251 1,150 101 Farming materials, livestock 538 446 92 Steelmaking materials 3,047 2,957 90 Finished textile supplies 1,410 1,330 80 Plywood and veneers 1,105 1,026 78 Hair, waste materials 307 238 69 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 367 299 68 Chemicals-fertilizers 3,274 3,219 55 Electric energy 902 858 43 Hides and skins 205 199 6 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,106 1,109 -3 Zinc 941 950 -10 Tin 263 277 -15 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 391 416 -24 Other precious metals 2,488 2,516 -28 Leather and furs 947 975 -28 Wool, silk, etc. 782 813 -31 Iron and steel, advanced 3,554 3,599 -45 Materials, exc. chemicals 1,479 1,524 -45 Nickel 1,156 1,217 -61 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,811 1,901 -91 Coal and related fuels 666 759 -93 Copper 2,227 2,330 -103 Natural rubber 1,467 1,630 -163 Newsprint 4,065 4,416 -351 Paper and paper products 4,159 4,616 -456 Bauxite and aluminum 5,062 6,217 -1,156 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,659 3,847 -1,188 Capital goods, except automotive 228,958 221,431 7,528 Computer accessories 54,584 50,807 3,777 Computers 6,927 5,470 1,457 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 13,349 12,385 964 Engines-civilian aircraft 5,603 4,683 921 Metalworking machine tools 7,489 6,644 845 Parts-civilian aircraft 3,137 2,437 701 Photo, service industry 5,914 5,381 533 Medicinal equipment 6,293 5,851 442 Electric apparatus 17,515 17,101 414 Measuring, testing, control instru 5,956 5,601 355 Civilian aircraft 3,886 3,589 297 Materials handling equipment 3,551 3,334 217 Generators, accessories 7,258 7,049 209 Drilling & oilfield equipment 655 491 164 Spacecraft, exc. military 138 4 135 Laboratory testing instruments 928 818 110 Food, tobacco machinery 1,224 1,130 94 Industrial engines 6,269 6,176 93 Pulp and paper machinery 3,859 3,768 91 Marine engines, parts 560 521 39 Nonfarm tractors and parts 645 621 23 Vessels, except scrap (-) 1 -1 Railway transpor. equip 1,220 1,224 -4 Specialized mining 771 778 -7 Commercial vessels, other 20 34 -13 Excavating machinery 3,570 3,590 -20 Business machines and equipment 6,797 6,862 -65 Agricultural machinery, equipment 3,624 3,746 -122 Textile, sewing machines 1,910 2,285 -375 Wood, glass, plastic 4,247 4,678 -431 Telecommunications equipment 14,345 15,331 -986 Semiconductors 36,713 39,043 -2,330 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 130,086 124,774 5,311 Consumer goods 171,138 160,009 11,129 Other household goods 12,961 10,579 2,382 Pharmaceutical prep 10,500 8,158 2,342 Toys/games/sporting goods 15,429 13,944 1,485 Apparel, household goods - cotton 20,370 19,145 1,225 Furniture, household goods, etc. 7,046 6,270 776 Gem diamonds 6,608 5,951 657 Footwear 9,770 9,348 422 Jewelry 6,371 5,968 403 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 16,616 16,261 355 Household appliances 5,592 5,312 280 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,624 2,377 247 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 4,970 4,742 228 Camping apparel and gear 5,025 4,828 197 Pleasure boats and motors 1,635 1,441 193 TV's, VCR's, etc 10,005 9,818 186 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,119 1,941 178 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 4,031 3,892 140 Photo equipment 2,095 1,970 125 Books, printed matter 2,401 2,290 111 Nursery stock, etc. 950 854 96 Numismatic coins 223 143 80 Records, tapes, and disks 995 922 72 Cookware, cutlery, tools 2,843 2,774 69 Writing and art supplies 6,463 6,466 -4 Rugs 851 863 -12 Musical instruments 1,034 1,049 -14 Motorcycles and parts 1,222 1,255 -34 Glassware, chinaware 1,827 1,911 -83 Gem stones, other 1,176 1,307 -130 Stereo equipment, etc 7,386 8,230 -844 Other goods 26,147 23,387 2,760 (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-97-26), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, DECEMBER 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.