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.) February January Monthly Item(1) 1996 1996 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 63,507 64,086 -579 Net Adjustments 390 277 113 Total, Census Basis 63,117 63,809 -692 Foods, feeds, and beverages 2,788 2,790 -1 Wine and related products 194 226 -32 Food oils, oilseeds 118 141 -23 Fruits, frozen juices 300 313 -13 Green coffee 228 237 -8 Vegetables 181 188 -7 Feedstuff and foodgrains 104 107 -3 Tea, spices, etc. 47 50 -3 Fish and shellfish 517 518 -1 Nuts 45 45 (-) Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 170 169 1 Bakery products 147 146 1 Cocoa beans 78 77 1 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 44 38 6 Dairy products and eggs 44 37 7 Other foods 155 147 8 Meat products 317 296 21 Cane and beet sugar 98 54 44 Industrial supplies and materials 14,711 15,596 -885 Crude oil 3,159 3,693 -533 Fuel oil 440 609 -169 Chemicals-organic 755 843 -88 Nonmonetary gold 165 236 -71 Chemicals-fertilizers 270 318 -48 Paper and paper products 317 364 -47 Petroleum products, other 473 520 -47 Pulpwood and woodpulp 282 328 -46 Newsprint 381 424 -44 Bauxite and aluminum 412 439 -27 Tobacco, waxes, etc 296 319 -23 Copper 176 196 -20 Nickel 96 113 -17 Nuclear fuel materials 79 92 -13 Cotton cloth, fabrics 133 146 -13 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 370 382 -12 Plastic materials 389 401 -12 Natural rubber 137 147 -11 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 119 128 -9 Wool, silk, etc. 56 63 -7 Zinc 59 64 -5 Finished metal shapes 344 348 -4 Hair, waste materials 20 23 -3 Tin 20 24 -3 Nonferrous metals, other 133 136 -3 Plywood and veneers 70 73 -3 Leather and furs 77 79 -2 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 24 25 -2 Farming materials, livestock 36 37 -1 Cotton, natural fibers 26 26 (-) Coal and related fuels 58 58 (-) Hides and skins 16 16 1 Materials, exc. chemicals 128 126 2 Finished textile supplies 114 110 4 Nontextile floor tiles 99 93 6 Shingles, wallboard 260 254 6 Synthetic rubber--primary 89 80 8 Blank tapes, audio & visual 162 153 9 Chemicals-inorganic 300 290 9 Synthetic cloth 280 270 10 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 38 27 11 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 274 262 12 Electric energy 63 50 13 Iron and steel, advanced 301 288 13 Other precious metals 183 166 17 Industrial supplies, other 793 775 17 Liquified petroleum gases 320 293 26 Gas-natural 318 283 36 Steelmaking materials 311 274 37 Lumber 491 439 52 Iron and steel mill prod 800 692 108 Capital goods, except automotive 19,112 19,232 -120 Semiconductors 3,366 3,522 -156 Spacecraft, exc. military 0 99 -99 Pulp and paper machinery 271 332 -61 Metalworking machine tools 548 605 -57 Drilling & oilfield equipment 33 65 -31 Wood, glass, plastic 341 367 -27 Textile, sewing machines 152 177 -24 Agricultural machinery, equipment 315 335 -19 Laboratory testing instruments 74 87 -13 Food, tobacco machinery 82 91 -8 Specialized mining 58 66 -8 Business machines and equipment 564 570 -6 Marine engines, parts 43 45 -3 Civilian aircraft 285 286 -1 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Commercial vessels, other 1 1 (-) Nonfarm tractors and parts 58 54 4 Medicinal equipment 516 510 5 Engines-civilian aircraft 390 384 6 Industrial engines 532 522 10 Railway transpor. equip 103 92 11 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 1,132 1,120 12 Electric apparatus 1,421 1,400 21 Telecommunications equipment 1,167 1,146 21 Photo, service industry 484 459 24 Parts-civilian aircraft 211 184 27 Materials handling equipment 296 267 29 Measuring, testing, control instru 462 432 30 Excavating machinery 321 286 35 Computer accessories 4,797 4,761 36 Generators, accessories 614 567 46 Computers 475 401 74 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 10,754 10,776 -22 Consumer goods 13,740 13,488 252 Gem diamonds 591 492 99 Stereo equipment, etc 633 545 88 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,289 1,209 80 Portable typewriters, etc 1,004 948 57 Apparel, household goods - cotton 1,584 1,542 42 Furniture, household goods, etc. 562 522 39 Footwear 802 771 31 Camping apparel and gear 413 388 25 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,337 1,318 19 TV's, VCR's, etc 778 759 18 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 415 401 14 Apparel, household goods - wool 213 199 14 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 294 282 13 Toiletries and cosmetics 182 172 10 Photo equipment 158 151 7 Rugs 66 61 5 Household appliances 452 448 4 Glassware, chinaware 151 147 3 Musical instruments 92 89 3 Motorcycles and parts 145 143 2 Records, tapes, and disks 80 78 2 Nursery stock, etc. 75 76 -1 Jewelry 503 507 -4 Books, printed matter 189 199 -10 Cookware, cutlery, tools 237 251 -14 Writing and art supplies 529 544 -15 Gem stones, other 80 120 -40 Numismatic coins 17 61 -43 Pleasure boats and motors 126 191 -64 Pharmaceutical prep 742 873 -130 Other Goods 2,012 1,928 84 ________________________________________________________________ Year to Year to Year to Date Date Date Item(1) 1996 1995 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 127,593 120,403 7,189 Net Adjustments 667 475 192 Total, Census Basis 126,926 119,928 6,998 Foods, feeds, and beverages 5,578 5,607 -29 Wine and related products 421 380 40 Food oils, oilseeds 259 222 37 Fruits, frozen juices 613 541 72 Green coffee 465 563 -98 Vegetables 370 424 -54 Feedstuff and foodgrains 212 196 16 Tea, spices, etc. 97 100 -3 Fish and shellfish 1,035 1,123 -88 Nuts 90 81 8 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 339 333 6 Bakery products 294 283 11 Cocoa beans 155 92 63 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 82 74 8 Dairy products and eggs 82 112 -31 Other foods 301 285 16 Meat products 613 672 -59 Cane and beet sugar 152 126 26 Industrial supplies and materials 30,307 28,857 1,450 Crude oil 6,852 6,398 454 Fuel oil 1,049 795 253 Chemicals-organic 1,599 1,522 77 Nonmonetary gold 401 291 110 Chemicals-fertilizers 588 564 24 Paper and paper products 681 705 -24 Petroleum products, other 992 618 375 Pulpwood and woodpulp 610 563 47 Newsprint 805 597 208 Bauxite and aluminum 851 1,107 -257 Tobacco, waxes, etc 615 461 155 Copper 372 317 56 Nickel 209 204 5 Nuclear fuel materials 171 129 42 Cotton cloth, fabrics 278 303 -25 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 752 690 62 Plastic materials 791 855 -65 Natural rubber 284 236 48 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 247 234 13 Wool, silk, etc. 118 144 -26 Zinc 123 157 -33 Finished metal shapes 693 659 34 Hair, waste materials 43 35 9 Tin 44 43 1 Nonferrous metals, other 268 209 59 Plywood and veneers 143 162 -19 Leather and furs 156 178 -21 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 49 46 3 Farming materials, livestock 73 68 6 Cotton, natural fibers 51 56 -4 Coal and related fuels 116 103 12 Hides and skins 32 36 -4 Materials, exc. chemicals 253 238 15 Finished textile supplies 225 224 1 Nontextile floor tiles 191 189 2 Shingles, wallboard 514 532 -19 Synthetic rubber--primary 169 181 -12 Blank tapes, audio & visual 315 312 3 Chemicals-inorganic 590 569 21 Synthetic cloth 550 586 -36 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 65 61 4 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 535 491 45 Electric energy 113 138 -25 Iron and steel, advanced 589 583 6 Other precious metals 350 370 -21 Industrial supplies, other 1,568 1,425 144 Liquified petroleum gases 613 644 -31 Gas-natural 601 590 11 Steelmaking materials 585 472 114 Lumber 930 1,005 -75 Iron and steel mill prod 1,492 1,762 -270 Capital goods, except automotive 38,344 33,886 4,459 Semiconductors 6,889 5,260 1,629 Spacecraft, exc. military 99 (Z) 99 Pulp and paper machinery 603 586 17 Metalworking machine tools 1,153 922 231 Drilling & oilfield equipment 98 77 21 Wood, glass, plastic 708 739 -31 Textile, sewing machines 329 401 -72 Agricultural machinery, equipment 650 662 -12 Laboratory testing instruments 161 127 34 Food, tobacco machinery 173 166 7 Specialized mining 124 114 10 Business machines and equipment 1,135 1,083 51 Marine engines, parts 88 76 12 Civilian aircraft 571 554 17 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Commercial vessels, other 2 8 -6 Nonfarm tractors and parts 111 104 8 Medicinal equipment 1,026 935 92 Engines-civilian aircraft 775 680 95 Industrial engines 1,054 996 58 Railway transpor. equip 195 214 -20 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 2,252 1,951 301 Electric apparatus 2,821 2,721 100 Telecommunications equipment 2,313 2,597 -284 Photo, service industry 943 878 65 Parts-civilian aircraft 395 372 23 Materials handling equipment 563 533 30 Measuring, testing, control instru 895 841 53 Excavating machinery 607 688 -81 Computer accessories 9,559 7,618 1,941 Generators, accessories 1,181 1,150 31 Computers 876 834 42 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 21,530 21,713 -183 Consumer goods 27,228 26,401 827 Gem diamonds 1,083 1,032 51 Stereo equipment, etc 1,178 1,408 -229 Toys/games/sporting goods 2,499 2,332 167 Portable typewriters, etc 1,952 1,710 242 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,126 3,158 -31 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,084 1,039 45 Footwear 1,572 1,580 -8 Camping apparel and gear 801 841 -40 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 2,656 2,784 -129 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,537 1,696 -159 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 815 795 20 Apparel, household goods - wool 412 381 31 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 576 541 35 Toiletries and cosmetics 354 338 16 Photo equipment 308 315 -7 Rugs 128 136 -8 Household appliances 900 909 -9 Glassware, chinaware 298 310 -12 Musical instruments 181 173 8 Motorcycles and parts 289 169 119 Records, tapes, and disks 158 150 7 Nursery stock, etc. 150 127 23 Jewelry 1,011 977 34 Books, printed matter 388 368 20 Cookware, cutlery, tools 488 461 26 Writing and art supplies 1,074 971 103 Gem stones, other 200 222 -21 Numismatic coins 78 20 58 Pleasure boats and motors 317 282 34 Pharmaceutical prep 1,615 1,174 441 Other Goods 3,939 3,465 474 (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-96-63), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, FEBRUARY 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.