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.) January December Monthly Item(1) 1996 1995 (R) Change Balance of Payments Basis 64,292 62,704 1,588 Net Adjustments 278 219 59 Total, Census Basis 64,014 62,485 1,529 Foods, feeds, and beverages 2,791 2,725 66 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 170 133 37 Food oils, oilseeds 139 103 37 Fruits, frozen juices 314 280 33 Cane and beet sugar 54 32 22 Cocoa beans 77 59 19 Wine and related products 227 209 18 Meat products 297 280 17 Green coffee 237 229 8 Tea, spices, etc. 50 46 4 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 38 34 4 Nuts 45 44 1 Other foods 147 152 -5 Bakery products 146 155 -8 Feedstuff and foodgrains 108 118 -10 Dairy products and eggs 37 61 -24 Vegetables 189 216 -27 Fish and shellfish 517 576 -59 Industrial supplies and materials 15,659 14,763 896 Fuel oil 612 373 239 Crude oil 3,717 3,557 161 Petroleum products, other 528 401 127 Chemicals-organic 848 731 117 Natural rubber 148 95 53 Nonmonetary gold 237 185 53 Bauxite and aluminum 440 395 45 Liquified petroleum gases 293 248 45 Newsprint 424 384 40 Chemicals-fertilizers 322 288 35 Gas-natural 283 256 27 Nuclear fuel materials 93 67 25 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 262 238 23 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 383 362 21 Tobacco, waxes, etc 320 300 19 Nickel 113 98 15 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 128 114 14 Cotton, natural fibers 26 13 13 Industrial supplies, other 776 766 10 Pulpwood and woodpulp 327 318 8 Iron and steel mill prod 691 683 8 Nontextile floor tiles 93 85 8 Wool, silk, etc. 63 56 6 Cotton cloth, fabrics 146 141 4 Leather and furs 79 75 4 Materials, exc. chemicals 126 124 2 Hair, waste materials 23 21 2 Farming materials, livestock 39 37 2 Tin 24 23 1 Synthetic rubber--primary 80 79 1 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 26 25 1 Iron and steel, advanced 288 288 (-) Finished textile supplies 111 111 (-) Steelmaking materials 275 275 -1 Hides and skins 16 17 -1 Nonferrous metals, other 136 137 -2 Finished metal shapes 349 352 -3 Zinc 64 68 -4 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 27 33 -6 Electric energy 50 56 -6 Blank tapes, audio & visual 153 161 -7 Plastic materials 402 410 -9 Synthetic cloth 270 280 -10 Chemicals-inorganic 296 306 -10 Coal and related fuels 58 69 -11 Copper 196 209 -12 Paper and paper products 366 385 -19 Plywood and veneers 73 93 -20 Shingles, wallboard 253 279 -26 Lumber 439 483 -44 Other precious metals 168 212 -45 Capital goods, except automotive 19,329 19,390 -61 Semiconductors 3,520 3,846 -326 Computers 401 565 -164 Telecommunications equipment 1,150 1,250 -101 Measuring, testing, control instru 433 472 -39 Electric apparatus 1,402 1,438 -36 Pulp and paper machinery 336 350 -14 Industrial engines 524 528 -4 Food, tobacco machinery 94 98 -4 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Medicinal equipment 511 511 (-) Commercial vessels, other 1 (Z) 1 Specialized mining 67 67 1 Nonfarm tractors and parts 54 48 5 Materials handling equipment 266 260 6 Generators, accessories 567 559 8 Marine engines, parts 45 35 10 Parts-civilian aircraft 184 173 11 Photo, service industry 465 453 12 Engines-civilian aircraft 386 373 13 Laboratory testing instruments 87 72 15 Excavating machinery 282 268 15 Drilling & oilfield equipment 65 44 20 Textile, sewing machines 176 154 22 Railway transpor. equip 93 71 22 Metalworking machine tools 605 582 22 Business machines and equipment 571 540 31 Wood, glass, plastic 368 326 42 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 1,124 1,080 43 Agricultural machinery, equipment 335 285 50 Computer accessories 4,766 4,704 63 Spacecraft, exc. military 100 1 98 Civilian aircraft 351 233 118 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 10,789 10,317 472 Consumer goods 13,516 13,135 381 Pharmaceutical prep 872 721 151 Pleasure boats and motors 192 115 77 Portable typewriters, etc 949 881 67 Apparel, household goods - cotton 1,542 1,485 57 Numismatic coins 61 19 41 Gem stones, other 120 89 32 Motorcycles and parts 143 113 30 Household appliances 448 423 25 Cookware, cutlery, tools 251 230 21 TV's, VCR's, etc 770 750 20 Toiletries and cosmetics 173 153 19 Apparel, household goods - wool 200 183 17 Books, printed matter 199 190 9 Musical instruments 89 81 9 Photo equipment 152 148 4 Jewelry 507 503 4 Camping apparel and gear 388 386 2 Nursery stock, etc. 76 74 2 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 401 400 1 Rugs 62 62 (-) Records, tapes, and disks 81 81 -1 Furniture, household goods, etc. 523 527 -4 Glassware, chinaware 147 152 -5 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,321 1,335 -14 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 282 304 -22 Footwear 772 795 -23 Gem diamonds 492 517 -24 Writing and art supplies 545 575 -30 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,211 1,242 -31 Stereo equipment, etc 547 603 -55 Other Goods 1,930 2,155 -225 _______________________________________________________________ Year To Year To Date 1995 Year To Item(1) Date 1996 (R) Date Change Balance of Payments Basis 64,292 60,606 3,686 Net Adjustments 278 244 34 Total, Census Basis 64,014 60,363 3,652 Foods, feeds, and beverages 2,791 2,833 -42 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 170 174 -3 Food oils, oilseeds 139 100 39 Fruits, frozen juices 314 267 47 Cane and beet sugar 54 47 7 Cocoa beans 77 52 25 Wine and related products 227 187 40 Meat products 297 329 -32 Green coffee 237 307 -70 Tea, spices, etc. 50 57 -7 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 38 41 -4 Nuts 45 41 4 Other foods 147 141 6 Bakery products 146 141 6 Feedstuff and foodgrains 108 111 -4 Dairy products and eggs 37 58 -21 Vegetables 189 211 -23 Fish and shellfish 517 569 -53 Industrial supplies and materials 15,659 14,467 1,193 Fuel oil 612 405 208 Crude oil 3,717 3,110 608 Petroleum products, other 528 259 269 Chemicals-organic 848 818 31 Natural rubber 148 111 37 Nonmonetary gold 237 147 90 Bauxite and aluminum 440 567 -128 Liquified petroleum gases 293 348 -54 Newsprint 424 310 115 Chemicals-fertilizers 322 278 45 Gas-natural 283 291 -9 Nuclear fuel materials 93 68 24 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 262 247 14 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 383 348 35 Tobacco, waxes, etc 320 238 82 Nickel 113 97 17 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 128 115 14 Cotton, natural fibers 26 28 -2 Industrial supplies, other 776 721 55 Pulpwood and woodpulp 327 289 38 Iron and steel mill prod 691 920 -229 Nontextile floor tiles 93 94 -1 Wool, silk, etc. 63 73 -10 Cotton cloth, fabrics 146 157 -11 Leather and furs 79 90 -10 Materials, exc. chemicals 126 123 3 Hair, waste materials 23 19 5 Farming materials, livestock 39 32 7 Tin 24 30 -6 Synthetic rubber--primary 80 92 -12 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 26 23 3 Iron and steel, advanced 288 292 -4 Finished textile supplies 111 113 -2 Steelmaking materials 275 221 54 Hides and skins 16 19 -3 Nonferrous metals, other 136 121 15 Finished metal shapes 349 324 24 Zinc 64 81 -17 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 27 32 -5 Electric energy 50 69 -19 Blank tapes, audio & visual 153 167 -14 Plastic materials 402 429 -27 Synthetic cloth 270 293 -23 Chemicals-inorganic 296 281 15 Coal and related fuels 58 44 14 Copper 196 153 43 Paper and paper products 366 342 24 Plywood and veneers 73 85 -12 Shingles, wallboard 253 268 -16 Lumber 439 509 -70 Other precious metals 168 179 -12 15 Capital goods, except automotive 19,329 17,043 2,286 Semiconductors 3,520 2,676 844 Computers 401 406 -5 Telecommunications equipment 1,150 1,298 -149 Measuring, testing, control instru 433 415 19 Electric apparatus 1,402 1,357 45 Pulp and paper machinery 336 344 -8 Industrial engines 524 500 24 Food, tobacco machinery 94 95 -2 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Medicinal equipment 511 469 42 Commercial vessels, other 1 1 (-) Specialized mining 67 55 12 Nonfarm tractors and parts 54 59 -5 Materials handling equipment 266 260 6 Generators, accessories 567 554 13 Marine engines, parts 45 39 6 Parts-civilian aircraft 184 183 1 Photo, service industry 465 433 32 Engines-civilian aircraft 386 351 35 Laboratory testing instruments 87 62 25 Excavating machinery 282 344 -61 Drilling & oilfield equipment 65 55 10 Textile, sewing machines 176 200 -24 Railway transpor. equip 93 104 -11 Metalworking machine tools 605 460 144 Business machines and equipment 571 539 32 Wood, glass, plastic 368 372 -3 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 1,124 976 148 Agricultural machinery, equipment 335 317 18 Computer accessories 4,766 3,872 894 Spacecraft, exc. military 100 (-) 100 Civilian aircraft 351 245 106 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 10,789 10,942 -153 Consumer goods 13,516 13,297 219 Pharmaceutical prep 872 597 274 Pleasure boats and motors 192 159 34 Portable typewriters, etc 949 863 86 Apparel, household goods - cotton 1,542 1,523 19 Numismatic coins 61 13 48 Gem stones, other 120 122 -1 Motorcycles and parts 143 87 56 Household appliances 448 468 -21 Cookware, cutlery, tools 251 238 13 TV's, VCR's, etc 770 853 -83 Toiletries and cosmetics 173 177 -4 Apparel, household goods - wool 200 190 10 Books, printed matter 199 175 24 Musical instruments 89 86 4 Photo equipment 152 161 -9 Jewelry 507 495 12 Camping apparel and gear 388 416 -28 Nursery stock, etc. 76 62 14 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 401 401 (-) Rugs 62 56 6 Records, tapes, and disks 81 77 4 Furniture, household goods, etc. 523 525 -2 Glassware, chinaware 147 153 -6 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,321 1,385 -64 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 282 252 31 Footwear 772 792 -20 Gem diamonds 492 539 -47 Writing and art supplies 545 487 59 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,211 1,216 -5 Stereo equipment, etc 547 732 -185 Other Goods 1,930 1,780 150 (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-96-53), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, JANUARY 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.