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.) July June (R) Monthly Item(1) 1996 1996 Change Balance of Payments Basis 66,144 65,592 553 Net Adjustments 429 875 -446 Total, Census Basis 65,715 64,717 999 Foods, feeds, and beverages 2,935 2,934 1 Cane and beet sugar 128 81 47 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 193 169 24 Meat products 321 298 23 Fruits, frozen juices 354 336 18 Green coffee 192 179 13 Cocoa beans 36 25 11 Dairy products and eggs 58 53 4 Wine and related products 245 246 -1 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 45 46 -1 Tea, spices, etc. 47 50 -3 Bakery products 153 157 -4 Vegetables 240 245 -5 Feedstuff and foodgrains 126 131 -5 Nuts 48 57 -9 Other foods 161 173 -12 Food oils, oilseeds 113 136 -23 Fish and shellfish 475 550 -75 Industrial supplies and materials 16,992 16,326 666 Crude 4,584 4,304 280 Lumber 676 512 163 Chemicals-organic 869 753 116 Liquified petroleum gases 357 295 63 Tobacco, waxes, etc 357 297 60 Nonmonetary gold 238 181 57 Fuel oil 468 416 51 Iron and steel mill prod 891 847 44 Cotton, natural fibers 89 62 27 Chemicals-inorganic 346 322 24 Pulpwood and woodpulp 198 177 21 Nuclear fuel materials 68 51 17 Electric energy 91 76 15 Farming materials, livestock 51 37 15 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 278 266 12 Plywood and veneers 106 95 11 Nonferrous metals, other 148 138 10 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 146 137 10 Hides and skins 22 14 8 Shingles, wallboard 312 303 8 Finished metal shapes 368 361 6 Natural rubber 113 107 6 Iron and steel, advanced 299 293 6 Leather and furs 77 73 4 Finished textile supplies 123 118 4 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 381 378 3 Blank tapes, audio & visual 183 182 2 Nontextile floor tiles 104 103 2 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 35 34 1 Synthetic rubber--primary 96 95 -1 Tin 23 24 -1 Hair, waste materials 27 29 -2 Wool, silk, etc. 65 66 -2 Industrial supplies, other 832 834 -2 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 33 36 -3 Cotton cloth, fabrics 139 143 -3 Other precious metals 190 194 -4 Coal and related fuels 46 50 -4 Petroleum products, other 606 611 -6 Synthetic cloth 300 308 -9 Paper and paper products 350 359 -10 Zinc 63 74 -12 Materials, exc. chemicals 114 126 -12 Newsprint 324 341 -17 Nickel 75 92 -17 Plastic materials 412 431 -19 Gas-natural 350 374 -25 Copper 173 202 -29 Steelmaking materials 206 240 -34 Bauxite and aluminum 386 458 -71 Chemicals-fertilizers 207 304 -97 Capital goods, except automotive 18,578 18,607 -29 Civilian aircraft 238 416 -178 Semiconductors 2,741 2,870 -129 Railway transpor. equip 75 128 -53 Telecommunications equipment 1,108 1,161 -52 Business machines and equipment 519 563 -44 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 1,101 1,140 -39 Computers 531 563 -32 Photo, service industry 482 504 -22 Engines-civilian aircraft 510 527 -17 Pulp and paper machinery 338 353 -16 Agricultural machinery, equipment 277 290 -13 Materials handling equipment 288 301 -13 Laboratory testing instruments 73 85 -11 Specialized mining 67 77 -10 Food, tobacco machinery 101 103 -3 Nonfarm tractors and parts 50 52 -2 Spacecraft, exc. military (Z) 1 -1 Textile, sewing machines 147 148 -1 Vessels, except scrap (Z) (Z) (Z) Drilling & oilfield equipment 56 55 1 Commercial vessels, other 4 3 2 Parts-civilian aircraft 267 265 2 Medicinal equipment 532 527 5 Industrial engines 535 530 5 Marine engines, parts 52 41 10 Generators, accessories 608 595 13 Excavating machinery 292 278 14 Wood, glass, plastic 341 319 22 Electric apparatus 1,448 1,411 37 Measuring, testing, control instru 516 466 50 Metalworking machine tools 693 599 94 Computer accessories 4,590 4,236 354 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 11,101 10,784 317 Consumer goods 13,900 13,850 51 Gem diamonds 576 498 78 Apparel, household goods - cotton 1,638 1,597 41 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 304 266 37 Portable typewriters, etc 1,072 1,045 27 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,277 1,253 25 Gem stones, other 103 85 19 Toiletries and cosmetics 185 173 11 Photo equipment 173 164 9 TV's, VCR's, etc 857 849 8 Nursery stock, etc. 89 83 6 Musical instruments 87 82 5 Stereo equipment, etc 596 591 5 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,304 1,300 4 Numismatic coins 13 11 2 Cookware, cutlery, tools 226 225 1 Glassware, chinaware 148 149 -1 Rugs 71 74 -3 Apparel, household goods - wool 203 207 -4 Footwear 758 763 -5 Books, printed matter 190 196 -6 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 397 405 -7 Motorcycles and parts 88 102 -14 Furniture, household goods, etc. 579 594 -15 Camping apparel and gear 404 421 -18 Records, tapes, and disks 80 101 -21 Household appliances 478 503 -25 Pleasure boats and motors 107 134 -27 Pharmaceutical prep 855 938 -83 Writing and art supplies 529 529 (-) Jewelry 512 512 (-) Other Goods 2,208 2,216 -8 ___________________________________________________________________ Year to Year to Year to Date Date Date Item(1) 1996 1995 Change Balance of Payments Basis 458,993 436,839 22,155 Net Adjustments 6,050 4,505 1,545 Total, Census Basis 452,943 432,334 20,610 Foods, feeds, and beverages 20,478 19,455 1,022 Cane and beet sugar 585 406 179 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 1,229 1,092 137 Meat products 2,193 2,408 -215 Fruits, frozen juices 2,311 2,030 281 Green coffee 1,503 1,880 -377 Cocoa beans 409 215 194 Dairy products and eggs 346 351 -5 Wine and related products 1,593 1,322 271 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 301 320 -18 Tea, spices, etc. 335 308 27 Bakery products 1,050 1,019 32 Vegetables 1,674 1,469 206 Feedstuff and foodgrains 852 743 109 Nuts 363 306 57 Other foods 1,128 983 145 Food oils, oilseeds 953 755 198 Fish and shellfish 3,653 3,850 -197 Industrial supplies and materials 112,590 106,126 6,464 Crude 27,883 25,238 2,645 Lumber 3,737 3,216 522 Chemicals-organic 6,001 5,603 398 Liquified petroleum gases 2,131 1,886 245 Tobacco, waxes, etc 2,185 1,704 481 Nonmonetary gold 1,553 1,136 417 Fuel oil 3,361 2,433 928 Iron and steel mill prod 5,541 5,989 -449 Cotton, natural fibers 295 178 117 Chemicals-inorganic 2,270 2,106 163 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,600 2,194 -594 Nuclear fuel materials 618 576 41 Electric energy 474 533 -59 Farming materials, livestock 308 260 48 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 1,879 1,782 96 Plywood and veneers 606 602 3 Nonferrous metals, other 1,018 811 208 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 918 860 58 Hides and skins 114 121 -8 Shingles, wallboard 1,987 1,813 174 Finished metal shapes 2,453 2,298 155 Natural rubber 891 1,035 -144 Iron and steel, advanced 2,036 2,101 -65 Leather and furs 527 594 -67 Finished textile supplies 796 776 20 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 2,642 2,541 101 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,180 1,116 63 Nontextile floor tiles 702 680 22 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 205 170 35 Synthetic rubber--primary 641 695 -53 Tin 156 162 -5 Hair, waste materials 177 133 44 Wool, silk, etc. 438 493 -55 Industrial supplies, other 5,628 5,184 444 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 229 244 -15 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,001 1,149 -149 Other precious metals 1,387 1,485 -98 Coal and related fuels 392 418 -25 Petroleum products, other 4,136 2,815 1,322 Synthetic cloth 2,011 1,977 34 Paper and paper products 2,420 2,656 -236 Zinc 505 592 -87 Materials, exc. chemicals 861 884 -23 Newsprint 2,558 2,439 119 Nickel 704 709 -5 Plastic materials 2,838 2,920 -82 Gas-natural 2,379 1,793 586 Copper 1,379 1,368 11 Steelmaking materials 1,842 1,639 202 Bauxite and aluminum 3,070 4,103 -1,033 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,927 1,917 11 Capital goods, except automotive 133,415 125,624 7,791 Civilian aircraft 2,182 2,161 20 Semiconductors 22,928 20,880 2,048 Railway transpor. equip 733 781 -48 Telecommunications equipment 8,116 9,089 -973 Business machines and equipment 3,866 3,983 -117 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 7,772 7,052 721 Computers 3,428 2,945 483 Photo, service industry 3,332 3,127 205 Engines-civilian aircraft 3,075 2,720 355 Pulp and paper machinery 2,290 2,214 75 Agricultural machinery, equipment 2,079 2,273 -194 Materials handling equipment 2,042 1,937 104 Laboratory testing instruments 556 477 79 Specialized mining 469 454 15 Food, tobacco machinery 694 665 29 Nonfarm tractors and parts 368 355 13 Spacecraft, exc. military 122 1 120 Textile, sewing machines 1,082 1,412 -329 Vessels, except scrap (Z) (Z) (Z) Drilling & oilfield equipment 370 308 62 Commercial vessels, other 14 28 -14 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,688 1,442 246 Medicinal equipment 3,595 3,343 252 Industrial engines 3,668 3,577 91 Marine engines, parts 337 314 22 Generators, accessories 4,113 4,072 41 Excavating machinery 1,996 2,274 -278 Wood, glass, plastic 2,475 2,870 -395 Electric apparatus 9,877 9,827 49 Measuring, testing, control instru 3,412 3,232 180 Metalworking machine tools 4,379 3,872 507 Computer accessories 32,357 27,936 4,422 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 75,113 74,554 559 Consumer goods 96,325 93,493 2,832 Gem diamonds 3,761 3,399 362 Apparel, household goods - cotton 11,325 11,289 36 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 2,228 2,184 44 Portable typewriters, etc 7,031 6,111 920 Toys/games/sporting goods 8,723 7,993 730 Gem stones, other 681 752 -71 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,227 1,112 114 Photo equipment 1,148 1,168 -19 TV's, VCR's, etc 5,650 5,942 -292 Nursery stock, etc. 585 491 93 Musical instruments 616 617 -1 Stereo equipment, etc 4,186 4,931 -745 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 9,171 9,660 -489 Numismatic coins 153 83 70 Cookware, cutlery, tools 1,608 1,624 -16 Glassware, chinaware 1,032 1,121 -88 Rugs 475 514 -39 Apparel, household goods - wool 1,515 1,408 107 Footwear 5,415 5,460 -45 Books, printed matter 1,362 1,320 41 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 2,766 2,755 11 Motorcycles and parts 757 688 69 Furniture, household goods, etc. 3,935 3,640 295 Camping apparel and gear 2,895 2,893 3 Records, tapes, and disks 574 509 65 Household appliances 3,184 3,119 65 Pleasure boats and motors 948 833 115 Pharmaceutical prep 5,992 4,671 1,321 Writing and art supplies 3,727 3,667 60 Jewelry 3,653 3,538 115 Other Goods 15,024 13,081 1,942 (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-96-154), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, JULY 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.