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.) June May (R) Monthly Item(1) 1996 1996 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 65,646 68,175 -2,528 Net Adjustments 871 1,249 -378 Total, Census Basis 64,776 66,926 -2,150 Foods, feeds, and beverages 2,936 3,030 -94 Green coffee 180 214 -34 Food oils, oilseeds 137 166 -29 Meat products 298 322 -24 Vegetables 246 268 -23 Cocoa beans 25 35 -10 Fruits, frozen juices 336 343 -7 Feedstuff and foodgrains 130 135 -4 Dairy products and eggs 53 57 -3 Cane and beet sugar 81 84 -3 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 170 173 -3 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 46 42 4 Nuts 57 53 4 Fish and shellfish 549 544 6 Bakery products 157 151 7 Tea, spices, etc. 50 44 7 Other foods 173 166 7 Wine and related products 246 235 11 Industrial supplies and materials 16,347 17,022 -675 Crude oil 4,303 4,514 -211 Chemicals-organic 752 923 -171 Petroleum products, other 611 757 -146 Nonmonetary gold 181 279 -98 Lumber 512 598 -86 Nuclear fuel materials 51 98 -47 Fuel oil 420 462 -42 Steelmaking materials 234 262 -27 Chemicals-inorganic 322 349 -27 Nonferrous metals, other 139 165 -26 Tobacco, waxes, etc 297 318 -20 Copper 209 229 -20 Nickel 92 111 -19 Liquified petroleum gases 295 309 -15 Zinc 75 87 -13 Coal and related fuels 50 62 -13 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 380 392 -12 Farming materials, livestock 37 47 -10 Bauxite and aluminum 458 468 -10 Gas-natural 382 388 -6 Pulpwood and woodpulp 179 182 -3 Wool, silk, etc. 67 69 -2 Cotton cloth, fabrics 143 145 -2 Shingles, wallboard 304 305 -1 Hides and skins 14 15 -1 Nontextile floor tiles 103 103 (-) Hair, waste materials 29 28 1 Leather and furs 73 71 2 Natural rubber 107 104 2 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 34 31 3 Synthetic rubber--primary 96 91 5 Tin 24 19 5 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 38 31 7 Finished textile supplies 118 111 7 Iron and steel, advanced 294 287 7 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 266 258 8 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 137 128 9 Materials, exc. chemicals 125 115 10 Newsprint 341 329 12 Paper and paper products 359 347 12 Electric energy 76 63 12 Finished metal shapes 362 348 14 Plastic materials 432 418 14 Plywood and veneers 95 78 17 Other precious metals 198 179 19 Synthetic cloth 308 288 20 Cotton, natural fibers 62 40 22 Industrial supplies, other 834 811 23 Blank tapes, audio & visual 182 154 27 Iron and steel mill prod 844 808 36 Chemicals-fertilizers 304 249 55 Capital goods, except automotive 18,637 18,992 -356 Computer accessories 4,237 4,650 -413 Semiconductors 2,868 3,159 -291 Wood, glass, plastic 319 367 -48 Measuring, testing, control instru 464 506 -43 Spacecraft, exc. military 2 20 -18 Pulp and paper machinery 354 371 -18 Electric apparatus 1,415 1,424 -9 Excavating machinery 279 287 -8 Marine engines, parts 47 53 -6 Telecommunications equipment 1,160 1,165 -5 Parts-civilian aircraft 265 266 -2 Drilling & oilfield equipment 56 57 -2 Commercial vessels, other 3 3 (-) Textile, sewing machines 148 148 (-) Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Metalworking machine tools 597 594 3 Agricultural machinery, equipment 290 286 4 Laboratory testing instruments 85 79 6 Food, tobacco machinery 104 98 6 Materials handling equipment 302 296 6 Nonfarm tractors and parts 52 45 7 Industrial engines 526 518 8 Specialized mining 77 63 14 Medicinal equipment 530 506 23 Railway transpor. equip 129 102 26 Generators, accessories 595 569 27 Photo, service industry 505 466 39 Business machines and equipment 564 516 47 Computers 562 497 65 Civilian aircraft 429 363 66 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 1,143 1,071 72 Engines-civilian aircraft 531 446 85 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 10,790 11,479 -689 Consumer goods 13,849 14,215 -366 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 269 439 -170 Apparel, household goods - cotton 1,596 1,698 -103 Gem diamonds 501 589 -88 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,251 1,333 -83 Stereo equipment, etc 591 641 -50 Pleasure boats and motors 133 178 -44 Jewelry 513 543 -30 Gem stones, other 85 114 -30 Apparel, household goods - wool 207 220 -13 Musical instruments 82 89 -7 Camping apparel and gear 421 428 -7 Toiletries and cosmetics 174 180 -6 Numismatic coins 10 14 -4 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,300 1,304 -4 Footwear 762 766 -3 Nursery stock, etc. 83 85 -2 Photo equipment 163 164 -2 Motorcycles and parts 102 103 -2 Books, printed matter 196 196 1 Cookware, cutlery, tools 225 224 1 Glassware, chinaware 150 149 1 Rugs 74 68 6 Writing and art supplies 530 517 13 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 406 388 18 Furniture, household goods, etc. 594 575 19 Records, tapes, and disks 102 80 22 Portable typewriters, etc 1,045 1,022 22 TV's, VCR's, etc 849 816 33 Household appliances 504 457 47 Pharmaceutical prep 932 833 99 Other Goods 2,218 2,188 30 _______________________________________________________________ Year to Year to Year to Item(1) Date 1996 Date 1995 Date Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 392,903 374,371 18,532 Net Adjustments 5,616 4,294 1,322 Total, Census Basis 387,287 370,076 17,211 Foods, feeds, and beverages 17,543 16,731 813 Green coffee 1,311 1,666 -355 Food oils, oilseeds 840 644 197 Meat products 1,871 2,108 -237 Vegetables 1,435 1,250 185 Cocoa beans 373 192 181 Fruits, frozen juices 1,956 1,726 230 Feedstuff and foodgrains 725 633 92 Dairy products and eggs 288 300 -12 Cane and beet sugar 457 313 144 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 1,037 951 86 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 256 281 -25 Nuts 315 264 51 Fish and shellfish 3,177 3,285 -108 Bakery products 898 871 26 Tea, spices, etc. 289 270 19 Other foods 967 837 130 Wine and related products 1,348 1,139 209 Industrial supplies and materials 95,618 90,899 4,719 Crude oil 23,297 21,656 1,641 Chemicals-organic 5,131 4,737 394 Petroleum products, other 3,530 2,331 1,199 Nonmonetary gold 1,316 972 343 Lumber 3,061 2,766 295 Nuclear fuel materials 550 520 30 Fuel oil 2,897 2,094 803 Steelmaking materials 1,629 1,364 265 Chemicals-inorganic 1,924 1,800 123 Nonferrous metals, other 872 686 186 Tobacco, waxes, etc 1,828 1,429 399 Copper 1,213 1,154 59 Nickel 629 643 -14 Liquified petroleum gases 1,774 1,628 146 Zinc 443 517 -74 Coal and related fuels 347 361 -14 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 2,263 2,186 77 Farming materials, livestock 257 223 34 Bauxite and aluminum 2,684 3,615 -931 Gas-natural 2,037 1,530 507 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,404 1,834 -430 Wool, silk, etc. 373 423 -49 Cotton cloth, fabrics 862 991 -129 Shingles, wallboard 1,677 1,554 122 Hides and skins 91 104 -13 Nontextile floor tiles 597 580 17 Hair, waste materials 150 112 38 Leather and furs 450 515 -65 Natural rubber 778 893 -116 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 170 143 27 Synthetic rubber--primary 546 604 -58 Tin 134 131 3 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 197 201 -4 Finished textile supplies 674 664 10 Iron and steel, advanced 1,738 1,800 -62 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 1,601 1,520 81 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 773 736 36 Materials, exc. chemicals 745 751 -6 Newsprint 2,234 2,055 179 Paper and paper products 2,071 2,274 -203 Electric energy 383 448 -65 Finished metal shapes 2,086 1,979 107 Plastic materials 2,427 2,514 -87 Plywood and veneers 500 512 -12 Other precious metals 1,200 1,256 -56 Synthetic cloth 1,711 1,706 5 Cotton, natural fibers 206 155 51 Industrial supplies, other 4,795 4,411 384 Blank tapes, audio & visual 996 949 48 Iron and steel mill prod 4,646 5,223 -577 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,721 1,648 72 Capital goods, except automotive 114,866 106,783 8,083 Computer accessories 27,769 23,630 4,138 Semiconductors 20,184 17,497 2,687 Wood, glass, plastic 2,135 2,476 -342 Measuring, testing, control instru 2,894 2,760 134 Spacecraft, exc. military 122 1 120 Pulp and paper machinery 1,952 1,835 117 Electric apparatus 8,433 8,344 90 Excavating machinery 1,706 1,970 -264 Marine engines, parts 291 264 27 Telecommunications equipment 7,007 7,800 -792 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,419 1,230 189 Drilling & oilfield equipment 315 258 57 Commercial vessels, other 10 13 -3 Textile, sewing machines 935 1,205 -270 Vessels, except scrap (Z) (Z) (Z) Metalworking machine tools 3,684 3,271 413 Agricultural machinery, equipment 1,802 1,952 -150 Laboratory testing instruments 482 406 76 Food, tobacco machinery 594 564 31 Materials handling equipment 1,755 1,654 101 Nonfarm tractors and parts 319 308 10 Industrial engines 3,129 3,057 72 Specialized mining 402 394 9 Medicinal equipment 3,065 2,848 217 Railway transpor. equip 658 696 -38 Generators, accessories 3,506 3,486 20 Photo, service industry 2,851 2,670 181 Business machines and equipment 3,347 3,376 -29 Computers 2,897 2,562 335 Civilian aircraft 1,957 1,943 14 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 6,675 6,018 657 Engines-civilian aircraft 2,570 2,293 277 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 64,017 64,514 -497 Consumer goods 82,425 80,047 2,378 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,927 1,872 56 Apparel, household goods - cotton 9,686 9,668 17 Gem diamonds 3,189 2,893 296 Toys/games/sporting goods 7,444 6,841 603 Stereo equipment, etc 3,591 4,244 -653 Pleasure boats and motors 841 716 125 Jewelry 3,142 3,034 109 Gem stones, other 577 642 -65 Apparel, household goods - wool 1,311 1,211 100 Musical instruments 530 528 2 Camping apparel and gear 2,491 2,488 3 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,043 954 89 Numismatic coins 140 72 67 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 7,867 8,278 -411 Footwear 4,656 4,692 -36 Nursery stock, etc. 496 418 77 Photo equipment 974 1,010 -36 Motorcycles and parts 668 589 79 Books, printed matter 1,172 1,132 40 Cookware, cutlery, tools 1,381 1,396 -15 Glassware, chinaware 886 952 -67 Rugs 404 438 -34 Writing and art supplies 3,198 3,122 77 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 2,370 2,356 14 Furniture, household goods, etc. 3,356 3,123 233 Records, tapes, and disks 495 437 58 Portable typewriters, etc 5,959 5,204 755 TV's, VCR's, etc 4,793 5,113 -320 Household appliances 2,707 2,687 21 Pharmaceutical prep 5,131 3,937 1,194 Other Goods 12,817 11,102 1,715 (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-96-137), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, JUNE 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.