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.) March February Monthly Item(1) 1996 1996 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 64,680 63,587 1,093 Net Adjustments 1,215 390 825 Total, Census Basis 63,466 63,197 268 Foods, feeds, and beverages 2,963 2,795 168 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 207 170 37 Wine and related products 224 195 29 Food oils, oilseeds 147 121 27 Fish and shellfish 540 517 23 Vegetables 201 181 19 Green coffee 246 228 18 Meat products 331 317 15 Feedstuff and foodgrains 119 106 13 Dairy products and eggs 52 44 8 Cocoa beans 85 78 7 Bakery products 154 147 6 Other foods 160 155 5 Tea, spices, etc. 50 47 2 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 44 44 (-) Nuts 41 45 -4 Fruits, frozen juices 294 301 -6 Cane and beet sugar 68 98 -30 Industrial supplies and materials 15,297 14,737 560 Chemicals-organic 976 759 216 Nonmonetary gold 233 166 67 Crude oil 3,233 3,167 66 Other precious metals 239 185 54 Chemicals-inorganic 347 300 47 Petroleum products, other 515 472 43 Paper and paper products 350 317 33 Nuclear fuel materials 111 79 32 Bauxite and aluminum 439 412 27 Plywood and veneers 96 70 26 Gas-natural 340 318 22 Blank tapes, audio & visual 183 162 21 Copper 193 176 17 Zinc 75 59 16 Farming materials, livestock 49 36 13 Synthetic rubber--primary 101 89 12 Shingles, wallboard 271 259 12 Lumber 502 491 11 Nonferrous metals, other 141 133 9 Nickel 104 96 8 Coal and related fuels 65 58 7 Plastic materials 396 389 6 Hair, waste materials 26 20 6 Electric energy 69 63 6 Cotton cloth, fabrics 138 133 5 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 279 274 5 Cotton, natural fibers 30 26 4 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 124 121 4 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 28 24 4 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 374 371 3 Wool, silk, etc. 56 55 1 Tin 21 20 1 Leather and furs 78 78 (-) Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 37 38 -1 Chemicals-fertilizers 275 276 -1 Finished metal shapes 343 345 -2 Synthetic cloth 278 280 -2 Nontextile floor tiles 96 99 -2 Hides and skins 14 16 -3 Newsprint 382 386 -4 Materials, exc. chemicals 123 128 -5 Natural rubber 131 137 -6 Finished textile supplies 108 114 -6 Industrial supplies, other 784 793 -8 Tobacco, waxes, etc 287 296 -10 Iron and steel, advanced 281 301 -20 Fuel oil 420 440 -20 Pulpwood and woodpulp 256 280 -24 Liquified petroleum gases 290 320 -30 Steelmaking materials 271 311 -40 Iron and steel mill prod 739 798 -59 Capital goods, except automotive 19,341 19,127 214 Semiconductors 3,641 3,364 277 Metalworking machine tools 640 553 87 Measuring, testing, control instru 529 464 66 Pulp and paper machinery 318 271 47 Civilian aircraft 338 292 46 Parts-civilian aircraft 255 212 44 Wood, glass, plastic 382 341 41 Railway transpor. equip 136 103 33 Food, tobacco machinery 101 82 19 Drilling & oilfield equipment 48 33 15 Business machines and equipment 579 565 14 Marine engines, parts 54 43 11 Specialized mining 69 58 10 Laboratory testing instruments 75 74 2 Spacecraft, exc. military 1 (-) 1 Photo, service industry 486 486 (-) Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Commercial vessels, other 1 1 (-) Nonfarm tractors and parts 57 57 (-) Engines-civilian aircraft 390 391 -1 Agricultural machinery, equipment 315 316 -1 Textile, sewing machines 148 151 -3 Computers 471 475 -4 Materials handling equipment 290 296 -5 Industrial engines 524 531 -7 Telecommunications equipment 1,151 1,169 -18 Electric apparatus 1,398 1,422 -24 Medicinal equipment 490 516 -26 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 1,103 1,133 -30 Excavating machinery 285 318 -33 Generators, accessories 579 616 -38 Computer accessories 4,487 4,794 -307 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 10,018 10,757 -739 Consumer goods 13,690 13,763 -73 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,209 1,292 -83 Stereo equipment, etc 551 633 -82 Gem diamonds 528 591 -64 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,302 1,339 -37 Apparel, household goods - cotton 1,549 1,584 -35 Motorcycles and parts 120 145 -25 Household appliances 432 454 -23 Toiletries and cosmetics 171 182 -11 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 405 415 -10 Cookware, cutlery, tools 230 237 -7 Musical instruments 86 93 -7 Portable typewriters, etc 999 1,005 -6 Rugs 61 66 -5 Glassware, chinaware 146 150 -5 Footwear 805 809 -4 Furniture, household goods, etc. 560 562 -2 Records, tapes, and disks 81 81 (-) Numismatic coins 20 17 3 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 299 295 4 Gem stones, other 92 81 10 Books, printed matter 203 191 12 TV's, VCR's, etc 791 778 13 Apparel, household goods - wool 231 215 16 Nursery stock, etc. 98 75 23 Camping apparel and gear 437 413 24 Pleasure boats and motors 151 127 24 Writing and art supplies 555 531 24 Photo equipment 184 158 26 Jewelry 535 503 32 Pharmaceutical prep 861 740 121 Other Goods 2,156 2,019 138 __________________________________________________________________ Year to Year to Year to Item(1) Date 1996 Date 1995 Date Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 192,353 182,776 9,578 Net Adjustments 1,882 1,347 535 Total, Census Basis 190,472 181,429 9,043 Foods, feeds, and beverages 8,547 8,499 48 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 547 508 38 Wine and related products 646 578 68 Food oils, oilseeds 409 320 88 Fish and shellfish 1,574 1,650 -76 Vegetables 570 618 -47 Green coffee 711 912 -201 Meat products 944 1,077 -133 Feedstuff and foodgrains 332 297 35 Dairy products and eggs 134 165 -31 Cocoa beans 240 115 125 Bakery products 447 422 26 Other foods 462 417 45 Tea, spices, etc. 147 144 3 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 126 114 12 Nuts 131 119 12 Fruits, frozen juices 908 840 68 Cane and beet sugar 220 203 17 Industrial supplies and materials 45,630 44,182 1,447 Chemicals-organic 2,579 2,345 234 Nonmonetary gold 635 474 161 Crude oil 10,092 10,064 28 Other precious metals 590 573 17 Chemicals-inorganic 937 880 57 Petroleum products, other 1,507 989 517 Paper and paper products 1,031 1,084 -53 Nuclear fuel materials 283 195 87 Bauxite and aluminum 1,289 1,744 -455 Plywood and veneers 239 251 -12 Gas-natural 941 890 51 Blank tapes, audio & visual 499 485 14 Copper 565 531 34 Zinc 198 294 -96 Farming materials, livestock 122 107 15 Synthetic rubber--primary 270 279 -9 Shingles, wallboard 784 779 5 Lumber 1,432 1,406 26 Nonferrous metals, other 410 315 95 Nickel 313 344 -31 Coal and related fuels 181 179 2 Plastic materials 1,187 1,237 -51 Hair, waste materials 70 53 17 Electric energy 182 217 -34 Cotton cloth, fabrics 416 481 -64 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 814 754 60 Cotton, natural fibers 81 82 -1 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 373 362 11 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 77 71 5 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 1,126 1,053 73 Wool, silk, etc. 175 213 -38 Tin 65 75 -9 Leather and furs 234 262 -27 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 102 98 4 Chemicals-fertilizers 869 811 58 Finished metal shapes 1,036 975 61 Synthetic cloth 829 871 -42 Nontextile floor tiles 288 284 3 Hides and skins 46 51 -5 Newsprint 1,192 931 262 Materials, exc. chemicals 377 361 15 Natural rubber 415 393 22 Finished textile supplies 333 334 -1 Industrial supplies, other 2,353 2,136 216 Tobacco, waxes, etc 902 694 208 Iron and steel, advanced 870 888 -17 Fuel oil 1,468 1,141 327 Pulpwood and woodpulp 865 871 -6 Liquified petroleum gases 903 880 23 Steelmaking materials 856 727 129 Iron and steel mill prod 2,229 2,668 -439 Capital goods, except automotive 57,701 51,434 6,267 Semiconductors 10,527 7,978 2,548 Metalworking machine tools 1,798 1,454 344 Measuring, testing, control instru 1,425 1,310 115 Pulp and paper machinery 922 895 27 Civilian aircraft 916 951 -35 Parts-civilian aircraft 651 575 76 Wood, glass, plastic 1,090 1,135 -46 Railway transpor. equip 331 335 -5 Food, tobacco machinery 273 259 14 Drilling & oilfield equipment 147 130 16 Business machines and equipment 1,714 1,654 60 Marine engines, parts 142 127 15 Specialized mining 193 182 11 Laboratory testing instruments 236 195 41 Spacecraft, exc. military 100 (Z) 100 Photo, service industry 1,431 1,322 109 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Commercial vessels, other 3 9 -6 Nonfarm tractors and parts 168 157 11 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,165 1,107 58 Agricultural machinery, equipment 966 993 -27 Textile, sewing machines 476 587 -111 Computers 1,347 1,307 40 Materials handling equipment 853 797 56 Industrial engines 1,577 1,495 82 Telecommunications equipment 3,466 3,860 -394 Electric apparatus 4,219 4,128 91 Medicinal equipment 1,516 1,397 119 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 3,357 2,929 428 Excavating machinery 889 1,025 -137 Generators, accessories 1,762 1,710 52 Computer accessories 14,043 11,428 2,614 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 31,551 32,353 -801 Consumer goods 40,940 39,690 1,250 Toys/games/sporting goods 3,710 3,434 276 Stereo equipment, etc 1,729 2,119 -390 Gem diamonds 1,611 1,525 86 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 3,959 4,208 -249 Apparel, household goods - cotton 4,676 4,715 -39 Motorcycles and parts 408 291 117 Household appliances 1,334 1,360 -26 Toiletries and cosmetics 525 493 33 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 1,220 1,198 22 Cookware, cutlery, tools 717 686 31 Musical instruments 268 257 11 Portable typewriters, etc 2,951 2,561 390 Rugs 189 212 -22 Glassware, chinaware 443 461 -18 Footwear 2,384 2,342 42 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,645 1,545 100 Records, tapes, and disks 240 224 16 Numismatic coins 98 33 64 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 875 820 56 Gem stones, other 293 336 -43 Books, printed matter 593 558 35 TV's, VCR's, etc 2,329 2,566 -237 Apparel, household goods - wool 645 588 57 Nursery stock, etc. 248 185 63 Camping apparel and gear 1,238 1,271 -33 Pleasure boats and motors 468 424 44 Writing and art supplies 1,631 1,474 157 Photo equipment 492 483 9 Jewelry 1,546 1,471 74 Pharmaceutical prep 2,474 1,848 626 Other Goods 6,103 5,271 831 (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-96-77), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, MARCH 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.