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.) May April (R) Monthly Item(1) 1996 1996 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 68,152 66,325 1,827 Net Adjustments 1,251 1,614 -363 Total, Census Basis 66,900 64,711 2,190 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,035 3,016 19 Fish and shellfish 544 498 46 Food oils, oilseeds 170 126 44 Meat products 322 307 14 Wine and related products 234 220 14 Cane and beet sugar 84 72 13 Dairy products and eggs 57 45 12 Bakery products 151 139 11 Feedstuff and foodgrains 136 128 8 Green coffee 214 206 8 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 172 170 2 Other foods 167 166 1 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 42 42 (-) Tea, spices, etc. 43 48 -5 Nuts 53 74 -22 Fruits, frozen juices 344 376 -31 Cocoa beans 35 72 -37 Vegetables 268 326 -59 Industrial supplies and materials 17,029 16,583 446 Crude oil 4,524 4,377 147 Lumber 598 496 102 Petroleum products, other 757 656 101 Nonmonetary gold 278 221 57 Chemicals-organic 924 873 51 Chemicals-inorganic 351 303 48 Liquified petroleum gases 309 267 42 Paper and paper products 348 313 35 Copper 238 205 33 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 390 361 29 Plastic materials 417 389 28 Gas-natural 380 353 27 Shingles, wallboard 304 279 26 Industrial supplies, other 811 789 22 Cotton, natural fibers 40 24 16 Coal and related fuels 62 53 9 Finished metal shapes 348 340 9 Wool, silk, etc. 68 61 7 Tobacco, waxes, etc 318 311 7 Nonferrous metals, other 164 157 6 Iron and steel mill prod 808 801 6 Zinc 87 82 5 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 30 26 4 Hair, waste materials 28 24 4 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 31 28 3 Synthetic cloth 288 285 2 Pulpwood and woodpulp 180 178 2 Synthetic rubber--primary 91 89 2 Electric energy 63 62 1 Nontextile floor tiles 103 103 (-) Finished textile supplies 111 111 (-) Iron and steel, advanced 286 286 -1 Bauxite and aluminum 468 469 -1 Nickel 111 113 -2 Hides and skins 14 17 -2 Cotton cloth, fabrics 144 147 -3 Leather and furs 71 75 -3 Farming materials, livestock 47 51 -4 Tin 20 26 -5 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 129 135 -7 Blank tapes, audio & visual 154 162 -8 Plywood and veneers 78 87 -8 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 258 267 -9 Materials, exc. chemicals 115 127 -12 Nuclear fuel materials 98 119 -22 Steelmaking materials 264 297 -33 Newsprint 330 368 -37 Chemicals-fertilizers 249 289 -39 Natural rubber 105 151 -46 Other precious metals 177 233 -56 Fuel oil 459 547 -88 Capital goods, except automotive 18,974 18,836 137 Civilian aircraft 369 233 137 Pulp and paper machinery 373 304 70 Electric apparatus 1,419 1,357 62 Wood, glass, plastic 366 337 29 Parts-civilian aircraft 266 238 28 Measuring, testing, control instru 506 486 20 Computers 497 477 20 Spacecraft, exc. military 19 1 18 Industrial engines 518 501 17 Engines-civilian aircraft 442 427 15 Photo, service industry 465 452 14 Medicinal equipment 504 494 10 Agricultural machinery, equipment 285 277 8 Excavating machinery 288 282 6 Railway transpor. equip 102 96 6 Drilling & oilfield equipment 57 55 1 Commercial vessels, other 3 2 1 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Telecommunications equipment 1,166 1,167 -1 Marine engines, parts 46 49 -3 Laboratory testing instruments 79 84 -4 Food, tobacco machinery 97 102 -5 Specialized mining 63 69 -6 Materials handling equipment 292 301 -8 Nonfarm tractors and parts 44 53 -9 Textile, sewing machines 148 159 -10 Generators, accessories 568 580 -12 Business machines and equipment 516 544 -28 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 1,066 1,095 -29 Computer accessories 4,649 4,699 -50 Semiconductors 3,159 3,224 -65 Metalworking machine tools 598 692 -94 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 11,472 10,506 966 Consumer goods 14,204 13,518 685 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,333 1,155 178 Gem diamonds 586 484 102 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 443 345 98 Portable typewriters, etc 1,022 930 91 Household appliances 456 417 39 Furniture, household goods, etc. 575 539 36 Pleasure boats and motors 177 144 33 Stereo equipment, etc 641 611 30 Gem stones, other 114 87 27 Writing and art supplies 518 491 27 Apparel, household goods - cotton 1,697 1,671 26 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 388 366 22 Glassware, chinaware 148 135 13 Toiletries and cosmetics 179 167 12 Jewelry 542 531 11 Footwear 766 756 10 TV's, VCR's, etc 817 807 10 Books, printed matter 198 188 10 Photo equipment 165 157 7 Nursery stock, etc. 85 78 7 Camping apparel and gear 428 424 4 Cookware, cutlery, tools 224 220 4 Records, tapes, and disks 77 76 1 Musical instruments 89 90 -1 Motorcycles and parts 103 105 -2 Numismatic coins 14 17 -2 Rugs 68 71 -3 Apparel, household goods - wool 219 241 -22 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,304 1,335 -31 Pharmaceutical prep 828 882 -54 Other Goods 2,186 2,250 -64 ________________________________________________________________ Year Year Year To Date To Date To Date Item(1) 1996 1995 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 327,234 310,758 16,476 Net Adjustments 4,748 3,381 1,367 Total, Census Basis 322,486 307,378 15,109 Foods, feeds, and beverages 14,614 13,967 647 Fish and shellfish 2,628 2,740 -112 Food oils, oilseeds 708 533 174 Meat products 1,573 1,772 -199 Wine and related products 1,101 956 145 Cane and beet sugar 375 266 110 Dairy products and eggs 235 252 -17 Bakery products 740 722 18 Feedstuff and foodgrains 597 514 83 Green coffee 1,131 1,414 -283 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 866 792 74 Other foods 796 700 96 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 210 224 -14 Tea, spices, etc. 238 230 8 Nuts 258 213 45 Fruits, frozen juices 1,622 1,423 199 Cocoa beans 348 165 183 Vegetables 1,189 1,050 139 Industrial supplies and materials 79,278 75,234 4,045 Crude oil 19,004 17,677 1,326 Lumber 2,549 2,361 188 Petroleum products, other 2,920 1,833 1,087 Nonmonetary gold 1,134 782 352 Chemicals-organic 4,380 3,947 433 Chemicals-inorganic 1,604 1,498 106 Liquified petroleum gases 1,479 1,354 126 Paper and paper products 1,712 1,898 -186 Copper 1,013 942 71 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 1,882 1,813 69 Plastic materials 1,994 2,102 -107 Gas-natural 1,648 1,256 392 Shingles, wallboard 1,372 1,305 67 Industrial supplies, other 3,962 3,660 301 Cotton, natural fibers 144 135 9 Coal and related fuels 297 304 -7 Finished metal shapes 1,724 1,655 69 Wool, silk, etc. 307 355 -48 Tobacco, waxes, etc 1,531 1,188 342 Nonferrous metals, other 732 563 169 Iron and steel mill prod 3,801 4,407 -606 Zinc 368 443 -74 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 158 171 -14 Hair, waste materials 121 92 29 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 136 120 17 Synthetic cloth 1,402 1,447 -44 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,223 1,532 -310 Synthetic rubber--primary 450 506 -56 Electric energy 308 368 -60 Nontextile floor tiles 495 479 15 Finished textile supplies 555 558 -3 Iron and steel, advanced 1,443 1,500 -57 Bauxite and aluminum 2,226 3,031 -805 Nickel 537 520 17 Hides and skins 77 87 -9 Cotton cloth, fabrics 718 835 -117 Leather and furs 377 435 -58 Farming materials, livestock 220 186 33 Tin 111 108 3 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 636 612 24 Blank tapes, audio & visual 815 793 21 Plywood and veneers 405 420 -16 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 1,335 1,265 70 Materials, exc. chemicals 621 616 5 Nuclear fuel materials 499 373 126 Steelmaking materials 1,397 1,126 271 Newsprint 1,895 1,679 216 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,416 1,380 36 Natural rubber 671 721 -50 Other precious metals 1,001 1,033 -33 Fuel oil 2,474 1,759 715 Capital goods, except automotive 96,211 88,162 8,049 Civilian aircraft 1,534 1,660 -126 Pulp and paper machinery 1,601 1,497 103 Electric apparatus 7,013 6,927 86 Wood, glass, plastic 1,815 2,026 -211 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,155 1,022 133 Measuring, testing, control instru 2,430 2,298 132 Computers 2,334 2,130 204 Spacecraft, exc. military 120 1 119 Industrial engines 2,603 2,550 53 Engines-civilian aircraft 2,035 1,875 160 Photo, service industry 2,346 2,225 120 Medicinal equipment 2,533 2,359 174 Agricultural machinery, equipment 1,511 1,627 -117 Excavating machinery 1,427 1,650 -223 Railway transpor. equip 529 585 -56 Drilling & oilfield equipment 259 215 44 Commercial vessels, other 7 12 -4 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Telecommunications equipment 5,848 6,529 -681 Marine engines, parts 237 219 19 Laboratory testing instruments 398 335 63 Food, tobacco machinery 489 469 20 Specialized mining 325 318 7 Materials handling equipment 1,450 1,363 87 Nonfarm tractors and parts 266 262 4 Textile, sewing machines 787 1,002 -215 Generators, accessories 2,911 2,890 21 Business machines and equipment 2,783 2,800 -17 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 5,527 4,974 553 Computer accessories 23,531 19,460 4,070 Semiconductors 17,316 14,240 3,076 Metalworking machine tools 3,091 2,640 451 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 53,221 54,175 -954 Consumer goods 68,564 66,727 1,837 Toys/games/sporting goods 6,193 5,701 492 Gem diamonds 2,685 2,438 247 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,662 1,567 95 Portable typewriters, etc 4,914 4,317 597 Household appliances 2,201 2,245 -43 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,762 2,607 154 Pleasure boats and motors 707 588 119 Stereo equipment, etc 3,000 3,565 -565 Gem stones, other 493 545 -53 Writing and art supplies 2,669 2,581 88 Apparel, household goods - cotton 8,089 8,041 48 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 1,963 1,962 2 Glassware, chinaware 735 783 -48 Toiletries and cosmetics 868 801 67 Jewelry 2,628 2,520 108 Footwear 3,894 3,903 -9 TV's, VCR's, etc 3,944 4,277 -333 Books, printed matter 977 940 37 Photo equipment 812 847 -35 Nursery stock, etc. 413 343 70 Camping apparel and gear 2,071 2,077 -6 Cookware, cutlery, tools 1,157 1,161 -4 Records, tapes, and disks 391 364 27 Musical instruments 447 436 10 Motorcycles and parts 567 490 77 Numismatic coins 129 58 71 Rugs 329 366 -37 Apparel, household goods - wool 1,104 1,005 99 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 6,566 6,912 -346 Pharmaceutical prep 4,194 3,288 906 Other Goods 10,598 9,113 1,485 (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-96-119), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, MAY 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.