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.) November October Monthly Item(1) 1996 1996 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 67,476 66,969 507 Net Adjustments 276 321 -45 Total, Census Basis 67,200 66,648 552 Foods, feeds, and beverages 2,955 3,020 -65 Cane and beet sugar 42 73 -31 Meat products 295 325 -30 Wine and related products 220 245 -25 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 146 163 -17 Vegetables 239 252 -14 Tea, spices, etc. 50 57 -7 Food oils, oilseeds 134 141 -6 Bakery products 171 172 -2 Nuts 41 43 -1 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 43 43 (-) Fish and shellfish 605 606 -1 Cocoa beans 29 25 4 Dairy products and eggs 72 68 4 Other foods 172 166 6 Feedstuff and foodgrains 171 165 6 Fruits, frozen juices 324 306 18 Green coffee 201 170 31 Industrial supplies and materials 16,780 17,546 -765 Crude oil 4,171 4,690 -520 Petroleum products, other 580 714 -134 Nuclear fuel materials 69 166 -97 Natural rubber 94 148 -54 Tobacco, waxes, etc 281 325 -44 Liquified petroleum gases 344 387 -43 Bauxite and aluminum 378 412 -34 Chemicals-organic 770 800 -30 Gas-natural 314 339 -25 Nonmonetary gold 242 263 -22 Paper and paper products 335 353 -19 Pulpwood and woodpulp 214 229 -15 Lumber 640 655 -14 Newsprint 301 315 -14 Plywood and veneers 90 102 -12 Synthetic rubber--primary 90 99 -9 Wool, silk, etc. 64 72 -8 Blank tapes, audio & visual 173 180 -8 Iron and steel, advanced 294 302 -8 Industrial supplies, other 815 821 -6 Tin 16 21 -5 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 28 32 -4 Coal and related fuels 59 62 -3 Nonferrous metals, other 154 157 -2 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 379 381 -2 Farming materials, livestock 46 48 -2 Hair, waste materials 24 26 -2 Chemicals-fertilizers 266 268 -2 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 285 287 -2 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 24 25 -1 Hides and skins 18 19 -1 Cotton, natural fibers 23 24 -1 Nontextile floor tiles 108 107 1 Finished metal shapes 368 366 2 Steelmaking materials 254 250 3 Zinc 91 88 3 Finished textile supplies 124 120 4 Synthetic cloth 314 309 5 Leather and furs 88 82 5 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 154 147 7 Materials, exc. chemicals 131 122 8 Shingles, wallboard 325 317 8 Electric energy 89 76 13 Nickel 97 82 15 Cotton cloth, fabrics 182 164 18 Plastic materials 462 427 35 Chemicals-inorganic 336 299 37 Copper 188 142 47 Fuel oil 617 563 53 Other precious metals 258 205 54 Iron and steel mill prod 1,013 958 54 Capital goods, except automotive 19,081 18,688 393 Computers 710 617 93 Civilian aircraft 324 239 85 Semiconductors 2,708 2,650 58 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 1,142 1,087 56 Metalworking machine tools 648 593 55 Generators, accessories 661 607 54 Excavating machinery 347 315 32 Photo, service industry 537 507 30 Medicinal equipment 555 525 30 Electric apparatus 1,524 1,499 25 Agricultural machinery, equipment 312 296 16 Pulp and paper machinery 327 312 15 Industrial engines 518 506 12 Measuring, testing, control instru 497 485 12 Drilling & oilfield equipment 60 57 3 Railway transpor. equip 80 77 3 Marine engines, parts 40 37 3 Parts-civilian aircraft 304 303 1 Commercial vessels, other 2 1 1 Spacecraft, exc. military 1 (-) 1 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Laboratory testing instruments 73 74 -1 Nonfarm tractors and parts 61 63 -2 Wood, glass, plastic 346 349 -3 Materials handling equipment 290 296 -5 Business machines and equipment 589 599 -10 Food, tobacco machinery 108 120 -12 Specialized mining 55 70 -15 Textile, sewing machines 166 182 -16 Engines-civilian aircraft 491 524 -33 Computer accessories 4,378 4,412 -34 Telecommunications equipment 1,225 1,285 -59 Automotive vehicles, parts and eng 11,281 10,258 1,022 Consumer goods 14,727 14,894 -167 Gem diamonds 495 635 -140 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 341 423 -82 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cott 1,419 1,485 -66 Pharmaceutical prep 836 901 -65 Motorcycles and parts 76 122 -47 TV's, VCR's, etc 842 880 -38 Gem stones, other 89 119 -30 Photo equipment 172 194 -22 Books, printed matter 195 206 -11 Glassware, chinaware 152 159 -7 Household appliances 455 462 -7 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,343 1,349 -7 Apparel, household goods-nontextil 418 423 -5 Records, tapes, and disks 77 83 -5 Writing and art supplies 541 544 -3 Toiletries and cosmetics 174 176 -2 Numismatic coins 11 13 -1 Nursery stock, etc. 75 72 3 Rugs 78 74 4 Cookware, cutlery, tools 251 245 5 Musical instruments 85 80 6 Stereo equipment, etc 634 622 12 Jewelry 542 527 15 Camping apparel and gear 431 414 17 Pleasure boats and motors 151 133 18 Apparel, household goods - wool 239 214 25 Furniture, household goods, etc. 628 596 31 Apparel, household goods - cotton 1,826 1,789 38 Other household goods 1,208 1,124 84 Footwear 942 831 111 Other goods 2,377 2,243 134 __________________________________________________________________ Year to Year to Year to Date Date Date Item(1) 1996 1995 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 728,905 686,642 42,263 Net Adjustments 7,728 5,699 2,029 Total, Census Basis 721,178 680,943 40,234 Foods, feeds, and beverages 32,472 30,474 1,998 Cane and beet sugar 992 684 308 Meat products 3,461 3,647 -187 Wine and related products 2,530 2,162 367 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 1,900 1,710 189 Vegetables 2,604 2,346 258 Tea, spices, etc. 533 496 38 Food oils, oilseeds 1,453 1,211 241 Bakery products 1,719 1,612 107 Nuts 548 467 80 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 474 478 -4 Fish and shellfish 6,035 6,167 -132 Cocoa beans 513 318 196 Dairy products and eggs 628 551 78 Other foods 1,801 1,557 244 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,455 1,190 264 Fruits, frozen juices 3,582 3,121 462 Green coffee 2,243 2,756 -513 Industrial supplies and materials 181,263 165,830 15,434 Crude oil 45,842 39,256 6,587 Petroleum products, other 6,735 4,471 2,264 Nuclear fuel materials 1,155 1,060 95 Natural rubber 1,355 1,535 -180 Tobacco, waxes, etc 3,429 2,722 706 Liquified petroleum gases 3,522 2,858 664 Bauxite and aluminum 4,655 5,824 -1,169 Chemicals-organic 9,130 8,649 481 Gas-natural 3,787 2,891 896 Nonmonetary gold 2,572 2,040 532 Paper and paper products 3,812 4,231 -419 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,455 3,529 -1,073 Lumber 6,349 5,148 1,200 Newsprint 3,780 4,022 -241 Plywood and veneers 998 934 64 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,019 1,030 -11 Wool, silk, etc. 707 752 -45 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,886 1,781 105 Iron and steel, advanced 3,242 3,308 -67 Industrial supplies, other 8,934 8,266 668 Tin 236 255 -19 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 336 274 61 Coal and related fuels 619 690 -71 Nonferrous metals, other 1,621 1,326 295 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 4,218 3,971 248 Farming materials, livestock 487 408 79 Hair, waste materials 279 217 62 Chemicals-fertilizers 2,950 2,944 6 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 3,031 2,820 211 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 356 384 -28 Hides and skins 189 182 7 Cotton, natural fibers 490 260 230 Nontextile floor tiles 1,134 1,064 70 Finished metal shapes 3,939 3,624 315 Steelmaking materials 2,846 2,682 164 Zinc 853 883 -30 Finished textile supplies 1,281 1,219 62 Synthetic cloth 3,251 3,082 169 Leather and furs 850 899 -49 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 1,498 1,349 148 Materials, exc. chemicals 1,356 1,399 -43 Shingles, wallboard 3,253 2,871 382 Electric energy 822 802 20 Nickel 1,065 1,119 -55 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,647 1,754 -107 Plastic materials 4,635 4,561 73 Chemicals-inorganic 3,506 3,339 167 Copper 2,068 2,122 -54 Fuel oil 5,374 3,914 1,459 Other precious metals 2,235 2,305 -69 Iron and steel mill prod 9,476 8,804 672 Capital goods, except automotive 208,888 202,125 6,763 Computers 6,081 4,909 1,171 Civilian aircraft 3,458 3,356 102 Semiconductors 33,901 35,273 -1,372 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 12,197 11,299 898 Metalworking machine tools 6,804 6,062 743 Generators, accessories 6,618 6,483 135 Excavating machinery 3,248 3,313 -65 Photo, service industry 5,411 4,925 486 Medicinal equipment 5,727 5,342 385 Electric apparatus 15,918 15,664 255 Agricultural machinery, equipment 3,294 3,448 -154 Pulp and paper machinery 3,534 3,416 118 Industrial engines 5,720 5,649 71 Measuring, testing, control instru 5,394 5,129 264 Drilling & oilfield equipment 599 447 152 Railway transpor. equip 1,097 1,153 -57 Marine engines, parts 495 486 9 Parts-civilian aircraft 2,832 2,264 567 Commercial vessels, other 19 33 -14 Spacecraft, exc. military 137 2 135 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Laboratory testing instruments 858 745 113 Nonfarm tractors and parts 585 571 13 Wood, glass, plastic 3,878 4,339 -460 Materials handling equipment 3,221 3,069 152 Business machines and equipment 6,170 6,307 -138 Food, tobacco machinery 1,123 1,036 87 Specialized mining 707 712 -4 Textile, sewing machines 1,742 2,124 -383 Engines-civilian aircraft 5,102 4,309 792 Computer accessories 50,053 46,146 3,907 Telecommunications equipment 12,964 14,112 -1,148 Automotive vehicles, parts and eng 119,474 114,445 5,029 Consumer goods 155,153 146,823 8,329 Gem diamonds 5,994 5,444 550 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 3,719 3,587 132 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cott 14,955 14,929 27 Pharmaceutical prep 9,436 7,425 2,011 Motorcycles and parts 1,144 1,135 9 TV's, VCR's, etc 9,170 9,063 106 Gem stones, other 1,090 1,218 -128 Photo equipment 1,884 1,817 68 Books, printed matter 2,175 2,097 78 Glassware, chinaware 1,664 1,758 -94 Household appliances 5,120 4,880 240 Toys/games/sporting goods 13,987 12,719 1,268 Apparel, household goods-nontextil 4,475 4,343 131 Records, tapes, and disks 914 842 72 Writing and art supplies 5,889 5,898 -8 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,924 1,789 136 Numismatic coins 208 124 84 Nursery stock, etc. 884 780 104 Rugs 767 799 -32 Cookware, cutlery, tools 2,575 2,543 33 Musical instruments 945 966 -20 Stereo equipment, etc 6,745 7,614 -868 Jewelry 5,776 5,467 309 Camping apparel and gear 4,555 4,439 116 Pleasure boats and motors 1,493 1,321 172 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,405 2,187 218 Furniture, household goods, etc. 6,393 5,742 650 Apparel, household goods - cotton 18,390 17,641 749 Other household goods 11,644 9,691 1,953 Footwear 8,829 8,565 264 Other goods 23,928 21,246 2,681 (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-97-10), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, NOVEMBER 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.