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.) September August (R) Monthly Item(1) 1996 1996 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 67,741 67,518 223 Net Adjustments 307 772 -465 Total, Census Basis 67,434 66,746 688 Foods, feeds, and beverages 2,984 3,036 -52 Food oils, oilseeds 84 140 -56 Meat products 305 342 -36 Fruits, frozen juices 305 337 -32 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 168 194 -26 Wine and related products 227 247 -20 Vegetables 216 223 -7 Dairy products and eggs 68 75 -7 Bakery products 160 166 -5 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 41 46 -5 Nuts 50 51 -1 Green coffee 185 185 (-) Tea, spices, etc. 46 45 1 Other foods 169 166 2 Cocoa beans 27 22 5 Feedstuff and foodgrains 138 128 10 Fish and shellfish 614 557 57 Cane and beet sugar 182 111 71 Industrial supplies and materials 17,392 16,900 492 Crude oil 4,844 4,218 627 Petroleum products, other 714 597 117 Industrial supplies, other 851 820 31 Gas-natural 386 362 24 Zinc 96 73 23 Fuel oil 420 402 18 Paper and paper products 361 343 18 Finished metal shapes 383 368 15 Synthetic cloth 316 301 15 Shingles, wallboard 319 304 15 Coal and related fuels 60 46 15 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 45 32 13 Newsprint 309 298 11 Chemicals-organic 784 773 11 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 293 285 8 Leather and furs 80 73 7 Iron and steel, advanced 308 302 6 Nonferrous metals, other 147 144 4 Cotton, natural fibers 76 72 4 Nontextile floor tiles 110 107 3 Finished textile supplies 122 119 3 Farming materials, livestock 45 42 3 Nuclear fuel materials 152 150 2 Tin 22 20 1 Synthetic rubber--primary 95 94 1 Materials, exc. chemicals 121 120 1 Cotton cloth, fabrics 150 149 1 Wool, silk, etc. 66 67 -1 Hides and skins 19 20 -1 Copper 179 180 -1 Blank tapes, audio & visual 175 177 -1 Hair, waste materials 24 27 -3 Plastic materials 451 455 -3 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 137 141 -4 Natural rubber 109 113 -4 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 407 412 -5 Nickel 88 94 -6 Other precious metals 185 191 -7 Bauxite and aluminum 391 405 -14 Plywood and veneers 89 111 -21 Electric energy 81 103 -22 Chemicals-fertilizers 231 257 -25 Pulpwood and woodpulp 195 221 -26 Lumber 644 674 -30 Chemicals-inorganic 286 318 -32 Steelmaking materials 227 276 -49 Nonmonetary gold 230 287 -56 Tobacco, waxes, etc 287 345 -58 Liquified petroleum gases 298 361 -63 Iron and steel mill prod 948 1,020 -71 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 35 35 (-) Capital goods, except automotive 18,872 18,761 111 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 1,140 1,042 98 Business machines and equipment 596 518 79 Telecommunications equipment 1,204 1,132 71 Computers 694 633 61 Electric apparatus 1,531 1,481 51 Semiconductors 2,833 2,784 49 Civilian aircraft 374 327 47 Pulp and paper machinery 318 284 34 Medicinal equipment 534 513 21 Photo, service industry 524 507 17 Generators, accessories 621 607 14 Industrial engines 520 512 8 Textile, sewing machines 159 152 6 Materials handling equipment 301 295 6 Railway transpor. equip 104 101 3 Marine engines, parts 41 40 1 Commercial vessels, other 1 1 (-) Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Measuring, testing, control instru 496 496 (-) Parts-civilian aircraft 266 269 -3 Laboratory testing instruments 76 79 -3 Food, tobacco machinery 99 102 -3 Nonfarm tractors and parts 44 48 -3 Specialized mining 52 60 -9 Spacecraft, exc. military 2 13 -11 Agricultural machinery, equipment 293 313 -20 Drilling & oilfield equipment 44 68 -25 Excavating machinery 282 307 -25 Wood, glass, plastic 334 378 -44 Engines-civilian aircraft 475 532 -57 Computer accessories 4,396 4,501 -105 Metalworking machine tools 520 666 -146 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 11,205 11,574 -369 Consumer goods 14,774 14,408 365 Pharmaceutical prep 934 769 165 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,483 1,393 90 Apparel, household goods - cotton 1,759 1,691 68 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,306 1,267 39 Stereo equipment, etc 670 633 37 Motorcycles and parts 112 77 34 Records, tapes, and disks 102 78 24 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 441 424 17 Photo equipment 194 177 16 Camping apparel and gear 413 402 11 Jewelry 531 522 8 Gem stones, other 104 97 8 Pleasure boats and motors 132 124 8 Furniture, household goods, etc. 620 615 5 Cookware, cutlery, tools 238 233 5 Apparel, household goods - wool 217 216 2 Rugs 71 69 1 Nursery stock, etc. 76 76 (-) Numismatic coins 14 17 -3 Books, printed matter 203 209 -5 Musical instruments 78 84 -6 Footwear 816 824 -8 Household appliances 505 514 -9 Toiletries and cosmetics 170 180 -10 TV's, VCR's, etc 892 904 -11 Writing and art supplies 533 545 -11 Glassware, chinaware 154 166 -13 Portable typewriters, etc 1,132 1,147 -15 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 347 378 -31 Gem diamonds 526 576 -50 Other goods 2,208 2,067 141 _______________________________________________________ Year to Year to Year to Date Date Date Item(1) 1996 1995 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 594,379 561,904 32,475 Net Adjustments 7,130 4,969 2,160 Total, Census Basis 587,250 556,935 30,315 Foods, feeds, and beverages 26,498 24,978 1,520 Food oils, oilseeds 1,178 964 214 Meat products 2,841 3,020 -179 Fruits, frozen juices 2,952 2,573 379 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 1,591 1,423 168 Wine and related products 2,065 1,733 332 Vegetables 2,113 1,913 200 Dairy products and eggs 488 448 40 Bakery products 1,376 1,318 59 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 388 406 -17 Nuts 464 390 74 Green coffee 1,872 2,299 -427 Tea, spices, etc. 427 390 37 Other foods 1,463 1,269 195 Cocoa beans 459 270 189 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,119 939 179 Fish and shellfish 4,824 5,014 -190 Cane and beet sugar 878 608 269 Industrial supplies and materials 146,903 136,231 10,672 Crude oil 36,951 32,480 4,471 Petroleum products, other 5,447 3,658 1,789 Industrial supplies, other 7,299 6,724 575 Gas-natural 3,126 2,328 798 Zinc 674 742 -68 Fuel oil 4,186 3,180 1,006 Paper and paper products 3,125 3,428 -303 Finished metal shapes 3,204 2,960 244 Synthetic cloth 2,627 2,526 101 Shingles, wallboard 2,610 2,336 274 Coal and related fuels 499 552 -54 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 307 317 -10 Newsprint 3,164 3,224 -59 Chemicals-organic 7,557 7,109 448 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 2,458 2,307 152 Leather and furs 680 740 -60 Iron and steel, advanced 2,646 2,709 -63 Nonferrous metals, other 1,310 1,058 252 Cotton, natural fibers 443 215 229 Nontextile floor tiles 919 872 47 Finished textile supplies 1,037 1,002 35 Farming materials, livestock 394 334 61 Nuclear fuel materials 920 860 60 Tin 199 209 -11 Synthetic rubber--primary 830 862 -31 Materials, exc. chemicals 1,101 1,145 -44 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,301 1,458 -157 Wool, silk, etc. 571 621 -50 Hides and skins 152 155 -3 Copper 1,739 1,713 25 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,532 1,445 87 Hair, waste materials 228 173 55 Plastic materials 3,745 3,754 -9 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 1,196 1,107 90 Natural rubber 1,113 1,302 -189 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 3,462 3,263 199 Nickel 886 909 -24 Other precious metals 1,772 1,902 -130 Bauxite and aluminum 3,867 4,952 -1,085 Plywood and veneers 806 755 51 Electric energy 657 690 -33 Chemicals-fertilizers 2,416 2,427 -11 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,016 2,820 -804 Lumber 5,054 4,178 875 Chemicals-inorganic 2,873 2,732 142 Steelmaking materials 2,342 2,144 198 Nonmonetary gold 2,070 1,603 467 Tobacco, waxes, etc 2,818 2,206 613 Liquified petroleum gases 2,791 2,379 412 Iron and steel mill prod 7,509 7,442 67 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 275 226 50 Capital goods, except automotive 171,102 163,438 7,664 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 9,968 9,150 817 Business machines and equipment 4,980 5,161 -181 Telecommunications equipment 10,452 11,582 -1,130 Computers 4,754 3,885 869 Electric apparatus 12,891 12,748 142 Semiconductors 28,542 27,885 657 Civilian aircraft 2,910 2,697 214 Pulp and paper machinery 2,893 2,831 62 Medicinal equipment 4,645 4,333 312 Photo, service industry 4,364 4,023 341 Generators, accessories 5,350 5,283 67 Industrial engines 4,695 4,609 86 Textile, sewing machines 1,393 1,784 -391 Materials handling equipment 2,636 2,507 129 Railway transpor. equip 939 958 -19 Marine engines, parts 417 402 15 Commercial vessels, other 16 29 -13 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Measuring, testing, control instru 4,405 4,179 226 Parts-civilian aircraft 2,223 1,876 347 Laboratory testing instruments 711 613 98 Food, tobacco machinery 895 847 48 Nonfarm tractors and parts 461 458 3 Specialized mining 581 583 -1 Spacecraft, exc. military 136 2 135 Agricultural machinery, equipment 2,685 2,854 -169 Drilling & oilfield equipment 482 375 108 Excavating machinery 2,585 2,816 -230 Wood, glass, plastic 3,193 3,623 -430 Engines-civilian aircraft 4,084 3,487 597 Computer accessories 41,256 36,919 4,336 Metalworking machine tools 5,560 4,941 619 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 97,924 94,953 2,971 Consumer goods 125,513 120,361 5,152 Pharmaceutical prep 7,689 6,102 1,588 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 12,050 12,360 -310 Apparel, household goods - cotton 14,776 14,496 279 Toys/games/sporting goods 11,296 10,368 928 Stereo equipment, etc 5,489 6,326 -837 Motorcycles and parts 946 901 45 Records, tapes, and disks 753 687 65 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 3,633 3,562 71 Photo equipment 1,518 1,498 21 Camping apparel and gear 3,711 3,660 51 Jewelry 4,706 4,495 211 Gem stones, other 882 990 -108 Pleasure boats and motors 1,203 1,066 138 Furniture, household goods, etc. 5,170 4,693 477 Cookware, cutlery, tools 2,080 2,082 -3 Apparel, household goods - wool 1,951 1,800 151 Rugs 615 668 -53 Nursery stock, etc. 737 636 101 Numismatic coins 184 102 82 Books, printed matter 1,774 1,705 69 Musical instruments 780 792 -11 Footwear 7,058 7,016 41 Household appliances 4,203 3,993 210 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,576 1,448 129 TV's, VCR's, etc 7,447 7,525 -78 Writing and art supplies 4,805 4,787 18 Glassware, chinaware 1,353 1,449 -96 Portable typewriters, etc 9,311 7,927 1,384 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 2,954 2,802 152 Gem diamonds 4,864 4,428 436 Other goods 19,309 16,973 2,336 (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-96-193), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, SEPTEMBER 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.