Table E.—Commodities with the Slowest Growing Domestic Supply, Selected Years

Commodity number	Description	1992–96					1987–92
		Domestic supply			Imports		Domestic supply
		Change in level (millions of dollars)	Average annual rate of growth (percent)	Rank by average annual rate of growth	Change in level (millions of dollars)	Import change/domestic supply change (percent)	Average annual rate of growth (percent)	Rank by average annual rate of growth
	All commodities	2,954,247	6.2		249,566	8.5	5.6
13	Ordnance and accessories	–5,601	–7.3	93	138	(/1/)	–3.5	93
60	Aircraft and parts	–17,883	–6.0	92	–441	2.5	4.3	45
07	Coal mining	–3,532	–3.9	91	153	(/1/)	1.9	77
39	Metal containers	206	.4	90	88	42.7	2.3	75
15	Tobacco products	589	.4	89	–564	(/1/)	6.7	20
65C	Water transportation	811	.9	88	–895	(/1/)	9.5	8
62	Scientific and controlling instruments	8,039	1.9	87	4,683	58.3	4.5	38
16	Broad and narrow fabrics, yarn and thread mills	3,806	2.4	86	–11	(/1/)	1.4	83
01	Livestock and livestock products	9,179	2.5	85	359	3.9	1.2	85
63	Ophthalmic and photographic equipment	3,041	2.7	84	2,422	79.6	4.4	41

1. The ratio is not meaningful, because the change in imports and the change in domestic supply move in opposite directions.