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.) October September Monthly Item(1) 1996 1996 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 66,982 67,821 -839 Net Adjustments 320 308 11 Total, Census Basis 66,663 67,513 -851 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,016 2,983 33 Food oils, oilseeds 141 85 56 Vegetables 252 216 36 Feedstuff and foodgrains 165 138 27 Meat products 325 305 19 Wine and related products 244 226 18 Bakery products 172 160 12 Tea, spices, etc. 57 46 11 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 43 41 2 Fruits, frozen juices 306 305 1 Dairy products and eggs 68 68 (-) Cocoa beans 25 27 -2 Other foods 166 169 -3 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 163 168 -5 Nuts 43 50 -8 Fish and shellfish 605 614 -9 Green coffee 170 184 -14 Cane and beet sugar 73 182 -109 Industrial supplies and materials 17,572 17,426 146 Fuel oil 565 428 137 Liquified petroleum gases 387 298 89 Tobacco, waxes, etc 330 291 39 Natural rubber 148 109 39 Pulpwood and woodpulp 229 191 38 Chemicals-fertilizers 268 231 36 Nonmonetary gold 263 227 36 Steelmaking materials 249 227 22 Bauxite and aluminum 410 390 20 Other precious metals 203 185 18 Chemicals-inorganic 300 283 17 Nuclear fuel materials 166 152 14 Chemicals-organic 800 786 14 Cotton cloth, fabrics 163 151 13 Plywood and veneers 102 89 12 Petroleum products, other 717 707 10 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 146 138 9 Nonferrous metals, other 157 148 9 Iron and steel mill prod 953 945 8 Newsprint 315 308 7 Blank tapes, audio & visual 181 176 5 Wool, silk, etc. 72 67 5 Synthetic rubber--primary 99 95 4 Farming materials, livestock 47 44 3 Coal and related fuels 62 60 3 Leather and furs 82 80 2 Materials, exc. chemicals 125 123 2 Hair, waste materials 26 24 1 Hides and skins 19 19 (-) Tin 21 22 -1 Finished textile supplies 120 121 -2 Shingles, wallboard 317 320 -3 Nontextile floor tiles 107 110 -3 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 33 36 -3 Electric energy 76 81 -5 Nickel 82 88 -5 Iron and steel, advanced 302 308 -6 Lumber 638 644 -6 Synthetic cloth 309 316 -7 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 286 293 -7 Paper and paper products 353 360 -8 Zinc 88 96 -8 Finished metal shapes 366 384 -18 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 25 45 -20 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 382 404 -21 Plastic materials 427 451 -24 Industrial supplies, other 820 850 -30 Copper 145 179 -34 Gas-natural 345 392 -47 Cotton, natural fibers 24 76 -52 Crude oil 4,718 4,875 -157 Capital goods, except automotive 18,693 18,889 -196 Semiconductors 2,651 2,833 -183 Civilian aircraft 238 359 -121 Computers 616 694 -77 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 1,088 1,141 -53 Electric apparatus 1,501 1,535 -34 Railway transpor. equip 77 104 -27 Photo, service industry 509 527 -18 Generators, accessories 608 622 -14 Industrial engines 508 522 -14 Measuring, testing, control instru 492 503 -11 Pulp and paper machinery 310 320 -10 Medicinal equipment 527 536 -9 Materials handling equipment 294 300 -5 Laboratory testing instruments 73 76 -3 Marine engines, parts 38 41 -3 Spacecraft, exc. military 1 2 -1 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Commercial vessels, other 1 1 (-) Agricultural machinery, equipment 296 293 2 Business machines and equipment 600 597 3 Drilling & oilfield equipment 57 44 13 Computer accessories 4,419 4,403 16 Specialized mining 70 52 18 Nonfarm tractors and parts 63 44 18 Food, tobacco machinery 120 99 21 Textile, sewing machines 182 159 22 Wood, glass, plastic 350 325 24 Engines-civilian aircraft 508 477 31 Excavating machinery 314 282 32 Parts-civilian aircraft 303 267 36 Metalworking machine tools 592 523 69 Telecommunications equipment 1,287 1,206 81 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 10,242 11,215 -973 Consumer goods 14,902 14,793 109 Gem diamonds 630 526 104 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 423 348 75 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,350 1,305 45 Apparel, household goods - cotton 1,789 1,758 31 Footwear 830 814 16 Gem stones, other 119 104 15 Motorcycles and parts 122 112 11 Writing and art supplies 543 533 10 Cookware, cutlery, tools 246 238 7 Toiletries and cosmetics 175 169 7 Glassware, chinaware 159 154 6 Rugs 73 71 3 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,487 1,484 3 Books, printed matter 206 203 2 Musical instruments 80 78 1 Photo equipment 194 193 1 Camping apparel and gear 414 413 1 Numismatic coins 13 14 -2 Pleasure boats and motors 136 138 -2 Apparel, household goods - wool 216 219 -3 Nursery stock, etc. 72 76 -4 Jewelry 526 532 -5 Other household goods 1,125 1,132 -7 TV's, VCR's, etc 880 894 -13 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 424 442 -18 Records, tapes, and disks 84 104 -20 Furniture, household goods, etc. 597 619 -23 Pharmaceutical prep 904 943 -39 Household appliances 461 506 -45 Stereo equipment, etc 623 670 -48 Other goods 2,237 2,206 30 _______________________________________________________________________ Year Year Year To Date To Date To Date Item(1) 1996 1995 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 661,442 624,541 36,901 Net Adjustments 7,450 5,390 2,060 Total, Census Basis 653,992 619,150 34,841 Foods, feeds, and beverages 29,514 27,750 1,763 Food oils, oilseeds 1,319 1,100 219 Vegetables 2,365 2,127 238 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,283 1,061 222 Meat products 3,166 3,336 -170 Wine and related products 2,308 1,957 351 Bakery products 1,548 1,464 84 Tea, spices, etc. 484 443 41 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 431 443 -12 Fruits, frozen juices 3,258 2,836 422 Dairy products and eggs 556 499 57 Cocoa beans 484 292 192 Other foods 1,629 1,413 216 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 1,754 1,571 183 Nuts 507 430 76 Fish and shellfish 5,429 5,608 -180 Green coffee 2,042 2,521 -479 Cane and beet sugar 951 649 301 Industrial supplies and materials 164,510 150,962 13,548 Fuel oil 4,758 3,456 1,303 Liquified petroleum gases 3,178 2,641 537 Tobacco, waxes, etc 3,152 2,458 695 Natural rubber 1,261 1,428 -167 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,241 3,149 -908 Chemicals-fertilizers 2,684 2,682 2 Nonmonetary gold 2,330 1,840 490 Steelmaking materials 2,591 2,422 170 Bauxite and aluminum 4,276 5,401 -1,125 Other precious metals 1,975 2,090 -115 Chemicals-inorganic 3,171 3,028 143 Nuclear fuel materials 1,086 956 130 Chemicals-organic 8,361 7,938 422 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,464 1,604 -140 Plywood and veneers 908 857 51 Petroleum products, other 6,157 4,065 2,092 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 1,343 1,227 116 Nonferrous metals, other 1,466 1,208 259 Iron and steel mill prod 8,458 8,099 359 Newsprint 3,479 3,621 -142 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,714 1,623 91 Wool, silk, etc. 644 686 -42 Synthetic rubber--primary 929 950 -20 Farming materials, livestock 441 369 72 Coal and related fuels 560 617 -57 Leather and furs 763 820 -57 Materials, exc. chemicals 1,228 1,274 -46 Hair, waste materials 254 196 58 Hides and skins 171 168 3 Tin 220 231 -11 Finished textile supplies 1,157 1,112 45 Shingles, wallboard 2,928 2,605 323 Nontextile floor tiles 1,026 968 58 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 308 249 59 Electric energy 733 749 -16 Nickel 968 1,025 -57 Iron and steel, advanced 2,947 3,014 -67 Lumber 5,692 4,680 1,011 Synthetic cloth 2,937 2,798 139 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 2,745 2,562 183 Paper and paper products 3,477 3,823 -346 Zinc 762 817 -56 Finished metal shapes 3,571 3,291 280 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 332 351 -19 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 3,841 3,613 228 Plastic materials 4,172 4,159 13 Industrial supplies, other 8,119 7,491 628 Copper 1,884 1,904 -20 Gas-natural 3,478 2,614 865 Cotton, natural fibers 467 238 229 Crude oil 41,699 35,795 5,905 Capital goods, except automotive 189,812 182,930 6,883 Semiconductors 31,193 31,541 -347 Civilian aircraft 3,133 3,161 -28 Computers 5,371 4,399 971 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 11,056 10,227 829 Electric apparatus 14,396 14,201 195 Railway transpor. equip 1,016 1,074 -58 Photo, service industry 4,877 4,478 399 Generators, accessories 5,958 5,887 72 Industrial engines 5,204 5,134 71 Measuring, testing, control instru 4,904 4,660 244 Pulp and paper machinery 3,205 3,133 72 Medicinal equipment 5,173 4,833 341 Materials handling equipment 2,929 2,790 139 Laboratory testing instruments 784 677 107 Marine engines, parts 455 442 13 Spacecraft, exc. military 137 2 135 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Commercial vessels, other 17 31 -13 Agricultural machinery, equipment 2,981 3,153 -172 Business machines and equipment 5,581 5,725 -144 Drilling & oilfield equipment 539 407 132 Computer accessories 45,682 41,555 4,127 Specialized mining 652 652 (-) Nonfarm tractors and parts 523 512 12 Food, tobacco machinery 1,016 939 76 Textile, sewing machines 1,576 1,951 -375 Wood, glass, plastic 3,533 3,995 -462 Engines-civilian aircraft 4,595 3,898 697 Excavating machinery 2,900 3,054 -154 Parts-civilian aircraft 2,527 2,094 433 Metalworking machine tools 6,156 5,519 637 Telecommunications equipment 11,741 12,807 -1,065 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 108,177 104,592 3,585 Consumer goods 140,435 133,740 6,694 Gem diamonds 5,494 4,926 569 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 3,379 3,260 119 Toys/games/sporting goods 12,645 11,547 1,098 Apparel, household goods - cotton 16,564 16,059 506 Footwear 7,886 7,808 77 Gem stones, other 1,001 1,113 -112 Motorcycles and parts 1,069 1,016 53 Writing and art supplies 5,348 5,341 7 Cookware, cutlery, tools 2,325 2,319 6 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,750 1,613 138 Glassware, chinaware 1,512 1,603 -91 Rugs 688 736 -48 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 13,538 13,657 -118 Books, printed matter 1,980 1,902 78 Musical instruments 860 881 -21 Photo equipment 1,712 1,653 59 Camping apparel and gear 4,125 4,053 72 Numismatic coins 197 112 85 Pleasure boats and motors 1,345 1,195 151 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,168 1,996 172 Nursery stock, etc. 809 708 101 Jewelry 5,234 4,984 250 Other household goods 10,437 8,820 1,616 TV's, VCR's, etc 8,328 8,320 8 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 4,057 3,954 104 Records, tapes, and disks 839 767 71 Furniture, household goods, etc. 5,765 5,219 546 Pharmaceutical prep 8,603 6,758 1,845 Household appliances 4,664 4,439 226 Stereo equipment, etc 6,112 6,983 -872 Other goods 21,545 19,176 2,369 (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-96-218), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, OCTOBER 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.