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.)

                                                                  
                                      January     December      Monthly
             Item(1)                   1995       1994 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       61,169       59,386        1,784

Net Adjustments                           238          263          -26

Total, Census Basis                    60,932       59,122        1,809

Foods, feeds, and beverages             2,845        2,657          188
Meat products                             329          273           56
Green coffee                              307          268           39
Cocoa beans                                52           21           32
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine                 180          160           20
Dairy products and eggs                    60           46           14
Bakery products                           144          130           14
Cane and beet sugar                        40           30           10
Fruits, frozen juices                     264          255            9
Vegetables                                226          218            8
Wine and related products                 186          179            7
Feedstuff and foodgrains                  111          107            5
Fish and shellfish                        572          570            2
Nuts                                       40           41           -1
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                41           43           -1
Other foods                               140          143           -3
Tea, spices, etc.                          52           55           -4
Food oils, oilseeds                       100          119          -19

Industrial supplies and materials      14,524       14,148          376

Chemicals-organic                         812          701          111
Liquified petroleum gases                 348          253           95
Steelmaking materials                     237          167           70
Chemicals-fertilizers                     296          234           62
Fuel oil                                  410          358           52
Bauxite and aluminum                      569          527           42
Pulpwood and woodpulp                     289          251           37
Iron and steel pro. n.e.c                 251          220           31
Industrial supplies, other                724          693           31
Paper and paper products                  355          328           27
Plastic materials                         437          416           21
Iron and steel mill prod                  915          896           19
Iron and steel, advanced                  297          280           16
Gas-natural                               284          268           16
Blank tapes, audio & visual               167          153           14
Chemicals-inorganic                       284          270           13
Newsprint                                 311          299           12
Natural rubber                            111           99           12
Leather and furs                           92           80           11
Plywood and veneers                        86           75           11
Finished textile supplies                 116          105           11
Nickel                                     97           86           11
Tin                                        30           20            9
Finished metal shapes                     318          309            9
Synthetic rubber--primary                  94           85            9
Cotton, natural fibers                     28           23            5
Cotton cloth, fabrics                     161          156            5
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                   348          343            4
Hides and skins                            21           16            4
Nonmonetary gold                          148          144            4
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals               31           30            2
Hair, waste materials                      19           18            1
Wool, silk, etc.                           73           72            1
Materials, exc. chemicals                 125          124            1
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                   23           24           -2
Copper                                    154          156           -2
Farming materials, livestock               31           33           -2
Nontextile floor tiles                     94           98           -4
Shingles, wallboard                       271          275           -4
Synthetic cloth                           296          301           -5
Electric energy                            69           75           -6
Nonferrous metals, other                  123          132           -9
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                 114          129          -15
Coal and related fuels                     44           61          -17
Zinc                                       82          106          -25
Other precious metals                     174          202          -28
Petroleum products, other                 256          292          -36
Lumber                                    512          551          -39
Nuclear fuel materials                     68          112          -43
Tobacco, waxes, etc                       238          307          -69
Crude oil                               3,096        3,194          -98

Capital goods, except automotive       17,219       16,791          428

Semiconductors                          2,801        2,537          263
Telecommunications equipment            1,349        1,197          152
Computer accessories                    3,892        3,742          149
Generators, accessories                   565          454          111
Pulp and paper machinery                  353          255           98
Electric apparatus                      1,369        1,316           53
Industrial machines, n.e.c.               981          933           48
Agricultural machinery, equipment         324          298           26
Drilling & oilfield equipment              54           29           25
Medicinal equipment                       466          445           21
Railway transpor. equip                   104           92           12
Marine engines, parts                      39           28           11
Business machines and equipment           542          531           11
Wood, glass, plastic                      377          369            8
Food, tobacco machinery                    94           90            5
Parts-civilian aircraft                   183          182            2
Commercial vessels, other                   1            1          (-)
Vessels, except scrap                     (Z)          (-)          (Z)
Spacecraft, exc. military                 (Z)          (Z)          (Z)
Measuring, testing, control instr         406          408           -2
Materials handling equipment              259          261           -2
Nonfarm tractors and parts                 58           61           -2
Excavating machinery                      328          331           -3
Specialized mining                         55           61           -6
Photo, service industry                   427          436           -9
Textile, sewing machines                  201          219          -18
Laboratory testing instruments             48           72          -24
Metalworking machine tools                460          521          -61
Computers                                 406          477          -71
Industrial engines                        475          554          -79
Civilian aircraft                         249          385         -135
Engines-civilian aircraft                 351          508         -157

Auto vehicles, parts and engines       11,127       10,729          397

Consumer goods                         13,434       12,892          542

Toys/games/sporting goods               1,246        1,080          166
TV's, VCR's, etc                          875          769          106
Pleasure boats and motors                 157          100           57
Portable typewriters, etc                 876          826           50
Gem diamonds                              550          500           50
Writing and art supplies                  496          464           32
Pharmaceutical prep                       586          554           32
Footwear                                  794          765           29
Stereo equipment, etc                     766          738           27
Furniture, household goods, etc.          536          509           27
Household appliances                      486          460           25
Gem stones, other                         121          101           20
Cookware, cutlery, tools                  242          223           19
Toiletries and cosmetics                  184          168           16
Photo equipment                           170          154           15
Apparel, household goods - wool           191          177           14
Records, tapes, and disks                  76           62           13
Camping apparel and gear                  417          410            7
Rugs                                       60           58            3
Musical instruments                        86           84            3
Nursery stock, etc.                        63           60            2
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cot       1,392        1,392          (-)
Apparel, household goods-nontexti         404          405           -1
Glassware, chinaware                      151          156           -5
Numismatic coins                           13           21           -8
Jewelry                                   501          511          -10
Books, printed matter                     175          201          -26
Motorcycles and parts                      85          113          -28
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.           256          293          -37
Apparel, household goods - cotton       1,481        1,535          -54

Other Goods                             1,783        1,905         -122
________________________________________________________________________

                                                            
                                      January    January     Year-to-year
             Item(1)                   1995      1994(R)        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       61,169       50,474       10,696

Net Adjustments                           238          404         -166

Total, Census Basis                    60,932       50,070       10,862

Foods, feeds, and beverages             2,845        2,438          406
Meat products                             329          326            3
Green coffee                              307          140          166
Cocoa beans                                52           39           13
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine                 180          144           36
Dairy products and eggs                    60           50           10
Bakery products                           144          123           21
Cane and beet sugar                        40           31            8
Fruits, frozen juices                     264          273           -9
Vegetables                                226          185           41
Wine and related products                 186          168           19
Feedstuff and foodgrains                  111          111          (-)
Fish and shellfish                        572          517           55
Nuts                                       40           36            4
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                41           35            6
Other foods                               140          116           24
Tea, spices, etc.                          52           45            7
Food oils, oilseeds                       100           99            1

Industrial supplies and materials      14,524       11,637        2,887

Chemicals-organic                         812          625          187
Liquified petroleum gases                 348          175          173
Steelmaking materials                     237          223           14
Chemicals-fertilizers                     296          202           94
Fuel oil                                  410          436          -26
Bauxite and aluminum                      569          332          237
Pulpwood and woodpulp                     289          155          134
Iron and steel pro. n.e.c                 251          206           46
Industrial supplies, other                724          584          140
Paper and paper products                  355          238          117
Plastic materials                         437          289          148
Iron and steel mill prod                  915          664          251
Iron and steel, advanced                  297          265           31
Gas-natural                               284          309          -25
Blank tapes, audio & visual               167          173           -5
Chemicals-inorganic                       284          225           59
Newsprint                                 311          260           50
Natural rubber                            111           74           37
Leather and furs                           92           76           16
Plywood and veneers                        86           77            9
Finished textile supplies                 116           92           24
Nickel                                     97           47           50
Tin                                        30           16           14
Finished metal shapes                     318          271           46
Synthetic rubber--primary                  94           78           16
Cotton, natural fibers                     28           21            7
Cotton cloth, fabrics                     161          133           28
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                   348          288           59
Hides and skins                            21           17            4
Nonmonetary gold                          148          194          -47
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals               31           23            8
Hair, waste materials                      19           18            1
Wool, silk, etc.                           73           65            8
Materials, exc. chemicals                 125          115           10
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                   23           17            6
Copper                                    154           94           60
Farming materials, livestock               31           32           -1
Nontextile floor tiles                     94           87            7
Shingles, wallboard                       271          228           42
Synthetic cloth                           296          267           28
Electric energy                            69           82          -13
Nonferrous metals, other                  123           72           50
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                 114           84           30
Coal and related fuels                     44           51           -6
Zinc                                       82           67           15
Other precious metals                     174          144           30
Petroleum products, other                 256          276          -20
Lumber                                    512          515           -3
Nuclear fuel materials                     68           87          -18
Tobacco, waxes, etc                       238          255          -17
Crude oil                               3,096        2,312          784

Capital goods, except automotive       17,219       14,110        3,109

Semiconductors                          2,801        1,936          864
Telecommunications equipment            1,349        1,168          181
Computer accessories                    3,892        3,001          891
Generators, accessories                   565          442          123
Pulp and paper machinery                  353          242          110
Electric apparatus                      1,369        1,109          261
Industrial machines, n.e.c.               981          786          196
Agricultural machinery, equipment         324          292           32
Drilling & oilfield equipment              54           58           -4
Medicinal equipment                       466          428           38
Railway transpor. equip                   104           54           50
Marine engines, parts                      39           39            1
Business machines and equipment           542          524           18
Wood, glass, plastic                      377          334           43
Food, tobacco machinery                    94           67           27
Parts-civilian aircraft                   183          196          -13
Commercial vessels, other                   1            4           -2
Vessels, except scrap                     (Z)          (Z)          (Z)
Spacecraft, exc. military                 (Z)          (Z)          (Z)
Measuring, testing, control instr         406          355           51
Materials handling equipment              259          213           46
Nonfarm tractors and parts                 58           62           -4
Excavating machinery                      328          222          106
Specialized mining                         55           50            4
Photo, service industry                   427          382           45
Textile, sewing machines                  201          181           20
Laboratory testing instruments             48           40            9
Metalworking machine tools                460          442           19
Computers                                 406          480          -74
Industrial engines                        475          415           60
Civilian aircraft                         249          222           28
Engines-civilian aircraft                 351          366          -15

Auto vehicles, parts and engines       11,127        8,683        2,444

Consumer goods                         13,434       11,604        1,830

Toys/games/sporting goods               1,246        1,004          243
TV's, VCR's, etc                          875          707          168
Pleasure boats and motors                 157           93           64
Portable typewriters, etc                 876          769          107
Gem diamonds                              550          466           84
Writing and art supplies                  496          422           74
Pharmaceutical prep                       586          554           33
Footwear                                  794          776           18
Stereo equipment, etc                     766          608          158
Furniture, household goods, etc.          536          444           92
Household appliances                      486          402           83
Gem stones, other                         121          123           -2
Cookware, cutlery, tools                  242          197           45
Toiletries and cosmetics                  184          134           50
Photo equipment                           170          143           26
Apparel, household goods - wool           191          156           34
Records, tapes, and disks                  76           54           22
Camping apparel and gear                  417          380           36
Rugs                                       60           66           -5
Musical instruments                        86           69           18
Nursery stock, etc.                        63           55            8
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cot       1,392        1,271          121
Apparel, household goods-nontexti         404          377           28
Glassware, chinaware                      151          133           18
Numismatic coins                           13           15           -2
Jewelry                                   501          458           43
Books, printed matter                     175          169            6
Motorcycles and parts                      85           72           13
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.           256          300          -44
Apparel, household goods - cotton       1,481        1,188          293

Other Goods                             1,783        1,598          185


(1)  Detailed data are presented on a Census basis.  The information 
     needed to convert to a BOP basis is not available.


NOTE:  Exhibit numbers in this release have been renumbered from the 
       previous report. All exhibits have been moved up one.
       example: exhibit 4 now becomes exhibit 3

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-95-58), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, JANUARY 1995.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.


