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.)


             Item(1)                  February      January       Monthly
                                        1995        1995 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis        59,693       61,152       -1,458

Net Adjustments                            236          244           -8

Total, Census Basis                     59,457       60,908       -1,451

Foods, feeds, and beverages              2,809        2,854          -44

Green coffee                               257          307          -50
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    85          111          -26
Fish and shellfish                         546          570          -24
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine                  166          183          -16
Cocoa beans                                 40           52          -12
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 32           42           -9
Tea, spices, etc.                           46           52           -6
Dairy products and eggs                     57           60           -3
Bakery products                            143          143          (-)
Nuts                                        42           41            1
Vegetables                                 228          226            2
Other foods                                143          140            3
Wine and related products                  196          187            9
Meat products                              341          329           12
Fruits, frozen juices                      277          264           13
Food oils, oilseeds                        123          100           22
Cane and beet sugar                         87           47           40

Industrial supplies and materials       14,329       14,545         -216

Iron and steel mill prod                   802          916         -114
Chemicals-organic                          714          819         -105
Liquified petroleum gases                  297          348          -51
Nonferrous metals, other                    87          122          -35
Lumber                                     479          511          -31
Bauxite and aluminum                       540          570          -30
Newsprint                                  287          310          -22
Blank tapes, audio & visual                145          167          -22
Industrial supplies, other                 703          724          -21
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      270          289          -19
Tobacco, waxes, etc                        222          238          -16
Tin                                         14           30          -16
Fuel oil                                   391          405          -14
Cotton cloth, fabrics                      147          161          -14
Materials, exc. chemicals                  113          124          -11
Shingles, wallboard                        262          271           -8
Plywood and veneers                         77           85           -8
Nuclear fuel materials                      61           68           -8
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    341          348           -7
Hides and skins                             15           21           -6
Zinc                                        76           82           -6
Synthetic cloth                            290          295           -6
Plastic materials                          432          437           -5
Finished textile supplies                  110          115           -5
Synthetic rubber--primary                   89           93           -4
Leather and furs                            88           92           -4
Chemicals-fertilizers                      293          296           -4
Iron and steel pro. n.e.c                  248          251           -4
Nonmonetary gold                           144          147           -3
Hair, waste materials                       16           19           -3
Wool, silk, etc.                            70           73           -3
Cotton, natural fibers                      26           28           -2
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                30           32           -2
Iron and steel, advanced                   296          296          (-)
Electric energy                             69           68            1
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    23           23            1
Nontextile floor tiles                      95           94            1
Farming materials, livestock                35           31            4
Gas-natural                                289          284            5
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  117          112            5
Chemicals-inorganic                        294          286            9
Copper                                     164          154            9
Nickel                                     108           97           11
Natural rubber                             125          111           13
Other precious metals                      195          180           15
Coal and related fuels                      60           44           16
Finished metal shapes                      335          318           17
Paper and paper products                   376          354           23
Steelmaking materials                      263          238           24
Petroleum products, other                  362          259          103
Crude oil                                3,246        3,111          134

Capital goods, except automotive        16,835       17,220         -385

Computer accessories                     3,685        3,888         -202
Semiconductors                           2,607        2,795         -188
Pulp and paper machinery                   242          352         -110
Engines-civilian aircraft                  317          351          -34
Drilling & oilfield equipment               23           55          -32
Food, tobacco machinery                     72           95          -24
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  45           59          -14
Industrial machines, n.e.c.                978          985           -7
Industrial engines                         473          478           -5
Marine engines, parts                       35           39           -4
Electric apparatus                       1,363        1,367           -3
Wood, glass, plastic                       375          379           -3
Medicinal equipment                        469          470           -1
Textile, sewing machines                   201          200            2
Metalworking machine tools                 462          460            2
Specialized mining                          59           55            4
Parts-civilian aircraft                    188          183            5
Commercial vessels, other                    7            1            5
Railway transpor. equip                    110          104            6
Telecommunications equipment             1,359        1,349           10
Business machines and equipment            551          540           11
Laboratory testing instruments              59           48           11
Agricultural machinery, equipment          335          323           12
Materials handling equipment               273          261           12
Computers                                  421          406           15
Photo, service industry                    444          429           15
Excavating machinery                       346          331           15
Measuring, testing, control instru         424          407           18
Generators, accessories                    601          564           36
Civilian aircraft                          309          245           64
Spacecraft, exc. military                  (Z)          (Z)          (Z)
Vessels, except scrap                      (Z)          (Z)          (Z)

Automotive vehicles, parts and eng      10,711       11,070         -359

Consumer goods                          13,087       13,441         -353

Toys/games/sporting goods                1,106        1,244         -138
Stereo equipment, etc                      672          764          -92
Gem diamonds                               489          542          -53
Household appliances                       435          485          -50
TV's, VCR's, etc                           831          874          -44
Pleasure boats and motors                  126          159          -33
Furniture, household goods, etc.           511          535          -24
Jewelry                                    479          503          -24
Portable typewriters, etc                  853          876          -23
Gem stones, other                          101          122          -21
Toiletries and cosmetics                   162          182          -20
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   224          242          -18
Pharmaceutical prep                        585          601          -16
Photo equipment                            154          168          -13
Motorcycles and parts                       72           85          -13
Apparel, household goods-nontextil         392          404          -13
Writing and art supplies                   489          495           -6
Numismatic coins                             7           13           -5
Records, tapes, and disks                   72           77           -5
Footwear                                   793          797           -4
Musical instruments                         89           86            4
Apparel, household goods - wool            197          193            4
Nursery stock, etc.                         69           63            6
Glassware, chinaware                       158          151            7
Rugs                                        70           60           10
Camping apparel and gear                   432          417           15
Books, printed matter                      195          174           21
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cott       1,424        1,395           28
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            290          252           38
Apparel, household goods - cotton        1,613        1,483          130

Other Goods                              1,686        1,778          -92
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             Item(1)               Year-to-date  Year-to-date  Year-to-date
                                       1995          1994         Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       120,845      101,414       19,431

Net Adjustments                            480        1,193         -713

Total, Census Basis                    120,365      100,221       20,145

Foods, feeds, and beverages              5,663        4,801          862

Green coffee                               563          247          317
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   197          225          -28
Fish and shellfish                       1,116        1,039           77
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine                  349          283           66
Cocoa beans                                 92           86            6
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 74           70            4
Tea, spices, etc.                           98           85           13
Dairy products and eggs                    118           98           20
Bakery products                            286          250           36
Nuts                                        82           75            7
Vegetables                                 455          381           73
Other foods                                283          233           50
Wine and related products                  382          338           44
Meat products                              670          630           40
Fruits, frozen juices                      541          513           28
Food oils, oilseeds                        223          166           56
Cane and beet sugar                        134           82           53

Industrial supplies and materials       28,874       23,552        5,322

Iron and steel mill prod                 1,718        1,397          321
Chemicals-organic                        1,533        1,220          313
Liquified petroleum gases                  645          411          234
Nonferrous metals, other                   209          132           77
Lumber                                     990          995           -4
Bauxite and aluminum                     1,110          662          448
Newsprint                                  597          496          101
Blank tapes, audio & visual                313          328          -15
Industrial supplies, other               1,427        1,174          253
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      559          301          258
Tobacco, waxes, etc                        460          480          -20
Tin                                         44           30           13
Fuel oil                                   796        1,016         -220
Cotton cloth, fabrics                      308          250           58
Materials, exc. chemicals                  236          239           -2
Shingles, wallboard                        533          446           88
Plywood and veneers                        162          167           -6
Nuclear fuel materials                     129          185          -56
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    689          582          107
Hides and skins                             35           32            4
Zinc                                       157          129           28
Synthetic cloth                            585          536           49
Plastic materials                          869          585          284
Finished textile supplies                  226          180           46
Synthetic rubber--primary                  182          154           27
Leather and furs                           179          153           26
Chemicals-fertilizers                      589          428          161
Iron and steel pro. n.e.c                  499          428           71
Nonmonetary gold                           292          340          -48
Hair, waste materials                       35           36           -1
Wool, silk, etc.                           144          124           19
Cotton, natural fibers                      53           38           15
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                62           55            7
Iron and steel, advanced                   591          525           66
Electric energy                            138          166          -28
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    46           33           12
Nontextile floor tiles                     189          175           14
Farming materials, livestock                65           68           -3
Gas-natural                                572          712         -140
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  228          165           63
Chemicals-inorganic                        580          453          127
Copper                                     318          200          117
Nickel                                     205           79          125
Natural rubber                             236          133          103
Other precious metals                      375          309           66
Coal and related fuels                     103           94           10
Finished metal shapes                      654          523          131
Paper and paper products                   730          476          254
Steelmaking materials                      501          395          106
Petroleum products, other                  621          690          -69
Crude oil                                6,357        4,627        1,730

Capital goods, except automotive        34,055       28,126        5,929

Computer accessories                     7,573        5,981        1,592
Semiconductors                           5,403        3,883        1,520
Pulp and paper machinery                   594          473          120
Engines-civilian aircraft                  668          778         -110
Drilling & oilfield equipment               78          106          -28
Food, tobacco machinery                    167          125           42
Nonfarm tractors and parts                 104          116          -13
Industrial machines, n.e.c.              1,964        1,566          398
Industrial engines                         950          835          115
Marine engines, parts                       74           63           11
Electric apparatus                       2,730        2,213          517
Wood, glass, plastic                       754          688           65
Medicinal equipment                        939          841           98
Textile, sewing machines                   401          362           39
Metalworking machine tools                 921          797          124
Specialized mining                         114          107            7
Parts-civilian aircraft                    371          364            7
Commercial vessels, other                    8            5            3
Railway transpor. equip                    214          117           97
Telecommunications equipment             2,708        2,318          390
Business machines and equipment          1,092        1,036           55
Laboratory testing instruments             108           86           22
Agricultural machinery, equipment          658          559           99
Materials handling equipment               535          437           98
Computers                                  827          977         -150
Photo, service industry                    874          765          109
Excavating machinery                       677          469          207
Measuring, testing, control instru         831          704          128
Generators, accessories                  1,165          868          297
Civilian aircraft                          555          486           69
Spacecraft, exc. military                  (Z)            1          (Z)
Vessels, except scrap                      (Z)          (Z)          (Z)

Automotive vehicles, parts and eng      21,781       17,470        4,311

Consumer goods                          26,528       23,107        3,422

Toys/games/sporting goods                2,350        2,032          319
Stereo equipment, etc                    1,436        1,238          198
Gem diamonds                             1,031          929          102
Household appliances                       920          822           99
TV's, VCR's, etc                         1,705        1,406          298
Pleasure boats and motors                  284          187           97
Furniture, household goods, etc.         1,046          886          160
Jewelry                                    982          927           55
Portable typewriters, etc                1,728        1,537          191
Gem stones, other                          223          217            6
Toiletries and cosmetics                   343          263           81
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   466          395           71
Pharmaceutical prep                      1,186        1,053          134
Photo equipment                            322          292           31
Motorcycles and parts                      157          135           22
Apparel, household goods-nontextil         796          752           44
Writing and art supplies                   983          841          142
Numismatic coins                            20           30          -10
Records, tapes, and disks                  150          109           41
Footwear                                 1,590        1,503           87
Musical instruments                        175          135           40
Apparel, household goods - wool            390          313           78
Nursery stock, etc.                        131          109           22
Glassware, chinaware                       309          263           47
Rugs                                       131          118           13
Camping apparel and gear                   848          775           73
Books, printed matter                      369          315           54
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cott       2,819        2,564          255
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            541          577          -36
Apparel, household goods - cotton        3,095        2,387          708

Other Goods                              3,464        3,164          300


(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-95-78), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, FEBRUARY 1995.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.


