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.)

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         62,451       59,724        2,727

Net Adjustments                             871          231          639

Total, Census Basis                      61,580       59,493        2,088

Foods, feeds, and beverages               2,885        2,803           82

Green coffee                                349          257           92
Meat products                               407          343           64
Fruits, frozen juices                       298          280           19
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    100           85           15
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  40           32            8
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine                   170          164            6
Wine and related products                   199          195            4
Cane and beet sugar                          77           79           -1
Tea, spices, etc.                            43           46           -3
Dairy products and eggs                      54           57           -3
Nuts                                         38           42           -3
Bakery products                             139          144           -5
Other foods                                 132          143          -11
Cocoa beans                                  24           40          -16
Food oils, oilseeds                          99          122          -23
Fish and shellfish                          519          546          -27
Vegetables                                  196          228          -32

Industrial supplies and materials        15,485       14,364        1,120

Crude oil                                 3,727        3,290          437
Iron and steel mill prod                    941          799          141
Chemicals-organic                           826          706          120
Bauxite and aluminum                        640          541           99
Zinc                                        137           76           62
Copper                                      215          164           51
Newsprint                                   334          287           46
Nonmonetary gold                            182          144           38
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       311          274           37
Cotton cloth, fabrics                       180          147           33
Natural rubber                              157          125           32
Nickel                                      140          108           32
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 174          146           29
Farming materials, livestock                 59           36           23
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                     364          341           22
Gas-natural                                 307          289           18
Nonferrous metals, other                    106           88           18
Tin                                          31           14           17
Coal and related fuels                       75           60           16
Steelmaking materials                       275          260           15
Other precious metals                       206          192           14
Paper and paper products                    390          377           14
Tobacco, waxes, etc                         236          223           13
Petroleum products, other                   372          359           13
Plywood and veneers                          88           77           11
Synthetic rubber--primary                   100           89           11
Materials, exc. chemicals                   124          114           10
Iron and steel pro. n.e.c                   258          247           10
Electric energy                              79           69            9
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                   126          117            9
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 37           29            8
Iron and steel, advanced                    303          295            7
Nuclear fuel materials                       66           61            5
Chemicals-inorganic                         296          293            3
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     26           23            3
Hair, waste materials                        18           16            2
Industrial supplies, other                  703          702            1
Hides and skins                              15           15            1
Cotton, natural fibers                       28           28          (-)
Wool, silk, etc.                             69           71           -2
Nontextile floor tiles                       93           95           -2
Finished textile supplies                   108          110           -3
Synthetic cloth                             286          290           -4
Leather and furs                             85           89           -4
Finished metal shapes                       324          335          -11
Shingles, wallboard                         244          262          -18
Fuel oil                                    347          391          -44
Chemicals-fertilizers                       250          295          -46
Plastic materials                           381          431          -50
Liquified petroleum gases                   236          297          -61
Lumber                                      409          479          -70
                                                              
Capital goods, except automotive         17,445       16,856          589

Engines-civilian aircraft                   440          329          111
Computer accessories                      3,789        3,693           96
Civilian aircraft                           398          308           89
Metalworking machine tools                  536          462           73
Pulp and paper machinery                    305          242           64
Computers                                   469          421           49
Measuring, testing, control instru          469          424           45
Electric apparatus                        1,399        1,363           37
Drilling & oilfield equipment                53           23           30
Wood, glass, plastic                        400          373           26
Food, tobacco machinery                      94           70           23
Marine engines, parts                        52           36           16
Parts-civilian aircraft                     203          189           14
Business machines and equipment             565          552           14
Industrial engines                          483          470           13
Excavating machinery                        356          345           12
Semiconductors                            2,620        2,608           12
Railway transpor. equip                     121          110           11
Laboratory testing instruments               69           59           10
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   54           45            8
Specialized mining                           67           59            8
Medicinal equipment                         471          465            5
Industrial machines, n.e.c.                 981          976            4
Photo, service industry                     450          449            1
Vessels, except scrap                       (-)          (Z)          (Z)
Spacecraft, exc. military                   (Z)          (Z)          (Z)
Agricultural machinery, equipment           331          335           -4
Commercial vessels, other                     1            7           -5
Materials handling equipment                261          274          -13
Textile, sewing machines                    182          201          -19
Generators, accessories                     560          600          -41
Telecommunications equipment              1,265        1,365         -100

Automotive vehicles, parts and engi      10,781       10,708           73

Consumer goods                           13,157       13,073           85

Pharmaceutical prep                         675          579           96
TV's, VCR's, etc                            887          834           53
Motorcycles and parts                       118           72           47
Apparel, household goods - wool             214          194           20
Pleasure boats and motors                   142          124           18
Gem stones, other                           114          100           14
Stereo equipment, etc                       686          673           13
Photo equipment                             167          154           13
Rugs                                         81           70           11
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto       1,432        1,422           10
Camping apparel and gear                    439          431            8
Records, tapes, and disks                    79           72            7
Numismatic coins                             14            7            7
Jewelry                                     480          478            2
Household appliances                        436          435            1
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    223          223           -1
Apparel, household goods-nontextile         390          391           -1
Musical instruments                          87           90           -3
Gem diamonds                                480          486           -6
Writing and art supplies                    482          488           -6
Toiletries and cosmetics                    155          162           -7
Glassware, chinaware                        149          158           -9
Books, printed matter                       186          195          -10
Furniture, household goods, etc.            501          511          -10
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             279          289          -10
Nursery stock, etc.                          58           69          -11
Apparel, household goods - cotton         1,599        1,614          -14
Portable typewriters, etc                   815          851          -36
Footwear                                    752          793          -41
Toys/games/sporting goods                 1,036        1,106          -69

Other Goods                               1,827        1,689          138
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                                   Year-to-date  Year-to-date  Year-to-date
              Item(1)                  1995          1994         Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis        183,327      154,897       28,429

Net Adjustments                           1,346        2,313         -968

Total, Census Basis                     181,981      152,584       29,397

Foods, feeds, and beverages               8,542        7,343        1,199

Green coffee                                912          379          534
Meat products                             1,079        1,022           58
Fruits, frozen juices                       842          779           63
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    296          351          -54
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 114          113            1
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine                   518          442           76
Wine and related products                   580          512           68
Cane and beet sugar                         203          148           55
Tea, spices, etc.                           141          124           17
Dairy products and eggs                     172          148           24
Nuts                                        121          120           -1
Bakery products                             427          371           56
Other foods                                 415          355           60
Cocoa beans                                 115          117           -1
Food oils, oilseeds                         321          263           58
Fish and shellfish                        1,635        1,540           95
Vegetables                                  651          560           90

Industrial supplies and materials        44,394       36,195        8,200

Crude oil                                10,128        7,168        2,960
Iron and steel mill prod                  2,656        2,243          413
Chemicals-organic                         2,351        1,887          464
Bauxite and aluminum                      1,751        1,138          613
Zinc                                        295          197           98
Copper                                      533          338          195
Newsprint                                   931          778          152
Nonmonetary gold                            474          499          -25
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       874          476          398
Cotton cloth, fabrics                       487          392           95
Natural rubber                              393          219          174
Nickel                                      344          146          198
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 487          493           -6
Farming materials, livestock                126          131           -6
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                   1,052          880          172
Gas-natural                                 879        1,039         -160
Nonferrous metals, other                    317          215          102
Tin                                          75           49           25
Coal and related fuels                      179          154           25
Steelmaking materials                       774          613          160
Other precious metals                       578          465          113
Paper and paper products                  1,120          735          385
Tobacco, waxes, etc                         696          744          -47
Petroleum products, other                   989        1,140         -151
Plywood and veneers                         250          250          (-)
Synthetic rubber--primary                   282          235           47
Materials, exc. chemicals                   361          363           -1
Iron and steel pro. n.e.c                   757          634          123
Electric energy                             217          258          -41
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                   355          251          104
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 99           81           17
Iron and steel, advanced                    894          769          126
Nuclear fuel materials                      195          245          -50
Chemicals-inorganic                         876          667          208
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     71           51           20
Hair, waste materials                        53           58           -5
Industrial supplies, other                2,129        1,749          380
Hides and skins                              50           49            2
Cotton, natural fibers                       84           58           26
Wool, silk, etc.                            213          192           21
Nontextile floor tiles                      281          258           24
Finished textile supplies                   334          265           69
Synthetic cloth                             871          805           66
Leather and furs                            266          224           41
Finished metal shapes                       977          784          193
Shingles, wallboard                         777          660          118
Fuel oil                                  1,143        1,508         -365
Chemicals-fertilizers                       842          655          186
Plastic materials                         1,249          877          372
Liquified petroleum gases                   881          592          288
Lumber                                    1,399        1,515         -116

Capital goods, except automotive         51,521       42,582        8,939

Engines-civilian aircraft                 1,120        1,267         -148
Computer accessories                     11,370        8,942        2,428
Civilian aircraft                           951          996          -44
Metalworking machine tools                1,458        1,218          239
Pulp and paper machinery                    899          733          167
Computers                                 1,296        1,526         -230
Measuring, testing, control instru        1,300        1,075          225
Electric apparatus                        4,129        3,311          818
Drilling & oilfield equipment               130          162          -32
Wood, glass, plastic                      1,151        1,024          127
Food, tobacco machinery                     259          196           63
Marine engines, parts                       128           99           29
Parts-civilian aircraft                     575          560           16
Business machines and equipment           1,658        1,501          156
Industrial engines                        1,431        1,269          162
Excavating machinery                      1,032          753          279
Semiconductors                            8,024        5,754        2,270
Railway transpor. equip                     335          205          130
Laboratory testing instruments              177          137           40
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  157          176          -19
Specialized mining                          181          159           23
Medicinal equipment                       1,406        1,273          133
Industrial machines, n.e.c.               2,942        2,365          577
Photo, service industry                   1,328        1,140          188
Vessels, except scrap                       (Z)          (Z)          (Z)
Spacecraft, exc. military                   (Z)            1           -1
Agricultural machinery, equipment           989          851          138
Commercial vessels, other                     9            6            3
Materials handling equipment                796          634          162
Textile, sewing machines                    583          550           33
Generators, accessories                   1,724        1,284          440
Telecommunications equipment              3,979        3,414          566

Automotive vehicles, parts and engi      32,559       27,020        5,539

Consumer goods                           39,670        3,445       36,226

Pharmaceutical prep                       1,855        1,616          240
TV's, VCR's, etc                          2,596        2,144          452
Motorcycles and parts                       275          210           65
Apparel, household goods - wool             601          481          120
Pleasure boats and motors                   424          291          133
Gem stones, other                           336          336          (-)
Stereo equipment, etc                     2,123        1,782          341
Photo equipment                             489          424           64
Rugs                                        212          182           30
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto       4,250        3,847          403
Camping apparel and gear                  1,287        1,174          113
Records, tapes, and disks                   228          172           56
Numismatic coins                             33           43          -10
Jewelry                                   1,461        1,359          102
Household appliances                      1,357        1,200          156
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    688          581          107
Apparel, household goods-nontextile       1,185        1,109           76
Musical instruments                         263          213           50
Gem diamonds                              1,508        1,357          151
Writing and art supplies                  1,465        1,222          243
Toiletries and cosmetics                    498          395          104
Glassware, chinaware                        459          391           67
Books, printed matter                       555          464           91
Furniture, household goods, etc.          1,547        1,302          246
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             820          887          -67
Nursery stock, etc.                         189          181            8
Apparel, household goods - cotton         4,696        3,689        1,007
Portable typewriters, etc                 2,542        2,234          308
Footwear                                  2,342        2,210          131
Toys/games/sporting goods                 3,387        2,949          438

Other Goods                               5,294        5,001          293


(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-95-96), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, MARCH 1995.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.


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