
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.)

                                                                    
                                         June        May (R)       Monthly
              Iten(1)                    1995         1995         Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         63,805       64,283         -478

Net Adjustments                             913        1,153         -240

Total, Census Basis                      62,891       63,130         -238

Foods, feeds, and beverages               2,750        2,691           58

Cane and beet sugar                          47           24           23
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine                   160          142           18
Fish and shellfish                          531          515           17
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    120          110           10
Vegetables                                  200          194            7
Bakery products                             151          144            6
Dairy products and eggs                      49           45            4
Cocoa beans                                  27           25            2
Green coffee                                252          250            2
Nuts                                         52           52            1
Other foods                                 135          134            1
Fruits, frozen juices                       308          308          (-)
Tea, spices, etc.                            40           40          (-)
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  58           62           -4
Meat products                               337          342           -5
Food oils, oilseeds                         105          117          -11
Wine and related products                   177          189          -12

Industrial supplies and materials        15,636       15,822         -185

Chemicals-organic                           770          842          -72
Lumber                                      394          455          -61
Chemicals-fertilizers                       263          313          -50
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       302          343          -41
Paper and paper products                    371          410          -39
Other precious metals                       224          261          -37
Newsprint                                   353          383          -29
Synthetic cloth                             255          283          -28
Iron and steel pro. n.e.c                   252          273          -22
Synthetic rubber--primary                    98          116          -18
Tobacco, waxes, etc                         241          259          -18
Cotton, natural fibers                       19           35          -16
Coal and related fuels                       57           70          -12
Leather and furs                             80           90          -11
Plastic materials                           402          412          -11
Shingles, wallboard                         247          258          -11
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                     378          388          -10
Farming materials, livestock                 36           46           -9
Finished textile supplies                   104          112           -8
Iron and steel, advanced                    299          306           -7
Wool, silk, etc.                             67           73           -6
Fuel oil                                    338          344           -6
Crude oil                                 3,980        3,986           -5
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 29           34           -5
Cotton cloth, fabrics                       175          179           -4
Gas-natural                                 264          268           -4
Finished metal shapes                       323          326           -3
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                   125          127           -2
Petroleum products, other                   493          494           -1
Natural rubber                              172          172           -1
Zinc                                         74           75           -1
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     23           23          (-)
Nonferrous metals, other                    122          122          (-)
Hair, waste materials                        20           19            1
Industrial supplies, other                  755          753            2
Hides and skins                              18           16            2
Bauxite and aluminum                        584          581            4
Nontextile floor tiles                      103           99            4
Tin                                          22           16            6
Electric energy                              79           73            7
Plywood and veneers                          91           82            9
Chemicals-inorganic                         304          293           10
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 155          142           13
Copper                                      213          196           16
Materials, exc. chemicals                   138          121           17
Iron and steel mill prod                    856          827           29
Steelmaking materials                       236          205           31
Nuclear fuel materials                      147           99           48
Nickel                                      123           75           49
Nonmonetary gold                            187          137           50
Liquified petroleum gases                   274          210           65

Capital goods, except automotive         18,733       18,107          627

Computer accessories                      4,162        3,902          260
Semiconductors                            3,316        3,125          191
Metalworking machine tools                  629          578           51
Electric apparatus                        1,417        1,387           30
Measuring, testing, control instru          456          433           22
Generators, accessories                     599          576           22
Engines-civilian aircraft                   417          396           21
Pulp and paper machinery                    336          315           21
Materials handling equipment                297          281           16
Industrial machines, n.e.c.               1,057        1,045           11
Wood, glass, plastic                        463          455            9
Excavating machinery                        326          318            8
Agricultural machinery, equipment           329          321            8
Specialized mining                           75           68            7
Photo, service industry                     444          438            6
Textile, sewing machines                    211          207            4
Business machines and equipment             571          568            3
Food, tobacco machinery                     102          100            2
Marine engines, parts                        48           46            2
Telecommunications equipment              1,269        1,268            1
Commercial vessels, other                     1            1          (-)
Spacecraft, exc. military                   (Z)          (Z)          (Z)
Vessels, except scrap                       (Z)          (Z)          (Z)
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   47           48           -1
Laboratory testing instruments               74           76           -2
Drilling & oilfield equipment                43           46           -2
Civilian aircraft                           304          308           -4
Computers                                   421          426           -5
Industrial engines                          501          509           -8
Medicinal equipment                         499          509          -10
Railway transpor. equip                     111          127          -16
Parts-civilian aircraft                     208          228          -19

Automotive vehicles, parts and engi      10,370       10,724         -354

Consumer goods                           13,402       13,769         -367

Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             302          442         -140
Gem diamonds                                445          503          -57
Toys/games/sporting goods                 1,125        1,170          -44
TV's, VCR's, etc                            847          887          -40
Apparel, household goods - cotton         1,640        1,678          -38
Stereo equipment, etc                       682          720          -37
Motorcycles and parts                        91          120          -29
Photo equipment                             164          187          -23
Gem stones, other                            97          118          -21
Pharmaceutical prep                         629          643          -14
Nursery stock, etc.                          78           89          -11
Apparel, household goods - wool             212          221           -8
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    235          242           -7
Pleasure boats and motors                   146          153           -7
Portable typewriters, etc                   899          906           -6
Writing and art supplies                    542          548           -6
Toiletries and cosmetics                    151          155           -4
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto       1,367        1,370           -3
Rugs                                         71           74           -3
Household appliances                        438          438           -1
Furniture, household goods, etc.            516          516          (-)
Numismatic coins                             14           13            1
Musical instruments                          92           91            1
Records, tapes, and disks                    73           70            3
Books, printed matter                       192          186            7
Glassware, chinaware                        172          159           13
Jewelry                                     565          547           18
Apparel, household goods-nontextile         396          375           21
Camping apparel and gear                    422          400           22
Footwear                                    798          750           47

Other Goods                               2,000        2,017          -17
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                                         YTD          YTD          YTD           
              Item(1)                    1995         1994        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis        374,692      319,153       55,539

Net Adjustments                           4,295        3,666          628

Total, Census Basis                     370,397      315,487       54,910

Foods, feeds, and beverages              16,701       14,964        1,736

Cane and beet sugar                         313          304            9
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine                   974          897           78
Fish and shellfish                        3,253        3,149          104
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    635          761         -126
Vegetables                                1,205        1,054          151
Bakery products                             874          752          122
Dairy products and eggs                     317          298           19
Cocoa beans                                 192          200           -8
Green coffee                              1,666          741          925
Nuts                                        269          255           15
Other foods                                 837          744           94
Fruits, frozen juices                     1,745        1,633          111
Tea, spices, etc.                           271          247           24
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 282          239           43
Meat products                             2,111        2,083           28
Food oils, oilseeds                         630          570           60
Wine and related products                 1,128        1,040           88

Industrial supplies and materials        91,209       76,114       15,095

Chemicals-organic                         4,735        3,754          981
Lumber                                    2,761        3,044         -283
Chemicals-fertilizers                     1,653        1,325          328
Pulpwood and woodpulp                     1,834          997          836
Paper and paper products                  2,268        1,502          766
Other precious metals                     1,260          994          267
Newsprint                                 2,025        1,551          474
Synthetic cloth                           1,697        1,619           79
Iron and steel pro. n.e.c                 1,528        1,299          229
Synthetic rubber--primary                   608          488          120
Tobacco, waxes, etc                       1,426        1,445          -19
Cotton, natural fibers                      154          120           34
Coal and related fuels                      360          323           37
Leather and furs                            520          432           88
Plastic materials                         2,502        1,810          692
Shingles, wallboard                       1,550        1,355          195
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                   2,194        1,805          388
Farming materials, livestock                223          212           11
Finished textile supplies                   664          559          104
Iron and steel, advanced                  1,805        1,544          261
Wool, silk, etc.                            417          388           29
Fuel oil                                  2,098        2,630         -532
Crude oil                                21,607       16,868        4,739
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                204          153           50
Cotton cloth, fabrics                     1,003          818          185
Gas-natural                               1,690        2,099         -410
Finished metal shapes                     1,980        1,656          324
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                   743          544          199
Petroleum products, other                 2,322        2,710         -388
Natural rubber                              893          442          451
Zinc                                        517          373          144
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    143          109           34
Nonferrous metals, other                    682          530          152
Hair, waste materials                       112          121           -8
Industrial supplies, other                4,416        3,619          797
Hides and skins                             104           99            6
Bauxite and aluminum                      3,622        2,377        1,245
Nontextile floor tiles                      582          530           52
Tin                                         131          101           29
Electric energy                             447          486          -40
Plywood and veneers                         512          544          -32
Chemicals-inorganic                       1,800        1,385          415
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 951          959           -8
Copper                                    1,157          779          379
Materials, exc. chemicals                   754          734           21
Iron and steel mill prod                  5,412        4,799          613
Steelmaking materials                     1,381        1,121          260
Nuclear fuel materials                      519          498           21
Nickel                                      644          369          275
Nonmonetary gold                            970          955           15
Liquified petroleum gases                 1,630        1,141          489

Capital goods, except automotive        106,280       87,421       18,859

Computer accessories                     23,428       18,623        4,805
Semiconductors                           17,296       11,810        5,486
Metalworking machine tools                3,271        2,480          791
Electric apparatus                        8,346        6,865        1,481
Measuring, testing, control instru        2,747        2,224          522
Generators, accessories                   3,497        2,598          899
Engines-civilian aircraft                 2,291        2,624         -332
Pulp and paper machinery                  1,836        1,543          292
Materials handling equipment              1,655        1,285          370
Industrial machines, n.e.c.               6,053        4,840        1,213
Wood, glass, plastic                      2,481        1,995          485
Excavating machinery                      1,996        1,592          403
Agricultural machinery, equipment         1,987        1,698          290
Specialized mining                          391          326           65
Photo, service industry                   2,686        2,318          368
Textile, sewing machines                  1,210        1,124           87
Business machines and equipment           3,381        3,066          315
Food, tobacco machinery                     557          435          122
Marine engines, parts                       261          202           59
Telecommunications equipment              7,647        6,789          858
Commercial vessels, other                    13            9            4
Spacecraft, exc. military                     1            2           -1
Vessels, except scrap                       (Z)            1          (Z)
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  309          326          -17
Laboratory testing instruments              409          316           93
Drilling & oilfield equipment               258          313          -55
Civilian aircraft                         1,926        2,074         -148
Computers                                 2,510        2,972         -462
Industrial engines                        3,046        2,761          285
Medicinal equipment                       2,872        2,567          305
Railway transpor. equip                     692          444          248
Parts-civilian aircraft                   1,227        1,200           28

Automotive vehicles, parts and engi      64,587       55,856        8,731

Consumer goods                           80,546       70,711        9,834

Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.           1,872        1,802           70
Gem diamonds                              2,874        2,918          -44
Toys/games/sporting goods                 6,822        6,144          678
TV's, VCR's, etc                          5,192        4,371          821
Apparel, household goods - cotton         9,672        7,701        1,971
Stereo equipment, etc                     4,265        3,694          571
Motorcycles and parts                       664          515          149
Photo equipment                           1,027          843          184
Gem stones, other                           642          670          -28
Pharmaceutical prep                       3,851        3,255          596
Nursery stock, etc.                         425          351           73
Apparel, household goods - wool           1,237          984          253
Cookware, cutlery, tools                  1,405        1,176          229
Pleasure boats and motors                   849          591          259
Portable typewriters, etc                 5,286        4,617          668
Writing and art supplies                  3,112        2,526          586
Toiletries and cosmetics                    952          793          159
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto       8,313        7,662          651
Rugs                                        439          372           67
Household appliances                      2,712        2,486          226
Furniture, household goods, etc.          3,126        2,695          431
Numismatic coins                             72          110          -38
Musical instruments                         530          435           94
Records, tapes, and disks                   436          357           79
Books, printed matter                     1,137          948          190
Glassware, chinaware                        943          816          127
Jewelry                                   3,097        2,776          321
Apparel, household goods-nontextile       2,365        2,241          123
Camping apparel and gear                  2,527        2,339          188
Footwear                                  4,698        4,520          178

Other Goods                              11,076       10,421          655

(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-95-152), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, JUNE 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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