
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)                   August       July (R)     Monthly
                                         1995          1995       Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         62,548       62,598          -51
Net Adjustments                             236          211           25
Total, Census Basis                      62,312       62,388          -76

Foods, feeds, and beverages               2,740        2,741           -2

Fruits, frozen juices                       275          307          -32
Cane and beet sugar                          65           93          -28
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     96          110          -14
Green coffee                                200          214          -14
Food oils, oilseeds                         100          110          -10
Other foods                                 146          148           -2
Dairy products and eggs                      51           53           -2
Fish and shellfish                          568          568          (-)
Nuts                                         44           43            1
Tea, spices, etc.                            39           38            2
Vegetables                                  233          231            2
Cocoa beans                                  28           24            4
Bakery products                             150          146            4
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  44           39            5
Wine and related products                   201          179           23
Meat products                               324          300           25
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine                   173          140           33

Industrial supplies and materials        14,899       15,316         -417

Chemicals-organic                           725          867         -142
Crude                                     3,529        3,636         -107
Petroleum products, other                   412          485          -73
Bauxite and aluminum                        438          490          -52
Steelmaking materials                       231          279          -48
Copper                                      175          215          -41
Other precious metals                       194          230          -36
Chemicals-fertilizers                       243          275          -31
Tobacco, waxes, etc                         253          276          -23
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       345          360          -15
Wool, silk, etc.                             60           74          -14
Industrial supplies, other                  769          782          -13
Cotton cloth, fabrics                       164          177          -12
Synthetic rubber--primary                    82           94          -12
Plywood and veneers                          82           91           -9
Iron and steel pro. n.e.c                   261          268           -7
Iron and steel, advanced                    297          303           -7
Tin                                          25           31           -6
Iron and steel mill prod                    739          745           -6
Leather and furs                             71           76           -6
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 39           44           -5
Materials, exc. chemicals                   129          133           -5
Farming materials, livestock                 32           36           -4
Cotton, natural fibers                       20           23           -3
Synthetic cloth                             271          273           -3
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                     351          353           -2
Zinc                                         73           75           -2
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 167          168           -2
Coal and related fuels                       55           57           -2
Nontextile floor tiles                       97           99           -1
Hair, waste materials                        20           21           -1
Natural rubber                              141          141          (-)
Shingles, wallboard                         258          258          (-)
Hides and skins                              19           17            1
Liquified petroleum gases                   260          259            2
Finished textile supplies                   115          113            2
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     30           27            3
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                   128          124            4
Chemicals-inorganic                         313          309            4
Nonferrous metals, other                    130          125            5
Plastic materials                           413          408            5
Electric energy                              92           85            7
Paper and paper products                    388          380            8
Finished metal shapes                       331          317           14
Lumber                                      465          451           14
Gas-natural                                 285          271           15
Newsprint                                   400          372           29
Nonmonetary gold                            193          163           30
Fuel oil                                    369          338           31
Nickel                                       99           66           33
Nuclear fuel materials                      121           57           65

Capital goods, except automotive         18,895       18,859           36

Computer accessories                      4,510        4,229          281
Civilian aircraft                           293          195           98
Semiconductors                            3,482        3,408           74
Computers                                   412          373           38
Business machines and equipment             629          613           16
Specialized mining                           72           61           12
Generators, accessories                     598          589            9
Railway transpor. equip                      91           87            4
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   47           46            1
Vessels, except scrap                       (-)          (Z)          (Z)
Spacecraft, exc. military                   (Z)          (Z)          (Z)
Marine engines, parts                        50           51           -1
Measuring, testing, control instru          476          480           -3
Laboratory testing instruments               68           72           -4
Industrial engines                          520          524           -4
Medicinal equipment                         498          504           -6
Parts-civilian aircraft                     204          212           -8
Commercial vessels, other                     1           15          -15
Drilling & oilfield equipment                30           50          -20
Materials handling equipment                267          287          -20
Metalworking machine tools                  577          598          -21
Industrial machines, n.e.c.               1,016        1,038          -22
Food, tobacco machinery                      91          114          -23
Wood, glass, plastic                        374          397          -23
Excavating machinery                        273          297          -24
Electric apparatus                        1,468        1,494          -26
Photo, service industry                     436          465          -29
Textile, sewing machines                    190          219          -30
Engines-civilian aircraft                   394          427          -34
Agricultural machinery, equipment           280          323          -43
Pulp and paper machinery                    315          380          -65
Telecommunications equipment              1,236        1,312          -76

Automotive vehicles, parts and engi      10,432       10,016          416

Consumer goods                           13,449       13,470          -21

Apparel, household goods - cotton         1,628        1,629           -1
Apparel, household goods - wool             194          199           -5
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto       1,393        1,397           -4
Apparel, household goods-nontextile         401          402           -1
Footwear                                    783          760           22
Camping apparel and gear                    382          402          -20
Pharmaceutical prep                         665          727          -63
Books, printed matter                       191          190            1
Toiletries and cosmetics                    169          158           11
Writing and art supplies                    555          548            7
Furniture, household goods, etc.            522          517            4
Glassware, chinaware                        171          174           -3
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    223          225           -2
Household appliances                        427          425            2
Rugs                                         82           78            4
Portable typewriters, etc                   920          924           -4
Motorcycles and parts                       102           86           16
Pleasure boats and motors                    73           92          -18
Toys/games/sporting goods                 1,204        1,153           51
Photo equipment                             177          154           23
Musical instruments                          86           91           -5
TV's, VCR's, etc                            795          842          -47
Stereo equipment, etc                       724          703           21
Records, tapes, and disks                   101           70           31
Numismatic coins                             10           11           -1
Jewelry                                     464          512          -48
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             286          312          -25
Nursery stock, etc.                          76           73            3
Gem diamonds                                526          506           20
Gem stones, other                           119          110            9

Other Goods                               1,897        1,984          -88
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              Item(1)                  Year to     Year to    Year to date
                                      Date  1995   Date 1994     Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis        499,907      433,328       66,579
Net Adjustments                           4,741        4,284          457
Total, Census Basis                     495,166      429,044       66,123

Foods, feeds, and beverages              22,185       20,270        1,914

Fruits, frozen juices                     2,327        2,161          166
Cane and beet sugar                         471          405           66
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    841          975         -134
Green coffee                              2,081        1,218          863
Food oils, oilseeds                         842          745           98
Other foods                               1,133        1,021          112
Dairy products and eggs                     421          395           25
Fish and shellfish                        4,389        4,327           62
Nuts                                        356          342           14
Tea, spices, etc.                           348          327           22
Vegetables                                1,668        1,437          231
Cocoa beans                                 244          259          -16
Bakery products                           1,170        1,007          163
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 364          322           42
Wine and related products                 1,509        1,404          105
Meat products                             2,734        2,717           17
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine                 1,289        1,208           80

Industrial supplies and materials       121,452      105,217       16,235

Chemicals-organic                         6,341        5,061        1,280
Crude                                    28,774       24,554        4,221
Petroleum products, other                 3,225        3,816         -591
Bauxite and aluminum                      4,551        3,266        1,285
Steelmaking materials                     1,892        1,500          392
Copper                                    1,547        1,070          477
Other precious metals                     1,684        1,345          338
Chemicals-fertilizers                     2,171        1,776          395
Tobacco, waxes, etc                       1,955        1,864           91
Pulpwood and woodpulp                     2,538        1,398        1,140
Wool, silk, etc.                            551          518           33
Industrial supplies, other                5,963        4,919        1,044
Cotton cloth, fabrics                     1,345        1,144          200
Synthetic rubber--primary                   784          664          120
Plywood and veneers                         687          718          -32
Iron and steel pro. n.e.c                 2,059        1,746          312
Iron and steel, advanced                  2,405        2,083          322
Tin                                         187          137           49
Iron and steel mill prod                  6,898        6,617          281
Leather and furs                            667          576           91
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                286          219           67
Materials, exc. chemicals                 1,015          972           44
Farming materials, livestock                291          275           17
Cotton, natural fibers                      199          158           41
Synthetic cloth                           2,242        2,181           61
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                   2,897        2,451          446
Zinc                                        666          521          145
Blank tapes, audio & visual               1,287        1,306          -19
Coal and related fuels                      472          440           32
Nontextile floor tiles                      778          710           68
Hair, waste materials                       154          163           -9
Natural rubber                            1,176          596          580
Shingles, wallboard                       2,066        1,839          227
Hides and skins                             140          133            6
Liquified petroleum gases                 2,149        1,689          460
Finished textile supplies                   891          762          129
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    199          152           47
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                   995          753          242
Chemicals-inorganic                       2,422        1,887          535
Nonferrous metals, other                    937          707          230
Plastic materials                         3,323        2,527          796
Electric energy                             623          669          -46
Paper and paper products                  3,035        2,058          977
Finished metal shapes                     2,630        2,287          343
Lumber                                    3,677        4,093         -416
Gas-natural                               2,246        2,779         -534
Newsprint                                 2,797        2,130          667
Nonmonetary gold                          1,328        1,268           60
Fuel oil                                  2,803        3,559         -756
Nickel                                      809          475          334
Nuclear fuel materials                      697          686           11

Capital goods, except automotive        144,034      118,118       25,915

Computer accessories                     32,170       25,433        6,737
Civilian aircraft                         2,393        2,391            1
Semiconductors                           24,189       16,253        7,936
Computers                                 3,303        3,908         -605
Business machines and equipment           4,626        4,103          523
Specialized mining                          525          453           71
Generators, accessories                   4,684        3,511        1,174
Railway transpor. equip                     864          619          246
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  402          434          -33
Vessels, except scrap                       (Z)            1           -1
Spacecraft, exc. military                     2            4           -2
Marine engines, parts                       362          267           95
Measuring, testing, control instru        3,704        3,011          694
Laboratory testing instruments              549          438          111
Industrial engines                        4,091        3,740          351
Medicinal equipment                       3,872        3,432          440
Parts-civilian aircraft                   1,644        1,605           39
Commercial vessels, other                    29           11           18
Drilling & oilfield equipment               338          407          -69
Materials handling equipment              2,211        1,775          435
Metalworking machine tools                4,447        3,353        1,094
Industrial machines, n.e.c.               8,100        6,571        1,529
Food, tobacco machinery                     763          604          158
Wood, glass, plastic                      3,250        2,678          572
Excavating machinery                      2,567        2,152          414
Electric apparatus                       11,308        9,382        1,926
Photo, service industry                   3,586        3,154          432
Textile, sewing machines                  1,620        1,522           98
Engines-civilian aircraft                 3,113        3,391         -278
Agricultural machinery, equipment         2,592        2,324          268
Pulp and paper machinery                  2,531        2,074          457
Telecommunications equipment             10,200        9,117        1,084

Automotive vehicles, parts and engi      85,046       76,460        8,586

Consumer goods                          107,489       95,249       12,240

Apparel, household goods - cotton        12,932       10,623        2,308
Apparel, household goods - wool           1,632        1,309          323
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto      11,107       10,321          785
Apparel, household goods-nontextile       3,166        3,002          164
Footwear                                  6,242        6,035          207
Camping apparel and gear                  3,311        3,102          209
Pharmaceutical prep                       5,254        4,330          923
Books, printed matter                     1,518        1,270          248
Toiletries and cosmetics                  1,280        1,077          203
Writing and art supplies                  4,216        3,422          794
Furniture, household goods, etc.          4,165        3,639          527
Glassware, chinaware                      1,288        1,107          181
Cookware, cutlery, tools                  1,853        1,578          274
Household appliances                      3,565        3,353          212
Rugs                                        601          512           89
Portable typewriters, etc                 7,130        6,274          856
Motorcycles and parts                       852          675          177
Pleasure boats and motors                 1,015          717          298
Toys/games/sporting goods                 9,180        8,322          859
Photo equipment                           1,358        1,108          250
Musical instruments                         706          589          118
TV's, VCR's, etc                          6,830        5,958          872
Stereo equipment, etc                     5,693        5,013          680
Records, tapes, and disks                   607          484          123
Numismatic coins                             93          142          -50
Jewelry                                   4,071        3,734          337
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.           2,473        2,296          177
Nursery stock, etc.                         575          469          106
Gem diamonds                              3,906        3,878           29
Gem stones, other                           871          910          -39

Other Goods                              14,962       13,730        1,232

(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-95-191), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, AUGUST 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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