
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.)

                                                                    
                                       September    August (R)     Monthly
              Item(1)                    1995          1995        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         63,563       62,588          975
Net Adjustments                             228          232           -4
Total, Census Basis                      63,335       62,355          979

Foods, feeds, and beverages               2,803        2,758           44

Fish and shellfish                          610          569           41
Cane and beet sugar                         109           70           39
Green coffee                                219          200           18
Wine and related products                   215          202           13
Vegetables                                  243          233           10
Tea, spices, etc.                            44           39            4
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    100           97            4
Bakery products                             153          150            2
Dairy products and eggs                      52           51            1
Cocoa beans                                  27           28           -2
Nuts                                         42           44           -2
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  42           44           -2
Food oils, oilseeds                         105          108           -3
Other foods                                 140          147           -6
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine                   161          177          -16
Fruits, frozen juices                       253          275          -22
Meat products                               288          324          -36

Industrial supplies and materials        15,247       14,901          346

Crude oil                                 3,739        3,511          229
Nonmonetary gold                            273          194           79
Lumber                                      514          465           49
Chemicals-organic                           776          733           44
Steelmaking materials                       266          233           32
Other precious metals                       224          193           31
Coal and related fuels                       78           55           22
Fuel oil                                    384          366           18
Plastic materials                           430          413           18
Synthetic cloth                             288          271           17
Iron and steel, advanced                    312          296           16
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                     367          352           15
Nuclear fuel materials                      135          121           13
Petroleum products, other                   430          419           11
Wool, silk, etc.                             69           60            9
Industrial supplies, other                  778          771            8
Iron and steel pro. n.e.c                   268          260            8
Zinc                                         79           71            7
Shingles, wallboard                         265          258            7
Farming materials, livestock                 40           34            7
Chemicals-inorganic                         320          314            6
Materials, exc. chemicals                   134          128            6
Leather and furs                             76           71            6
Synthetic rubber--primary                    88           82            5
Paper and paper products                    393          388            5
Finished metal shapes                       337          332            5
Finished textile supplies                   116          114            2
Nickel                                      101           99            1
Tobacco, waxes, etc                         251          251          (-)
Hair, waste materials                        20           20          (-)
Chemicals-fertilizers                       240          241           -1
Hides and skins                              17           19           -2
Tin                                          23           25           -2
Nontextile floor tiles                       95           97           -2
Cotton, natural fibers                       17           20           -3
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     26           30           -4
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 34           38           -4
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 162          167           -5
Newsprint                                   391          401           -9
Copper                                      165          174           -9
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                   118          128          -10
Plywood and veneers                          71           82          -12
Cotton cloth, fabrics                       149          164          -15
Gas-natural                                 269          285          -16
Nonferrous metals, other                    116          133          -17
Natural rubber                              127          143          -17
Liquified petroleum gases                   236          257          -21
Electric energy                              65           92          -27
Bauxite and aluminum                        410          438          -28
Iron and steel mill prod                    684          745          -61
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       282          345          -63
                                                              
Capital goods, except automotive         19,362       18,875          487

Semiconductors                            3,633        3,485          148
Computers                                   545          411          134
Computer accessories                      4,620        4,515          106
Industrial machines, n.e.c.               1,089        1,020           69
Telecommunications equipment              1,272        1,231           42
Materials handling equipment                303          266           37
Parts-civilian aircraft                     233          205           28
Photo, service industry                     460          433           27
Generators, accessories                     625          602           23
Civilian aircraft                           286          273           13
Railway transpor. equip                      97           86           11
Medicinal equipment                         508          500            9
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   55           47            7
Measuring, testing, control instru          483          476            7
Drilling & oilfield equipment                37           30            6
Electric apparatus                        1,473        1,467            6
Agricultural machinery, equipment           284          281            3
Industrial engines                          520          518            2
Wood, glass, plastic                        387          386            1
Commercial vessels, other                     1          (Z)          (Z)
Vessels, except scrap                       (Z)          (-)          (-)
Laboratory testing instruments               68           68          (-)
Spacecraft, exc. military                   (Z)          (Z)          (Z)
Food, tobacco machinery                      85           90           -5
Textile, sewing machines                    180          190           -9
Pulp and paper machinery                    309          318           -9
Marine engines, parts                        38           49          -12
Specialized mining                           57           72          -15
Excavating machinery                        256          273          -17
Engines-civilian aircraft                   373          394          -21
Metalworking machine tools                  520          559          -40
Business machines and equipment             566          630          -64

Automotive vehicles, parts and engi      10,437       10,442           -4

Consumer goods                           13,473       13,454           19

Pharmaceutical prep                         743          658           85
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             332          291           41
Writing and art supplies                    579          556           24
Jewelry                                     489          466           23
Furniture, household goods, etc.            539          522           16
Apparel, household goods-nontextile         414          401           13
Household appliances                        440          428           11
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    234          223           11
Footwear                                    791          781           10
Books, printed matter                       200          191            9
Apparel, household goods - wool             199          193            6
Toiletries and cosmetics                    173          168            4
Musical instruments                          87           86            1
Gem stones, other                           119          119          (-)
Numismatic coins                              9           10           -1
Portable typewriters, etc                   919          923           -4
Pleasure boats and motors                    70           74           -4
Rugs                                         77           83           -6
Motorcycles and parts                        97          103           -6
Nursery stock, etc.                          68           77           -8
Glassware, chinaware                        162          171           -9
Camping apparel and gear                    371          382          -10
Toys/games/sporting goods                 1,191        1,204          -12
Apparel, household goods - cotton         1,613        1,628          -15
Gem diamonds                                509          525          -16
TV's, VCR's, etc                            778          795          -17
Records, tapes, and disks                    78           99          -22
Stereo equipment, etc                       702          724          -23
Photo equipment                             153          178          -24
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto       1,335        1,394          -58

Other Goods                               2,013        1,925           87
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                                        Year         Year         Year
                                        to Date      to Date      to Date
              Item(1)                   1995         1994         Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis        563,510      491,166       72,344
Net Adjustments                           4,966        4,510          456
Total, Census Basis                     558,545      486,656       71,889

Foods, feeds, and beverages              25,006       22,973        2,034

Fish and shellfish                        5,000        4,895          105
Cane and beet sugar                         585          530           55
Green coffee                              2,299        1,486          813
Wine and related products                 1,725        1,589          135
Vegetables                                1,911        1,625          285
Tea, spices, etc.                           392          370           22
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    942        1,076         -134
Bakery products                           1,323        1,144          179
Dairy products and eggs                     473          446           27
Cocoa beans                                 270          294          -24
Nuts                                        398          377           21
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 406          359           47
Food oils, oilseeds                         955          826          129
Other foods                               1,273        1,151          122
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine                 1,454        1,368           86
Fruits, frozen juices                     2,579        2,413          166
Meat products                             3,021        3,023           -2

Industrial supplies and materials       136,701      119,442       17,259

Crude oil                                32,496       28,517        3,979
Nonmonetary gold                          1,601        1,447          155
Lumber                                    4,192        4,603         -411
Chemicals-organic                         7,125        5,695        1,430
Steelmaking materials                     2,160        1,706          453
Other precious metals                     1,907        1,475          432
Coal and related fuels                      550          508           42
Fuel oil                                  3,184        3,881         -697
Plastic materials                         3,753        2,899          854
Synthetic cloth                           2,530        2,463           67
Iron and steel, advanced                  2,717        2,347          370
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                   3,266        2,781          485
Nuclear fuel materials                      832          771           61
Petroleum products, other                 3,662        4,222         -560
Wool, silk, etc.                            620          580           40
Industrial supplies, other                6,743        5,590        1,154
Iron and steel pro. n.e.c                 2,326        1,980          346
Zinc                                        742          584          158
Shingles, wallboard                       2,331        2,089          243
Farming materials, livestock                333          311           22
Chemicals-inorganic                       2,742        2,148          594
Materials, exc. chemicals                 1,148        1,094           54
Leather and furs                            743          651           92
Synthetic rubber--primary                   872          744          128
Paper and paper products                  3,428        2,340        1,088
Finished metal shapes                     2,967        2,595          372
Finished textile supplies                 1,007          866          140
Nickel                                      909          529          381
Tobacco, waxes, etc                       2,204        2,102          102
Hair, waste materials                       174          180           -6
Chemicals-fertilizers                     2,410        2,032          378
Hides and skins                             156          150            7
Tin                                         210          151           59
Nontextile floor tiles                      873          804           69
Cotton, natural fibers                      215          170           45
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    225          171           54
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                320          247           73
Blank tapes, audio & visual               1,450        1,468          -19
Newsprint                                 3,189        2,415          774
Copper                                    1,712        1,237          475
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                 1,113          864          249
Plywood and veneers                         757          799          -41
Cotton cloth, fabrics                     1,493        1,293          201
Gas-natural                               2,515        3,081         -567
Nonferrous metals, other                  1,055          805          250
Natural rubber                            1,305          679          625
Liquified petroleum gases                 2,382        1,879          503
Electric energy                             689          749          -60
Bauxite and aluminum                      4,961        3,660        1,301
Iron and steel mill prod                  7,588        7,492           96
Pulpwood and woodpulp                     2,820        1,599        1,220
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Capital goods, except automotive        163,376      134,457       28,919

Semiconductors                           27,825       18,602        9,224
Computers                                 3,847        4,440         -593
Computer accessories                     36,795       29,055        7,739
Industrial machines, n.e.c.               9,193        7,458        1,735
Telecommunications equipment             11,468       10,439        1,029
Materials handling equipment              2,512        2,020          493
Parts-civilian aircraft                   1,878        1,811           67
Photo, service industry                   4,043        3,575          467
Generators, accessories                   5,314        3,984        1,330
Civilian aircraft                         2,659        2,715          -56
Railway transpor. equip                     957          724          233
Medicinal equipment                       4,382        3,887          496
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  457          482          -25
Measuring, testing, control instru        4,186        3,409          777
Drilling & oilfield equipment               375          441          -67
Electric apparatus                       12,780       10,659        2,121
Agricultural machinery, equipment         2,878        2,615          263
Industrial engines                        4,609        4,238          371
Wood, glass, plastic                      3,649        3,053          596
Commercial vessels, other                    29           12           18
Vessels, except scrap                       (Z)          204         -204
Laboratory testing instruments              617          499          119
Spacecraft, exc. military                     2            4           -3
Food, tobacco machinery                     847          681          166
Textile, sewing machines                  1,800        1,706           95
Pulp and paper machinery                  2,842        2,311          531
Marine engines, parts                       399          302           97
Specialized mining                          582          518           64
Excavating machinery                      2,822        2,435          388
Engines-civilian aircraft                 3,487        3,815         -328
Metalworking machine tools                4,948        3,732        1,216
Business machines and equipment           5,192        4,633          560

Automotive vehicles, parts and engi      95,493       86,495        8,997

Consumer goods                          120,966      107,750       13,216

Pharmaceutical prep                       5,990        4,861        1,128
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.           2,809        2,558          251
Writing and art supplies                  4,795        3,876          919
Jewelry                                   4,562        4,241          321
Furniture, household goods, etc.          4,705        4,123          582
Apparel, household goods-nontextile       3,580        3,403          177
Household appliances                      4,005        3,789          216
Cookware, cutlery, tools                  2,087        1,799          288
Footwear                                  7,032        6,796          236
Books, printed matter                     1,718        1,434          284
Apparel, household goods - wool           1,830        1,487          342
Toiletries and cosmetics                  1,451        1,225          227
Musical instruments                         794          670          124
Gem stones, other                           990        1,035          -46
Numismatic coins                            102          166          -64
Portable typewriters, etc                 8,052        7,103          950
Pleasure boats and motors                 1,086          776          310
Rugs                                        679          587           92
Motorcycles and parts                       951          754          197
Nursery stock, etc.                         644          528          116
Glassware, chinaware                      1,451        1,255          196
Camping apparel and gear                  3,682        3,489          193
Toys/games/sporting goods                10,371        9,400          972
Apparel, household goods - cotton        14,545       12,155        2,390
Gem diamonds                              4,415        4,235          180
TV's, VCR's, etc                          7,609        6,786          823
Records, tapes, and disks                   683          551          132
Stereo equipment, etc                     6,395        5,709          686
Photo equipment                           1,512        1,260          252
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto      12,442       11,698          744

Other Goods                              17,003       15,539        1,464

(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-95-207), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, SEPTEMBER 1995.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.