
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.)

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis        62,654      63,525        -871

Net Adjustments                            422         232         190

Total, Census Basis                     62,232      63,293      -1,061

Foods, feeds, and beverages              2,830       2,814          16

Food oils, oilseeds                        134          97          38
Meat products                              316         288          28
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   122         100          22
Wine and related products                  230         216          14
Tea, spices, etc.                           53          43          10
Fish and shellfish                         621         612           9
Other foods                                145         140           5
Green coffee                               222         219           3
Fruits, frozen juices                      252         253          -1
Dairy products and eggs                     51          52          -2
Nuts                                        40          42          -2
Cocoa beans                                 22          27          -4
Bakery products                            148         153          -5
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 37          42          -5
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine                  145         160         -15
Vegetables                                 226         242         -16
Cane and beet sugar                         66         129         -63

Industrial supplies and materials       14,761      15,277        -517

Crude oil                                3,302       3,739        -437
Fuel oil                                   277         384        -107
Iron and steel mill prod                   600         677         -78
Nuclear fuel materials                     124         163         -38
Other precious metals                      188         224         -36
Nonmonetary gold                           237         273         -36
Chemicals-inorganic                        294         322         -28
Plastic materials                          410         430         -20
Petroleum products, other                  409         425         -16
Synthetic cloth                            271         287         -16
Iron and steel pro. n.e.c                  252         268         -16
Gas-natural                                254         269         -16
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    354         367         -14
Coal and related fuels                      67          78         -11
Cotton cloth, fabrics                      140         149          -9
Industrial supplies, other                 767         775          -9
Electric energy                             58          65          -8
Materials, exc. chemicals                  127         134          -7
Hides and skins                             11          17          -5
Finished textile supplies                  110         115          -5
Finished metal shapes                      331         336          -5
Iron and steel, advanced                   307         312          -4
Farming materials, livestock                35          39          -4
Zinc                                        75          79          -3
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    24          26          -2
Tin                                         22          23          -1
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                34          35          -1
Wool, silk, etc.                            69          68           1
Nontextile floor tiles                      96          95           1
Natural rubber                             125         124           1
Tobacco, waxes, etc                        255         253           2
Synthetic rubber--primary                   89          87           2
Hair, waste materials                       23          20           2
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  121         118           3
Leather and furs                            79          76           3
Paper and paper products                   398         393           5
Cotton, natural fibers                      23          17           6
Shingles, wallboard                        274         266           8
Lumber                                     523         514           9
Chemicals-fertilizers                      250         240           9
Nickel                                     116         101          15
Steelmaking materials                      290         273          17
Blank tapes, audio & visual                179         161          18
Liquified petroleum gases                  262         237          26
Copper                                     198         171          26
Plywood and veneers                        102          70          32
Newsprint                                  428         391          36
Nonferrous metals, other                   153         116          37
Bauxite and aluminum                       452         412          40
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      329         282          48
Chemicals-organic                          848         781          67
                                                            
Capital goods, except automotive        19,603      19,334         269

Computer accessories                     4,766       4,623         143
Semiconductors                           3,737       3,628         109
Civilian aircraft                          371         286          85
Metalworking machine tools                 585         518          67
Engines-civilian aircraft                  412         373          39
Railway transpor. equip                    117          99          18
Specialized mining                          69          57          12
Industrial engines                         527         517          11
Agricultural machinery, equipment          292         283           9
Food, tobacco machinery                     89          85           5
Measuring, testing, control instru         488         484           4
Marine engines, parts                       41          38           4
Commercial vessels, other                    2           1           1
Spacecraft, exc. military                  (Z)         (Z)         (Z)
Vessels, except scrap                      (Z)         (-)         (Z)
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  54          54         (-)
Wood, glass, plastic                       371         372          -1
Medicinal equipment                        503         506          -4
Drilling & oilfield equipment               32          36          -4
Laboratory testing instruments              62          69          -6
Business machines and equipment            557         564          -7
Photo, service industry                    453         461          -8
Industrial machines, n.e.c.              1,073       1,086         -13
Pulp and paper machinery                   295         308         -13
Parts-civilian aircraft                    219         233         -13
Generators, accessories                    606         620         -14
Electric apparatus                       1,456       1,473         -17
Computers                                  527         545         -18
Textile, sewing machines                   162         182         -20
Materials handling equipment               285         307         -21
Excavating machinery                       219         255         -36
Telecommunications equipment             1,231       1,272         -41

Automotive vehicles, parts and engi      9,508      10,422        -914

Consumer goods                          13,351      13,459        -109

Pharmaceutical prep                        645         750        -105
Apparel, household goods - cotton        1,559       1,613         -55
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto      1,281       1,335         -54
Stereo equipment, etc                      659         702         -42
Portable typewriters, etc                  886         916         -30
Writing and art supplies                   551         580         -29
Apparel, household goods-nontextile        387         413         -26
Gem diamonds                               493         511         -18
Toys/games/sporting goods                1,174       1,191         -18
Glassware, chinaware                       152         162         -10
Rugs                                        69          76          -8
Toiletries and cosmetics                   166         172          -6
Books, printed matter                      194         200          -6
Furniture, household goods, etc.           532         538          -6
Apparel, household goods - wool            195         199          -4
Photo equipment                            152         153          -1
Numismatic coins                            10           9           1
Jewelry                                    489         488           1
Records, tapes, and disks                   80          78           2
Nursery stock, etc.                         71          68           2
Gem stones, other                          123         119           4
Musical instruments                         91          87           4
Motorcycles and parts                      101          95           6
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   240         233           7
Household appliances                       456         439          17
Camping apparel and gear                   390         371          19
Footwear                                   806         786          21
TV's, VCR's, etc                           813         778          34
Pleasure boats and motors                  128          68          60
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            457         327         130

Other Goods                              2,179       1,987         193
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                                     Year to     Year to       Year to
                                       Date        Date          Date
              Item(1)                  1995       1994          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       626,127     549,407      76,720

Net Adjustments                          5,391       4,794         597

Total, Census Basis                    620,736     544,613      76,122

Foods, feeds, and beverages             27,848      25,652       2,196

Food oils, oilseeds                      1,081         919         162
Meat products                            3,337       3,347         -10
Feedstuff and foodgrains                 1,063       1,188        -125
Wine and related products                1,956       1,768         188
Tea, spices, etc.                          444         414          30
Fish and shellfish                       5,623       5,515         108
Other foods                              1,418       1,280         138
Green coffee                             2,522       1,747         775
Fruits, frozen juices                    2,832       2,688         144
Dairy products and eggs                    524         490          34
Nuts                                       437         415          22
Cocoa beans                                292         329         -36
Bakery products                          1,471       1,274         197
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                444         396          48
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine                1,597       1,510          87
Vegetables                               2,136       1,806         330
Cane and beet sugar                        671         568         104

Industrial supplies and materials      151,491     133,353      18,138

Crude oil                               35,797      31,729       4,068
Fuel oil                                 3,460       4,192        -732
Iron and steel mill prod                 8,181       8,413        -232
Nuclear fuel materials                     984         911          73
Other precious metals                    2,094       1,634         460
Nonmonetary gold                         1,838       1,671         167
Chemicals-inorganic                      3,038       2,418         620
Plastic materials                        4,164       3,273         890
Petroleum products, other                4,066       4,538        -472
Synthetic cloth                          2,801       2,746          55
Iron and steel pro. n.e.c                2,579       2,216         363
Gas-natural                              2,768       3,356        -587
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                  3,620       3,089         530
Coal and related fuels                     616         565          52
Cotton cloth, fabrics                    1,634       1,448         186
Industrial supplies, other               7,507       6,263       1,245
Electric energy                            746         825         -79
Materials, exc. chemicals                1,275       1,207          68
Hides and skins                            168         168         (-)
Finished textile supplies                1,116         975         141
Finished metal shapes                    3,297       2,882         415
Iron and steel, advanced                 3,024       2,622         402
Farming materials, livestock               366         349          18
Zinc                                       818         652         165
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                   249         195          54
Tin                                        231         172          59
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals               354         274          80
Wool, silk, etc.                           689         648          41
Nontextile floor tiles                     968         899          69
Natural rubber                           1,428         780         648
Tobacco, waxes, etc                      2,461       2,327         134
Synthetic rubber--primary                  960         826         134
Hair, waste materials                      197         199          -2
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                1,234         980         255
Leather and furs                           822         732          91
Paper and paper products                 3,827       2,634       1,193
Cotton, natural fibers                     238         187          51
Shingles, wallboard                      2,606       2,335         270
Lumber                                   4,714       5,123        -409
Chemicals-fertilizers                    2,659       2,273         386
Nickel                                   1,025         602         423
Steelmaking materials                    2,458       1,887         570
Blank tapes, audio & visual              1,628       1,635          -7
Liquified petroleum gases                2,645       2,152         493
Copper                                   1,916       1,476         440
Plywood and veneers                        859         863          -4
Newsprint                                3,616       2,720         896
Nonferrous metals, other                 1,209         914         295
Bauxite and aluminum                     5,414       4,165       1,249
Pulpwood and woodpulp                    3,149       1,832       1,317
Chemicals-organic                        7,978       6,381       1,597

Capital goods, except automotive       182,951     150,851      32,100

Computer accessories                    41,563      32,759       8,804
Semiconductors                          31,558      21,072      10,486
Civilian aircraft                        3,030       2,908         121
Metalworking machine tools               5,531       4,204       1,327
Engines-civilian aircraft                3,899       4,264        -366
Railway transpor. equip                  1,075         827         248
Specialized mining                         651         581          70
Industrial engines                       5,133       4,729         404
Agricultural machinery, equipment        3,168       2,923         246
Food, tobacco machinery                    937         767         169
Measuring, testing, control instru       4,676       3,820         856
Marine engines, parts                      441         334         107
Commercial vessels, other                   31          13          18
Spacecraft, exc. military                    2           5          -3
Vessels, except scrap                      (Z)         204        -204
Nonfarm tractors and parts                 511         539         -28
Wood, glass, plastic                     4,006       3,409         597
Medicinal equipment                      4,883       4,359         523
Drilling & oilfield equipment              407         496         -89
Laboratory testing instruments             680         565         115
Business machines and equipment          5,748       5,150         598
Photo, service industry                  4,496       3,981         515
Industrial machines, n.e.c.             10,263       8,355       1,907
Pulp and paper machinery                 3,136       2,604         533
Parts-civilian aircraft                  2,097       2,016          81
Generators, accessories                  5,914       4,470       1,445
Electric apparatus                      14,236      11,945       2,291
Computers                                4,374       4,919        -544
Textile, sewing machines                 1,964       1,906          58
Materials handling equipment             2,802       2,272         530
Excavating machinery                     3,041       2,739         302
Telecommunications equipment            12,698      11,718         981

Automotive vehicles, parts and engi    104,985      96,802       8,183

Consumer goods                         134,303     120,517      13,786

Pharmaceutical prep                      6,643       5,437       1,205
Apparel, household goods - cotton       16,104      13,688       2,416
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto     13,723      13,050         673
Stereo equipment, etc                    7,054       6,392         662
Portable typewriters, etc                8,935       7,920       1,015
Writing and art supplies                 5,347       4,315       1,032
Apparel, household goods-nontextile      3,967       3,813         154
Gem diamonds                             4,908       4,772         136
Toys/games/sporting goods               11,545      10,493       1,052
Glassware, chinaware                     1,602       1,405         197
Rugs                                       746         646         100
Toiletries and cosmetics                 1,617       1,378         240
Books, printed matter                    1,913       1,610         303
Furniture, household goods, etc.         5,236       4,625         612
Apparel, household goods - wool          2,025       1,670         355
Photo equipment                          1,663       1,413         250
Numismatic coins                           112         180         -67
Jewelry                                  5,050       4,758         292
Records, tapes, and disks                  764         621         143
Nursery stock, etc.                        714         587         127
Gem stones, other                        1,113       1,169         -57
Musical instruments                        885         747         138
Motorcycles and parts                    1,050         823         227
Cookware, cutlery, tools                 2,327       2,019         308
Household appliances                     4,460       4,223         237
Camping apparel and gear                 4,072       3,884         187
Footwear                                 7,833       7,552         281
TV's, VCR's, etc                         8,421       7,543         879
Pleasure boats and motors                1,213         866         346
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.          3,261       2,920         342

Other Goods                             19,157      17,438       1,719

(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-95-228), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, OCTOBER 1995.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
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