
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)                  November     October (R)     Monthly
                                       1995           1995        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       61,884        62,724          -840

Net Adjustments                           308           421          -113

Total, Census Basis                    61,575        62,303          -727

Foods, feeds, and beverages             2,723         2,798           -76

Fish and shellfish                        555           618           -63
Wine and related products                 204           230           -26
Food oils, oilseeds                       109           135           -26
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine                 134           143            -9
Cane and beet sugar                        35            41            -6
Meat products                             312           316            -4
Nuts                                       36            39            -3
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                35            37            -2
Other foods                               144           145            -1
Bakery products                           147           148            -1
Tea, spices, etc.                          53            53           (-)
Dairy products and eggs                    53            51             3
Cocoa beans                                26            22             3
Feedstuff and foodgrains                  130           121             9
Vegetables                                236           226            10
Green coffee                              235           222            13
Fruits, frozen juices                     278           251            27

Industrial supplies and material       14,891        14,708           183

Fuel oil                                  483           277           207
Crude oil                               3,481         3,319           161
Iron and steel mill prod                  696           599            97
Pulpwood and woodpulp                     378           329            50
Other precious metals                     220           189            31
Copper                                    219           191            28
Synthetic cloth                           292           272            20
Chemicals-inorganic                       310           292            19
Paper and paper products                  413           398            16
Chemicals-fertilizers                     264           250            14
Tobacco, waxes, etc                       265           253            12
Industrial supplies, other                779           767            12
Nuclear fuel materials                    106            96            10
Iron and steel pro. n.e.c                 259           252             7
Farming materials, livestock               42            35             6
Coal and related fuels                     72            67             6
Finished metal shapes                     336           331             5
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                   356           353             3
Tin                                        24            22             2
Hides and skins                            13            11             2
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                   25            24             1
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                 121           120             1
Leather and furs                           80            79             1
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals               33            34            -1
Gas-natural                               253           254            -1
Nontextile floor tiles                     95            96            -1
Petroleum products, other                 406           407            -1
Cotton, natural fibers                     22            23            -1
Hair, waste materials                      21            23            -1
Wool, silk, etc.                           67            69            -2
Materials, exc. chemicals                 126           129            -3
Electric energy                            53            58            -4
Finished textile supplies                 106           110            -4
Shingles, wallboard                       268           274            -6
Plastic materials                         404           411            -7
Synthetic rubber--primary                  81            89            -8
Zinc                                       66            75            -9
Newsprint                                 416           427           -12
Cotton cloth, fabrics                     128           140           -12
Iron and steel, advanced                  292           307           -15
Natural rubber                            107           125           -18
Blank tapes, audio & visual               159           179           -20
Nickel                                     94           116           -21
Bauxite and aluminum                      424           450           -25
Plywood and veneers                        77           103           -26
Nonferrous metals, other                  118           150           -32
Nonmonetary gold                          201           237           -36
Steelmaking materials                     244           280           -36
Liquified petroleum gases                 216           262           -46
Lumber                                    463           522           -60
Chemicals-organic                         712           833          -120

Capital goods, except automotive       19,297        19,711          -414

Civilian aircraft                         209           465          -256
Computer accessories                    4,554         4,766          -213
Parts-civilian aircraft                   170           219           -48
Metalworking machine tools                543           584           -41
Railway transpor. equip                    79           115           -36
Wood, glass, plastic                      335           370           -35
Computers                                 506           528           -21
Industrial engines                        515           534           -19
Measuring, testing, control inst          468           486           -19
Photo, service industry                   447           457           -10
Agricultural machinery, equipmen          282           292           -10
Specialized mining                         59            69           -10
Pulp and paper machinery                  291           297            -6
Generators, accessories                   602           608            -6
Industrial machines, n.e.c.             1,070         1,076            -5
Materials handling equipment              278           281            -3
Spacecraft, exc. military                 (Z)           (Z)           (Z)
Vessels, except scrap                     (-)           (Z)           (Z)
Commercial vessels, other                   2             2             1
Engines-civilian aircraft                 413           411             2
Marine engines, parts                      44            41             3
Laboratory testing instruments             66            62             4
Nonfarm tractors and parts                 61            54             7
Drilling & oilfield equipment              40            33             7
Food, tobacco machinery                    98            90             8
Textile, sewing machines                  176           161            15
Medicinal equipment                       524           504            21
Electric apparatus                      1,478         1,457            22
Excavating machinery                      256           220            36
Semiconductors                          3,780         3,740            40
Business machines and equipment           603           558            45
Telecommunications equipment            1,347         1,231           116

Automotive vehicles, parts and engines  9,583         9,519            63

Consumer goods                         12,946        13,347          -401

Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.           327           458          -130
TV's, VCR's, etc                          735           813           -77
Footwear                                  750           808           -58
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or co        1,244         1,280           -36
Stereo equipment, etc                     628           659           -31
Toys/games/sporting goods               1,145         1,174           -28
Portable typewriters, etc                 859           886           -27
Gem stones, other                         105           123           -18
Cookware, cutlery, tools                  223           240           -17
Household appliances                      441           456           -15
Pleasure boats and motors                 116           129           -12
Jewelry                                   477           489           -12
Camping apparel and gear                  379           390           -10
Apparel, household goods - wool           186           195           -10
Furniture, household goods, etc.          523           532            -9
Rugs                                       61            69            -8
Musical instruments                        84            91            -7
Records, tapes, and disks                  76            81            -5
Apparel, household goods-nontext          384           387            -4
Books, printed matter                     193           194            -1
Nursery stock, etc.                        71            71           (-)
Numismatic coins                           12            10             2
Glassware, chinaware                      157           152             4
Writing and art supplies                  556           551             5
Toiletries and cosmetics                  177           166            11
Pharmaceutical prep                       657           643            13
Motorcycles and parts                     115           101            14
Photo equipment                           166           152            14
Apparel, household goods - cotton       1,582         1,557            25
Gem diamonds                              520           492            28

Other Goods                             2,137         2,220           -83
                                               
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                                      Year to      Year to      Year to 
            Item(1)                   Date 95      Date 94     Date Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis      688,080       609,140        78,940

Net Adjustments                         5,699         5,065           633
Total, Census Basis                   682,381       604,075        78,306

Foods, feeds, and beverages            30,539        28,294         2,245

Fish and shellfish                      6,175         6,072           103
Wine and related products               2,159         1,951           207
Food oils, oilseeds                     1,190         1,014           177
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine               1,730         1,668            62
Cane and beet sugar                       681           597            84
Meat products                           3,648         3,643             6
Nuts                                      474           454            20
Nonagricultural foods, etc.               479           439            40
Other foods                             1,562         1,424           138
Bakery products                         1,618         1,408           210
Tea, spices, etc.                         497           465            33
Dairy products and eggs                   577           539            38
Cocoa beans                               318           342           -24
Feedstuff and foodgrains                1,193         1,304          -110
Vegetables                              2,372         2,013           359
Green coffee                            2,757         2,002           755
Fruits, frozen juices                   3,109         2,959           150

Industrial supplies and material      166,329       147,860        18,469

Fuel oil                                3,943         4,580          -637
Crude oil                              39,295        35,290         4,006
Iron and steel mill prod                8,877         9,348          -471
Pulpwood and woodpulp                   3,527         2,073         1,453
Other precious metals                   2,315         1,828           487
Copper                                  2,128         1,633           495
Synthetic cloth                         3,093         3,037            56
Chemicals-inorganic                     3,346         2,688           658
Paper and paper products                4,240         2,946         1,293
Chemicals-fertilizers                   2,923         2,510           413
Tobacco, waxes, etc                     2,724         2,585           139
Industrial supplies, other              8,286         6,947         1,339
Nuclear fuel materials                  1,062         1,002            60
Iron and steel pro. n.e.c               2,838         2,463           375
Farming materials, livestock              408           392            16
Coal and related fuels                    689           625            64
Finished metal shapes                   3,634         3,198           436
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                 3,975         3,425           551
Tin                                       255           197            58
Hides and skins                           181           187            -6
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                  274           218            56
Stone, sand, cement, etc.               1,354         1,093           262
Leather and furs                          903           809            94
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals              387           305            83
Gas-natural                             3,021         3,637          -616
Nontextile floor tiles                  1,064           996            68
Petroleum products, other               4,471         4,870          -399
Cotton, natural fibers                    259           211            48
Hair, waste materials                     218           217             1
Wool, silk, etc.                          756           721            36
Materials, exc. chemicals               1,403         1,325            78
Electric energy                           800           898           -99
Finished textile supplies               1,221         1,081           140
Shingles, wallboard                     2,873         2,596           277
Plastic materials                       4,568         3,697           871
Synthetic rubber--primary               1,041           905           136
Zinc                                      884           716           168
Newsprint                               4,032         3,034           998
Cotton cloth, fabrics                   1,762         1,587           174
Iron and steel, advanced                3,316         2,908           409
Natural rubber                          1,535           866           669
Blank tapes, audio & visual             1,787         1,803           -16
Nickel                                  1,119           651           469
Bauxite and aluminum                    5,837         4,736         1,101
Plywood and veneers                       937           937           (-)
Nonferrous metals, other                1,324         1,006           318
Nonmonetary gold                        2,039         1,842           197
Steelmaking materials                   2,691         2,081           611
Liquified petroleum gases               2,860         2,445           416
Lumber                                  5,177         5,640          -463
Chemicals-organic                       8,675         7,075         1,600

Capital goods, except automotive      202,355       167,646        34,710

Civilian aircraft                       3,332         3,314            18
Computer accessories                   46,117        36,598         9,519
Parts-civilian aircraft                 2,266         2,206            60
Metalworking machine tools              6,074         4,644         1,430
Railway transpor. equip                 1,153           942           212
Wood, glass, plastic                    4,340         3,757           583
Computers                               4,881         5,343          -462
Industrial engines                      5,655         5,227           428
Measuring, testing, control inst        5,142         4,230           912
Photo, service industry                 4,948         4,393           555
Agricultural machinery, equipmen        3,450         3,219           231
Specialized mining                        710           640            70
Pulp and paper machinery                3,429         2,882           547
Generators, accessories                 6,518         4,970         1,547
Industrial machines, n.e.c.            11,336         9,279         2,057
Materials handling equipment            3,076         2,534           542
Spacecraft, exc. military                   2             5            -3
Vessels, except scrap                     (Z)           204          -204
Commercial vessels, other                  33            13            20
Engines-civilian aircraft               4,311         4,705          -394
Marine engines, parts                     484           367           117
Laboratory testing instruments            746           629           117
Nonfarm tractors and parts                572           594           -23
Drilling & oilfield equipment             447           553          -106
Food, tobacco machinery                 1,036           849           187
Textile, sewing machines                2,139         2,104            35
Medicinal equipment                     5,408         4,820           588
Electric apparatus                     15,715        13,271         2,444
Excavating machinery                    3,298         3,057           241
Semiconductors                         35,340        23,618        11,722
Business machines and equipment         6,352         5,710           641
Telecommunications equipment           14,045        12,968         1,077

Automotive vehicles, parts and e      114,579       107,481         7,098

Consumer goods                        147,246       133,421        13,824

Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.         3,589         3,241           348
TV's, VCR's, etc                        9,156         8,365           792
Footwear                                8,584         8,294           290
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or co       14,966        14,401           565
Stereo equipment, etc                   7,683         7,113           570
Toys/games/sporting goods              12,691        11,648         1,042
Portable typewriters, etc               9,794         8,749         1,045
Gem stones, other                       1,218         1,281           -63
Cookware, cutlery, tools                2,549         2,237           312
Household appliances                    4,900         4,680           221
Pleasure boats and motors               1,329           968           361
Jewelry                                 5,526         5,256           270
Camping apparel and gear                4,451         4,277           174
Apparel, household goods - wool         2,211         1,854           357
Furniture, household goods, etc.        5,759         5,137           623
Rugs                                      807           700           107
Musical instruments                       969           827           142
Records, tapes, and disks                 840           694           146
Apparel, household goods-nontext        4,351         4,215           135
Books, printed matter                   2,106         1,794           312
Nursery stock, etc.                       785           648           137
Numismatic coins                          124           192           -68
Glassware, chinaware                    1,759         1,566           193
Writing and art supplies                5,902         4,782         1,120
Toiletries and cosmetics                1,794         1,531           263
Pharmaceutical prep                     7,297         5,999         1,298
Motorcycles and parts                   1,165           918           247
Photo equipment                         1,829         1,589           241
Apparel, household goods - cotto       17,684        15,203         2,481
Gem diamonds                            5,428         5,264           164

Other Goods                            21,334        19,373         1,960

(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-96-12), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, NOVEMBER 1995.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
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