
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.)


                                                                  Month
                                       December     November     To Month
              Item(1)                    1995       (R) 1995      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         62,725       61,760          966

Net Adjustments                             218          309          -91

Total, Census Basis                      62,508       61,451        1,057

Foods, feeds, and beverages               2,733        2,726            7

 Green coffee                               229          235           -6
 Vegetables                                 219          236          -17
 Wine and related products                  209          204            5
 Bakery products                            155          147            8
 Fruits, frozen juices                      280          281           -1
 Food oils, oilseeds                        103          109           -6
 Other foods                                152          144            8
 Fish and shellfish                         578          556           22
 Cane and beet sugar                         32           35           -3
 Dairy products and eggs                     61           53            8
 Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 34           35           -1
 Tea, spices, etc.                           46           53           -7
 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine                  135          135          (-)
 Cocoa beans                                 59           26           33
 Nuts                                        44           36            8
 Meat products                              279          312          -32
 Feedstuff and foodgrains                   118          130          -13

Industrial supplies and materials        14,731       14,867         -136

 Crude oil                                3,534        3,463           71
 Chemicals-organic                          728          709           19
 Pulpwood and woodpulp                      320          380          -60
 Industrial supplies, other                 766          778          -12
 Paper and paper products                   383          413          -30
 Newsprint                                  385          417          -32
 Bauxite and aluminum                       395          424          -30
 Plastic materials                          412          404            7
 Steelmaking materials                      281          249           32
 Chemicals-inorganic                        302          311           -9
 Natural rubber                              94          107          -13
 Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    362          357            5
 Copper                                     209          219          -10
 Other precious metals                      211          215           -4
 Nickel                                      98           94            4
 Chemicals-fertilizers                      282          264           18
 Finished metal shapes                      353          336           17
 Liquified petroleum gases                  250          218           33
 Iron and steel, advanced                   288          292           -4
 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c                  238          259          -21
 Nonferrous metals, other                   137          118           19
 Shingles, wallboard                        279          268           12
 Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  114          121           -7
 Nonmonetary gold                           184          200          -17
 Cotton cloth, fabrics                      142          128           14
 Finished textile supplies                  111          105            6
 Tobacco, waxes, etc                        300          264           36
 Zinc                                        68           66            2
 Synthetic rubber--primary                   80           81           -1
 Leather and furs                            76           80           -5
 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                33           33          (-)
 Materials, exc. chemicals                  124          124          (-)
 Coal and related fuels                      69           72           -3
 Tin                                         23           24           -1
 Nontextile floor tiles                      85           95          -10
 Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    24           25           -1
 Cotton, natural fibers                      13           22           -9
 Synthetic cloth                            281          291          -10
 Wool, silk, etc.                            56           67          -11
 Plywood and veneers                         93           76           17
 Nuclear fuel materials                      67          106          -39
 Farming materials, livestock                36           41           -5
 Hair, waste materials                       21           21          (-)
 Hides and skins                             17           13            4
 Blank tapes, audio & visual                161          159            2
 Electric energy                             56           53            3
 Petroleum products, other                  392          406          -13
 Lumber                                     486          463           22
 Fuel oil                                   370          483         -113
 Gas-natural                                255          253            2
 Iron and steel mill prod                   687          696          -10
                                                              
Capital goods, except automotive         19,394       19,260          134

 Semiconductors                           3,850        3,776           74
 Computer accessories                     4,702        4,562          141
 Electric apparatus                       1,440        1,477          -37
 Industrial machines, n.e.c.              1,080        1,067           13
 Generators, accessories                    561          600          -39
 Metalworking machine tools                 584          545           39
 Telecommunications equipment             1,252        1,347          -95
 Measuring, testing, control instru         475          469            6
 Medicinal equipment                        511          523          -11
 Business machines and equipment            540          602          -61
 Pulp and paper machinery                   346          285           61
 Wood, glass, plastic                       326          337          -10
 Photo, service industry                    448          440            8
 Materials handling equipment               263          279          -17
 Industrial engines                         527          509           18
 Agricultural machinery, equipment          284          282            2
 Excavating machinery                       265          255           10
 Food, tobacco machinery                     94           97           -3
 Railway transpor. equip                     70           80          -10
 Laboratory testing instruments              71           66            5
 Marine engines, parts                       36           44           -8
 Specialized mining                          66           60            6
 Parts-civilian aircraft                    172          170            2
 Commercial vessels, other                  (Z)            2           -2
 Spacecraft, exc. military                  (Z)          (Z)          (Z)
 Textile, sewing machines                   155          175          -21
 Nonfarm tractors and parts                  49           61          -12
 Drilling & oilfield equipment               44           40            5
 Civilian aircraft                          247          195           52
 Vessels, except scrap                      (Z)          (-)          (-)
 Computers                                  563          505           57
 Engines-civilian aircraft                  372          411          -40

Automotive vehicles, parts and engi      10,339        9,570          769

Consumer goods                           13,146       12,931          215

 Apparel, household goods - cotton        1,485        1,582          -96
 Pharmaceutical prep                        725          651           74
 Writing and art supplies                   576          555           21
 Toys/games/sporting goods                1,239        1,145           95
 Portable typewriters, etc                  879          859           20
 TV's, VCR's, etc                           748          735           14
 Furniture, household goods, etc.           528          523            4
 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cott       1,335        1,242           93
 Stereo equipment, etc                      605          628          -23
 Pleasure boats and motors                  113          116           -2
 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            304          327          -23
 Apparel, household goods - wool            183          184           -1
 Cookware, cutlery, tools                   230          223            8
 Books, printed matter                      191          191           -1
 Footwear                                   799          750           49
 Toiletries and cosmetics                   154          177          -23
 Jewelry                                    505          477           28
 Motorcycles and parts                      115          115          (-)
 Photo equipment                            148          166          -18
 Gem diamonds                               518          521           -4
 Glassware, chinaware                       152          156           -4
 Household appliances                       423          440          -17
 Records, tapes, and disks                   79           75            5
 Camping apparel and gear                   387          379            8
 Nursery stock, etc.                         74           71            4
 Musical instruments                         81           84           -3
 Apparel, household goods-nontextil         400          383           17
 Rugs                                        62           61            1
 Numismatic coins                            19           12            7
 Gem stones, other                           89          105          -17

Other Goods                               2,165        2,097           68
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                                                                  Year To    
                                        Year To      Year To        Date
              Item(1)                  Date 1995    Date 1994    Difference

Total, Balance of Payments Basis        749,347      668,585       80,762

Net Adjustments                           5,917        5,329          588

Total, Census Basis                     743,430      663,256       80,174

Foods, feeds, and beverages              33,179       30,958        2,221

 Green coffee                             2,986        2,270          716
 Vegetables                               2,552        2,228          324
 Wine and related products                2,371        2,133          237
 Bakery products                          1,766        1,539          228
 Fruits, frozen juices                    3,404        3,218          185
 Food oils, oilseeds                      1,290        1,132          158
 Other foods                              1,706        1,567          139
 Fish and shellfish                       6,735        6,643           93
 Cane and beet sugar                        713          627           86
 Dairy products and eggs                    634          585           49
 Nonagricultural foods, etc.                512          482           31
 Tea, spices, etc.                          541          522           19
 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine                1,843        1,826           17
 Cocoa beans                                376          363           14
 Nuts                                       510          497           13
 Meat products                            3,928        3,916           12
 Feedstuff and foodgrains                 1,311        1,410          -99

Industrial supplies and materials       180,753      162,031       18,722

 Crude oil                               42,793       38,479        4,314
 Chemicals-organic                        9,380        7,770        1,611
 Pulpwood and woodpulp                    3,848        2,325        1,524
 Industrial supplies, other               9,037        7,643        1,394
 Paper and paper products                 4,611        3,271        1,340
 Newsprint                                4,418        3,333        1,085
 Bauxite and aluminum                     6,217        5,260          957
 Plastic materials                        4,966        4,110          855
 Steelmaking materials                    2,972        2,255          717
 Chemicals-inorganic                      3,643        2,959          684
 Natural rubber                           1,629          966          664
 Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                  4,331        3,767          564
 Copper                                   2,330        1,789          542
 Other precious metals                    2,515        2,029          487
 Nickel                                   1,216          736          480
 Chemicals-fertilizers                    3,213        2,753          460
 Finished metal shapes                    3,970        3,512          458
 Liquified petroleum gases                3,108        2,698          410
 Iron and steel, advanced                 3,597        3,188          409
 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c                3,071        2,686          385
 Nonferrous metals, other                 1,458        1,139          319
 Shingles, wallboard                      3,145        2,864          282
 Stone, sand, cement, etc.                1,470        1,218          253
 Nonmonetary gold                         2,222        1,986          237
 Cotton cloth, fabrics                    1,902        1,745          157
 Finished textile supplies                1,328        1,188          140
 Tobacco, waxes, etc                      3,023        2,891          132
 Zinc                                       950          822          128
 Synthetic rubber--primary                1,115          990          125
 Leather and furs                           975          889           86
 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals               417          334           83
 Materials, exc. chemicals                1,524        1,447           76
 Coal and related fuels                     758          686           72
 Tin                                        277          217           60
 Nontextile floor tiles                   1,150        1,093           57
 Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                   298          242           56
 Cotton, natural fibers                     273          234           38
 Synthetic cloth                          3,358        3,334           24
 Wool, silk, etc.                           813          792           22
 Plywood and veneers                      1,028        1,012           16
 Nuclear fuel materials                   1,129        1,114           15
 Farming materials, livestock               444          428           15
 Hair, waste materials                      239          234            4
 Hides and skins                            199          204           -5
 Blank tapes, audio & visual              1,940        1,956          -16
 Electric energy                            856          973         -117
 Petroleum products, other                4,862        5,168         -306
 Lumber                                   5,631        6,173         -542
 Fuel oil                                 4,306        4,938         -632
 Gas-natural                              3,280        3,943         -663
 Iron and steel mill prod                 9,515       10,248         -733

Capital goods, except automotive        221,603      184,424       37,179

 Semiconductors                          39,131       26,156       12,975
 Computer accessories                    50,928       40,341       10,587
 Electric apparatus                      17,116       14,599        2,517
 Industrial machines, n.e.c.             12,387       10,211        2,177
 Generators, accessories                  7,054        5,431        1,623
 Metalworking machine tools               6,651        5,163        1,488
 Telecommunications equipment            15,250       14,185        1,065
 Measuring, testing, control instru       5,597        4,640          957
 Medicinal equipment                      5,910        5,274          636
 Business machines and equipment          6,870        6,242          628
 Pulp and paper machinery                 3,769        3,148          621
 Wood, glass, plastic                     4,671        4,115          556
 Photo, service industry                  5,378        4,824          554
 Materials handling equipment             3,333        2,790          543
 Industrial engines                       6,169        5,758          411
 Agricultural machinery, equipment        3,749        3,511          237
 Excavating machinery                     3,590        3,386          204
 Food, tobacco machinery                  1,128          938          190
 Railway transpor. equip                  1,223        1,034          190
 Laboratory testing instruments             817          691          126
 Marine engines, parts                      520          394          126
 Specialized mining                         776          702           74
 Parts-civilian aircraft                  2,438        2,388           51
 Commercial vessels, other                   34           14           19
 Spacecraft, exc. military                    3            5           -3
 Textile, sewing machines                 2,285        2,315          -30
 Nonfarm tractors and parts                 621          655          -34
 Drilling & oilfield equipment              491          582          -91
 Civilian aircraft                        3,565        3,698         -133
 Vessels, except scrap                        1          204         -204
 Computers                                5,468        5,819         -351
 Engines-civilian aircraft                4,681        5,212         -532

Automotive vehicles, parts and engi     124,484      118,271        6,213

Consumer goods                          160,004      146,300       13,703

 Apparel, household goods - cotton       19,148       16,752        2,396
 Pharmaceutical prep                      7,986        6,550        1,436
 Writing and art supplies                 6,467        5,246        1,221
 Toys/games/sporting goods               13,947       12,753        1,193
 Portable typewriters, etc               10,687        9,579        1,108
 TV's, VCR's, etc                         9,810        9,148          662
 Furniture, household goods, etc.         6,271        5,646          625
 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cott      16,260       15,777          484
 Stereo equipment, etc                    8,244        7,840          404
 Pleasure boats and motors                1,442        1,068          374
 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.          3,892        3,534          358
 Apparel, household goods - wool          2,378        2,036          341
 Cookware, cutlery, tools                 2,772        2,459          314
 Books, printed matter                    2,290        1,990          300
 Footwear                                 9,354        9,063          290
 Toiletries and cosmetics                 1,941        1,695          246
 Jewelry                                  6,003        5,761          242
 Motorcycles and parts                    1,254        1,020          234
 Photo equipment                          1,966        1,742          224
 Gem diamonds                             5,961        5,757          204
 Glassware, chinaware                     1,911        1,721          190
 Household appliances                     5,315        5,130          185
 Records, tapes, and disks                  917          757          161
 Camping apparel and gear                 4,829        4,683          146
 Nursery stock, etc.                        854          709          145
 Musical instruments                      1,048          911          137
 Apparel, household goods-nontextil       4,740        4,620          120
 Rugs                                       863          756          107
 Numismatic coins                           143          213          -69
 Gem stones, other                        1,307        1,382          -75

Other Goods                              23,407       21,272        2,136

(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-96-27), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, DECEMBER 1995.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
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