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 or less than one half unit of measurement shown. (R) Revised.) Item(1) January December Monthly 2001 2000 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 104,205 103,683 522 Net Adjustments 505 510 -4 Total, Census Basis 103,700 103,173 527 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,953 3,784 170 Fish and shellfish 864 795 69 Meat products 515 467 48 Wine and related products 428 393 35 Cane and beet sugar 51 28 23 Dairy products and eggs 83 64 19 Vegetables 333 316 17 Bakery products 257 243 14 Cocoa beans 37 23 13 Feedstuff and foodgrains 141 129 12 Tea, spices, etc. 73 66 7 Other foods 243 237 6 Fruits, frozen juices 411 408 3 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 35 40 -5 Nuts 55 69 -13 Food oils, oilseeds 92 106 -15 Green coffee 95 115 -20 Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine 242 285 -43 Industrial supplies and materials 26,660 26,468 193 Fuel oil 1,753 1,387 366 Petroleum products, other 1,661 1,305 355 Chemicals-organic 1,353 1,189 164 Liquified petroleum gases 596 450 146 Chemicals-fertilizers 385 289 96 Nuclear fuel materials 268 189 79 Copper 323 254 69 Bauxite and aluminum 508 442 66 Other precious metals 699 657 42 Pulpwood and woodpulp 312 272 39 Steelmaking materials 194 162 32 Industrial supplies, other 1,196 1,164 32 Plastic materials 634 603 30 Shingles, wallboard 560 532 28 Newsprint 333 308 26 Iron and steel, advanced 400 375 25 Nonferrous metals, other 165 142 23 Finished metal shapes 633 615 18 Paper and paper products 533 518 15 Blank tapes, audio & visual 189 175 14 Tin 30 16 14 Plywood and veneers 121 109 12 Coal and related fuels 72 61 10 Tobacco, waxes, etc 314 307 8 Cotton, natural fibers 13 7 6 Nontextile floor tiles 164 159 5 Synthetic rubber--primary 121 119 2 Hair, waste materials 34 33 1 Finished textile supplies 175 173 1 Synthetic cloth 353 352 1 Leather and furs 94 95 -1 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 293 295 -2 Cotton cloth, fabrics 198 199 -2 Chemicals-inorganic 372 374 -2 Hides and skins 14 16 -2 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 46 49 -4 Zinc 87 93 -6 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 469 477 -8 Lumber 516 527 -12 Wool, silk, etc. 62 74 -12 Materials, excluding chemicals 144 156 -13 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 61 74 -13 Nickel 96 109 -13 Natural rubber 54 68 -14 Nonmonetary gold 179 210 -31 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 362 405 -43 Electric energy 308 408 -100 Farming materials, livestock 69 204 -136 Iron and steel mill products 665 801 -136 Gas-natural 1,860 2,125 -265 Crude oil 6,623 7,342 -720 Capital goods, except automotive 29,049 30,541 -1,492 Telecommunications equipment 2,731 3,698 -968 Civilian aircraft 1,034 1,669 -635 Semiconductors 3,933 4,261 -328 Industrial machines, other 1,607 1,708 -101 Electric apparatus 2,384 2,443 -58 Measuring, testing, control instrum 839 885 -46 Computer accessories 6,041 6,085 -44 Pulp and paper machinery 349 391 -42 Generators, accessories 1,001 1,037 -36 Business machines and equipment 473 494 -21 Specialized mining 24 29 -5 Textile, sewing machines 124 128 -4 Nonfarm tractors and parts 55 56 -2 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Spacecraft, excluding military 3 1 2 Commercial vessels, other 6 3 4 Wood, glass, plastic 424 408 15 Excavating machinery 393 377 16 Laboratory testing instruments 301 282 19 Marine engines, parts 105 83 21 Materials handling equipment 572 551 22 Railway transportation equipment 150 122 28 Drilling & oilfield equipment 120 92 28 Food, tobacco machinery 160 132 28 Engines-civilian aircraft 776 736 40 Photo, service industry 788 741 47 Metalworking machine tools 770 716 54 Parts-civilian aircraft 497 442 55 Agricultural machinery, equipment 385 315 70 Industrial engines 900 827 73 Computers 1,037 915 122 Medicinal equipment 1,070 914 156 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 15,393 15,153 240 Consumer goods 24,513 23,183 1,331 Other household goods 2,335 1,641 694 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 960 573 387 Pharmaceutical preparations 2,379 2,126 253 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,046 2,924 122 Footwear 1,057 987 70 Motorcycles and parts 282 216 66 Writing and art supplies 807 764 44 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,994 1,960 35 Household appliances 687 656 31 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 2,192 2,162 30 Books, printed matter 287 259 28 Toiletries and cosmetics 310 284 26 Cookware, cutlery, tools 375 358 16 Records, tapes, and disks 108 96 12 Pleasure boats and motors 192 183 9 Apparel, household goods - wool 279 271 9 Gem stones, other 146 138 8 Photo equipment 210 205 5 Musical instruments 128 126 2 Glassware, chinaware 211 210 1 Nursery stock, etc. 96 95 1 Rugs 125 127 -2 Camping apparel and gear 499 502 -2 Numismatic coins 8 12 -4 Stereo equipment, etc 754 765 -11 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,171 1,217 -47 Jewelry 737 789 -52 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 506 582 -76 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,814 1,917 -103 Gem diamonds 816 1,039 -223 Other Goods 4,132 4,046 86 ___________________________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2001 2000 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 104,205 94,415 9,790 Net Adjustments 505 693 -188 Total, Census Basis 103,700 93,723 9,977 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,953 3,648 305 Fish and shellfish 864 740 123 Meat products 515 386 129 Wine and related products 428 383 45 Cane and beet sugar 51 14 36 Dairy products and eggs 83 86 -2 Vegetables 333 272 60 Bakery products 257 237 20 Cocoa beans 37 52 -15 Feedstuff and foodgrains 141 109 32 Tea, spices, etc. 73 70 4 Other foods 243 241 1 Fruits, frozen juices 411 377 35 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 35 40 -5 Nuts 55 65 -10 Food oils, oilseeds 92 113 -21 Green coffee 95 212 -117 Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine 242 253 -10 Industrial supplies and materials 26,660 21,847 4,813 Fuel oil 1,753 827 926 Petroleum products, other 1,661 887 773 Chemicals-organic 1,353 866 487 Liquified petroleum gases 596 340 256 Chemicals-fertilizers 385 238 147 Nuclear fuel materials 268 160 108 Copper 323 254 68 Bauxite and aluminum 508 636 -129 Other precious metals 699 292 407 Pulpwood and woodpulp 312 266 46 Steelmaking materials 194 285 -91 Industrial supplies, other 1,196 1,099 97 Plastic materials 634 586 48 Shingles, wallboard 560 629 -69 Newsprint 333 286 47 Iron and steel, advanced 400 370 31 Nonferrous metals, other 165 154 11 Finished metal shapes 633 556 77 Paper and paper products 533 542 -9 Blank tapes, audio & visual 189 230 -41 Tin 30 27 3 Plywood and veneers 121 131 -10 Coal and related fuels 72 63 9 Tobacco, waxes, etc 314 303 11 Cotton, natural fibers 13 12 1 Nontextile floor tiles 164 169 -5 Synthetic rubber--primary 121 101 20 Hair, waste materials 34 36 -2 Finished textile supplies 175 165 10 Synthetic cloth 353 374 -21 Leather and furs 94 85 9 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 293 265 29 Cotton cloth, fabrics 198 215 -17 Chemicals-inorganic 372 392 -20 Hides and skins 14 13 1 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 46 40 6 Zinc 87 114 -27 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 469 457 12 Lumber 516 720 -204 Wool, silk, etc. 62 65 -3 Materials, excluding chemicals 144 142 1 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 61 55 6 Nickel 96 108 -12 Natural rubber 54 81 -27 Nonmonetary gold 179 220 -41 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 362 357 5 Electric energy 308 129 179 Farming materials, livestock 69 74 -5 Iron and steel mill products 665 889 -224 Gas-natural 1,860 661 1,199 Crude oil 6,623 5,881 741 Capital goods, except automotive 29,049 26,567 2,482 Telecommunications equipment 2,731 2,585 146 Civilian aircraft 1,034 762 272 Semiconductors 3,933 3,599 334 Industrial machines, other 1,607 1,379 228 Electric apparatus 2,384 2,198 186 Measuring, testing, control instrum 839 745 94 Computer accessories 6,041 5,894 146 Pulp and paper machinery 349 355 -5 Generators, accessories 1,001 883 118 Business machines and equipment 473 539 -66 Specialized mining 24 26 -2 Textile, sewing machines 124 142 -19 Nonfarm tractors and parts 55 70 -16 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Spacecraft, excluding military 3 1 2 Commercial vessels, other 6 3 4 Wood, glass, plastic 424 421 3 Excavating machinery 393 388 5 Laboratory testing instruments 301 220 81 Marine engines, parts 105 75 30 Materials handling equipment 572 492 80 Railway transportation equipment 150 104 46 Drilling & oilfield equipment 120 73 47 Food, tobacco machinery 160 115 45 Engines-civilian aircraft 776 676 100 Photo, service industry 788 693 95 Metalworking machine tools 770 644 125 Parts-civilian aircraft 497 420 77 Agricultural machinery, equipment 385 334 51 Industrial engines 900 813 88 Computers 1,037 1,116 -79 Medicinal equipment 1,070 803 267 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 15,393 16,363 -970 Consumer goods 24,513 21,419 3,095 Other household goods 2,335 1,622 714 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 960 748 212 Pharmaceutical preparations 2,379 1,632 747 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,046 2,648 398 Footwear 1,057 972 85 Motorcycles and parts 282 192 90 Writing and art supplies 807 800 7 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,994 1,758 236 Household appliances 687 696 -9 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 2,192 1,928 264 Books, printed matter 287 263 25 Toiletries and cosmetics 310 255 55 Cookware, cutlery, tools 375 356 19 Records, tapes, and disks 108 117 -9 Pleasure boats and motors 192 157 35 Apparel, household goods - wool 279 274 5 Gem stones, other 146 136 10 Photo equipment 210 212 -2 Musical instruments 128 124 4 Glassware, chinaware 211 186 25 Nursery stock, etc. 96 101 -6 Rugs 125 108 17 Camping apparel and gear 499 448 51 Numismatic coins 8 16 -8 Stereo equipment, etc 754 775 -21 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,171 1,061 110 Jewelry 737 717 20 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 506 509 -3 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,814 1,672 142 Gem diamonds 816 934 -118 Other Goods 4,132 3,878 254 (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-01-48), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, January 2001. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.