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) February January (R) Monthly 2001 2001 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 98,597 104,068 -5,471 Net Adjustments 556 524 32 Total, Census Basis 98,042 103,545 -5,503 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,754 3,951 -197 Fish and shellfish 756 864 -108 Wine and related products 383 429 -46 Feedstuff and foodgrains 109 141 -31 Fruits, frozen juices 380 410 -30 Meat products 488 515 -28 Bakery products 245 257 -11 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 30 35 -5 Vegetables 329 332 -4 Other foods 241 242 -1 Cane and beet sugar 52 51 (-) Green coffee 95 95 (-) Dairy products and eggs 85 84 2 Nuts 64 55 9 Tea, spices, etc. 85 73 12 Cocoa beans 49 37 12 Food oils, oilseeds 104 91 13 Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine 259 239 19 Industrial supplies and materials 24,804 26,555 -1,751 Fuel oil 1,127 1,744 -617 Gas-natural 1,552 1,860 -309 Nuclear fuel materials 73 268 -195 Other precious metals 566 705 -139 Petroleum products, other 1,535 1,663 -128 Liquified petroleum gases 474 596 -121 Shingles, wallboard 494 560 -66 Crude oil 6,504 6,568 -64 Copper 218 269 -51 Iron and steel, advanced 347 398 -51 Industrial supplies, other 1,141 1,191 -50 Pulpwood and woodpulp 266 312 -45 Plastic materials 597 635 -38 Chemicals-organic 1,326 1,364 -37 Tobacco, waxes, etc 280 313 -33 Nonferrous metals, other 135 165 -30 Cotton cloth, fabrics 171 197 -27 Synthetic cloth 330 354 -24 Blank tapes, audio & visual 164 187 -23 Finished metal shapes 614 635 -21 Chemicals-inorganic 354 372 -18 Nonmonetary gold 163 179 -17 Plywood and veneers 105 120 -15 Nontextile floor tiles 152 164 -12 Tin 19 30 -11 Newsprint 323 333 -10 Farming materials, livestock 61 69 -9 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 285 294 -9 Synthetic rubber--primary 114 121 -7 Steelmaking materials 190 196 -6 Materials, excluding chemicals 138 143 -4 Coal and related fuels 67 72 -4 Paper and paper products 527 531 -4 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 57 61 -4 Natural rubber 51 54 -4 Cotton, natural fibers 9 13 -4 Leather and furs 91 94 -3 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 45 46 (-) Finished textile supplies 176 175 1 Hides and skins 14 14 1 Hair, waste materials 35 35 1 Lumber 518 516 3 Wool, silk, etc. 66 62 4 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 367 363 5 Nickel 101 96 5 Zinc 95 87 8 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 484 468 16 Bauxite and aluminum 545 509 36 Iron and steel mill products 722 668 54 Chemicals-fertilizers 438 379 59 Electric energy 577 308 269 Capital goods, except automotive 27,766 29,088 -1,322 Telecommunications equipment 2,310 2,728 -418 Semiconductors 3,565 3,938 -373 Electric apparatus 2,212 2,389 -177 Computer accessories 5,895 6,039 -145 Industrial machines, other 1,537 1,581 -44 Measuring, testing, control instruments 800 840 -40 Computers 1,002 1,036 -34 Photo, service industry 755 789 -34 Food, tobacco machinery 127 160 -33 Medicinal equipment 1,041 1,074 -33 Agricultural machinery, equipment 357 385 -29 Drilling & oilfield equipment 92 121 -29 Excavating machinery 367 395 -27 Business machines and equipment 446 472 -27 Parts-civilian aircraft 471 497 -26 Materials handling equipment 547 572 -25 Laboratory testing instruments 278 300 -22 Marine engines, parts 90 104 -14 Metalworking machine tools 757 770 -12 Generators, accessories 1,025 1,032 -6 Specialized mining 20 24 -5 Spacecraft, excluding military 2 3 -1 Textile, sewing machines 122 123 -1 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Nonfarm tractors and parts 54 55 (-) Wood, glass, plastic 425 423 2 Railway transportation equipment 158 150 9 Commercial vessels, other 28 6 22 Industrial engines 936 902 34 Civilian aircraft 1,100 1,059 41 Engines-civilian aircraft 822 772 50 Pulp and paper machinery 424 349 75 Automotive vehicles, parts and engines 15,170 15,301 -131 Consumer goods 22,609 24,537 -1,927 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 537 959 -422 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,648 1,993 -345 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,811 3,048 -237 Stereo equipment, etc 601 754 -153 Other household goods 2,203 2,343 -140 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,087 2,193 -105 Footwear 971 1,057 -86 Motorcycles and parts 207 281 -74 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,747 1,814 -67 Writing and art supplies 741 807 -66 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 441 507 -66 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,124 1,171 -47 Gem stones, other 105 146 -42 Cookware, cutlery, tools 334 375 -41 Jewelry 701 737 -35 Toiletries and cosmetics 287 311 -24 Pleasure boats and motors 166 190 -23 Apparel, household goods - wool 258 280 -22 Photo equipment 192 210 -18 Musical instruments 118 128 -10 Books, printed matter 279 287 -8 Glassware, chinaware 204 211 -7 Camping apparel and gear 493 499 -7 Rugs 126 125 2 Numismatic coins 10 8 2 Records, tapes, and disks 111 108 2 Household appliances 697 691 6 Nursery stock, etc. 103 96 7 Gem diamonds 844 817 27 Pharmaceutical preparations 2,463 2,392 71 Other Goods 3,939 4,113 -174 ____________________________________ Item(1) Year-to-dateYear-to-dateYear-to-date 2001 2000 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 202,666 189,996 12,669 Net Adjustments 1,079 1,553 -474 Total, Census Basis 201,587 188,444 13,143 Foods, feeds, and beverages 7,705 7,317 388 Fish and shellfish 1,620 1,470 150 Wine and related products 811 766 46 Feedstuff and foodgrains 250 224 26 Fruits, frozen juices 790 769 21 Meat products 1,003 808 195 Bakery products 502 462 39 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 65 81 -16 Vegetables 661 548 113 Other foods 483 459 24 Cane and beet sugar 103 56 47 Green coffee 190 419 -229 Dairy products and eggs 169 184 -15 Nuts 119 130 -11 Tea, spices, etc. 159 139 20 Cocoa beans 86 117 -32 Food oils, oilseeds 196 226 -31 Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine 498 457 41 Industrial supplies and materials 51,359 45,424 5,935 Fuel oil 2,871 1,988 883 Gas-natural 3,412 1,301 2,111 Nuclear fuel materials 341 365 -24 Other precious metals 1,270 816 454 Petroleum products, other 3,198 2,059 1,139 Liquified petroleum gases 1,070 681 390 Shingles, wallboard 1,054 1,194 -140 Crude oil 13,073 12,614 459 Copper 488 409 78 Iron and steel, advanced 746 739 7 Industrial supplies, other 2,331 2,185 146 Pulpwood and woodpulp 578 543 35 Plastic materials 1,233 1,144 89 Chemicals-organic 2,690 1,981 709 Tobacco, waxes, etc 593 575 18 Nonferrous metals, other 300 271 30 Cotton cloth, fabrics 368 416 -49 Synthetic cloth 684 748 -64 Blank tapes, audio & visual 350 428 -78 Finished metal shapes 1,249 1,107 142 Chemicals-inorganic 726 756 -29 Nonmonetary gold 342 436 -94 Plywood and veneers 225 240 -14 Nontextile floor tiles 316 323 -8 Tin 49 60 -11 Newsprint 656 550 106 Farming materials, livestock 130 143 -13 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 579 560 19 Synthetic rubber--primary 235 207 28 Steelmaking materials 386 572 -187 Materials, excluding chemicals 281 286 -5 Coal and related fuels 139 126 13 Paper and paper products 1,058 1,083 -25 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 119 111 7 Natural rubber 105 141 -36 Cotton, natural fibers 22 24 -2 Leather and furs 185 171 15 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 91 73 18 Finished textile supplies 351 332 19 Hides and skins 28 28 (-) Hair, waste materials 70 75 -5 Lumber 1,034 1,388 -354 Wool, silk, etc. 129 134 -5 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 730 729 1 Nickel 197 213 -16 Zinc 181 218 -37 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 952 906 46 Bauxite and aluminum 1,053 1,181 -128 Iron and steel mill products 1,391 2,019 -628 Chemicals-fertilizers 817 481 336 Electric energy 885 295 590 Capital goods, except automotive 56,853 53,359 3,494 Telecommunications equipment 5,037 5,179 -141 Semiconductors 7,502 7,106 396 Electric apparatus 4,601 4,307 294 Computer accessories 11,934 11,868 65 Industrial machines, other 3,118 2,838 280 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,639 1,465 174 Computers 2,039 2,194 -155 Photo, service industry 1,543 1,452 92 Food, tobacco machinery 287 247 40 Medicinal equipment 2,115 1,661 455 Agricultural machinery, equipment 742 697 46 Drilling & oilfield equipment 213 141 71 Excavating machinery 762 797 -35 Business machines and equipment 918 1,050 -133 Parts-civilian aircraft 968 810 158 Materials handling equipment 1,120 991 128 Laboratory testing instruments 578 478 100 Marine engines, parts 194 155 40 Metalworking machine tools 1,527 1,379 148 Generators, accessories 2,057 1,772 286 Specialized mining 44 56 -12 Spacecraft, excluding military 5 36 -31 Textile, sewing machines 244 282 -37 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Nonfarm tractors and parts 109 145 -36 Wood, glass, plastic 849 839 10 Railway transportation equipment 308 294 14 Commercial vessels, other 34 5 29 Industrial engines 1,838 1,614 224 Civilian aircraft 2,160 1,334 825 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,594 1,450 144 Pulp and paper machinery 773 719 54 Automotive vehicles, parts and engines 30,472 31,956 -1,485 Consumer goods 47,146 42,611 4,535 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,496 1,389 107 Toys/games/sporting goods 3,642 3,503 139 Apparel, household goods - cotton 5,859 5,368 491 Stereo equipment, etc 1,356 1,561 -205 Other household goods 4,546 3,109 1,437 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 4,280 3,878 402 Footwear 2,028 1,915 113 Motorcycles and parts 488 346 142 TV's, VCR's, etc 3,562 3,228 334 Writing and art supplies 1,547 1,580 -33 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 947 1,013 -66 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,296 2,119 177 Gem stones, other 251 244 7 Cookware, cutlery, tools 710 703 7 Jewelry 1,438 1,442 -4 Toiletries and cosmetics 597 503 95 Pleasure boats and motors 356 318 38 Apparel, household goods - wool 538 534 4 Photo equipment 402 411 -9 Musical instruments 246 240 6 Books, printed matter 566 547 19 Glassware, chinaware 414 375 39 Camping apparel and gear 992 902 90 Rugs 251 210 41 Numismatic coins 18 25 -7 Records, tapes, and disks 219 228 -9 Household appliances 1,388 1,388 (-) Nursery stock, etc. 199 198 (-) Gem diamonds 1,661 1,896 -234 Pharmaceutical preparations 4,855 3,439 1,415 Other Goods 8,052 7,775 276 (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-01-72), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, February 2001. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.