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) March February (R) Monthly 2001 2001 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 101,741 98,416 3,325 Net Adjustments 573 558 15 Total, Census Basis 101,168 97,857 3,310 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,694 3,752 -58 Cane and beet sugar 27 51 -24 Food oils, oilseeds 82 104 -22 Cocoa beans 30 49 -19 Dairy products and eggs 67 85 -18 Tea, spices, etc. 67 84 -17 Fish and shellfish 737 753 -16 Fruits, frozen juices 371 381 -11 Vegetables 323 329 -6 Nuts 63 64 -1 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 33 30 3 Wine and related products 386 383 4 Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine 267 260 7 Bakery products 254 245 9 Feedstuff and foodgrains 121 109 12 Meat products 499 487 12 Green coffee 108 95 13 Other foods 257 242 15 Industrial supplies and materials 24,669 24,711 -42 Petroleum products, other 1,123 1,547 -425 Electric energy 371 577 -206 Fuel oil 916 1,119 -203 Chemicals-organic 1,142 1,317 -176 Gas-natural 1,458 1,552 -93 Finished metal shapes 585 612 -27 Chemicals-fertilizers 420 441 -21 Paper and paper products 506 527 -21 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 464 484 -20 Tobacco, waxes, etc 262 281 -19 Newsprint 306 323 -17 Synthetic rubber--primary 100 114 -14 Lumber 506 519 -12 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 34 45 -11 Wool, silk, etc. 59 66 -7 Zinc 89 94 -5 Chemicals-inorganic 350 354 -3 Leather and furs 89 91 -3 Nickel 100 101 -1 Hair, waste materials 35 35 (-) Hides and skins 15 14 1 Nonferrous metals, other 137 135 2 Plywood and veneers 107 105 2 Farming materials, livestock 64 62 2 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 369 366 2 Cotton, natural fibers 13 9 3 Synthetic cloth 332 329 4 Liquified petroleum gases 478 474 4 Nontextile floor tiles 155 152 4 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 289 284 4 Industrial supplies, other 1,145 1,140 5 Iron and steel, advanced 355 348 7 Natural rubber 58 51 7 Materials, excluding chemicals 147 138 8 Plastic materials 606 597 8 Tin 28 19 9 Finished textile supplies 185 175 10 Coal and related fuels 80 67 13 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 70 57 13 Nonmonetary gold 177 163 15 Blank tapes, audio & visual 184 165 19 Iron and steel mill products 751 730 22 Pulpwood and woodpulp 289 266 23 Cotton cloth, fabrics 196 171 26 Shingles, wallboard 522 494 27 Copper 242 211 30 Steelmaking materials 220 188 32 Bauxite and aluminum 589 543 46 Nuclear fuel materials 154 73 81 Crude oil 6,533 6,418 115 Other precious metals 1,264 564 700 Capital goods, except automotive 28,305 27,700 605 Civilian aircraft 1,527 1,073 454 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,032 823 208 Computers 1,192 1,002 190 Telecommunications equipment 2,490 2,312 178 Generators, accessories 1,079 992 87 Medicinal equipment 1,088 1,038 50 Laboratory testing instruments 311 276 34 Measuring, testing, control instrum 827 799 27 Drilling & oilfield equipment 117 91 26 Excavating machinery 391 366 25 Photo, service industry 779 754 25 Business machines and equipment 467 446 21 Marine engines, parts 111 90 21 Food, tobacco machinery 137 127 10 Specialized mining 23 20 3 Nonfarm tractors and parts 56 54 2 Spacecraft, excluding military 2 2 (-) Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Materials handling equipment 544 547 -3 Industrial engines 928 933 -6 Railway transportation equipment 154 160 -6 Industrial machines, other 1,537 1,544 -7 Parts-civilian aircraft 462 471 -9 Textile, sewing machines 113 122 -9 Agricultural machinery, equipment 338 356 -18 Pulp and paper machinery 402 425 -24 Commercial vessels, other 3 28 -25 Metalworking machine tools 698 757 -59 Wood, glass, plastic 342 426 -83 Electric apparatus 2,121 2,207 -86 Computer accessories 5,771 5,895 -124 Semiconductors 3,265 3,562 -297 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 15,359 15,167 192 Consumer goods 25,347 22,594 2,753 Toys/games/sporting goods 2,080 1,647 433 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,176 2,811 365 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 2,380 2,087 292 Other household goods 2,474 2,200 274 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 790 537 253 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,942 1,749 193 Pharmaceutical preparations 2,640 2,454 187 Footwear 1,144 971 173 Gem diamonds 955 843 112 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,214 1,124 89 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 519 440 79 Writing and art supplies 817 742 75 Stereo equipment, etc 675 601 74 Camping apparel and gear 566 493 74 Household appliances 751 694 57 Cookware, cutlery, tools 365 334 31 Pleasure boats and motors 194 167 27 Gem stones, other 122 104 18 Toiletries and cosmetics 301 286 15 Apparel, household goods - wool 271 258 13 Photo equipment 196 192 3 Numismatic coins 12 10 2 Musical instruments 120 118 2 Glassware, chinaware 201 204 -3 Records, tapes, and disks 104 111 -7 Jewelry 695 703 -8 Rugs 113 126 -13 Books, printed matter 265 280 -15 Nursery stock, etc. 87 103 -16 Motorcycles and parts 181 206 -26 Other Goods 3,794 3,934 -140 ___________________________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2001 2000 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 304,225 289,703 14,522 Net Adjustments 1,655 2,227 -573 Total, Census Basis 302,570 287,476 15,095 Foods, feeds, and beverages 11,396 11,143 253 Cane and beet sugar 129 99 30 Food oils, oilseeds 277 357 -80 Cocoa beans 115 152 -37 Dairy products and eggs 236 271 -35 Tea, spices, etc. 225 201 24 Fish and shellfish 2,355 2,256 99 Fruits, frozen juices 1,162 1,190 -28 Vegetables 984 817 167 Nuts 182 200 -17 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 98 128 -30 Wine and related products 1,198 1,118 80 Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine 767 689 77 Bakery products 755 701 55 Feedstuff and foodgrains 371 350 21 Meat products 1,502 1,262 240 Green coffee 298 651 -354 Other foods 741 701 40 Industrial supplies and materials 75,935 70,020 5,915 Petroleum products, other 4,334 3,296 1,038 Electric energy 1,255 411 844 Fuel oil 3,780 2,875 904 Chemicals-organic 3,822 3,188 634 Gas-natural 4,870 1,880 2,990 Finished metal shapes 1,832 1,684 148 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,240 773 468 Paper and paper products 1,565 1,626 -61 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 1,415 1,340 75 Tobacco, waxes, etc 856 857 -1 Newsprint 962 847 115 Synthetic rubber--primary 335 316 19 Lumber 1,541 2,078 -538 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 125 106 19 Wool, silk, etc. 187 204 -16 Zinc 270 333 -62 Chemicals-inorganic 1,076 1,112 -35 Leather and furs 274 262 12 Nickel 297 368 -71 Hair, waste materials 105 110 -5 Hides and skins 43 44 -1 Nonferrous metals, other 437 391 46 Plywood and veneers 333 362 -29 Farming materials, livestock 196 217 -22 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 1,098 1,116 -19 Cotton, natural fibers 35 34 (-) Synthetic cloth 1,015 1,126 -111 Liquified petroleum gases 1,549 1,021 527 Nontextile floor tiles 471 482 -11 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 867 834 32 Industrial supplies, other 3,475 3,301 174 Iron and steel, advanced 1,101 1,113 -12 Natural rubber 163 222 -59 Materials, excluding chemicals 428 443 -15 Plastic materials 1,838 1,748 91 Tin 77 85 -8 Finished textile supplies 536 501 35 Coal and related fuels 219 201 18 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 189 172 17 Nonmonetary gold 519 859 -340 Blank tapes, audio & visual 536 626 -90 Iron and steel mill products 2,150 3,088 -939 Pulpwood and woodpulp 866 831 36 Cotton cloth, fabrics 564 621 -57 Shingles, wallboard 1,576 1,827 -251 Copper 722 596 126 Steelmaking materials 604 862 -258 Bauxite and aluminum 1,641 1,771 -129 Nuclear fuel materials 495 453 42 Crude oil 19,519 19,873 -355 Other precious metals 2,533 1,532 1,001 Capital goods, except automotive 85,093 81,128 3,964 Civilian aircraft 3,660 2,325 1,335 Engines-civilian aircraft 2,627 2,263 365 Computers 3,230 3,305 -75 Telecommunications equipment 7,529 8,135 -606 Generators, accessories 3,102 2,640 462 Medicinal equipment 3,200 2,517 683 Laboratory testing instruments 887 763 124 Measuring, testing, control instrum 2,466 2,179 287 Drilling & oilfield equipment 329 266 63 Excavating machinery 1,152 1,214 -63 Photo, service industry 2,321 2,148 174 Business machines and equipment 1,386 1,567 -181 Marine engines, parts 305 257 48 Food, tobacco machinery 425 386 39 Specialized mining 68 88 -21 Nonfarm tractors and parts 165 213 -47 Spacecraft, excluding military 7 37 -31 Vessels, except scrap (-) 6 -5 Materials handling equipment 1,663 1,502 161 Industrial engines 2,762 2,484 278 Railway transportation equipment 464 491 -27 Industrial machines, other 4,662 4,234 428 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,431 1,215 215 Textile, sewing machines 357 433 -76 Agricultural machinery, equipment 1,080 1,058 22 Pulp and paper machinery 1,176 1,122 54 Commercial vessels, other 38 9 29 Metalworking machine tools 2,225 2,021 204 Wood, glass, plastic 1,191 1,225 -34 Electric apparatus 6,717 6,528 189 Computer accessories 17,705 17,672 33 Semiconductors 10,765 10,827 -62 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 45,828 48,327 -2,500 Consumer goods 72,478 65,161 7,317 Toys/games/sporting goods 5,720 5,229 491 Apparel, household goods - cotton 9,034 8,288 746 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 6,660 6,044 615 Other household goods 7,016 4,744 2,272 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 2,285 1,964 322 TV's, VCR's, etc 5,505 4,865 640 Pharmaceutical preparations 7,486 5,705 1,781 Footwear 3,173 2,924 249 Gem diamonds 2,616 2,951 -335 Furniture, household goods, etc. 3,509 3,212 297 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 1,465 1,540 -75 Writing and art supplies 2,365 2,343 22 Stereo equipment, etc 2,031 2,383 -353 Camping apparel and gear 1,558 1,403 155 Household appliances 2,136 2,103 33 Cookware, cutlery, tools 1,074 1,039 35 Pleasure boats and motors 550 450 101 Gem stones, other 372 363 10 Toiletries and cosmetics 898 758 140 Apparel, household goods - wool 810 785 25 Photo equipment 598 617 -19 Numismatic coins 30 133 -104 Musical instruments 366 355 11 Glassware, chinaware 616 545 71 Records, tapes, and disks 323 346 -23 Jewelry 2,134 2,157 -23 Rugs 364 322 42 Books, printed matter 832 807 25 Nursery stock, etc. 285 280 6 Motorcycles and parts 668 507 161 Other Goods 11,840 11,696 145 (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-01-84), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 2001. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.