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) April March Monthly 2001 2001 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 99,956 102,665 -2,709 Net Adjustments 605 610 -5 Total, Census Basis 99,351 102,055 -2,703 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,750 3,728 22 Food oils, oilseeds 104 82 22 Dairy products and eggs 82 67 16 Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine 276 262 14 Fruits, frozen juices 366 358 8 Wine and related products 404 397 8 Other foods 258 251 7 Bakery products 264 257 7 Meat products 499 494 5 Green coffee 108 106 1 Tea, spices, etc. 70 69 1 Nuts 59 63 -4 Cane and beet sugar 23 27 -4 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 26 33 -7 Vegetables 340 348 -8 Fish and shellfish 754 764 -10 Feedstuff and foodgrains 109 122 -13 Cocoa beans 6 29 -23 Industrial supplies and materials 25,018 24,867 151 Gas-natural 1,999 1,553 446 Petroleum products, other 1,451 1,115 336 Lumber 638 499 139 Fuel oil 1,037 923 114 Crude oil 6,757 6,659 98 Electric energy 461 384 78 Nonferrous metals, other 179 138 41 Tobacco, waxes, etc 289 265 23 Paper and paper products 533 510 23 Shingles, wallboard 526 508 18 Copper 254 237 17 Newsprint 322 307 15 Plywood and veneers 120 107 13 Synthetic rubber--primary 112 100 13 Iron and steel, advanced 369 359 10 Materials, excluding chemicals 144 137 7 Farming materials, livestock 70 63 7 Cotton cloth, fabrics 203 199 5 Plastic materials 619 615 4 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 292 289 3 Nickel 100 98 2 Synthetic cloth 335 333 2 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 366 365 1 Hides and skins 13 13 1 Hair, waste materials 37 36 1 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 35 34 1 Tin 28 27 1 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 70 69 1 Nontextile floor tiles 157 157 (-) Blank tapes, audio & visual 182 183 (-) Wool, silk, etc. 59 60 -1 Coal and related fuels 79 80 -1 Cotton, natural fibers 10 13 -2 Industrial supplies, other 1,149 1,152 -2 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 463 469 -6 Chemicals-inorganic 350 356 -6 Finished textile supplies 178 185 -7 Natural rubber 51 58 -7 Zinc 81 88 -7 Leather and furs 77 88 -11 Finished metal shapes 573 591 -18 Iron and steel mill products 701 720 -19 Steelmaking materials 195 214 -19 Nuclear fuel materials 132 154 -22 Pulpwood and woodpulp 247 279 -32 Chemicals-organic 1,087 1,125 -38 Nonmonetary gold 135 177 -42 Liquified petroleum gases 420 478 -58 Chemicals-fertilizers 340 409 -69 Bauxite and aluminum 481 581 -100 Other precious metals 512 1,308 -796 Capital goods, except automotive 25,982 28,746 -2,764 Semiconductors 2,774 3,338 -564 Computer accessories 5,445 5,987 -542 Civilian aircraft 1,157 1,570 -413 Telecommunications equipment 2,129 2,498 -369 Electric apparatus 2,022 2,177 -155 Generators, accessories 949 1,086 -137 Industrial machines, other 1,428 1,559 -131 Engines-civilian aircraft 947 1,039 -91 Laboratory testing instruments 231 309 -77 Industrial engines 849 916 -67 Measuring, testing, control instrum 790 840 -50 Medicinal equipment 1,027 1,072 -45 Computers 1,186 1,226 -40 Metalworking machine tools 662 698 -35 Railway transportation equipment 125 152 -27 Business machines and equipment 452 476 -24 Photo, service industry 762 785 -22 Agricultural machinery, equipment 310 329 -19 Pulp and paper machinery 374 390 -16 Food, tobacco machinery 120 132 -12 Excavating machinery 376 385 -9 Marine engines, parts 104 111 -8 Spacecraft, excluding military (-) 2 -1 Textile, sewing machines 112 113 -1 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Nonfarm tractors and parts 57 57 (-) Commercial vessels, other 4 3 1 Specialized mining 24 22 2 Wood, glass, plastic 352 344 8 Materials handling equipment 559 547 12 Parts-civilian aircraft 492 467 26 Drilling & oilfield equipment 161 118 43 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 16,098 15,460 638 Consumer goods 24,250 25,439 -1,189 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,831 2,103 -271 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,864 3,115 -250 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 616 806 -190 Other household goods 2,268 2,446 -178 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,781 1,956 -176 Footwear 1,022 1,117 -95 Camping apparel and gear 492 557 -65 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 2,296 2,359 -63 Household appliances 705 748 -43 Writing and art supplies 781 824 -42 Pleasure boats and motors 179 220 -41 Gem diamonds 899 935 -36 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,194 1,227 -33 Cookware, cutlery, tools 356 375 -19 Apparel, household goods - wool 276 292 -16 Photo equipment 186 202 -15 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 568 583 -15 Stereo equipment, etc 660 666 -5 Numismatic coins 11 12 (-) Rugs 117 113 4 Records, tapes, and disks 110 104 6 Glassware, chinaware 208 203 6 Musical instruments 131 123 7 Toiletries and cosmetics 311 302 9 Nursery stock, etc. 102 91 11 Gem stones, other 142 129 13 Books, printed matter 279 265 14 Jewelry 724 709 14 Motorcycles and parts 272 232 40 Pharmaceutical preparations 2,869 2,626 243 Other Goods 4,253 3,814 439 ___________________________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2001 2000 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 407,419 392,443 14,976 Net Adjustments 2,379 2,662 -283 Total, Census Basis 405,040 389,780 15,260 Foods, feeds, and beverages 15,213 15,002 211 Food oils, oilseeds 383 483 -100 Dairy products and eggs 312 345 -33 Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine 1,056 938 117 Fruits, frozen juices 1,505 1,536 -31 Wine and related products 1,604 1,501 103 Other foods 1,004 988 16 Bakery products 1,023 945 78 Meat products 1,980 1,672 308 Green coffee 411 880 -468 Tea, spices, etc. 288 262 26 Nuts 244 274 -30 Cane and beet sugar 152 137 15 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 124 108 16 Vegetables 1,354 1,146 208 Fish and shellfish 3,167 3,117 50 Feedstuff and foodgrains 481 470 10 Cocoa beans 124 199 -75 Industrial supplies and materials 101,205 93,687 7,518 Gas-natural 7,031 2,762 4,269 Petroleum products, other 5,777 4,298 1,479 Lumber 2,186 2,757 -572 Fuel oil 4,823 3,615 1,209 Crude oil 26,402 26,907 -505 Electric energy 1,629 526 1,103 Nonferrous metals, other 619 534 85 Tobacco, waxes, etc 1,146 1,159 -13 Paper and paper products 2,109 2,176 -67 Shingles, wallboard 2,095 2,425 -330 Copper 968 774 194 Newsprint 1,291 1,155 136 Plywood and veneers 452 468 -17 Synthetic rubber--primary 454 441 14 Iron and steel, advanced 1,477 1,519 -42 Materials, excluding chemicals 575 612 -37 Farming materials, livestock 269 291 -22 Cotton cloth, fabrics 769 828 -59 Plastic materials 2,469 2,374 96 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 1,159 1,119 40 Nickel 395 513 -118 Synthetic cloth 1,356 1,517 -161 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 1,472 1,489 -17 Hides and skins 54 55 -1 Hair, waste materials 141 142 -2 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 162 143 19 Tin 104 109 -5 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 258 234 24 Nontextile floor tiles 631 653 -21 Blank tapes, audio & visual 714 838 -124 Wool, silk, etc. 250 279 -29 Coal and related fuels 298 267 31 Cotton, natural fibers 45 53 -8 Industrial supplies, other 4,631 4,439 192 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 1,886 1,787 99 Chemicals-inorganic 1,433 1,490 -56 Finished textile supplies 713 674 39 Natural rubber 217 303 -86 Zinc 349 438 -89 Leather and furs 352 354 -2 Finished metal shapes 2,417 2,240 177 Iron and steel mill products 2,874 4,291 -1,417 Steelmaking materials 799 1,149 -350 Nuclear fuel materials 627 549 78 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,096 1,098 -2 Chemicals-organic 4,830 4,201 629 Nonmonetary gold 653 1,057 -404 Liquified petroleum gases 1,969 1,312 657 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,563 986 577 Bauxite and aluminum 2,154 2,346 -192 Other precious metals 3,061 1,943 1,117 Capital goods, except automotive 112,395 109,919 2,476 Semiconductors 13,849 14,891 -1,042 Computer accessories 23,527 24,242 -715 Civilian aircraft 4,860 3,253 1,607 Telecommunications equipment 9,960 9,833 127 Electric apparatus 8,879 9,020 -142 Generators, accessories 4,056 3,560 496 Industrial machines, other 6,127 5,757 371 Engines-civilian aircraft 3,577 3,022 556 Laboratory testing instruments 1,143 1,077 66 Industrial engines 3,599 3,336 263 Measuring, testing, control instrum 3,290 2,946 345 Medicinal equipment 4,163 3,599 564 Computers 4,523 4,725 -203 Metalworking machine tools 2,878 2,742 137 Railway transportation equipment 588 638 -51 Business machines and equipment 1,861 2,113 -252 Photo, service industry 3,091 2,921 170 Agricultural machinery, equipment 1,368 1,386 -18 Pulp and paper machinery 1,544 1,501 43 Food, tobacco machinery 529 504 25 Excavating machinery 1,534 1,627 -94 Marine engines, parts 409 345 64 Spacecraft, excluding military 7 41 -34 Textile, sewing machines 472 574 -102 Vessels, except scrap 1 6 -6 Nonfarm tractors and parts 223 282 -60 Commercial vessels, other 42 13 29 Specialized mining 91 109 -18 Wood, glass, plastic 1,550 1,668 -117 Materials handling equipment 2,242 2,182 60 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,921 1,629 292 Drilling & oilfield equipment 491 378 113 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 62,834 65,572 -2,738 Consumer goods 97,174 89,912 7,262 Toys/games/sporting goods 7,510 6,930 580 Apparel, household goods - cotton 11,852 11,220 631 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 2,804 2,500 303 Other household goods 9,315 8,123 1,192 TV's, VCR's, etc 7,384 6,611 773 Footwear 4,140 3,852 288 Camping apparel and gear 2,069 1,924 144 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 9,028 8,254 774 Household appliances 2,839 2,842 -3 Writing and art supplies 3,164 3,165 -1 Pleasure boats and motors 748 631 117 Gem diamonds 3,534 4,008 -473 Furniture, household goods, etc. 4,781 4,424 357 Cookware, cutlery, tools 1,448 1,425 24 Apparel, household goods - wool 1,131 1,083 48 Photo equipment 801 851 -49 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 2,140 1,878 262 Stereo equipment, etc 2,703 3,187 -484 Numismatic coins 41 295 -253 Rugs 480 437 44 Records, tapes, and disks 435 473 -38 Glassware, chinaware 828 749 79 Musical instruments 505 482 23 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,215 1,042 173 Nursery stock, etc. 390 383 7 Gem stones, other 531 513 18 Books, printed matter 1,108 1,055 53 Jewelry 2,893 2,939 -46 Motorcycles and parts 1,008 785 223 Pharmaceutical preparations 10,350 7,852 2,498 Other Goods 16,219 15,688 532 (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-01-104), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, April 2001. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.