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) May April (R) Monthly 2001 2001 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 97,226 99,826 -2,600 Net Adjustments 786 604 182 Total, Census Basis 96,440 99,222 -2,782 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,742 3,745 -3 Fruits, frozen juices 324 366 -42 Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine 242 276 -34 Wine and related products 382 404 -22 Meat products 483 499 -16 Nuts 52 59 -7 Food oils, oilseeds 98 103 -4 Dairy products and eggs 79 82 -3 Bakery products 262 264 -2 Other foods 255 257 -1 Tea, spices, etc. 72 70 2 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 31 27 5 Vegetables 350 341 10 Cane and beet sugar 37 23 14 Cocoa beans 20 6 14 Feedstuff and foodgrains 128 110 18 Green coffee 128 108 20 Fish and shellfish 798 751 47 Industrial supplies and materials 24,565 24,887 -322 Fuel oil 924 1,021 -97 Iron and steel mill products 622 701 -78 Gas-natural 1,935 1,999 -64 Copper 195 254 -59 Nonferrous metals, other 132 177 -45 Industrial supplies, other 1,108 1,150 -42 Iron and steel, advanced 332 369 -37 Finished metal shapes 539 573 -34 Pulpwood and woodpulp 213 246 -34 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 431 464 -33 Liquified petroleum gases 394 420 -26 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 344 366 -21 Materials, excluding chemicals 123 144 -21 Paper and paper products 511 531 -20 Nickel 85 100 -15 Cotton cloth, fabrics 189 204 -15 Finished textile supplies 166 178 -12 Newsprint 311 322 -11 Nuclear fuel materials 122 132 -10 Nontextile floor tiles 147 157 -9 Nonmonetary gold 126 135 -8 Synthetic cloth 331 336 -5 Plywood and veneers 115 120 -5 Tin 29 33 -5 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 288 292 -4 Hair, waste materials 34 37 -3 Chemicals-fertilizers 338 340 -2 Tobacco, waxes, etc 290 291 -2 Natural rubber 49 51 -2 Wool, silk, etc. 58 59 -1 Coal and related fuels 78 79 -1 Cotton, natural fibers 10 10 (-) Synthetic rubber--primary 112 112 (-) Lumber 638 638 (-) Farming materials, livestock 70 70 (-) Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 35 35 1 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 71 70 1 Hides and skins 15 13 1 Steelmaking materials 198 196 2 Leather and furs 80 77 3 Plastic materials 623 619 5 Other precious metals 475 459 16 Bauxite and aluminum 502 484 18 Blank tapes, audio & visual 202 182 20 Chemicals-inorganic 366 347 20 Zinc 102 81 21 Electric energy 484 461 23 Shingles, wallboard 568 525 42 Petroleum products, other 1,508 1,449 59 Chemicals-organic 1,153 1,093 61 Crude oil 6,791 6,686 105 Capital goods, except automotive 24,644 25,945 -1,301 Semiconductors 2,413 2,775 -361 Telecommunications equipment 1,883 2,129 -245 Computer accessories 5,257 5,443 -187 Engines-civilian aircraft 778 951 -173 Computers 1,027 1,183 -156 Electric apparatus 1,914 2,028 -114 Metalworking machine tools 570 662 -92 Industrial machines, other 1,364 1,431 -68 Photo, service industry 695 762 -67 Business machines and equipment 411 455 -43 Excavating machinery 337 376 -39 Pulp and paper machinery 352 374 -22 Industrial engines 831 852 -21 Materials handling equipment 543 559 -15 Wood, glass, plastic 344 358 -14 Laboratory testing instruments 219 231 -12 Textile, sewing machines 100 112 -12 Railway transportation equipment 117 125 -8 Measuring, testing, control instrum 781 789 -8 Marine engines, parts 102 104 -2 Parts-civilian aircraft 489 491 -2 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Spacecraft, excluding military 1 (-) (-) Nonfarm tractors and parts 58 57 1 Commercial vessels, other 6 4 2 Drilling & oilfield equipment 166 161 6 Food, tobacco machinery 129 120 8 Specialized mining 34 24 9 Agricultural machinery, equipment 326 311 15 Medicinal equipment 1,047 1,028 19 Generators, accessories 1,034 949 85 Civilian aircraft 1,316 1,100 216 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 15,646 16,112 -465 Consumer goods 23,621 24,278 -658 Pharmaceutical preparations 2,607 2,894 -287 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,629 1,831 -202 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 2,181 2,296 -115 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,086 1,193 -108 Motorcycles and parts 227 272 -45 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 523 568 -45 Other household goods 2,223 2,268 -44 Footwear 981 1,022 -42 Pleasure boats and motors 143 179 -37 Glassware, chinaware 179 209 -30 Toiletries and cosmetics 287 312 -26 Cookware, cutlery, tools 335 356 -21 Records, tapes, and disks 93 110 -16 Books, printed matter 268 279 -11 Musical instruments 119 130 -11 Gem stones, other 133 142 -9 Stereo equipment, etc 657 660 -4 Apparel, household goods - wool 272 276 -4 Rugs 113 117 -4 Writing and art supplies 780 782 -1 Jewelry 722 722 (-) Photo equipment 187 186 1 Numismatic coins 14 12 2 Nursery stock, etc. 105 102 3 Camping apparel and gear 505 493 12 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,893 2,864 28 Household appliances 740 705 35 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,839 1,782 57 Gem diamonds 1,009 900 110 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 771 616 155 Other Goods 4,223 4,256 -33 ___________________________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2001 2000 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 504,515 492,504 12,011 Net Adjustments 3,164 2,947 217 Total, Census Basis 501,351 489,557 11,794 Foods, feeds, and beverages 18,950 18,830 120 Fruits, frozen juices 1,829 1,904 -75 Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine 1,297 1,176 121 Wine and related products 1,986 1,867 119 Meat products 2,462 2,136 327 Nuts 296 354 -58 Food oils, oilseeds 480 611 -130 Dairy products and eggs 390 432 -42 Bakery products 1,285 1,186 99 Other foods 1,259 1,233 25 Tea, spices, etc. 361 330 31 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 156 137 19 Vegetables 1,704 1,461 243 Cane and beet sugar 189 185 4 Cocoa beans 144 221 -76 Feedstuff and foodgrains 611 609 1 Green coffee 539 1,103 -564 Fish and shellfish 3,962 3,888 74 Industrial supplies and materials 125,638 117,972 7,666 Fuel oil 5,732 4,558 1,174 Iron and steel mill products 3,496 5,290 -1,795 Gas-natural 8,967 3,575 5,392 Copper 1,163 946 217 Nonferrous metals, other 749 690 59 Industrial supplies, other 5,739 5,573 166 Iron and steel, advanced 1,809 1,909 -100 Finished metal shapes 2,955 2,832 123 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,309 1,382 -73 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 2,317 2,253 64 Liquified petroleum gases 2,363 1,612 750 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 1,817 1,875 -58 Materials, excluding chemicals 698 765 -67 Paper and paper products 2,619 2,715 -96 Nickel 479 676 -197 Cotton cloth, fabrics 958 1,033 -75 Finished textile supplies 880 849 31 Newsprint 1,602 1,453 149 Nuclear fuel materials 748 758 -9 Nontextile floor tiles 779 824 -46 Nonmonetary gold 780 1,252 -472 Synthetic cloth 1,688 1,899 -211 Plywood and veneers 567 601 -34 Tin 137 129 8 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 1,448 1,393 54 Hair, waste materials 175 179 -5 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,901 1,262 639 Tobacco, waxes, etc 1,438 1,441 -3 Natural rubber 266 384 -118 Wool, silk, etc. 308 348 -40 Coal and related fuels 377 339 37 Cotton, natural fibers 55 69 -14 Synthetic rubber--primary 566 562 5 Lumber 2,823 3,390 -566 Farming materials, livestock 339 349 -10 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 198 176 21 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 329 301 28 Hides and skins 69 69 (-) Steelmaking materials 998 1,427 -429 Leather and furs 432 446 -14 Plastic materials 3,093 2,989 103 Other precious metals 3,483 2,387 1,096 Bauxite and aluminum 2,660 2,946 -287 Blank tapes, audio & visual 916 1,037 -122 Chemicals-inorganic 1,796 1,856 -59 Zinc 451 550 -99 Electric energy 2,114 724 1,390 Shingles, wallboard 2,662 3,011 -349 Petroleum products, other 7,283 5,388 1,896 Chemicals-organic 5,989 5,367 622 Crude oil 33,122 34,132 -1,009 Capital goods, except automotive 137,002 138,505 -1,503 Semiconductors 16,264 18,802 -2,539 Telecommunications equipment 11,844 12,507 -664 Computer accessories 28,782 30,534 -1,753 Engines-civilian aircraft 4,359 3,735 623 Computers 5,547 5,817 -270 Electric apparatus 10,799 11,422 -623 Metalworking machine tools 3,448 3,489 -41 Industrial machines, other 7,494 7,239 255 Photo, service industry 3,786 3,730 56 Business machines and equipment 2,274 2,641 -366 Excavating machinery 1,870 2,038 -167 Pulp and paper machinery 1,896 1,845 51 Industrial engines 4,433 4,177 256 Materials handling equipment 2,785 2,749 36 Wood, glass, plastic 1,900 2,114 -214 Laboratory testing instruments 1,362 1,361 1 Textile, sewing machines 572 713 -141 Railway transportation equipment 704 789 -85 Measuring, testing, control instrum 4,070 3,721 349 Marine engines, parts 511 435 76 Parts-civilian aircraft 2,409 2,046 363 Vessels, except scrap 1 6 -6 Spacecraft, excluding military 8 45 -37 Nonfarm tractors and parts 281 359 -78 Commercial vessels, other 48 18 30 Drilling & oilfield equipment 657 490 167 Food, tobacco machinery 659 629 29 Specialized mining 125 140 -16 Agricultural machinery, equipment 1,695 1,732 -37 Medicinal equipment 5,210 4,520 690 Generators, accessories 5,090 4,497 593 Civilian aircraft 6,119 4,162 1,958 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 78,494 81,544 -3,050 Consumer goods 120,823 113,234 7,589 Pharmaceutical preparations 12,982 10,045 2,936 Toys/games/sporting goods 9,139 8,656 482 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 11,208 10,356 852 Furniture, household goods, etc. 5,866 5,576 290 Motorcycles and parts 1,234 998 236 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 2,664 2,388 275 Other household goods 11,538 10,145 1,393 Footwear 5,122 4,765 357 Pleasure boats and motors 890 787 104 Glassware, chinaware 1,007 953 54 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,503 1,303 199 Cookware, cutlery, tools 1,784 1,792 -7 Records, tapes, and disks 528 611 -83 Books, printed matter 1,375 1,326 49 Musical instruments 624 609 15 Gem stones, other 664 656 8 Stereo equipment, etc 3,360 4,020 -660 Apparel, household goods - wool 1,403 1,360 43 Rugs 593 561 32 Writing and art supplies 3,944 3,942 3 Jewelry 3,613 3,687 -74 Photo equipment 989 1,078 -89 Numismatic coins 56 444 -388 Nursery stock, etc. 495 486 10 Camping apparel and gear 2,574 2,412 162 Apparel, household goods - cotton 14,744 14,055 689 Household appliances 3,580 3,571 8 TV's, VCR's, etc 9,225 8,317 908 Gem diamonds 4,544 5,073 -529 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 3,574 3,258 316 Other Goods 20,444 19,472 972 (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-01-117), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, May 2001. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.