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) July June (R) Monthly 2001 2001 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 94,222 96,401 -2,179 Net Adjustments 231 591 -360 Total, Census Basis 93,991 95,810 -1,819 Foods, feeds, and beverages 4,066 3,938 127 Meat products 563 504 59 Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine 285 254 32 Vegetables 358 331 27 Cane and beet sugar 52 25 26 Food oils, oilseeds 131 108 23 Feedstuff and foodgrains 129 113 16 Cocoa beans 34 20 15 Bakery products 272 257 15 Other foods 283 273 11 Green coffee 139 132 6 Nuts 54 48 5 Wine and related products 401 401 (-) Nonagricultural foods, etc. 32 33 -1 Tea, spices, etc. 65 69 -4 Dairy products and eggs 91 104 -12 Fruits, frozen juices 381 413 -32 Fish and shellfish 797 855 -58 Industrial supplies and materials 23,144 23,795 -651 Petroleum products, other 1,004 1,258 -255 Fuel oil 674 926 -252 Other precious metals 398 590 -192 Crude oil 6,634 6,776 -143 Liquified petroleum gases 274 364 -90 Plastic materials 580 622 -41 Zinc 62 100 -37 Cotton cloth, fabrics 165 186 -21 Finished metal shapes 534 552 -18 Electric energy 133 151 -18 Plywood and veneers 117 129 -12 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 434 445 -11 Copper 202 212 -10 Tobacco, waxes, etc 286 296 -10 Nonferrous metals, other 128 137 -9 Chemicals-organic 1,175 1,184 -9 Pulpwood and woodpulp 192 199 -7 Iron and steel, advanced 354 359 -6 Steelmaking materials 167 172 -5 Nonmonetary gold 158 163 -5 Leather and furs 77 81 -4 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 367 369 -2 Hair, waste materials 36 37 -1 Cotton, natural fibers 10 10 -1 Hides and skins 14 15 (-) Stone, sand, cement, etc. 290 290 (-) Paper and paper products 511 511 (-) Newsprint 291 290 1 Wool, silk, etc. 61 61 1 Nontextile floor tiles 157 156 1 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 74 73 2 Tin 18 16 2 Chemicals-fertilizers 279 275 4 Synthetic cloth 332 328 5 Materials, excluding chemicals 127 120 7 Finished textile supplies 177 169 8 Nickel 91 81 9 Industrial supplies, other 1,124 1,114 10 Shingles, wallboard 582 572 10 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 44 34 10 Blank tapes, audio & visual 202 192 10 Iron and steel mill products 625 613 12 Coal and related fuels 100 84 16 Farming materials, livestock 80 64 16 Lumber 680 663 17 Synthetic rubber--primary 129 111 18 Natural rubber 64 41 23 Bauxite and aluminum 514 484 30 Chemicals-inorganic 341 301 40 Gas-natural 1,776 1,691 85 Nuclear fuel materials 299 129 170 Capital goods, except automotive 23,628 24,390 -762 Semiconductors 2,057 2,519 -462 Computer accessories 4,853 5,031 -178 Electric apparatus 1,720 1,862 -141 Measuring, testing, control instrum 710 793 -83 Generators, accessories 888 954 -66 Industrial engines 795 858 -63 Pulp and paper machinery 325 367 -42 Railway transportation equipment 70 98 -27 Materials handling equipment 502 529 -26 Industrial machines, other 1,313 1,339 -26 Agricultural machinery, equipment 301 323 -21 Business machines and equipment 381 394 -13 Photo, service industry 684 696 -12 Parts-civilian aircraft 510 522 -12 Food, tobacco machinery 127 136 -9 Drilling & oilfield equipment 147 153 -6 Spacecraft, excluding military 1 6 -5 Excavating machinery 340 345 -5 Marine engines, parts 93 95 -2 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Commercial vessels, other 4 4 1 Textile, sewing machines 96 91 5 Medicinal equipment 994 989 5 Nonfarm tractors and parts 62 56 6 Specialized mining 32 25 7 Wood, glass, plastic 331 315 16 Laboratory testing instruments 257 240 17 Telecommunications equipment 1,915 1,887 28 Metalworking machine tools 632 602 30 Civilian aircraft 1,291 1,199 93 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,044 936 107 Computers 1,152 1,028 124 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 15,656 16,055 -399 Consumer goods 23,429 23,662 -232 Gem diamonds 807 974 -167 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,625 1,736 -110 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,723 2,823 -100 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 537 583 -46 Household appliances 699 740 -41 Other household goods 2,257 2,281 -24 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,888 1,911 -23 Pleasure boats and motors 172 194 -21 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 2,154 2,172 -17 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,086 1,103 -17 Camping apparel and gear 474 489 -14 Musical instruments 110 114 -4 Nursery stock, etc. 88 91 -3 Glassware, chinaware 177 179 -2 Apparel, household goods - wool 290 291 -1 Toiletries and cosmetics 303 303 (-) Gem stones, other 121 120 1 Numismatic coins 7 5 2 Books, printed matter 286 281 4 Rugs 122 115 7 Footwear 954 947 7 Records, tapes, and disks 114 105 9 Stereo equipment, etc 641 632 10 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 554 544 10 Cookware, cutlery, tools 338 323 16 Writing and art supplies 783 763 19 Photo equipment 183 162 21 Motorcycles and parts 284 244 41 Jewelry 753 673 80 Pharmaceutical preparations 2,896 2,764 132 Other Goods 4,068 3,970 97 ___________________________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2001 2000 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 695,207 698,990 -3,783 Net Adjustments 3,988 3,592 396 Total, Census Basis 691,219 695,397 -4,178 Foods, feeds, and beverages 26,958 26,582 377 Meat products 3,529 3,025 503 Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine 1,837 1,658 179 Vegetables 2,394 2,101 293 Cane and beet sugar 266 246 20 Food oils, oilseeds 720 861 -140 Feedstuff and foodgrains 852 856 -4 Cocoa beans 198 272 -74 Bakery products 1,813 1,671 142 Other foods 1,815 1,747 69 Green coffee 810 1,535 -724 Nuts 398 514 -116 Wine and related products 2,788 2,624 164 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 220 201 19 Tea, spices, etc. 495 463 31 Dairy products and eggs 586 589 -3 Fruits, frozen juices 2,622 2,628 -6 Fish and shellfish 5,615 5,591 24 Industrial supplies and materials 172,632 169,697 2,935 Petroleum products, other 9,544 7,854 1,690 Fuel oil 7,338 6,474 865 Other precious metals 4,472 3,476 996 Crude oil 46,570 50,461 -3,891 Liquified petroleum gases 3,001 2,299 702 Plastic materials 4,296 4,251 45 Zinc 614 757 -143 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,309 1,432 -123 Finished metal shapes 4,042 4,075 -33 Electric energy 2,398 1,242 1,156 Plywood and veneers 813 833 -20 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 3,196 3,172 24 Copper 1,577 1,358 219 Tobacco, waxes, etc 2,016 2,015 1 Nonferrous metals, other 1,014 975 39 Chemicals-organic 8,348 7,608 740 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,700 1,965 -265 Iron and steel, advanced 2,521 2,712 -191 Steelmaking materials 1,340 1,974 -633 Nonmonetary gold 1,101 1,641 -540 Leather and furs 590 627 -37 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 2,552 2,684 -131 Hair, waste materials 248 254 -6 Cotton, natural fibers 75 89 -15 Hides and skins 98 95 3 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 2,029 1,963 66 Paper and paper products 3,641 3,832 -191 Newsprint 2,184 2,123 61 Wool, silk, etc. 430 488 -58 Nontextile floor tiles 1,092 1,171 -79 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 476 437 39 Tin 167 176 -9 Chemicals-fertilizers 2,455 1,858 597 Synthetic cloth 2,347 2,645 -297 Materials, excluding chemicals 944 1,062 -118 Finished textile supplies 1,225 1,191 34 Nickel 651 915 -263 Industrial supplies, other 7,976 7,880 96 Shingles, wallboard 3,817 4,123 -306 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 276 260 16 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,310 1,452 -142 Iron and steel mill products 4,735 7,285 -2,550 Coal and related fuels 560 481 79 Farming materials, livestock 483 491 -8 Lumber 4,167 4,590 -423 Synthetic rubber--primary 807 815 -9 Natural rubber 371 519 -148 Bauxite and aluminum 3,656 4,185 -529 Chemicals-inorganic 2,438 2,607 -169 Gas-natural 12,434 5,803 6,631 Nuclear fuel materials 1,187 1,025 163 Capital goods, except automotive 185,005 196,804 -11,798 Semiconductors 20,841 27,037 -6,196 Computer accessories 38,666 43,423 -4,757 Electric apparatus 14,374 16,299 -1,925 Measuring, testing, control instrum 5,574 5,339 236 Generators, accessories 6,932 6,363 569 Industrial engines 6,088 5,821 268 Pulp and paper machinery 2,588 2,528 60 Railway transportation equipment 872 1,111 -239 Materials handling equipment 3,816 3,896 -80 Industrial machines, other 10,149 10,263 -114 Agricultural machinery, equipment 2,321 2,432 -111 Business machines and equipment 3,048 3,677 -629 Photo, service industry 5,167 5,278 -111 Parts-civilian aircraft 3,441 2,889 553 Food, tobacco machinery 922 876 46 Drilling & oilfield equipment 956 718 238 Spacecraft, excluding military 14 50 -36 Excavating machinery 2,556 2,848 -292 Marine engines, parts 698 631 67 Vessels, except scrap 1 7 -6 Commercial vessels, other 55 24 31 Textile, sewing machines 760 983 -223 Medicinal equipment 7,193 6,381 812 Nonfarm tractors and parts 399 496 -97 Specialized mining 181 204 -23 Wood, glass, plastic 2,539 3,010 -470 Laboratory testing instruments 1,860 1,998 -138 Telecommunications equipment 15,647 17,822 -2,175 Metalworking machine tools 4,685 4,879 -194 Civilian aircraft 8,597 6,226 2,371 Engines-civilian aircraft 6,335 5,046 1,289 Computers 7,727 8,252 -524 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 110,210 114,461 -4,250 Consumer goods 167,931 160,247 7,684 Gem diamonds 6,343 7,071 -727 TV's, VCR's, etc 12,591 11,757 834 Apparel, household goods - cotton 20,291 19,749 543 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 4,695 4,370 325 Household appliances 5,018 5,000 18 Other household goods 16,076 14,518 1,558 Toys/games/sporting goods 12,938 12,181 758 Pleasure boats and motors 1,256 1,133 123 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 15,536 14,733 804 Furniture, household goods, etc. 8,055 7,914 140 Camping apparel and gear 3,537 3,406 131 Musical instruments 849 869 -20 Nursery stock, etc. 674 686 -13 Glassware, chinaware 1,363 1,369 -6 Apparel, household goods - wool 1,984 1,951 33 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,110 1,829 281 Gem stones, other 905 916 -11 Numismatic coins 67 680 -613 Books, printed matter 1,942 1,868 74 Rugs 832 816 15 Footwear 7,022 6,655 368 Records, tapes, and disks 747 844 -97 Stereo equipment, etc 4,632 5,637 -1,004 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 3,763 3,450 313 Cookware, cutlery, tools 2,445 2,524 -79 Writing and art supplies 5,492 5,549 -57 Photo equipment 1,335 1,520 -185 Motorcycles and parts 1,762 1,463 299 Jewelry 5,044 5,145 -101 Pharmaceutical preparations 18,624 14,645 3,979 Other Goods 28,482 27,607 874 (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-01-150), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, July 2001. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.