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) August July (R) Monthly 2001 2001 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 93,271 94,526 -1,255 Net Adjustments 267 228 39 Total, Census Basis 93,004 94,298 -1,294 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,920 4,065 -145 Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine 236 285 -49 Wine and related products 366 400 -34 Meat products 530 563 -33 Food oils, oilseeds 99 130 -31 Feedstuff and foodgrains 109 129 -20 Green coffee 119 139 -20 Other foods 275 283 -8 Cocoa beans 28 34 -6 Cane and beet sugar 47 52 -5 Nuts 50 54 -4 Tea, spices, etc. 61 65 -4 Dairy products and eggs 90 92 -2 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 31 32 -1 Bakery products 274 273 1 Fruits, frozen juices 396 381 16 Vegetables 381 358 23 Fish and shellfish 827 797 31 Industrial supplies and materials 22,252 23,136 -884 Gas-natural 1,239 1,782 -543 Crude oil 6,343 6,595 -252 Chemicals-organic 969 1,198 -228 Nuclear fuel materials 151 299 -148 Lumber 638 680 -42 Chemicals-fertilizers 255 279 -24 Nonferrous metals, other 111 129 -18 Nickel 76 92 -16 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 419 434 -15 Iron and steel, advanced 338 353 -15 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 353 368 -15 Chemicals-inorganic 326 341 -15 Farming materials, livestock 65 80 -14 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 33 44 -11 Wool, silk, etc. 55 61 -7 Synthetic cloth 327 333 -6 Cotton cloth, fabrics 160 165 -5 Materials, excluding chemicals 121 126 -5 Coal and related fuels 94 100 -5 Finished textile supplies 171 176 -5 Tin 13 18 -5 Synthetic rubber--primary 125 129 -4 Hides and skins 12 14 -3 Cotton, natural fibers 7 10 -2 Blank tapes, audio & visual 200 202 -2 Bauxite and aluminum 513 514 -2 Leather and furs 76 77 -1 Shingles, wallboard 582 583 -1 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 289 289 (-) Natural rubber 64 64 (-) Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 75 75 (-) Hair, waste materials 36 36 (-) Pulpwood and woodpulp 193 192 1 Other precious metals 398 397 1 Industrial supplies, other 1,126 1,125 1 Nontextile floor tiles 160 157 3 Copper 206 202 3 Paper and paper products 516 511 5 Plywood and veneers 125 117 7 Zinc 74 62 12 Newsprint 310 291 19 Finished metal shapes 555 534 21 Plastic materials 602 581 21 Liquified petroleum gases 299 274 25 Electric energy 159 133 26 Nonmonetary gold 190 158 31 Steelmaking materials 204 167 37 Tobacco, waxes, etc 322 285 38 Iron and steel mill products 682 627 56 Petroleum products, other 1,064 1,005 59 Fuel oil 831 674 157 Capital goods, except automotive 23,241 23,628 -387 Civilian aircraft 1,100 1,274 -174 Computers 979 1,152 -173 Computer accessories 4,685 4,854 -169 Engines-civilian aircraft 932 1,036 -104 Metalworking machine tools 549 631 -81 Laboratory testing instruments 200 261 -61 Parts-civilian aircraft 451 510 -59 Semiconductors 2,021 2,057 -36 Business machines and equipment 356 381 -24 Materials handling equipment 479 503 -24 Telecommunications equipment 1,900 1,917 -17 Textile, sewing machines 81 95 -14 Excavating machinery 335 342 -7 Industrial machines, other 1,315 1,319 -4 Specialized mining 29 31 -1 Commercial vessels, other 3 4 -1 Spacecraft, excluding military 1 1 (-) Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Wood, glass, plastic 332 332 (-) Marine engines, parts 95 93 2 Agricultural machinery, equipment 305 302 3 Nonfarm tractors and parts 66 62 4 Measuring, testing, control instrum 716 709 7 Drilling & oilfield equipment 165 147 18 Food, tobacco machinery 147 127 20 Railway transportation equipment 90 70 20 Pulp and paper machinery 356 326 30 Medicinal equipment 1,042 997 45 Photo, service industry 750 688 62 Electric apparatus 1,806 1,717 89 Industrial engines 915 799 116 Generators, accessories 1,041 895 146 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 16,544 15,947 597 Consumer goods 23,169 23,446 -277 Pharmaceutical preparations 2,563 2,900 -336 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,513 1,622 -110 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 464 539 -74 Jewelry 715 752 -38 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,695 2,725 -30 Motorcycles and parts 267 284 -18 Camping apparel and gear 458 475 -17 Records, tapes, and disks 97 114 -17 Cookware, cutlery, tools 323 339 -16 Toiletries and cosmetics 289 304 -15 Writing and art supplies 769 783 -14 Musical instruments 103 110 -8 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,881 1,888 -7 Rugs 117 123 -6 Pleasure boats and motors 167 172 -5 Gem stones, other 118 123 -5 Photo equipment 180 184 -4 Apparel, household goods - wool 289 291 -2 Glassware, chinaware 175 177 -2 Nursery stock, etc. 89 89 (-) Numismatic coins 7 7 (-) Books, printed matter 288 286 2 Stereo equipment, etc 648 642 6 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 2,161 2,155 6 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 566 554 12 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,113 1,086 27 Footwear 1,006 953 53 Household appliances 777 701 76 Other household goods 2,334 2,253 80 Gem diamonds 999 816 183 Other Goods 3,878 4,077 -199 ___________________________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2001 2000 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 788,782 803,205 -14,423 Net Adjustments 4,252 3,956 296 Total, Census Basis 784,530 799,249 -14,718 Foods, feeds, and beverages 30,878 30,503 375 Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine 2,073 1,897 176 Wine and related products 3,153 3,008 145 Meat products 4,058 3,492 567 Food oils, oilseeds 819 969 -150 Feedstuff and foodgrains 960 961 -1 Green coffee 930 1,738 -808 Other foods 2,090 2,000 90 Cocoa beans 226 299 -73 Cane and beet sugar 313 318 -5 Nuts 448 574 -126 Tea, spices, etc. 557 537 20 Dairy products and eggs 676 670 6 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 250 227 24 Bakery products 2,088 1,914 174 Fruits, frozen juices 3,018 2,995 23 Vegetables 2,775 2,428 347 Fish and shellfish 6,443 6,477 -35 Industrial supplies and materials 194,876 195,094 -218 Gas-natural 13,678 6,831 6,847 Crude oil 52,875 58,648 -5,772 Chemicals-organic 9,340 8,752 589 Nuclear fuel materials 1,338 1,258 80 Lumber 4,805 5,124 -319 Chemicals-fertilizers 2,710 2,166 544 Nonferrous metals, other 1,126 1,088 38 Nickel 728 1,021 -292 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 3,615 3,664 -48 Iron and steel, advanced 2,859 3,105 -246 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 2,906 3,073 -167 Chemicals-inorganic 2,765 2,970 -205 Farming materials, livestock 548 557 -9 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 310 295 14 Wool, silk, etc. 485 557 -73 Synthetic cloth 2,675 3,006 -331 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,468 1,627 -158 Materials, excluding chemicals 1,065 1,206 -141 Coal and related fuels 655 562 93 Finished textile supplies 1,396 1,362 34 Tin 180 195 -16 Synthetic rubber--primary 931 938 -6 Hides and skins 109 109 1 Cotton, natural fibers 82 100 -18 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,510 1,630 -120 Bauxite and aluminum 4,169 4,779 -610 Leather and furs 666 715 -49 Shingles, wallboard 4,399 4,661 -262 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 2,317 2,242 74 Natural rubber 435 584 -149 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 551 507 44 Hair, waste materials 284 291 -7 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,893 2,246 -353 Other precious metals 4,868 3,959 909 Industrial supplies, other 9,103 9,020 83 Nontextile floor tiles 1,251 1,332 -80 Copper 1,782 1,575 207 Paper and paper products 4,157 4,382 -224 Plywood and veneers 938 950 -13 Zinc 688 849 -161 Newsprint 2,494 2,468 26 Finished metal shapes 4,597 4,706 -110 Plastic materials 4,898 4,883 15 Liquified petroleum gases 3,300 2,643 657 Electric energy 2,557 1,545 1,012 Nonmonetary gold 1,291 1,829 -538 Steelmaking materials 1,544 2,214 -670 Tobacco, waxes, etc 2,337 2,300 37 Iron and steel mill products 5,419 8,311 -2,892 Petroleum products, other 10,609 8,978 1,630 Fuel oil 8,169 7,283 886 Capital goods, except automotive 208,246 226,650 -18,405 Civilian aircraft 9,679 7,213 2,466 Computers 8,706 9,580 -874 Computer accessories 43,351 50,060 -6,708 Engines-civilian aircraft 7,260 5,730 1,529 Metalworking machine tools 5,232 5,602 -370 Laboratory testing instruments 2,063 2,394 -331 Parts-civilian aircraft 3,892 3,358 534 Semiconductors 22,861 31,277 -8,416 Business machines and equipment 3,404 4,193 -788 Materials handling equipment 4,296 4,471 -175 Telecommunications equipment 17,547 20,511 -2,963 Textile, sewing machines 840 1,132 -291 Excavating machinery 2,892 3,262 -371 Industrial machines, other 11,470 11,825 -355 Specialized mining 210 227 -17 Commercial vessels, other 59 28 31 Spacecraft, excluding military 15 51 -36 Vessels, except scrap 1 7 -6 Wood, glass, plastic 2,873 3,452 -580 Marine engines, parts 794 725 69 Agricultural machinery, equipment 2,627 2,775 -148 Nonfarm tractors and parts 465 561 -96 Measuring, testing, control instrum 6,290 6,161 129 Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,121 818 304 Food, tobacco machinery 1,069 999 70 Railway transportation equipment 961 1,239 -278 Pulp and paper machinery 2,944 2,920 24 Medicinal equipment 8,238 7,339 899 Photo, service industry 5,921 6,052 -131 Electric apparatus 16,177 18,749 -2,572 Industrial engines 7,007 6,647 360 Generators, accessories 7,980 7,292 688 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 127,045 131,139 -4,094 Consumer goods 191,117 184,049 7,069 Pharmaceutical preparations 21,190 17,191 3,999 TV's, VCR's, etc 14,101 13,500 601 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 5,161 4,985 176 Jewelry 5,757 5,908 -151 Apparel, household goods - cotton 22,987 22,536 451 Motorcycles and parts 2,029 1,685 343 Camping apparel and gear 3,995 3,903 93 Records, tapes, and disks 845 955 -110 Cookware, cutlery, tools 2,769 2,892 -123 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,400 2,109 291 Writing and art supplies 6,262 6,359 -97 Musical instruments 952 997 -45 Toys/games/sporting goods 14,819 13,963 857 Rugs 950 948 2 Pleasure boats and motors 1,423 1,338 85 Gem stones, other 1,025 1,056 -32 Photo equipment 1,515 1,740 -226 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,274 2,246 28 Glassware, chinaware 1,538 1,577 -39 Nursery stock, etc. 763 780 -16 Numismatic coins 74 705 -631 Books, printed matter 2,230 2,143 87 Stereo equipment, etc 5,281 6,436 -1,155 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 17,698 16,937 761 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 4,329 3,981 348 Furniture, household goods, etc. 9,168 9,103 65 Footwear 8,027 7,602 425 Household appliances 5,798 5,703 94 Other household goods 18,405 16,713 1,692 Gem diamonds 7,352 8,056 -704 Other Goods 32,369 31,813 555 (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-01-171), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, August 2001. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.