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) September August (R) Monthly 2001 2001 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 91,471 93,606 -2,135 Net Adjustments 246 271 -25 Total, Census Basis 91,225 93,335 -2,110 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,986 3,931 55 Cane and beet sugar 85 47 38 Other foods 314 276 38 Feedstuff and foodgrains 130 110 21 Wine and related products 387 366 21 Bakery products 286 274 12 Nuts 56 50 6 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 35 31 4 Cocoa beans 31 28 2 Green coffee 119 119 (-) Tea, spices, etc. 58 62 -3 Fruits, frozen juices 393 397 -4 Meat products 526 530 -4 Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine 233 239 -6 Food oils, oilseeds 90 101 -11 Dairy products and eggs 76 90 -13 Vegetables 360 381 -21 Fish and shellfish 807 830 -22 Industrial supplies and materials 21,705 22,356 -651 Gas-natural 754 1,241 -487 Crude oil 6,206 6,363 -157 Other precious metals 326 403 -77 Paper and paper products 468 517 -49 Iron and steel mill products 630 675 -45 Liquified petroleum gases 255 299 -44 Electric energy 120 159 -39 Fuel oil 792 830 -38 Steelmaking materials 172 205 -33 Shingles, wallboard 550 582 -32 Lumber 609 640 -31 Newsprint 281 310 -29 Industrial supplies, other 1,103 1,127 -24 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 266 289 -23 Natural rubber 43 64 -21 Pulpwood and woodpulp 175 193 -18 Iron and steel, advanced 330 340 -10 Synthetic rubber--primary 117 125 -8 Tobacco, waxes, etc 317 324 -7 Plywood and veneers 119 125 -6 Wool, silk, etc. 49 55 -5 Coal and related fuels 89 94 -5 Nickel 70 75 -5 Tin 9 13 -4 Hair, waste materials 32 36 -4 Chemicals-fertilizers 252 255 -3 Materials, excluding chemicals 119 121 -2 Hides and skins 10 11 -2 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 74 75 -1 Nontextile floor tiles 160 160 (-) Finished textile supplies 173 172 1 Cotton, natural fibers 9 7 1 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 34 33 1 Finished metal shapes 556 555 1 Nonmonetary gold 193 190 3 Chemicals-inorganic 331 327 4 Cotton cloth, fabrics 164 160 4 Leather and furs 83 77 6 Synthetic cloth 334 327 7 Farming materials, livestock 75 66 10 Nonferrous metals, other 119 110 10 Plastic materials 613 603 10 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 365 353 12 Blank tapes, audio & visual 213 200 13 Zinc 89 74 15 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 439 419 20 Nuclear fuel materials 185 151 34 Copper 249 205 43 Petroleum products, other 1,134 1,078 56 Bauxite and aluminum 606 513 93 Chemicals-organic 1,245 1,031 213 Capital goods, except automotive 22,483 23,427 -945 Computer accessories 4,379 4,693 -314 Telecommunications equipment 1,671 1,903 -232 Civilian aircraft 1,046 1,230 -184 Engines-civilian aircraft 850 945 -95 Generators, accessories 966 1,033 -67 Pulp and paper machinery 304 357 -53 Computers 929 980 -51 Electric apparatus 1,766 1,813 -47 Industrial engines 874 914 -40 Drilling & oilfield equipment 137 165 -28 Measuring, testing, control instrum 692 718 -26 Photo, service industry 734 758 -25 Medicinal equipment 1,023 1,044 -21 Railway transportation equipment 71 90 -19 Laboratory testing instruments 179 196 -18 Agricultural machinery, equipment 298 306 -8 Wood, glass, plastic 325 333 -8 Food, tobacco machinery 142 147 -5 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Commercial vessels, other 4 3 1 Marine engines, parts 96 95 1 Nonfarm tractors and parts 68 66 2 Specialized mining 32 29 3 Excavating machinery 340 336 4 Textile, sewing machines 90 81 9 Business machines and equipment 369 357 12 Materials handling equipment 494 480 14 Parts-civilian aircraft 486 451 35 Metalworking machine tools 594 557 37 Industrial machines, other 1,361 1,320 41 Semiconductors 2,090 2,024 66 Spacecraft, excluding military 72 1 72 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 15,850 16,463 -612 Consumer goods 23,308 23,265 43 Pharmaceutical preparations 2,817 2,624 194 Other household goods 2,432 2,341 91 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,586 1,527 59 Household appliances 816 776 41 Motorcycles and parts 300 267 33 Cookware, cutlery, tools 353 324 29 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,910 1,882 28 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,135 1,117 19 Glassware, chinaware 192 175 17 Toiletries and cosmetics 304 291 12 Nursery stock, etc. 97 89 8 Musical instruments 110 103 7 Writing and art supplies 776 769 7 Stereo equipment, etc 658 653 5 Records, tapes, and disks 102 98 4 Gem stones, other 120 116 3 Numismatic coins 9 7 2 Camping apparel and gear 459 457 2 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,691 2,696 -5 Rugs 112 117 -5 Footwear 996 1,008 -12 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 457 468 -12 Books, printed matter 276 289 -13 Apparel, household goods - wool 273 289 -16 Pleasure boats and motors 147 167 -20 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 546 568 -22 Photo equipment 151 180 -29 Jewelry 680 715 -34 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 2,082 2,163 -81 Gem diamonds 724 992 -268 Other Goods 3,893 3,893 (-) ___________________________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2001 2000 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 880,588 909,660 -29,072 Net Adjustments 4,502 4,587 -85 Total, Census Basis 876,087 905,073 -28,987 Foods, feeds, and beverages 34,874 34,396 479 Cane and beet sugar 398 382 16 Other foods 2,405 2,252 153 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,091 1,079 12 Wine and related products 3,541 3,385 156 Bakery products 2,374 2,161 214 Nuts 504 642 -138 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 285 255 30 Cocoa beans 257 340 -83 Green coffee 1,049 1,905 -857 Tea, spices, etc. 615 609 5 Fruits, frozen juices 3,412 3,386 26 Meat products 4,584 3,928 656 Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine 2,309 2,145 164 Food oils, oilseeds 912 1,065 -154 Dairy products and eggs 752 743 9 Vegetables 3,136 2,758 378 Fish and shellfish 7,252 7,361 -108 Industrial supplies and materials 216,685 221,550 -4,864 Gas-natural 14,434 8,020 6,413 Crude oil 59,101 66,795 -7,694 Other precious metals 5,200 4,618 582 Paper and paper products 4,626 4,930 -304 Iron and steel mill products 6,042 9,201 -3,159 Liquified petroleum gases 3,555 3,064 491 Electric energy 2,677 1,799 878 Fuel oil 8,961 8,311 649 Steelmaking materials 1,717 2,487 -770 Shingles, wallboard 4,949 5,195 -247 Lumber 5,416 5,689 -273 Newsprint 2,775 2,813 -38 Industrial supplies, other 10,208 10,205 2 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 2,583 2,541 43 Natural rubber 478 646 -168 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,068 2,534 -466 Iron and steel, advanced 3,191 3,506 -316 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,049 1,063 -14 Tobacco, waxes, etc 2,656 2,586 70 Plywood and veneers 1,057 1,080 -23 Wool, silk, etc. 533 627 -94 Coal and related fuels 744 629 114 Nickel 797 1,126 -329 Tin 189 214 -25 Hair, waste materials 316 326 -10 Chemicals-fertilizers 2,962 2,471 491 Materials, excluding chemicals 1,185 1,361 -176 Hides and skins 119 122 -3 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 625 588 37 Nontextile floor tiles 1,412 1,504 -93 Finished textile supplies 1,569 1,534 34 Cotton, natural fibers 91 111 -20 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 344 328 15 Finished metal shapes 5,153 5,339 -185 Nonmonetary gold 1,484 2,057 -573 Chemicals-inorganic 3,096 3,321 -225 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,632 1,826 -193 Leather and furs 749 806 -57 Synthetic cloth 3,008 3,372 -364 Farming materials, livestock 624 620 3 Nonferrous metals, other 1,245 1,221 24 Plastic materials 5,512 5,498 14 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 3,270 3,464 -194 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,723 1,809 -86 Zinc 777 940 -163 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 4,055 4,138 -83 Nuclear fuel materials 1,523 1,499 24 Copper 2,031 1,789 242 Petroleum products, other 11,757 10,278 1,478 Bauxite and aluminum 4,775 5,410 -635 Chemicals-organic 10,647 10,138 509 Capital goods, except automotive 230,915 257,326 -26,411 Computer accessories 47,738 56,590 -8,852 Telecommunications equipment 19,223 23,310 -4,088 Civilian aircraft 10,855 8,436 2,419 Engines-civilian aircraft 8,123 6,497 1,625 Generators, accessories 8,938 8,264 675 Pulp and paper machinery 3,249 3,282 -33 Computers 9,636 10,779 -1,143 Electric apparatus 17,950 21,191 -3,241 Industrial engines 7,881 7,526 355 Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,258 908 350 Measuring, testing, control instrum 6,982 6,991 -8 Photo, service industry 6,663 6,865 -201 Medicinal equipment 9,264 8,352 911 Railway transportation equipment 1,032 1,373 -341 Laboratory testing instruments 2,238 2,713 -474 Agricultural machinery, equipment 2,925 3,101 -176 Wood, glass, plastic 3,198 3,885 -687 Food, tobacco machinery 1,211 1,147 64 Vessels, except scrap 1 9 -7 Commercial vessels, other 63 31 32 Marine engines, parts 890 815 75 Nonfarm tractors and parts 534 626 -92 Specialized mining 242 252 -10 Excavating machinery 3,233 3,677 -444 Textile, sewing machines 931 1,267 -337 Business machines and equipment 3,774 4,683 -909 Materials handling equipment 4,792 5,046 -254 Parts-civilian aircraft 4,378 3,786 592 Metalworking machine tools 5,834 6,306 -472 Industrial machines, other 12,837 13,403 -567 Semiconductors 24,955 36,093 -11,138 Spacecraft, excluding military 87 122 -35 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 142,813 147,602 -4,789 Consumer goods 214,521 208,254 6,267 Pharmaceutical preparations 24,068 19,940 4,128 Other household goods 20,844 18,923 1,921 TV's, VCR's, etc 15,701 15,276 425 Household appliances 6,612 6,392 220 Motorcycles and parts 2,329 1,914 415 Cookware, cutlery, tools 3,122 3,259 -137 Toys/games/sporting goods 16,730 15,793 937 Furniture, household goods, etc. 10,307 10,292 14 Glassware, chinaware 1,730 1,787 -57 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,707 2,409 298 Nursery stock, etc. 860 873 -12 Musical instruments 1,063 1,118 -56 Writing and art supplies 7,038 7,154 -117 Stereo equipment, etc 5,944 7,221 -1,277 Records, tapes, and disks 948 1,068 -121 Gem stones, other 1,143 1,198 -55 Numismatic coins 83 712 -628 Camping apparel and gear 4,453 4,410 43 Apparel, household goods - cotton 25,679 25,400 280 Rugs 1,062 1,079 -17 Footwear 9,025 8,570 455 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 5,622 5,634 -12 Books, printed matter 2,506 2,418 89 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,547 2,554 -7 Pleasure boats and motors 1,570 1,509 61 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 4,876 4,508 367 Photo equipment 1,665 1,954 -288 Jewelry 6,438 6,678 -241 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 19,781 19,149 633 Gem diamonds 8,069 9,064 -996 Other Goods 36,277 35,945 332 (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-01-179), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, September 2001. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.