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) October September (R) Monthly 2001 2001 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 91,575 91,128 447 Net Adjustments 240 250 -10 Total, Census Basis 91,335 90,878 457 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,999 3,996 3 Fish and shellfish 864 814 50 Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine 261 235 26 Feedstuff and foodgrains 152 131 21 Meat products 541 526 15 Dairy products and eggs 89 76 13 Vegetables 368 361 8 Cocoa beans 37 31 6 Tea, spices, etc. 61 58 3 Nuts 58 56 2 Food oils, oilseeds 94 93 1 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 30 35 -5 Fruits, frozen juices 384 392 -7 Green coffee 109 119 -10 Bakery products 271 286 -15 Wine and related products 364 387 -23 Other foods 275 312 -38 Cane and beet sugar 39 85 -46 Industrial supplies and materials 21,288 21,845 -557 Crude oil 6,095 6,365 -270 Petroleum products, other 911 1,128 -218 Fuel oil 636 802 -166 Bauxite and aluminum 510 606 -96 Electric energy 45 120 -76 Copper 184 249 -64 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 328 365 -37 Lumber 574 609 -35 Plastic materials 582 614 -33 Other precious metals 290 320 -30 Zinc 63 89 -26 Tobacco, waxes, etc 303 316 -14 Gas-natural 733 746 -13 Nuclear fuel materials 174 185 -11 Chemicals-inorganic 324 331 -7 Shingles, wallboard 542 549 -7 Leather and furs 76 82 -6 Newsprint 279 281 -2 Synthetic cloth 332 334 -2 Industrial supplies, other 1,102 1,104 -2 Tin 8 9 -1 Blank tapes, audio & visual 212 213 -1 Hair, waste materials 31 32 -1 Wool, silk, etc. 49 49 (-) Nontextile floor tiles 160 159 (-) Hides and skins 10 10 1 Cotton, natural fibers 10 9 1 Cotton cloth, fabrics 165 163 1 Finished metal shapes 558 556 2 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 78 74 4 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 41 36 5 Farming materials, livestock 80 75 6 Synthetic rubber--primary 124 117 6 Pulpwood and woodpulp 182 175 7 Chemicals-fertilizers 260 253 7 Coal and related fuels 97 89 8 Plywood and veneers 128 119 9 Natural rubber 52 43 9 Steelmaking materials 185 174 11 Iron and steel, advanced 342 331 11 Finished textile supplies 185 173 12 Materials, excluding chemicals 134 119 14 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 283 266 17 Nickel 88 70 19 Nonferrous metals, other 146 120 26 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 473 439 33 Nonmonetary gold 236 193 43 Paper and paper products 511 467 44 Liquified petroleum gases 301 255 46 Chemicals-organic 1,303 1,213 90 Iron and steel mill products 774 650 124 Capital goods, except automotive 22,776 22,290 486 Computer accessories 4,687 4,376 311 Computers 1,100 929 171 Civilian aircraft 1,066 898 168 Engines-civilian aircraft 989 852 137 Excavating machinery 388 339 49 Electric apparatus 1,804 1,762 43 Wood, glass, plastic 357 322 36 Laboratory testing instruments 216 180 36 Medicinal equipment 1,040 1,018 22 Photo, service industry 742 722 20 Agricultural machinery, equipment 316 298 19 Business machines and equipment 384 367 17 Railway transportation equipment 87 70 16 Marine engines, parts 101 95 6 Pulp and paper machinery 306 302 4 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Commercial vessels, other 4 4 (-) Generators, accessories 962 965 -3 Food, tobacco machinery 136 143 -7 Nonfarm tractors and parts 58 68 -10 Textile, sewing machines 79 89 -10 Specialized mining 21 32 -12 Measuring, testing, control instrum 677 689 -12 Industrial engines 865 878 -14 Parts-civilian aircraft 468 485 -17 Industrial machines, other 1,339 1,356 -17 Drilling & oilfield equipment 110 137 -27 Materials handling equipment 449 494 -45 Telecommunications equipment 1,603 1,668 -64 Spacecraft, excluding military 1 72 -71 Metalworking machine tools 482 586 -104 Semiconductors 1,937 2,092 -155 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 15,732 15,597 135 Consumer goods 23,480 23,272 208 Pharmaceutical preparations 3,222 2,824 399 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,758 2,689 69 Apparel, household goods - wool 312 272 40 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 489 452 37 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,163 1,131 32 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,606 1,575 31 Cookware, cutlery, tools 370 352 18 Gem diamonds 735 719 16 Rugs 123 111 12 Stereo equipment, etc 664 653 11 Musical instruments 114 110 4 Numismatic coins 13 9 4 Records, tapes, and disks 105 102 3 Pleasure boats and motors 150 147 2 Photo equipment 150 151 -1 Household appliances 815 817 -1 Nursery stock, etc. 92 97 -5 Gem stones, other 113 120 -7 Books, printed matter 267 276 -8 Toiletries and cosmetics 291 301 -10 Other household goods 2,414 2,426 -12 Writing and art supplies 759 777 -18 Glassware, chinaware 168 192 -24 Footwear 968 998 -29 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 512 544 -31 Camping apparel and gear 426 458 -32 Jewelry 624 679 -55 Motorcycles and parts 225 302 -77 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 2,002 2,080 -78 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,828 1,910 -82 Other Goods 4,059 3,878 181 ___________________________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2001 2000 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 971,820 1,015,672 -43,852 Net Adjustments 4,746 5,196 -451 Total, Census Basis 967,075 1,010,476 -43,401 Foods, feeds, and beverages 38,883 38,220 664 Fish and shellfish 8,123 8,229 -106 Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine 2,571 2,399 172 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,244 1,209 35 Meat products 5,126 4,358 767 Dairy products and eggs 841 817 25 Vegetables 3,504 3,092 412 Cocoa beans 293 366 -73 Tea, spices, etc. 676 676 (-) Nuts 562 710 -148 Food oils, oilseeds 1,008 1,189 -181 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 315 287 28 Fruits, frozen juices 3,795 3,762 33 Green coffee 1,158 2,070 -913 Bakery products 2,646 2,396 250 Wine and related products 3,905 3,739 166 Other foods 2,678 2,498 181 Cane and beet sugar 437 422 16 Industrial supplies and materials 238,114 247,877 -9,763 Crude oil 65,355 75,214 -9,859 Petroleum products, other 12,662 11,512 1,150 Fuel oil 9,606 9,415 192 Bauxite and aluminum 5,285 5,956 -671 Electric energy 2,722 1,950 771 Copper 2,215 2,073 142 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 3,598 3,854 -256 Lumber 5,990 6,251 -260 Plastic materials 6,095 6,135 -40 Other precious metals 5,483 5,353 130 Zinc 840 1,048 -208 Tobacco, waxes, etc 2,958 2,891 67 Gas-natural 15,159 9,248 5,910 Nuclear fuel materials 1,697 1,651 47 Chemicals-inorganic 3,421 3,684 -263 Shingles, wallboard 5,490 5,748 -258 Leather and furs 824 894 -70 Newsprint 3,054 3,151 -97 Synthetic cloth 3,340 3,733 -393 Industrial supplies, other 11,310 11,386 -76 Tin 197 237 -40 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,935 2,006 -70 Hair, waste materials 347 360 -13 Wool, silk, etc. 582 693 -111 Nontextile floor tiles 1,571 1,663 -92 Hides and skins 130 135 -6 Cotton, natural fibers 101 123 -22 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,797 2,016 -220 Finished metal shapes 5,711 5,954 -243 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 703 659 44 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 386 367 19 Farming materials, livestock 703 707 -4 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,172 1,186 -14 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,250 2,823 -573 Chemicals-fertilizers 3,222 2,750 473 Coal and related fuels 841 708 133 Plywood and veneers 1,184 1,206 -21 Natural rubber 530 710 -180 Steelmaking materials 1,903 2,709 -806 Iron and steel, advanced 3,534 3,910 -376 Finished textile supplies 1,753 1,707 46 Materials, excluding chemicals 1,319 1,513 -195 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 2,866 2,854 13 Nickel 885 1,217 -332 Nonferrous metals, other 1,392 1,355 37 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 4,527 4,601 -74 Nonmonetary gold 1,720 2,244 -524 Paper and paper products 5,136 5,496 -360 Liquified petroleum gases 3,856 3,434 422 Chemicals-organic 11,919 11,352 567 Iron and steel mill products 6,836 10,035 -3,198 Capital goods, except automotive 253,499 287,355 -33,856 Computer accessories 52,423 63,041 -10,618 Computers 10,736 12,145 -1,409 Civilian aircraft 11,773 9,625 2,147 Engines-civilian aircraft 9,114 7,343 1,771 Excavating machinery 3,620 4,080 -459 Electric apparatus 19,750 23,628 -3,878 Wood, glass, plastic 3,552 4,314 -762 Laboratory testing instruments 2,456 3,037 -581 Medicinal equipment 10,298 9,335 963 Photo, service industry 7,395 7,691 -296 Agricultural machinery, equipment 3,242 3,411 -169 Business machines and equipment 4,157 5,175 -1,018 Railway transportation equipment 1,119 1,511 -393 Marine engines, parts 990 929 61 Pulp and paper machinery 3,553 3,645 -92 Vessels, except scrap 1 9 -8 Commercial vessels, other 67 34 34 Generators, accessories 9,900 9,242 658 Food, tobacco machinery 1,347 1,264 83 Nonfarm tractors and parts 592 684 -92 Textile, sewing machines 1,009 1,400 -391 Specialized mining 263 270 -7 Measuring, testing, control instrum 7,657 7,818 -161 Industrial engines 8,750 8,362 388 Parts-civilian aircraft 4,845 4,228 617 Industrial machines, other 14,171 15,003 -833 Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,368 1,000 369 Materials handling equipment 5,241 5,617 -376 Telecommunications equipment 20,822 26,154 -5,332 Spacecraft, excluding military 88 127 -39 Metalworking machine tools 6,307 7,047 -740 Semiconductors 26,894 40,187 -13,292 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 158,293 164,172 -5,879 Consumer goods 237,965 232,801 5,163 Pharmaceutical preparations 27,297 22,859 4,438 Apparel, household goods - cotton 28,436 28,291 145 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,858 2,860 -1 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 6,106 6,259 -153 Furniture, household goods, etc. 11,465 11,471 -5 TV's, VCR's, etc 17,295 17,086 209 Cookware, cutlery, tools 3,491 3,611 -120 Gem diamonds 8,798 10,056 -1,258 Rugs 1,184 1,212 -28 Stereo equipment, etc 6,603 8,006 -1,402 Musical instruments 1,176 1,253 -77 Numismatic coins 96 719 -623 Records, tapes, and disks 1,053 1,179 -126 Pleasure boats and motors 1,720 1,683 37 Photo equipment 1,815 2,173 -358 Household appliances 7,428 7,069 358 Nursery stock, etc. 952 964 -12 Gem stones, other 1,256 1,332 -76 Books, printed matter 2,773 2,698 75 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,995 2,686 309 Other household goods 23,253 21,212 2,041 Writing and art supplies 7,799 7,929 -131 Glassware, chinaware 1,898 1,988 -89 Footwear 9,995 9,482 513 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 5,387 5,047 340 Camping apparel and gear 4,879 4,894 -15 Jewelry 7,060 7,432 -372 Motorcycles and parts 2,555 2,159 397 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 21,782 21,321 461 Toys/games/sporting goods 18,559 17,871 687 Other Goods 40,321 40,051 270 (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-01-196), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, October 2001. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.