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) November October (R) Monthly 2001 2001 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 90,185 91,635 -1,450 Net Adjustments 231 237 -6 Total, Census Basis 89,954 91,398 -1,444 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,996 3,994 2 Fruits, frozen juices 430 387 43 Wine and related products 392 364 28 Cocoa beans 55 37 19 Cane and beet sugar 48 40 7 Other foods 279 275 4 Tea, spices, etc. 65 61 4 Bakery products 275 272 3 Dairy products and eggs 92 89 3 Feedstuff and foodgrains 152 150 2 Nuts 59 58 1 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 31 30 1 Green coffee 109 109 (-) Food oils, oilseeds 93 94 -1 Vegetables 355 368 -13 Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine 235 259 -23 Meat products 512 540 -28 Fish and shellfish 813 859 -46 Industrial supplies and materials 19,582 21,241 -1,658 Crude oil 4,877 6,081 -1,203 Chemicals-organic 1,154 1,285 -131 Fuel oil 541 630 -89 Lumber 507 574 -67 Gas-natural 686 738 -52 Nonferrous metals, other 98 146 -48 Petroleum products, other 854 901 -47 Plastic materials 546 580 -34 Liquified petroleum gases 267 301 -34 Industrial supplies, other 1,073 1,101 -28 Blank tapes, audio & visual 188 212 -25 Nickel 67 88 -21 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 454 473 -19 Synthetic rubber--primary 105 123 -18 Iron and steel mill products 737 755 -17 Plywood and veneers 112 128 -16 Paper and paper products 497 511 -15 Steelmaking materials 169 183 -14 Newsprint 266 279 -13 Natural rubber 41 52 -11 Chemicals-inorganic 316 325 -9 Leather and furs 68 76 -8 Finished textile supplies 178 185 -7 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 72 78 -7 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 34 40 -6 Iron and steel, advanced 340 345 -5 Farming materials, livestock 76 81 -5 Materials, excluding chemicals 132 134 -3 Cotton cloth, fabrics 163 165 -2 Wool, silk, etc. 48 49 -1 Other precious metals 289 290 -1 Cotton, natural fibers 9 10 -1 Zinc 62 63 -1 Hair, waste materials 31 32 -1 Nonmonetary gold 236 237 -1 Coal and related fuels 98 97 1 Hides and skins 12 10 1 Tobacco, waxes, etc 306 303 3 Tin 11 8 3 Synthetic cloth 338 333 4 Finished metal shapes 568 563 5 Shingles, wallboard 549 543 6 Nontextile floor tiles 169 160 9 Electric energy 57 45 12 Pulpwood and woodpulp 204 182 22 Chemicals-fertilizers 288 262 26 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 312 284 28 Nuclear fuel materials 203 174 30 Copper 216 184 32 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 376 328 48 Bauxite and aluminum 583 513 70 Capital goods, except automotive 22,858 22,892 -34 Engines-civilian aircraft 805 984 -179 Computers 950 1,100 -150 Generators, accessories 895 963 -68 Industrial engines 820 862 -42 Electric apparatus 1,772 1,806 -34 Excavating machinery 361 390 -29 Photo, service industry 718 741 -23 Marine engines, parts 78 101 -23 Laboratory testing instruments 193 214 -21 Food, tobacco machinery 114 136 -21 Telecommunications equipment 1,587 1,603 -17 Wood, glass, plastic 354 365 -11 Industrial machines, other 1,331 1,338 -7 Specialized mining 17 21 -3 Nonfarm tractors and parts 56 58 -3 Commercial vessels, other 2 4 -2 Agricultural machinery, equipment 314 316 -1 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Business machines and equipment 386 384 2 Parts-civilian aircraft 478 475 3 Textile, sewing machines 83 79 4 Spacecraft, excluding military 10 1 9 Railway transportation equipment 97 87 11 Measuring, testing, control instrum 694 682 12 Pulp and paper machinery 320 307 14 Drilling & oilfield equipment 126 110 16 Metalworking machine tools 516 484 32 Computer accessories 4,720 4,685 36 Materials handling equipment 496 455 42 Semiconductors 1,984 1,934 50 Medicinal equipment 1,150 1,041 109 Civilian aircraft 1,429 1,166 263 Automotive vehicles, parts, and eng 15,906 15,724 182 Consumer goods 23,544 23,493 51 Other household goods 2,710 2,417 292 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,847 1,605 242 Gem diamonds 921 738 183 Stereo equipment, etc 694 665 28 Camping apparel and gear 448 427 21 Writing and art supplies 774 763 12 Jewelry 633 625 9 Nursery stock, etc. 97 92 5 Gem stones, other 114 113 1 Books, printed matter 267 268 (-) Numismatic coins 12 13 (-) Pleasure boats and motors 149 154 -5 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,753 2,759 -6 Rugs 118 124 -6 Motorcycles and parts 218 225 -7 Glassware, chinaware 161 169 -8 Records, tapes, and disks 96 105 -8 Musical instruments 105 114 -9 Toiletries and cosmetics 280 290 -10 Household appliances 799 815 -16 Cookware, cutlery, tools 352 370 -18 Photo equipment 131 150 -19 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,143 1,163 -21 Footwear 924 967 -42 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 448 491 -43 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 458 514 -56 Apparel, household goods - wool 252 313 -60 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,904 2,003 -99 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,716 1,830 -114 Pharmaceutical preparations 3,020 3,215 -195 Other goods 4,068 4,054 14 ___________________________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2001 2000 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 1,062,066 1,120,483 -58,417 Net Adjustments 4,974 5,848 -875 Total, Census Basis 1,057,092 1,114,634 -57,542 Foods, feeds, and beverages 42,875 42,163 712 Fruits, frozen juices 4,227 4,201 26 Wine and related products 4,297 4,111 186 Cocoa beans 349 381 -32 Cane and beet sugar 486 475 11 Other foods 2,958 2,751 207 Tea, spices, etc. 740 743 -3 Bakery products 2,920 2,642 278 Dairy products and eggs 933 894 39 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,395 1,343 52 Nuts 621 779 -157 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 346 317 29 Green coffee 1,267 2,228 -961 Food oils, oilseeds 1,101 1,285 -184 Vegetables 3,859 3,423 435 Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine 2,805 2,670 135 Meat products 5,637 4,835 803 Fish and shellfish 8,931 9,084 -153 Industrial supplies and materials 257,649 273,367 -15,718 Crude oil 70,218 82,735 -12,517 Chemicals-organic 13,054 12,556 498 Fuel oil 10,141 10,496 -355 Lumber 6,497 6,805 -308 Gas-natural 15,849 10,396 5,453 Nonferrous metals, other 1,489 1,505 -16 Petroleum products, other 13,507 12,926 581 Plastic materials 6,640 6,777 -137 Liquified petroleum gases 4,123 3,830 293 Industrial supplies, other 12,382 12,574 -193 Blank tapes, audio & visual 2,123 2,184 -61 Nickel 953 1,311 -359 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 4,981 5,039 -58 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,277 1,310 -33 Iron and steel mill products 7,554 10,809 -3,255 Plywood and veneers 1,297 1,308 -11 Paper and paper products 5,633 6,036 -403 Steelmaking materials 2,071 2,925 -854 Newsprint 3,321 3,477 -156 Natural rubber 571 774 -203 Chemicals-inorganic 3,738 4,047 -309 Leather and furs 893 986 -93 Finished textile supplies 1,932 1,880 51 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 775 726 48 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 419 408 11 Iron and steel, advanced 3,876 4,299 -423 Farming materials, livestock 781 768 13 Materials, excluding chemicals 1,451 1,661 -210 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,960 2,211 -250 Wool, silk, etc. 630 762 -132 Other precious metals 5,772 5,967 -195 Cotton, natural fibers 109 132 -23 Zinc 902 1,136 -234 Hair, waste materials 378 393 -15 Nonmonetary gold 1,957 2,455 -498 Coal and related fuels 940 772 168 Hides and skins 141 149 -8 Tobacco, waxes, etc 3,264 3,188 76 Tin 208 259 -51 Synthetic cloth 3,680 4,090 -410 Finished metal shapes 6,284 6,580 -296 Shingles, wallboard 6,039 6,297 -258 Nontextile floor tiles 1,740 1,822 -82 Electric energy 2,778 2,306 472 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,454 3,103 -648 Chemicals-fertilizers 3,512 3,080 433 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 3,179 3,153 26 Nuclear fuel materials 1,900 1,856 44 Copper 2,431 2,362 69 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 3,975 4,234 -259 Bauxite and aluminum 5,871 6,511 -641 Capital goods, except automotive 276,473 316,894 -40,421 Engines-civilian aircraft 9,913 8,112 1,802 Computers 11,685 13,318 -1,633 Generators, accessories 10,796 10,219 578 Industrial engines 9,568 9,233 335 Electric apparatus 21,524 26,078 -4,554 Excavating machinery 3,983 4,470 -487 Photo, service industry 8,112 8,501 -390 Marine engines, parts 1,067 1,037 30 Laboratory testing instruments 2,647 3,347 -701 Food, tobacco machinery 1,461 1,392 69 Telecommunications equipment 22,409 28,945 -6,536 Wood, glass, plastic 3,914 4,725 -811 Industrial machines, other 15,501 16,553 -1,052 Specialized mining 280 306 -26 Nonfarm tractors and parts 648 746 -98 Commercial vessels, other 70 35 34 Agricultural machinery, equipment 3,555 3,729 -175 Vessels, except scrap 1 9 -8 Business machines and equipment 4,543 5,655 -1,112 Parts-civilian aircraft 5,330 4,684 646 Textile, sewing machines 1,092 1,526 -434 Spacecraft, excluding military 98 150 -52 Railway transportation equipment 1,216 1,652 -436 Measuring, testing, control instrum 8,356 8,659 -303 Pulp and paper machinery 3,874 4,002 -128 Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,494 1,123 372 Metalworking machine tools 6,825 7,819 -994 Computer accessories 57,140 69,336 -12,195 Materials handling equipment 5,742 6,162 -420 Semiconductors 28,875 44,270 -15,395 Medicinal equipment 11,450 10,350 1,100 Civilian aircraft 13,302 10,750 2,553 Automotive vehicles, parts, and eng 174,190 180,452 -6,261 Consumer goods 261,522 257,503 4,019 Other household goods 25,966 23,495 2,471 TV's, VCR's, etc 19,141 19,170 -29 Gem diamonds 9,722 11,052 -1,330 Stereo equipment, etc 7,298 8,835 -1,537 Camping apparel and gear 5,328 5,400 -72 Writing and art supplies 8,576 8,708 -132 Jewelry 7,694 8,195 -501 Nursery stock, etc. 1,049 1,063 -14 Gem stones, other 1,370 1,470 -100 Books, printed matter 3,041 2,979 62 Numismatic coins 108 726 -618 Pleasure boats and motors 1,874 1,859 15 Apparel, household goods - cotton 31,189 31,205 -16 Rugs 1,303 1,341 -39 Motorcycles and parts 2,774 2,396 378 Glassware, chinaware 2,060 2,191 -131 Records, tapes, and disks 1,149 1,293 -144 Musical instruments 1,281 1,381 -100 Toiletries and cosmetics 3,274 2,956 319 Household appliances 8,226 7,750 477 Cookware, cutlery, tools 3,843 3,967 -124 Photo equipment 1,946 2,382 -436 Furniture, household goods, etc. 12,609 12,658 -50 Footwear 10,917 10,415 503 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 6,556 6,927 -371 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 5,846 5,589 257 Apparel, household goods - wool 3,111 3,174 -63 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 23,686 23,506 180 Toys/games/sporting goods 20,277 19,742 535 Pharmaceutical preparations 30,309 25,678 4,631 Other goods 44,384 44,256 128 (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-02-09), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, November 2001. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.