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) December November (R) Monthly 2001 2001 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 86,280 90,285 -4,004 Net Adjustments 191 226 -35 Total, Census Basis 86,089 90,059 -3,969 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,807 4,005 -198 Meat products 434 513 -79 Vegetables 297 352 -56 Bakery products 276 276 (-) Other foods 268 279 -10 Wine and related products 411 391 19 Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine 265 237 28 Feedstuff and foodgrains 147 159 -11 Dairy products and eggs 77 92 -15 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 41 31 10 Cocoa beans 87 55 32 Cane and beet sugar 29 49 -20 Fruits, frozen juices 386 426 -40 Tea, spices, etc. 61 65 -4 Fish and shellfish 790 814 -24 Nuts 55 60 -4 Food oils, oilseeds 86 97 -12 Green coffee 96 109 -13 Industrial supplies and materials 18,408 19,657 -1,249 Crude oil 4,308 4,828 -520 Iron and steel mill products 682 730 -49 Fuel oil 511 546 -35 Steelmaking materials 177 167 10 Pulpwood and woodpulp 177 204 -28 Other precious metals 229 293 -64 Bauxite and aluminum 540 581 -41 Nonmonetary gold 127 243 -116 Iron and steel, advanced 325 337 -13 Paper and paper products 476 497 -22 Synthetic cloth 322 336 -14 Finished metal shapes 513 563 -50 Nickel 76 67 9 Chemicals-inorganic 352 314 39 Industrial supplies, other 1,035 1,075 -40 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 363 378 -15 Cotton cloth, fabrics 164 164 (-) Materials, excluding chemicals 126 131 -5 Lumber 567 510 58 Zinc 98 63 35 Natural rubber 39 41 -3 Shingles, wallboard 554 549 5 Plastic materials 540 545 -5 Newsprint 277 266 10 Wool, silk, etc. 47 48 -1 Leather and furs 71 68 3 Farming materials, livestock 87 75 11 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 429 454 -24 Nontextile floor tiles 178 169 9 Synthetic rubber--primary 96 105 -9 Tin 17 11 6 Blank tapes, audio & visual 191 189 1 Electric energy 73 41 32 Nonferrous metals, other 132 98 34 Cotton, natural fibers 7 9 -2 Plywood and veneers 102 112 -10 Hair, waste materials 34 31 3 Hides and skins 14 12 2 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 34 34 (-) Petroleum products, other 751 865 -114 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 275 313 -39 Copper 198 223 -25 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 62 71 -10 Nuclear fuel materials 201 203 -2 Tobacco, waxes, etc 283 306 -24 Finished textile supplies 178 178 1 Liquified petroleum gases 264 285 -20 Coal and related fuels 103 99 4 Chemicals-fertilizers 235 297 -62 Chemicals-organic 1,144 1,263 -119 Gas-natural 629 666 -38 Capital goods, except automotive 22,178 22,774 -596 Semiconductors 1,861 1,957 -96 Computer accessories 4,472 4,693 -222 Telecommunications equipment 1,698 1,570 128 Electric apparatus 1,680 1,767 -87 Computers 1,023 950 73 Industrial machines, other 1,310 1,355 -45 Business machines and equipment 325 387 -61 Metalworking machine tools 506 515 -8 Wood, glass, plastic 317 348 -31 Laboratory testing instruments 167 191 -24 Excavating machinery 321 358 -37 Measuring, testing, control instrum 666 689 -23 Textile, sewing machines 67 83 -17 Railway transportation equipment 76 97 -21 Materials handling equipment 466 496 -30 Photo, service industry 666 723 -57 Pulp and paper machinery 303 322 -19 Agricultural machinery, equipment 314 315 (-) Nonfarm tractors and parts 47 56 -9 Spacecraft, excluding military 18 10 8 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Specialized mining 54 17 37 Marine engines, parts 76 80 -4 Commercial vessels, other 4 3 2 Food, tobacco machinery 124 114 10 Industrial engines 858 816 42 Drilling & oilfield equipment 101 126 -25 Generators, accessories 910 911 -2 Parts-civilian aircraft 513 471 42 Medicinal equipment 1,042 1,151 -109 Engines-civilian aircraft 689 818 -129 Civilian aircraft 1,503 1,384 118 Automotive vehicles, parts, and eng 15,501 16,016 -515 Consumer goods 22,062 23,528 -1,466 Pharmaceutical preparations 2,286 3,016 -730 Other household goods 2,434 2,718 -284 Household appliances 785 798 -12 Footwear 843 924 -81 Motorcycles and parts 236 213 23 Toiletries and cosmetics 277 281 -4 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 462 460 2 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,602 1,717 -115 Books, printed matter 256 268 -13 Nursery stock, etc. 93 98 -5 Pleasure boats and motors 147 142 5 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,973 1,903 70 Rugs 112 118 -5 Apparel, household goods - wool 227 257 -30 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,174 1,144 30 Camping apparel and gear 457 451 6 Gem stones, other 104 114 -10 Musical instruments 103 104 -2 Records, tapes, and disks 113 96 17 Cookware, cutlery, tools 322 352 -31 Writing and art supplies 727 771 -45 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,747 2,757 -9 Glassware, chinaware 154 159 -5 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,653 1,841 -188 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 417 454 -37 Photo equipment 101 127 -26 Numismatic coins 11 12 -1 Jewelry 634 630 4 Gem diamonds 989 909 80 Stereo equipment, etc 623 692 -69 Other goods 4,133 4,078 55 ___________________________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2001 2000 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 1,147,446 1,224,417 -76,971 Net Adjustments 5,160 6,395 -1,235 Total, Census Basis 1,142,286 1,218,022 -75,736 Foods, feeds, and beverages 46,675 45,975 699 Meat products 6,073 5,309 764 Vegetables 4,126 3,743 384 Bakery products 3,210 2,888 322 Other foods 3,228 2,997 231 Wine and related products 4,692 4,500 193 Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine 3,066 2,947 119 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,549 1,471 78 Dairy products and eggs 1,012 959 52 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 385 347 39 Cocoa beans 435 405 30 Cane and beet sugar 517 503 14 Fruits, frozen juices 4,590 4,601 -10 Tea, spices, etc. 799 811 -11 Fish and shellfish 9,761 9,909 -147 Nuts 678 847 -169 Food oils, oilseeds 1,196 1,391 -194 Green coffee 1,357 2,350 -993 Industrial supplies and materials 275,948 299,788 -23,840 Crude oil 74,421 89,876 -15,455 Iron and steel mill products 8,201 11,593 -3,392 Fuel oil 10,658 11,883 -1,225 Steelmaking materials 2,239 3,098 -859 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,632 3,384 -751 Other precious metals 6,052 6,642 -590 Bauxite and aluminum 6,398 6,981 -583 Nonmonetary gold 2,091 2,665 -573 Iron and steel, advanced 4,202 4,678 -475 Paper and paper products 6,107 6,554 -447 Synthetic cloth 4,003 4,442 -439 Finished metal shapes 6,793 7,195 -402 Nickel 1,032 1,422 -390 Chemicals-inorganic 4,090 4,416 -326 Industrial supplies, other 13,427 13,738 -311 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 4,339 4,637 -298 Cotton cloth, fabrics 2,131 2,403 -272 Materials, excluding chemicals 1,576 1,817 -242 Lumber 7,090 7,326 -236 Zinc 993 1,230 -236 Natural rubber 613 842 -229 Shingles, wallboard 6,600 6,828 -228 Plastic materials 7,188 7,396 -209 Newsprint 3,597 3,788 -191 Wool, silk, etc. 682 835 -153 Leather and furs 963 1,081 -118 Farming materials, livestock 866 975 -109 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 5,414 5,513 -99 Nontextile floor tiles 1,917 1,983 -66 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,374 1,428 -54 Tin 222 275 -53 Blank tapes, audio & visual 2,321 2,359 -38 Electric energy 2,681 2,716 -35 Nonferrous metals, other 1,615 1,648 -34 Cotton, natural fibers 116 140 -24 Plywood and veneers 1,399 1,417 -18 Hair, waste materials 412 427 -15 Hides and skins 158 163 -5 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 453 456 -4 Petroleum products, other 14,233 14,230 3 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 3,460 3,447 12 Copper 2,635 2,612 24 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 836 801 35 Nuclear fuel materials 2,101 2,046 55 Tobacco, waxes, etc 3,548 3,492 57 Finished textile supplies 2,112 2,055 57 Liquified petroleum gases 4,405 4,290 115 Coal and related fuels 1,043 833 210 Chemicals-fertilizers 3,869 3,373 496 Chemicals-organic 14,333 13,749 584 Gas-natural 16,307 12,614 3,693 Capital goods, except automotive 297,803 346,663 -48,860 Semiconductors 30,455 48,354 -17,899 Computer accessories 61,303 75,486 -14,182 Telecommunications equipment 23,882 31,927 -8,045 Electric apparatus 23,148 28,484 -5,336 Computers 12,700 14,277 -1,576 Industrial machines, other 16,838 18,238 -1,400 Business machines and equipment 4,866 6,134 -1,268 Metalworking machine tools 7,340 8,548 -1,208 Wood, glass, plastic 4,225 5,141 -916 Laboratory testing instruments 2,795 3,643 -848 Excavating machinery 4,305 4,857 -551 Measuring, testing, control instrum 9,016 9,534 -518 Textile, sewing machines 1,160 1,654 -494 Railway transportation equipment 1,292 1,774 -482 Materials handling equipment 6,210 6,681 -471 Photo, service industry 8,781 9,249 -468 Pulp and paper machinery 4,173 4,385 -212 Agricultural machinery, equipment 3,880 4,050 -171 Nonfarm tractors and parts 692 803 -111 Spacecraft, excluding military 116 151 -35 Vessels, except scrap 1 9 -8 Specialized mining 334 334 (-) Marine engines, parts 1,145 1,119 26 Commercial vessels, other 75 38 37 Food, tobacco machinery 1,588 1,526 61 Industrial engines 10,422 10,061 361 Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,595 1,215 380 Generators, accessories 11,733 11,263 470 Parts-civilian aircraft 5,840 5,130 710 Medicinal equipment 12,495 11,353 1,142 Engines-civilian aircraft 10,635 8,842 1,794 Civilian aircraft 14,760 12,404 2,356 Automotive vehicles, parts, and eng 189,699 195,858 -6,159 Consumer goods 283,602 281,405 2,198 Pharmaceutical preparations 32,642 27,809 4,834 Other household goods 28,442 25,895 2,548 Household appliances 9,008 8,413 595 Footwear 11,777 11,376 401 Motorcycles and parts 2,954 2,627 326 Toiletries and cosmetics 3,551 3,240 311 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 6,331 6,111 219 Toys/games/sporting goods 21,896 21,731 166 Books, printed matter 3,303 3,241 62 Nursery stock, etc. 1,150 1,159 -9 Pleasure boats and motors 2,022 2,040 -18 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 25,643 25,695 -52 Rugs 1,417 1,471 -54 Apparel, household goods - wool 3,398 3,460 -62 Furniture, household goods, etc. 13,788 13,862 -74 Camping apparel and gear 5,815 5,907 -92 Gem stones, other 1,484 1,606 -122 Musical instruments 1,375 1,507 -132 Records, tapes, and disks 1,258 1,390 -132 Cookware, cutlery, tools 4,171 4,321 -149 Writing and art supplies 9,307 9,473 -166 Apparel, household goods - cotton 33,949 34,123 -174 Glassware, chinaware 2,199 2,401 -201 TV's, VCR's, etc 20,682 21,044 -361 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 7,063 7,527 -464 Photo equipment 2,012 2,588 -576 Numismatic coins 118 737 -619 Jewelry 8,292 8,961 -669 Gem diamonds 10,629 12,071 -1,442 Stereo equipment, etc 7,925 9,621 -1,696 Other goods 48,559 48,333 226 (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-02-25), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, December 2001. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.