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) January December Monthly 2002 2001 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 88,916 85,937 2,979 Net Adjustments 237 194 43 Total, Census Basis 88,679 85,743 2,936 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,877 3,791 86 Meat products 503 433 69 Fruits, frozen juices 434 385 48 Cane and beet sugar 51 30 21 Tea, spices, etc. 77 61 17 Vegetables 313 297 16 Other foods 275 268 6 Dairy products and eggs 84 77 6 Nuts 61 56 5 Food oils, oilseeds 83 81 2 Wine and related products 411 410 1 Bakery products 274 276 -2 Feedstuff and foodgrains 131 141 -10 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 30 41 -10 Fish and shellfish 778 789 -12 Green coffee 80 96 -16 Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine 245 263 -18 Cocoa beans 46 87 -41 Industrial supplies and materials 19,041 18,244 797 Crude oil 4,820 4,302 518 Gas-natural 807 629 178 Iron and steel mill products 754 683 70 Petroleum products, other 802 739 63 Industrial supplies, other 1,090 1,033 57 Fuel oil 555 503 52 Copper 239 191 48 Electric energy 105 73 32 Bauxite and aluminum 570 539 31 Iron and steel, advanced 352 323 29 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 295 274 21 Chemicals-fertilizers 284 266 18 Natural rubber 54 39 15 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 48 34 14 Nonmonetary gold 133 119 13 Finished metal shapes 530 517 13 Shingles, wallboard 566 553 12 Pulpwood and woodpulp 188 177 12 Liquified petroleum gases 276 265 11 Plywood and veneers 112 101 10 Other precious metals 238 229 10 Materials, excluding chemicals 136 128 8 Lumber 572 566 6 Finished textile supplies 183 178 5 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 64 62 2 Cotton, natural fibers 7 7 (-) Wool, silk, etc. 47 47 (-) Synthetic cloth 323 323 (-) Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 360 360 (-) Nuclear fuel materials 200 201 -1 Hides and skins 13 14 -1 Cotton cloth, fabrics 161 163 -2 Hair, waste materials 29 33 -4 Tin 12 17 -5 Leather and furs 65 71 -6 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 423 429 -6 Synthetic rubber--primary 86 96 -9 Steelmaking materials 164 177 -13 Nickel 62 76 -14 Blank tapes, audio & visual 179 194 -14 Farming materials, livestock 73 87 -15 Plastic materials 527 545 -17 Nonferrous metals, other 114 132 -18 Newsprint 257 277 -20 Tobacco, waxes, etc 258 281 -23 Nontextile floor tiles 155 178 -23 Zinc 66 96 -30 Coal and related fuels 73 103 -30 Paper and paper products 440 474 -34 Chemicals-inorganic 297 352 -55 Chemicals-organic 880 990 -110 Capital goods, except automotive 23,452 22,226 1,226 Computer accessories 5,248 4,471 778 Computers 1,503 1,025 478 Industrial machines, other 1,404 1,297 107 Generators, accessories 979 894 86 Electric apparatus 1,739 1,676 63 Engines-civilian aircraft 736 674 62 Semiconductors 1,916 1,861 54 Medicinal equipment 1,093 1,040 53 Laboratory testing instruments 216 168 49 Measuring, testing, control instrum 689 665 24 Drilling & oilfield equipment 119 103 16 Agricultural machinery, equipment 329 314 15 Telecommunications equipment 1,712 1,702 10 Photo, service industry 680 671 9 Railway transportation equipment 83 76 7 Business machines and equipment 331 324 6 Textile, sewing machines 73 68 5 Nonfarm tractors and parts 49 46 3 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Commercial vessels, other 4 4 (-) Wood, glass, plastic 308 316 -8 Materials handling equipment 448 461 -14 Excavating machinery 307 321 -15 Food, tobacco machinery 108 124 -15 Spacecraft, excluding military 2 18 -16 Marine engines, parts 49 73 -24 Metalworking machine tools 471 505 -34 Specialized mining 19 54 -35 Pulp and paper machinery 267 303 -36 Parts-civilian aircraft 403 513 -110 Civilian aircraft 1,467 1,599 -132 Industrial engines 699 858 -159 Automotive vehicles, parts, and eng 14,905 15,375 -470 Consumer goods 23,331 21,979 1,351 Pharmaceutical preparations 2,911 2,240 671 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 771 417 354 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,738 1,644 94 Jewelry 707 635 73 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,811 2,742 69 Footwear 912 843 69 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,661 1,599 61 Writing and art supplies 762 729 33 Toiletries and cosmetics 307 276 32 Camping apparel and gear 487 456 31 Gem diamonds 1,018 987 31 Apparel, household goods - wool 248 227 21 Books, printed matter 272 254 18 Gem stones, other 119 104 15 Photo equipment 115 102 14 Rugs 120 112 8 Pleasure boats and motors 154 148 6 Numismatic coins 13 11 2 Glassware, chinaware 156 154 2 Cookware, cutlery, tools 320 321 -1 Nursery stock, etc. 90 92 -2 Stereo equipment, etc 616 623 -6 Musical instruments 95 102 -7 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,166 1,173 -8 Records, tapes, and disks 96 113 -17 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 441 459 -18 Household appliances 764 785 -21 Motorcycles and parts 203 235 -32 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,920 1,972 -52 Other household goods 2,336 2,422 -86 Other goods 4,073 4,127 -54 ___________________________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2002 2001(R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 88,916 104,337 -15,421 Net Adjustments 237 577 -340 Total, Census Basis 88,679 103,760 -15,081 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,877 3,917 -40 Meat products 503 504 -1 Fruits, frozen juices 434 399 35 Cane and beet sugar 51 51 (-) Tea, spices, etc. 77 71 7 Vegetables 313 329 -16 Other foods 275 245 29 Dairy products and eggs 84 81 2 Nuts 61 57 5 Food oils, oilseeds 83 94 -11 Wine and related products 411 414 -2 Bakery products 274 255 20 Feedstuff and foodgrains 131 141 -9 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 30 34 -4 Fish and shellfish 778 847 -69 Green coffee 80 101 -20 Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine 245 256 -11 Cocoa beans 46 39 7 Industrial supplies and materials 19,041 26,534 -7,492 Crude oil 4,820 6,562 -1,742 Gas-natural 807 1,900 -1,093 Iron and steel mill products 754 715 39 Petroleum products, other 802 1,660 -857 Industrial supplies, other 1,090 1,177 -87 Fuel oil 555 1,744 -1,190 Copper 239 268 -29 Electric energy 105 282 -177 Bauxite and aluminum 570 534 36 Iron and steel, advanced 352 398 -46 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 295 297 -1 Chemicals-fertilizers 284 377 -93 Natural rubber 54 56 -2 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 48 47 1 Nonmonetary gold 133 179 -47 Finished metal shapes 530 634 -104 Shingles, wallboard 566 538 28 Pulpwood and woodpulp 188 294 -106 Liquified petroleum gases 276 596 -320 Plywood and veneers 112 120 -8 Other precious metals 238 682 -443 Materials, excluding chemicals 136 149 -13 Lumber 572 528 43 Finished textile supplies 183 175 8 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 64 62 2 Cotton, natural fibers 7 13 -6 Wool, silk, etc. 47 66 -19 Synthetic cloth 323 355 -32 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 360 372 -12 Nuclear fuel materials 200 268 -68 Hides and skins 13 15 -2 Cotton cloth, fabrics 161 189 -27 Hair, waste materials 29 34 -5 Tin 12 29 -18 Leather and furs 65 94 -30 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 423 470 -47 Synthetic rubber--primary 86 124 -38 Steelmaking materials 164 201 -37 Nickel 62 96 -34 Blank tapes, audio & visual 179 183 -4 Farming materials, livestock 73 70 3 Plastic materials 527 626 -99 Nonferrous metals, other 114 166 -52 Newsprint 257 334 -78 Tobacco, waxes, etc 258 303 -44 Nontextile floor tiles 155 161 -7 Zinc 66 85 -19 Coal and related fuels 73 72 1 Paper and paper products 440 534 -94 Chemicals-inorganic 297 372 -75 Chemicals-organic 880 1,330 -450 Capital goods, except automotive 23,452 29,098 -5,646 Computer accessories 5,248 6,057 -809 Computers 1,503 1,062 441 Industrial machines, other 1,404 1,594 -190 Generators, accessories 979 1,034 -55 Electric apparatus 1,739 2,366 -627 Engines-civilian aircraft 736 770 -34 Semiconductors 1,916 3,915 -2,000 Medicinal equipment 1,093 1,034 59 Laboratory testing instruments 216 319 -103 Measuring, testing, control instrum 689 845 -156 Drilling & oilfield equipment 119 121 -1 Agricultural machinery, equipment 329 387 -58 Telecommunications equipment 1,712 2,746 -1,034 Photo, service industry 680 786 -105 Railway transportation equipment 83 150 -67 Business machines and equipment 331 469 -138 Textile, sewing machines 73 124 -51 Nonfarm tractors and parts 49 53 -4 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Commercial vessels, other 4 6 -2 Wood, glass, plastic 308 426 -118 Materials handling equipment 448 573 -125 Excavating machinery 307 401 -95 Food, tobacco machinery 108 153 -45 Spacecraft, excluding military 2 3 -1 Marine engines, parts 49 104 -55 Metalworking machine tools 471 771 -300 Specialized mining 19 24 -5 Pulp and paper machinery 267 358 -92 Parts-civilian aircraft 403 489 -85 Civilian aircraft 1,467 1,059 408 Industrial engines 699 898 -199 Automotive vehicles, parts, and eng 14,905 15,705 -799 Consumer goods 23,331 24,351 -1,021 Pharmaceutical preparations 2,911 2,407 504 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 771 862 -91 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,738 1,833 -95 Jewelry 707 737 -30 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,811 3,009 -198 Footwear 912 1,030 -118 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,661 1,933 -272 Writing and art supplies 762 808 -45 Toiletries and cosmetics 307 309 -2 Camping apparel and gear 487 514 -27 Gem diamonds 1,018 826 192 Apparel, household goods - wool 248 289 -41 Books, printed matter 272 285 -14 Gem stones, other 119 141 -22 Photo equipment 115 205 -89 Rugs 120 126 -6 Pleasure boats and motors 154 182 -28 Numismatic coins 13 8 5 Glassware, chinaware 156 209 -54 Cookware, cutlery, tools 320 368 -48 Nursery stock, etc. 90 97 -7 Stereo equipment, etc 616 773 -157 Musical instruments 95 126 -31 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,166 1,186 -21 Records, tapes, and disks 96 109 -12 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 441 522 -81 Household appliances 764 691 74 Motorcycles and parts 203 248 -45 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,920 2,195 -275 Other household goods 2,336 2,322 14 Other goods 4,073 4,155 -82 (1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed to convert to a BOP basis is not available. NOTE: For information on data sources, nonsampling errors and definitions, see the information section on page 26 of this release or at www.census.gov/ foreign-trade/www/press.html. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-02-37), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, January 2002. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.