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) February January Monthly 2002 2002 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 92,053 88,782 3,271 Net Adjustments 226 235 -9 Total, Census Basis 91,827 88,547 3,280 Foods, feeds, and beverages 4,034 3,873 161 Fish and shellfish 882 779 103 Vegetables 347 313 34 Wine and related products 440 411 28 Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine 267 245 22 Other foods 296 276 20 Bakery products 283 275 8 Dairy products and eggs 89 84 5 Food oils, oilseeds 83 79 4 Nuts 58 60 -2 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 28 31 -2 Fruits, frozen juices 430 434 -4 Tea, spices, etc. 72 78 -6 Meat products 496 503 -7 Cocoa beans 37 46 -9 Green coffee 70 80 -10 Cane and beet sugar 38 49 -10 Feedstuff and foodgrains 118 131 -13 Industrial supplies and materials 19,070 18,959 112 Iron and steel mill products 967 768 199 Chemicals-organic 1,020 882 138 Shingles, wallboard 628 566 62 Lumber 633 572 62 Plastic materials 575 524 52 Paper and paper products 489 442 48 Nonmonetary gold 170 133 37 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 392 360 33 Nickel 93 62 31 Tobacco, waxes, etc 288 259 29 Chemicals-inorganic 323 297 25 Blank tapes, audio & visual 198 176 22 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 315 294 21 Finished metal shapes 546 527 19 Cotton cloth, fabrics 178 161 17 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 438 423 16 Leather and furs 80 65 15 Nontextile floor tiles 170 155 15 Synthetic cloth 337 322 15 Synthetic rubber--primary 99 86 13 Finished textile supplies 195 183 12 Industrial supplies, other 1,103 1,090 12 Zinc 78 66 12 Iron and steel, advanced 358 351 7 Hair, waste materials 35 30 5 Wool, silk, etc. 52 47 4 Newsprint 261 257 4 Liquefied petroleum gases 271 267 3 Other precious metals 242 239 3 Farming materials, livestock 74 72 2 Cotton, natural fibers 9 7 2 Tin 13 12 1 Hides and skins 13 13 1 Plywood and veneers 113 112 1 Materials, excluding chemicals 134 135 (-) Pulpwood and woodpulp 186 188 -3 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 61 64 -3 Coal and related fuels 69 73 -4 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 40 48 -7 Electric energy 97 105 -8 Natural rubber 42 54 -12 Steelmaking materials 152 164 -12 Chemicals-fertilizers 255 271 -16 Nonferrous metals, other 94 113 -19 Copper 212 239 -28 Nuclear fuel materials 165 200 -34 Petroleum products, other 773 807 -34 Bauxite and aluminum 495 569 -73 Gas-natural 715 807 -92 Fuel oil 443 553 -110 Crude oil 4,383 4,752 -369 Capital goods, except automotive 23,790 23,311 480 Semiconductors 2,316 1,915 401 Telecommunications equipment 1,971 1,700 271 Electric apparatus 1,861 1,744 118 Industrial engines 809 700 110 Photo, service industry 757 680 77 Medicinal equipment 1,145 1,099 46 Industrial machines, other 1,438 1,397 40 Materials handling equipment 481 444 37 Excavating machinery 338 306 31 Wood, glass, plastic 333 308 26 Food, tobacco machinery 128 108 20 Pulp and paper machinery 283 264 19 Specialized mining 37 19 18 Measuring, testing, control instrum 707 690 18 Business machines and equipment 345 332 13 Nonfarm tractors and parts 54 49 4 Parts-civilian aircraft 406 404 3 Spacecraft, excluding military 5 2 2 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Commercial vessels, other 2 4 -2 Engines-civilian aircraft 731 734 -3 Textile, sewing machines 67 72 -5 Agricultural machinery, equipment 324 329 -5 Railway transportation equipment 73 83 -10 Marine engines, parts 38 50 -12 Drilling & oilfield equipment 101 119 -17 Metalworking machine tools 451 474 -23 Laboratory testing instruments 145 216 -70 Computer accessories 5,169 5,249 -80 Generators, accessories 839 978 -139 Civilian aircraft 1,183 1,342 -159 Computers 1,253 1,499 -247 Automotive vehicles, parts, and eng 16,530 14,963 1,567 Consumer goods 24,445 23,364 1,080 Other household goods 2,560 2,342 218 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,361 1,165 195 Pharmaceutical preparations 3,106 2,931 176 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,785 1,660 125 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,863 1,741 122 Motorcycles and parts 290 203 87 Household appliances 831 767 64 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 497 442 55 Cookware, cutlery, tools 372 320 52 Footwear 962 912 50 Writing and art supplies 808 759 49 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,964 1,921 43 Photo equipment 152 115 37 Musical instruments 124 95 29 Gem stones, other 148 119 29 Stereo equipment, etc 645 618 27 Jewelry 730 706 23 Toiletries and cosmetics 326 308 19 Glassware, chinaware 175 156 19 Camping apparel and gear 501 488 12 Rugs 130 121 9 Records, tapes, and disks 103 96 7 Pleasure boats and motors 156 153 3 Nursery stock, etc. 90 91 -1 Numismatic coins 8 13 -5 Books, printed matter 262 272 -10 Apparel, household goods - wool 235 247 -12 Gem diamonds 975 1,019 -44 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,764 2,813 -49 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 523 771 -248 Other goods 3,957 4,076 -119 ___________________________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2002 2001 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 180,834 204,600 -23,766 Net Adjustments 461 1,164 -703 Total, Census Basis 180,373 203,437 -23,063 Foods, feeds, and beverages 7,907 7,732 175 Fish and shellfish 1,661 1,657 4 Vegetables 660 660 (-) Wine and related products 851 800 51 Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine 512 517 -5 Other foods 572 496 76 Bakery products 558 505 52 Dairy products and eggs 173 163 9 Food oils, oilseeds 162 198 -37 Nuts 118 122 -4 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 59 65 -5 Fruits, frozen juices 864 776 88 Tea, spices, etc. 149 149 (-) Meat products 999 988 11 Cocoa beans 82 88 -6 Green coffee 151 196 -45 Cane and beet sugar 87 102 -15 Feedstuff and foodgrains 250 250 (-) Industrial supplies and materials 38,029 51,287 -13,257 Iron and steel mill products 1,735 1,448 288 Chemicals-organic 1,901 2,627 -726 Shingles, wallboard 1,194 1,062 132 Lumber 1,205 1,054 152 Plastic materials 1,099 1,237 -138 Paper and paper products 931 1,066 -135 Nonmonetary gold 302 342 -40 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 752 742 11 Nickel 155 198 -43 Tobacco, waxes, etc 546 592 -46 Chemicals-inorganic 620 727 -107 Blank tapes, audio & visual 374 350 24 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 608 579 29 Finished metal shapes 1,073 1,253 -180 Cotton cloth, fabrics 340 368 -28 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 861 955 -93 Leather and furs 144 187 -43 Nontextile floor tiles 324 317 7 Synthetic cloth 659 687 -29 Synthetic rubber--primary 185 243 -57 Finished textile supplies 378 350 28 Industrial supplies, other 2,193 2,331 -139 Zinc 144 178 -35 Iron and steel, advanced 709 749 -40 Hair, waste materials 65 68 -3 Wool, silk, etc. 99 133 -34 Newsprint 518 662 -144 Liquefied petroleum gases 538 1,070 -532 Other precious metals 480 1,251 -770 Farming materials, livestock 147 137 10 Cotton, natural fibers 16 22 -6 Tin 25 48 -23 Hides and skins 26 29 -3 Plywood and veneers 225 225 (-) Materials, excluding chemicals 269 294 -24 Pulpwood and woodpulp 374 571 -197 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 125 119 6 Coal and related fuels 141 139 2 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 88 94 -6 Electric energy 202 753 -552 Natural rubber 96 109 -13 Steelmaking materials 316 389 -74 Chemicals-fertilizers 526 836 -310 Nonferrous metals, other 207 300 -93 Copper 451 477 -26 Nuclear fuel materials 365 341 24 Petroleum products, other 1,580 3,203 -1,623 Bauxite and aluminum 1,064 1,090 -26 Gas-natural 1,522 3,449 -1,928 Fuel oil 996 2,863 -1,867 Crude oil 9,135 12,974 -3,840 Capital goods, except automotive 47,101 57,514 -10,413 Semiconductors 4,232 7,687 -3,455 Telecommunications equipment 3,672 5,292 -1,621 Electric apparatus 3,605 4,669 -1,064 Industrial engines 1,509 1,834 -325 Photo, service industry 1,437 1,544 -107 Medicinal equipment 2,244 2,065 179 Industrial machines, other 2,835 3,140 -306 Materials handling equipment 926 1,136 -210 Excavating machinery 644 773 -129 Wood, glass, plastic 641 854 -214 Food, tobacco machinery 236 277 -41 Pulp and paper machinery 547 779 -231 Specialized mining 56 45 11 Measuring, testing, control instrum 1,397 1,661 -264 Business machines and equipment 676 932 -256 Nonfarm tractors and parts 103 109 -6 Parts-civilian aircraft 810 963 -153 Spacecraft, excluding military 7 5 2 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Commercial vessels, other 6 34 -28 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,466 1,595 -130 Textile, sewing machines 139 248 -109 Agricultural machinery, equipment 653 731 -78 Railway transportation equipment 157 310 -153 Marine engines, parts 88 194 -107 Drilling & oilfield equipment 220 212 8 Metalworking machine tools 925 1,520 -595 Laboratory testing instruments 361 599 -238 Computer accessories 10,417 12,038 -1,621 Generators, accessories 1,816 2,024 -207 Civilian aircraft 2,526 2,133 393 Computers 2,752 2,110 642 Automotive vehicles, parts, and eng 31,493 31,253 240 Consumer goods 47,809 47,492 317 Other household goods 4,903 4,608 295 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,526 2,360 166 Pharmaceutical preparations 6,037 4,865 1,171 Toys/games/sporting goods 3,445 3,579 -134 TV's, VCR's, etc 3,603 3,626 -23 Motorcycles and parts 492 493 (-) Household appliances 1,598 1,386 213 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 940 994 -54 Cookware, cutlery, tools 692 719 -26 Footwear 1,874 2,005 -132 Writing and art supplies 1,567 1,560 6 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 3,885 4,370 -484 Photo equipment 267 407 -140 Musical instruments 220 250 -30 Gem stones, other 267 263 4 Stereo equipment, etc 1,263 1,378 -115 Jewelry 1,436 1,453 -17 Toiletries and cosmetics 634 602 33 Glassware, chinaware 331 414 -84 Camping apparel and gear 989 1,025 -36 Rugs 251 251 (-) Records, tapes, and disks 200 221 -21 Pleasure boats and motors 309 350 -42 Nursery stock, etc. 180 199 -18 Numismatic coins 21 18 3 Books, printed matter 534 564 -30 Apparel, household goods - wool 482 575 -92 Gem diamonds 1,993 1,685 308 Apparel, household goods - cotton 5,577 5,874 -297 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,294 1,399 -105 Other goods 8,034 8,158 -124 (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 or www.bea.gov/bea/rels.htm. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-02-48), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, February 2002. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.