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) March February Monthly 2002 2002 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 92,154 91,828 327 Net Adjustments 279 229 50 Total, Census Basis 91,875 91,599 277 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,946 4,027 -81 Fish and shellfish 793 879 -86 Fruits, frozen juices 399 430 -31 Cane and beet sugar 27 38 -11 Meat products 486 496 -10 Other foods 288 295 -7 Tea, spices, etc. 66 72 -6 Cocoa beans 31 37 -6 Bakery products 278 283 -4 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 24 28 -4 Dairy products and eggs 88 89 (-) Vegetables 347 347 (-) Nuts 64 58 5 Feedstuff and foodgrains 125 119 6 Wine and related products 453 441 13 Green coffee 84 70 14 Food oils, oilseeds 103 83 20 Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine 290 264 26 Industrial supplies and materials 19,857 19,103 753 Crude oil 5,032 4,436 596 Gas-natural 1,164 715 449 Petroleum products, other 980 769 211 Fuel oil 573 445 129 Lumber 704 633 71 Other precious metals 272 241 31 Nonmonetary gold 198 169 29 Chemicals-fertilizers 279 252 27 Electric energy 121 97 24 Coal and related fuels 91 69 22 Zinc 97 78 20 Plywood and veneers 130 112 18 Nonferrous metals, other 112 95 17 Industrial supplies, other 1,114 1,100 14 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 49 40 9 Synthetic cloth 344 336 8 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 67 60 6 Bauxite and aluminum 501 497 4 Nontextile floor tiles 172 169 3 Hair, waste materials 36 35 2 Steelmaking materials 155 155 1 Tin 14 13 (-) Cotton, natural fibers 9 9 (-) Leather and furs 78 79 -1 Newsprint 260 261 -1 Natural rubber 40 42 -1 Wool, silk, etc. 48 51 -3 Hides and skins 10 13 -4 Cotton cloth, fabrics 174 178 -4 Finished metal shapes 541 545 -4 Tobacco, waxes, etc 282 288 -6 Finished textile supplies 187 195 -7 Liquefied petroleum gases 253 261 -7 Pulpwood and woodpulp 177 186 -9 Farming materials, livestock 66 74 -9 Blank tapes, audio & visual 186 197 -11 Iron and steel, advanced 344 357 -13 Chemicals-inorganic 311 324 -13 Materials, excluding chemicals 120 133 -13 Synthetic rubber--primary 85 99 -14 Paper and paper products 470 487 -17 Plastic materials 558 575 -17 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 291 315 -23 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 414 438 -25 Nickel 58 93 -34 Shingles, wallboard 584 627 -43 Copper 161 219 -58 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 330 392 -62 Nuclear fuel materials 88 165 -77 Chemicals-organic 913 1,018 -106 Iron and steel mill products 610 964 -354 Capital goods, except automotive 23,804 23,709 95 Industrial machines, other 1,568 1,425 143 Generators, accessories 961 838 123 Civilian aircraft 1,236 1,141 95 Semiconductors 2,391 2,316 76 Engines-civilian aircraft 802 729 73 Parts-civilian aircraft 453 406 47 Laboratory testing instruments 173 146 27 Computer accessories 5,178 5,164 15 Textile, sewing machines 79 67 12 Marine engines, parts 48 38 11 Railway transportation equipment 80 73 8 Commercial vessels, other 7 2 5 Drilling & oilfield equipment 104 100 5 Excavating machinery 341 337 3 Nonfarm tractors and parts 55 54 1 Specialized mining 37 37 (-) Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Food, tobacco machinery 124 128 -4 Spacecraft, excluding military (-) 5 -4 Measuring, testing, control instrum 696 705 -9 Agricultural machinery, equipment 314 324 -10 Metalworking machine tools 433 452 -19 Business machines and equipment 324 343 -19 Wood, glass, plastic 313 333 -20 Pulp and paper machinery 259 285 -25 Medicinal equipment 1,113 1,139 -26 Industrial engines 777 812 -35 Materials handling equipment 443 482 -39 Telecommunications equipment 1,923 1,973 -50 Electric apparatus 1,794 1,859 -65 Photo, service industry 656 745 -89 Computers 1,120 1,252 -132 Automotive vehicles, parts, and eng 15,796 16,430 -634 Consumer goods 24,218 24,383 -165 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,268 1,360 -92 Footwear 882 961 -79 Motorcycles and parts 231 290 -59 Other household goods 2,494 2,551 -57 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,918 1,959 -41 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 481 522 -41 Stereo equipment, etc 606 643 -37 Gem stones, other 123 148 -25 Toiletries and cosmetics 305 326 -21 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 476 496 -20 Glassware, chinaware 155 175 -19 Musical instruments 105 124 -19 Cookware, cutlery, tools 353 372 -19 Writing and art supplies 796 814 -18 Camping apparel and gear 483 500 -17 Books, printed matter 249 262 -13 Records, tapes, and disks 97 103 -6 Household appliances 823 829 -6 Rugs 123 128 -5 Apparel, household goods - wool 229 234 -4 Numismatic coins 7 8 -1 Jewelry 737 730 7 Photo equipment 161 152 9 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,869 1,859 10 Gem diamonds 988 974 15 Pleasure boats and motors 176 160 16 Nursery stock, etc. 110 90 20 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,835 1,783 51 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,875 2,761 114 Pharmaceutical preparations 3,264 3,071 193 Other goods 4,255 3,946 309 ___________________________________ Item(1) Year-to-dateYear-to-dateYear-to-date 2002 2001 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 272,763 307,166 -34,403 Net Adjustments 743 1,774 -1,031 Total, Census Basis 272,020 305,393 -33,372 Foods, feeds, and beverages 11,846 11,459 387 Fish and shellfish 2,451 2,424 27 Fruits, frozen juices 1,262 1,133 130 Cane and beet sugar 114 129 -15 Meat products 1,485 1,482 3 Other foods 859 746 113 Tea, spices, etc. 215 218 -3 Cocoa beans 113 118 -5 Bakery products 836 763 73 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 83 98 -15 Dairy products and eggs 261 230 31 Vegetables 1,007 1,006 1 Nuts 182 185 -3 Feedstuff and foodgrains 376 372 4 Wine and related products 1,305 1,195 110 Green coffee 234 302 -68 Food oils, oilseeds 266 280 -15 Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine 799 778 21 Industrial supplies and materials 57,919 76,137 -18,218 Crude oil 14,220 19,628 -5,408 Gas-natural 2,686 4,987 -2,301 Petroleum products, other 2,557 4,315 -1,758 Fuel oil 1,571 3,786 -2,215 Lumber 1,910 1,555 355 Other precious metals 752 2,563 -1,811 Nonmonetary gold 500 519 -19 Chemicals-fertilizers 802 1,257 -454 Electric energy 323 1,122 -799 Coal and related fuels 232 219 13 Zinc 241 266 -25 Plywood and veneers 355 332 23 Nonferrous metals, other 321 438 -117 Industrial supplies, other 3,305 3,484 -179 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 137 128 9 Synthetic cloth 1,002 1,021 -19 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 191 188 3 Bauxite and aluminum 1,567 1,670 -103 Nontextile floor tiles 497 474 22 Hair, waste materials 101 104 -3 Steelmaking materials 474 602 -128 Tin 38 75 -37 Cotton, natural fibers 25 35 -10 Leather and furs 222 275 -52 Newsprint 777 969 -192 Natural rubber 136 167 -31 Wool, silk, etc. 147 193 -46 Hides and skins 36 42 -6 Cotton cloth, fabrics 513 567 -54 Finished metal shapes 1,613 1,844 -231 Tobacco, waxes, etc 829 858 -29 Finished textile supplies 565 536 29 Liquefied petroleum gases 782 1,549 -767 Pulpwood and woodpulp 551 850 -298 Farming materials, livestock 212 199 13 Blank tapes, audio & visual 559 533 26 Iron and steel, advanced 1,052 1,109 -57 Chemicals-inorganic 932 1,084 -152 Materials, excluding chemicals 387 431 -43 Synthetic rubber--primary 271 342 -72 Paper and paper products 1,399 1,575 -176 Plastic materials 1,657 1,853 -197 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 900 869 32 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 1,275 1,424 -149 Nickel 213 296 -82 Shingles, wallboard 1,777 1,571 206 Copper 619 714 -96 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 1,082 1,106 -24 Nuclear fuel materials 453 495 -42 Chemicals-organic 2,813 3,756 -944 Iron and steel mill products 2,342 2,165 177 Capital goods, except automotive 70,823 86,184 -15,361 Industrial machines, other 4,391 4,700 -309 Generators, accessories 2,777 3,111 -334 Civilian aircraft 3,719 3,703 17 Semiconductors 6,622 10,999 -4,377 Engines-civilian aircraft 2,265 2,636 -371 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,263 1,430 -167 Laboratory testing instruments 534 906 -372 Computer accessories 15,591 17,997 -2,406 Textile, sewing machines 217 360 -143 Marine engines, parts 135 306 -170 Railway transportation equipment 236 462 -226 Commercial vessels, other 13 38 -24 Drilling & oilfield equipment 323 330 -7 Excavating machinery 985 1,159 -174 Nonfarm tractors and parts 158 165 -7 Specialized mining 93 67 26 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Food, tobacco machinery 360 410 -50 Spacecraft, excluding military 8 7 1 Measuring, testing, control instrum 2,091 2,501 -409 Agricultural machinery, equipment 967 1,061 -94 Metalworking machine tools 1,359 2,219 -860 Business machines and equipment 999 1,408 -409 Wood, glass, plastic 954 1,198 -245 Pulp and paper machinery 809 1,168 -359 Medicinal equipment 3,351 3,137 214 Industrial engines 2,289 2,750 -461 Materials handling equipment 1,368 1,683 -315 Telecommunications equipment 5,596 7,769 -2,173 Electric apparatus 5,397 6,842 -1,445 Photo, service industry 2,081 2,328 -247 Computers 3,872 3,334 537 Automotive vehicles, parts, and eng 47,189 46,702 487 Consumer goods 71,966 72,936 -970 Furniture, household goods, etc. 3,793 3,588 205 Footwear 2,754 3,124 -369 Motorcycles and parts 723 720 3 Other household goods 7,388 7,058 330 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 5,799 6,727 -928 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,775 2,213 -438 Stereo equipment, etc 1,867 2,044 -178 Gem stones, other 389 392 -3 Toiletries and cosmetics 939 904 36 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 1,413 1,579 -165 Glassware, chinaware 486 616 -130 Musical instruments 325 (-) -47 Cookware, cutlery, tools 1,045 1,095 -49 Writing and art supplies 2,368 2,385 -16 Camping apparel and gear 1,470 1,585 -114 Books, printed matter 782 830 -48 Records, tapes, and disks 297 325 -28 Household appliances 2,419 2,133 286 Rugs 372 364 8 Apparel, household goods - wool 710 872 -162 Numismatic coins 27 30 -3 Jewelry 2,174 2,159 14 Photo equipment 429 606 -177 TV's, VCR's, etc 5,468 5,572 -104 Gem diamonds 2,981 2,613 367 Pleasure boats and motors 489 571 -82 Nursery stock, etc. 290 291 -1 Toys/games/sporting goods 5,278 5,684 -406 Apparel, household goods - cotton 8,449 8,990 -541 Pharmaceutical preparations 9,266 7,496 1,769 Other goods 12,277 11,975 302 (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-02-65), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 2002. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.