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) April March Monthly 2002 2002 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 96,809 91,583 5,226 Net Adjustments 315 274 41 Total, Census Basis 96,494 91,308 5,186 Foods, feeds, and beverages 4,074 3,975 99 Tea, spices, etc. 90 66 24 Meat products 508 484 24 Cane and beet sugar 50 28 22 Bakery products 294 278 16 Green coffee 105 89 16 Wine and related products 456 442 15 Dairy products and eggs 102 90 12 Other foods 301 292 9 Fish and shellfish 827 821 6 Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine 293 288 5 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 27 24 3 Vegetables 343 343 (-) Feedstuff and foodgrains 121 125 -4 Nuts 59 63 -4 Cocoa beans 21 33 -12 Food oils, oilseeds 89 105 -16 Fruits, frozen juices 389 406 -18 Industrial supplies and materials 22,946 19,936 3,009 Crude oil 6,906 5,053 1,853 Fuel oil 826 572 253 Petroleum products, other 1,203 978 225 Chemicals-organic 1,153 953 199 Other precious metals 406 271 135 Chemicals-fertilizers 359 253 106 Industrial supplies, other 1,178 1,118 60 Steelmaking materials 201 147 54 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 464 417 47 Liquefied petroleum gases 313 271 42 Plastic materials 597 556 42 Finished metal shapes 582 541 41 Paper and paper products 516 479 37 Copper 218 183 35 Zinc 123 96 27 Iron and steel, advanced 370 345 25 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 352 329 23 Blank tapes, audio & visual 206 189 17 Shingles, wallboard 613 597 16 Cotton cloth, fabrics 181 167 14 Nonmonetary gold 212 198 14 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 306 293 13 Materials, excluding chemicals 134 122 12 Synthetic rubber--primary 97 87 10 Plywood and veneers 141 131 10 Finished textile supplies 195 186 9 Chemicals-inorganic 320 311 9 Farming materials, livestock 77 69 8 Tobacco, waxes, etc 297 290 7 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 73 66 7 Natural rubber 48 41 6 Synthetic cloth 351 345 6 Pulpwood and woodpulp 178 174 4 Hair, waste materials 39 36 4 Nonferrous metals, other 114 111 3 Wool, silk, etc. 50 49 1 Tin 14 13 (-) Leather and furs 78 78 (-) Hides and skins 9 11 -2 Nuclear fuel materials 88 90 -2 Cotton, natural fibers 5 9 -3 Newsprint 258 262 -4 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 45 50 -5 Nontextile floor tiles 167 173 -5 Nickel 52 58 -6 Bauxite and aluminum 480 501 -21 Coal and related fuels 64 91 -27 Electric energy 117 155 -38 Lumber 672 723 -51 Iron and steel mill products 538 597 -59 Gas-natural 960 1,102 -142 Capital goods, except automotive 23,771 23,413 358 Computers 1,322 1,118 204 Photo, service industry machinery 804 654 150 Measuring, testing, control instrum 769 686 83 Materials handling equipment 524 441 82 Electric apparatus 1,860 1,787 72 Medicinal equipment 1,151 1,093 58 Computer accessories 5,092 5,050 42 Metalworking machine tools 453 423 30 Specialized mining 57 37 20 Business machines and equipment 330 315 15 Agricultural machinery, equipment 335 321 14 Pulp and paper machinery 267 254 13 Drilling & oilfield equipment 116 105 12 Excavating machinery 355 346 9 Wood, glass, plastic 326 319 7 Railway transportation equipment 85 80 5 Nonfarm tractors and parts 58 55 3 Industrial engines 774 772 2 Food, tobacco machinery 124 123 1 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Spacecraft, excluding military 1 (-) (-) Textile, sewing machines 78 79 (-) Marine engines, parts 45 48 -3 Commercial vessels, other 4 7 -3 Laboratory testing instruments 160 163 -4 Telecommunications equipment 1,841 1,849 -7 Industrial machines, other 1,519 1,555 -36 Generators, accessories 919 966 -47 Engines-civilian aircraft 749 802 -53 Parts-civilian aircraft 376 451 -74 Semiconductors 2,197 2,295 -99 Civilian aircraft 1,082 1,219 -138 Automotive vehicles, parts, and eng 16,778 15,984 795 Consumer goods 24,944 23,672 1,272 Other household goods 2,650 2,392 257 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 704 486 217 Gem diamonds 1,110 987 123 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,978 1,857 121 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,903 1,783 120 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,929 1,824 105 Stereo equipment, etc 689 586 102 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,831 2,730 101 Pleasure boats and motors 219 143 75 Footwear 924 854 70 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,321 1,253 68 Household appliances 875 819 56 Jewelry 766 737 29 Motorcycles and parts 258 230 28 Glassware, chinaware 183 155 28 Gem stones, other 150 123 26 Camping apparel and gear 480 457 23 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 488 468 20 Toiletries and cosmetics 314 300 15 Musical instruments 119 106 13 Books, printed matter 263 250 12 Cookware, cutlery, tools 348 343 5 Records, tapes, and disks 102 98 4 Rugs 130 128 2 Numismatic coins 8 7 2 Writing and art supplies 779 782 -3 Photo equipment 151 163 -12 Apparel, household goods - wool 218 230 -12 Nursery stock, etc. 83 117 -33 Pharmaceutical preparations 2,973 3,264 -292 Other goods 3,981 4,328 -347 ___________________________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2002 2001 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 367,882 405,530 -37,648 Net Adjustments 1,053 2,324 -1,270 Total, Census Basis 366,828 403,206 -36,377 Foods, feeds, and beverages 15,948 15,241 706 Tea, spices, etc. 296 277 19 Meat products 1,988 1,963 25 Cane and beet sugar 165 149 16 Bakery products 1,132 1,030 102 Green coffee 347 428 -82 Wine and related products 1,742 1,581 162 Dairy products and eggs 366 316 50 Other foods 1,172 1,017 155 Fish and shellfish 3,303 3,212 91 Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine 1,099 1,049 50 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 110 124 -15 Vegetables 1,361 1,359 2 Feedstuff and foodgrains 496 483 13 Nuts 236 240 -4 Cocoa beans 137 129 8 Food oils, oilseeds 357 384 -26 Fruits, frozen juices 1,641 1,501 140 Industrial supplies and materials 80,809 101,374 -20,565 Crude oil 21,146 26,239 -5,093 Fuel oil 2,396 4,801 -2,405 Petroleum products, other 3,758 5,759 -2,000 Chemicals-organic 4,033 4,405 -372 Other precious metals 1,156 3,044 -1,888 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,123 1,730 -606 Industrial supplies, other 4,488 4,608 -120 Steelmaking materials 676 797 -121 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 1,738 1,879 -141 Liquefied petroleum gases 1,113 1,969 -856 Plastic materials 2,260 2,525 -265 Finished metal shapes 2,191 2,426 -236 Paper and paper products 1,931 2,087 -156 Copper 858 968 -110 Zinc 363 339 23 Iron and steel, advanced 1,420 1,463 -43 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 1,430 1,468 -38 Blank tapes, audio & visual 775 725 50 Shingles, wallboard 2,381 2,081 299 Cotton cloth, fabrics 691 757 -65 Nonmonetary gold 713 654 59 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 1,205 1,154 51 Materials, excluding chemicals 515 568 -53 Synthetic rubber--primary 363 406 -43 Plywood and veneers 498 451 47 Finished textile supplies 757 715 42 Chemicals-inorganic 1,250 1,428 -178 Farming materials, livestock 290 286 4 Tobacco, waxes, etc 1,145 1,157 -11 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 264 258 6 Natural rubber 181 216 -35 Synthetic cloth 1,354 1,359 -6 Pulpwood and woodpulp 714 1,075 -361 Hair, waste materials 143 141 2 Nonferrous metals, other 435 612 -178 Wool, silk, etc. 196 252 -56 Tin 52 107 -55 Leather and furs 299 351 -52 Hides and skins 45 56 -11 Nuclear fuel materials 542 626 -84 Cotton, natural fibers 30 45 -15 Newsprint 1,040 1,293 -253 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 180 204 -24 Nontextile floor tiles 663 626 37 Nickel 266 396 -130 Bauxite and aluminum 2,033 2,150 -117 Coal and related fuels 296 298 -2 Electric energy 497 1,802 -1,305 Lumber 2,663 2,191 471 Iron and steel mill products 2,803 2,811 -8 Gas-natural 3,450 7,616 -4,166 Capital goods, except automotive 93,110 110,497 -17,387 Computers 5,104 4,458 646 Photo, service industry machinery 2,885 3,067 -182 Measuring, testing, control instrum 2,846 3,275 -428 Materials handling equipment 1,890 2,248 -358 Electric apparatus 7,151 8,749 -1,598 Medicinal equipment 4,467 4,127 339 Computer accessories 20,220 22,991 -2,770 Metalworking machine tools 1,794 2,891 -1,097 Specialized mining 150 89 61 Business machines and equipment 1,322 1,839 -517 Agricultural machinery, equipment 1,280 1,348 -68 Pulp and paper machinery 1,078 1,535 -457 Drilling & oilfield equipment 440 491 -51 Excavating machinery 1,339 1,531 -192 Wood, glass, plastic 1,281 1,553 -272 Railway transportation equipment 321 620 -300 Nonfarm tractors and parts 217 218 -1 Industrial engines 3,055 3,359 -304 Food, tobacco machinery 487 495 -8 Vessels, except scrap (-) 1 (-) Spacecraft, excluding military 8 7 1 Textile, sewing machines 294 467 -173 Marine engines, parts 180 199 -19 Commercial vessels, other 17 42 -24 Laboratory testing instruments 663 1,089 -425 Telecommunications equipment 7,126 9,881 -2,755 Industrial machines, other 5,858 6,349 -491 Generators, accessories 3,677 3,998 -322 Engines-civilian aircraft 3,019 3,577 -558 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,649 1,931 -283 Semiconductors 8,508 13,271 -4,764 Civilian aircraft 4,784 4,801 -16 Automotive vehicles, parts, and eng 64,388 63,055 1,333 Consumer goods 96,274 96,879 -606 Other household goods 9,962 9,305 656 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 2,352 2,766 -414 Gem diamonds 4,049 3,455 594 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 7,765 8,954 -1,189 TV's, VCR's, etc 7,248 7,244 4 Toys/games/sporting goods 7,239 7,538 -299 Stereo equipment, etc 2,553 2,595 -42 Apparel, household goods - cotton 11,097 11,666 -568 Pleasure boats and motors 679 729 -50 Footwear 3,657 4,110 -453 Furniture, household goods, etc. 5,047 4,721 326 Household appliances 3,316 2,857 458 Jewelry 2,920 2,868 51 Motorcycles and parts 1,007 1,010 -3 Glassware, chinaware 667 819 -152 Gem stones, other 537 530 6 Camping apparel and gear 1,907 2,105 -198 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 1,921 2,066 -144 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,243 1,192 51 Musical instruments 444 500 -56 Books, printed matter 1,046 1,106 -60 Cookware, cutlery, tools 1,388 1,403 -15 Records, tapes, and disks 400 427 -27 Rugs 504 485 19 Numismatic coins 36 41 -6 Writing and art supplies 3,146 3,172 -26 Photo equipment 585 789 -204 Apparel, household goods - wool 937 1,160 -223 Nursery stock, etc. 381 393 -12 Pharmaceutical preparations 12,241 10,872 1,369 Other goods 16,300 16,160 141 (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-02-79), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, April 2002. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.