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) May April Monthly 2002 2002 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 98,788 96,998 1,790 Net Adjustments 324 320 4 Total, Census Basis 98,464 96,678 1,786 Foods, feeds, and beverages 4,141 4,075 66 Fruits, frozen juices 427 389 38 Fish and shellfish 852 828 24 Green coffee 125 105 20 Cocoa beans 40 21 19 Food oils, oilseeds 100 88 12 Vegetables 352 344 9 Bakery products 296 294 2 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 28 27 1 Other foods 300 300 (-) Meat products 505 507 -2 Wine and related products 452 455 -2 Dairy products and eggs 99 102 -3 Nuts 53 59 -5 Cane and beet sugar 42 49 -7 Feedstuff and foodgrains 113 121 -8 Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine 286 296 -10 Tea, spices, etc. 70 90 -20 Industrial supplies and materials 22,795 22,781 14 Nuclear fuel materials 268 86 182 Petroleum products, other 1,335 1,202 133 Lumber 763 672 91 Bauxite and aluminum 529 479 50 Gas-natural 1,005 960 46 Nonmonetary gold 256 212 44 Pulpwood and woodpulp 196 178 18 Natural rubber 63 48 16 Nonferrous metals, other 129 115 15 Industrial supplies, other 1,189 1,178 12 Coal and related fuels 76 64 11 Nickel 63 52 11 Cotton cloth, fabrics 191 181 10 Nontextile floor tiles 177 167 9 Plywood and veneers 147 140 7 Finished textile supplies 201 196 5 Shingles, wallboard 617 613 4 Chemicals-inorganic 322 318 4 Finished metal shapes 585 582 3 Synthetic cloth 354 351 3 Synthetic rubber--primary 99 97 2 Hair, waste materials 42 39 2 Paper and paper products 518 516 2 Cotton, natural fibers 7 6 1 Blank tapes, audio & visual 207 206 1 Hides and skins 10 9 1 Wool, silk, etc. 51 51 (-) Plastic materials 597 597 (-) Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 44 45 -1 Leather and furs 77 78 -1 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 305 306 -1 Materials, excluding chemicals 132 134 -2 Tin 11 14 -2 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 71 73 -3 Iron and steel mill products 525 529 -4 Farming materials, livestock 73 77 -4 Iron and steel, advanced 366 371 -4 Copper 180 188 -8 Liquefied petroleum gases 288 296 -8 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 453 464 -11 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 340 352 -12 Tobacco, waxes, etc 283 297 -14 Newsprint 242 258 -16 Electric energy 85 117 -32 Steelmaking materials 166 202 -35 Chemicals-fertilizers 318 359 -41 Zinc 79 122 -43 Crude oil 6,737 6,781 -44 Fuel oil 739 825 -86 Other precious metals 259 406 -147 Chemicals-organic 1,023 1,174 -151 Capital goods, except automotive 23,993 23,836 156 Telecommunications equipment 2,001 1,841 160 Semiconductors 2,338 2,196 142 Generators, accessories 1,060 923 137 Electric apparatus 1,979 1,857 122 Commercial vessels, other 85 4 81 Business machines and equipment 388 330 58 Computer accessories 5,121 5,090 31 Parts-civilian aircraft 394 376 18 Laboratory testing instruments 173 158 15 Materials handling equipment 543 530 13 Engines-civilian aircraft 759 746 13 Railway transportation equipment 96 85 12 Industrial machines, other 1,511 1,504 7 Metalworking machine tools 462 454 7 Nonfarm tractors and parts 65 58 7 Textile, sewing machines 81 78 3 Spacecraft, excluding military 3 1 2 Wood, glass, plastic 326 326 (-) Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Pulp and paper machinery 265 267 -2 Marine engines, parts 42 45 -3 Food, tobacco machinery 121 124 -3 Excavating machinery 351 355 -4 Agricultural machinery, equipment 327 335 -8 Drilling & oilfield equipment 103 116 -14 Medicinal equipment 1,141 1,158 -17 Specialized mining 36 57 -21 Measuring, testing, control instrum 753 776 -22 Industrial engines 735 774 -39 Computers 1,269 1,322 -54 Photo, service industry machinery 748 802 -55 Civilian aircraft 717 1,149 -432 Automotive vehicles, parts, and eng 17,857 17,007 850 Consumer goods 25,592 25,007 585 Pharmaceutical preparations 3,258 3,030 227 TV's, VCR's, etc 2,044 1,901 143 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 2,064 1,980 83 Writing and art supplies 864 781 82 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,379 1,321 58 Camping apparel and gear 537 480 57 Household appliances 928 873 55 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,885 2,832 53 Cookware, cutlery, tools 394 348 46 Stereo equipment, etc 724 689 35 Apparel, household goods - wool 238 218 20 Footwear 942 924 17 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 506 489 16 Gem diamonds 1,124 1,108 16 Toiletries and cosmetics 330 314 16 Books, printed matter 277 262 15 Nursery stock, etc. 93 83 10 Musical instruments 124 119 5 Records, tapes, and disks 105 102 3 Rugs 133 130 3 Numismatic coins 8 8 (-) Jewelry 766 768 -2 Photo equipment 147 152 -5 Glassware, chinaware 177 183 -5 Gem stones, other 128 150 -22 Motorcycles and parts 233 259 -26 Pleasure boats and motors 192 219 -27 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,882 1,931 -49 Other household goods 2,591 2,650 -59 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 523 704 -181 Other goods 4,087 3,971 115 ___________________________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2002 2001 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 466,859 502,563 -35,705 Net Adjustments 1,382 3,082 -1,699 Total, Census Basis 465,476 499,482 -34,005 Foods, feeds, and beverages 20,090 19,025 1,065 Fruits, frozen juices 2,068 1,836 233 Fish and shellfish 4,156 4,022 134 Green coffee 472 556 -84 Cocoa beans 177 150 27 Food oils, oilseeds 457 485 -28 Vegetables 1,714 1,705 9 Bakery products 1,428 1,293 135 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 138 155 -17 Other foods 1,471 1,280 191 Meat products 2,493 2,451 42 Wine and related products 2,193 1,965 228 Dairy products and eggs 465 396 69 Nuts 290 294 -5 Cane and beet sugar 207 185 21 Feedstuff and foodgrains 609 610 -1 Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine 1,387 1,296 91 Tea, spices, etc. 365 346 19 Industrial supplies and materials 103,439 125,497 -22,058 Nuclear fuel materials 809 758 51 Petroleum products, other 5,092 7,261 -2,169 Lumber 3,426 2,825 601 Bauxite and aluminum 2,561 2,646 -85 Gas-natural 4,456 9,090 -4,634 Nonmonetary gold 969 780 189 Pulpwood and woodpulp 910 1,288 -378 Natural rubber 245 266 -21 Nonferrous metals, other 564 744 -180 Industrial supplies, other 5,677 5,706 -29 Coal and related fuels 372 377 -5 Nickel 328 482 -154 Cotton cloth, fabrics 882 941 -58 Nontextile floor tiles 840 775 65 Plywood and veneers 644 567 76 Finished textile supplies 959 885 74 Shingles, wallboard 2,997 2,647 350 Chemicals-inorganic 1,571 1,794 -223 Finished metal shapes 2,776 2,972 -196 Synthetic cloth 1,708 1,691 17 Synthetic rubber--primary 463 506 -43 Hair, waste materials 185 175 10 Paper and paper products 2,448 2,595 -147 Cotton, natural fibers 37 55 -18 Blank tapes, audio & visual 983 923 59 Hides and skins 55 70 -15 Wool, silk, etc. 248 312 -64 Plastic materials 2,857 3,155 -298 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 225 252 -27 Leather and furs 375 432 -57 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 1,509 1,443 67 Materials, excluding chemicals 647 692 -45 Tin 63 130 -66 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 335 329 6 Iron and steel mill products 3,319 3,459 -140 Farming materials, livestock 363 358 6 Iron and steel, advanced 1,787 1,802 -15 Copper 1,009 1,163 -153 Liquefied petroleum gases 1,383 2,363 -980 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 2,192 2,314 -122 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 1,770 1,814 -44 Tobacco, waxes, etc 1,427 1,443 -15 Newsprint 1,282 1,604 -322 Electric energy 582 2,245 -1,663 Steelmaking materials 843 992 -148 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,441 2,151 -710 Zinc 440 439 1 Crude oil 27,758 33,055 -5,297 Fuel oil 3,135 5,731 -2,595 Other precious metals 1,414 3,512 -2,098 Chemicals-organic 5,078 5,491 -413 Capital goods, except automotive 117,167 135,287 -18,121 Telecommunications equipment 9,127 11,934 -2,806 Semiconductors 10,846 15,720 -4,874 Generators, accessories 4,740 5,010 -269 Electric apparatus 9,127 10,681 -1,554 Commercial vessels, other 103 48 55 Business machines and equipment 1,710 2,252 -542 Computer accessories 25,340 28,169 -2,830 Parts-civilian aircraft 2,043 2,422 -379 Laboratory testing instruments 834 1,328 -494 Materials handling equipment 2,439 2,785 -346 Engines-civilian aircraft 3,775 4,360 -584 Railway transportation equipment 417 749 -332 Industrial machines, other 7,354 7,810 -456 Metalworking machine tools 2,256 3,476 -1,219 Nonfarm tractors and parts 281 272 10 Textile, sewing machines 374 569 -194 Spacecraft, excluding military 11 8 3 Wood, glass, plastic 1,607 1,897 -291 Vessels, except scrap (-) 1 (-) Pulp and paper machinery 1,343 1,891 -548 Marine engines, parts 223 247 -24 Food, tobacco machinery 608 614 -6 Excavating machinery 1,690 1,887 -197 Agricultural machinery, equipment 1,607 1,671 -63 Drilling & oilfield equipment 542 656 -114 Medicinal equipment 5,616 5,162 454 Specialized mining 185 121 64 Measuring, testing, control instrum 3,607 4,063 -456 Industrial engines 3,790 4,150 -360 Computers 6,373 5,457 916 Photo, service industry machinery 3,630 3,775 -144 Civilian aircraft 5,568 6,106 -537 Automotive vehicles, parts, and eng 82,474 78,835 3,639 Consumer goods 121,929 120,467 1,462 Pharmaceutical preparations 15,556 13,483 2,073 TV's, VCR's, etc 9,289 9,031 258 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 9,831 11,143 -1,312 Writing and art supplies 4,011 3,957 54 Furniture, household goods, etc. 6,427 5,823 603 Camping apparel and gear 2,443 2,616 -173 Household appliances 4,242 3,589 654 Apparel, household goods - cotton 13,983 14,520 -537 Cookware, cutlery, tools 1,782 1,735 47 Stereo equipment, etc 3,277 3,229 49 Apparel, household goods - wool 1,175 1,439 -264 Footwear 4,599 5,098 -499 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 2,428 2,583 -155 Gem diamonds 5,171 4,458 713 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,572 1,485 87 Books, printed matter 1,323 1,375 -52 Nursery stock, etc. 474 493 -19 Musical instruments 568 619 -51 Records, tapes, and disks 504 523 -19 Rugs 637 602 35 Numismatic coins 44 55 -11 Jewelry 3,688 3,579 109 Photo equipment 732 968 -235 Glassware, chinaware 844 998 -154 Gem stones, other 665 659 6 Motorcycles and parts 1,241 1,254 -13 Pleasure boats and motors 871 886 -15 Toys/games/sporting goods 9,123 9,185 -62 Other household goods 12,553 11,617 936 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 2,875 3,465 -591 Other goods 20,378 20,370 7 (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-02-96), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, May 2002. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.