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) August July Monthly 2002 2002 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 100,258 98,143 2,115 Net Adjustments 274 275 -1 Total, Census Basis 99,984 97,868 2,116 Foods, feeds, and beverages 4,218 4,243 -25 Meat products 486 531 -45 Cane and beet sugar 37 68 -31 Fish and shellfish 828 843 -15 Vegetables 369 384 -15 Dairy products and eggs 86 99 -13 Wine and related products 439 450 -11 Nuts 57 61 -4 Tea, spices, etc. 56 60 -4 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 26 27 -1 Food oils, oilseeds 129 129 (-) Bakery products 321 320 1 Green coffee 133 122 11 Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine 278 265 13 Other foods 321 306 14 Feedstuff and foodgrains 147 129 17 Cocoa beans 70 50 20 Fruits, frozen juices 435 399 36 Industrial supplies and materials 23,883 22,803 1,080 Crude oil 7,195 6,777 418 Chemicals-fertilizers 392 256 136 Fuel oil 831 699 132 Bauxite and aluminum 645 564 81 Chemicals-organic 1,081 1,006 75 Other precious metals 276 204 73 Liquefied petroleum gases 318 260 58 Blank tapes, audio & visual 263 205 57 Lumber 521 464 57 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 474 439 35 Finished metal shapes 608 576 33 Copper 218 187 31 Iron and steel, advanced 379 357 22 Coal and related fuels 116 96 20 Farming materials, livestock 81 66 15 Iron and steel mill products 776 762 14 Industrial supplies, other 1,231 1,218 13 Newsprint 256 244 12 Plastic materials 656 647 9 Steelmaking materials 220 212 8 Nonmonetary gold 212 205 7 Shingles, wallboard 599 593 6 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 307 302 5 Synthetic cloth 372 368 4 Tin 19 15 4 Cotton cloth, fabrics 209 206 3 Materials, excluding chemicals 130 128 3 Finished textile supplies 211 209 2 Hides and skins 12 9 2 Hair, waste materials 43 41 2 Cotton, natural fibers 5 5 (-) Chemicals-inorganic 338 339 (-) Pulpwood and woodpulp 219 220 (-) Tobacco, waxes, etc 301 301 -1 Wool, silk, etc. 56 57 -1 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 76 77 -1 Nontextile floor tiles 175 177 -2 Nuclear fuel materials 193 196 -2 Natural rubber 73 76 -2 Synthetic rubber--primary 108 115 -7 Leather and furs 74 80 -7 Plywood and veneers 149 157 -8 Zinc 86 94 -8 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 346 356 -11 Electric energy 82 95 -13 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 41 56 -15 Paper and paper products 501 517 -17 Petroleum products, other 1,252 1,276 -24 Nickel 67 99 -32 Nonferrous metals, other 114 161 -46 Gas-natural 976 1,034 -58 Capital goods, except automotive 23,706 23,981 -275 Civilian aircraft 585 916 -332 Computer accessories 4,834 4,947 -113 Computers 1,351 1,456 -105 Telecommunications equipment 2,000 2,072 -72 Engines-civilian aircraft 654 721 -67 Wood, glass, plastic 384 427 -43 Pulp and paper machinery 310 339 -29 Excavating machinery 355 381 -26 Specialized mining 29 53 -24 Commercial vessels, other 4 21 -17 Industrial engines 767 773 -6 Laboratory testing instruments 152 157 -5 Railway transportation equipment 91 96 -5 Business machines and equipment 351 354 -3 Marine engines, parts 49 51 -3 Electric apparatus 1,867 1,868 -1 Spacecraft, excluding military 2 3 -1 Vessels, except scrap 1 1 (-) Nonfarm tractors and parts 63 60 3 Textile, sewing machines 96 90 6 Drilling & oilfield equipment 119 106 13 Food, tobacco machinery 140 125 15 Agricultural machinery, equipment 372 356 16 Generators, accessories 929 903 26 Photo, service industry machinery 783 753 31 Parts-civilian aircraft 353 316 36 Measuring, testing, control instrum 797 756 42 Semiconductors 2,309 2,255 55 Materials handling equipment 580 515 65 Industrial machines, other 1,550 1,476 74 Medicinal equipment 1,235 1,139 96 Metalworking machine tools 597 496 100 Automotive vehicles, parts, and eng 17,428 17,233 195 Consumer goods 26,656 25,570 1,086 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,297 3,023 274 Other household goods 2,758 2,540 217 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 2,238 2,061 177 Toys/games/sporting goods 2,080 1,934 146 Gem diamonds 1,029 914 114 TV's, VCR's, etc 2,019 1,936 83 Footwear 1,035 954 80 Household appliances 886 826 60 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 541 489 53 Camping apparel and gear 566 520 45 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,410 1,381 29 Apparel, household goods - wool 256 232 24 Pleasure boats and motors 191 176 15 Writing and art supplies 823 809 13 Cookware, cutlery, tools 382 369 13 Glassware, chinaware 191 184 7 Jewelry 763 759 4 Toiletries and cosmetics 339 337 2 Numismatic coins 25 25 (-) Nursery stock, etc. 95 98 -2 Gem stones, other 135 139 -4 Photo equipment 139 144 -5 Musical instruments 122 128 -6 Rugs 130 139 -9 Records, tapes, and disks 109 120 -12 Stereo equipment, etc 715 726 -12 Books, printed matter 284 297 -13 Motorcycles and parts 268 290 -22 Pharmaceutical preparations 3,366 3,409 -43 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 464 608 -144 Other goods 4,094 4,038 56 ___________________________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2002 2001 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 764,366 786,521 -22,155 Net Adjustments 2,208 4,114 -1,906 Total, Census Basis 762,158 782,407 -20,249 Foods, feeds, and beverages 32,685 30,887 1,799 Meat products 3,984 4,036 -52 Cane and beet sugar 343 310 33 Fish and shellfish 6,684 6,500 184 Vegetables 2,815 2,758 57 Dairy products and eggs 741 678 63 Wine and related products 3,525 3,125 400 Nuts 468 450 17 Tea, spices, etc. 557 540 17 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 221 251 -30 Food oils, oilseeds 828 823 4 Bakery products 2,384 2,100 284 Green coffee 854 938 -84 Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine 2,208 2,060 148 Other foods 2,420 2,102 318 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,009 961 48 Cocoa beans 335 232 103 Fruits, frozen juices 3,311 3,023 288 Industrial supplies and materials 172,928 193,268 -20,340 Crude oil 48,312 52,786 -4,474 Chemicals-fertilizers 2,368 3,055 -687 Fuel oil 5,489 8,160 -2,671 Bauxite and aluminum 4,348 4,167 182 Chemicals-organic 8,264 8,792 -528 Other precious metals 2,309 4,914 -2,605 Liquefied petroleum gases 2,212 3,301 -1,089 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,692 1,519 173 Lumber 4,827 4,746 81 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 3,576 3,627 -50 Finished metal shapes 4,530 4,614 -85 Copper 1,609 1,782 -173 Iron and steel, advanced 2,893 2,851 42 Coal and related fuels 653 655 -1 Farming materials, livestock 590 585 6 Iron and steel mill products 5,557 5,410 147 Industrial supplies, other 9,340 9,049 291 Newsprint 2,032 2,495 -463 Plastic materials 4,808 4,982 -174 Steelmaking materials 1,504 1,525 -21 Nonmonetary gold 1,629 1,291 338 Shingles, wallboard 4,783 4,376 407 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 2,411 2,308 103 Synthetic cloth 2,815 2,684 132 Tin 110 178 -68 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,483 1,455 28 Materials, excluding chemicals 1,034 1,067 -34 Finished textile supplies 1,589 1,410 179 Hides and skins 86 109 -23 Hair, waste materials 308 280 28 Cotton, natural fibers 52 86 -34 Chemicals-inorganic 2,579 2,768 -189 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,530 1,886 -356 Tobacco, waxes, etc 2,336 2,336 1 Wool, silk, etc. 415 486 -71 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 564 551 13 Nontextile floor tiles 1,373 1,246 126 Nuclear fuel materials 1,332 1,300 32 Natural rubber 455 436 19 Synthetic rubber--primary 797 837 -40 Leather and furs 600 668 -69 Plywood and veneers 1,106 938 168 Zinc 695 678 18 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 2,829 2,894 -65 Electric energy 841 2,530 -1,689 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 367 399 -32 Paper and paper products 4,006 4,098 -93 Petroleum products, other 8,787 10,597 -1,810 Nickel 575 730 -155 Nonferrous metals, other 943 1,121 -178 Gas-natural 7,581 12,510 -4,929 Capital goods, except automotive 189,127 207,420 -18,293 Civilian aircraft 8,091 9,807 -1,716 Computer accessories 40,077 42,809 -2,732 Computers 10,572 8,643 1,929 Telecommunications equipment 15,347 17,847 -2,500 Engines-civilian aircraft 5,838 7,281 -1,443 Wood, glass, plastic 2,794 2,878 -84 Pulp and paper machinery 2,322 2,925 -603 Excavating machinery 2,794 2,930 -136 Specialized mining 291 204 87 Commercial vessels, other 132 59 73 Industrial engines 6,118 6,568 -450 Laboratory testing instruments 1,319 2,010 -690 Railway transportation equipment 693 1,038 -345 Business machines and equipment 2,774 3,420 -646 Marine engines, parts 375 383 -8 Electric apparatus 14,753 16,168 -1,415 Spacecraft, excluding military 16 15 2 Vessels, except scrap 3 1 2 Nonfarm tractors and parts 460 444 16 Textile, sewing machines 652 838 -186 Drilling & oilfield equipment 864 1,122 -258 Food, tobacco machinery 1,008 988 20 Agricultural machinery, equipment 2,662 2,604 58 Generators, accessories 7,474 7,932 -459 Photo, service industry machinery 5,998 5,921 77 Parts-civilian aircraft 3,081 3,899 -818 Measuring, testing, control instrum 5,889 6,273 -384 Semiconductors 17,793 22,548 -4,756 Materials handling equipment 4,065 4,288 -222 Industrial machines, other 11,856 12,062 -206 Medicinal equipment 9,158 8,218 940 Metalworking machine tools 3,858 5,297 -1,440 Automotive vehicles, parts, and eng 134,151 127,198 6,953 Consumer goods 200,327 191,308 9,019 Apparel, household goods - cotton 23,259 22,873 386 Other household goods 20,361 18,602 1,758 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 16,219 17,586 -1,366 Toys/games/sporting goods 15,309 14,829 480 Gem diamonds 8,147 7,238 908 TV's, VCR's, etc 15,293 13,980 1,314 Footwear 7,578 8,018 -440 Household appliances 6,841 5,824 1,017 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 3,978 4,176 -197 Camping apparel and gear 4,067 4,100 -33 Furniture, household goods, etc. 10,638 9,181 1,457 Apparel, household goods - wool 1,881 2,301 -420 Pleasure boats and motors 1,408 1,410 -1 Writing and art supplies 6,474 6,287 187 Cookware, cutlery, tools 2,941 2,719 222 Glassware, chinaware 1,394 1,525 -131 Jewelry 5,983 5,691 292 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,569 2,379 190 Numismatic coins 105 74 31 Nursery stock, etc. 769 771 -2 Gem stones, other 1,071 1,024 47 Photo equipment 1,155 1,468 -313 Musical instruments 945 948 -3 Rugs 1,031 955 77 Records, tapes, and disks 846 840 5 Stereo equipment, etc 5,498 5,159 338 Books, printed matter 2,196 2,218 -22 Motorcycles and parts 2,069 2,030 38 Pharmaceutical preparations 25,766 21,954 3,812 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 4,534 5,147 -613 Other goods 32,940 32,327 613 (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-02-132), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, August 2002. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.