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) September August Monthly 2002 2002 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 100,145 100,615 -469 Net Adjustments 304 278 26 Total, Census Basis 99,841 100,337 -495 Foods, feeds, and beverages 4,137 4,206 -68 Cocoa beans 8 70 -63 Fish and shellfish 783 827 -44 Food oils, oilseeds 96 122 -26 Meat products 473 486 -14 Other foods 307 319 -12 Dairy products and eggs 84 86 -2 Bakery products 320 321 -1 Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine 277 278 -1 Nuts 56 57 -1 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 27 26 (-) Wine and related products 443 439 4 Tea, spices, etc. 65 56 9 Green coffee 147 133 15 Fruits, frozen juices 448 433 15 Feedstuff and foodgrains 162 147 15 Vegetables 387 369 18 Cane and beet sugar 55 37 18 Industrial supplies and materials 23,438 23,776 -338 Crude oil 6,907 7,108 -201 Petroleum products, other 1,153 1,253 -100 Fuel oil 736 834 -98 Copper 147 218 -71 Bauxite and aluminum 576 645 -68 Chemicals-fertilizers 342 389 -47 Chemicals-organic 1,044 1,081 -36 Nonmonetary gold 186 211 -26 Tobacco, waxes, etc 279 302 -22 Zinc 66 86 -20 Coal and related fuels 97 116 -19 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 458 475 -16 Blank tapes, audio & visual 249 263 -14 Farming materials, livestock 67 80 -13 Lumber 510 521 -11 Steelmaking materials 206 216 -10 Cotton cloth, fabrics 201 210 -8 Nuclear fuel materials 186 193 -8 Synthetic cloth 365 373 -7 Natural rubber 66 74 -7 Leather and furs 67 73 -6 Finished metal shapes 603 609 -6 Electric energy 78 82 -4 Tin 16 19 -4 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 72 76 -4 Hair, waste materials 40 43 -3 Materials, excluding chemicals 126 128 -3 Pulpwood and woodpulp 218 219 -1 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 306 307 (-) Synthetic rubber--primary 108 108 (-) Hides and skins 13 12 2 Cotton, natural fibers 8 5 2 Plastic materials 659 657 2 Finished textile supplies 214 211 3 Newsprint 259 256 3 Plywood and veneers 152 149 3 Iron and steel, advanced 383 379 4 Wool, silk, etc. 62 56 6 Nontextile floor tiles 184 175 9 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 51 41 10 Liquefied petroleum gases 345 331 14 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 359 345 14 Nonferrous metals, other 104 90 14 Paper and paper products 516 502 14 Industrial supplies, other 1,251 1,231 20 Chemicals-inorganic 356 335 22 Shingles, wallboard 620 598 22 Nickel 108 67 41 Other precious metals 321 276 45 Iron and steel mill products 897 776 120 Gas-natural 1,101 976 125 Capital goods, except automotive 23,692 23,790 -98 Semiconductors 2,138 2,307 -168 Computer accessories 4,740 4,841 -101 Telecommunications equipment 1,903 1,996 -94 Generators, accessories 851 930 -78 Materials handling equipment 502 578 -75 Medicinal equipment 1,171 1,233 -61 Metalworking machine tools 560 595 -35 Agricultural machinery, equipment 346 371 -25 Industrial engines 757 773 -17 Railway transportation equipment 77 91 -14 Specialized mining 20 29 -9 Pulp and paper machinery 297 303 -7 Marine engines, parts 44 49 -5 Measuring, testing, control instrum 793 796 -4 Commercial vessels, other 2 4 -2 Spacecraft, excluding military 1 2 (-) Excavating machinery 355 355 (-) Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Parts-civilian aircraft 348 347 1 Nonfarm tractors and parts 66 64 2 Textile, sewing machines 97 94 3 Computers 1,351 1,346 5 Food, tobacco machinery 154 139 15 Business machines and equipment 370 352 18 Electric apparatus 1,882 1,860 21 Drilling & oilfield equipment 143 114 29 Laboratory testing instruments 185 151 34 Photo, service industry machinery 821 784 38 Industrial machines, other 1,607 1,556 51 Wood, glass, plastic 446 383 63 Engines-civilian aircraft 713 644 69 Civilian aircraft 951 702 249 Automotive vehicles, parts, and eng 17,904 17,585 319 Consumer goods 26,502 26,887 -385 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,864 2,011 -147 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,951 2,085 -135 Gem diamonds 919 1,010 -91 Pharmaceutical preparations 3,531 3,614 -83 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,240 3,300 -60 Camping apparel and gear 515 568 -53 Motorcycles and parts 224 277 -52 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,376 1,409 -33 Stereo equipment, etc 677 709 -31 Jewelry 729 759 -31 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 2,211 2,239 -28 Household appliances 859 887 -28 Footwear 1,017 1,037 -20 Numismatic coins 9 26 -17 Cookware, cutlery, tools 366 382 -16 Writing and art supplies 807 823 -16 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 529 542 -13 Apparel, household goods - wool 248 257 -9 Musical instruments 122 122 -1 Rugs 131 130 1 Nursery stock, etc. 96 94 1 Gem stones, other 142 135 7 Records, tapes, and disks 120 108 12 Toiletries and cosmetics 352 339 13 Glassware, chinaware 205 191 14 Photo equipment 156 138 18 Books, printed matter 310 285 25 Pleasure boats and motors 218 193 25 Other household goods 2,896 2,754 143 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 681 463 217 Other goods 4,168 4,092 75 ___________________________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2002 2001 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 864,868 877,906 -13,038 Net Adjustments 2,516 4,340 -1,823 Total, Census Basis 862,352 873,567 -11,215 Foods, feeds, and beverages 36,811 34,871 1,940 Cocoa beans 342 262 81 Fish and shellfish 7,466 7,318 148 Food oils, oilseeds 916 917 -1 Meat products 4,457 4,558 -101 Other foods 2,726 2,402 324 Dairy products and eggs 824 753 71 Bakery products 2,705 2,384 321 Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine 2,484 2,305 179 Nuts 524 507 17 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 248 285 -37 Wine and related products 3,968 3,513 455 Tea, spices, etc. 623 600 23 Green coffee 1,002 1,054 -52 Fruits, frozen juices 3,757 3,416 341 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,172 1,092 80 Vegetables 3,201 3,111 91 Cane and beet sugar 397 395 3 Industrial supplies and materials 196,259 214,954 -18,695 Crude oil 55,131 59,103 -3,972 Petroleum products, other 9,942 11,721 -1,780 Fuel oil 6,228 8,963 -2,734 Copper 1,756 2,031 -275 Bauxite and aluminum 4,924 4,761 163 Chemicals-fertilizers 2,708 3,354 -647 Chemicals-organic 9,308 9,806 -499 Nonmonetary gold 1,814 1,484 330 Tobacco, waxes, etc 2,616 2,641 -24 Zinc 761 764 -3 Coal and related fuels 751 744 7 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 4,036 4,063 -27 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,941 1,728 213 Farming materials, livestock 657 661 -3 Lumber 5,338 5,372 -34 Steelmaking materials 1,705 1,697 8 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,685 1,622 63 Nuclear fuel materials 1,518 1,486 32 Synthetic cloth 3,181 3,016 166 Natural rubber 521 480 42 Leather and furs 666 750 -83 Finished metal shapes 5,133 5,167 -34 Electric energy 919 2,618 -1,699 Tin 126 186 -61 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 636 625 11 Hair, waste materials 348 312 35 Materials, excluding chemicals 1,158 1,193 -35 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,748 2,066 -318 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 2,717 2,577 140 Synthetic rubber--primary 905 943 -38 Hides and skins 100 121 -21 Cotton, natural fibers 60 95 -35 Plastic materials 5,468 5,600 -132 Finished textile supplies 1,802 1,586 216 Newsprint 2,291 2,777 -486 Plywood and veneers 1,258 1,058 201 Iron and steel, advanced 3,276 3,187 89 Wool, silk, etc. 477 537 -60 Nontextile floor tiles 1,557 1,405 152 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 418 448 -30 Liquefied petroleum gases 2,570 3,556 -986 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 3,187 3,255 -67 Nonferrous metals, other 1,023 1,240 -217 Paper and paper products 4,522 4,560 -37 Industrial supplies, other 10,590 10,146 443 Chemicals-inorganic 2,932 3,100 -167 Shingles, wallboard 5,402 4,925 477 Nickel 683 801 -118 Other precious metals 2,629 5,240 -2,610 Iron and steel mill products 6,454 6,069 385 Gas-natural 8,682 13,317 -4,635 Capital goods, except automotive 212,903 229,921 -17,017 Semiconductors 19,929 24,634 -4,705 Computer accessories 44,823 47,291 -2,468 Telecommunications equipment 17,247 19,605 -2,358 Generators, accessories 8,326 8,894 -568 Materials handling equipment 4,566 4,780 -214 Medicinal equipment 10,326 9,251 1,075 Metalworking machine tools 4,416 5,894 -1,478 Agricultural machinery, equipment 3,007 2,918 89 Industrial engines 6,882 7,382 -501 Railway transportation equipment 770 1,117 -347 Specialized mining 311 236 76 Pulp and paper machinery 2,611 3,233 -622 Marine engines, parts 419 424 -5 Measuring, testing, control instrum 6,680 6,964 -284 Commercial vessels, other 134 63 71 Spacecraft, excluding military 18 87 -69 Excavating machinery 3,148 3,272 -124 Vessels, except scrap 2 1 1 Parts-civilian aircraft 3,424 4,384 -959 Nonfarm tractors and parts 527 505 22 Textile, sewing machines 748 928 -181 Computers 11,918 9,586 2,332 Food, tobacco machinery 1,161 1,115 47 Business machines and equipment 3,145 3,791 -646 Electric apparatus 16,629 17,941 -1,312 Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,002 1,260 -258 Laboratory testing instruments 1,503 2,185 -682 Photo, service industry machinery 6,820 6,640 180 Industrial machines, other 13,469 13,490 -21 Wood, glass, plastic 3,240 3,203 37 Engines-civilian aircraft 6,541 8,143 -1,602 Civilian aircraft 9,160 10,704 -1,545 Automotive vehicles, parts, and eng 152,213 142,896 9,317 Consumer goods 227,060 214,687 12,373 TV's, VCR's, etc 17,149 15,592 1,557 Toys/games/sporting goods 17,265 16,716 549 Gem diamonds 9,046 7,964 1,083 Pharmaceutical preparations 29,546 24,839 4,707 Apparel, household goods - cotton 26,501 25,619 882 Camping apparel and gear 4,583 4,580 3 Motorcycles and parts 2,302 2,294 8 Furniture, household goods, etc. 12,014 10,319 1,695 Stereo equipment, etc 6,169 5,809 360 Jewelry 6,708 6,363 344 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 18,432 19,665 -1,233 Household appliances 7,701 6,632 1,069 Footwear 8,598 9,004 -407 Numismatic coins 114 83 31 Cookware, cutlery, tools 3,308 3,058 249 Writing and art supplies 7,282 7,063 218 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 4,508 4,697 -188 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,130 2,584 -454 Musical instruments 1,067 1,056 11 Rugs 1,162 1,067 95 Nursery stock, etc. 865 868 -3 Gem stones, other 1,213 1,145 68 Records, tapes, and disks 965 943 22 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,921 2,673 248 Glassware, chinaware 1,600 1,716 -117 Photo equipment 1,310 1,616 -307 Books, printed matter 2,506 2,494 12 Pleasure boats and motors 1,628 1,562 66 Other household goods 23,253 21,037 2,216 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 5,214 5,627 -413 Other goods 37,106 36,239 867 (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-02-148), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, September 2002. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.