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 adjustments 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) October September (R) Monthly 2002 2002 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 96,521 99,564 -3,043 Net Adjustments 301 296 5 Total, Census Basis 96,220 99,268 -3,048 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,983 4,139 -156 Fish and shellfish 739 782 -43 Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine 237 279 -41 Fruits, frozen juices 420 447 -28 Wine and related products 420 444 -24 Vegetables 366 386 -21 Bakery products 303 320 -17 Meat products 459 473 -14 Tea, spices, etc. 56 66 -10 Dairy products and eggs 76 84 -8 Nuts 50 56 -6 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 24 27 -3 Cane and beet sugar 53 54 -2 Feedstuff and foodgrains 164 162 3 Green coffee 153 147 5 Other foods 318 308 10 Cocoa beans 21 8 13 Food oils, oilseeds 124 96 28 Industrial supplies and materials 24,259 23,449 810 Crude oil 7,901 6,909 992 Fuel oil 1,011 748 263 Other precious metals 442 320 122 Nuclear fuel materials 293 186 108 Gas-natural 1,207 1,111 97 Nonmonetary gold 254 185 68 Petroleum products, other 1,204 1,156 48 Copper 188 147 41 Steelmaking materials 236 209 28 Electric energy 97 78 18 Nonferrous metals, other 121 104 16 Zinc 80 66 15 Lumber 522 510 12 Natural rubber 71 66 4 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 54 51 3 Tin 18 16 2 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 74 72 2 Leather and furs 69 67 2 Plywood and veneers 153 152 1 Cotton, natural fibers 8 8 0 Hides and skins 12 13 -1 Hair, waste materials 38 40 -2 Coal and related fuels 92 96 -4 Wool, silk, etc. 57 62 -5 Newsprint 247 259 -12 Synthetic rubber--primary 95 108 -13 Materials, excluding chemicals 112 126 -14 Nontextile floor tiles 169 184 -15 Farming materials, livestock 50 67 -17 Chemicals-fertilizers 328 346 -17 Finished textile supplies 194 214 -19 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 287 306 -20 Shingles, wallboard 597 620 -23 Iron and steel mill products 870 894 -24 Pulpwood and woodpulp 193 218 -25 Tobacco, waxes, etc 254 279 -26 Blank tapes, audio & visual 222 249 -26 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 331 359 -28 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 429 457 -28 Plastic materials 624 658 -34 Cotton cloth, fabrics 165 201 -36 Paper and paper products 473 514 -41 Finished metal shapes 553 602 -50 Chemicals-inorganic 305 356 -51 Synthetic cloth 310 365 -55 Iron and steel, advanced 324 382 -58 Nickel 49 108 -59 Liquefied petroleum gases 265 332 -67 Bauxite and aluminum 503 575 -73 Chemicals-organic 963 1,047 -84 Industrial supplies, other 1,146 1,249 -104 Capital goods, except automotive 22,143 23,565 -1,422 Computer accessories 4,134 4,734 -600 Industrial machines, other 1,409 1,597 -189 Telecommunications equipment 1,719 1,904 -185 Electric apparatus 1,764 1,880 -116 Photo, service industry machinery 732 831 -99 Metalworking machine tools 489 558 -70 Semiconductors 2,080 2,137 -57 Business machines and equipment 320 369 -49 Generators, accessories 801 848 -47 Wood, glass, plastic 397 444 -47 Laboratory testing instruments 147 185 -38 Measuring, testing, control instruments 756 793 -37 Excavating machinery 318 354 -37 Medicinal equipment 1,135 1,170 -36 Food, tobacco machinery 119 154 -34 Industrial engines 719 749 -30 Drilling & oilfield equipment 118 143 -25 Engines-civilian aircraft 713 732 -19 Materials handling equipment 484 501 -18 Textile, sewing machines 82 97 -16 Nonfarm tractors and parts 51 65 -15 Agricultural machinery, equipment 332 346 -14 Vessels, except scrap 0 0 0 Marine engines, parts 44 45 0 Spacecraft, excluding military 2 1 1 Commercial vessels, other 3 2 1 Railway transportation equipment 80 77 3 Specialized mining 27 20 6 Pulp and paper machinery 319 295 24 Parts-civilian aircraft 375 348 26 Computers 1,475 1,352 123 Civilian aircraft 1,002 828 174 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 16,780 17,686 -906 Consumer goods 24,963 26,260 -1,297 Other household goods 2,501 2,899 -398 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,940 3,237 -297 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,695 1,946 -252 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 1,996 2,211 -214 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,175 1,376 -202 Footwear 895 1,016 -122 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 604 680 -76 Stereo equipment, etc 614 677 -63 Pleasure boats and motors 157 219 -62 Household appliances 800 859 -59 Motorcycles and parts 161 218 -57 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 472 528 -57 Writing and art supplies 761 809 -48 Glassware, chinaware 164 206 -42 Camping apparel and gear 472 512 -39 Books, printed matter 272 309 -37 Cookware, cutlery, tools 333 366 -33 Photo equipment 128 156 -28 Musical instruments 96 122 -26 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,846 1,870 -24 Toiletries and cosmetics 335 354 -19 Rugs 112 130 -18 Nursery stock, etc. 88 96 -8 Records, tapes, and disks 112 120 -8 Gem stones, other 145 142 4 Numismatic coins 19 9 10 Apparel, household goods - wool 281 247 34 Jewelry 807 730 77 Gem diamonds 1,115 919 196 Pharmaceutical preparations 3,866 3,297 569 Other goods 4,093 4,170 -77 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2002 2001 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 960,808 969,300 -8,492 Net Adjustments 2,809 4,553 -1,743 Total, Census Basis 957,999 964,747 -6,748 Foods, feeds, and beverages 40,794 38,837 1,957 Fish and shellfish 8,204 8,149 55 Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine 2,723 2,564 159 Fruits, frozen juices 4,176 3,808 367 Wine and related products 4,389 3,891 498 Vegetables 3,567 3,469 98 Bakery products 3,008 2,658 350 Meat products 4,915 5,089 -174 Tea, spices, etc. 678 662 16 Dairy products and eggs 900 841 59 Nuts 574 565 10 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 271 315 -43 Cane and beet sugar 450 435 15 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,336 1,242 94 Green coffee 1,154 1,161 -7 Other foods 3,045 2,680 365 Cocoa beans 363 298 65 Food oils, oilseeds 1,040 1,010 30 Industrial supplies and materials 220,529 235,975 -15,446 Crude oil 63,034 65,182 -2,148 Fuel oil 7,252 9,592 -2,341 Other precious metals 3,071 5,537 -2,466 Nuclear fuel materials 1,811 1,659 152 Gas-natural 9,899 14,002 -4,103 Nonmonetary gold 2,068 1,721 347 Petroleum products, other 11,148 12,620 -1,472 Copper 1,944 2,215 -271 Steelmaking materials 1,945 1,880 65 Electric energy 1,015 2,638 -1,622 Nonferrous metals, other 1,143 1,383 -240 Zinc 842 828 14 Lumber 5,860 5,950 -90 Natural rubber 592 531 61 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 472 496 -24 Tin 143 194 -51 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 710 703 7 Leather and furs 735 825 -90 Plywood and veneers 1,412 1,185 226 Cotton, natural fibers 68 104 -36 Hides and skins 111 133 -21 Hair, waste materials 385 345 41 Coal and related fuels 842 841 1 Wool, silk, etc. 534 588 -54 Newsprint 2,538 3,055 -517 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,000 1,054 -55 Materials, excluding chemicals 1,269 1,329 -59 Nontextile floor tiles 1,725 1,564 161 Farming materials, livestock 708 747 -40 Chemicals-fertilizers 3,040 3,659 -620 Finished textile supplies 1,997 1,772 225 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 3,004 2,861 144 Shingles, wallboard 5,999 5,473 526 Iron and steel mill products 7,322 6,815 507 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,941 2,251 -309 Tobacco, waxes, etc 2,870 2,933 -63 Blank tapes, audio & visual 2,163 1,940 224 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 3,518 3,592 -74 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 4,464 4,525 -61 Plastic materials 6,091 6,190 -99 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,850 1,789 61 Paper and paper products 4,994 5,053 -59 Finished metal shapes 5,685 5,725 -40 Chemicals-inorganic 3,238 3,426 -188 Synthetic cloth 3,491 3,348 143 Iron and steel, advanced 3,599 3,528 71 Nickel 732 888 -157 Liquefied petroleum gases 2,821 3,871 -1,050 Bauxite and aluminum 5,426 5,287 138 Chemicals-organic 10,274 10,908 -634 Industrial supplies, other 11,734 11,240 495 Capital goods, except automotive 234,919 252,759 -17,839 Computer accessories 48,951 51,992 -3,040 Industrial machines, other 14,868 14,893 -24 Telecommunications equipment 18,968 21,264 -2,297 Electric apparatus 18,391 19,727 -1,336 Photo, service industry machinery 7,562 7,367 195 Metalworking machine tools 4,903 6,389 -1,486 Semiconductors 22,007 26,564 -4,557 Business machines and equipment 3,464 4,170 -707 Generators, accessories 9,123 9,846 -722 Wood, glass, plastic 3,635 3,557 79 Laboratory testing instruments 1,650 2,383 -733 Measuring, testing, control instruments 7,437 7,651 -214 Excavating machinery 3,466 3,646 -181 Medicinal equipment 11,460 10,295 1,164 Food, tobacco machinery 1,281 1,235 45 Industrial engines 7,593 8,184 -591 Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,120 1,370 -250 Engines-civilian aircraft 7,273 9,130 -1,857 Materials handling equipment 5,048 5,245 -197 Textile, sewing machines 829 1,008 -179 Nonfarm tractors and parts 577 560 17 Agricultural machinery, equipment 3,339 3,239 100 Vessels, except scrap 2 1 1 Marine engines, parts 464 464 0 Spacecraft, excluding military 20 88 -68 Commercial vessels, other 137 68 69 Railway transportation equipment 850 1,216 -366 Specialized mining 338 256 82 Pulp and paper machinery 2,930 3,542 -612 Parts-civilian aircraft 3,799 4,860 -1,061 Computers 13,394 10,677 2,717 Civilian aircraft 10,039 11,871 -1,832 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 168,774 158,451 10,324 Consumer goods 251,781 238,452 13,329 Other household goods 25,757 23,447 2,310 Apparel, household goods - cotton 29,439 28,401 1,039 Toys/games/sporting goods 18,955 18,544 411 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 20,428 21,695 -1,267 Furniture, household goods, etc. 13,189 11,474 1,715 Footwear 9,491 9,971 -480 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 5,817 6,158 -341 Stereo equipment, etc 6,783 6,465 318 Pleasure boats and motors 1,786 1,725 61 Household appliances 8,501 7,437 1,064 Motorcycles and parts 2,457 2,527 -70 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 4,979 5,199 -220 Writing and art supplies 8,045 7,844 201 Glassware, chinaware 1,764 1,884 -120 Camping apparel and gear 5,053 5,050 3 Books, printed matter 2,778 2,762 15 Cookware, cutlery, tools 3,640 3,410 230 Photo equipment 1,438 1,760 -322 Musical instruments 1,163 1,167 -4 TV's, VCR's, etc 19,001 17,229 1,772 Toiletries and cosmetics 3,258 2,966 292 Rugs 1,274 1,188 86 Nursery stock, etc. 953 962 -9 Records, tapes, and disks 1,077 1,044 33 Gem stones, other 1,358 1,260 98 Numismatic coins 133 96 37 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,410 2,899 -489 Jewelry 7,516 7,001 515 Gem diamonds 10,161 8,710 1,451 Pharmaceutical preparations 33,177 28,177 5,000 Other goods 41,201 40,274 927 (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 or www.bea.gov/bea/rels.htm. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-02-162), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, October 2002. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.