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) November October (R) Monthly 2002 2002 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 102,291 96,923 5,368 Net Adjustments 288 309 -21 Total, Census Basis 102,003 96,614 5,389 Foods, feeds, and beverages 4,393 3,992 401 Fish and shellfish 866 741 125 Cocoa beans 102 21 81 Meat products 538 459 79 Wine and related products 471 420 52 Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine 288 237 50 Vegetables 392 366 26 Bakery products 326 303 23 Tea, spices, etc. 70 55 14 Nuts 61 50 11 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 28 24 4 Dairy products and eggs 78 76 2 Cane and beet sugar 55 53 1 Other foods 316 318 -2 Fruits, frozen juices 412 420 -9 Food oils, oilseeds 118 128 -10 Green coffee 135 153 -18 Feedstuff and foodgrains 137 165 -29 Industrial supplies and materials 24,070 24,491 -421 Crude oil 7,320 8,116 -796 Gas-natural 950 1,207 -256 Other precious metals 302 442 -140 Petroleum products, other 1,124 1,201 -77 Fuel oil 920 997 -77 Nuclear fuel materials 222 293 -71 Nonmonetary gold 201 256 -55 Copper 152 188 -36 Iron and steel mill products 837 871 -34 Nonferrous metals, other 96 120 -24 Zinc 68 80 -12 Steelmaking materials 225 234 -9 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 47 54 -7 Tin 13 18 -5 Coal and related fuels 89 92 -4 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 72 74 -2 Plywood and veneers 152 154 -1 Lumber 522 522 -1 Cotton, natural fibers 8 8 0 Wool, silk, etc. 58 57 2 Hair, waste materials 40 38 2 Chemicals-inorganic 308 306 2 Hides and skins 14 12 2 Leather and furs 72 69 3 Newsprint 252 247 5 Synthetic rubber--primary 102 95 7 Nickel 60 49 11 Natural rubber 88 71 18 Farming materials, livestock 68 50 18 Nontextile floor tiles 187 169 18 Shingles, wallboard 618 597 20 Pulpwood and woodpulp 215 193 22 Plastic materials 647 624 23 Materials, excluding chemicals 135 111 24 Tobacco, waxes, etc 277 253 24 Finished textile supplies 219 194 25 Electric energy 122 97 26 Paper and paper products 502 474 28 Cotton cloth, fabrics 196 165 31 Blank tapes, audio & visual 253 222 31 Finished metal shapes 588 553 36 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 367 331 36 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 325 287 38 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 472 429 43 Synthetic cloth 357 310 48 Chemicals-fertilizers 414 350 64 Iron and steel, advanced 390 325 65 Industrial supplies, other 1,255 1,147 108 Liquefied petroleum gases 401 276 126 Chemicals-organic 1,101 961 140 Bauxite and aluminum 645 504 141 Capital goods, except automotive 24,343 22,220 2,123 Computer accessories 5,244 4,134 1,110 Telecommunications equipment 2,061 1,725 336 Industrial machines, other 1,592 1,418 174 Medicinal equipment 1,261 1,137 124 Business machines and equipment 421 320 102 Photo, service industry machinery 821 724 97 Agricultural machinery, equipment 422 333 89 Electric apparatus 1,853 1,772 81 Generators, accessories 868 807 61 Materials handling equipment 517 484 34 Laboratory testing instruments 181 147 34 Wood, glass, plastic 428 398 30 Railway transportation equipment 93 80 13 Textile, sewing machines 93 82 12 Measuring, testing, control instruments 770 760 11 Industrial engines 726 721 5 Drilling & oilfield equipment 121 117 4 Metalworking machine tools 495 491 4 Excavating machinery 320 318 3 Commercial vessels, other 4 3 1 Spacecraft, excluding military 3 2 1 Food, tobacco machinery 122 122 0 Vessels, except scrap 0 0 0 Nonfarm tractors and parts 49 51 -1 Marine engines, parts 43 44 -1 Engines-civilian aircraft 697 702 -4 Specialized mining 18 27 -8 Computers 1,465 1,474 -10 Parts-civilian aircraft 358 375 -17 Pulp and paper machinery 290 320 -30 Semiconductors 2,037 2,081 -45 Civilian aircraft 968 1,054 -86 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 17,501 16,778 723 Consumer goods 27,758 25,014 2,744 Toys/games/sporting goods 2,204 1,694 510 Other household goods 2,921 2,512 409 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,342 2,941 402 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,325 1,997 328 TV's, VCR's, etc 2,097 1,840 257 Footwear 1,060 893 167 Household appliances 946 800 147 Camping apparel and gear 619 474 145 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,311 1,175 136 Motorcycles and parts 296 161 136 Stereo equipment, etc 731 614 117 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 554 472 82 Cookware, cutlery, tools 409 333 76 Pleasure boats and motors 224 156 69 Writing and art supplies 817 759 58 Musical instruments 131 96 34 Books, printed matter 304 272 32 Glassware, chinaware 195 164 31 Toiletries and cosmetics 360 333 27 Apparel, household goods - wool 305 281 24 Rugs 129 113 16 Records, tapes, and disks 125 113 12 Nursery stock, etc. 91 88 4 Photo equipment 132 128 3 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 599 604 -6 Numismatic coins 9 19 -10 Gem stones, other 135 145 -10 Jewelry 767 807 -40 Gem diamonds 942 1,117 -176 Pharmaceutical preparations 3,678 3,914 -236 Other goods 3,938 4,119 -181 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2002 2001 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 1,063,501 1,059,402 4,099 Net Adjustments 3,105 4,758 -1,653 Total, Census Basis 1,060,395 1,054,643 5,752 Foods, feeds, and beverages 45,197 42,820 2,376 Fish and shellfish 9,072 8,955 117 Cocoa beans 466 351 114 Meat products 5,454 5,606 -152 Wine and related products 4,860 4,284 576 Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine 3,011 2,810 201 Vegetables 3,959 3,816 143 Bakery products 3,334 2,934 400 Tea, spices, etc. 748 727 21 Nuts 635 623 12 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 299 346 -46 Dairy products and eggs 978 931 47 Cane and beet sugar 505 484 21 Other foods 3,361 2,958 403 Fruits, frozen juices 4,588 4,220 369 Food oils, oilseeds 1,163 1,109 54 Green coffee 1,289 1,265 24 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,473 1,400 73 Industrial supplies and materials 244,831 255,612 -10,781 Crude oil 70,569 70,027 541 Gas-natural 10,848 14,733 -3,884 Other precious metals 3,372 5,830 -2,457 Petroleum products, other 12,269 13,499 -1,230 Fuel oil 8,158 10,141 -1,982 Nuclear fuel materials 2,033 1,863 170 Nonmonetary gold 2,272 1,965 307 Copper 2,097 2,438 -341 Iron and steel mill products 8,159 7,530 629 Nonferrous metals, other 1,240 1,484 -244 Zinc 910 893 17 Steelmaking materials 2,168 2,052 116 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 519 542 -23 Tin 156 205 -50 Coal and related fuels 931 940 -9 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 782 774 7 Plywood and veneers 1,564 1,297 267 Lumber 6,382 6,496 -114 Cotton, natural fibers 76 113 -37 Wool, silk, etc. 592 636 -43 Hair, waste materials 425 377 48 Chemicals-inorganic 3,547 3,742 -194 Hides and skins 125 145 -20 Leather and furs 807 894 -86 Newsprint 2,790 3,323 -533 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,102 1,149 -47 Nickel 792 956 -165 Natural rubber 680 573 107 Farming materials, livestock 775 826 -51 Nontextile floor tiles 1,913 1,731 182 Shingles, wallboard 6,617 6,029 589 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,156 2,454 -298 Plastic materials 6,738 6,740 -2 Materials, excluding chemicals 1,404 1,458 -54 Tobacco, waxes, etc 3,146 3,237 -91 Finished textile supplies 2,216 1,952 264 Electric energy 1,138 2,675 -1,537 Paper and paper products 5,497 5,540 -44 Cotton cloth, fabrics 2,046 1,956 91 Blank tapes, audio & visual 2,417 2,133 284 Finished metal shapes 6,273 6,282 -9 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 3,884 3,943 -59 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 3,330 3,170 159 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 4,935 4,971 -36 Synthetic cloth 3,848 3,681 168 Chemicals-fertilizers 3,476 3,999 -523 Iron and steel, advanced 3,989 3,870 120 Industrial supplies, other 12,990 12,310 680 Liquefied petroleum gases 3,234 4,165 -931 Chemicals-organic 11,372 12,019 -646 Bauxite and aluminum 6,072 5,858 214 Capital goods, except automotive 259,339 275,529 -16,191 Computer accessories 54,195 56,710 -2,515 Telecommunications equipment 21,034 22,895 -1,861 Industrial machines, other 16,470 16,295 175 Medicinal equipment 12,723 11,413 1,310 Business machines and equipment 3,885 4,529 -644 Photo, service industry machinery 8,374 8,083 291 Agricultural machinery, equipment 3,762 3,559 203 Electric apparatus 20,253 21,466 -1,213 Generators, accessories 9,998 10,766 -768 Materials handling equipment 5,566 5,740 -174 Laboratory testing instruments 1,832 2,569 -737 Wood, glass, plastic 4,065 3,898 167 Railway transportation equipment 943 1,320 -377 Textile, sewing machines 922 1,092 -170 Measuring, testing, control instruments 8,211 8,336 -126 Industrial engines 8,322 8,953 -631 Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,241 1,508 -268 Metalworking machine tools 5,400 6,909 -1,509 Excavating machinery 3,786 3,985 -199 Commercial vessels, other 140 70 70 Spacecraft, excluding military 22 98 -76 Food, tobacco machinery 1,405 1,343 62 Vessels, except scrap 2 1 1 Nonfarm tractors and parts 626 614 12 Marine engines, parts 507 502 5 Engines-civilian aircraft 7,959 9,953 -1,994 Specialized mining 357 272 85 Computers 14,858 11,658 3,201 Parts-civilian aircraft 4,157 5,332 -1,175 Pulp and paper machinery 3,221 3,862 -641 Semiconductors 24,046 28,511 -4,466 Civilian aircraft 11,058 13,286 -2,228 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 186,274 174,274 11,999 Consumer goods 279,590 262,071 17,519 Toys/games/sporting goods 21,159 20,272 887 Other household goods 28,688 26,064 2,624 Apparel, household goods - cotton 32,782 31,174 1,608 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 22,754 23,650 -896 TV's, VCR's, etc 21,092 19,015 2,077 Footwear 10,549 10,906 -357 Household appliances 9,447 8,242 1,205 Camping apparel and gear 5,673 5,523 150 Furniture, household goods, etc. 14,500 12,619 1,881 Motorcycles and parts 2,752 2,754 -2 Stereo equipment, etc 7,514 7,121 393 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 5,533 5,662 -128 Cookware, cutlery, tools 4,049 3,748 301 Pleasure boats and motors 2,009 1,876 133 Writing and art supplies 8,859 8,615 244 Musical instruments 1,294 1,272 22 Books, printed matter 3,082 3,030 52 Glassware, chinaware 1,959 2,045 -86 Toiletries and cosmetics 3,616 3,261 355 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,715 3,164 -449 Rugs 1,404 1,304 99 Records, tapes, and disks 1,202 1,141 62 Nursery stock, etc. 1,044 1,057 -13 Photo equipment 1,570 1,889 -320 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 6,416 6,635 -219 Numismatic coins 142 108 34 Gem stones, other 1,493 1,376 118 Jewelry 8,283 7,643 640 Gem diamonds 11,105 9,629 1,476 Pharmaceutical preparations 36,903 31,277 5,626 Other goods 45,166 44,336 829 (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-03-15), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, November 2002. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.