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) December November (R) Monthly 2002 2002 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 103,940 102,113 1,827 Net Adjustments 218 283 -65 Total, Census Basis 103,722 101,830 1,892 Foods, feeds, and beverages 4,615 4,395 220 Wine and related products 491 472 18 Other foods 349 318 32 Bakery products 331 327 4 Fruits, frozen juices 465 411 54 Fish and shellfish 983 863 120 Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine 294 287 6 Vegetables 396 390 7 Food oils, oilseeds 122 125 -3 Feedstuff and foodgrains 140 140 0 Cocoa beans 45 102 -57 Cane and beet sugar 52 54 -2 Tea, spices, etc. 81 70 11 Dairy products and eggs 78 77 1 Nuts 68 61 7 Green coffee 114 132 -18 Meat products 574 538 36 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 32 28 4 Industrial supplies and materials 24,642 23,905 737 Gas-natural 1,482 949 534 Other precious metals 333 303 30 Electric energy 81 117 -36 Fuel oil 1,025 919 106 Petroleum products, other 1,002 1,124 -122 Liquefied petroleum gases 485 397 89 Chemicals-fertilizers 336 386 -50 Newsprint 250 252 -1 Copper 186 152 33 Chemicals-organic 1,302 1,096 206 Pulpwood and woodpulp 211 215 -4 Nonferrous metals, other 122 97 25 Lumber 532 520 11 Chemicals-inorganic 366 309 57 Nickel 64 60 4 Leather and furs 70 72 -2 Tobacco, waxes, etc 283 278 5 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 349 366 -17 Farming materials, livestock 73 68 5 Materials, excluding chemicals 124 134 -10 Tin 15 13 2 Wool, silk, etc. 60 58 2 Synthetic rubber--primary 105 102 3 Cotton, natural fibers 11 8 3 Coal and related fuels 83 89 -5 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 46 47 -2 Hides and skins 14 14 0 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 472 471 1 Zinc 83 68 16 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 68 72 -4 Paper and paper products 572 502 70 Hair, waste materials 42 39 2 Cotton cloth, fabrics 183 196 -13 Finished metal shapes 638 588 50 Nuclear fuel materials 156 222 -67 Plastic materials 684 647 37 Natural rubber 75 88 -13 Bauxite and aluminum 533 644 -111 Iron and steel, advanced 425 387 38 Synthetic cloth 353 358 -4 Nontextile floor tiles 199 187 12 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 349 324 25 Steelmaking materials 299 226 72 Plywood and veneers 127 152 -26 Finished textile supplies 216 219 -3 Blank tapes, audio & visual 239 257 -18 Nonmonetary gold 186 199 -13 Shingles, wallboard 660 617 43 Iron and steel mill products 946 834 112 Industrial supplies, other 1,258 1,259 0 Crude oil 6,867 7,201 -334 Capital goods, except automotive 24,683 24,356 327 Semiconductors 2,014 2,035 -21 Civilian aircraft 1,453 994 458 Computer accessories 5,008 5,236 -228 Engines-civilian aircraft 675 699 -23 Metalworking machine tools 538 497 41 Telecommunications equipment 2,133 2,062 70 Parts-civilian aircraft 423 356 67 Electric apparatus 1,870 1,847 22 Generators, accessories 791 866 -76 Laboratory testing instruments 203 181 22 Industrial engines 768 727 41 Pulp and paper machinery 297 289 7 Railway transportation equipment 56 93 -37 Business machines and equipment 586 421 165 Drilling & oilfield equipment 111 121 -10 Textile, sewing machines 79 94 -15 Excavating machinery 360 320 40 Materials handling equipment 511 518 -7 Spacecraft, excluding military 15 2 12 Measuring, testing, control instruments 734 770 -36 Vessels, except scrap 0 0 0 Marine engines, parts 49 43 6 Nonfarm tractors and parts 66 49 17 Specialized mining 25 18 7 Commercial vessels, other 4 4 0 Food, tobacco machinery 127 119 8 Wood, glass, plastic 384 426 -42 Agricultural machinery, equipment 443 417 27 Industrial machines, other 1,576 1,594 -18 Photo, service industry machinery 850 824 26 Medicinal equipment 1,276 1,262 14 Computers 1,258 1,471 -213 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 17,753 17,502 251 Consumer goods 27,846 27,764 82 Pharmaceutical preparations 3,641 3,643 -2 Other household goods 2,929 2,945 -16 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,972 2,106 -134 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,528 1,310 219 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,389 3,339 50 Gem diamonds 997 938 59 Household appliances 999 945 53 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,996 2,211 -215 Jewelry 831 769 62 Stereo equipment, etc 662 733 -71 Toiletries and cosmetics 358 361 -3 Cookware, cutlery, tools 412 408 4 Writing and art supplies 865 819 46 Camping apparel and gear 593 615 -22 Pleasure boats and motors 238 221 18 Gem stones, other 141 135 6 Books, printed matter 321 305 16 Rugs 133 129 4 Records, tapes, and disks 107 125 -18 Motorcycles and parts 301 295 6 Musical instruments 134 131 2 Numismatic coins 19 9 10 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 593 556 37 Nursery stock, etc. 101 90 11 Glassware, chinaware 204 196 8 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 549 599 -50 Footwear 1,081 1,060 22 Photo equipment 145 133 12 Apparel, household goods - wool 275 307 -32 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,332 2,332 0 Other goods 4,183 3,909 275 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2002 2001 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 1,166,939 1,145,927 21,013 Net Adjustments 3,318 4,928 -1,609 Total, Census Basis 1,163,621 1,140,999 22,622 Foods, feeds, and beverages 49,716 46,641 3,075 Wine and related products 5,354 4,691 663 Other foods 3,715 3,231 483 Bakery products 3,679 3,211 468 Fruits, frozen juices 5,044 4,610 434 Fish and shellfish 10,033 9,754 279 Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine 3,294 3,067 227 Vegetables 4,328 4,126 202 Food oils, oilseeds 1,290 1,191 99 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,616 1,541 75 Cocoa beans 508 435 73 Cane and beet sugar 557 514 43 Tea, spices, etc. 828 790 38 Dairy products and eggs 1,049 1,012 37 Nuts 702 679 23 Green coffee 1,369 1,357 12 Meat products 6,019 6,046 -27 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 332 386 -54 Industrial supplies and materials 269,075 273,870 -4,795 Gas-natural 12,248 15,421 -3,173 Other precious metals 3,710 6,063 -2,353 Electric energy 1,160 2,738 -1,577 Fuel oil 9,183 10,643 -1,461 Petroleum products, other 13,285 14,236 -952 Liquefied petroleum gases 3,714 4,415 -700 Chemicals-fertilizers 3,713 4,298 -585 Newsprint 3,039 3,597 -558 Copper 2,283 2,628 -346 Chemicals-organic 12,635 12,972 -337 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,365 2,631 -266 Nonferrous metals, other 1,366 1,612 -247 Lumber 6,903 7,089 -186 Chemicals-inorganic 3,909 4,090 -181 Nickel 857 1,032 -175 Leather and furs 880 963 -83 Tobacco, waxes, etc 3,435 3,513 -78 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 4,231 4,303 -72 Farming materials, livestock 845 908 -63 Materials, excluding chemicals 1,524 1,586 -61 Tin 171 222 -51 Wool, silk, etc. 649 684 -35 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,205 1,238 -33 Cotton, natural fibers 87 120 -33 Coal and related fuels 1,014 1,042 -28 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 566 586 -20 Hides and skins 139 158 -19 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 5,395 5,396 -1 Zinc 987 987 0 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 850 836 14 Paper and paper products 6,068 6,012 56 Hair, waste materials 467 410 57 Cotton cloth, fabrics 2,229 2,121 108 Finished metal shapes 6,914 6,797 117 Nuclear fuel materials 2,189 2,064 125 Plastic materials 7,420 7,293 127 Natural rubber 751 613 138 Bauxite and aluminum 6,595 6,396 199 Iron and steel, advanced 4,401 4,199 202 Synthetic cloth 4,208 4,005 204 Nontextile floor tiles 2,111 1,905 206 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 3,670 3,447 223 Steelmaking materials 2,462 2,236 226 Plywood and veneers 1,689 1,398 290 Finished textile supplies 2,433 2,132 301 Blank tapes, audio & visual 2,659 2,326 332 Nonmonetary gold 2,455 2,084 371 Shingles, wallboard 7,272 6,585 687 Iron and steel mill products 9,072 8,207 866 Industrial supplies, other 14,263 13,340 923 Crude oil 77,397 74,293 3,104 Capital goods, except automotive 283,889 297,993 -14,104 Semiconductors 26,043 30,423 -4,380 Civilian aircraft 12,537 14,885 -2,348 Computer accessories 59,078 61,304 -2,227 Engines-civilian aircraft 8,639 10,630 -1,990 Metalworking machine tools 5,925 7,417 -1,491 Telecommunications equipment 23,178 24,632 -1,455 Parts-civilian aircraft 4,570 5,843 -1,273 Electric apparatus 22,117 23,137 -1,020 Generators, accessories 10,803 11,652 -849 Laboratory testing instruments 2,027 2,746 -720 Industrial engines 9,088 9,779 -691 Pulp and paper machinery 3,516 4,166 -650 Railway transportation equipment 999 1,403 -404 Business machines and equipment 4,463 4,864 -400 Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,352 1,611 -259 Textile, sewing machines 1,000 1,161 -161 Excavating machinery 4,150 4,305 -155 Materials handling equipment 6,080 6,206 -127 Spacecraft, excluding military 37 116 -79 Measuring, testing, control instruments 8,946 9,006 -60 Vessels, except scrap 3 1 1 Marine engines, parts 555 538 17 Nonfarm tractors and parts 690 660 30 Specialized mining 381 326 55 Commercial vessels, other 144 74 70 Food, tobacco machinery 1,527 1,456 70 Wood, glass, plastic 4,434 4,211 223 Agricultural machinery, equipment 4,155 3,874 282 Industrial machines, other 18,040 17,644 396 Photo, service industry machinery 9,226 8,760 466 Medicinal equipment 14,007 12,466 1,541 Computers 16,178 12,696 3,482 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 203,923 189,782 14,142 Consumer goods 307,729 284,293 23,436 Pharmaceutical preparations 40,565 33,536 7,029 Other household goods 31,750 28,455 3,295 TV's, VCR's, etc 23,134 20,674 2,460 Furniture, household goods, etc. 16,016 13,786 2,230 Apparel, household goods - cotton 36,136 33,942 2,194 Gem diamonds 12,091 10,618 1,472 Household appliances 10,428 9,041 1,388 Toys/games/sporting goods 23,209 21,886 1,323 Jewelry 9,148 8,290 858 Stereo equipment, etc 8,204 7,752 453 Toiletries and cosmetics 3,974 3,547 427 Cookware, cutlery, tools 4,456 4,071 385 Writing and art supplies 9,729 9,366 363 Camping apparel and gear 6,236 5,995 241 Pleasure boats and motors 2,206 2,023 183 Gem stones, other 1,629 1,483 146 Books, printed matter 3,410 3,284 125 Rugs 1,537 1,416 121 Records, tapes, and disks 1,312 1,251 61 Motorcycles and parts 3,042 2,984 57 Musical instruments 1,429 1,375 54 Numismatic coins 160 118 42 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 6,143 6,138 6 Nursery stock, etc. 1,132 1,150 -18 Glassware, chinaware 2,171 2,199 -28 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 6,971 7,098 -127 Footwear 11,617 11,776 -159 Photo equipment 1,713 1,997 -284 Apparel, household goods - wool 3,012 3,398 -386 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 25,169 25,643 -474 Other goods 49,289 48,421 868 (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-03-29), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, December 2002. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.