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) February January (R) Monthly 2003 2003 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 101,633 101,752 -119 Net Adjustments 201 195 6 Total, Census Basis 101,431 101,557 -126 Foods, feeds, and beverages 4,461 4,533 -72 Cocoa beans 53 116 -63 Vegetables 388 448 -60 Meat products 498 532 -34 Fruits, frozen juices 436 462 -26 Feedstuff and foodgrains 124 136 -12 Green coffee 109 119 -10 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 31 36 -5 Dairy products and eggs 93 95 -2 Food oils, oilseeds 107 109 -2 Wine and related products 479 480 0 Bakery products 342 341 1 Nuts 64 58 5 Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine 299 287 12 Tea, spices, etc. 84 67 16 Cane and beet sugar 46 28 18 Other foods 351 332 19 Fish and shellfish 959 888 71 Industrial supplies and materials 25,792 24,944 848 Crude oil 8,182 7,431 751 Gas-natural 1,879 1,287 592 Coal and related fuels 115 66 49 Petroleum products, other 1,242 1,204 38 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 470 435 35 Steelmaking materials 246 218 28 Plastic materials 682 658 24 Other precious metals 293 273 20 Electric energy 141 121 19 Nonmonetary gold 219 202 18 Pulpwood and woodpulp 201 184 17 Paper and paper products 546 534 12 Iron and steel, advanced 408 397 11 Tobacco, waxes, etc 293 283 10 Nickel 72 63 8 Synthetic rubber--primary 102 95 7 Blank tapes, audio & visual 203 199 4 Nontextile floor tiles 188 185 3 Wool, silk, etc. 54 52 2 Cotton cloth, fabrics 176 175 1 Hair, waste materials 40 40 1 Tin 14 13 0 Farming materials, livestock 69 69 0 Finished textile supplies 215 216 -1 Cotton, natural fibers 9 10 -1 Leather and furs 74 77 -3 Hides and skins 10 13 -3 Synthetic cloth 348 352 -3 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 341 344 -4 Natural rubber 81 86 -6 Plywood and veneers 127 134 -7 Finished metal shapes 609 616 -7 Copper 155 162 -7 Nonferrous metals, other 105 113 -8 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 45 53 -8 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 327 336 -9 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 71 84 -13 Materials, excluding chemicals 117 130 -13 Industrial supplies, other 1,256 1,269 -13 Zinc 68 83 -15 Newsprint 234 249 -15 Shingles, wallboard 630 650 -20 Chemicals-inorganic 303 326 -23 Lumber 486 510 -24 Chemicals-organic 1,071 1,095 -25 Bauxite and aluminum 597 631 -35 Fuel oil 1,203 1,242 -38 Chemicals-fertilizers 315 403 -88 Iron and steel mill products 657 753 -96 Nuclear fuel materials 145 298 -152 Liquefied petroleum gases 357 527 -170 Capital goods, except automotive 23,403 24,444 -1,040 Computer accessories 4,513 4,876 -363 Computers 1,499 1,833 -335 Civilian aircraft 914 1,147 -233 Generators, accessories 833 914 -80 Drilling & oilfield equipment 85 163 -78 Photo, service industry machinery 836 892 -57 Engines-civilian aircraft 604 653 -49 Spacecraft, excluding military 2 49 -47 Wood, glass, plastic 404 438 -35 Agricultural machinery, equipment 323 354 -31 Industrial engines 726 747 -21 Railway transportation equipment 74 93 -20 Parts-civilian aircraft 383 395 -13 Business machines and equipment 519 530 -11 Textile, sewing machines 74 81 -8 Pulp and paper machinery 286 291 -5 Vessels, except scrap 0 3 -3 Specialized mining 24 25 -2 Commercial vessels, other 5 6 -1 Nonfarm tractors and parts 56 57 0 Excavating machinery 331 328 2 Semiconductors 2,012 2,006 5 Laboratory testing instruments 167 155 12 Marine engines, parts 62 47 15 Electric apparatus 1,903 1,883 20 Materials handling equipment 514 493 21 Food, tobacco machinery 142 120 22 Metalworking machine tools 483 455 29 Medicinal equipment 1,265 1,232 33 Measuring, testing, control instruments 801 758 43 Industrial machines, other 1,571 1,526 45 Telecommunications equipment 1,995 1,894 102 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 16,941 16,893 48 Consumer goods 26,955 26,821 134 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,768 1,670 98 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 566 471 95 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,353 3,271 82 Pleasure boats and motors 247 175 72 Motorcycles and parts 299 230 69 Footwear 1,041 993 48 Camping apparel and gear 566 519 48 Gem stones, other 165 132 33 Toiletries and cosmetics 357 331 26 Writing and art supplies 866 840 26 Household appliances 928 904 24 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,309 2,286 23 Cookware, cutlery, tools 420 400 19 Musical instruments 133 115 18 Rugs 149 142 8 Records, tapes, and disks 119 115 4 Numismatic coins 32 28 4 Photo equipment 147 146 1 Other household goods 2,851 2,852 -1 Books, printed matter 281 282 -1 Glassware, chinaware 187 189 -3 Nursery stock, etc. 104 107 -3 Apparel, household goods - wool 281 289 -8 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 541 559 -18 Stereo equipment, etc 528 550 -22 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,441 1,478 -37 Gem diamonds 970 1,025 -55 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,825 1,947 -122 Jewelry 711 846 -135 Pharmaceutical preparations 3,771 3,929 -158 Other goods 3,878 3,922 -44 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2003 2002 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 179,424 23,961 Net Adjustments 464 -68 Total, Census Basis 178,960 24,029 Foods, feeds, and beverages 7,879 1,116 Cocoa beans 83 86 Vegetables 670 165 Meat products 995 35 Fruits, frozen juices 845 53 Feedstuff and foodgrains 250 10 Green coffee 146 82 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 59 8 Dairy products and eggs 173 15 Food oils, oilseeds 162 54 Wine and related products 845 114 Bakery products 563 120 Nuts 114 7 Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine 516 70 Tea, spices, etc. 140 11 Cane and beet sugar 87 -13 Other foods 580 103 Fish and shellfish 1,651 196 Industrial supplies and materials 37,879 12,858 Crude oil 9,203 6,409 Gas-natural 1,372 1,794 Coal and related fuels 141 40 Petroleum products, other 1,579 867 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 855 50 Steelmaking materials 328 137 Plastic materials 1,106 234 Other precious metals 479 87 Electric energy 215 47 Nonmonetary gold 302 119 Pulpwood and woodpulp 362 23 Paper and paper products 935 144 Iron and steel, advanced 703 103 Tobacco, waxes, etc 559 17 Nickel 156 -21 Synthetic rubber--primary 179 17 Blank tapes, audio & visual 380 22 Nontextile floor tiles 323 51 Wool, silk, etc. 97 9 Cotton cloth, fabrics 344 7 Hair, waste materials 68 12 Tin 25 2 Farming materials, livestock 144 -5 Finished textile supplies 376 54 Cotton, natural fibers 16 3 Leather and furs 144 7 Hides and skins 25 -3 Synthetic cloth 660 41 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 748 -64 Natural rubber 92 75 Plywood and veneers 225 36 Finished metal shapes 1,068 156 Copper 458 -141 Nonferrous metals, other 210 9 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 85 13 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 604 60 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 125 31 Materials, excluding chemicals 258 -11 Industrial supplies, other 2,194 331 Zinc 142 8 Newsprint 519 -37 Shingles, wallboard 1,169 111 Chemicals-inorganic 619 11 Lumber 1,265 -269 Chemicals-organic 1,920 246 Bauxite and aluminum 1,051 177 Fuel oil 998 1,447 Chemicals-fertilizers 497 222 Iron and steel mill products 1,661 -252 Nuclear fuel materials 365 78 Liquefied petroleum gases 528 355 Capital goods, except automotive 45,896 1,951 Computer accessories 10,055 -666 Computers 2,676 656 Civilian aircraft 2,483 -422 Generators, accessories 1,795 -48 Drilling & oilfield equipment 218 29 Photo, service industry machinery 1,426 302 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,469 -212 Spacecraft, excluding military 7 44 Wood, glass, plastic 633 209 Agricultural machinery, equipment 616 60 Industrial engines 1,508 -36 Railway transportation equipment 156 11 Parts-civilian aircraft 820 -42 Business machines and equipment 676 373 Textile, sewing machines 136 19 Pulp and paper machinery 557 19 Vessels, except scrap 0 3 Specialized mining 56 -7 Commercial vessels, other 6 4 Nonfarm tractors and parts 104 9 Excavating machinery 639 20 Semiconductors 4,013 5 Laboratory testing instruments 339 -18 Marine engines, parts 87 21 Electric apparatus 3,504 282 Materials handling equipment 925 82 Food, tobacco machinery 240 23 Metalworking machine tools 915 23 Medicinal equipment 2,225 272 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,392 168 Industrial machines, other 2,783 315 Telecommunications equipment 3,438 452 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 31,604 2,230 Consumer goods 47,716 6,059 TV's, VCR's, etc 3,574 -136 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,163 -126 Apparel, household goods - cotton 5,530 1,093 Pleasure boats and motors 309 112 Motorcycles and parts 517 13 Footwear 1,877 157 Camping apparel and gear 964 120 Gem stones, other 263 35 Toiletries and cosmetics 629 58 Writing and art supplies 1,585 121 Household appliances 1,618 213 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 3,945 650 Cookware, cutlery, tools 695 125 Musical instruments 220 28 Rugs 247 44 Records, tapes, and disks 201 33 Numismatic coins 21 40 Photo equipment 271 23 Other household goods 4,942 762 Books, printed matter 534 28 Glassware, chinaware 331 45 Nursery stock, etc. 179 32 Apparel, household goods - wool 493 77 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 968 132 Stereo equipment, etc 1,283 -205 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,471 448 Gem diamonds 1,951 44 Toys/games/sporting goods 3,496 276 Jewelry 1,424 133 Pharmaceutical preparations 6,015 1,684 Other goods 7,986 -185 (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-03-45), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, February 2003. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.