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.) Item(1) April March Monthly 2003 2003 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 103,801 105,803 -2,002 Net Adjustments 263 249 14 Total, Census Basis 103,538 105,554 -2,016 Foods, feeds, and beverages 4,690 4,630 60 Other foods 395 359 36 Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine 323 301 22 Meat products 528 508 20 Cane and beet sugar 63 45 19 Fish and shellfish 935 918 17 Green coffee 143 128 15 Tea, spices, etc. 84 73 11 Bakery products 388 378 10 Dairy products and eggs 116 109 7 Feedstuff and foodgrains 138 134 4 Nuts 60 61 -1 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 31 35 -4 Wine and related products 500 505 -5 Food oils, oilseeds 132 144 -12 Fruits, frozen juices 432 452 -20 Vegetables 375 403 -28 Cocoa beans 46 77 -31 Industrial supplies and materials 26,061 28,421 -2,360 Gas-natural 1,536 2,463 -926 Fuel oil 820 1,464 -644 Crude oil 8,308 8,827 -519 Iron and steel mill products 607 761 -154 Bauxite and aluminum 492 642 -149 Petroleum products, other 1,589 1,678 -89 Nickel 82 162 -81 Liquefied petroleum gases 492 545 -53 Lumber 439 487 -49 Paper and paper products 537 571 -34 Steelmaking materials 196 224 -27 Electric energy 147 170 -22 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 467 482 -16 Nonferrous metals, other 97 113 -16 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 336 350 -14 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 312 322 -10 Plastic materials 708 716 -9 Materials, excluding chemicals 112 121 -9 Synthetic cloth 345 352 -8 Cotton cloth, fabrics 171 178 -7 Zinc 69 75 -6 Nontextile floor tiles 185 191 -6 Leather and furs 59 64 -5 Iron and steel, advanced 399 404 -5 Synthetic rubber--primary 110 113 -3 Finished textile supplies 216 218 -1 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 53 54 -1 Tobacco, waxes, etc 313 314 -1 Hair, waste materials 38 39 -1 Tin 18 19 -1 Cotton, natural fibers 7 7 0 Wool, silk, etc. 59 58 1 Natural rubber 98 97 1 Hides and skins 14 12 2 Plywood and veneers 146 143 3 Farming materials, livestock 69 65 4 Copper 133 129 4 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 77 72 5 Coal and related fuels 109 104 5 Blank tapes, audio & visual 224 218 5 Industrial supplies, other 1,306 1,299 7 Newsprint 253 245 8 Shingles, wallboard 650 638 12 Chemicals-inorganic 334 321 13 Other precious metals 293 277 16 Nonmonetary gold 210 175 35 Pulpwood and woodpulp 244 202 41 Nuclear fuel materials 277 228 49 Finished metal shapes 643 594 49 Chemicals-fertilizers 481 366 115 Chemicals-organic 1,180 1,050 131 Capital goods, except automotive 24,105 23,222 883 Computer accessories 4,643 4,332 310 Computers 1,615 1,455 160 Telecommunications equipment 2,036 1,910 126 Commercial vessels, other 76 6 69 Civilian aircraft 886 824 61 Photo, service industry machinery 819 769 50 Business machines and equipment 554 507 48 Pulp and paper machinery 322 283 39 Laboratory testing instruments 206 177 29 Electric apparatus 1,863 1,835 28 Parts-civilian aircraft 394 370 24 Railway transportation equipment 108 85 24 Industrial machines, other 1,542 1,520 22 Drilling & oilfield equipment 119 98 21 Metalworking machine tools 545 526 19 Food, tobacco machinery 146 130 16 Excavating machinery 380 365 15 Agricultural machinery, equipment 396 381 15 Semiconductors 2,070 2,062 8 Nonfarm tractors and parts 60 55 5 Textile, sewing machines 90 85 4 Measuring, testing, control instruments 788 784 4 Spacecraft, excluding military 3 2 1 Vessels, except scrap 0 0 0 Marine engines, parts 62 64 -2 Specialized mining 28 37 -9 Materials handling equipment 500 512 -12 Industrial engines 743 764 -21 Engines-civilian aircraft 614 652 -38 Wood, glass, plastic 379 422 -43 Generators, accessories 821 866 -45 Medicinal equipment 1,300 1,345 -45 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 16,937 17,337 -400 Consumer goods 27,831 28,010 -179 Pharmaceutical preparations 3,792 4,280 -488 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,944 2,032 -88 Footwear 1,024 1,101 -77 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,289 2,337 -47 Pleasure boats and motors 169 193 -24 Apparel, household goods - wool 257 279 -22 Motorcycles and parts 320 338 -19 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,892 1,908 -17 Numismatic coins 14 30 -16 Glassware, chinaware 176 190 -13 Household appliances 1,030 1,042 -13 Records, tapes, and disks 112 122 -10 Gem stones, other 135 138 -3 Musical instruments 122 123 -1 Rugs 141 139 2 Photo equipment 142 138 4 Jewelry 754 746 8 Cookware, cutlery, tools 430 419 11 Toiletries and cosmetics 363 352 11 Camping apparel and gear 587 575 12 Books, printed matter 290 277 14 Nursery stock, etc. 109 89 21 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 552 522 29 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,389 3,349 40 Writing and art supplies 875 830 45 Other household goods 3,088 3,035 53 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,511 1,444 67 Gem diamonds 1,063 988 74 Stereo equipment, etc 659 559 100 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 602 435 167 Other goods 3,914 3,934 -20 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2003 2002 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 413,166 367,975 45,191 Net Adjustments 914 1,050 -136 Total, Census Basis 412,252 366,925 45,327 Foods, feeds, and beverages 18,271 15,895 2,376 Other foods 1,439 1,171 268 Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine 1,213 1,081 133 Meat products 2,066 1,987 79 Cane and beet sugar 182 164 18 Fish and shellfish 3,680 3,280 400 Green coffee 504 353 152 Tea, spices, etc. 310 291 19 Bakery products 1,452 1,144 308 Dairy products and eggs 414 362 51 Feedstuff and foodgrains 532 496 35 Nuts 242 233 9 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 133 110 22 Wine and related products 1,964 1,725 239 Food oils, oilseeds 486 355 130 Fruits, frozen juices 1,751 1,645 105 Vegetables 1,607 1,352 255 Cocoa beans 296 144 152 Industrial supplies and materials 105,494 80,065 25,429 Gas-natural 7,274 2,883 4,391 Fuel oil 4,738 2,393 2,344 Crude oil 32,828 21,019 11,809 Iron and steel mill products 2,797 2,865 -68 Bauxite and aluminum 2,373 2,056 317 Petroleum products, other 5,710 3,742 1,968 Nickel 379 267 111 Liquefied petroleum gases 1,934 1,086 848 Lumber 1,963 2,696 -733 Paper and paper products 2,181 1,909 271 Steelmaking materials 889 690 198 Electric energy 558 426 132 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 1,862 1,738 124 Nonferrous metals, other 427 437 -10 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 1,360 1,427 -67 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 1,290 1,193 97 Plastic materials 2,790 2,273 517 Materials, excluding chemicals 481 513 -33 Synthetic cloth 1,404 1,362 42 Cotton cloth, fabrics 704 703 2 Zinc 296 355 -59 Nontextile floor tiles 747 662 86 Leather and furs 271 297 -25 Iron and steel, advanced 1,608 1,397 211 Synthetic rubber--primary 427 380 47 Finished textile supplies 867 763 104 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 209 189 20 Tobacco, waxes, etc 1,196 1,134 62 Hair, waste materials 158 143 15 Tin 64 51 13 Cotton, natural fibers 33 30 3 Wool, silk, etc. 223 198 25 Natural rubber 369 190 179 Hides and skins 47 45 2 Plywood and veneers 551 496 55 Farming materials, livestock 272 281 -9 Copper 576 829 -253 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 298 258 40 Coal and related fuels 391 296 95 Blank tapes, audio & visual 850 785 65 Industrial supplies, other 5,135 4,506 628 Newsprint 978 1,037 -59 Shingles, wallboard 2,558 2,363 195 Chemicals-inorganic 1,285 1,247 38 Other precious metals 1,139 1,158 -19 Nonmonetary gold 805 711 93 Pulpwood and woodpulp 838 723 114 Nuclear fuel materials 947 540 407 Finished metal shapes 2,447 2,187 261 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,609 1,129 480 Chemicals-organic 4,360 4,003 357 Capital goods, except automotive 95,019 92,730 2,290 Computer accessories 18,231 19,852 -1,621 Computers 6,317 4,997 1,320 Telecommunications equipment 7,831 7,148 683 Commercial vessels, other 92 17 75 Civilian aircraft 3,715 4,767 -1,053 Photo, service industry machinery 3,322 2,886 436 Business machines and equipment 2,117 1,344 773 Pulp and paper machinery 1,184 1,079 105 Laboratory testing instruments 700 676 24 Electric apparatus 7,489 7,117 372 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,540 1,642 -102 Railway transportation equipment 360 321 39 Industrial machines, other 6,172 5,844 328 Drilling & oilfield equipment 473 427 46 Metalworking machine tools 2,014 1,842 172 Food, tobacco machinery 534 482 52 Excavating machinery 1,425 1,327 98 Agricultural machinery, equipment 1,460 1,271 190 Semiconductors 8,191 8,577 -385 Nonfarm tractors and parts 228 216 12 Textile, sewing machines 339 302 37 Measuring, testing, control instruments 3,138 2,867 271 Spacecraft, excluding military 57 8 48 Vessels, except scrap 4 0 3 Marine engines, parts 235 180 55 Specialized mining 113 150 -37 Materials handling equipment 2,032 1,899 132 Industrial engines 2,989 3,034 -45 Engines-civilian aircraft 2,516 2,992 -476 Wood, glass, plastic 1,648 1,301 347 Generators, accessories 3,420 3,693 -273 Medicinal equipment 5,135 4,472 663 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 68,079 65,012 3,067 Consumer goods 109,666 97,028 12,638 Pharmaceutical preparations 15,881 12,348 3,533 Toys/games/sporting goods 7,775 7,264 511 Footwear 4,163 3,754 408 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 9,160 7,886 1,275 Pleasure boats and motors 790 672 118 Apparel, household goods - wool 1,100 945 155 Motorcycles and parts 1,181 1,007 174 TV's, VCR's, etc 7,275 7,352 -77 Numismatic coins 105 36 69 Glassware, chinaware 744 669 75 Household appliances 3,890 3,301 589 Records, tapes, and disks 468 405 63 Gem stones, other 566 522 44 Musical instruments 494 443 51 Rugs 568 501 67 Photo equipment 561 555 6 Jewelry 3,062 2,922 139 Cookware, cutlery, tools 1,684 1,409 275 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,398 1,254 144 Camping apparel and gear 2,252 1,949 303 Books, printed matter 1,132 1,057 75 Nursery stock, etc. 413 373 40 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 2,120 1,899 221 Apparel, household goods - cotton 13,356 11,203 2,153 Writing and art supplies 3,394 3,177 217 Other household goods 11,790 10,010 1,780 Furniture, household goods, etc. 5,871 5,037 834 Gem diamonds 4,092 4,087 5 Stereo equipment, etc 2,288 2,607 -319 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 2,094 2,386 -292 Other goods 15,722 16,195 -474 (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-03-93, BEA-03-22), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, April 2003. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.