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) May April (R) Monthly 2003 2003 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 104,360 103,589 771 Net Adjustments 357 266 91 Total, Census Basis 104,003 103,323 680 Foods, feeds, and beverages 4,598 4,671 -73 Meat products 448 528 -80 Fish and shellfish 895 934 -39 Bakery products 367 387 -20 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 305 323 -17 Feedstuff and foodgrains 123 139 -16 Dairy products and eggs 101 116 -15 Green coffee 129 142 -13 Cocoa beans 40 46 -6 Cane and beet sugar 63 63 (-) Nuts 62 60 2 Vegetables 377 375 2 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 34 31 2 Wine and related products 501 496 5 Food oils, oilseeds 126 121 5 Tea, spices, etc. 91 84 8 Fruits, frozen juices 465 431 34 Other foods 471 393 77 Industrial supplies and materials 25,678 26,101 -423 Crude oil 7,587 8,384 -797 Petroleum products, other 1,439 1,605 -166 Chemicals-organic 1,067 1,176 -108 Chemicals-fertilizers 416 479 -63 Liquefied petroleum gases 430 491 -61 Industrial supplies, other 1,281 1,306 -25 Paper and paper products 517 537 -20 Nickel 68 82 -14 Natural rubber 85 98 -13 Synthetic rubber--primary 100 110 -9 Coal and related fuels 97 104 -7 Hides and skins 10 14 -5 Newsprint 249 252 -4 Wool, silk, etc. 56 59 -3 Synthetic cloth 342 345 -3 Cotton cloth, fabrics 168 171 -3 Chemicals-inorganic 331 334 -3 Farming materials, livestock 67 69 -2 Zinc 66 67 -1 Tin 18 18 (-) Hair, waste materials 38 38 1 Cotton, natural fibers 8 7 1 Plastic materials 709 708 1 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 78 77 1 Leather and furs 61 58 2 Lumber 441 438 3 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 55 51 3 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 339 335 4 Other precious metals 296 292 4 Copper 138 133 5 Iron and steel mill products 612 607 5 Plywood and veneers 151 146 5 Finished textile supplies 222 215 6 Nonmonetary gold 217 210 7 Blank tapes, audio & visual 231 224 7 Nontextile floor tiles 193 185 8 Materials, excluding chemicals 126 112 14 Electric energy 161 147 14 Iron and steel, advanced 413 399 14 Pulpwood and woodpulp 263 246 17 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 487 465 22 Shingles, wallboard 672 649 22 Nuclear fuel materials 302 277 25 Tobacco, waxes, etc 341 313 28 Finished metal shapes 670 642 28 Nonferrous metals, other 123 95 28 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 343 313 30 Steelmaking materials 224 187 37 Fuel oil 884 798 86 Bauxite and aluminum 578 491 87 Gas-natural 1,910 1,542 369 Capital goods, except automotive 24,501 24,070 431 Medicinal equipment 1,402 1,282 120 Business machines and equipment 630 555 75 Telecommunications equipment 2,076 2,010 66 Computers 1,654 1,608 46 Industrial engines 785 739 46 Civilian aircraft 956 916 40 Measuring, testing, control instruments 820 783 37 Electric apparatus 1,928 1,898 30 Wood, glass, plastic 409 379 30 Computer accessories 4,657 4,631 27 Semiconductors 2,062 2,042 20 Drilling & oilfield equipment 135 119 16 Engines-civilian aircraft 634 619 15 Pulp and paper machinery 329 321 7 Nonfarm tractors and parts 66 60 6 Specialized mining 32 28 4 Textile, sewing machines 92 89 3 Food, tobacco machinery 150 147 2 Marine engines, parts 64 62 2 Materials handling equipment 505 503 2 Photo, service industry machinery 819 817 2 Spacecraft, excluding military 3 3 (-) Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Laboratory testing instruments 200 201 (-) Agricultural machinery, equipment 394 395 -1 Parts-civilian aircraft 390 392 -2 Generators, accessories 824 831 -7 Excavating machinery 361 376 -15 Railway transportation equipment 89 108 -19 Metalworking machine tools 518 543 -25 Industrial machines, other 1,507 1,538 -30 Commercial vessels, other 9 75 -67 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 17,666 16,877 790 Consumer goods 27,723 27,683 40 Pharmaceutical preparations 4,256 3,748 508 Gem diamonds 1,155 1,062 92 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,963 1,895 69 Household appliances 1,070 1,005 65 Jewelry 791 743 48 Motorcycles and parts 360 313 47 Glassware, chinaware 186 176 10 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,294 2,285 9 Camping apparel and gear 595 586 9 Pleasure boats and motors 176 169 7 Apparel, household goods - wool 262 256 7 Musical instruments 126 122 4 Gem stones, other 134 132 1 Records, tapes, and disks 112 111 1 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,510 1,510 (-) Numismatic coins 15 14 (-) Rugs 136 140 -4 Photo equipment 136 141 -5 Books, printed matter 283 290 -8 Writing and art supplies 866 874 -8 Nursery stock, etc. 100 109 -10 Toiletries and cosmetics 351 361 -10 Stereo equipment, etc 647 660 -13 Cookware, cutlery, tools 411 430 -19 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 530 549 -19 Footwear 997 1,022 -26 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,320 3,385 -65 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,833 1,936 -103 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 367 602 -235 Other household goods 2,742 3,056 -314 Other goods 3,837 3,922 -85 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2003 2002 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 517,314 465,653 51,661 Net Adjustments 1,274 1,352 -78 Total, Census Basis 516,040 464,301 51,739 Foods, feeds, and beverages 22,851 19,988 2,863 Meat products 2,514 2,479 35 Fish and shellfish 4,575 4,112 463 Bakery products 1,818 1,443 374 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 1,518 1,361 157 Feedstuff and foodgrains 655 610 45 Dairy products and eggs 515 460 55 Green coffee 633 473 160 Cocoa beans 336 183 153 Cane and beet sugar 245 207 39 Nuts 304 287 17 Vegetables 1,984 1,702 282 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 166 139 28 Wine and related products 2,461 2,172 289 Food oils, oilseeds 602 452 150 Tea, spices, etc. 402 360 42 Fruits, frozen juices 2,214 2,075 140 Other foods 1,908 1,474 434 Industrial supplies and materials 131,212 102,982 28,229 Crude oil 40,491 27,939 12,552 Petroleum products, other 7,165 5,079 2,086 Chemicals-organic 5,422 5,024 398 Chemicals-fertilizers 2,022 1,445 577 Liquefied petroleum gases 2,364 1,374 989 Industrial supplies, other 6,415 5,696 719 Paper and paper products 2,697 2,421 276 Nickel 446 330 116 Natural rubber 454 254 199 Synthetic rubber--primary 528 480 47 Coal and related fuels 484 372 112 Hides and skins 57 56 1 Newsprint 1,227 1,283 -55 Wool, silk, etc. 279 250 30 Synthetic cloth 1,745 1,717 29 Cotton cloth, fabrics 872 890 -19 Chemicals-inorganic 1,616 1,570 45 Farming materials, livestock 338 351 -13 Zinc 360 437 -76 Tin 82 63 20 Hair, waste materials 196 183 13 Cotton, natural fibers 42 37 5 Plastic materials 3,500 2,869 631 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 376 329 47 Leather and furs 331 373 -41 Lumber 2,404 3,406 -1,003 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 262 234 28 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 1,699 1,775 -76 Other precious metals 1,434 1,422 13 Copper 713 1,017 -304 Iron and steel mill products 3,409 3,413 -4 Plywood and veneers 702 644 59 Finished textile supplies 1,087 965 123 Nonmonetary gold 1,022 978 44 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,081 998 83 Nontextile floor tiles 940 838 102 Materials, excluding chemicals 606 645 -38 Electric energy 719 517 202 Iron and steel, advanced 2,020 1,757 263 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,102 919 183 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 2,347 2,192 155 Shingles, wallboard 3,228 2,973 255 Nuclear fuel materials 1,249 809 440 Tobacco, waxes, etc 1,537 1,422 115 Finished metal shapes 3,116 2,769 347 Nonferrous metals, other 547 569 -22 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 1,633 1,497 137 Steelmaking materials 1,103 867 235 Fuel oil 5,600 3,141 2,459 Bauxite and aluminum 2,951 2,589 362 Gas-natural 9,189 3,805 5,385 Capital goods, except automotive 119,486 116,527 2,959 Medicinal equipment 6,520 5,609 911 Business machines and equipment 2,746 1,717 1,030 Telecommunications equipment 9,880 9,126 754 Computers 7,964 6,304 1,660 Industrial engines 3,770 3,775 -5 Civilian aircraft 4,701 5,448 -747 Measuring, testing, control instruments 3,953 3,614 339 Electric apparatus 9,451 9,042 410 Wood, glass, plastic 2,057 1,626 431 Computer accessories 22,877 24,890 -2,013 Semiconductors 10,226 10,880 -654 Drilling & oilfield equipment 608 539 70 Engines-civilian aircraft 3,154 3,765 -611 Pulp and paper machinery 1,512 1,348 165 Nonfarm tractors and parts 294 278 16 Specialized mining 144 186 -41 Textile, sewing machines 431 385 46 Food, tobacco machinery 685 605 80 Marine engines, parts 299 233 66 Materials handling equipment 2,540 2,448 92 Photo, service industry machinery 4,138 3,654 484 Spacecraft, excluding military 60 11 49 Vessels, except scrap 4 (-) 3 Laboratory testing instruments 895 853 43 Agricultural machinery, equipment 1,853 1,595 258 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,929 2,034 -105 Generators, accessories 4,255 4,712 -458 Excavating machinery 1,782 1,672 110 Railway transportation equipment 449 418 31 Metalworking machine tools 2,531 2,303 228 Industrial machines, other 7,674 7,354 321 Commercial vessels, other 101 103 -2 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 85,685 82,033 3,652 Consumer goods 137,242 122,528 14,714 Pharmaceutical preparations 20,093 15,595 4,499 Gem diamonds 5,246 5,183 64 TV's, VCR's, etc 9,242 9,343 -102 Household appliances 4,935 4,218 716 Jewelry 3,843 3,680 163 Motorcycles and parts 1,535 1,252 283 Glassware, chinaware 929 849 80 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 11,450 9,930 1,519 Camping apparel and gear 2,845 2,484 361 Pleasure boats and motors 965 851 114 Apparel, household goods - wool 1,361 1,194 167 Musical instruments 620 565 55 Gem stones, other 697 651 46 Records, tapes, and disks 578 513 65 Furniture, household goods, etc. 7,380 6,397 983 Numismatic coins 120 44 76 Rugs 703 632 71 Photo equipment 697 700 -3 Books, printed matter 1,414 1,336 78 Writing and art supplies 4,259 4,018 241 Nursery stock, etc. 513 465 47 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,747 1,581 166 Stereo equipment, etc 2,935 3,332 -397 Cookware, cutlery, tools 2,095 1,788 307 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 2,647 2,409 238 Footwear 5,158 4,716 443 Apparel, household goods - cotton 16,672 14,109 2,564 Toys/games/sporting goods 9,600 9,160 440 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 2,461 2,926 -465 Other household goods 14,501 12,607 1,894 Other goods 19,566 20,244 -678 (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-03-107, BEA-03-27), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, May 2003. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.