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) June May (R) Monthly 2003 2003 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 104,009 104,415 -405 Net Adjustments 459 350 109 Total, Census Basis 103,551 104,065 -514 Foods, feeds, and beverages 4,468 4,612 -144 Meat products 356 448 -92 Cane and beet sugar 37 63 -26 Feedstuff and foodgrains 102 123 -21 Food oils, oilseeds 110 128 -18 Tea, spices, etc. 75 92 -16 Wine and related products 488 501 -13 Dairy products and eggs 90 101 -11 Fruits, frozen juices 465 475 -11 Other foods 466 471 -5 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 33 33 (-) Fish and shellfish 898 897 1 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 307 305 1 Cocoa beans 42 40 1 Nuts 72 62 10 Green coffee 144 129 14 Bakery products 383 367 16 Vegetables 402 377 25 Industrial supplies and materials 25,869 25,608 260 Crude oil 8,071 7,534 537 Liquefied petroleum gases 593 432 162 Chemicals-organic 1,172 1,058 114 Petroleum products, other 1,524 1,435 88 Nickel 112 68 44 Nonmonetary gold 255 216 39 Synthetic rubber--primary 123 100 22 Shingles, wallboard 690 672 18 Natural rubber 100 85 15 Chemicals-fertilizers 430 418 12 Wool, silk, etc. 62 56 7 Newsprint 255 249 6 Other precious metals 301 296 5 Paper and paper products 521 518 3 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 80 78 2 Coal and related fuels 98 97 1 Cotton, natural fibers 9 8 1 Materials, excluding chemicals 127 127 (-) Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 53 54 -1 Hair, waste materials 37 38 -1 Leather and furs 59 61 -2 Hides and skins 7 10 -3 Industrial supplies, other 1,278 1,281 -3 Lumber 438 442 -4 Chemicals-inorganic 328 332 -4 Nontextile floor tiles 188 193 -5 Copper 133 138 -5 Tin 12 18 -6 Farming materials, livestock 60 67 -7 Plywood and veneers 145 152 -7 Plastic materials 700 708 -8 Zinc 58 66 -9 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 330 340 -9 Cotton cloth, fabrics 158 168 -10 Blank tapes, audio & visual 220 231 -11 Bauxite and aluminum 570 581 -11 Synthetic cloth 329 343 -14 Nonferrous metals, other 110 124 -14 Finished textile supplies 206 222 -16 Iron and steel, advanced 393 416 -23 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 462 488 -25 Pulpwood and woodpulp 229 263 -34 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 305 344 -38 Steelmaking materials 188 228 -39 Iron and steel mill products 563 608 -45 Tobacco, waxes, etc 293 342 -49 Fuel oil 831 885 -54 Finished metal shapes 617 671 -54 Electric energy 92 161 -69 Gas-natural 1,773 1,887 -113 Nuclear fuel materials 177 302 -125 Capital goods, except automotive 24,392 24,472 -79 Computers 1,555 1,654 -99 Electric apparatus 1,798 1,887 -89 Measuring, testing, control instruments 773 819 -46 Parts-civilian aircraft 348 391 -42 Medicinal equipment 1,360 1,402 -42 Photo, service industry machinery 788 818 -30 Industrial engines 757 785 -27 Telecommunications equipment 2,050 2,073 -24 Agricultural machinery, equipment 373 395 -22 Semiconductors 2,045 2,063 -18 Railway transportation equipment 73 89 -16 Food, tobacco machinery 134 148 -14 Laboratory testing instruments 189 202 -12 Engines-civilian aircraft 618 628 -10 Nonfarm tractors and parts 56 66 -10 Textile, sewing machines 84 92 -8 Pulp and paper machinery 326 328 -3 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Materials handling equipment 508 504 4 Wood, glass, plastic 416 410 6 Industrial machines, other 1,512 1,506 7 Marine engines, parts 71 64 7 Specialized mining 46 32 15 Spacecraft, excluding military 23 3 19 Generators, accessories 832 813 20 Computer accessories 4,686 4,656 30 Metalworking machine tools 553 518 35 Business machines and equipment 677 629 48 Excavating machinery 410 361 49 Drilling & oilfield equipment 194 135 59 Civilian aircraft 1,057 990 67 Commercial vessels, other 77 9 69 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 18,229 17,791 438 Consumer goods 26,498 27,712 -1,214 Pharmaceutical preparations 3,972 4,219 -247 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,199 3,324 -124 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,184 2,296 -112 Gem diamonds 1,053 1,155 -102 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,740 1,834 -95 Stereo equipment, etc 559 647 -88 Camping apparel and gear 512 595 -83 Household appliances 986 1,069 -82 Motorcycles and parts 285 361 -76 Footwear 935 997 -63 Other household goods 2,695 2,752 -57 Cookware, cutlery, tools 367 412 -45 Jewelry 749 793 -44 Apparel, household goods - wool 219 263 -44 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,473 1,511 -38 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 510 532 -21 Writing and art supplies 851 868 -17 Numismatic coins 7 15 -8 Musical instruments 120 126 -5 Toiletries and cosmetics 349 353 -4 Glassware, chinaware 184 186 -2 Rugs 135 137 -2 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,959 1,959 (-) Gem stones, other 137 134 3 Photo equipment 140 136 4 Records, tapes, and disks 119 112 7 Nursery stock, etc. 107 100 7 Pleasure boats and motors 204 176 28 Books, printed matter 317 283 34 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 431 368 63 Other goods 4,095 3,870 225 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2003 2002 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 621,378 564,038 57,339 Net Adjustments 1,725 1,649 76 Total, Census Basis 619,653 562,390 57,263 Foods, feeds, and beverages 27,333 24,113 3,221 Meat products 2,871 2,972 -102 Cane and beet sugar 283 238 44 Feedstuff and foodgrains 757 733 24 Food oils, oilseeds 713 569 145 Tea, spices, etc. 477 431 46 Wine and related products 2,949 2,614 335 Dairy products and eggs 606 547 58 Fruits, frozen juices 2,689 2,485 204 Other foods 2,373 1,788 585 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 199 169 30 Fish and shellfish 5,475 4,956 519 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 1,825 1,634 190 Cocoa beans 378 220 157 Nuts 376 346 29 Green coffee 777 597 180 Bakery products 2,201 1,757 444 Vegetables 2,386 2,055 331 Industrial supplies and materials 157,011 125,326 31,685 Crude oil 48,509 34,360 14,149 Liquefied petroleum gases 2,959 1,625 1,334 Chemicals-organic 6,585 6,112 474 Petroleum products, other 8,686 6,249 2,436 Nickel 558 412 146 Nonmonetary gold 1,277 1,212 65 Synthetic rubber--primary 650 592 58 Shingles, wallboard 3,919 3,568 350 Natural rubber 554 315 239 Chemicals-fertilizers 2,454 1,729 725 Wool, silk, etc. 341 305 37 Newsprint 1,483 1,533 -51 Other precious metals 1,735 1,831 -96 Paper and paper products 3,219 2,953 266 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 456 405 50 Coal and related fuels 582 442 140 Cotton, natural fibers 51 42 9 Materials, excluding chemicals 734 773 -39 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 314 279 35 Hair, waste materials 233 221 11 Leather and furs 390 443 -53 Hides and skins 64 68 -4 Industrial supplies, other 7,694 6,904 790 Lumber 2,842 3,798 -956 Chemicals-inorganic 1,944 1,900 44 Nontextile floor tiles 1,129 1,018 111 Copper 846 1,204 -358 Tin 95 74 21 Farming materials, livestock 399 426 -28 Plywood and veneers 848 799 49 Plastic materials 4,199 3,503 696 Zinc 418 507 -90 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 2,030 2,130 -100 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,030 1,077 -47 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,301 1,231 70 Bauxite and aluminum 3,524 3,157 366 Synthetic cloth 2,075 2,079 -4 Nonferrous metals, other 658 676 -18 Finished textile supplies 1,294 1,173 120 Iron and steel, advanced 2,417 2,121 296 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 2,810 2,652 159 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,332 1,100 232 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 1,939 1,791 148 Steelmaking materials 1,295 1,086 209 Iron and steel mill products 3,968 4,122 -153 Tobacco, waxes, etc 1,831 1,723 108 Fuel oil 6,432 3,958 2,474 Finished metal shapes 3,734 3,337 396 Electric energy 811 611 201 Gas-natural 10,939 4,755 6,184 Nuclear fuel materials 1,426 943 483 Capital goods, except automotive 143,848 140,520 3,328 Computers 9,519 7,676 1,844 Electric apparatus 11,209 10,901 308 Measuring, testing, control instruments 4,725 4,351 374 Parts-civilian aircraft 2,277 2,400 -123 Medicinal equipment 7,880 6,784 1,097 Photo, service industry machinery 4,926 4,460 466 Industrial engines 4,527 4,553 -26 Telecommunications equipment 11,927 11,239 689 Agricultural machinery, equipment 2,228 1,920 308 Semiconductors 12,272 13,195 -923 Railway transportation equipment 523 507 15 Food, tobacco machinery 818 736 81 Laboratory testing instruments 1,086 1,026 60 Engines-civilian aircraft 3,766 4,446 -679 Nonfarm tractors and parts 350 335 15 Textile, sewing machines 515 474 41 Pulp and paper machinery 1,837 1,670 167 Vessels, except scrap 4 1 2 Materials handling equipment 3,047 2,964 83 Wood, glass, plastic 2,474 1,995 479 Industrial machines, other 9,185 8,834 351 Marine engines, parts 369 275 94 Specialized mining 191 209 -18 Spacecraft, excluding military 83 12 71 Generators, accessories 5,076 5,617 -541 Computer accessories 27,562 29,851 -2,289 Metalworking machine tools 3,084 2,802 282 Business machines and equipment 3,423 2,069 1,354 Excavating machinery 2,192 2,026 166 Drilling & oilfield equipment 803 636 167 Civilian aircraft 5,792 6,449 -658 Commercial vessels, other 178 107 71 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 104,038 99,153 4,886 Consumer goods 163,728 148,601 15,127 Pharmaceutical preparations 24,028 19,021 5,007 Apparel, household goods - cotton 19,875 17,078 2,797 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 13,636 12,029 1,607 Gem diamonds 6,299 6,201 98 Toys/games/sporting goods 11,341 11,308 32 Stereo equipment, etc 3,494 4,104 -610 Camping apparel and gear 3,357 3,014 343 Household appliances 5,920 5,094 826 Motorcycles and parts 1,821 1,534 287 Footwear 6,094 5,696 398 Other household goods 17,206 15,184 2,021 Cookware, cutlery, tools 2,463 2,173 289 Jewelry 4,593 4,447 146 Apparel, household goods - wool 1,580 1,429 151 Furniture, household goods, etc. 8,855 7,797 1,058 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 3,160 2,930 230 Writing and art supplies 5,113 4,845 268 Numismatic coins 127 55 72 Musical instruments 740 690 50 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,099 1,904 195 Glassware, chinaware 1,113 1,028 85 Rugs 838 760 78 TV's, VCR's, etc 11,197 11,337 -140 Gem stones, other 835 783 51 Photo equipment 836 843 -6 Records, tapes, and disks 697 623 74 Nursery stock, etc. 619 564 56 Pleasure boats and motors 1,169 1,022 147 Books, printed matter 1,732 1,626 106 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 2,893 3,482 -589 Other goods 23,694 24,677 -983 (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-03-124, BEA-03-31), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, June 2003. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.