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) July June (R) Monthly 2003 2003 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 105,813 104,331 1,482 Net Adjustments 213 468 -254 Total, Census Basis 105,600 103,864 1,736 Foods, feeds, and beverages 4,576 4,462 113 Fruits, frozen juices 512 454 58 Fish and shellfish 931 899 32 Food oils, oilseeds 139 108 31 Vegetables 429 402 27 Green coffee 164 143 21 Cocoa beans 56 42 14 Feedstuff and foodgrains 111 102 10 Bakery products 392 383 9 Tea, spices, etc. 82 76 6 Meat products 362 356 6 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 35 33 2 Dairy products and eggs 91 90 1 Wine and related products 487 488 0 Cane and beet sugar 32 37 -6 Nuts 61 72 -11 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 279 311 -32 Other foods 411 466 -55 Industrial supplies and materials 26,932 25,929 1,002 Crude oil 8,904 8,103 801 Nuclear fuel materials 346 177 170 Fuel oil 961 875 87 Shingles, wallboard 732 691 41 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 341 302 39 Steelmaking materials 223 185 38 Iron and steel mill products 605 568 38 Chemicals-organic 1,208 1,174 35 Tobacco, waxes, etc 319 292 27 Finished metal shapes 642 617 25 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 485 462 23 Zinc 81 58 23 Synthetic cloth 352 330 22 Lumber 460 438 22 Coal and related fuels 116 100 16 Chemicals-inorganic 341 327 14 Finished textile supplies 220 206 14 Blank tapes, audio & visual 236 223 13 Industrial supplies, other 1,291 1,279 12 Nontextile floor tiles 200 188 12 Iron and steel, advanced 403 392 12 Cotton cloth, fabrics 169 158 11 Newsprint 263 255 8 Farming materials, livestock 68 61 8 Tin 18 12 6 Plywood and veneers 151 145 6 Paper and paper products 524 520 4 Hides and skins 10 7 3 Hair, waste materials 39 37 2 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 81 80 1 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 54 53 1 Leather and furs 60 59 1 Cotton, natural fibers 7 9 -2 Chemicals-fertilizers 425 427 -2 Wool, silk, etc. 60 63 -3 Nonferrous metals, other 105 109 -4 Materials, excluding chemicals 120 126 -5 Pulpwood and woodpulp 220 226 -6 Bauxite and aluminum 562 568 -6 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 327 336 -9 Plastic materials 689 701 -12 Natural rubber 84 100 -16 Electric energy 76 92 -16 Synthetic rubber--primary 105 123 -17 Other precious metals 276 302 -25 Copper 100 133 -32 Nonmonetary gold 211 255 -44 Nickel 66 112 -46 Liquefied petroleum gases 487 578 -91 Petroleum products, other 1,415 1,509 -94 Gas-natural 1,691 1,787 -96 Capital goods, except automotive 24,438 24,413 25 Computers 1,738 1,555 183 Materials handling equipment 578 507 71 Photo, service industry machinery 855 792 63 Agricultural machinery, equipment 395 372 23 Measuring, testing, control instruments 799 778 21 Textile, sewing machines 101 84 18 Generators, accessories 846 831 15 Parts-civilian aircraft 361 348 13 Electric apparatus 1,809 1,801 8 Semiconductors 2,056 2,047 8 Food, tobacco machinery 142 134 7 Telecommunications equipment 2,059 2,052 7 Railway transportation equipment 80 73 7 Wood, glass, plastic 425 420 4 Specialized mining 49 46 3 Nonfarm tractors and parts 58 56 2 Marine engines, parts 72 71 2 Vessels, except scrap 1 0 1 Laboratory testing instruments 192 191 1 Industrial machines, other 1,526 1,526 0 Pulp and paper machinery 326 328 -2 Excavating machinery 402 410 -8 Medicinal equipment 1,348 1,357 -9 Civilian aircraft 1,014 1,024 -11 Spacecraft, excluding military 2 23 -21 Engines-civilian aircraft 600 625 -25 Computer accessories 4,657 4,684 -27 Industrial engines 723 759 -36 Drilling & oilfield equipment 138 194 -56 Commercial vessels, other 6 78 -72 Metalworking machine tools 490 568 -78 Business machines and equipment 590 677 -88 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 18,084 18,232 -148 Consumer goods 27,418 26,673 745 Other household goods 2,925 2,685 240 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,964 1,740 225 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,394 3,200 194 TV's, VCR's, etc 2,032 1,976 56 Jewelry 801 748 53 Pleasure boats and motors 242 204 37 Footwear 970 935 35 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,214 2,185 29 Writing and art supplies 872 851 21 Apparel, household goods - wool 242 221 20 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 525 510 14 Musical instruments 134 121 13 Stereo equipment, etc 572 560 12 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,482 1,474 8 Photo equipment 148 140 7 Toiletries and cosmetics 357 350 7 Cookware, cutlery, tools 374 367 7 Numismatic coins 13 7 6 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 431 430 1 Rugs 134 135 -1 Camping apparel and gear 511 512 -1 Nursery stock, etc. 105 107 -2 Glassware, chinaware 180 184 -4 Gem stones, other 130 137 -7 Records, tapes, and disks 112 119 -7 Books, printed matter 300 316 -17 Motorcycles and parts 260 288 -28 Pharmaceutical preparations 4,101 4,134 -33 Gem diamonds 991 1,054 -63 Household appliances 904 983 -79 Other goods 4,152 4,154 -2 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2003 2002 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 727,513 661,980 65,533 Net Adjustments 1,948 1,933 15 Total, Census Basis 725,565 660,047 65,518 Foods, feeds, and beverages 31,903 28,328 3,576 Fruits, frozen juices 3,191 2,889 302 Fish and shellfish 6,407 5,794 613 Food oils, oilseeds 850 697 153 Vegetables 2,815 2,432 383 Green coffee 941 713 228 Cocoa beans 434 270 164 Feedstuff and foodgrains 868 862 6 Bakery products 2,593 2,075 518 Tea, spices, etc. 559 494 65 Meat products 3,233 3,484 -252 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 234 196 39 Dairy products and eggs 696 644 53 Wine and related products 3,436 3,062 374 Cane and beet sugar 314 306 8 Nuts 437 407 30 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 2,109 1,905 204 Other foods 2,785 2,098 688 Industrial supplies and materials 184,004 147,994 36,010 Crude oil 57,445 41,145 16,300 Nuclear fuel materials 1,772 1,139 634 Fuel oil 7,437 4,659 2,778 Shingles, wallboard 4,652 4,165 487 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 2,278 2,094 183 Steelmaking materials 1,514 1,287 227 Iron and steel mill products 4,577 4,877 -299 Chemicals-organic 7,795 7,122 672 Tobacco, waxes, etc 2,149 2,021 127 Finished metal shapes 4,376 3,916 460 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 3,296 3,097 199 Zinc 499 600 -101 Synthetic cloth 2,428 2,444 -16 Lumber 3,302 4,243 -941 Coal and related fuels 700 538 162 Chemicals-inorganic 2,285 2,237 48 Finished textile supplies 1,513 1,382 132 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,540 1,438 102 Industrial supplies, other 8,985 8,121 864 Nontextile floor tiles 1,329 1,195 133 Iron and steel, advanced 2,819 2,486 333 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,199 1,274 -74 Newsprint 1,745 1,779 -33 Farming materials, livestock 468 492 -25 Tin 113 89 24 Plywood and veneers 999 955 44 Paper and paper products 3,742 3,468 274 Hides and skins 74 79 -5 Hair, waste materials 272 262 10 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 537 482 55 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 368 330 38 Leather and furs 451 523 -73 Cotton, natural fibers 58 47 11 Chemicals-fertilizers 2,876 2,012 864 Wool, silk, etc. 402 361 41 Nonferrous metals, other 762 835 -72 Materials, excluding chemicals 853 900 -47 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,549 1,317 232 Bauxite and aluminum 4,084 3,712 372 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 2,362 2,484 -122 Plastic materials 4,888 4,140 748 Natural rubber 638 383 255 Electric energy 887 710 177 Synthetic rubber--primary 756 695 61 Other precious metals 2,012 2,048 -36 Copper 946 1,391 -445 Nonmonetary gold 1,488 1,416 72 Nickel 624 509 115 Liquefied petroleum gases 3,430 1,885 1,545 Petroleum products, other 10,085 7,536 2,550 Gas-natural 12,643 5,674 6,969 Capital goods, except automotive 168,307 164,368 3,939 Computers 11,257 9,092 2,165 Materials handling equipment 3,625 3,479 145 Photo, service industry machinery 5,786 5,221 564 Agricultural machinery, equipment 2,622 2,267 355 Measuring, testing, control instruments 5,529 5,094 436 Textile, sewing machines 616 561 55 Generators, accessories 5,920 6,525 -605 Parts-civilian aircraft 2,639 2,724 -85 Electric apparatus 13,020 12,744 276 Semiconductors 14,330 15,402 -1,072 Food, tobacco machinery 959 863 97 Telecommunications equipment 13,990 13,276 714 Railway transportation equipment 603 602 1 Wood, glass, plastic 2,903 2,413 490 Specialized mining 240 262 -22 Nonfarm tractors and parts 409 394 14 Marine engines, parts 442 326 116 Vessels, except scrap 5 2 3 Laboratory testing instruments 1,279 1,189 90 Industrial machines, other 10,725 10,327 398 Pulp and paper machinery 2,165 2,005 160 Excavating machinery 2,594 2,396 198 Medicinal equipment 9,226 7,937 1,288 Civilian aircraft 6,773 7,383 -610 Spacecraft, excluding military 84 14 70 Engines-civilian aircraft 4,373 5,164 -790 Computer accessories 32,217 34,801 -2,584 Industrial engines 5,251 5,325 -74 Drilling & oilfield equipment 941 742 198 Commercial vessels, other 184 127 56 Metalworking machine tools 3,589 3,292 297 Business machines and equipment 4,013 2,418 1,595 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 122,125 116,322 5,803 Consumer goods 191,321 174,324 16,997 Other household goods 20,121 17,790 2,331 Toys/games/sporting goods 13,305 13,249 56 Apparel, household goods - cotton 23,269 20,110 3,160 TV's, VCR's, etc 13,246 13,274 -28 Jewelry 5,394 5,209 184 Pleasure boats and motors 1,411 1,199 212 Footwear 7,064 6,639 425 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 15,850 14,130 1,720 Writing and art supplies 5,984 5,665 319 Apparel, household goods - wool 1,824 1,672 152 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 3,684 3,442 242 Musical instruments 875 817 58 Stereo equipment, etc 4,068 4,802 -734 Furniture, household goods, etc. 10,337 9,175 1,163 Photo equipment 985 989 -3 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,456 2,237 219 Cookware, cutlery, tools 2,837 2,536 300 Numismatic coins 140 80 60 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 3,323 4,092 -769 Rugs 972 895 77 Camping apparel and gear 3,867 3,520 347 Nursery stock, etc. 724 661 63 Glassware, chinaware 1,294 1,213 81 Gem stones, other 965 920 44 Records, tapes, and disks 809 739 70 Books, printed matter 2,031 1,921 110 Motorcycles and parts 2,083 1,828 254 Pharmaceutical preparations 28,291 22,447 5,844 Gem diamonds 7,292 7,127 165 Household appliances 6,820 5,947 874 Other goods 27,905 28,711 -806 (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-03-139, BEA-03-34), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, July 2003. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.