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) August July (R) Monthly 2003 2003 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 102,241 105,385 -3,144 Net Adjustments 459 203 256 Total, Census Basis 101,782 105,181 -3,400 Foods, feeds, and beverages 4,542 4,586 -45 Fruits, frozen juices 470 513 -43 Fish and shellfish 889 928 -39 Other foods 378 411 -33 Cocoa beans 34 56 -22 Green coffee 145 164 -19 Meat products 353 362 -9 Dairy products and eggs 83 91 -8 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 36 35 1 Cane and beet sugar 34 32 3 Food oils, oilseeds 142 139 3 Tea, spices, etc. 87 82 5 Bakery products 399 392 7 Wine and related products 495 487 8 Vegetables 449 440 9 Nuts 71 61 10 Feedstuff and foodgrains 143 111 32 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 335 282 53 Industrial supplies and materials 26,722 26,768 -46 Crude oil 8,638 8,812 -174 Nuclear fuel materials 191 346 -156 Iron and steel mill products 522 601 -79 Liquefied petroleum gases 409 487 -78 Bauxite and aluminum 505 562 -56 Coal and related fuels 86 115 -29 Petroleum products, other 1,385 1,414 -28 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 463 485 -23 Chemicals-inorganic 319 341 -23 Natural rubber 64 84 -20 Pulpwood and woodpulp 205 220 -15 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 327 342 -15 Paper and paper products 513 524 -11 Nonferrous metals, other 95 105 -11 Tobacco, waxes, etc 308 318 -10 Electric energy 66 76 -10 Zinc 72 81 -8 Nontextile floor tiles 192 200 -8 Newsprint 256 263 -7 Synthetic rubber--primary 98 105 -7 Finished textile supplies 213 220 -6 Synthetic cloth 346 350 -4 Cotton cloth, fabrics 166 169 -4 Iron and steel, advanced 399 402 -3 Wool, silk, etc. 56 59 -3 Materials, excluding chemicals 118 121 -3 Tin 17 18 -2 Cotton, natural fibers 6 7 -1 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 53 54 -1 Hides and skins 10 10 (-) Hair, waste materials 40 39 1 Plywood and veneers 153 151 1 Nonmonetary gold 215 211 4 Farming materials, livestock 74 69 5 Leather and furs 65 60 5 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 87 81 6 Other precious metals 287 276 11 Industrial supplies, other 1,300 1,289 12 Finished metal shapes 654 641 13 Chemicals-organic 1,226 1,212 14 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 336 321 15 Nickel 84 66 18 Plastic materials 707 688 19 Shingles, wallboard 757 731 25 Blank tapes, audio & visual 272 235 37 Chemicals-fertilizers 465 427 39 Lumber 501 459 42 Steelmaking materials 270 226 44 Copper 162 114 49 Fuel oil 1,003 916 87 Gas-natural 1,964 1,663 302 Capital goods, except automotive 23,931 24,465 -534 Civilian aircraft 817 1,092 -276 Telecommunications equipment 1,917 2,054 -136 Computer accessories 4,525 4,653 -128 Computers 1,653 1,738 -85 Wood, glass, plastic 377 420 -43 Engines-civilian aircraft 559 597 -38 Semiconductors 2,020 2,053 -32 Laboratory testing instruments 161 190 -29 Textile, sewing machines 80 102 -22 Specialized mining 29 49 -20 Marine engines, parts 56 73 -17 Railway transportation equipment 66 80 -14 Drilling & oilfield equipment 128 137 -9 Parts-civilian aircraft 355 363 -8 Materials handling equipment 569 576 -7 Vessels, except scrap (-) 1 -1 Spacecraft, excluding military 1 2 -1 Business machines and equipment 594 589 4 Metalworking machine tools 477 473 5 Food, tobacco machinery 146 142 5 Measuring, testing, control instruments 803 797 6 Generators, accessories 852 845 6 Nonfarm tractors and parts 65 58 7 Pulp and paper machinery 339 326 13 Agricultural machinery, equipment 412 396 16 Commercial vessels, other 33 6 27 Industrial engines 758 728 30 Medicinal equipment 1,379 1,348 31 Excavating machinery 444 405 39 Electric apparatus 1,851 1,806 45 Photo, service industry machinery 897 852 45 Industrial machines, other 1,568 1,514 54 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 15,620 17,969 -2,349 Consumer goods 27,105 27,288 -183 Pharmaceutical preparations 3,819 3,967 -148 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,262 3,392 -130 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,928 2,024 -95 Other household goods 2,865 2,927 -62 Camping apparel and gear 461 510 -49 Writing and art supplies 835 873 -38 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,940 1,966 -26 Photo equipment 135 148 -13 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,470 1,482 -12 Numismatic coins 10 13 -3 Nursery stock, etc. 104 104 (-) Motorcycles and parts 262 261 (-) Musical instruments 136 134 1 Pleasure boats and motors 248 247 2 Rugs 138 134 4 Stereo equipment, etc 579 572 7 Records, tapes, and disks 119 112 8 Apparel, household goods - wool 249 241 8 Cookware, cutlery, tools 382 373 8 Books, printed matter 310 300 10 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 538 525 13 Gem stones, other 146 130 16 Jewelry 823 806 16 Glassware, chinaware 198 180 18 Household appliances 926 903 22 Toiletries and cosmetics 378 355 23 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,241 2,215 26 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 460 430 29 Footwear 1,020 970 50 Gem diamonds 1,124 991 132 Other goods 3,862 4,105 -243 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2003 2002 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 829,325 761,920 67,405 Net Adjustments 2,397 2,230 167 Total, Census Basis 826,928 759,690 67,238 Foods, feeds, and beverages 36,455 32,543 3,912 Fruits, frozen juices 3,661 3,320 341 Fish and shellfish 7,293 6,629 664 Other foods 3,162 2,415 747 Cocoa beans 468 336 132 Green coffee 1,086 835 252 Meat products 3,585 3,978 -392 Dairy products and eggs 779 729 50 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 270 222 48 Cane and beet sugar 349 345 4 Food oils, oilseeds 992 819 173 Tea, spices, etc. 646 556 90 Bakery products 2,993 2,395 598 Wine and related products 3,931 3,508 423 Vegetables 3,275 2,801 474 Nuts 508 466 42 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,011 1,009 2 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 2,447 2,182 265 Industrial supplies and materials 210,562 171,551 39,011 Crude oil 65,990 48,297 17,693 Nuclear fuel materials 1,963 1,333 630 Iron and steel mill products 5,095 5,642 -547 Liquefied petroleum gases 3,839 2,216 1,623 Bauxite and aluminum 4,589 4,351 238 Coal and related fuels 784 627 157 Petroleum products, other 11,470 8,801 2,668 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 3,759 3,569 190 Chemicals-inorganic 2,603 2,572 31 Natural rubber 703 453 250 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,755 1,533 222 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 2,605 2,404 201 Paper and paper products 4,256 3,973 283 Nonferrous metals, other 857 926 -69 Tobacco, waxes, etc 2,456 2,318 138 Electric energy 953 800 153 Zinc 571 685 -113 Nontextile floor tiles 1,520 1,372 148 Newsprint 2,001 2,033 -32 Synthetic rubber--primary 854 798 56 Finished textile supplies 1,727 1,592 135 Synthetic cloth 2,773 2,812 -40 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,365 1,473 -108 Iron and steel, advanced 3,217 2,865 352 Wool, silk, etc. 458 417 41 Materials, excluding chemicals 972 1,028 -56 Tin 130 108 21 Cotton, natural fibers 64 53 12 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 421 369 52 Hides and skins 84 91 -7 Hair, waste materials 312 304 9 Plywood and veneers 1,152 1,105 47 Nonmonetary gold 1,703 1,627 76 Farming materials, livestock 542 567 -25 Leather and furs 515 597 -82 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 624 557 66 Other precious metals 2,299 2,323 -24 Industrial supplies, other 10,283 9,350 934 Finished metal shapes 5,029 4,528 501 Chemicals-organic 9,025 8,182 843 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 2,693 2,831 -138 Nickel 709 578 131 Plastic materials 5,595 4,789 806 Shingles, wallboard 5,408 4,765 643 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,812 1,698 114 Chemicals-fertilizers 3,343 2,364 979 Lumber 3,803 4,741 -938 Steelmaking materials 1,787 1,503 284 Copper 1,122 1,609 -488 Fuel oil 8,395 5,491 2,904 Gas-natural 14,579 6,532 8,048 Capital goods, except automotive 192,265 188,110 4,154 Civilian aircraft 7,668 8,069 -401 Telecommunications equipment 15,901 15,260 641 Computer accessories 36,738 39,721 -2,983 Computers 12,910 10,456 2,454 Wood, glass, plastic 3,275 2,794 481 Engines-civilian aircraft 4,930 5,815 -885 Semiconductors 16,347 17,679 -1,332 Laboratory testing instruments 1,438 1,353 85 Textile, sewing machines 697 650 47 Specialized mining 269 291 -23 Marine engines, parts 498 374 123 Railway transportation equipment 669 700 -30 Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,069 854 215 Parts-civilian aircraft 2,996 3,078 -82 Materials handling equipment 4,190 4,049 141 Vessels, except scrap 5 2 3 Spacecraft, excluding military 85 16 69 Business machines and equipment 4,606 2,764 1,842 Metalworking machine tools 4,049 3,886 162 Food, tobacco machinery 1,106 997 109 Measuring, testing, control instruments 6,330 5,863 467 Generators, accessories 6,771 7,427 -656 Nonfarm tractors and parts 474 458 16 Pulp and paper machinery 2,505 2,308 197 Agricultural machinery, equipment 3,035 2,624 411 Commercial vessels, other 217 132 85 Industrial engines 6,015 6,091 -76 Medicinal equipment 10,605 9,162 1,443 Excavating machinery 3,041 2,755 286 Electric apparatus 14,868 14,607 261 Photo, service industry machinery 6,679 6,000 679 Industrial machines, other 12,281 11,877 404 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 137,630 133,739 3,891 Consumer goods 218,295 200,995 17,300 Pharmaceutical preparations 31,976 26,107 5,869 Apparel, household goods - cotton 26,530 23,328 3,202 TV's, VCR's, etc 15,165 15,244 -79 Other household goods 22,987 20,515 2,472 Camping apparel and gear 4,329 4,052 276 Writing and art supplies 6,820 6,495 325 Toys/games/sporting goods 15,247 15,304 -57 Photo equipment 1,120 1,132 -13 Furniture, household goods, etc. 11,807 10,578 1,228 Numismatic coins 150 106 44 Nursery stock, etc. 828 755 73 Motorcycles and parts 2,346 2,096 250 Musical instruments 1,011 941 69 Pleasure boats and motors 1,664 1,386 278 Rugs 1,110 1,025 85 Stereo equipment, etc 4,646 5,499 -852 Records, tapes, and disks 929 849 80 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,073 1,928 145 Cookware, cutlery, tools 3,218 2,909 309 Books, printed matter 2,341 2,208 133 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 4,223 3,982 241 Gem stones, other 1,110 1,056 55 Jewelry 6,222 5,976 246 Glassware, chinaware 1,491 1,402 89 Household appliances 7,745 6,832 913 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,833 2,576 257 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 18,092 16,348 1,744 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 3,783 4,577 -794 Footwear 8,083 7,662 421 Gem diamonds 8,416 8,125 291 Other goods 31,720 32,752 -1,032 (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-03-161, BEA-03-40), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, August 2003. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.