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) September August Monthly 2003 2003 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 106,307 102,398 3,909 Net Adjustments 311 466 -155 Total, Census Basis 105,997 101,932 4,064 Foods, feeds, and beverages 4,796 4,536 260 Other foods 459 378 80 Meat products 422 353 69 Fish and shellfish 957 891 66 Cane and beet sugar 86 40 46 Feedstuff and foodgrains 184 144 40 Wine and related products 529 496 34 Vegetables 456 437 20 Dairy products and eggs 86 83 3 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 37 36 2 Green coffee 145 145 -1 Nuts 70 71 -1 Cocoa beans 27 34 -7 Bakery products 389 399 -10 Tea, spices, etc. 75 86 -11 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 313 329 -16 Fruits, frozen juices 452 474 -22 Food oils, oilseeds 109 140 -31 Industrial supplies and materials 26,965 26,808 157 Lumber 612 501 110 Electric energy 167 66 101 Nonmonetary gold 308 215 93 Other precious metals 366 287 79 Shingles, wallboard 812 756 56 Bauxite and aluminum 556 507 49 Iron and steel mill products 571 529 42 Natural rubber 96 64 32 Pulpwood and woodpulp 235 205 30 Industrial supplies, other 1,323 1,305 18 Blank tapes, audio & visual 288 270 18 Nickel 101 85 16 Coal and related fuels 109 92 16 Plastic materials 721 707 14 Chemicals-fertilizers 498 485 13 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 474 463 12 Nonferrous metals, other 107 95 12 Materials, excluding chemicals 126 119 7 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 343 336 7 Plywood and veneers 157 152 5 Chemicals-inorganic 324 319 5 Finished textile supplies 217 214 3 Hair, waste materials 41 40 1 Hides and skins 11 10 1 Cotton cloth, fabrics 166 165 1 Cotton, natural fibers 7 6 (-) Finished metal shapes 659 659 (-) Synthetic rubber--primary 99 99 (-) Farming materials, livestock 71 73 -2 Wool, silk, etc. 54 56 -2 Copper 147 149 -2 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 85 87 -3 Nontextile floor tiles 189 192 -4 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 49 53 -4 Tin 12 17 -4 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 324 329 -5 Newsprint 250 256 -6 Paper and paper products 508 515 -6 Fuel oil 997 1,003 -6 Leather and furs 58 64 -7 Iron and steel, advanced 392 399 -7 Steelmaking materials 266 274 -8 Tobacco, waxes, etc 297 309 -12 Zinc 63 77 -14 Synthetic cloth 331 346 -15 Chemicals-organic 1,206 1,226 -20 Liquefied petroleum gases 394 424 -31 Nuclear fuel materials 154 191 -36 Petroleum products, other 1,292 1,389 -98 Gas-natural 1,838 1,977 -140 Crude oil 8,494 8,649 -155 Capital goods, except automotive 25,479 24,047 1,433 Computer accessories 4,853 4,527 325 Civilian aircraft 1,142 867 275 Telecommunications equipment 2,113 1,919 193 Semiconductors 2,123 2,026 97 Generators, accessories 962 877 85 Metalworking machine tools 553 487 66 Industrial machines, other 1,630 1,565 66 Computers 1,716 1,654 62 Spacecraft, excluding military 48 1 47 Laboratory testing instruments 202 161 42 Wood, glass, plastic 424 383 41 Electric apparatus 1,897 1,857 40 Measuring, testing, control instruments 835 800 35 Parts-civilian aircraft 388 355 33 Industrial engines 786 755 31 Business machines and equipment 623 594 29 Excavating machinery 467 440 28 Medicinal equipment 1,392 1,379 13 Pulp and paper machinery 348 338 10 Specialized mining 38 29 9 Railway transportation equipment 72 67 6 Photo, service industry machinery 902 899 3 Marine engines, parts 57 57 (-) Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Materials handling equipment 587 587 (-) Nonfarm tractors and parts 62 65 -3 Drilling & oilfield equipment 121 129 -8 Agricultural machinery, equipment 401 412 -11 Food, tobacco machinery 131 146 -15 Textile, sewing machines 65 80 -15 Engines-civilian aircraft 535 558 -23 Commercial vessels, other 5 33 -28 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 17,228 15,574 1,653 Consumer goods 27,565 27,174 391 TV's, VCR's, etc 2,253 1,934 319 Pharmaceutical preparations 4,070 3,891 179 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 536 460 76 Household appliances 964 925 39 Jewelry 846 815 31 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,968 1,938 31 Other household goods 2,890 2,866 24 Stereo equipment, etc 598 578 20 Camping apparel and gear 481 461 20 Records, tapes, and disks 136 119 17 Gem diamonds 1,133 1,122 12 Apparel, household goods - wool 257 249 7 Gem stones, other 152 146 6 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 540 539 1 Rugs 138 138 (-) Nursery stock, etc. 104 104 (-) Numismatic coins 9 10 (-) Books, printed matter 310 310 (-) Photo equipment 135 136 -1 Cookware, cutlery, tools 379 383 -4 Glassware, chinaware 191 197 -7 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,461 1,470 -9 Pleasure boats and motors 226 243 -17 Writing and art supplies 814 834 -20 Musical instruments 115 135 -20 Toiletries and cosmetics 363 384 -21 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,200 2,243 -43 Motorcycles and parts 207 258 -51 Footwear 932 1,020 -88 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,156 3,263 -108 Other goods 3,963 3,794 170 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2003 2002 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 935,790 861,665 74,124 Net Adjustments 2,714 2,543 171 Total, Census Basis 933,076 859,122 73,953 Foods, feeds, and beverages 41,245 36,695 4,551 Other foods 3,621 2,730 891 Meat products 4,007 4,451 -444 Fish and shellfish 8,251 7,437 814 Cane and beet sugar 440 399 41 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,196 1,171 25 Wine and related products 4,461 3,957 504 Vegetables 3,719 3,178 541 Dairy products and eggs 866 813 53 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 307 248 59 Green coffee 1,231 979 251 Nuts 578 523 55 Cocoa beans 495 344 151 Bakery products 3,382 2,715 667 Tea, spices, etc. 721 622 98 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 2,753 2,459 294 Fruits, frozen juices 4,118 3,751 367 Food oils, oilseeds 1,098 915 183 Industrial supplies and materials 237,612 195,055 42,557 Lumber 4,414 5,255 -840 Electric energy 1,120 886 234 Nonmonetary gold 2,011 1,813 197 Other precious metals 2,664 2,644 21 Shingles, wallboard 6,220 5,383 836 Bauxite and aluminum 5,146 4,925 221 Iron and steel mill products 5,673 6,506 -833 Natural rubber 799 518 281 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,989 1,748 241 Industrial supplies, other 11,611 10,595 1,016 Blank tapes, audio & visual 2,097 1,944 153 Nickel 810 683 127 Coal and related fuels 899 724 176 Plastic materials 6,316 5,443 873 Chemicals-fertilizers 3,861 2,698 1,162 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 4,233 4,028 205 Nonferrous metals, other 964 1,030 -66 Materials, excluding chemicals 1,099 1,154 -55 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 3,036 3,187 -151 Plywood and veneers 1,309 1,257 52 Chemicals-inorganic 2,927 2,925 3 Finished textile supplies 1,945 1,805 140 Hair, waste materials 353 344 9 Hides and skins 95 102 -7 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,531 1,669 -138 Cotton, natural fibers 71 60 11 Finished metal shapes 5,694 5,126 567 Synthetic rubber--primary 953 903 50 Farming materials, livestock 613 633 -20 Wool, silk, etc. 512 476 35 Copper 1,256 1,755 -500 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 709 629 79 Nontextile floor tiles 1,710 1,554 155 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 470 419 51 Tin 142 125 17 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 2,931 2,711 220 Newsprint 2,251 2,290 -39 Paper and paper products 4,766 4,487 279 Fuel oil 9,393 6,238 3,154 Leather and furs 572 665 -93 Iron and steel, advanced 3,608 3,251 357 Steelmaking materials 2,058 1,720 338 Tobacco, waxes, etc 2,754 2,602 152 Zinc 639 753 -115 Synthetic cloth 3,104 3,177 -73 Chemicals-organic 10,230 9,227 1,003 Liquefied petroleum gases 4,248 2,548 1,700 Nuclear fuel materials 2,118 1,519 599 Petroleum products, other 12,765 9,969 2,796 Gas-natural 16,430 7,592 8,837 Crude oil 74,495 55,357 19,138 Capital goods, except automotive 217,860 211,893 5,967 Computer accessories 41,593 44,674 -3,081 Civilian aircraft 8,861 8,907 -46 Telecommunications equipment 18,016 17,188 828 Semiconductors 18,476 19,825 -1,349 Generators, accessories 7,758 8,283 -524 Metalworking machine tools 4,612 4,426 186 Industrial machines, other 13,909 13,468 441 Computers 14,628 11,862 2,765 Spacecraft, excluding military 134 17 116 Laboratory testing instruments 1,640 1,525 115 Wood, glass, plastic 3,705 3,229 476 Electric apparatus 16,771 16,486 286 Measuring, testing, control instruments 7,161 6,650 512 Parts-civilian aircraft 3,383 3,428 -45 Industrial engines 6,797 6,833 -35 Business machines and equipment 5,230 3,118 2,112 Excavating machinery 3,504 3,109 396 Medicinal equipment 11,996 10,348 1,648 Pulp and paper machinery 2,852 2,605 247 Specialized mining 307 312 -5 Railway transportation equipment 742 777 -35 Photo, service industry machinery 7,583 6,815 768 Marine engines, parts 556 415 141 Vessels, except scrap 5 2 3 Materials handling equipment 4,796 4,555 241 Nonfarm tractors and parts 536 522 14 Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,190 997 192 Agricultural machinery, equipment 3,437 2,964 473 Food, tobacco machinery 1,237 1,145 92 Textile, sewing machines 761 740 21 Engines-civilian aircraft 5,464 6,535 -1,071 Commercial vessels, other 221 134 88 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 154,812 151,397 3,415 Consumer goods 245,930 227,193 18,737 TV's, VCR's, etc 17,425 17,149 276 Pharmaceutical preparations 36,117 29,450 6,667 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 4,319 5,237 -918 Household appliances 8,709 7,697 1,012 Jewelry 7,060 6,725 335 Toys/games/sporting goods 17,213 17,274 -61 Other household goods 25,878 23,330 2,548 Stereo equipment, etc 5,244 6,174 -930 Camping apparel and gear 4,810 4,548 262 Records, tapes, and disks 1,064 967 98 Gem diamonds 9,547 9,060 487 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,330 2,177 153 Gem stones, other 1,263 1,197 66 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 4,764 4,525 239 Rugs 1,249 1,156 93 Nursery stock, etc. 932 850 82 Numismatic coins 159 114 45 Books, printed matter 2,651 2,513 139 Photo equipment 1,256 1,290 -34 Cookware, cutlery, tools 3,599 3,277 321 Glassware, chinaware 1,682 1,597 85 Furniture, household goods, etc. 13,268 11,967 1,301 Pleasure boats and motors 1,885 1,593 292 Writing and art supplies 7,634 7,315 319 Musical instruments 1,125 1,065 60 Toiletries and cosmetics 3,202 2,923 279 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 20,294 18,538 1,756 Motorcycles and parts 2,549 2,311 238 Footwear 9,017 8,669 347 Apparel, household goods - cotton 29,686 26,506 3,180 Other goods 35,615 36,890 -1,274 (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-03-178, BEA-03-44), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, September 2003. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.