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) October September Monthly 2003 2003 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 108,798 106,279 2,519 Net Adjustments 272 307 -35 Total, Census Basis 108,526 105,972 2,554 Foods, feeds, and beverages 4,781 4,786 -6 Cane and beet sugar 29 80 -51 Feedstuff and foodgrains 145 183 -39 Fish and shellfish 920 953 -33 Wine and related products 495 528 -33 Bakery products 362 389 -27 Other foods 440 458 -18 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 34 37 -3 Nuts 67 70 -3 Vegetables 453 456 -3 Food oils, oilseeds 123 117 6 Dairy products and eggs 96 86 10 Green coffee 157 144 12 Tea, spices, etc. 90 76 14 Fruits, frozen juices 464 447 17 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 331 313 18 Cocoa beans 52 27 25 Meat products 523 421 102 Industrial supplies and materials 26,809 26,951 -142 Gas-natural 1,703 1,850 -147 Chemicals-organic 1,108 1,216 -108 Fuel oil 921 1,012 -91 Petroleum products, other 1,211 1,293 -82 Crude oil 8,439 8,494 -56 Finished metal shapes 623 654 -31 Natural rubber 65 96 -31 Pulpwood and woodpulp 206 235 -29 Iron and steel, advanced 376 391 -15 Industrial supplies, other 1,306 1,318 -12 Plastic materials 710 721 -11 Newsprint 240 250 -10 Blank tapes, audio & visual 285 293 -8 Nickel 94 101 -7 Chemicals-inorganic 318 323 -5 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 46 50 -3 Hair, waste materials 39 41 -2 Paper and paper products 505 507 -2 Tin 11 12 -1 Iron and steel mill products 562 562 -1 Chemicals-fertilizers 480 480 (-) Hides and skins 12 11 (-) Nonferrous metals, other 107 106 1 Wool, silk, etc. 56 54 1 Cotton, natural fibers 9 6 3 Finished textile supplies 222 216 5 Nontextile floor tiles 194 188 6 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 350 343 7 Leather and furs 65 58 8 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 330 322 8 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 93 85 8 Synthetic rubber--primary 107 99 9 Materials, excluding chemicals 135 126 9 Lumber 621 611 10 Zinc 69 59 10 Liquefied petroleum gases 400 389 11 Cotton cloth, fabrics 177 166 11 Plywood and veneers 169 157 11 Coal and related fuels 114 102 12 Synthetic cloth 345 331 14 Electric energy 181 167 14 Other precious metals 380 366 14 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 491 475 17 Farming materials, livestock 89 72 17 Steelmaking materials 296 273 23 Bauxite and aluminum 580 553 27 Nonmonetary gold 336 307 29 Copper 178 147 30 Shingles, wallboard 862 812 51 Tobacco, waxes, etc 350 296 54 Nuclear fuel materials 241 155 87 Capital goods, except automotive 25,463 25,302 160 Computers 1,916 1,715 201 Engines-civilian aircraft 651 533 117 Electric apparatus 1,979 1,900 80 Materials handling equipment 616 570 46 Metalworking machine tools 593 547 46 Medicinal equipment 1,435 1,392 43 Parts-civilian aircraft 417 389 28 Industrial engines 812 792 20 Railway transportation equipment 91 72 19 Food, tobacco machinery 147 131 16 Measuring, testing, control instruments 852 838 14 Agricultural machinery, equipment 411 399 12 Textile, sewing machines 75 64 11 Photo, service industry machinery 903 901 2 Nonfarm tractors and parts 64 62 2 Marine engines, parts 56 55 (-) Commercial vessels, other 5 5 (-) Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Drilling & oilfield equipment 119 120 -1 Wood, glass, plastic 419 420 -1 Generators, accessories 936 938 -2 Excavating machinery 462 472 -9 Specialized mining 29 40 -11 Business machines and equipment 608 623 -15 Pulp and paper machinery 322 346 -24 Laboratory testing instruments 178 204 -26 Telecommunications equipment 2,077 2,110 -33 Spacecraft, excluding military 5 48 -44 Civilian aircraft 946 996 -50 Industrial machines, other 1,547 1,631 -84 Semiconductors 2,030 2,118 -87 Computer accessories 4,762 4,870 -108 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 18,421 17,405 1,016 Consumer goods 29,031 27,562 1,469 TV's, VCR's, etc 2,509 2,262 247 Other household goods 3,133 2,888 245 Stereo equipment, etc 755 598 157 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,303 3,155 148 Pharmaceutical preparations 4,167 4,067 100 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,265 2,196 69 Motorcycles and parts 274 207 68 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 601 539 62 Writing and art supplies 878 817 61 Household appliances 1,016 964 52 Cookware, cutlery, tools 428 377 51 Toiletries and cosmetics 412 364 48 Apparel, household goods - wool 299 256 43 Camping apparel and gear 521 481 40 Toys/games/sporting goods 2,005 1,969 36 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,492 1,459 33 Footwear 953 931 22 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 557 536 21 Numismatic coins 21 10 11 Musical instruments 124 115 9 Photo equipment 142 133 9 Nursery stock, etc. 111 104 8 Gem diamonds 1,137 1,133 3 Rugs 141 138 3 Books, printed matter 312 309 2 Glassware, chinaware 186 191 -4 Jewelry 837 848 -11 Records, tapes, and disks 124 137 -13 Gem stones, other 137 152 -15 Pleasure boats and motors 191 225 -34 Other goods 4,022 3,965 57 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2003 2002 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 1,044,560 959,614 84,946 Net Adjustments 2,983 2,865 118 Total, Census Basis 1,041,577 956,749 84,828 Foods, feeds, and beverages 46,016 40,789 5,228 Cane and beet sugar 464 452 12 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,340 1,336 4 Fish and shellfish 9,168 8,223 945 Wine and related products 4,954 4,394 560 Bakery products 3,744 3,022 722 Other foods 4,061 3,050 1,011 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 341 273 69 Nuts 644 574 70 Vegetables 4,172 3,551 621 Food oils, oilseeds 1,229 1,043 186 Dairy products and eggs 962 890 72 Green coffee 1,387 1,128 260 Tea, spices, etc. 811 682 129 Fruits, frozen juices 4,577 4,177 400 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 3,084 2,713 371 Cocoa beans 547 365 182 Meat products 4,530 4,915 -385 Industrial supplies and materials 264,408 219,583 44,824 Gas-natural 18,145 8,759 9,386 Chemicals-organic 11,348 10,232 1,116 Fuel oil 10,328 7,235 3,093 Petroleum products, other 13,978 11,164 2,814 Crude oil 82,935 63,503 19,432 Finished metal shapes 6,312 5,684 627 Natural rubber 864 587 277 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,195 1,939 256 Iron and steel, advanced 3,984 3,575 409 Industrial supplies, other 12,912 11,736 1,177 Plastic materials 7,026 6,070 956 Newsprint 2,491 2,538 -46 Blank tapes, audio & visual 2,387 2,169 218 Nickel 904 733 171 Chemicals-inorganic 3,245 3,232 12 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 517 472 45 Hair, waste materials 392 383 9 Paper and paper products 5,269 4,969 300 Tin 153 142 11 Iron and steel mill products 6,226 7,334 -1,108 Chemicals-fertilizers 4,323 3,037 1,286 Hides and skins 107 114 -7 Nonferrous metals, other 1,070 1,151 -81 Wool, silk, etc. 567 532 35 Cotton, natural fibers 80 68 12 Finished textile supplies 2,166 2,001 165 Nontextile floor tiles 1,903 1,725 178 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 3,385 3,523 -138 Leather and furs 638 737 -99 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 3,259 3,000 259 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 802 704 98 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,060 996 64 Materials, excluding chemicals 1,234 1,268 -34 Lumber 5,035 5,794 -759 Zinc 703 833 -130 Liquefied petroleum gases 4,643 2,824 1,820 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,708 1,843 -134 Plywood and veneers 1,478 1,411 66 Coal and related fuels 1,007 816 191 Synthetic cloth 3,448 3,488 -40 Electric energy 1,301 973 328 Other precious metals 3,045 3,080 -35 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 4,725 4,465 260 Farming materials, livestock 702 689 14 Steelmaking materials 2,360 1,951 410 Bauxite and aluminum 5,724 5,428 296 Nonmonetary gold 2,346 2,071 275 Copper 1,433 1,942 -509 Shingles, wallboard 7,082 5,989 1,093 Tobacco, waxes, etc 3,103 2,864 239 Nuclear fuel materials 2,359 1,812 547 Capital goods, except automotive 243,146 234,235 8,911 Computers 16,542 13,315 3,226 Engines-civilian aircraft 6,113 7,235 -1,122 Electric apparatus 18,753 18,306 447 Materials handling equipment 5,396 5,050 346 Metalworking machine tools 5,199 4,914 285 Medicinal equipment 13,431 11,500 1,931 Parts-civilian aircraft 3,801 3,798 4 Industrial engines 7,615 7,553 61 Railway transportation equipment 832 850 -17 Food, tobacco machinery 1,384 1,270 114 Measuring, testing, control instruments 8,017 7,412 604 Agricultural machinery, equipment 3,845 3,292 553 Textile, sewing machines 836 824 12 Photo, service industry machinery 8,486 7,544 941 Nonfarm tractors and parts 600 574 27 Marine engines, parts 610 460 150 Commercial vessels, other 227 137 90 Vessels, except scrap 5 2 3 Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,308 1,114 194 Wood, glass, plastic 4,120 3,626 494 Generators, accessories 8,670 9,099 -429 Excavating machinery 3,971 3,440 531 Specialized mining 338 338 -1 Business machines and equipment 5,838 3,445 2,393 Pulp and paper machinery 3,172 2,917 255 Laboratory testing instruments 1,820 1,678 143 Telecommunications equipment 20,090 18,951 1,140 Spacecraft, excluding military 138 19 119 Civilian aircraft 9,660 9,927 -267 Industrial machines, other 15,456 14,900 555 Semiconductors 20,501 21,925 -1,424 Computer accessories 46,372 48,819 -2,447 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 173,410 168,471 4,939 Consumer goods 274,958 252,701 22,257 TV's, VCR's, etc 19,943 19,060 883 Other household goods 29,010 25,934 3,076 Stereo equipment, etc 5,998 6,803 -805 Apparel, household goods - cotton 32,988 29,533 3,455 Pharmaceutical preparations 40,282 33,445 6,837 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 22,555 20,571 1,983 Motorcycles and parts 2,824 2,478 346 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 5,363 5,041 322 Writing and art supplies 8,515 8,101 414 Household appliances 9,725 8,510 1,215 Cookware, cutlery, tools 4,025 3,623 402 Toiletries and cosmetics 3,615 3,263 351 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,628 2,447 181 Camping apparel and gear 5,330 5,011 319 Toys/games/sporting goods 19,219 18,969 250 Furniture, household goods, etc. 14,758 13,156 1,602 Footwear 9,969 9,543 426 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 4,876 5,829 -954 Numismatic coins 180 133 47 Musical instruments 1,249 1,161 88 Photo equipment 1,396 1,430 -34 Nursery stock, etc. 1,043 940 103 Gem diamonds 10,684 10,166 518 Rugs 1,389 1,276 113 Books, printed matter 2,963 2,786 177 Glassware, chinaware 1,868 1,764 104 Jewelry 7,899 7,530 369 Records, tapes, and disks 1,190 1,080 110 Gem stones, other 1,400 1,343 57 Pleasure boats and motors 2,075 1,773 302 Other goods 39,639 40,970 -1,331 (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-03-191, BEA-03-50), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, October 2003. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.