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) November October Monthly 2003 2003 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 107,421 108,755 -1,334 Net Adjustments 250 269 -19 Total, Census Basis 107,171 108,486 -1,315 Foods, feeds, and beverages 4,866 4,789 78 Wine and related products 538 495 42 Meat products 565 523 42 Cane and beet sugar 57 29 27 Food oils, oilseeds 142 124 18 Fish and shellfish 939 922 17 Other foods 457 440 17 Bakery products 376 362 14 Nuts 76 67 9 Fruits, frozen juices 474 465 9 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 34 34 -1 Cocoa beans 51 52 -1 Tea, spices, etc. 86 90 -4 Dairy products and eggs 92 97 -5 Feedstuff and foodgrains 126 145 -19 Vegetables 432 453 -21 Green coffee 124 157 -32 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 298 332 -34 Industrial supplies and materials 25,576 26,848 -1,273 Crude oil 7,808 8,508 -700 Gas-natural 1,390 1,690 -300 Chemicals-organic 930 1,096 -166 Other precious metals 241 380 -139 Electric energy 95 181 -87 Chemicals-fertilizers 392 477 -86 Steelmaking materials 208 289 -81 Fuel oil 857 906 -49 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 454 491 -37 Farming materials, livestock 58 89 -30 Tobacco, waxes, etc 327 351 -24 Petroleum products, other 1,199 1,213 -13 Iron and steel mill products 547 560 -13 Materials, excluding chemicals 122 134 -12 Cotton cloth, fabrics 169 178 -9 Nuclear fuel materials 234 242 -8 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 85 93 -7 Synthetic rubber--primary 101 108 -6 Cotton, natural fibers 5 9 -5 Paper and paper products 501 505 -4 Copper 174 178 -4 Coal and related fuels 111 114 -3 Plywood and veneers 169 171 -2 Nonferrous metals, other 106 107 -1 Nonmonetary gold 337 337 (-) Chemicals-inorganic 320 319 1 Hides and skins 12 12 1 Leather and furs 66 65 1 Wool, silk, etc. 59 57 3 Hair, waste materials 42 39 3 Finished textile supplies 228 222 6 Nickel 101 94 6 Nontextile floor tiles 201 194 6 Tin 19 11 8 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 55 47 8 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 340 331 8 Pulpwood and woodpulp 215 206 9 Natural rubber 81 71 11 Zinc 80 69 11 Newsprint 259 240 18 Synthetic cloth 364 345 19 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 369 350 19 Finished metal shapes 648 624 24 Lumber 651 621 30 Iron and steel, advanced 414 378 36 Blank tapes, audio & visual 318 281 37 Plastic materials 748 710 38 Bauxite and aluminum 620 580 40 Shingles, wallboard 915 862 53 Industrial supplies, other 1,362 1,307 55 Liquefied petroleum gases 471 407 65 Capital goods, except automotive 25,692 25,484 207 Civilian aircraft 1,149 964 185 Telecommunications equipment 2,229 2,079 150 Agricultural machinery, equipment 488 411 78 Industrial machines, other 1,590 1,547 43 Business machines and equipment 646 610 36 Electric apparatus 2,005 1,972 33 Pulp and paper machinery 344 322 21 Photo, service industry machinery 925 904 21 Computers 1,938 1,918 20 Wood, glass, plastic 424 418 6 Laboratory testing instruments 180 176 5 Excavating machinery 461 459 1 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Commercial vessels, other 5 5 (-) Specialized mining 25 26 -1 Textile, sewing machines 74 76 -1 Railway transportation equipment 89 91 -2 Spacecraft, excluding military 2 5 -3 Nonfarm tractors and parts 60 65 -5 Engines-civilian aircraft 646 651 -5 Marine engines, parts 50 56 -6 Food, tobacco machinery 142 148 -6 Industrial engines 806 814 -8 Drilling & oilfield equipment 108 119 -11 Generators, accessories 934 949 -16 Measuring, testing, control instruments 828 851 -24 Semiconductors 2,006 2,031 -26 Parts-civilian aircraft 382 416 -34 Materials handling equipment 580 619 -39 Computer accessories 4,703 4,745 -42 Medicinal equipment 1,376 1,437 -61 Metalworking machine tools 495 599 -103 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 18,242 18,339 -98 Consumer goods 28,775 29,001 -226 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,099 3,303 -204 Other household goods 2,978 3,134 -155 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,899 2,006 -107 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 537 601 -64 Gem diamonds 1,084 1,139 -55 TV's, VCR's, etc 2,472 2,501 -29 Writing and art supplies 857 877 -21 Motorcycles and parts 255 275 -20 Cookware, cutlery, tools 409 429 -20 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,248 2,266 -18 Apparel, household goods - wool 281 299 -17 Books, printed matter 298 313 -15 Footwear 942 953 -12 Nursery stock, etc. 102 112 -10 Toiletries and cosmetics 402 408 -6 Rugs 135 141 -6 Pleasure boats and motors 193 196 -4 Photo equipment 141 143 -2 Musical instruments 124 124 (-) Numismatic coins 24 21 3 Glassware, chinaware 190 186 3 Records, tapes, and disks 132 123 9 Stereo equipment, etc 771 755 16 Gem stones, other 155 137 18 Household appliances 1,046 1,017 29 Pharmaceutical preparations 4,158 4,128 30 Camping apparel and gear 572 521 51 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,568 1,493 75 Jewelry 933 844 89 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 773 557 216 Other goods 4,021 4,024 -4 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2003 2002 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 1,151,937 1,061,525 90,412 Net Adjustments 3,230 3,151 78 Total, Census Basis 1,148,708 1,058,374 90,334 Foods, feeds, and beverages 50,891 45,184 5,707 Wine and related products 5,492 4,866 626 Meat products 5,095 5,455 -359 Cane and beet sugar 520 506 14 Food oils, oilseeds 1,373 1,167 206 Fish and shellfish 10,109 9,092 1,017 Other foods 4,518 3,374 1,145 Bakery products 4,120 3,347 773 Nuts 721 635 86 Fruits, frozen juices 5,052 4,598 454 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 375 300 74 Cocoa beans 598 460 138 Tea, spices, etc. 897 752 145 Dairy products and eggs 1,054 968 86 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,466 1,476 -11 Vegetables 4,604 3,938 666 Green coffee 1,512 1,250 262 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 3,384 2,998 385 Industrial supplies and materials 290,023 243,419 46,603 Crude oil 90,812 70,538 20,274 Gas-natural 19,521 9,835 9,686 Chemicals-organic 12,266 11,315 951 Other precious metals 3,285 3,388 -103 Electric energy 1,396 1,064 332 Chemicals-fertilizers 4,712 3,383 1,329 Steelmaking materials 2,562 2,170 392 Fuel oil 11,170 8,195 2,974 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 5,178 4,924 254 Farming materials, livestock 760 753 8 Tobacco, waxes, etc 3,431 3,147 284 Petroleum products, other 15,179 12,282 2,897 Iron and steel mill products 6,772 8,159 -1,387 Materials, excluding chemicals 1,355 1,401 -46 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,877 2,038 -161 Nuclear fuel materials 2,593 2,033 560 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 887 776 111 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,162 1,097 65 Cotton, natural fibers 84 76 9 Paper and paper products 5,770 5,481 289 Copper 1,607 2,094 -487 Coal and related fuels 1,118 904 214 Plywood and veneers 1,649 1,562 87 Nonferrous metals, other 1,177 1,248 -72 Nonmonetary gold 2,684 2,271 413 Chemicals-inorganic 3,565 3,544 21 Hides and skins 119 126 -7 Leather and furs 704 809 -105 Wool, silk, etc. 628 590 38 Hair, waste materials 434 424 10 Finished textile supplies 2,394 2,218 176 Nickel 1,005 794 211 Nontextile floor tiles 2,104 1,912 192 Tin 171 155 16 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 573 519 54 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 3,600 3,324 276 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,410 2,154 256 Natural rubber 951 674 277 Zinc 783 904 -121 Newsprint 2,750 2,789 -39 Synthetic cloth 3,812 3,849 -37 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 3,754 3,885 -130 Finished metal shapes 6,961 6,279 682 Lumber 5,687 6,340 -653 Iron and steel, advanced 4,399 3,972 427 Blank tapes, audio & visual 2,702 2,420 281 Plastic materials 7,774 6,728 1,046 Bauxite and aluminum 6,344 6,056 288 Shingles, wallboard 7,997 6,612 1,385 Industrial supplies, other 14,275 12,990 1,285 Liquefied petroleum gases 5,122 3,221 1,901 Capital goods, except automotive 268,859 258,628 10,231 Civilian aircraft 10,828 10,937 -110 Telecommunications equipment 22,322 21,017 1,304 Agricultural machinery, equipment 4,333 3,712 621 Industrial machines, other 17,047 16,486 561 Business machines and equipment 6,486 3,869 2,617 Electric apparatus 20,750 20,187 563 Pulp and paper machinery 3,516 3,207 310 Photo, service industry machinery 9,412 8,381 1,031 Computers 18,483 14,810 3,673 Wood, glass, plastic 4,544 4,039 504 Laboratory testing instruments 1,998 1,849 149 Excavating machinery 4,428 3,782 646 Vessels, except scrap 5 2 3 Commercial vessels, other 232 140 91 Specialized mining 360 357 4 Textile, sewing machines 911 913 -2 Railway transportation equipment 921 942 -21 Spacecraft, excluding military 140 22 118 Nonfarm tractors and parts 661 625 35 Engines-civilian aircraft 6,760 7,938 -1,179 Marine engines, parts 660 502 158 Food, tobacco machinery 1,526 1,395 131 Industrial engines 8,423 8,288 135 Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,416 1,236 180 Generators, accessories 9,617 9,971 -353 Measuring, testing, control instruments 8,844 8,180 664 Semiconductors 22,508 23,983 -1,475 Parts-civilian aircraft 4,183 4,154 28 Materials handling equipment 5,979 5,565 415 Computer accessories 51,059 53,982 -2,923 Medicinal equipment 14,809 12,741 2,068 Metalworking machine tools 5,700 5,414 286 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 191,570 186,062 5,508 Consumer goods 303,703 280,160 23,542 Apparel, household goods - cotton 36,087 32,808 3,279 Other household goods 31,989 28,779 3,210 Toys/games/sporting goods 21,119 21,170 -52 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 5,899 5,583 316 Gem diamonds 11,770 11,112 658 TV's, VCR's, etc 22,406 21,084 1,322 Writing and art supplies 9,370 8,941 430 Motorcycles and parts 3,079 2,746 334 Cookware, cutlery, tools 4,434 4,038 396 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 24,803 22,851 1,953 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,909 2,737 172 Books, printed matter 3,262 3,089 173 Footwear 10,911 10,575 336 Nursery stock, etc. 1,146 1,033 113 Toiletries and cosmetics 4,012 3,619 394 Rugs 1,525 1,406 119 Pleasure boats and motors 2,273 1,988 285 Photo equipment 1,538 1,572 -34 Musical instruments 1,374 1,293 80 Numismatic coins 203 142 62 Glassware, chinaware 2,058 1,965 93 Records, tapes, and disks 1,320 1,201 119 Stereo equipment, etc 6,770 7,538 -768 Gem stones, other 1,555 1,484 71 Household appliances 10,771 9,446 1,326 Pharmaceutical preparations 44,401 37,116 7,285 Camping apparel and gear 5,902 5,626 276 Furniture, household goods, etc. 16,328 14,468 1,860 Jewelry 8,839 8,323 516 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 5,649 6,428 -779 Other goods 43,662 44,920 -1,258 (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-04-02, BEA-04-02), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, November 2003. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.