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) December November Monthly 2003 2003 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 111,109 107,666 3,443 Net Adjustments 228 257 -29 Total, Census Basis 110,881 107,409 3,472 Foods, feeds, and beverages 4,925 4,869 56 Other foods 523 459 64 Fish and shellfish 846 944 -98 Bakery products 388 376 11 Vegetables 439 431 8 Wine and related products 517 539 -22 Fruits, frozen juices 471 471 1 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 308 299 9 Green coffee 110 123 -13 Food oils, oilseeds 125 138 -13 Cocoa beans 78 53 25 Tea, spices, etc. 93 86 7 Dairy products and eggs 107 92 15 Nuts 68 77 -9 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 34 33 (-) Cane and beet sugar 54 56 -3 Feedstuff and foodgrains 138 127 11 Meat products 628 565 63 Industrial supplies and materials 26,913 25,617 1,296 Crude oil 8,463 7,841 621 Gas-natural 1,317 1,400 -83 Petroleum products, other 1,109 1,197 -88 Fuel oil 1,038 857 181 Liquefied petroleum gases 470 463 7 Shingles, wallboard 886 913 -27 Chemicals-fertilizers 530 404 126 Industrial supplies, other 1,345 1,363 -18 Plastic materials 734 748 -14 Nuclear fuel materials 327 234 93 Finished metal shapes 661 650 12 Chemicals-organic 1,074 934 140 Nonmonetary gold 274 336 -62 Iron and steel, advanced 439 420 19 Bauxite and aluminum 678 618 61 Steelmaking materials 288 200 88 Blank tapes, audio & visual 327 319 7 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 519 455 64 Tobacco, waxes, etc 312 328 -17 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 370 341 28 Natural rubber 107 75 33 Pulpwood and woodpulp 199 217 -18 Electric energy 53 89 -35 Nickel 92 100 -8 Coal and related fuels 98 113 -15 Paper and paper products 493 503 -10 Finished textile supplies 239 228 11 Nontextile floor tiles 200 201 -1 Plywood and veneers 188 167 21 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 83 86 -3 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 58 54 4 Synthetic rubber--primary 103 101 3 Wool, silk, etc. 61 59 2 Tin 18 19 -1 Hair, waste materials 38 42 -4 Cotton, natural fibers 6 5 2 Chemicals-inorganic 331 322 9 Farming materials, livestock 49 59 -10 Hides and skins 10 13 -3 Synthetic cloth 373 367 6 Materials, excluding chemicals 123 123 (-) Newsprint 245 258 -14 Other precious metals 316 244 72 Nonferrous metals, other 107 109 -1 Leather and furs 72 66 6 Zinc 86 80 6 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 348 369 -21 Cotton cloth, fabrics 180 169 11 Copper 178 174 4 Lumber 657 642 15 Iron and steel mill products 642 545 96 Capital goods, except automotive 26,885 25,659 1,226 Computers 1,868 1,938 -70 Business machines and equipment 645 646 -2 Medicinal equipment 1,384 1,382 2 Telecommunications equipment 2,415 2,236 180 Photo, service industry machinery 837 926 -89 Excavating machinery 544 457 87 Measuring, testing, control instruments 849 827 22 Electric apparatus 2,044 2,010 34 Agricultural machinery, equipment 536 485 52 Industrial machines, other 1,602 1,603 -1 Wood, glass, plastic 428 425 3 Materials handling equipment 616 575 41 Pulp and paper machinery 333 350 -17 Metalworking machine tools 509 489 20 Industrial engines 814 797 18 Laboratory testing instruments 209 183 26 Food, tobacco machinery 173 141 31 Marine engines, parts 56 51 5 Commercial vessels, other 67 5 62 Drilling & oilfield equipment 75 108 -33 Spacecraft, excluding military 25 2 23 Nonfarm tractors and parts 62 60 2 Civilian aircraft 1,533 1,114 419 Railway transportation equipment 85 89 -4 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Specialized mining 23 25 -2 Textile, sewing machines 86 75 11 Parts-civilian aircraft 354 382 -27 Generators, accessories 892 919 -27 Engines-civilian aircraft 569 654 -85 Semiconductors 2,112 2,006 106 Computer accessories 5,140 4,700 440 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 18,663 18,208 455 Consumer goods 29,398 28,966 433 Pharmaceutical preparations 4,397 4,281 116 Other household goods 3,136 2,984 151 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,150 3,109 40 TV's, VCR's, etc 2,681 2,507 175 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,655 1,570 85 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,303 2,249 54 Household appliances 1,047 1,047 (-) Gem diamonds 1,199 1,085 114 Jewelry 885 934 -49 Toiletries and cosmetics 418 401 17 Writing and art supplies 870 856 14 Cookware, cutlery, tools 408 408 (-) Apparel,household goods-nontextile 552 540 12 Motorcycles and parts 290 253 36 Pleasure boats and motors 236 185 51 Footwear 986 944 42 Camping apparel and gear 541 572 -31 Books, printed matter 305 299 5 Apparel, household goods - wool 288 280 9 Records, tapes, and disks 120 136 -16 Rugs 144 135 9 Nursery stock, etc. 106 102 4 Glassware, chinaware 195 189 6 Gem stones, other 147 155 -8 Musical instruments 124 124 (-) Numismatic coins 21 23 -2 Photo equipment 114 141 -26 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,794 1,903 -108 Stereo equipment, etc 756 779 -22 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 531 775 -244 Other goods 4,096 4,090 6 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2003 2002 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 1,263,170 1,164,746 98,424 Net Adjustments 3,465 3,380 85 Total, Census Basis 1,259,705 1,161,366 98,339 Foods, feeds, and beverages 55,817 49,687 6,130 Other foods 5,063 3,715 1,347 Fish and shellfish 10,955 10,027 929 Bakery products 4,515 3,677 838 Vegetables 5,019 4,327 691 Wine and related products 6,018 5,353 665 Fruits, frozen juices 5,489 5,044 445 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 3,709 3,288 421 Green coffee 1,612 1,369 243 Food oils, oilseeds 1,493 1,278 215 Cocoa beans 695 508 188 Tea, spices, etc. 987 828 159 Dairy products and eggs 1,161 1,049 112 Nuts 797 701 96 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 408 332 76 Cane and beet sugar 574 558 16 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,605 1,614 -9 Meat products 5,715 6,017 -302 Industrial supplies and materials 316,485 267,681 48,803 Crude oil 99,260 77,283 21,976 Gas-natural 20,678 10,988 9,690 Petroleum products, other 16,281 13,274 3,006 Fuel oil 12,208 9,240 2,968 Liquefied petroleum gases 5,583 3,710 1,873 Shingles, wallboard 8,861 7,272 1,590 Chemicals-fertilizers 5,210 3,734 1,476 Industrial supplies, other 15,622 14,250 1,372 Plastic materials 8,508 7,419 1,088 Nuclear fuel materials 2,919 2,189 731 Finished metal shapes 7,625 6,912 713 Chemicals-organic 13,337 12,623 713 Nonmonetary gold 2,957 2,456 501 Iron and steel, advanced 4,843 4,399 444 Bauxite and aluminum 6,990 6,598 391 Steelmaking materials 2,839 2,452 387 Blank tapes, audio & visual 3,041 2,658 383 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 5,702 5,396 307 Tobacco, waxes, etc 3,741 3,436 305 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 3,974 3,670 304 Natural rubber 1,047 751 296 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,603 2,366 238 Electric energy 1,382 1,145 237 Nickel 1,092 858 234 Coal and related fuels 1,217 987 230 Paper and paper products 6,264 6,057 207 Finished textile supplies 2,632 2,434 198 Nontextile floor tiles 2,304 2,111 193 Plywood and veneers 1,833 1,689 144 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 970 843 126 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 628 566 62 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,262 1,205 57 Wool, silk, etc. 690 649 41 Tin 188 170 18 Hair, waste materials 472 467 5 Cotton, natural fibers 91 87 4 Chemicals-inorganic 3,905 3,903 2 Farming materials, livestock 816 820 -5 Hides and skins 130 139 -9 Synthetic cloth 4,185 4,210 -25 Materials, excluding chemicals 1,482 1,526 -44 Newsprint 2,991 3,039 -48 Other precious metals 3,632 3,714 -82 Nonferrous metals, other 1,287 1,373 -86 Leather and furs 774 881 -107 Zinc 868 989 -121 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 4,100 4,235 -135 Cotton cloth, fabrics 2,057 2,228 -171 Copper 1,785 2,283 -498 Lumber 6,240 6,902 -662 Iron and steel mill products 7,381 9,097 -1,715 Capital goods, except automotive 295,653 283,323 12,330 Computers 20,368 16,141 4,227 Business machines and equipment 7,136 4,468 2,668 Medicinal equipment 16,228 14,000 2,227 Telecommunications equipment 24,766 23,135 1,631 Photo, service industry machinery 10,252 9,227 1,025 Excavating machinery 4,925 4,151 774 Measuring, testing, control instruments 9,694 8,927 768 Electric apparatus 22,804 22,076 728 Agricultural machinery, equipment 4,815 4,155 660 Industrial machines, other 18,667 18,053 613 Wood, glass, plastic 4,971 4,430 541 Materials handling equipment 6,582 6,084 497 Pulp and paper machinery 3,865 3,503 362 Metalworking machine tools 6,209 5,943 266 Industrial engines 9,230 9,033 197 Laboratory testing instruments 2,213 2,030 183 Food, tobacco machinery 1,699 1,526 173 Marine engines, parts 717 551 166 Commercial vessels, other 299 144 155 Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,491 1,351 140 Spacecraft, excluding military 165 36 129 Nonfarm tractors and parts 723 690 33 Civilian aircraft 12,326 12,300 26 Railway transportation equipment 1,007 998 8 Vessels, except scrap 5 3 3 Specialized mining 384 381 2 Textile, sewing machines 1,000 999 1 Parts-civilian aircraft 4,532 4,558 -27 Generators, accessories 10,489 10,802 -313 Engines-civilian aircraft 7,330 8,599 -1,269 Semiconductors 24,608 26,015 -1,407 Computer accessories 56,154 59,010 -2,856 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 210,148 203,743 6,405 Consumer goods 333,752 307,854 25,898 Pharmaceutical preparations 49,003 40,748 8,254 Other household goods 35,170 31,649 3,521 Apparel, household goods - cotton 39,304 36,134 3,170 TV's, VCR's, etc 25,384 23,110 2,274 Furniture, household goods, etc. 17,985 16,018 1,968 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 27,083 25,163 1,921 Household appliances 11,827 10,430 1,397 Gem diamonds 12,942 12,090 852 Jewelry 9,774 9,147 628 Toiletries and cosmetics 4,426 3,974 452 Writing and art supplies 10,238 9,807 431 Cookware, cutlery, tools 4,834 4,458 377 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 6,470 6,144 326 Motorcycles and parts 3,342 3,047 295 Pleasure boats and motors 2,478 2,206 272 Footwear 11,879 11,617 263 Camping apparel and gear 6,444 6,234 211 Books, printed matter 3,578 3,409 169 Apparel, household goods - wool 3,155 3,010 144 Records, tapes, and disks 1,450 1,312 138 Rugs 1,669 1,537 132 Nursery stock, etc. 1,249 1,132 117 Glassware, chinaware 2,253 2,171 82 Gem stones, other 1,701 1,629 73 Musical instruments 1,498 1,428 70 Numismatic coins 224 161 63 Photo equipment 1,649 1,710 -61 Toys/games/sporting goods 22,958 23,216 -258 Stereo equipment, etc 7,586 8,189 -603 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 6,197 6,974 -778 Other goods 47,850 49,078 -1,228 (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-04-25, BEA-04-07), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, December 2003. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.