
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
adjustment 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)                 January     December      Monthly
                                       2001        2000 (R)     Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis        104,205      103,683          522
Net Adjustments                             505          510           -4
Total, Census Basis                     103,700      103,173          527

Foods, feeds, and beverages               3,953        3,784          170

Fish and shellfish                          864          795           69
Meat products                               515          467           48
Wine and related products                   428          393           35
Cane and beet sugar                          51           28           23
Dairy products and eggs                      83           64           19
Vegetables                                  333          316           17
Bakery products                             257          243           14
Cocoa beans                                  37           23           13
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    141          129           12
Tea, spices, etc.                            73           66            7
Other foods                                 243          237            6
Fruits, frozen juices                       411          408            3
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  35           40           -5
Nuts                                         55           69          -13
Food oils, oilseeds                          92          106          -15
Green coffee                                 95          115          -20
Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine              242          285          -43

Industrial supplies and materials        26,660       26,468          193

Fuel oil                                  1,753        1,387          366
Petroleum products, other                 1,661        1,305          355
Chemicals-organic                         1,353        1,189          164
Liquified petroleum gases                   596          450          146
Chemicals-fertilizers                       385          289           96
Nuclear fuel materials                      268          189           79
Copper                                      323          254           69
Bauxite and aluminum                        508          442           66
Other precious metals                       699          657           42
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       312          272           39
Steelmaking materials                       194          162           32
Industrial supplies, other                1,196        1,164           32
Plastic materials                           634          603           30
Shingles, wallboard                         560          532           28
Newsprint                                   333          308           26
Iron and steel, advanced                    400          375           25
Nonferrous metals, other                    165          142           23
Finished metal shapes                       633          615           18
Paper and paper products                    533          518           15
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 189          175           14
Tin                                          30           16           14
Plywood and veneers                         121          109           12
Coal and related fuels                       72           61           10
Tobacco, waxes, etc                         314          307            8
Cotton, natural fibers                       13            7            6
Nontextile floor tiles                      164          159            5
Synthetic rubber--primary                   121          119            2
Hair, waste materials                        34           33            1
Finished textile supplies                   175          173            1
Synthetic cloth                             353          352            1
Leather and furs                             94           95           -1
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                   293          295           -2
Cotton cloth, fabrics                       198          199           -2
Chemicals-inorganic                         372          374           -2
Hides and skins                              14           16           -2
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 46           49           -4
Zinc                                         87           93           -6
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                     469          477           -8
Lumber                                      516          527          -12
Wool, silk, etc.                             62           74          -12
Materials, excluding chemicals              144          156          -13
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     61           74          -13
Nickel                                       96          109          -13
Natural rubber                               54           68          -14
Nonmonetary gold                            179          210          -31
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.             362          405          -43
Electric energy                             308          408         -100
Farming materials, livestock                 69          204         -136
Iron and steel mill products                665          801         -136
Gas-natural                               1,860        2,125         -265
Crude oil                                 6,623        7,342         -720

Capital goods, except automotive         29,049       30,541       -1,492

Telecommunications equipment              2,731        3,698         -968
Civilian aircraft                         1,034        1,669         -635
Semiconductors                            3,933        4,261         -328
Industrial machines, other                1,607        1,708         -101
Electric apparatus                        2,384        2,443          -58
Measuring, testing, control instrum         839          885          -46
Computer accessories                      6,041        6,085          -44
Pulp and paper machinery                    349          391          -42
Generators, accessories                   1,001        1,037          -36
Business machines and equipment             473          494          -21
Specialized mining                           24           29           -5
Textile, sewing machines                    124          128           -4
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   55           56           -2
Vessels, except scrap                       (-)          (-)          (-)
Spacecraft, excluding military                3            1            2
Commercial vessels, other                     6            3            4
Wood, glass, plastic                        424          408           15
Excavating machinery                        393          377           16
Laboratory testing instruments              301          282           19
Marine engines, parts                       105           83           21
Materials handling equipment                572          551           22
Railway transportation equipment            150          122           28
Drilling & oilfield equipment               120           92           28
Food, tobacco machinery                     160          132           28
Engines-civilian aircraft                   776          736           40
Photo, service industry                     788          741           47
Metalworking machine tools                  770          716           54
Parts-civilian aircraft                     497          442           55
Agricultural machinery, equipment           385          315           70
Industrial engines                          900          827           73
Computers                                 1,037          915          122
Medicinal equipment                       1,070          914          156

Automotive vehicles, parts and engi      15,393       15,153          240

Consumer goods                           24,513       23,183        1,331

Other household goods                     2,335        1,641          694
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             960          573          387
Pharmaceutical preparations               2,379        2,126          253
Apparel, household goods - cotton         3,046        2,924          122
Footwear                                  1,057          987           70
Motorcycles and parts                       282          216           66
Writing and art supplies                    807          764           44
Toys/games/sporting goods                 1,994        1,960           35
Household appliances                        687          656           31
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto       2,192        2,162           30
Books, printed matter                       287          259           28
Toiletries and cosmetics                    310          284           26
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    375          358           16
Records, tapes, and disks                   108           96           12
Pleasure boats and motors                   192          183            9
Apparel, household goods - wool             279          271            9
Gem stones, other                           146          138            8
Photo equipment                             210          205            5
Musical instruments                         128          126            2
Glassware, chinaware                        211          210            1
Nursery stock, etc.                          96           95            1
Rugs                                        125          127           -2
Camping apparel and gear                    499          502           -2
Numismatic coins                              8           12           -4
Stereo equipment, etc                       754          765          -11
Furniture, household goods, etc.          1,171        1,217          -47
Jewelry                                     737          789          -52
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          506          582          -76
TV's, VCR's, etc                          1,814        1,917         -103
Gem diamonds                                816        1,039         -223

Other Goods                               4,132        4,046           86
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              Item(1)              Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
                                       2001       2000 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis        104,205       94,415        9,790
Net Adjustments                             505          693         -188
Total, Census Basis                     103,700       93,723        9,977

Foods, feeds, and beverages               3,953        3,648          305

Fish and shellfish                          864          740          123
Meat products                               515          386          129
Wine and related products                   428          383           45
Cane and beet sugar                          51           14           36
Dairy products and eggs                      83           86           -2
Vegetables                                  333          272           60
Bakery products                             257          237           20
Cocoa beans                                  37           52          -15
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    141          109           32
Tea, spices, etc.                            73           70            4
Other foods                                 243          241            1
Fruits, frozen juices                       411          377           35
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  35           40           -5
Nuts                                         55           65          -10
Food oils, oilseeds                          92          113          -21
Green coffee                                 95          212         -117
Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine              242          253          -10
Industrial supplies and materials        26,660       21,847        4,813
Fuel oil                                  1,753          827          926
Petroleum products, other                 1,661          887          773
Chemicals-organic                         1,353          866          487
Liquified petroleum gases                   596          340          256
Chemicals-fertilizers                       385          238          147
Nuclear fuel materials                      268          160          108
Copper                                      323          254           68
Bauxite and aluminum                        508          636         -129
Other precious metals                       699          292          407
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       312          266           46
Steelmaking materials                       194          285          -91

Industrial supplies, other                1,196        1,099           97

Plastic materials                           634          586           48
Shingles, wallboard                         560          629          -69
Newsprint                                   333          286           47
Iron and steel, advanced                    400          370           31
Nonferrous metals, other                    165          154           11
Finished metal shapes                       633          556           77
Paper and paper products                    533          542           -9
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 189          230          -41
Tin                                          30           27            3
Plywood and veneers                         121          131          -10
Coal and related fuels                       72           63            9
Tobacco, waxes, etc                         314          303           11
Cotton, natural fibers                       13           12            1
Nontextile floor tiles                      164          169           -5
Synthetic rubber--primary                   121          101           20
Hair, waste materials                        34           36           -2
Finished textile supplies                   175          165           10
Synthetic cloth                             353          374          -21
Leather and furs                             94           85            9
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                   293          265           29
Cotton cloth, fabrics                       198          215          -17
Chemicals-inorganic                         372          392          -20
Hides and skins                              14           13            1
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 46           40            6
Zinc                                         87          114          -27
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                     469          457           12
Lumber                                      516          720         -204
Wool, silk, etc.                             62           65           -3
Materials, excluding chemicals              144          142            1
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     61           55            6
Nickel                                       96          108          -12
Natural rubber                               54           81          -27
Nonmonetary gold                            179          220          -41
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.             362          357            5
Electric energy                             308          129          179
Farming materials, livestock                 69           74           -5
Iron and steel mill products                665          889         -224
Gas-natural                               1,860          661        1,199
Crude oil                                 6,623        5,881          741

Capital goods, except automotive         29,049       26,567        2,482

Telecommunications equipment              2,731        2,585          146
Civilian aircraft                         1,034          762          272
Semiconductors                            3,933        3,599          334
Industrial machines, other                1,607        1,379          228
Electric apparatus                        2,384        2,198          186
Measuring, testing, control instrum         839          745           94
Computer accessories                      6,041        5,894          146
Pulp and paper machinery                    349          355           -5
Generators, accessories                   1,001          883          118
Business machines and equipment             473          539          -66
Specialized mining                           24           26           -2
Textile, sewing machines                    124          142          -19
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   55           70          -16
Vessels, except scrap                       (-)          (-)          (-)
Spacecraft, excluding military                3            1            2
Commercial vessels, other                     6            3            4
Wood, glass, plastic                        424          421            3
Excavating machinery                        393          388            5
Laboratory testing instruments              301          220           81
Marine engines, parts                       105           75           30
Materials handling equipment                572          492           80
Railway transportation equipment            150          104           46
Drilling & oilfield equipment               120           73           47
Food, tobacco machinery                     160          115           45
Engines-civilian aircraft                   776          676          100
Photo, service industry                     788          693           95
Metalworking machine tools                  770          644          125
Parts-civilian aircraft                     497          420           77
Agricultural machinery, equipment           385          334           51
Industrial engines                          900          813           88
Computers                                 1,037        1,116          -79
Medicinal equipment                       1,070          803          267

Automotive vehicles, parts and engi      15,393       16,363         -970

Consumer goods                           24,513       21,419        3,095

Other household goods                     2,335        1,622          714
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             960          748          212
Pharmaceutical preparations               2,379        1,632          747
Apparel, household goods - cotton         3,046        2,648          398
Footwear                                  1,057          972           85
Motorcycles and parts                       282          192           90
Writing and art supplies                    807          800            7
Toys/games/sporting goods                 1,994        1,758          236
Household appliances                        687          696           -9
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto       2,192        1,928          264
Books, printed matter                       287          263           25
Toiletries and cosmetics                    310          255           55
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    375          356           19
Records, tapes, and disks                   108          117           -9
Pleasure boats and motors                   192          157           35
Apparel, household goods - wool             279          274            5
Gem stones, other                           146          136           10
Photo equipment                             210          212           -2
Musical instruments                         128          124            4
Glassware, chinaware                        211          186           25
Nursery stock, etc.                          96          101           -6
Rugs                                        125          108           17
Camping apparel and gear                    499          448           51
Numismatic coins                              8           16           -8
Stereo equipment, etc                       754          775          -21
Furniture, household goods, etc.          1,171        1,061          110
Jewelry                                     737          717           20
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          506          509           -3
TV's, VCR's, etc                          1,814        1,672          142
Gem diamonds                                816          934         -118

Other Goods                               4,132        3,878          254

(1)  Detailed data are presented on a Census basis.  The information needed
to convert to a BOP basis is not available.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-01-48), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, January  2001.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         



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