
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)                  March    February (R)    Monthly
                                       2001         2001        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis        101,741       98,416        3,325
Net Adjustments                             573          558           15
Total, Census Basis                     101,168       97,857        3,310

Foods, feeds, and beverages               3,694        3,752          -58

Cane and beet sugar                          27           51          -24
Food oils, oilseeds                          82          104          -22
Cocoa beans                                  30           49          -19
Dairy products and eggs                      67           85          -18
Tea, spices, etc.                            67           84          -17
Fish and shellfish                          737          753          -16
Fruits, frozen juices                       371          381          -11
Vegetables                                  323          329           -6
Nuts                                         63           64           -1
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  33           30            3
Wine and related products                   386          383            4
Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine              267          260            7
Bakery products                             254          245            9
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    121          109           12
Meat products                               499          487           12
Green coffee                                108           95           13
Other foods                                 257          242           15

Industrial supplies and materials        24,669       24,711          -42

Petroleum products, other                 1,123        1,547         -425
Electric energy                             371          577         -206
Fuel oil                                    916        1,119         -203
Chemicals-organic                         1,142        1,317         -176
Gas-natural                               1,458        1,552          -93
Finished metal shapes                       585          612          -27
Chemicals-fertilizers                       420          441          -21
Paper and paper products                    506          527          -21
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                     464          484          -20
Tobacco, waxes, etc                         262          281          -19
Newsprint                                   306          323          -17
Synthetic rubber--primary                   100          114          -14
Lumber                                      506          519          -12
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 34           45          -11
Wool, silk, etc.                             59           66           -7
Zinc                                         89           94           -5
Chemicals-inorganic                         350          354           -3
Leather and furs                             89           91           -3
Nickel                                      100          101           -1
Hair, waste materials                        35           35          (-)
Hides and skins                              15           14            1
Nonferrous metals, other                    137          135            2
Plywood and veneers                         107          105            2
Farming materials, livestock                 64           62            2
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.             369          366            2
Cotton, natural fibers                       13            9            3
Synthetic cloth                             332          329            4
Liquified petroleum gases                   478          474            4
Nontextile floor tiles                      155          152            4
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                   289          284            4
Industrial supplies, other                1,145        1,140            5
Iron and steel, advanced                    355          348            7
Natural rubber                               58           51            7
Materials, excluding chemicals              147          138            8
Plastic materials                           606          597            8
Tin                                          28           19            9
Finished textile supplies                   185          175           10
Coal and related fuels                       80           67           13
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     70           57           13
Nonmonetary gold                            177          163           15
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 184          165           19
Iron and steel mill products                751          730           22
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       289          266           23
Cotton cloth, fabrics                       196          171           26
Shingles, wallboard                         522          494           27
Copper                                      242          211           30
Steelmaking materials                       220          188           32
Bauxite and aluminum                        589          543           46
Nuclear fuel materials                      154           73           81
Crude oil                                 6,533        6,418          115
Other precious metals                     1,264          564          700
 
Capital goods, except automotive         28,305       27,700          605

Civilian aircraft                         1,527        1,073          454
Engines-civilian aircraft                 1,032          823          208
Computers                                 1,192        1,002          190
Telecommunications equipment              2,490        2,312          178
Generators, accessories                   1,079          992           87
Medicinal equipment                       1,088        1,038           50
Laboratory testing instruments              311          276           34
Measuring, testing, control instrum         827          799           27
Drilling & oilfield equipment               117           91           26
Excavating machinery                        391          366           25
Photo, service industry                     779          754           25
Business machines and equipment             467          446           21
Marine engines, parts                       111           90           21
Food, tobacco machinery                     137          127           10
Specialized mining                           23           20            3
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   56           54            2
Spacecraft, excluding military                2            2          (-)
Vessels, except scrap                       (-)          (-)          (-)
Materials handling equipment                544          547           -3
Industrial engines                          928          933           -6
Railway transportation equipment            154          160           -6
Industrial machines, other                1,537        1,544           -7
Parts-civilian aircraft                     462          471           -9
Textile, sewing machines                    113          122           -9
Agricultural machinery, equipment           338          356          -18
Pulp and paper machinery                    402          425          -24
Commercial vessels, other                     3           28          -25
Metalworking machine tools                  698          757          -59
Wood, glass, plastic                        342          426          -83
Electric apparatus                        2,121        2,207          -86
Computer accessories                      5,771        5,895         -124
Semiconductors                            3,265        3,562         -297

Automotive vehicles, parts and engi      15,359       15,167          192

Consumer goods                           25,347       22,594        2,753

Toys/games/sporting goods                 2,080        1,647          433
Apparel, household goods - cotton         3,176        2,811          365
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto       2,380        2,087          292
Other household goods                     2,474        2,200          274
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             790          537          253
TV's, VCR's, etc                          1,942        1,749          193
Pharmaceutical preparations               2,640        2,454          187
Footwear                                  1,144          971          173
Gem diamonds                                955          843          112
Furniture, household goods, etc.          1,214        1,124           89
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          519          440           79
Writing and art supplies                    817          742           75
Stereo equipment, etc                       675          601           74
Camping apparel and gear                    566          493           74
Household appliances                        751          694           57
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    365          334           31
Pleasure boats and motors                   194          167           27
Gem stones, other                           122          104           18
Toiletries and cosmetics                    301          286           15
Apparel, household goods - wool             271          258           13
Photo equipment                             196          192            3
Numismatic coins                             12           10            2
Musical instruments                         120          118            2
Glassware, chinaware                        201          204           -3
Records, tapes, and disks                   104          111           -7
Jewelry                                     695          703           -8
Rugs                                        113          126          -13
Books, printed matter                       265          280          -15
Nursery stock, etc.                          87          103          -16
Motorcycles and parts                       181          206          -26

Other Goods                               3,794        3,934         -140
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              Item(1)              Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
                                       2001         2000        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis        304,225      289,703       14,522
Net Adjustments                           1,655        2,227         -573
Total, Census Basis                     302,570      287,476       15,095

Foods, feeds, and beverages              11,396       11,143          253

Cane and beet sugar                         129           99           30
Food oils, oilseeds                         277          357          -80
Cocoa beans                                 115          152          -37
Dairy products and eggs                     236          271          -35
Tea, spices, etc.                           225          201           24
Fish and shellfish                        2,355        2,256           99
Fruits, frozen juices                     1,162        1,190          -28
Vegetables                                  984          817          167
Nuts                                        182          200          -17
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  98          128          -30
Wine and related products                 1,198        1,118           80
Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine              767          689           77
Bakery products                             755          701           55
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    371          350           21
Meat products                             1,502        1,262          240
Green coffee                                298          651         -354
Other foods                                 741          701           40

Industrial supplies and materials        75,935       70,020        5,915

Petroleum products, other                 4,334        3,296        1,038
Electric energy                           1,255          411          844
Fuel oil                                  3,780        2,875          904
Chemicals-organic                         3,822        3,188          634
Gas-natural                               4,870        1,880        2,990
Finished metal shapes                     1,832        1,684          148
Chemicals-fertilizers                     1,240          773          468
Paper and paper products                  1,565        1,626          -61
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                   1,415        1,340           75
Tobacco, waxes, etc                         856          857           -1
Newsprint                                   962          847          115
Synthetic rubber--primary                   335          316           19
Lumber                                    1,541        2,078         -538
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                125          106           19
Wool, silk, etc.                            187          204          -16
Zinc                                        270          333          -62
Chemicals-inorganic                       1,076        1,112          -35
Leather and furs                            274          262           12
Nickel                                      297          368          -71
Hair, waste materials                       105          110           -5
Hides and skins                              43           44           -1
Nonferrous metals, other                    437          391           46
Plywood and veneers                         333          362          -29
Farming materials, livestock                196          217          -22
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.           1,098        1,116          -19
Cotton, natural fibers                       35           34          (-)
Synthetic cloth                           1,015        1,126         -111
Liquified petroleum gases                 1,549        1,021          527
Nontextile floor tiles                      471          482          -11
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                   867          834           32
Industrial supplies, other                3,475        3,301          174
Iron and steel, advanced                  1,101        1,113          -12
Natural rubber                              163          222          -59
Materials, excluding chemicals              428          443          -15
Plastic materials                         1,838        1,748           91
Tin                                          77           85           -8
Finished textile supplies                   536          501           35
Coal and related fuels                      219          201           18
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    189          172           17
Nonmonetary gold                            519          859         -340
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 536          626          -90
Iron and steel mill products              2,150        3,088         -939
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       866          831           36
Cotton cloth, fabrics                       564          621          -57
Shingles, wallboard                       1,576        1,827         -251
Copper                                      722          596          126
Steelmaking materials                       604          862         -258
Bauxite and aluminum                      1,641        1,771         -129
Nuclear fuel materials                      495          453           42
Crude oil                                19,519       19,873         -355
Other precious metals                     2,533        1,532        1,001
 
Capital goods, except automotive         85,093       81,128        3,964

Civilian aircraft                         3,660        2,325        1,335
Engines-civilian aircraft                 2,627        2,263          365
Computers                                 3,230        3,305          -75
Telecommunications equipment              7,529        8,135         -606
Generators, accessories                   3,102        2,640          462
Medicinal equipment                       3,200        2,517          683
Laboratory testing instruments              887          763          124
Measuring, testing, control instrum       2,466        2,179          287
Drilling & oilfield equipment               329          266           63
Excavating machinery                      1,152        1,214          -63
Photo, service industry                   2,321        2,148          174
Business machines and equipment           1,386        1,567         -181
Marine engines, parts                       305          257           48
Food, tobacco machinery                     425          386           39
Specialized mining                           68           88          -21
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  165          213          -47
Spacecraft, excluding military                7           37          -31
Vessels, except scrap                       (-)            6           -5
Materials handling equipment              1,663        1,502          161
Industrial engines                        2,762        2,484          278
Railway transportation equipment            464          491          -27
Industrial machines, other                4,662        4,234          428
Parts-civilian aircraft                   1,431        1,215          215
Textile, sewing machines                    357          433          -76
Agricultural machinery, equipment         1,080        1,058           22
Pulp and paper machinery                  1,176        1,122           54
Commercial vessels, other                    38            9           29
Metalworking machine tools                2,225        2,021          204
Wood, glass, plastic                      1,191        1,225          -34
Electric apparatus                        6,717        6,528          189
Computer accessories                     17,705       17,672           33
Semiconductors                           10,765       10,827          -62

Automotive vehicles, parts and engi      45,828       48,327       -2,500

Consumer goods                           72,478       65,161        7,317

Toys/games/sporting goods                 5,720        5,229          491
Apparel, household goods - cotton         9,034        8,288          746
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto       6,660        6,044          615
Other household goods                     7,016        4,744        2,272
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.           2,285        1,964          322
TV's, VCR's, etc                          5,505        4,865          640
Pharmaceutical preparations               7,486        5,705        1,781
Footwear                                  3,173        2,924          249
Gem diamonds                              2,616        2,951         -335
Furniture, household goods, etc.          3,509        3,212          297
Apparel,household goods-nontextile        1,465        1,540          -75
Writing and art supplies                  2,365        2,343           22
Stereo equipment, etc                     2,031        2,383         -353
Camping apparel and gear                  1,558        1,403          155
Household appliances                      2,136        2,103           33
Cookware, cutlery, tools                  1,074        1,039           35
Pleasure boats and motors                   550          450          101
Gem stones, other                           372          363           10
Toiletries and cosmetics                    898          758          140
Apparel, household goods - wool             810          785           25
Photo equipment                             598          617          -19
Numismatic coins                             30          133         -104
Musical instruments                         366          355           11
Glassware, chinaware                        616          545           71
Records, tapes, and disks                   323          346          -23
Jewelry                                   2,134        2,157          -23
Rugs                                        364          322           42
Books, printed matter                       832          807           25
Nursery stock, etc.                         285          280            6
Motorcycles and parts                       668          507          161

Other Goods                              11,840       11,696          145

(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-01-84), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, March  2001.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         
                                 


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