
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)                  April       March        Monthly
                                       2001         2001        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         99,956      102,665       -2,709
Net Adjustments                             605          610           -5
Total, Census Basis                      99,351      102,055       -2,703

Foods, feeds, and beverages               3,750        3,728           22

Food oils, oilseeds                         104           82           22
Dairy products and eggs                      82           67           16
Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine              276          262           14
Fruits, frozen juices                       366          358            8
Wine and related products                   404          397            8
Other foods                                 258          251            7
Bakery products                             264          257            7
Meat products                               499          494            5
Green coffee                                108          106            1
Tea, spices, etc.                            70           69            1
Nuts                                         59           63           -4
Cane and beet sugar                          23           27           -4
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  26           33           -7
Vegetables                                  340          348           -8
Fish and shellfish                          754          764          -10
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    109          122          -13
Cocoa beans                                   6           29          -23

Industrial supplies and materials        25,018       24,867          151

Gas-natural                               1,999        1,553          446
Petroleum products, other                 1,451        1,115          336
Lumber                                      638          499          139
Fuel oil                                  1,037          923          114
Crude oil                                 6,757        6,659           98
Electric energy                             461          384           78
Nonferrous metals, other                    179          138           41
Tobacco, waxes, etc                         289          265           23
Paper and paper products                    533          510           23
Shingles, wallboard                         526          508           18
Copper                                      254          237           17
Newsprint                                   322          307           15
Plywood and veneers                         120          107           13
Synthetic rubber--primary                   112          100           13
Iron and steel, advanced                    369          359           10
Materials, excluding chemicals              144          137            7
Farming materials, livestock                 70           63            7
Cotton cloth, fabrics                       203          199            5
Plastic materials                           619          615            4
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                   292          289            3
Nickel                                      100           98            2
Synthetic cloth                             335          333            2
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.             366          365            1
Hides and skins                              13           13            1
Hair, waste materials                        37           36            1
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 35           34            1
Tin                                          28           27            1
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     70           69            1
Nontextile floor tiles                      157          157          (-)
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 182          183          (-)
Wool, silk, etc.                             59           60           -1
Coal and related fuels                       79           80           -1
Cotton, natural fibers                       10           13           -2
Industrial supplies, other                1,149        1,152           -2
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                     463          469           -6
Chemicals-inorganic                         350          356           -6
Finished textile supplies                   178          185           -7
Natural rubber                               51           58           -7
Zinc                                         81           88           -7
Leather and furs                             77           88          -11
Finished metal shapes                       573          591          -18
Iron and steel mill products                701          720          -19
Steelmaking materials                       195          214          -19
Nuclear fuel materials                      132          154          -22
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       247          279          -32
Chemicals-organic                         1,087        1,125          -38
Nonmonetary gold                            135          177          -42
Liquified petroleum gases                   420          478          -58
Chemicals-fertilizers                       340          409          -69
Bauxite and aluminum                        481          581         -100
Other precious metals                       512        1,308         -796

Capital goods, except automotive         25,982       28,746       -2,764

Semiconductors                            2,774        3,338         -564
Computer accessories                      5,445        5,987         -542
Civilian aircraft                         1,157        1,570         -413
Telecommunications equipment              2,129        2,498         -369
Electric apparatus                        2,022        2,177         -155
Generators, accessories                     949        1,086         -137
Industrial machines, other                1,428        1,559         -131
Engines-civilian aircraft                   947        1,039          -91
Laboratory testing instruments              231          309          -77
Industrial engines                          849          916          -67
Measuring, testing, control instrum         790          840          -50
Medicinal equipment                       1,027        1,072          -45
Computers                                 1,186        1,226          -40
Metalworking machine tools                  662          698          -35
Railway transportation equipment            125          152          -27
Business machines and equipment             452          476          -24
Photo, service industry                     762          785          -22
Agricultural machinery, equipment           310          329          -19
Pulp and paper machinery                    374          390          -16
Food, tobacco machinery                     120          132          -12
Excavating machinery                        376          385           -9
Marine engines, parts                       104          111           -8
Spacecraft, excluding military              (-)            2           -1
Textile, sewing machines                    112          113           -1
Vessels, except scrap                       (-)          (-)          (-)
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   57           57          (-)
Commercial vessels, other                     4            3            1
Specialized mining                           24           22            2
Wood, glass, plastic                        352          344            8
Materials handling equipment                559          547           12
Parts-civilian aircraft                     492          467           26
Drilling & oilfield equipment               161          118           43

Automotive vehicles, parts and engi      16,098       15,460          638

Consumer goods                           24,250       25,439       -1,189

Toys/games/sporting goods                 1,831        2,103         -271
Apparel, household goods - cotton         2,864        3,115         -250
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             616          806         -190
Other household goods                     2,268        2,446         -178
TV's, VCR's, etc                          1,781        1,956         -176
Footwear                                  1,022        1,117          -95
Camping apparel and gear                    492          557          -65
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto       2,296        2,359          -63
Household appliances                        705          748          -43
Writing and art supplies                    781          824          -42
Pleasure boats and motors                   179          220          -41
Gem diamonds                                899          935          -36
Furniture, household goods, etc.          1,194        1,227          -33
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    356          375          -19
Apparel, household goods - wool             276          292          -16
Photo equipment                             186          202          -15
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          568          583          -15
Stereo equipment, etc                       660          666           -5
Numismatic coins                             11           12          (-)
Rugs                                        117          113            4
Records, tapes, and disks                   110          104            6
Glassware, chinaware                        208          203            6
Musical instruments                         131          123            7
Toiletries and cosmetics                    311          302            9
Nursery stock, etc.                         102           91           11
Gem stones, other                           142          129           13
Books, printed matter                       279          265           14
Jewelry                                     724          709           14
Motorcycles and parts                       272          232           40
Pharmaceutical preparations               2,869        2,626          243

Other Goods                               4,253        3,814          439
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              Item(1)              Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
                                       2001         2000        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis        407,419      392,443       14,976
Net Adjustments                           2,379        2,662         -283
Total, Census Basis                     405,040      389,780       15,260

Foods, feeds, and beverages              15,213       15,002          211

Food oils, oilseeds                         383          483         -100
Dairy products and eggs                     312          345          -33
Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine            1,056          938          117
Fruits, frozen juices                     1,505        1,536          -31
Wine and related products                 1,604        1,501          103
Other foods                               1,004          988           16
Bakery products                           1,023          945           78
Meat products                             1,980        1,672          308
Green coffee                                411          880         -468
Tea, spices, etc.                           288          262           26
Nuts                                        244          274          -30
Cane and beet sugar                         152          137           15
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 124          108           16
Vegetables                                1,354        1,146          208
Fish and shellfish                        3,167        3,117           50
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    481          470           10
Cocoa beans                                 124          199          -75

Industrial supplies and materials       101,205       93,687        7,518

Gas-natural                               7,031        2,762        4,269
Petroleum products, other                 5,777        4,298        1,479
Lumber                                    2,186        2,757         -572
Fuel oil                                  4,823        3,615        1,209
Crude oil                                26,402       26,907         -505
Electric energy                           1,629          526        1,103
Nonferrous metals, other                    619          534           85
Tobacco, waxes, etc                       1,146        1,159          -13
Paper and paper products                  2,109        2,176          -67
Shingles, wallboard                       2,095        2,425         -330
Copper                                      968          774          194
Newsprint                                 1,291        1,155          136
Plywood and veneers                         452          468          -17
Synthetic rubber--primary                   454          441           14
Iron and steel, advanced                  1,477        1,519          -42
Materials, excluding chemicals              575          612          -37
Farming materials, livestock                269          291          -22
Cotton cloth, fabrics                       769          828          -59
Plastic materials                         2,469        2,374           96
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                 1,159        1,119           40
Nickel                                      395          513         -118
Synthetic cloth                           1,356        1,517         -161
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.           1,472        1,489          -17
Hides and skins                              54           55           -1
Hair, waste materials                       141          142           -2
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                162          143           19
Tin                                         104          109           -5
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    258          234           24
Nontextile floor tiles                      631          653          -21
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 714          838         -124
Wool, silk, etc.                            250          279          -29
Coal and related fuels                      298          267           31
Cotton, natural fibers                       45           53           -8
Industrial supplies, other                4,631        4,439          192
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                   1,886        1,787           99
Chemicals-inorganic                       1,433        1,490          -56
Finished textile supplies                   713          674           39
Natural rubber                              217          303          -86
Zinc                                        349          438          -89
Leather and furs                            352          354           -2
Finished metal shapes                     2,417        2,240          177
Iron and steel mill products              2,874        4,291       -1,417
Steelmaking materials                       799        1,149         -350
Nuclear fuel materials                      627          549           78
Pulpwood and woodpulp                     1,096        1,098           -2
Chemicals-organic                         4,830        4,201          629
Nonmonetary gold                            653        1,057         -404
Liquified petroleum gases                 1,969        1,312          657
Chemicals-fertilizers                     1,563          986          577
Bauxite and aluminum                      2,154        2,346         -192
Other precious metals                     3,061        1,943        1,117

Capital goods, except automotive        112,395      109,919        2,476

Semiconductors                           13,849       14,891       -1,042
Computer accessories                     23,527       24,242         -715
Civilian aircraft                         4,860        3,253        1,607
Telecommunications equipment              9,960        9,833          127
Electric apparatus                        8,879        9,020         -142
Generators, accessories                   4,056        3,560          496
Industrial machines, other                6,127        5,757          371
Engines-civilian aircraft                 3,577        3,022          556
Laboratory testing instruments            1,143        1,077           66
Industrial engines                        3,599        3,336          263
Measuring, testing, control instrum       3,290        2,946          345
Medicinal equipment                       4,163        3,599          564
Computers                                 4,523        4,725         -203
Metalworking machine tools                2,878        2,742          137
Railway transportation equipment            588          638          -51
Business machines and equipment           1,861        2,113         -252
Photo, service industry                   3,091        2,921          170
Agricultural machinery, equipment         1,368        1,386          -18
Pulp and paper machinery                  1,544        1,501           43
Food, tobacco machinery                     529          504           25
Excavating machinery                      1,534        1,627          -94
Marine engines, parts                       409          345           64
Spacecraft, excluding military                7           41          -34
Textile, sewing machines                    472          574         -102
Vessels, except scrap                         1            6           -6
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  223          282          -60
Commercial vessels, other                    42           13           29
Specialized mining                           91          109          -18
Wood, glass, plastic                      1,550        1,668         -117
Materials handling equipment              2,242        2,182           60
Parts-civilian aircraft                   1,921        1,629          292
Drilling & oilfield equipment               491          378          113

Automotive vehicles, parts and engi      62,834       65,572       -2,738

Consumer goods                           97,174       89,912        7,262

Toys/games/sporting goods                 7,510        6,930          580
Apparel, household goods - cotton        11,852       11,220          631
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.           2,804        2,500          303
Other household goods                     9,315        8,123        1,192
TV's, VCR's, etc                          7,384        6,611          773
Footwear                                  4,140        3,852          288
Camping apparel and gear                  2,069        1,924          144
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto       9,028        8,254          774
Household appliances                      2,839        2,842           -3
Writing and art supplies                  3,164        3,165           -1
Pleasure boats and motors                   748          631          117
Gem diamonds                              3,534        4,008         -473
Furniture, household goods, etc.          4,781        4,424          357
Cookware, cutlery, tools                  1,448        1,425           24
Apparel, household goods - wool           1,131        1,083           48
Photo equipment                             801          851          -49
Apparel,household goods-nontextile        2,140        1,878          262
Stereo equipment, etc                     2,703        3,187         -484
Numismatic coins                             41          295         -253
Rugs                                        480          437           44
Records, tapes, and disks                   435          473          -38
Glassware, chinaware                        828          749           79
Musical instruments                         505          482           23
Toiletries and cosmetics                  1,215        1,042          173
Nursery stock, etc.                         390          383            7
Gem stones, other                           531          513           18
Books, printed matter                     1,108        1,055           53
Jewelry                                   2,893        2,939          -46
Motorcycles and parts                     1,008          785          223
Pharmaceutical preparations              10,350        7,852        2,498

Other Goods                              16,219       15,688          532

(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-01-104), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, April 2001.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         
                                 


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