
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)                   May       April (R)     Monthly
                                       2001         2001        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         97,226       99,826       -2,600

Net Adjustments                             786          604          182
Total, Census Basis                      96,440       99,222       -2,782

Foods, feeds, and beverages               3,742        3,745           -3

Fruits, frozen juices                       324          366          -42
Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine              242          276          -34
Wine and related products                   382          404          -22
Meat products                               483          499          -16
Nuts                                         52           59           -7
Food oils, oilseeds                          98          103           -4
Dairy products and eggs                      79           82           -3
Bakery products                             262          264           -2
Other foods                                 255          257           -1
Tea, spices, etc.                            72           70            2
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  31           27            5
Vegetables                                  350          341           10
Cane and beet sugar                          37           23           14
Cocoa beans                                  20            6           14
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    128          110           18
Green coffee                                128          108           20
Fish and shellfish                          798          751           47

Industrial supplies and materials        24,565       24,887         -322

Fuel oil                                    924        1,021          -97
Iron and steel mill products                622          701          -78
Gas-natural                               1,935        1,999          -64
Copper                                      195          254          -59
Nonferrous metals, other                    132          177          -45
Industrial supplies, other                1,108        1,150          -42
Iron and steel, advanced                    332          369          -37
Finished metal shapes                       539          573          -34
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       213          246          -34
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                     431          464          -33
Liquified petroleum gases                   394          420          -26
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.             344          366          -21
Materials, excluding chemicals              123          144          -21
Paper and paper products                    511          531          -20
Nickel                                       85          100          -15
Cotton cloth, fabrics                       189          204          -15
Finished textile supplies                   166          178          -12
Newsprint                                   311          322          -11
Nuclear fuel materials                      122          132          -10
Nontextile floor tiles                      147          157           -9
Nonmonetary gold                            126          135           -8
Synthetic cloth                             331          336           -5
Plywood and veneers                         115          120           -5
Tin                                          29           33           -5
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                   288          292           -4
Hair, waste materials                        34           37           -3
Chemicals-fertilizers                       338          340           -2
Tobacco, waxes, etc                         290          291           -2
Natural rubber                               49           51           -2
Wool, silk, etc.                             58           59           -1
Coal and related fuels                       78           79           -1
Cotton, natural fibers                       10           10          (-)
Synthetic rubber--primary                   112          112          (-)
Lumber                                      638          638          (-)
Farming materials, livestock                 70           70          (-)
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 35           35            1
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     71           70            1
Hides and skins                              15           13            1
Steelmaking materials                       198          196            2
Leather and furs                             80           77            3
Plastic materials                           623          619            5
Other precious metals                       475          459           16
Bauxite and aluminum                        502          484           18
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 202          182           20
Chemicals-inorganic                         366          347           20
Zinc                                        102           81           21
Electric energy                             484          461           23
Shingles, wallboard                         568          525           42
Petroleum products, other                 1,508        1,449           59
Chemicals-organic                         1,153        1,093           61
Crude oil                                 6,791        6,686          105

Capital goods, except automotive         24,644       25,945       -1,301

Semiconductors                            2,413        2,775         -361
Telecommunications equipment              1,883        2,129         -245
Computer accessories                      5,257        5,443         -187
Engines-civilian aircraft                   778          951         -173
Computers                                 1,027        1,183         -156
Electric apparatus                        1,914        2,028         -114
Metalworking machine tools                  570          662          -92
Industrial machines, other                1,364        1,431          -68
Photo, service industry                     695          762          -67
Business machines and equipment             411          455          -43
Excavating machinery                        337          376          -39
Pulp and paper machinery                    352          374          -22
Industrial engines                          831          852          -21
Materials handling equipment                543          559          -15
Wood, glass, plastic                        344          358          -14
Laboratory testing instruments              219          231          -12
Textile, sewing machines                    100          112          -12
Railway transportation equipment            117          125           -8
Measuring, testing, control instrum         781          789           -8
Marine engines, parts                       102          104           -2
Parts-civilian aircraft                     489          491           -2
Vessels, except scrap                       (-)          (-)          (-)
Spacecraft, excluding military                1          (-)          (-)
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   58           57            1
Commercial vessels, other                     6            4            2
Drilling & oilfield equipment               166          161            6
Food, tobacco machinery                     129          120            8
Specialized mining                           34           24            9
Agricultural machinery, equipment           326          311           15
Medicinal equipment                       1,047        1,028           19
Generators, accessories                   1,034          949           85
Civilian aircraft                         1,316        1,100          216

Automotive vehicles, parts and engi      15,646       16,112         -465

Consumer goods                           23,621       24,278         -658

Pharmaceutical preparations               2,607        2,894         -287
Toys/games/sporting goods                 1,629        1,831         -202
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto       2,181        2,296         -115
Furniture, household goods, etc.          1,086        1,193         -108
Motorcycles and parts                       227          272          -45
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          523          568          -45
Other household goods                     2,223        2,268          -44
Footwear                                    981        1,022          -42
Pleasure boats and motors                   143          179          -37
Glassware, chinaware                        179          209          -30
Toiletries and cosmetics                    287          312          -26
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    335          356          -21
Records, tapes, and disks                    93          110          -16
Books, printed matter                       268          279          -11
Musical instruments                         119          130          -11
Gem stones, other                           133          142           -9
Stereo equipment, etc                       657          660           -4
Apparel, household goods - wool             272          276           -4
Rugs                                        113          117           -4
Writing and art supplies                    780          782           -1
Jewelry                                     722          722          (-)
Photo equipment                             187          186            1
Numismatic coins                             14           12            2
Nursery stock, etc.                         105          102            3
Camping apparel and gear                    505          493           12
Apparel, household goods - cotton         2,893        2,864           28
Household appliances                        740          705           35
TV's, VCR's, etc                          1,839        1,782           57
Gem diamonds                              1,009          900          110
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             771          616          155

Other Goods                               4,223        4,256          -33
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              Item(1)              Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
                                       2001         2000        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis        504,515      492,504       12,011

Net Adjustments                           3,164        2,947          217
Total, Census Basis                     501,351      489,557       11,794

Foods, feeds, and beverages              18,950       18,830          120

Fruits, frozen juices                     1,829        1,904          -75
Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine            1,297        1,176          121
Wine and related products                 1,986        1,867          119
Meat products                             2,462        2,136          327
Nuts                                        296          354          -58
Food oils, oilseeds                         480          611         -130
Dairy products and eggs                     390          432          -42
Bakery products                           1,285        1,186           99
Other foods                               1,259        1,233           25
Tea, spices, etc.                           361          330           31
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 156          137           19
Vegetables                                1,704        1,461          243
Cane and beet sugar                         189          185            4
Cocoa beans                                 144          221          -76
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    611          609            1
Green coffee                                539        1,103         -564
Fish and shellfish                        3,962        3,888           74

Industrial supplies and materials       125,638      117,972        7,666

Fuel oil                                  5,732        4,558        1,174
Iron and steel mill products              3,496        5,290       -1,795
Gas-natural                               8,967        3,575        5,392
Copper                                    1,163          946          217
Nonferrous metals, other                    749          690           59
Industrial supplies, other                5,739        5,573          166
Iron and steel, advanced                  1,809        1,909         -100
Finished metal shapes                     2,955        2,832          123
Pulpwood and woodpulp                     1,309        1,382          -73
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                   2,317        2,253           64
Liquified petroleum gases                 2,363        1,612          750
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.           1,817        1,875          -58
Materials, excluding chemicals              698          765          -67
Paper and paper products                  2,619        2,715          -96
Nickel                                      479          676         -197
Cotton cloth, fabrics                       958        1,033          -75
Finished textile supplies                   880          849           31
Newsprint                                 1,602        1,453          149
Nuclear fuel materials                      748          758           -9
Nontextile floor tiles                      779          824          -46
Nonmonetary gold                            780        1,252         -472
Synthetic cloth                           1,688        1,899         -211
Plywood and veneers                         567          601          -34
Tin                                         137          129            8
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                 1,448        1,393           54
Hair, waste materials                       175          179           -5
Chemicals-fertilizers                     1,901        1,262          639
Tobacco, waxes, etc                       1,438        1,441           -3
Natural rubber                              266          384         -118
Wool, silk, etc.                            308          348          -40
Coal and related fuels                      377          339           37
Cotton, natural fibers                       55           69          -14
Synthetic rubber--primary                   566          562            5
Lumber                                    2,823        3,390         -566
Farming materials, livestock                339          349          -10
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                198          176           21
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    329          301           28
Hides and skins                              69           69          (-)
Steelmaking materials                       998        1,427         -429
Leather and furs                            432          446          -14
Plastic materials                         3,093        2,989          103
Other precious metals                     3,483        2,387        1,096
Bauxite and aluminum                      2,660        2,946         -287
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 916        1,037         -122
Chemicals-inorganic                       1,796        1,856          -59
Zinc                                        451          550          -99
Electric energy                           2,114          724        1,390
Shingles, wallboard                       2,662        3,011         -349
Petroleum products, other                 7,283        5,388        1,896
Chemicals-organic                         5,989        5,367          622
Crude oil                                33,122       34,132       -1,009

Capital goods, except automotive        137,002      138,505       -1,503

Semiconductors                           16,264       18,802       -2,539
Telecommunications equipment             11,844       12,507         -664
Computer accessories                     28,782       30,534       -1,753
Engines-civilian aircraft                 4,359        3,735          623
Computers                                 5,547        5,817         -270
Electric apparatus                       10,799       11,422         -623
Metalworking machine tools                3,448        3,489          -41
Industrial machines, other                7,494        7,239          255
Photo, service industry                   3,786        3,730           56
Business machines and equipment           2,274        2,641         -366
Excavating machinery                      1,870        2,038         -167
Pulp and paper machinery                  1,896        1,845           51
Industrial engines                        4,433        4,177          256
Materials handling equipment              2,785        2,749           36
Wood, glass, plastic                      1,900        2,114         -214
Laboratory testing instruments            1,362        1,361            1
Textile, sewing machines                    572          713         -141
Railway transportation equipment            704          789          -85
Measuring, testing, control instrum       4,070        3,721          349
Marine engines, parts                       511          435           76
Parts-civilian aircraft                   2,409        2,046          363
Vessels, except scrap                         1            6           -6
Spacecraft, excluding military                8           45          -37
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  281          359          -78
Commercial vessels, other                    48           18           30
Drilling & oilfield equipment               657          490          167
Food, tobacco machinery                     659          629           29
Specialized mining                          125          140          -16
Agricultural machinery, equipment         1,695        1,732          -37
Medicinal equipment                       5,210        4,520          690
Generators, accessories                   5,090        4,497          593
Civilian aircraft                         6,119        4,162        1,958

Automotive vehicles, parts and engi      78,494       81,544       -3,050

Consumer goods                          120,823      113,234        7,589

Pharmaceutical preparations              12,982       10,045        2,936
Toys/games/sporting goods                 9,139        8,656          482
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto      11,208       10,356          852
Furniture, household goods, etc.          5,866        5,576          290
Motorcycles and parts                     1,234          998          236
Apparel,household goods-nontextile        2,664        2,388          275
Other household goods                    11,538       10,145        1,393
Footwear                                  5,122        4,765          357
Pleasure boats and motors                   890          787          104
Glassware, chinaware                      1,007          953           54
Toiletries and cosmetics                  1,503        1,303          199
Cookware, cutlery, tools                  1,784        1,792           -7
Records, tapes, and disks                   528          611          -83
Books, printed matter                     1,375        1,326           49
Musical instruments                         624          609           15
Gem stones, other                           664          656            8
Stereo equipment, etc                     3,360        4,020         -660
Apparel, household goods - wool           1,403        1,360           43
Rugs                                        593          561           32
Writing and art supplies                  3,944        3,942            3
Jewelry                                   3,613        3,687          -74
Photo equipment                             989        1,078          -89
Numismatic coins                             56          444         -388
Nursery stock, etc.                         495          486           10
Camping apparel and gear                  2,574        2,412          162
Apparel, household goods - cotton        14,744       14,055          689
Household appliances                      3,580        3,571            8
TV's, VCR's, etc                          9,225        8,317          908
Gem diamonds                              4,544        5,073         -529
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.           3,574        3,258          316

Other Goods                              20,444       19,472          972

(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-01-117), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, May 2001.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         
                                 


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