
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)                  June        May (R)      Monthly
                                       2001         2001        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         96,518       97,295         -777
Net Adjustments                             590          788         -198
Total, Census Basis                      95,928       96,507         -579

Foods, feeds, and beverages               3,944        3,747          197

Fruits, frozen juices                       412          324           89
Fish and shellfish                          856          799           56
Dairy products and eggs                     105           79           25
Meat products                               503          482           21
Wine and related products                   401          382           19
Other foods                                 273          256           17
Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine              254          242           12
Food oils, oilseeds                         110          100           10
Green coffee                                132          128            4
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  33           31            2
Cocoa beans                                  19           20           -1
Tea, spices, etc.                            69           73           -4
Nuts                                         48           52           -4
Bakery products                             257          262           -5
Cane and beet sugar                          25           37          -11
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    114          127          -13
Vegetables                                  332          351          -19

Industrial supplies and materials        23,875       24,619         -745

Electric energy                             151          484         -334
Gas-natural                               1,691        1,935         -245
Petroleum products, other                 1,265        1,507         -242
Chemicals-inorganic                         301          367          -66
Chemicals-fertilizers                       275          338          -63
Liquified petroleum gases                   364          394          -30
Steelmaking materials                       176          201          -25
Newsprint                                   290          311          -20
Iron and steel mill products                606          623          -17
Bauxite and aluminum                        486          501          -16
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       199          213          -14
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 192          202          -10
Natural rubber                               41           49           -8
Tin                                          16           24           -7
Farming materials, livestock                 64           70           -6
Crude oil                                 6,825        6,830           -4
Materials, excluding chemicals              120          123           -4
Nickel                                       81           85           -3
Cotton cloth, fabrics                       186          189           -3
Zinc                                        101          103           -3
Synthetic cloth                             328          331           -2
Plastic materials                           622          624           -2
Paper and paper products                    510          512           -2
Synthetic rubber--primary                   111          112           -2
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 35           37           -1
Hides and skins                              15           15          (-)
Fuel oil                                    931          931            1
Cotton, natural fibers                       10           10            1
Leather and furs                             81           80            1
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                   290          289            1
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     73           71            2
Finished textile supplies                   169          166            2
Wool, silk, etc.                             61           58            3
Hair, waste materials                        37           34            3
Shingles, wallboard                         572          568            4
Nonferrous metals, other                    137          132            5
Coal and related fuels                       84           78            5
Tobacco, waxes, etc                         294          286            8
Nuclear fuel materials                      140          132            8
Nontextile floor tiles                      156          147            9
Industrial supplies, other                1,116        1,107            9
Finished metal shapes                       553          540           13
Plywood and veneers                         129          115           14
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                     444          430           14
Copper                                      212          195           17
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.             368          344           24
Lumber                                      663          638           26
Iron and steel, advanced                    360          332           28
Nonmonetary gold                            163          126           37
Chemicals-organic                         1,191        1,154           37
Other precious metals                       589          476          113

Capital goods, except automotive         24,346       24,629         -282

Computer accessories                      5,032        5,256         -225
Civilian aircraft                         1,138        1,304         -167
Generators, accessories                     953        1,034          -81
Medicinal equipment                         990        1,047          -57
Electric apparatus                        1,861        1,908          -46
Wood, glass, plastic                        314          337          -23
Industrial machines, other                1,342        1,366          -23
Railway transportation equipment             97          117          -20
Business machines and equipment             394          410          -16
Materials handling equipment                529          544          -15
Drilling & oilfield equipment               153          166          -13
Textile, sewing machines                     91          101          -10
Specialized mining                           24           34          -10
Marine engines, parts                        95          101           -6
Commercial vessels, other                     4            6           -2
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   56           58           -2
Agricultural machinery, equipment           327          328           -1
Vessels, except scrap                       (-)          (-)          (-)
Computers                                 1,028        1,027            1
Photo, service industry                     698          697            1
Spacecraft, excluding military                6            1            5
Telecommunications equipment              1,889        1,884            6
Food, tobacco machinery                     136          128            8
Excavating machinery                        345          337            8
Measuring, testing, control instrum         792          781           11
Pulp and paper machinery                    367          352           14
Laboratory testing instruments              240          220           21
Metalworking machine tools                  602          572           30
Industrial engines                          865          834           31
Parts-civilian aircraft                     521          490           31
Semiconductors                            2,521        2,414          107
Engines-civilian aircraft                   936          775          161

Automotive vehicles, parts and engi      16,094       15,651          443

Consumer goods                           23,693       23,639           55

Toys/games/sporting goods                 1,910        1,630          280
Pharmaceutical preparations               2,767        2,589          179
Other household goods                     2,277        2,223           54
Pleasure boats and motors                   193          142           51
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          544          524           20
Apparel, household goods - wool             291          272           20
Toiletries and cosmetics                    306          288           18
Furniture, household goods, etc.          1,103        1,085           18
Motorcycles and parts                       244          227           17
Books, printed matter                       282          268           14
Records, tapes, and disks                   106           94           11
Rugs                                        116          114            2
Household appliances                        741          740            1
Glassware, chinaware                        179          179          (-)
Musical instruments                         115          120           -5
Numismatic coins                              5           14           -9
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto       2,172        2,183          -11
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    323          335          -12
Gem stones, other                           121          134          -13
Nursery stock, etc.                          91          105          -14
Writing and art supplies                    765          782          -17
Camping apparel and gear                    488          505          -17
Photo equipment                             163          187          -24
Stereo equipment, etc                       631          656          -25
Gem diamonds                                994        1,027          -33
Footwear                                    946          980          -34
Jewelry                                     675          726          -51
Apparel, household goods - cotton         2,824        2,894          -70
TV's, VCR's, etc                          1,737        1,844         -107
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             585          772         -188

Other Goods                               3,976        4,222         -247
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              Item(1)              Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
                                       2001         2000        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis        601,102      595,776        5,326
Net Adjustments                           3,756        3,374          382
Total, Census Basis                     597,346      592,402        4,944

Foods, feeds, and beverages              22,899       22,682          216

Fruits, frozen juices                     2,241        2,255          -15
Fish and shellfish                        4,819        4,708          111
Dairy products and eggs                     496          515          -19
Meat products                             2,966        2,577          389
Wine and related products                 2,387        2,246          141
Other foods                               1,532        1,486           46
Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine            1,552        1,416          136
Food oils, oilseeds                         592          738         -147
Green coffee                                672        1,326         -654
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 188          170           18
Cocoa beans                                 163          245          -81
Tea, spices, etc.                           430          396           35
Nuts                                        344          449         -105
Bakery products                           1,542        1,427          115
Cane and beet sugar                         214          215           -1
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    723          733          -10
Vegetables                                2,038        1,780          258

Industrial supplies and materials       149,568      143,775        5,793

Electric energy                           2,265        1,002        1,262
Gas-natural                              10,657        4,645        6,013
Petroleum products, other                 8,547        6,637        1,911
Chemicals-inorganic                       2,098        2,228         -129
Chemicals-fertilizers                     2,176        1,549          627
Liquified petroleum gases                 2,727        1,954          773
Steelmaking materials                     1,178        1,699         -521
Newsprint                                 1,892        1,778          114
Iron and steel mill products              4,102        6,304       -2,202
Bauxite and aluminum                      3,144        3,532         -388
Pulpwood and woodpulp                     1,508        1,676         -169
Blank tapes, audio & visual               1,107        1,252         -145
Natural rubber                              307          469         -162
Tin                                         149          154           -5
Farming materials, livestock                403          419          -16
Crude oil                                39,986       42,252       -2,267
Materials, excluding chemicals              818          915          -98
Nickel                                      561          823         -262
Cotton cloth, fabrics                     1,144        1,231          -87
Zinc                                        553          673         -120
Synthetic cloth                           2,016        2,279         -263
Plastic materials                         3,716        3,613          103
Paper and paper products                  3,129        3,264         -135
Synthetic rubber--primary                   677          684           -6
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                234          217           17
Hides and skins                              84           82            2
Fuel oil                                  6,670        5,600        1,070
Cotton, natural fibers                       65           79          -14
Leather and furs                            513          536          -23
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                 1,738        1,674           64
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    402          371           31
Finished textile supplies                 1,048        1,017           31
Wool, silk, etc.                            368          418          -50
Hair, waste materials                       212          218           -6
Shingles, wallboard                       3,234        3,578         -344
Nonferrous metals, other                    886          819           67
Coal and related fuels                      461          408           52
Tobacco, waxes, etc                       1,729        1,731           -2
Nuclear fuel materials                      899          827           72
Nontextile floor tiles                      935          993          -58
Industrial supplies, other                6,854        6,716          138
Finished metal shapes                     3,510        3,455           55
Plywood and veneers                         696          719          -23
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                   2,761        2,699           63
Copper                                    1,375        1,144          231
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.           2,185        2,277          -93
Lumber                                    3,487        4,009         -522
Iron and steel, advanced                  2,168        2,303         -134
Nonmonetary gold                            943        1,438         -495
Chemicals-organic                         7,180        6,486          694
Other precious metals                     4,073        2,930        1,143

Capital goods, except automotive        161,333      167,670       -6,337

Computer accessories                     33,813       36,991       -3,178
Civilian aircraft                         7,245        5,232        2,013
Generators, accessories                   6,043        5,431          612
Medicinal equipment                       6,200        5,436          765
Electric apparatus                       12,654       13,850       -1,196
Wood, glass, plastic                      2,208        2,562         -354
Industrial machines, other                8,839        8,752           86
Railway transportation equipment            802          981         -180
Business machines and equipment           2,666        3,163         -497
Materials handling equipment              3,314        3,324          -10
Drilling & oilfield equipment               810          619          191
Textile, sewing machines                    665          848         -184
Specialized mining                          149          167          -19
Marine engines, parts                       606          528           77
Commercial vessels, other                    51           21           30
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  337          427          -90
Agricultural machinery, equipment         2,023        2,090          -66
Vessels, except scrap                         1            7           -6
Computers                                 6,575        6,989         -414
Photo, service industry                   4,486        4,510          -24
Spacecraft, excluding military               14           45          -32
Telecommunications equipment             13,733       15,209       -1,475
Food, tobacco machinery                     794          754           41
Excavating machinery                      2,216        2,446         -230
Measuring, testing, control instrum       4,864        4,521          343
Pulp and paper machinery                  2,263        2,187           76
Laboratory testing instruments            1,603        1,677          -74
Metalworking machine tools                4,052        4,182         -130
Industrial engines                        5,301        4,988          312
Parts-civilian aircraft                   2,931        2,443          487
Semiconductors                           18,786       22,914       -4,128
Engines-civilian aircraft                 5,291        4,374          917

Automotive vehicles, parts and engi      94,593       98,009       -3,416

Consumer goods                          144,534      136,706        7,828

Toys/games/sporting goods                11,049       10,381          668
Pharmaceutical preparations              15,730       12,465        3,266
Other household goods                    13,815       12,310        1,505
Pleasure boats and motors                 1,083          940          144
Apparel,household goods-nontextile        3,209        2,910          298
Apparel, household goods - wool           1,694        1,651           43
Toiletries and cosmetics                  1,810        1,563          247
Furniture, household goods, etc.          6,969        6,743          226
Motorcycles and parts                     1,478        1,222          256
Books, printed matter                     1,657        1,594           63
Records, tapes, and disks                   635          732          -97
Rugs                                        711          692           19
Household appliances                      4,320        4,264           55
Glassware, chinaware                      1,186        1,159           27
Musical instruments                         740          739            1
Numismatic coins                             60          587         -527
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto      13,382       12,533          849
Cookware, cutlery, tools                  2,107        2,152          -45
Gem stones, other                           785          784            1
Nursery stock, etc.                         586          582            4
Writing and art supplies                  4,712        4,743          -31
Camping apparel and gear                  3,062        2,905          157
Photo equipment                           1,152        1,297         -145
Stereo equipment, etc                     3,991        4,849         -858
Gem diamonds                              5,556        6,059         -503
Footwear                                  6,067        5,708          359
Jewelry                                   4,292        4,392         -100
Apparel, household goods - cotton        17,569       16,928          642
TV's, VCR's, etc                         10,967       10,041          926
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.           4,160        3,783          378

Other Goods                              24,419       23,559          860

(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-01-138), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, June 2001.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         
                                 


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