
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)                  July       June (R)      Monthly
                                       2001         2001        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         94,222       96,401       -2,179
Net Adjustments                             231          591         -360
Total, Census Basis                      93,991       95,810       -1,819

Foods, feeds, and beverages               4,066        3,938          127

Meat products                               563          504           59
Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine              285          254           32
Vegetables                                  358          331           27
Cane and beet sugar                          52           25           26
Food oils, oilseeds                         131          108           23
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    129          113           16
Cocoa beans                                  34           20           15
Bakery products                             272          257           15
Other foods                                 283          273           11
Green coffee                                139          132            6
Nuts                                         54           48            5
Wine and related products                   401          401          (-)
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  32           33           -1
Tea, spices, etc.                            65           69           -4
Dairy products and eggs                      91          104          -12
Fruits, frozen juices                       381          413          -32
Fish and shellfish                          797          855          -58

Industrial supplies and materials        23,144       23,795         -651

Petroleum products, other                 1,004        1,258         -255
Fuel oil                                    674          926         -252
Other precious metals                       398          590         -192
Crude oil                                 6,634        6,776         -143
Liquified petroleum gases                   274          364          -90
Plastic materials                           580          622          -41
Zinc                                         62          100          -37
Cotton cloth, fabrics                       165          186          -21
Finished metal shapes                       534          552          -18
Electric energy                             133          151          -18
Plywood and veneers                         117          129          -12
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                     434          445          -11
Copper                                      202          212          -10
Tobacco, waxes, etc                         286          296          -10
Nonferrous metals, other                    128          137           -9
Chemicals-organic                         1,175        1,184           -9
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       192          199           -7
Iron and steel, advanced                    354          359           -6
Steelmaking materials                       167          172           -5
Nonmonetary gold                            158          163           -5
Leather and furs                             77           81           -4
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.             367          369           -2
Hair, waste materials                        36           37           -1
Cotton, natural fibers                       10           10           -1
Hides and skins                              14           15          (-)
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                   290          290          (-)
Paper and paper products                    511          511          (-)
Newsprint                                   291          290            1
Wool, silk, etc.                             61           61            1
Nontextile floor tiles                      157          156            1
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     74           73            2
Tin                                          18           16            2
Chemicals-fertilizers                       279          275            4
Synthetic cloth                             332          328            5
Materials, excluding chemicals              127          120            7
Finished textile supplies                   177          169            8
Nickel                                       91           81            9
Industrial supplies, other                1,124        1,114           10
Shingles, wallboard                         582          572           10
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 44           34           10
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 202          192           10
Iron and steel mill products                625          613           12
Coal and related fuels                      100           84           16
Farming materials, livestock                 80           64           16
Lumber                                      680          663           17
Synthetic rubber--primary                   129          111           18
Natural rubber                               64           41           23
Bauxite and aluminum                        514          484           30
Chemicals-inorganic                         341          301           40
Gas-natural                               1,776        1,691           85
Nuclear fuel materials                      299          129          170
                                                                    
Capital goods, except automotive         23,628       24,390         -762

Semiconductors                            2,057        2,519         -462
Computer accessories                      4,853        5,031         -178
Electric apparatus                        1,720        1,862         -141
Measuring, testing, control instrum         710          793          -83
Generators, accessories                     888          954          -66
Industrial engines                          795          858          -63
Pulp and paper machinery                    325          367          -42
Railway transportation equipment             70           98          -27
Materials handling equipment                502          529          -26
Industrial machines, other                1,313        1,339          -26
Agricultural machinery, equipment           301          323          -21
Business machines and equipment             381          394          -13
Photo, service industry                     684          696          -12
Parts-civilian aircraft                     510          522          -12
Food, tobacco machinery                     127          136           -9
Drilling & oilfield equipment               147          153           -6
Spacecraft, excluding military                1            6           -5
Excavating machinery                        340          345           -5
Marine engines, parts                        93           95           -2
Vessels, except scrap                       (-)          (-)          (-)
Commercial vessels, other                     4            4            1
Textile, sewing machines                     96           91            5
Medicinal equipment                         994          989            5
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   62           56            6
Specialized mining                           32           25            7
Wood, glass, plastic                        331          315           16
Laboratory testing instruments              257          240           17
Telecommunications equipment              1,915        1,887           28
Metalworking machine tools                  632          602           30
Civilian aircraft                         1,291        1,199           93
Engines-civilian aircraft                 1,044          936          107
Computers                                 1,152        1,028          124

Automotive vehicles, parts and engi      15,656       16,055         -399

Consumer goods                           23,429       23,662         -232

Gem diamonds                                807          974         -167
TV's, VCR's, etc                          1,625        1,736         -110
Apparel, household goods - cotton         2,723        2,823         -100
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             537          583          -46
Household appliances                        699          740          -41
Other household goods                     2,257        2,281          -24
Toys/games/sporting goods                 1,888        1,911          -23
Pleasure boats and motors                   172          194          -21
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto       2,154        2,172          -17
Furniture, household goods, etc.          1,086        1,103          -17
Camping apparel and gear                    474          489          -14
Musical instruments                         110          114           -4
Nursery stock, etc.                          88           91           -3
Glassware, chinaware                        177          179           -2
Apparel, household goods - wool             290          291           -1
Toiletries and cosmetics                    303          303          (-)
Gem stones, other                           121          120            1
Numismatic coins                              7            5            2
Books, printed matter                       286          281            4
Rugs                                        122          115            7
Footwear                                    954          947            7
Records, tapes, and disks                   114          105            9
Stereo equipment, etc                       641          632           10
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          554          544           10
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    338          323           16
Writing and art supplies                    783          763           19
Photo equipment                             183          162           21
Motorcycles and parts                       284          244           41
Jewelry                                     753          673           80
Pharmaceutical preparations               2,896        2,764          132

Other Goods                               4,068        3,970           97
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              Item(1)              Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
                                       2001         2000        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis        695,207      698,990       -3,783
Net Adjustments                           3,988        3,592          396
Total, Census Basis                     691,219      695,397       -4,178

Foods, feeds, and beverages              26,958       26,582          377

Meat products                             3,529        3,025          503
Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine            1,837        1,658          179
Vegetables                                2,394        2,101          293
Cane and beet sugar                         266          246           20
Food oils, oilseeds                         720          861         -140
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    852          856           -4
Cocoa beans                                 198          272          -74
Bakery products                           1,813        1,671          142
Other foods                               1,815        1,747           69
Green coffee                                810        1,535         -724
Nuts                                        398          514         -116
Wine and related products                 2,788        2,624          164
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 220          201           19
Tea, spices, etc.                           495          463           31
Dairy products and eggs                     586          589           -3
Fruits, frozen juices                     2,622        2,628           -6
Fish and shellfish                        5,615        5,591           24

Industrial supplies and materials       172,632      169,697        2,935

Petroleum products, other                 9,544        7,854        1,690
Fuel oil                                  7,338        6,474          865
Other precious metals                     4,472        3,476          996
Crude oil                                46,570       50,461       -3,891
Liquified petroleum gases                 3,001        2,299          702
Plastic materials                         4,296        4,251           45
Zinc                                        614          757         -143
Cotton cloth, fabrics                     1,309        1,432         -123
Finished metal shapes                     4,042        4,075          -33
Electric energy                           2,398        1,242        1,156
Plywood and veneers                         813          833          -20
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                   3,196        3,172           24
Copper                                    1,577        1,358          219
Tobacco, waxes, etc                       2,016        2,015            1
Nonferrous metals, other                  1,014          975           39
Chemicals-organic                         8,348        7,608          740
Pulpwood and woodpulp                     1,700        1,965         -265
Iron and steel, advanced                  2,521        2,712         -191
Steelmaking materials                     1,340        1,974         -633
Nonmonetary gold                          1,101        1,641         -540
Leather and furs                            590          627          -37
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.           2,552        2,684         -131
Hair, waste materials                       248          254           -6
Cotton, natural fibers                       75           89          -15
Hides and skins                              98           95            3
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                 2,029        1,963           66
Paper and paper products                  3,641        3,832         -191
Newsprint                                 2,184        2,123           61
Wool, silk, etc.                            430          488          -58
Nontextile floor tiles                    1,092        1,171          -79
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    476          437           39
Tin                                         167          176           -9
Chemicals-fertilizers                     2,455        1,858          597
Synthetic cloth                           2,347        2,645         -297
Materials, excluding chemicals              944        1,062         -118
Finished textile supplies                 1,225        1,191           34
Nickel                                      651          915         -263
Industrial supplies, other                7,976        7,880           96
Shingles, wallboard                       3,817        4,123         -306
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                276          260           16
Blank tapes, audio & visual               1,310        1,452         -142
Iron and steel mill products              4,735        7,285       -2,550
Coal and related fuels                      560          481           79
Farming materials, livestock                483          491           -8
Lumber                                    4,167        4,590         -423
Synthetic rubber--primary                   807          815           -9
Natural rubber                              371          519         -148
Bauxite and aluminum                      3,656        4,185         -529
Chemicals-inorganic                       2,438        2,607         -169
Gas-natural                              12,434        5,803        6,631
Nuclear fuel materials                    1,187        1,025          163
                                                              
Capital goods, except automotive        185,005      196,804      -11,798

Semiconductors                           20,841       27,037       -6,196
Computer accessories                     38,666       43,423       -4,757
Electric apparatus                       14,374       16,299       -1,925
Measuring, testing, control instrum       5,574        5,339          236
Generators, accessories                   6,932        6,363          569
Industrial engines                        6,088        5,821          268
Pulp and paper machinery                  2,588        2,528           60
Railway transportation equipment            872        1,111         -239
Materials handling equipment              3,816        3,896          -80
Industrial machines, other               10,149       10,263         -114
Agricultural machinery, equipment         2,321        2,432         -111
Business machines and equipment           3,048        3,677         -629
Photo, service industry                   5,167        5,278         -111
Parts-civilian aircraft                   3,441        2,889          553
Food, tobacco machinery                     922          876           46
Drilling & oilfield equipment               956          718          238
Spacecraft, excluding military               14           50          -36
Excavating machinery                      2,556        2,848         -292
Marine engines, parts                       698          631           67
Vessels, except scrap                         1            7           -6
Commercial vessels, other                    55           24           31
Textile, sewing machines                    760          983         -223
Medicinal equipment                       7,193        6,381          812
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  399          496          -97
Specialized mining                          181          204          -23
Wood, glass, plastic                      2,539        3,010         -470
Laboratory testing instruments            1,860        1,998         -138
Telecommunications equipment             15,647       17,822       -2,175
Metalworking machine tools                4,685        4,879         -194
Civilian aircraft                         8,597        6,226        2,371
Engines-civilian aircraft                 6,335        5,046        1,289
Computers                                 7,727        8,252         -524

Automotive vehicles, parts and engi     110,210      114,461       -4,250

Consumer goods                          167,931      160,247        7,684

Gem diamonds                              6,343        7,071         -727
TV's, VCR's, etc                         12,591       11,757          834
Apparel, household goods - cotton        20,291       19,749          543
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.           4,695        4,370          325
Household appliances                      5,018        5,000           18
Other household goods                    16,076       14,518        1,558
Toys/games/sporting goods                12,938       12,181          758
Pleasure boats and motors                 1,256        1,133          123
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto      15,536       14,733          804
Furniture, household goods, etc.          8,055        7,914          140
Camping apparel and gear                  3,537        3,406          131
Musical instruments                         849          869          -20
Nursery stock, etc.                         674          686          -13
Glassware, chinaware                      1,363        1,369           -6
Apparel, household goods - wool           1,984        1,951           33
Toiletries and cosmetics                  2,110        1,829          281
Gem stones, other                           905          916          -11
Numismatic coins                             67          680         -613
Books, printed matter                     1,942        1,868           74
Rugs                                        832          816           15
Footwear                                  7,022        6,655          368
Records, tapes, and disks                   747          844          -97
Stereo equipment, etc                     4,632        5,637       -1,004
Apparel,household goods-nontextile        3,763        3,450          313
Cookware, cutlery, tools                  2,445        2,524          -79
Writing and art supplies                  5,492        5,549          -57
Photo equipment                           1,335        1,520         -185
Motorcycles and parts                     1,762        1,463          299
Jewelry                                   5,044        5,145         -101
Pharmaceutical preparations              18,624       14,645        3,979

Other Goods                              28,482       27,607          874

(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-01-150), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, July 2001.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         
                                 


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