
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)                 August      July (R)      Monthly
                                       2001         2001        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         93,271       94,526       -1,255
Net Adjustments                             267          228           39
Total, Census Basis                      93,004       94,298       -1,294

Foods, feeds, and beverages               3,920        4,065         -145

Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine              236          285          -49
Wine and related products                   366          400          -34
Meat products                               530          563          -33
Food oils, oilseeds                          99          130          -31
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    109          129          -20
Green coffee                                119          139          -20
Other foods                                 275          283           -8
Cocoa beans                                  28           34           -6
Cane and beet sugar                          47           52           -5
Nuts                                         50           54           -4
Tea, spices, etc.                            61           65           -4
Dairy products and eggs                      90           92           -2
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  31           32           -1
Bakery products                             274          273            1
Fruits, frozen juices                       396          381           16
Vegetables                                  381          358           23
Fish and shellfish                          827          797           31

Industrial supplies and materials        22,252       23,136         -884

Gas-natural                               1,239        1,782         -543
Crude oil                                 6,343        6,595         -252
Chemicals-organic                           969        1,198         -228
Nuclear fuel materials                      151          299         -148
Lumber                                      638          680          -42
Chemicals-fertilizers                       255          279          -24
Nonferrous metals, other                    111          129          -18
Nickel                                       76           92          -16
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                     419          434          -15
Iron and steel, advanced                    338          353          -15
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.             353          368          -15
Chemicals-inorganic                         326          341          -15
Farming materials, livestock                 65           80          -14
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 33           44          -11
Wool, silk, etc.                             55           61           -7
Synthetic cloth                             327          333           -6
Cotton cloth, fabrics                       160          165           -5
Materials, excluding chemicals              121          126           -5
Coal and related fuels                       94          100           -5
Finished textile supplies                   171          176           -5
Tin                                          13           18           -5
Synthetic rubber--primary                   125          129           -4
Hides and skins                              12           14           -3
Cotton, natural fibers                        7           10           -2
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 200          202           -2
Bauxite and aluminum                        513          514           -2
Leather and furs                             76           77           -1
Shingles, wallboard                         582          583           -1
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                   289          289          (-)
Natural rubber                               64           64          (-)
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     75           75          (-)
Hair, waste materials                        36           36          (-)
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       193          192            1
Other precious metals                       398          397            1
Industrial supplies, other                1,126        1,125            1
Nontextile floor tiles                      160          157            3
Copper                                      206          202            3
Paper and paper products                    516          511            5
Plywood and veneers                         125          117            7
Zinc                                         74           62           12
Newsprint                                   310          291           19
Finished metal shapes                       555          534           21
Plastic materials                           602          581           21
Liquified petroleum gases                   299          274           25
Electric energy                             159          133           26
Nonmonetary gold                            190          158           31
Steelmaking materials                       204          167           37
Tobacco, waxes, etc                         322          285           38
Iron and steel mill products                682          627           56
Petroleum products, other                 1,064        1,005           59
Fuel oil                                    831          674          157
 
Capital goods, except automotive         23,241       23,628         -387

Civilian aircraft                         1,100        1,274         -174
Computers                                   979        1,152         -173
Computer accessories                      4,685        4,854         -169
Engines-civilian aircraft                   932        1,036         -104
Metalworking machine tools                  549          631          -81
Laboratory testing instruments              200          261          -61
Parts-civilian aircraft                     451          510          -59
Semiconductors                            2,021        2,057          -36
Business machines and equipment             356          381          -24
Materials handling equipment                479          503          -24
Telecommunications equipment              1,900        1,917          -17
Textile, sewing machines                     81           95          -14
Excavating machinery                        335          342           -7
Industrial machines, other                1,315        1,319           -4
Specialized mining                           29           31           -1
Commercial vessels, other                     3            4           -1
Spacecraft, excluding military                1            1          (-)
Vessels, except scrap                       (-)          (-)          (-)
Wood, glass, plastic                        332          332          (-)
Marine engines, parts                        95           93            2
Agricultural machinery, equipment           305          302            3
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   66           62            4
Measuring, testing, control instrum         716          709            7
Drilling & oilfield equipment               165          147           18
Food, tobacco machinery                     147          127           20
Railway transportation equipment             90           70           20
Pulp and paper machinery                    356          326           30
Medicinal equipment                       1,042          997           45
Photo, service industry                     750          688           62
Electric apparatus                        1,806        1,717           89
Industrial engines                          915          799          116
Generators, accessories                   1,041          895          146

Automotive vehicles, parts and engi      16,544       15,947          597

Consumer goods                           23,169       23,446         -277

Pharmaceutical preparations               2,563        2,900         -336
TV's, VCR's, etc                          1,513        1,622         -110
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             464          539          -74
Jewelry                                     715          752          -38
Apparel, household goods - cotton         2,695        2,725          -30
Motorcycles and parts                       267          284          -18
Camping apparel and gear                    458          475          -17
Records, tapes, and disks                    97          114          -17
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    323          339          -16
Toiletries and cosmetics                    289          304          -15
Writing and art supplies                    769          783          -14
Musical instruments                         103          110           -8
Toys/games/sporting goods                 1,881        1,888           -7
Rugs                                        117          123           -6
Pleasure boats and motors                   167          172           -5
Gem stones, other                           118          123           -5
Photo equipment                             180          184           -4
Apparel, household goods - wool             289          291           -2
Glassware, chinaware                        175          177           -2
Nursery stock, etc.                          89           89          (-)
Numismatic coins                              7            7          (-)
Books, printed matter                       288          286            2
Stereo equipment, etc                       648          642            6
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto       2,161        2,155            6
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          566          554           12
Furniture, household goods, etc.          1,113        1,086           27
Footwear                                  1,006          953           53
Household appliances                        777          701           76
Other household goods                     2,334        2,253           80
Gem diamonds                                999          816          183

Other Goods                               3,878        4,077         -199
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              Item(1)              Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
                                       2001         2000        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis        788,782      803,205      -14,423
Net Adjustments                           4,252        3,956          296
Total, Census Basis                     784,530      799,249      -14,718

Foods, feeds, and beverages              30,878       30,503          375

Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine            2,073        1,897          176
Wine and related products                 3,153        3,008          145
Meat products                             4,058        3,492          567
Food oils, oilseeds                         819          969         -150
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    960          961           -1
Green coffee                                930        1,738         -808
Other foods                               2,090        2,000           90
Cocoa beans                                 226          299          -73
Cane and beet sugar                         313          318           -5
Nuts                                        448          574         -126
Tea, spices, etc.                           557          537           20
Dairy products and eggs                     676          670            6
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 250          227           24
Bakery products                           2,088        1,914          174
Fruits, frozen juices                     3,018        2,995           23
Vegetables                                2,775        2,428          347
Fish and shellfish                        6,443        6,477          -35

Industrial supplies and materials       194,876      195,094         -218

Gas-natural                              13,678        6,831        6,847
Crude oil                                52,875       58,648       -5,772
Chemicals-organic                         9,340        8,752          589
Nuclear fuel materials                    1,338        1,258           80
Lumber                                    4,805        5,124         -319
Chemicals-fertilizers                     2,710        2,166          544
Nonferrous metals, other                  1,126        1,088           38
Nickel                                      728        1,021         -292
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                   3,615        3,664          -48
Iron and steel, advanced                  2,859        3,105         -246
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.           2,906        3,073         -167
Chemicals-inorganic                       2,765        2,970         -205
Farming materials, livestock                548          557           -9
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                310          295           14
Wool, silk, etc.                            485          557          -73
Synthetic cloth                           2,675        3,006         -331
Cotton cloth, fabrics                     1,468        1,627         -158
Materials, excluding chemicals            1,065        1,206         -141
Coal and related fuels                      655          562           93
Finished textile supplies                 1,396        1,362           34
Tin                                         180          195          -16
Synthetic rubber--primary                   931          938           -6
Hides and skins                             109          109            1
Cotton, natural fibers                       82          100          -18
Blank tapes, audio & visual               1,510        1,630         -120
Bauxite and aluminum                      4,169        4,779         -610
Leather and furs                            666          715          -49
Shingles, wallboard                       4,399        4,661         -262
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                 2,317        2,242           74
Natural rubber                              435          584         -149
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    551          507           44
Hair, waste materials                       284          291           -7
Pulpwood and woodpulp                     1,893        2,246         -353
Other precious metals                     4,868        3,959          909
Industrial supplies, other                9,103        9,020           83
Nontextile floor tiles                    1,251        1,332          -80
Copper                                    1,782        1,575          207
Paper and paper products                  4,157        4,382         -224
Plywood and veneers                         938          950          -13
Zinc                                        688          849         -161
Newsprint                                 2,494        2,468           26
Finished metal shapes                     4,597        4,706         -110
Plastic materials                         4,898        4,883           15
Liquified petroleum gases                 3,300        2,643          657
Electric energy                           2,557        1,545        1,012
Nonmonetary gold                          1,291        1,829         -538
Steelmaking materials                     1,544        2,214         -670
Tobacco, waxes, etc                       2,337        2,300           37
Iron and steel mill products              5,419        8,311       -2,892
Petroleum products, other                10,609        8,978        1,630
Fuel oil                                  8,169        7,283          886
 
Capital goods, except automotive        208,246      226,650      -18,405

Civilian aircraft                         9,679        7,213        2,466
Computers                                 8,706        9,580         -874
Computer accessories                     43,351       50,060       -6,708
Engines-civilian aircraft                 7,260        5,730        1,529
Metalworking machine tools                5,232        5,602         -370
Laboratory testing instruments            2,063        2,394         -331
Parts-civilian aircraft                   3,892        3,358          534
Semiconductors                           22,861       31,277       -8,416
Business machines and equipment           3,404        4,193         -788
Materials handling equipment              4,296        4,471         -175
Telecommunications equipment             17,547       20,511       -2,963
Textile, sewing machines                    840        1,132         -291
Excavating machinery                      2,892        3,262         -371
Industrial machines, other               11,470       11,825         -355
Specialized mining                          210          227          -17
Commercial vessels, other                    59           28           31
Spacecraft, excluding military               15           51          -36
Vessels, except scrap                         1            7           -6
Wood, glass, plastic                      2,873        3,452         -580
Marine engines, parts                       794          725           69
Agricultural machinery, equipment         2,627        2,775         -148
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  465          561          -96
Measuring, testing, control instrum       6,290        6,161          129
Drilling & oilfield equipment             1,121          818          304
Food, tobacco machinery                   1,069          999           70
Railway transportation equipment            961        1,239         -278
Pulp and paper machinery                  2,944        2,920           24
Medicinal equipment                       8,238        7,339          899
Photo, service industry                   5,921        6,052         -131
Electric apparatus                       16,177       18,749       -2,572
Industrial engines                        7,007        6,647          360
Generators, accessories                   7,980        7,292          688

Automotive vehicles, parts and engi     127,045      131,139       -4,094

Consumer goods                          191,117      184,049        7,069

Pharmaceutical preparations              21,190       17,191        3,999
TV's, VCR's, etc                         14,101       13,500          601
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.           5,161        4,985          176
Jewelry                                   5,757        5,908         -151
Apparel, household goods - cotton        22,987       22,536          451
Motorcycles and parts                     2,029        1,685          343
Camping apparel and gear                  3,995        3,903           93
Records, tapes, and disks                   845          955         -110
Cookware, cutlery, tools                  2,769        2,892         -123
Toiletries and cosmetics                  2,400        2,109          291
Writing and art supplies                  6,262        6,359          -97
Musical instruments                         952          997          -45
Toys/games/sporting goods                14,819       13,963          857
Rugs                                        950          948            2
Pleasure boats and motors                 1,423        1,338           85
Gem stones, other                         1,025        1,056          -32
Photo equipment                           1,515        1,740         -226
Apparel, household goods - wool           2,274        2,246           28
Glassware, chinaware                      1,538        1,577          -39
Nursery stock, etc.                         763          780          -16
Numismatic coins                             74          705         -631
Books, printed matter                     2,230        2,143           87
Stereo equipment, etc                     5,281        6,436       -1,155
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto      17,698       16,937          761
Apparel,household goods-nontextile        4,329        3,981          348
Furniture, household goods, etc.          9,168        9,103           65
Footwear                                  8,027        7,602          425
Household appliances                      5,798        5,703           94
Other household goods                    18,405       16,713        1,692
Gem diamonds                              7,352        8,056         -704

Other Goods                              32,369       31,813          555

(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-01-171), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, August 2001.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         
                                 


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