
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)                September   August (R)     Monthly
                                       2001         2001        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         91,471       93,606       -2,135
Net Adjustments                             246          271          -25
Total, Census Basis                      91,225       93,335       -2,110

Foods, feeds, and beverages               3,986        3,931           55

Cane and beet sugar                          85           47           38
Other foods                                 314          276           38
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    130          110           21
Wine and related products                   387          366           21
Bakery products                             286          274           12
Nuts                                         56           50            6
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  35           31            4
Cocoa beans                                  31           28            2
Green coffee                                119          119          (-)
Tea, spices, etc.                            58           62           -3
Fruits, frozen juices                       393          397           -4
Meat products                               526          530           -4
Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine              233          239           -6
Food oils, oilseeds                          90          101          -11
Dairy products and eggs                      76           90          -13
Vegetables                                  360          381          -21
Fish and shellfish                          807          830          -22

Industrial supplies and materials        21,705       22,356         -651

Gas-natural                                 754        1,241         -487
Crude oil                                 6,206        6,363         -157
Other precious metals                       326          403          -77
Paper and paper products                    468          517          -49
Iron and steel mill products                630          675          -45
Liquified petroleum gases                   255          299          -44
Electric energy                             120          159          -39
Fuel oil                                    792          830          -38
Steelmaking materials                       172          205          -33
Shingles, wallboard                         550          582          -32
Lumber                                      609          640          -31
Newsprint                                   281          310          -29
Industrial supplies, other                1,103        1,127          -24
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                   266          289          -23
Natural rubber                               43           64          -21
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       175          193          -18
Iron and steel, advanced                    330          340          -10
Synthetic rubber--primary                   117          125           -8
Tobacco, waxes, etc                         317          324           -7
Plywood and veneers                         119          125           -6
Wool, silk, etc.                             49           55           -5
Coal and related fuels                       89           94           -5
Nickel                                       70           75           -5
Tin                                           9           13           -4
Hair, waste materials                        32           36           -4
Chemicals-fertilizers                       252          255           -3
Materials, excluding chemicals              119          121           -2
Hides and skins                              10           11           -2
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     74           75           -1
Nontextile floor tiles                      160          160          (-)
Finished textile supplies                   173          172            1
Cotton, natural fibers                        9            7            1
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 34           33            1
Finished metal shapes                       556          555            1
Nonmonetary gold                            193          190            3
Chemicals-inorganic                         331          327            4
Cotton cloth, fabrics                       164          160            4
Leather and furs                             83           77            6
Synthetic cloth                             334          327            7
Farming materials, livestock                 75           66           10
Nonferrous metals, other                    119          110           10
Plastic materials                           613          603           10
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.             365          353           12
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 213          200           13
Zinc                                         89           74           15
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                     439          419           20
Nuclear fuel materials                      185          151           34
Copper                                      249          205           43
Petroleum products, other                 1,134        1,078           56
Bauxite and aluminum                        606          513           93
Chemicals-organic                         1,245        1,031          213

Capital goods, except automotive         22,483       23,427         -945

Computer accessories                      4,379        4,693         -314
Telecommunications equipment              1,671        1,903         -232
Civilian aircraft                         1,046        1,230         -184
Engines-civilian aircraft                   850          945          -95
Generators, accessories                     966        1,033          -67
Pulp and paper machinery                    304          357          -53
Computers                                   929          980          -51
Electric apparatus                        1,766        1,813          -47
Industrial engines                          874          914          -40
Drilling & oilfield equipment               137          165          -28
Measuring, testing, control instrum         692          718          -26
Photo, service industry                     734          758          -25
Medicinal equipment                       1,023        1,044          -21
Railway transportation equipment             71           90          -19
Laboratory testing instruments              179          196          -18
Agricultural machinery, equipment           298          306           -8
Wood, glass, plastic                        325          333           -8
Food, tobacco machinery                     142          147           -5
Vessels, except scrap                       (-)          (-)          (-)
Commercial vessels, other                     4            3            1
Marine engines, parts                        96           95            1
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   68           66            2
Specialized mining                           32           29            3
Excavating machinery                        340          336            4
Textile, sewing machines                     90           81            9
Business machines and equipment             369          357           12
Materials handling equipment                494          480           14
Parts-civilian aircraft                     486          451           35
Metalworking machine tools                  594          557           37
Industrial machines, other                1,361        1,320           41
Semiconductors                            2,090        2,024           66
Spacecraft, excluding military               72            1           72

Automotive vehicles, parts and engi      15,850       16,463         -612

Consumer goods                           23,308       23,265           43

Pharmaceutical preparations               2,817        2,624          194
Other household goods                     2,432        2,341           91
TV's, VCR's, etc                          1,586        1,527           59
Household appliances                        816          776           41
Motorcycles and parts                       300          267           33
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    353          324           29
Toys/games/sporting goods                 1,910        1,882           28
Furniture, household goods, etc.          1,135        1,117           19
Glassware, chinaware                        192          175           17
Toiletries and cosmetics                    304          291           12
Nursery stock, etc.                          97           89            8
Musical instruments                         110          103            7
Writing and art supplies                    776          769            7
Stereo equipment, etc                       658          653            5
Records, tapes, and disks                   102           98            4
Gem stones, other                           120          116            3
Numismatic coins                              9            7            2
Camping apparel and gear                    459          457            2
Apparel, household goods - cotton         2,691        2,696           -5
Rugs                                        112          117           -5
Footwear                                    996        1,008          -12
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             457          468          -12
Books, printed matter                       276          289          -13
Apparel, household goods - wool             273          289          -16
Pleasure boats and motors                   147          167          -20
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          546          568          -22
Photo equipment                             151          180          -29
Jewelry                                     680          715          -34
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto       2,082        2,163          -81
Gem diamonds                                724          992         -268

Other Goods                               3,893        3,893          (-)
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              Item(1)              Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
                                       2001         2000        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis        880,588      909,660      -29,072
Net Adjustments                           4,502        4,587          -85
Total, Census Basis                     876,087      905,073      -28,987

Foods, feeds, and beverages              34,874       34,396          479

Cane and beet sugar                         398          382           16
Other foods                               2,405        2,252          153
Feedstuff and foodgrains                  1,091        1,079           12
Wine and related products                 3,541        3,385          156
Bakery products                           2,374        2,161          214
Nuts                                        504          642         -138
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 285          255           30
Cocoa beans                                 257          340          -83
Green coffee                              1,049        1,905         -857
Tea, spices, etc.                           615          609            5
Fruits, frozen juices                     3,412        3,386           26
Meat products                             4,584        3,928          656
Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine            2,309        2,145          164
Food oils, oilseeds                         912        1,065         -154
Dairy products and eggs                     752          743            9
Vegetables                                3,136        2,758          378
Fish and shellfish                        7,252        7,361         -108

Industrial supplies and materials       216,685      221,550       -4,864

Gas-natural                              14,434        8,020        6,413
Crude oil                                59,101       66,795       -7,694
Other precious metals                     5,200        4,618          582
Paper and paper products                  4,626        4,930         -304
Iron and steel mill products              6,042        9,201       -3,159
Liquified petroleum gases                 3,555        3,064          491
Electric energy                           2,677        1,799          878
Fuel oil                                  8,961        8,311          649
Steelmaking materials                     1,717        2,487         -770
Shingles, wallboard                       4,949        5,195         -247
Lumber                                    5,416        5,689         -273
Newsprint                                 2,775        2,813          -38
Industrial supplies, other               10,208       10,205            2
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                 2,583        2,541           43
Natural rubber                              478          646         -168
Pulpwood and woodpulp                     2,068        2,534         -466
Iron and steel, advanced                  3,191        3,506         -316
Synthetic rubber--primary                 1,049        1,063          -14
Tobacco, waxes, etc                       2,656        2,586           70
Plywood and veneers                       1,057        1,080          -23
Wool, silk, etc.                            533          627          -94
Coal and related fuels                      744          629          114
Nickel                                      797        1,126         -329
Tin                                         189          214          -25
Hair, waste materials                       316          326          -10
Chemicals-fertilizers                     2,962        2,471          491
Materials, excluding chemicals            1,185        1,361         -176
Hides and skins                             119          122           -3
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    625          588           37
Nontextile floor tiles                    1,412        1,504          -93
Finished textile supplies                 1,569        1,534           34
Cotton, natural fibers                       91          111          -20
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                344          328           15
Finished metal shapes                     5,153        5,339         -185
Nonmonetary gold                          1,484        2,057         -573
Chemicals-inorganic                       3,096        3,321         -225
Cotton cloth, fabrics                     1,632        1,826         -193
Leather and furs                            749          806          -57
Synthetic cloth                           3,008        3,372         -364
Farming materials, livestock                624          620            3
Nonferrous metals, other                  1,245        1,221           24
Plastic materials                         5,512        5,498           14
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.           3,270        3,464         -194
Blank tapes, audio & visual               1,723        1,809          -86
Zinc                                        777          940         -163
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                   4,055        4,138          -83
Nuclear fuel materials                    1,523        1,499           24
Copper                                    2,031        1,789          242
Petroleum products, other                11,757       10,278        1,478
Bauxite and aluminum                      4,775        5,410         -635
Chemicals-organic                        10,647       10,138          509

Capital goods, except automotive        230,915      257,326      -26,411

Computer accessories                     47,738       56,590       -8,852
Telecommunications equipment             19,223       23,310       -4,088
Civilian aircraft                        10,855        8,436        2,419
Engines-civilian aircraft                 8,123        6,497        1,625
Generators, accessories                   8,938        8,264          675
Pulp and paper machinery                  3,249        3,282          -33
Computers                                 9,636       10,779       -1,143
Electric apparatus                       17,950       21,191       -3,241
Industrial engines                        7,881        7,526          355
Drilling & oilfield equipment             1,258          908          350
Measuring, testing, control instrum       6,982        6,991           -8
Photo, service industry                   6,663        6,865         -201
Medicinal equipment                       9,264        8,352          911
Railway transportation equipment          1,032        1,373         -341
Laboratory testing instruments            2,238        2,713         -474
Agricultural machinery, equipment         2,925        3,101         -176
Wood, glass, plastic                      3,198        3,885         -687
Food, tobacco machinery                   1,211        1,147           64
Vessels, except scrap                         1            9           -7
Commercial vessels, other                    63           31           32
Marine engines, parts                       890          815           75
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  534          626          -92
Specialized mining                          242          252          -10
Excavating machinery                      3,233        3,677         -444
Textile, sewing machines                    931        1,267         -337
Business machines and equipment           3,774        4,683         -909
Materials handling equipment              4,792        5,046         -254
Parts-civilian aircraft                   4,378        3,786          592
Metalworking machine tools                5,834        6,306         -472
Industrial machines, other               12,837       13,403         -567
Semiconductors                           24,955       36,093      -11,138
Spacecraft, excluding military               87          122          -35

Automotive vehicles, parts and engi     142,813      147,602       -4,789

Consumer goods                          214,521      208,254        6,267

Pharmaceutical preparations              24,068       19,940        4,128
Other household goods                    20,844       18,923        1,921
TV's, VCR's, etc                         15,701       15,276          425
Household appliances                      6,612        6,392          220
Motorcycles and parts                     2,329        1,914          415
Cookware, cutlery, tools                  3,122        3,259         -137
Toys/games/sporting goods                16,730       15,793          937
Furniture, household goods, etc.         10,307       10,292           14
Glassware, chinaware                      1,730        1,787          -57
Toiletries and cosmetics                  2,707        2,409          298
Nursery stock, etc.                         860          873          -12
Musical instruments                       1,063        1,118          -56
Writing and art supplies                  7,038        7,154         -117
Stereo equipment, etc                     5,944        7,221       -1,277
Records, tapes, and disks                   948        1,068         -121
Gem stones, other                         1,143        1,198          -55
Numismatic coins                             83          712         -628
Camping apparel and gear                  4,453        4,410           43
Apparel, household goods - cotton        25,679       25,400          280
Rugs                                      1,062        1,079          -17
Footwear                                  9,025        8,570          455
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.           5,622        5,634          -12
Books, printed matter                     2,506        2,418           89
Apparel, household goods - wool           2,547        2,554           -7
Pleasure boats and motors                 1,570        1,509           61
Apparel,household goods-nontextile        4,876        4,508          367
Photo equipment                           1,665        1,954         -288
Jewelry                                   6,438        6,678         -241
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto      19,781       19,149          633
Gem diamonds                              8,069        9,064         -996

Other Goods                              36,277       35,945          332

(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-01-179), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, September 2001.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         
                                 


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