
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)                 October   September (R)   Monthly
                                       2001         2001        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         91,575       91,128          447
Net Adjustments                             240          250          -10
Total, Census Basis                      91,335       90,878          457

Foods, feeds, and beverages               3,999        3,996            3

Fish and shellfish                          864          814           50
Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine              261          235           26
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    152          131           21
Meat products                               541          526           15
Dairy products and eggs                      89           76           13
Vegetables                                  368          361            8
Cocoa beans                                  37           31            6
Tea, spices, etc.                            61           58            3
Nuts                                         58           56            2
Food oils, oilseeds                          94           93            1
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  30           35           -5
Fruits, frozen juices                       384          392           -7
Green coffee                                109          119          -10
Bakery products                             271          286          -15
Wine and related products                   364          387          -23
Other foods                                 275          312          -38
Cane and beet sugar                          39           85          -46

Industrial supplies and materials        21,288       21,845         -557

Crude oil                                 6,095        6,365         -270
Petroleum products, other                   911        1,128         -218
Fuel oil                                    636          802         -166
Bauxite and aluminum                        510          606          -96
Electric energy                              45          120          -76
Copper                                      184          249          -64
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.             328          365          -37
Lumber                                      574          609          -35
Plastic materials                           582          614          -33
Other precious metals                       290          320          -30
Zinc                                         63           89          -26
Tobacco, waxes, etc                         303          316          -14
Gas-natural                                 733          746          -13
Nuclear fuel materials                      174          185          -11
Chemicals-inorganic                         324          331           -7
Shingles, wallboard                         542          549           -7
Leather and furs                             76           82           -6
Newsprint                                   279          281           -2
Synthetic cloth                             332          334           -2
Industrial supplies, other                1,102        1,104           -2
Tin                                           8            9           -1
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 212          213           -1
Hair, waste materials                        31           32           -1
Wool, silk, etc.                             49           49          (-)
Nontextile floor tiles                      160          159          (-)
Hides and skins                              10           10            1
Cotton, natural fibers                       10            9            1
Cotton cloth, fabrics                       165          163            1
Finished metal shapes                       558          556            2
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     78           74            4
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 41           36            5
Farming materials, livestock                 80           75            6
Synthetic rubber--primary                   124          117            6
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       182          175            7
Chemicals-fertilizers                       260          253            7
Coal and related fuels                       97           89            8
Plywood and veneers                         128          119            9
Natural rubber                               52           43            9
Steelmaking materials                       185          174           11
Iron and steel, advanced                    342          331           11
Finished textile supplies                   185          173           12
Materials, excluding chemicals              134          119           14
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                   283          266           17
Nickel                                       88           70           19
Nonferrous metals, other                    146          120           26
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                     473          439           33
Nonmonetary gold                            236          193           43
Paper and paper products                    511          467           44
Liquified petroleum gases                   301          255           46
Chemicals-organic                         1,303        1,213           90
Iron and steel mill products                774          650          124

Capital goods, except automotive         22,776       22,290          486

Computer accessories                      4,687        4,376          311
Computers                                 1,100          929          171
Civilian aircraft                         1,066          898          168
Engines-civilian aircraft                   989          852          137
Excavating machinery                        388          339           49
Electric apparatus                        1,804        1,762           43
Wood, glass, plastic                        357          322           36
Laboratory testing instruments              216          180           36
Medicinal equipment                       1,040        1,018           22
Photo, service industry                     742          722           20
Agricultural machinery, equipment           316          298           19
Business machines and equipment             384          367           17
Railway transportation equipment             87           70           16
Marine engines, parts                       101           95            6
Pulp and paper machinery                    306          302            4
Vessels, except scrap                       (-)          (-)          (-)
Commercial vessels, other                     4            4          (-)
Generators, accessories                     962          965           -3
Food, tobacco machinery                     136          143           -7
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   58           68          -10
Textile, sewing machines                     79           89          -10
Specialized mining                           21           32          -12
Measuring, testing, control instrum         677          689          -12
Industrial engines                          865          878          -14
Parts-civilian aircraft                     468          485          -17
Industrial machines, other                1,339        1,356          -17
Drilling & oilfield equipment               110          137          -27
Materials handling equipment                449          494          -45
Telecommunications equipment              1,603        1,668          -64
Spacecraft, excluding military                1           72          -71
Metalworking machine tools                  482          586         -104
Semiconductors                            1,937        2,092         -155

Automotive vehicles, parts and engi      15,732       15,597          135

Consumer goods                           23,480       23,272          208

Pharmaceutical preparations               3,222        2,824          399
Apparel, household goods - cotton         2,758        2,689           69
Apparel, household goods - wool             312          272           40
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             489          452           37
Furniture, household goods, etc.          1,163        1,131           32
TV's, VCR's, etc                          1,606        1,575           31
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    370          352           18
Gem diamonds                                735          719           16
Rugs                                        123          111           12
Stereo equipment, etc                       664          653           11
Musical instruments                         114          110            4
Numismatic coins                             13            9            4
Records, tapes, and disks                   105          102            3
Pleasure boats and motors                   150          147            2
Photo equipment                             150          151           -1
Household appliances                        815          817           -1
Nursery stock, etc.                          92           97           -5
Gem stones, other                           113          120           -7
Books, printed matter                       267          276           -8
Toiletries and cosmetics                    291          301          -10
Other household goods                     2,414        2,426          -12
Writing and art supplies                    759          777          -18
Glassware, chinaware                        168          192          -24
Footwear                                    968          998          -29
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          512          544          -31
Camping apparel and gear                    426          458          -32
Jewelry                                     624          679          -55
Motorcycles and parts                       225          302          -77
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto       2,002        2,080          -78
Toys/games/sporting goods                 1,828        1,910          -82

Other Goods                               4,059        3,878          181
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              Item(1)              Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
                                       2001         2000        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis        971,820    1,015,672      -43,852
Net Adjustments                           4,746        5,196         -451
Total, Census Basis                     967,075    1,010,476      -43,401

Foods, feeds, and beverages              38,883       38,220          664

Fish and shellfish                        8,123        8,229         -106
Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine            2,571        2,399          172
Feedstuff and foodgrains                  1,244        1,209           35
Meat products                             5,126        4,358          767
Dairy products and eggs                     841          817           25
Vegetables                                3,504        3,092          412
Cocoa beans                                 293          366          -73
Tea, spices, etc.                           676          676          (-)
Nuts                                        562          710         -148
Food oils, oilseeds                       1,008        1,189         -181
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 315          287           28
Fruits, frozen juices                     3,795        3,762           33
Green coffee                              1,158        2,070         -913
Bakery products                           2,646        2,396          250
Wine and related products                 3,905        3,739          166
Other foods                               2,678        2,498          181
Cane and beet sugar                         437          422           16

Industrial supplies and materials       238,114      247,877       -9,763

Crude oil                                65,355       75,214       -9,859
Petroleum products, other                12,662       11,512        1,150
Fuel oil                                  9,606        9,415          192
Bauxite and aluminum                      5,285        5,956         -671
Electric energy                           2,722        1,950          771
Copper                                    2,215        2,073          142
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.           3,598        3,854         -256
Lumber                                    5,990        6,251         -260
Plastic materials                         6,095        6,135          -40
Other precious metals                     5,483        5,353          130
Zinc                                        840        1,048         -208
Tobacco, waxes, etc                       2,958        2,891           67
Gas-natural                              15,159        9,248        5,910
Nuclear fuel materials                    1,697        1,651           47
Chemicals-inorganic                       3,421        3,684         -263
Shingles, wallboard                       5,490        5,748         -258
Leather and furs                            824          894          -70
Newsprint                                 3,054        3,151          -97
Synthetic cloth                           3,340        3,733         -393
Industrial supplies, other               11,310       11,386          -76
Tin                                         197          237          -40
Blank tapes, audio & visual               1,935        2,006          -70
Hair, waste materials                       347          360          -13
Wool, silk, etc.                            582          693         -111
Nontextile floor tiles                    1,571        1,663          -92
Hides and skins                             130          135           -6
Cotton, natural fibers                      101          123          -22
Cotton cloth, fabrics                     1,797        2,016         -220
Finished metal shapes                     5,711        5,954         -243
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    703          659           44
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                386          367           19
Farming materials, livestock                703          707           -4
Synthetic rubber--primary                 1,172        1,186          -14
Pulpwood and woodpulp                     2,250        2,823         -573
Chemicals-fertilizers                     3,222        2,750          473
Coal and related fuels                      841          708          133
Plywood and veneers                       1,184        1,206          -21
Natural rubber                              530          710         -180
Steelmaking materials                     1,903        2,709         -806
Iron and steel, advanced                  3,534        3,910         -376
Finished textile supplies                 1,753        1,707           46
Materials, excluding chemicals            1,319        1,513         -195
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                 2,866        2,854           13
Nickel                                      885        1,217         -332
Nonferrous metals, other                  1,392        1,355           37
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                   4,527        4,601          -74
Nonmonetary gold                          1,720        2,244         -524
Paper and paper products                  5,136        5,496         -360
Liquified petroleum gases                 3,856        3,434          422
Chemicals-organic                        11,919       11,352          567
Iron and steel mill products              6,836       10,035       -3,198

Capital goods, except automotive        253,499      287,355      -33,856

Computer accessories                     52,423       63,041      -10,618
Computers                                10,736       12,145       -1,409
Civilian aircraft                        11,773        9,625        2,147
Engines-civilian aircraft                 9,114        7,343        1,771
Excavating machinery                      3,620        4,080         -459
Electric apparatus                       19,750       23,628       -3,878
Wood, glass, plastic                      3,552        4,314         -762
Laboratory testing instruments            2,456        3,037         -581
Medicinal equipment                      10,298        9,335          963
Photo, service industry                   7,395        7,691         -296
Agricultural machinery, equipment         3,242        3,411         -169
Business machines and equipment           4,157        5,175       -1,018
Railway transportation equipment          1,119        1,511         -393
Marine engines, parts                       990          929           61
Pulp and paper machinery                  3,553        3,645          -92
Vessels, except scrap                         1            9           -8
Commercial vessels, other                    67           34           34
Generators, accessories                   9,900        9,242          658
Food, tobacco machinery                   1,347        1,264           83
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  592          684          -92
Textile, sewing machines                  1,009        1,400         -391
Specialized mining                          263          270           -7
Measuring, testing, control instrum       7,657        7,818         -161
Industrial engines                        8,750        8,362          388
Parts-civilian aircraft                   4,845        4,228          617
Industrial machines, other               14,171       15,003         -833
Drilling & oilfield equipment             1,368        1,000          369
Materials handling equipment              5,241        5,617         -376
Telecommunications equipment             20,822       26,154       -5,332
Spacecraft, excluding military               88          127          -39
Metalworking machine tools                6,307        7,047         -740
Semiconductors                           26,894       40,187      -13,292

Automotive vehicles, parts and engi     158,293      164,172       -5,879

Consumer goods                          237,965      232,801        5,163

Pharmaceutical preparations              27,297       22,859        4,438
Apparel, household goods - cotton        28,436       28,291          145
Apparel, household goods - wool           2,858        2,860           -1
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.           6,106        6,259         -153
Furniture, household goods, etc.         11,465       11,471           -5
TV's, VCR's, etc                         17,295       17,086          209
Cookware, cutlery, tools                  3,491        3,611         -120
Gem diamonds                              8,798       10,056       -1,258
Rugs                                      1,184        1,212          -28
Stereo equipment, etc                     6,603        8,006       -1,402
Musical instruments                       1,176        1,253          -77
Numismatic coins                             96          719         -623
Records, tapes, and disks                 1,053        1,179         -126
Pleasure boats and motors                 1,720        1,683           37
Photo equipment                           1,815        2,173         -358
Household appliances                      7,428        7,069          358
Nursery stock, etc.                         952          964          -12
Gem stones, other                         1,256        1,332          -76
Books, printed matter                     2,773        2,698           75
Toiletries and cosmetics                  2,995        2,686          309
Other household goods                    23,253       21,212        2,041
Writing and art supplies                  7,799        7,929         -131
Glassware, chinaware                      1,898        1,988          -89
Footwear                                  9,995        9,482          513
Apparel,household goods-nontextile        5,387        5,047          340
Camping apparel and gear                  4,879        4,894          -15
Jewelry                                   7,060        7,432         -372
Motorcycles and parts                     2,555        2,159          397
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto      21,782       21,321          461
Toys/games/sporting goods                18,559       17,871          687

Other Goods                              40,321       40,051          270

(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-01-196), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, October 2001.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         
                                 


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