
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)                November    October (R)    Monthly
                                       2001         2001        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         90,185       91,635       -1,450
Net Adjustments                             231          237           -6
Total, Census Basis                      89,954       91,398       -1,444

Foods, feeds, and beverages               3,996        3,994            2

Fruits, frozen juices                       430          387           43
Wine and related products                   392          364           28
Cocoa beans                                  55           37           19
Cane and beet sugar                          48           40            7
Other foods                                 279          275            4
Tea, spices, etc.                            65           61            4
Bakery products                             275          272            3
Dairy products and eggs                      92           89            3
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    152          150            2
Nuts                                         59           58            1
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  31           30            1
Green coffee                                109          109          (-)
Food oils, oilseeds                          93           94           -1
Vegetables                                  355          368          -13
Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine              235          259          -23
Meat products                               512          540          -28
Fish and shellfish                          813          859          -46

Industrial supplies and materials        19,582       21,241       -1,658

Crude oil                                 4,877        6,081       -1,203
Chemicals-organic                         1,154        1,285         -131
Fuel oil                                    541          630          -89
Lumber                                      507          574          -67
Gas-natural                                 686          738          -52
Nonferrous metals, other                     98          146          -48
Petroleum products, other                   854          901          -47
Plastic materials                           546          580          -34
Liquified petroleum gases                   267          301          -34
Industrial supplies, other                1,073        1,101          -28
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 188          212          -25
Nickel                                       67           88          -21
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                     454          473          -19
Synthetic rubber--primary                   105          123          -18
Iron and steel mill products                737          755          -17
Plywood and veneers                         112          128          -16
Paper and paper products                    497          511          -15
Steelmaking materials                       169          183          -14
Newsprint                                   266          279          -13
Natural rubber                               41           52          -11
Chemicals-inorganic                         316          325           -9
Leather and furs                             68           76           -8
Finished textile supplies                   178          185           -7
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     72           78           -7
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 34           40           -6
Iron and steel, advanced                    340          345           -5
Farming materials, livestock                 76           81           -5
Materials, excluding chemicals              132          134           -3
Cotton cloth, fabrics                       163          165           -2
Wool, silk, etc.                             48           49           -1
Other precious metals                       289          290           -1
Cotton, natural fibers                        9           10           -1
Zinc                                         62           63           -1
Hair, waste materials                        31           32           -1
Nonmonetary gold                            236          237           -1
Coal and related fuels                       98           97            1
Hides and skins                              12           10            1
Tobacco, waxes, etc                         306          303            3
Tin                                          11            8            3
Synthetic cloth                             338          333            4
Finished metal shapes                       568          563            5
Shingles, wallboard                         549          543            6
Nontextile floor tiles                      169          160            9
Electric energy                              57           45           12
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       204          182           22
Chemicals-fertilizers                       288          262           26
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                   312          284           28
Nuclear fuel materials                      203          174           30
Copper                                      216          184           32
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.             376          328           48
Bauxite and aluminum                        583          513           70

Capital goods, except automotive         22,858       22,892          -34

Engines-civilian aircraft                   805          984         -179
Computers                                   950        1,100         -150
Generators, accessories                     895          963          -68
Industrial engines                          820          862          -42
Electric apparatus                        1,772        1,806          -34
Excavating machinery                        361          390          -29
Photo, service industry                     718          741          -23
Marine engines, parts                        78          101          -23
Laboratory testing instruments              193          214          -21
Food, tobacco machinery                     114          136          -21
Telecommunications equipment              1,587        1,603          -17
Wood, glass, plastic                        354          365          -11
Industrial machines, other                1,331        1,338           -7
Specialized mining                           17           21           -3
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   56           58           -3
Commercial vessels, other                     2            4           -2
Agricultural machinery, equipment           314          316           -1
Vessels, except scrap                       (-)          (-)          (-)
Business machines and equipment             386          384            2
Parts-civilian aircraft                     478          475            3
Textile, sewing machines                     83           79            4
Spacecraft, excluding military               10            1            9
Railway transportation equipment             97           87           11
Measuring, testing, control instrum         694          682           12
Pulp and paper machinery                    320          307           14
Drilling & oilfield equipment               126          110           16
Metalworking machine tools                  516          484           32
Computer accessories                      4,720        4,685           36
Materials handling equipment                496          455           42
Semiconductors                            1,984        1,934           50
Medicinal equipment                       1,150        1,041          109
Civilian aircraft                         1,429        1,166          263

Automotive vehicles, parts, and eng      15,906       15,724          182

Consumer goods                           23,544       23,493           51

Other household goods                     2,710        2,417          292
TV's, VCR's, etc                          1,847        1,605          242
Gem diamonds                                921          738          183
Stereo equipment, etc                       694          665           28
Camping apparel and gear                    448          427           21
Writing and art supplies                    774          763           12
Jewelry                                     633          625            9
Nursery stock, etc.                          97           92            5
Gem stones, other                           114          113            1
Books, printed matter                       267          268          (-)
Numismatic coins                             12           13          (-)
Pleasure boats and motors                   149          154           -5
Apparel, household goods - cotton         2,753        2,759           -6
Rugs                                        118          124           -6
Motorcycles and parts                       218          225           -7
Glassware, chinaware                        161          169           -8
Records, tapes, and disks                    96          105           -8
Musical instruments                         105          114           -9
Toiletries and cosmetics                    280          290          -10
Household appliances                        799          815          -16
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    352          370          -18
Photo equipment                             131          150          -19
Furniture, household goods, etc.          1,143        1,163          -21
Footwear                                    924          967          -42
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             448          491          -43
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          458          514          -56
Apparel, household goods - wool             252          313          -60
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto       1,904        2,003          -99
Toys/games/sporting goods                 1,716        1,830         -114
Pharmaceutical preparations               3,020        3,215         -195

Other goods                               4,068        4,054           14
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              Item(1)              Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
                                       2001         2000        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis      1,062,066    1,120,483      -58,417
Net Adjustments                           4,974        5,848         -875
Total, Census Basis                   1,057,092    1,114,634      -57,542

Foods, feeds, and beverages              42,875       42,163          712

Fruits, frozen juices                     4,227        4,201           26
Wine and related products                 4,297        4,111          186
Cocoa beans                                 349          381          -32
Cane and beet sugar                         486          475           11
Other foods                               2,958        2,751          207
Tea, spices, etc.                           740          743           -3
Bakery products                           2,920        2,642          278
Dairy products and eggs                     933          894           39
Feedstuff and foodgrains                  1,395        1,343           52
Nuts                                        621          779         -157
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 346          317           29
Green coffee                              1,267        2,228         -961
Food oils, oilseeds                       1,101        1,285         -184
Vegetables                                3,859        3,423          435
Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine            2,805        2,670          135
Meat products                             5,637        4,835          803
Fish and shellfish                        8,931        9,084         -153

Industrial supplies and materials       257,649      273,367      -15,718

Crude oil                                70,218       82,735      -12,517
Chemicals-organic                        13,054       12,556          498
Fuel oil                                 10,141       10,496         -355
Lumber                                    6,497        6,805         -308
Gas-natural                              15,849       10,396        5,453
Nonferrous metals, other                  1,489        1,505          -16
Petroleum products, other                13,507       12,926          581
Plastic materials                         6,640        6,777         -137
Liquified petroleum gases                 4,123        3,830          293
Industrial supplies, other               12,382       12,574         -193
Blank tapes, audio & visual               2,123        2,184          -61
Nickel                                      953        1,311         -359
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                   4,981        5,039          -58
Synthetic rubber--primary                 1,277        1,310          -33
Iron and steel mill products              7,554       10,809       -3,255
Plywood and veneers                       1,297        1,308          -11
Paper and paper products                  5,633        6,036         -403
Steelmaking materials                     2,071        2,925         -854
Newsprint                                 3,321        3,477         -156
Natural rubber                              571          774         -203
Chemicals-inorganic                       3,738        4,047         -309
Leather and furs                            893          986          -93
Finished textile supplies                 1,932        1,880           51
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    775          726           48
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                419          408           11
Iron and steel, advanced                  3,876        4,299         -423
Farming materials, livestock                781          768           13
Materials, excluding chemicals            1,451        1,661         -210
Cotton cloth, fabrics                     1,960        2,211         -250
Wool, silk, etc.                            630          762         -132
Other precious metals                     5,772        5,967         -195
Cotton, natural fibers                      109          132          -23
Zinc                                        902        1,136         -234
Hair, waste materials                       378          393          -15
Nonmonetary gold                          1,957        2,455         -498
Coal and related fuels                      940          772          168
Hides and skins                             141          149           -8
Tobacco, waxes, etc                       3,264        3,188           76
Tin                                         208          259          -51
Synthetic cloth                           3,680        4,090         -410
Finished metal shapes                     6,284        6,580         -296
Shingles, wallboard                       6,039        6,297         -258
Nontextile floor tiles                    1,740        1,822          -82
Electric energy                           2,778        2,306          472
Pulpwood and woodpulp                     2,454        3,103         -648
Chemicals-fertilizers                     3,512        3,080          433
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                 3,179        3,153           26
Nuclear fuel materials                    1,900        1,856           44
Copper                                    2,431        2,362           69
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.           3,975        4,234         -259
Bauxite and aluminum                      5,871        6,511         -641

Capital goods, except automotive        276,473      316,894      -40,421

Engines-civilian aircraft                 9,913        8,112        1,802
Computers                                11,685       13,318       -1,633
Generators, accessories                  10,796       10,219          578
Industrial engines                        9,568        9,233          335
Electric apparatus                       21,524       26,078       -4,554
Excavating machinery                      3,983        4,470         -487
Photo, service industry                   8,112        8,501         -390
Marine engines, parts                     1,067        1,037           30
Laboratory testing instruments            2,647        3,347         -701
Food, tobacco machinery                   1,461        1,392           69
Telecommunications equipment             22,409       28,945       -6,536
Wood, glass, plastic                      3,914        4,725         -811
Industrial machines, other               15,501       16,553       -1,052
Specialized mining                          280          306          -26
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  648          746          -98
Commercial vessels, other                    70           35           34
Agricultural machinery, equipment         3,555        3,729         -175
Vessels, except scrap                         1            9           -8
Business machines and equipment           4,543        5,655       -1,112
Parts-civilian aircraft                   5,330        4,684          646
Textile, sewing machines                  1,092        1,526         -434
Spacecraft, excluding military               98          150          -52
Railway transportation equipment          1,216        1,652         -436
Measuring, testing, control instrum       8,356        8,659         -303
Pulp and paper machinery                  3,874        4,002         -128
Drilling & oilfield equipment             1,494        1,123          372
Metalworking machine tools                6,825        7,819         -994
Computer accessories                     57,140       69,336      -12,195
Materials handling equipment              5,742        6,162         -420
Semiconductors                           28,875       44,270      -15,395
Medicinal equipment                      11,450       10,350        1,100
Civilian aircraft                        13,302       10,750        2,553

Automotive vehicles, parts, and eng     174,190      180,452       -6,261

Consumer goods                          261,522      257,503        4,019

Other household goods                    25,966       23,495        2,471
TV's, VCR's, etc                         19,141       19,170          -29
Gem diamonds                              9,722       11,052       -1,330
Stereo equipment, etc                     7,298        8,835       -1,537
Camping apparel and gear                  5,328        5,400          -72
Writing and art supplies                  8,576        8,708         -132
Jewelry                                   7,694        8,195         -501
Nursery stock, etc.                       1,049        1,063          -14
Gem stones, other                         1,370        1,470         -100
Books, printed matter                     3,041        2,979           62
Numismatic coins                            108          726         -618
Pleasure boats and motors                 1,874        1,859           15
Apparel, household goods - cotton        31,189       31,205          -16
Rugs                                      1,303        1,341          -39
Motorcycles and parts                     2,774        2,396          378
Glassware, chinaware                      2,060        2,191         -131
Records, tapes, and disks                 1,149        1,293         -144
Musical instruments                       1,281        1,381         -100
Toiletries and cosmetics                  3,274        2,956          319
Household appliances                      8,226        7,750          477
Cookware, cutlery, tools                  3,843        3,967         -124
Photo equipment                           1,946        2,382         -436
Furniture, household goods, etc.         12,609       12,658          -50
Footwear                                 10,917       10,415          503
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.           6,556        6,927         -371
Apparel,household goods-nontextile        5,846        5,589          257
Apparel, household goods - wool           3,111        3,174          -63
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto      23,686       23,506          180
Toys/games/sporting goods                20,277       19,742          535
Pharmaceutical preparations              30,309       25,678        4,631

Other goods                              44,384       44,256          128

(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-02-09), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, November 2001.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         
                                 


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