
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)                February      January      Monthly
                                       2002       2002 (R)      Change
 
Total, Balance of Payments Basis         92,053       88,782        3,271
Net Adjustments                             226          235           -9
Total, Census Basis                      91,827       88,547        3,280
 
Foods, feeds, and beverages               4,034        3,873          161
 
Fish and shellfish                          882          779          103
Vegetables                                  347          313           34
Wine and related products                   440          411           28
Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine              267          245           22
Other foods                                 296          276           20
Bakery products                             283          275            8
Dairy products and eggs                      89           84            5
Food oils, oilseeds                          83           79            4
Nuts                                         58           60           -2
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  28           31           -2
Fruits, frozen juices                       430          434           -4
Tea, spices, etc.                            72           78           -6
Meat products                               496          503           -7
Cocoa beans                                  37           46           -9
Green coffee                                 70           80          -10
Cane and beet sugar                          38           49          -10
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    118          131          -13
 
Industrial supplies and materials        19,070       18,959          112
 
Iron and steel mill products                967          768          199
Chemicals-organic                         1,020          882          138
Shingles, wallboard                         628          566           62
Lumber                                      633          572           62
Plastic materials                           575          524           52
Paper and paper products                    489          442           48
Nonmonetary gold                            170          133           37
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.             392          360           33
Nickel                                       93           62           31
Tobacco, waxes, etc                         288          259           29
Chemicals-inorganic                         323          297           25
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 198          176           22
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                   315          294           21
Finished metal shapes                       546          527           19
Cotton cloth, fabrics                       178          161           17
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                     438          423           16
Leather and furs                             80           65           15
Nontextile floor tiles                      170          155           15
Synthetic cloth                             337          322           15
Synthetic rubber--primary                    99           86           13
Finished textile supplies                   195          183           12
Industrial supplies, other                1,103        1,090           12
Zinc                                         78           66           12
Iron and steel, advanced                    358          351            7
Hair, waste materials                        35           30            5
Wool, silk, etc.                             52           47            4
Newsprint                                   261          257            4
Liquefied petroleum gases                   271          267            3
Other precious metals                       242          239            3
Farming materials, livestock                 74           72            2
Cotton, natural fibers                        9            7            2
Tin                                          13           12            1
Hides and skins                              13           13            1
Plywood and veneers                         113          112            1
Materials, excluding chemicals              134          135           (-)
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       186          188           -3
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     61           64           -3
Coal and related fuels                       69           73           -4
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 40           48           -7
Electric energy                              97          105           -8
Natural rubber                               42           54          -12
Steelmaking materials                       152          164          -12
Chemicals-fertilizers                       255          271          -16
Nonferrous metals, other                     94          113          -19
Copper                                      212          239          -28
Nuclear fuel materials                      165          200          -34
Petroleum products, other                   773          807          -34
Bauxite and aluminum                        495          569          -73
Gas-natural                                 715          807          -92
Fuel oil                                    443          553         -110
Crude oil                                 4,383        4,752         -369
 
Capital goods, except automotive         23,790       23,311          480
 
Semiconductors                            2,316        1,915          401
Telecommunications equipment              1,971        1,700          271
Electric apparatus                        1,861        1,744          118
Industrial engines                          809          700          110
Photo, service industry                     757          680           77
Medicinal equipment                       1,145        1,099           46
Industrial machines, other                1,438        1,397           40
Materials handling equipment                481          444           37
Excavating machinery                        338          306           31
Wood, glass, plastic                        333          308           26
Food, tobacco machinery                     128          108           20
Pulp and paper machinery                    283          264           19
Specialized mining                           37           19           18
Measuring, testing, control instrum         707          690           18
Business machines and equipment             345          332           13
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   54           49            4
Parts-civilian aircraft                     406          404            3
Spacecraft, excluding military                5            2            2
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)          (-)
Commercial vessels, other                     2            4           -2
Engines-civilian aircraft                   731          734           -3
Textile, sewing machines                     67           72           -5
Agricultural machinery, equipment           324          329           -5
Railway transportation equipment             73           83          -10
Marine engines, parts                        38           50          -12
Drilling & oilfield equipment               101          119          -17
Metalworking machine tools                  451          474          -23
Laboratory testing instruments              145          216          -70
Computer accessories                      5,169        5,249          -80
Generators, accessories                     839          978         -139
Civilian aircraft                         1,183        1,342         -159
Computers                                 1,253        1,499         -247
 
Automotive vehicles, parts, and eng      16,530       14,963        1,567
 
Consumer goods                           24,445       23,364        1,080
Other household goods                     2,560        2,342          218
Furniture, household goods, etc.          1,361        1,165          195
Pharmaceutical preparations               3,106        2,931          176
Toys/games/sporting goods                 1,785        1,660          125
TV's, VCR's, etc                          1,863        1,741          122
Motorcycles and parts                       290          203           87
Household appliances                        831          767           64
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          497          442           55
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    372          320           52
Footwear                                    962          912           50
Writing and art supplies                    808          759           49
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto       1,964        1,921           43
Photo equipment                             152          115           37
Musical instruments                         124           95           29
Gem stones, other                           148          119           29
Stereo equipment, etc                       645          618           27
Jewelry                                     730          706           23
Toiletries and cosmetics                    326          308           19
Glassware, chinaware                        175          156           19
Camping apparel and gear                    501          488           12
Rugs                                        130          121            9
Records, tapes, and disks                   103           96            7
Pleasure boats and motors                   156          153            3
Nursery stock, etc.                          90           91           -1
Numismatic coins                              8           13           -5
Books, printed matter                       262          272          -10
Apparel, household goods - wool             235          247          -12
Gem diamonds                                975        1,019          -44
Apparel, household goods - cotton         2,764        2,813          -49
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             523          771         -248
 
Other goods                               3,957        4,076         -119
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              Item(1)              Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
                                       2002         2001        Change
 
Total, Balance of Payments Basis        180,834      204,600      -23,766
Net Adjustments                             461        1,164         -703
Total, Census Basis                     180,373      203,437      -23,063
 
Foods, feeds, and beverages               7,907        7,732          175
 
Fish and shellfish                        1,661        1,657            4
Vegetables                                  660          660           (-)
Wine and related products                   851          800           51
Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine              512          517           -5
Other foods                                 572          496           76
Bakery products                             558          505           52
Dairy products and eggs                     173          163            9
Food oils, oilseeds                         162          198          -37
Nuts                                        118          122           -4
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  59           65           -5
Fruits, frozen juices                       864          776           88
Tea, spices, etc.                           149          149           (-)
Meat products                               999          988           11
Cocoa beans                                  82           88           -6
Green coffee                                151          196          -45
Cane and beet sugar                          87          102          -15
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    250          250           (-)
 
Industrial supplies and materials        38,029       51,287      -13,257
 
Iron and steel mill products              1,735        1,448          288
Chemicals-organic                         1,901        2,627         -726
Shingles, wallboard                       1,194        1,062          132
Lumber                                    1,205        1,054          152
Plastic materials                         1,099        1,237         -138
Paper and paper products                    931        1,066         -135
Nonmonetary gold                            302          342          -40
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.             752          742           11
Nickel                                      155          198          -43
Tobacco, waxes, etc                         546          592          -46
Chemicals-inorganic                         620          727         -107
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 374          350           24
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                   608          579           29
Finished metal shapes                     1,073        1,253         -180
Cotton cloth, fabrics                       340          368          -28
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                     861          955          -93
Leather and furs                            144          187          -43
Nontextile floor tiles                      324          317            7
Synthetic cloth                             659          687          -29
Synthetic rubber--primary                   185          243          -57
Finished textile supplies                   378          350           28
Industrial supplies, other                2,193        2,331         -139
Zinc                                        144          178          -35
Iron and steel, advanced                    709          749          -40
Hair, waste materials                        65           68           -3
Wool, silk, etc.                             99          133          -34
Newsprint                                   518          662         -144
Liquefied petroleum gases                   538        1,070         -532
Other precious metals                       480        1,251         -770
Farming materials, livestock                147          137           10
Cotton, natural fibers                       16           22           -6
Tin                                          25           48          -23
Hides and skins                              26           29           -3
Plywood and veneers                         225          225           (-)
Materials, excluding chemicals              269          294          -24
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       374          571         -197
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    125          119            6
Coal and related fuels                      141          139            2
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 88           94           -6
Electric energy                             202          753         -552
Natural rubber                               96          109          -13
Steelmaking materials                       316          389          -74
Chemicals-fertilizers                       526          836         -310
Nonferrous metals, other                    207          300          -93
Copper                                      451          477          -26
Nuclear fuel materials                      365          341           24
Petroleum products, other                 1,580        3,203       -1,623
Bauxite and aluminum                      1,064        1,090          -26
Gas-natural                               1,522        3,449       -1,928
Fuel oil                                    996        2,863       -1,867
Crude oil                                 9,135       12,974       -3,840
 
Capital goods, except automotive         47,101       57,514      -10,413
 
Semiconductors                            4,232        7,687       -3,455
Telecommunications equipment              3,672        5,292       -1,621
Electric apparatus                        3,605        4,669       -1,064
Industrial engines                        1,509        1,834         -325
Photo, service industry                   1,437        1,544         -107
Medicinal equipment                       2,244        2,065          179
Industrial machines, other                2,835        3,140         -306
Materials handling equipment                926        1,136         -210
Excavating machinery                        644          773         -129
Wood, glass, plastic                        641          854         -214
Food, tobacco machinery                     236          277          -41
Pulp and paper machinery                    547          779         -231
Specialized mining                           56           45           11
Measuring, testing, control instrum       1,397        1,661         -264
Business machines and equipment             676          932         -256
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  103          109           -6
Parts-civilian aircraft                     810          963         -153
Spacecraft, excluding military                7            5            2
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)          (-)
Commercial vessels, other                     6           34          -28
Engines-civilian aircraft                 1,466        1,595         -130
Textile, sewing machines                    139          248         -109
Agricultural machinery, equipment           653          731          -78
Railway transportation equipment            157          310         -153
Marine engines, parts                        88          194         -107
Drilling & oilfield equipment               220          212            8
Metalworking machine tools                  925        1,520         -595
Laboratory testing instruments              361          599         -238
Computer accessories                     10,417       12,038       -1,621
Generators, accessories                   1,816        2,024         -207
Civilian aircraft                         2,526        2,133          393
Computers                                 2,752        2,110          642
 
Automotive vehicles, parts, and eng      31,493       31,253          240
 
Consumer goods                           47,809       47,492          317
Other household goods                     4,903        4,608          295
Furniture, household goods, etc.          2,526        2,360          166
Pharmaceutical preparations               6,037        4,865        1,171
Toys/games/sporting goods                 3,445        3,579         -134
TV's, VCR's, etc                          3,603        3,626          -23
Motorcycles and parts                       492          493           (-)
Household appliances                      1,598        1,386          213
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          940          994          -54
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    692          719          -26
Footwear                                  1,874        2,005         -132
Writing and art supplies                  1,567        1,560            6
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto       3,885        4,370         -484
Photo equipment                             267          407         -140
Musical instruments                         220          250          -30
Gem stones, other                           267          263            4
Stereo equipment, etc                     1,263        1,378         -115
Jewelry                                   1,436        1,453          -17
Toiletries and cosmetics                    634          602           33
Glassware, chinaware                        331          414          -84
Camping apparel and gear                    989        1,025          -36
Rugs                                        251          251           (-)
Records, tapes, and disks                   200          221          -21
Pleasure boats and motors                   309          350          -42
Nursery stock, etc.                         180          199          -18
Numismatic coins                             21           18            3
Books, printed matter                       534          564          -30
Apparel, household goods - wool             482          575          -92
Gem diamonds                              1,993        1,685          308
Apparel, household goods - cotton         5,577        5,874         -297
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.           1,294        1,399         -105
 
Other goods                               8,034        8,158         -124
 
(1)  Detailed data are presented on a Census basis.  The information needed 
to convert to a BOP basis is not available.
 
NOTE:  For information on data sources, nonsampling errors and definitions, see 
the information section on page 26 of this release, or at www.census.gov/foreign-
trade/www/press.html or www.bea.gov/bea/rels.htm.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-02-48), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, February 2002.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         
                                 


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