
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)                 March      February    Monthly
                                       2002      2002 (R)     Change
 
Total, Balance of Payments Basis        92,154      91,828         327
Net Adjustments                            279         229          50
Total, Census Basis                     91,875      91,599         277
 
Foods, feeds, and beverages              3,946       4,027         -81
 
Fish and shellfish                         793         879         -86
Fruits, frozen juices                      399         430         -31
Cane and beet sugar                         27          38         -11
Meat products                              486         496         -10
Other foods                                288         295          -7
Tea, spices, etc.                           66          72          -6
Cocoa beans                                 31          37          -6
Bakery products                            278         283          -4
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 24          28          -4
Dairy products and eggs                     88          89          (-)
Vegetables                                 347         347          (-)
Nuts                                        64          58           5
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   125         119           6
Wine and related products                  453         441          13
Green coffee                                84          70          14
Food oils, oilseeds                        103          83          20
Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine             290         264          26
 
Industrial supplies and materials       19,857      19,103         753
 
Crude oil                                5,032       4,436         596
Gas-natural                              1,164         715         449
Petroleum products, other                  980         769         211
Fuel oil                                   573         445         129
Lumber                                     704         633          71
Other precious metals                      272         241          31
Nonmonetary gold                           198         169          29
Chemicals-fertilizers                      279         252          27
Electric energy                            121          97          24
Coal and related fuels                      91          69          22
Zinc                                        97          78          20
Plywood and veneers                        130         112          18
Nonferrous metals, other                   112          95          17
Industrial supplies, other               1,114       1,100          14
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                49          40           9
Synthetic cloth                            344         336           8
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    67          60           6
Bauxite and aluminum                       501         497           4
Nontextile floor tiles                     172         169           3
Hair, waste materials                       36          35           2
Steelmaking materials                      155         155           1
Tin                                         14          13          (-)
Cotton, natural fibers                       9           9          (-)
Leather and furs                            78          79          -1
Newsprint                                  260         261          -1
Natural rubber                              40          42          -1
Wool, silk, etc.                            48          51          -3
Hides and skins                             10          13          -4
Cotton cloth, fabrics                      174         178          -4
Finished metal shapes                      541         545          -4
Tobacco, waxes, etc                        282         288          -6
Finished textile supplies                  187         195          -7
Liquefied petroleum gases                  253         261          -7
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      177         186          -9
Farming materials, livestock                66          74          -9
Blank tapes, audio & visual                186         197         -11
Iron and steel, advanced                   344         357         -13
Chemicals-inorganic                        311         324         -13
Materials, excluding chemicals             120         133         -13
Synthetic rubber--primary                   85          99         -14
Paper and paper products                   470         487         -17
Plastic materials                          558         575         -17
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  291         315         -23
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    414         438         -25
Nickel                                      58          93         -34
Shingles, wallboard                        584         627         -43
Copper                                     161         219         -58
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            330         392         -62
Nuclear fuel materials                      88         165         -77
Chemicals-organic                          913       1,018        -106
Iron and steel mill products               610         964        -354
 
Capital goods, except automotive        23,804      23,709          95
 
Industrial machines, other               1,568       1,425         143
Generators, accessories                    961         838         123
Civilian aircraft                        1,236       1,141          95
Semiconductors                           2,391       2,316          76
Engines-civilian aircraft                  802         729          73
Parts-civilian aircraft                    453         406          47
Laboratory testing instruments             173         146          27
Computer accessories                     5,178       5,164          15
Textile, sewing machines                    79          67          12
Marine engines, parts                       48          38          11
Railway transportation equipment            80          73           8
Commercial vessels, other                    7           2           5
Drilling & oilfield equipment              104         100           5
Excavating machinery                       341         337           3
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  55          54           1
Specialized mining                          37          37          (-)
Vessels, except scrap                       (-)         (-)         (-)
Food, tobacco machinery                    124         128          -4
Spacecraft, excluding military              (-)          5          -4
Measuring, testing, control instrum        696         705          -9
Agricultural machinery, equipment          314         324         -10
Metalworking machine tools                 433         452         -19
Business machines and equipment            324         343         -19
Wood, glass, plastic                       313         333         -20
Pulp and paper machinery                   259         285         -25
Medicinal equipment                      1,113       1,139         -26
Industrial engines                         777         812         -35
Materials handling equipment               443         482         -39
Telecommunications equipment             1,923       1,973         -50
Electric apparatus                       1,794       1,859         -65
Photo, service industry                    656         745         -89
Computers                                1,120       1,252        -132
 
Automotive vehicles, parts, and eng     15,796      16,430        -634
 
Consumer goods                          24,218      24,383        -165
 
Furniture, household goods, etc.         1,268       1,360         -92
Footwear                                   882         961         -79
Motorcycles and parts                      231         290         -59
Other household goods                    2,494       2,551         -57
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto      1,918       1,959         -41
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            481         522         -41
Stereo equipment, etc                      606         643         -37
Gem stones, other                          123         148         -25
Toiletries and cosmetics                   305         326         -21
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         476         496         -20
Glassware, chinaware                       155         175         -19
Musical instruments                        105         124         -19
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   353         372         -19
Writing and art supplies                   796         814         -18
Camping apparel and gear                   483         500         -17
Books, printed matter                      249         262         -13
Records, tapes, and disks                   97         103          -6
Household appliances                       823         829          -6
Rugs                                       123         128          -5
Apparel, household goods - wool            229         234          -4
Numismatic coins                             7           8          -1
Jewelry                                    737         730           7
Photo equipment                            161         152           9
TV's, VCR's, etc                         1,869       1,859          10
Gem diamonds                               988         974          15
Pleasure boats and motors                  176         160          16
Nursery stock, etc.                        110          90          20
Toys/games/sporting goods                1,835       1,783          51
Apparel, household goods - cotton        2,875       2,761         114
Pharmaceutical preparations              3,264       3,071         193
 
Other goods                              4,255       3,946         309
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              Item(1)              Year-to-dateYear-to-dateYear-to-date
                                       2002        2001       Change
 
Total, Balance of Payments Basis       272,763     307,166     -34,403
Net Adjustments                            743       1,774      -1,031
Total, Census Basis                    272,020     305,393     -33,372
 
Foods, feeds, and beverages             11,846      11,459         387
 
Fish and shellfish                       2,451       2,424          27
Fruits, frozen juices                    1,262       1,133         130
Cane and beet sugar                        114         129         -15
Meat products                            1,485       1,482           3
Other foods                                859         746         113
Tea, spices, etc.                          215         218          -3
Cocoa beans                                113         118          -5
Bakery products                            836         763          73
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 83          98         -15
Dairy products and eggs                    261         230          31
Vegetables                               1,007       1,006           1
Nuts                                       182         185          -3
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   376         372           4
Wine and related products                1,305       1,195         110
Green coffee                               234         302         -68
Food oils, oilseeds                        266         280         -15
Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine             799         778          21
 
Industrial supplies and materials       57,919      76,137     -18,218
 
Crude oil                               14,220      19,628      -5,408
Gas-natural                              2,686       4,987      -2,301
Petroleum products, other                2,557       4,315      -1,758
Fuel oil                                 1,571       3,786      -2,215
Lumber                                   1,910       1,555         355
Other precious metals                      752       2,563      -1,811
Nonmonetary gold                           500         519         -19
Chemicals-fertilizers                      802       1,257        -454
Electric energy                            323       1,122        -799
Coal and related fuels                     232         219          13
Zinc                                       241         266         -25
Plywood and veneers                        355         332          23
Nonferrous metals, other                   321         438        -117
Industrial supplies, other               3,305       3,484        -179
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals               137         128           9
Synthetic cloth                          1,002       1,021         -19
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                   191         188           3
Bauxite and aluminum                     1,567       1,670        -103
Nontextile floor tiles                     497         474          22
Hair, waste materials                      101         104          -3
Steelmaking materials                      474         602        -128
Tin                                         38          75         -37
Cotton, natural fibers                      25          35         -10
Leather and furs                           222         275         -52
Newsprint                                  777         969        -192
Natural rubber                             136         167         -31
Wool, silk, etc.                           147         193         -46
Hides and skins                             36          42          -6
Cotton cloth, fabrics                      513         567         -54
Finished metal shapes                    1,613       1,844        -231
Tobacco, waxes, etc                        829         858         -29
Finished textile supplies                  565         536          29
Liquefied petroleum gases                  782       1,549        -767
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      551         850        -298
Farming materials, livestock               212         199          13
Blank tapes, audio & visual                559         533          26
Iron and steel, advanced                 1,052       1,109         -57
Chemicals-inorganic                        932       1,084        -152
Materials, excluding chemicals             387         431         -43
Synthetic rubber--primary                  271         342         -72
Paper and paper products                 1,399       1,575        -176
Plastic materials                        1,657       1,853        -197
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  900         869          32
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                  1,275       1,424        -149
Nickel                                     213         296         -82
Shingles, wallboard                      1,777       1,571         206
Copper                                     619         714         -96
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.          1,082       1,106         -24
Nuclear fuel materials                     453         495         -42
Chemicals-organic                        2,813       3,756        -944
Iron and steel mill products             2,342       2,165         177
 
Capital goods, except automotive        70,823      86,184     -15,361
 
Industrial machines, other               4,391       4,700        -309
Generators, accessories                  2,777       3,111        -334
Civilian aircraft                        3,719       3,703          17
Semiconductors                           6,622      10,999      -4,377
Engines-civilian aircraft                2,265       2,636        -371
Parts-civilian aircraft                  1,263       1,430        -167
Laboratory testing instruments             534         906        -372
Computer accessories                    15,591      17,997      -2,406
Textile, sewing machines                   217         360        -143
Marine engines, parts                      135         306        -170
Railway transportation equipment           236         462        -226
Commercial vessels, other                   13          38         -24
Drilling & oilfield equipment              323         330          -7
Excavating machinery                       985       1,159        -174
Nonfarm tractors and parts                 158         165          -7
Specialized mining                          93          67          26
Vessels, except scrap                       (-)         (-)         (-)
Food, tobacco machinery                    360         410         -50
Spacecraft, excluding military               8           7           1
Measuring, testing, control instrum      2,091       2,501        -409
Agricultural machinery, equipment          967       1,061         -94
Metalworking machine tools               1,359       2,219        -860
Business machines and equipment            999       1,408        -409
Wood, glass, plastic                       954       1,198        -245
Pulp and paper machinery                   809       1,168        -359
Medicinal equipment                      3,351       3,137         214
Industrial engines                       2,289       2,750        -461
Materials handling equipment             1,368       1,683        -315
Telecommunications equipment             5,596       7,769      -2,173
Electric apparatus                       5,397       6,842      -1,445
Photo, service industry                  2,081       2,328        -247
Computers                                3,872       3,334         537
 
Automotive vehicles, parts, and eng     47,189      46,702         487
 
Consumer goods                          71,966      72,936        -970
 
Furniture, household goods, etc.         3,793       3,588         205
Footwear                                 2,754       3,124        -369
Motorcycles and parts                      723         720           3
Other household goods                    7,388       7,058         330
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto      5,799       6,727        -928
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.          1,775       2,213        -438
Stereo equipment, etc                    1,867       2,044        -178
Gem stones, other                          389         392          -3
Toiletries and cosmetics                   939         904          36
Apparel,household goods-nontextile       1,413       1,579        -165
Glassware, chinaware                       486         616        -130
Musical instruments                        325          (-)        -47
Cookware, cutlery, tools                 1,045       1,095         -49
Writing and art supplies                 2,368       2,385         -16
Camping apparel and gear                 1,470       1,585        -114
Books, printed matter                      782         830         -48
Records, tapes, and disks                  297         325         -28
Household appliances                     2,419       2,133         286
Rugs                                       372         364           8
Apparel, household goods - wool            710         872        -162
Numismatic coins                            27          30          -3
Jewelry                                  2,174       2,159          14
Photo equipment                            429         606        -177
TV's, VCR's, etc                         5,468       5,572        -104
Gem diamonds                             2,981       2,613         367
Pleasure boats and motors                  489         571         -82
Nursery stock, etc.                        290         291          -1
Toys/games/sporting goods                5,278       5,684        -406
Apparel, household goods - cotton        8,449       8,990        -541
Pharmaceutical preparations              9,266       7,496       1,769
 
Other goods                             12,277      11,975         302
 
(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-02-65), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, March 2002.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         
                                 


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