
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)                  June        May       Monthly
                                       2002      2002 (R)     Change
 
Total, Balance of Payments Basis        99,291      99,027         264
Net Adjustments                            282         321         -39
Total, Census Basis                     99,009      98,706         303
 
Foods, feeds, and beverages              4,132       4,144         -12
 
Meat products                              474         506         -32
Fruits, frozen juices                      402         427         -26
Cane and beet sugar                         32          42         -11
Dairy products and eggs                     89         100         -11
Wine and related products                  443         453         -10
Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine             280         287          -7
Vegetables                                 348         352          -4
Cocoa beans                                 37          40          -3
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 29          28           1
Green coffee                               128         125           3
Tea, spices, etc.                           75          70           6
Fish and shellfish                         857         851           6
Nuts                                        60          54           6
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   123         114          10
Bakery products                            315         297          18
Food oils, oilseeds                        117          97          20
Other foods                                322         302          20
 
Industrial supplies and materials       22,767      23,065        -298
 
Crude oil                                6,527       6,910        -383
Lumber                                     416         764        -347
Petroleum products, other                1,166       1,334        -168
Nuclear fuel materials                     135         268        -134
Chemicals-fertilizers                      282         334         -53
Liquefied petroleum gases                  251         288         -37
Nonferrous metals, other                   104         133         -29
Nonmonetary gold                           243         267         -24
Shingles, wallboard                        594         617         -23
Finished metal shapes                      569         588         -18
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      181         196         -15
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  293         306         -13
Zinc                                        75          82          -7
Leather and furs                            71          77          -6
Materials, excluding chemicals             128         134          -6
Cotton cloth, fabrics                      185         191          -6
Coal and related fuels                      70          76          -6
Electric energy                             81          85          -3
Hair, waste materials                       39          42          -3
Natural rubber                              61          64          -3
Cotton, natural fibers                       5           7          -2
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                45          44          (-)
Tin                                         12          11           1
Hides and skins                             11          10           1
Iron and steel, advanced                   370         367           3
Wool, silk, etc.                            55          51           4
Nontextile floor tiles                     182         177           5
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    77          71           5
Copper                                     195         188           7
Farming materials, livestock                81          74           7
Newsprint                                  250         242           8
Chemicals-inorganic                        332         324           9
Plywood and veneers                        156         147           9
Finished textile supplies                  211         201          10
Synthetic rubber--primary                  111          99          12
Synthetic cloth                            368         354          13
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            357         342          16
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    472         455          17
Nickel                                      81          63          18
Paper and paper products                   539         519          20
Industrial supplies, other               1,214       1,193          21
Tobacco, waxes, etc                        307         285          22
Blank tapes, audio & visual                242         211          30
Plastic materials                          647         599          48
Bauxite and aluminum                       578         529          50
Steelmaking materials                      228         166          62
Fuel oil                                   825         747          78
Chemicals-organic                        1,118       1,024          94
Gas-natural                              1,116       1,019          96
Other precious metals                      415         259         156
Iron and steel mill products               699         533         166
 
Capital goods, except automotive        24,363      24,086         278
 
Civilian aircraft                        1,089         704         385
Telecommunications equipment             2,147       2,009         137
Computers                                1,393       1,268         125
Photo, service industry machinery          832         766          66
Pulp and paper machinery                   325         266          58
Wood, glass, plastic                       379         328          51
Industrial engines                         788         738          50
Metalworking machine tools                 508         464          44
Medicinal equipment                      1,176       1,133          43
Semiconductors                           2,379       2,344          35
Excavating machinery                       368         351          17
Food, tobacco machinery                    135         121          14
Textile, sewing machines                    92          82          11
Vessels, except scrap                        1          (-)          1
Marine engines, parts                       52          53          -1
Laboratory testing instruments             174         176          -1
Spacecraft, excluding military               1           3          -2
Agricultural machinery, equipment          326         328          -2
Drilling & oilfield equipment               97         102          -5
Railway transportation equipment            89          96          -8
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  56          65          -8
Specialized mining                          23          36         -13
Measuring, testing, control instrum        735         750         -15
Materials handling equipment               538         560         -22
Business machines and equipment            359         389         -29
Parts-civilian aircraft                    363         397         -34
Industrial machines, other               1,479       1,518         -39
Commercial vessels, other                    4          85         -81
Engines-civilian aircraft                  687         768         -82
Electric apparatus                       1,898       1,989         -91
Generators, accessories                    917       1,069        -153
Computer accessories                     4,954       5,125        -172
 
Automotive vehicles, parts, and eng     17,126      17,651        -524
 
Consumer goods                          26,193      25,620         573
 
Toys/games/sporting goods                2,172       1,883         289
Pharmaceutical preparations              3,481       3,243         238
Apparel, household goods - cotton        2,955       2,891          64
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            584         523          61
Stereo equipment, etc                      779         725          54
Footwear                                   989         947          42
Furniture, household goods, etc.         1,420       1,380          40
Motorcycles and parts                      265         235          30
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto      2,090       2,065          25
Books, printed matter                      292         278          14
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         519         506          13
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   408         395          13
Nursery stock, etc.                        104          92          11
Records, tapes, and disks                  112         105           7
Gem stones, other                          134         129           5
Musical instruments                        127         124           3
Numismatic coins                            11           8           3
Jewelry                                    767         765           2
Glassware, chinaware                       175         178          -2
Photo equipment                            142         145          -3
Camping apparel and gear                   535         539          -3
TV's, VCR's, etc                         2,047       2,054          -7
Rugs                                       126         133          -7
Toiletries and cosmetics                   321         331         -10
Apparel, household goods - wool            217         238         -22
Pleasure boats and motors                  168         191         -23
Writing and art supplies                   835         860         -25
Household appliances                       889         929         -40
Gem diamonds                             1,031       1,126         -95
Other household goods                    2,496       2,599        -103
 
Other goods                              4,428       4,141         287
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              Item(1)              Year-to-dateYear-to-dateYear-to-date
                                       2002        2001       Change
 
Total, Balance of Payments Basis       566,388     598,881     -32,493
Net Adjustments                          1,661       3,659      -1,997
Total, Census Basis                    564,727     595,223     -30,496
 
Foods, feeds, and beverages             24,224      22,935       1,289
 
Meat products                            2,968       2,955          13
Fruits, frozen juices                    2,471       2,245         226
Cane and beet sugar                        238         211          28
Dairy products and eggs                    556         499          57
Wine and related products                2,637       2,358         279
Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine           1,668       1,547         121
Vegetables                               2,062       2,037          25
Cocoa beans                                214         170          44
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                167         188         -21
Green coffee                               600         687         -87
Tea, spices, etc.                          441         413          28
Fish and shellfish                       5,013       4,861         152
Nuts                                       349         344           5
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   733         723          10
Bakery products                          1,743       1,554         189
Food oils, oilseeds                        570         595         -25
Other foods                              1,795       1,551         244
 
Industrial supplies and materials      126,477     148,707     -22,231
 
Crude oil                               34,457      39,810      -5,352
Lumber                                   3,843       3,462         380
Petroleum products, other                6,257       8,515      -2,257
Nuclear fuel materials                     943         887          56
Chemicals-fertilizers                    1,739       2,448        -709
Liquefied petroleum gases                1,634       2,727      -1,093
Nonferrous metals, other                   672         880        -208
Nonmonetary gold                         1,222         943         279
Shingles, wallboard                      3,592       3,222         370
Finished metal shapes                    3,348       3,523        -175
Pulpwood and woodpulp                    1,091       1,493        -402
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                1,804       1,733          71
Zinc                                       518         535         -17
Leather and furs                           446         513         -67
Materials, excluding chemicals             776         817         -41
Cotton cloth, fabrics                    1,068       1,122         -54
Coal and related fuels                     442         461         -19
Electric energy                            664       2,334      -1,671
Hair, waste materials                      223         210          13
Natural rubber                             307         308          -1
Cotton, natural fibers                      42          69         -27
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals               269         297         -28
Tin                                         75         145         -70
Hides and skins                             66          83         -18
Iron and steel, advanced                 2,157       2,160          -3
Wool, silk, etc.                           303         371         -69
Nontextile floor tiles                   1,022         930          91
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                   412         402          10
Copper                                   1,212       1,375        -162
Farming materials, livestock               445         430          15
Newsprint                                1,532       1,895        -363
Chemicals-inorganic                      1,904       2,099        -194
Plywood and veneers                        801         696         105
Finished textile supplies                1,169       1,058         111
Synthetic rubber--primary                  574         608         -34
Synthetic cloth                          2,076       2,021          55
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.          2,129       2,178         -49
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                  2,665       2,764        -100
Nickel                                     409         564        -155
Paper and paper products                 2,989       3,097        -109
Industrial supplies, other               6,894       6,818          76
Tobacco, waxes, etc                      1,736       1,735           1
Blank tapes, audio & visual              1,228       1,116         112
Plastic materials                        3,505       3,782        -277
Bauxite and aluminum                     3,140       3,132           8
Steelmaking materials                    1,071       1,172        -101
Fuel oil                                 3,969       6,656      -2,688
Chemicals-organic                        6,196       6,608        -412
Gas-natural                              5,585      10,309      -4,724
Other precious metals                    1,830       4,099      -2,269
Iron and steel mill products             4,025       4,094         -69
 
Capital goods, except automotive       141,623     159,990     -18,367
 
Civilian aircraft                        6,644       7,304        -660
Telecommunications equipment            11,282      13,984      -2,702
Computers                                7,766       6,503       1,263
Photo, service industry machinery        4,480       4,474           5
Pulp and paper machinery                 1,669       2,252        -583
Wood, glass, plastic                     1,988       2,214        -227
Industrial engines                       4,581       4,958        -376
Metalworking machine tools               2,768       4,092      -1,324
Medicinal equipment                      6,784       6,168         616
Semiconductors                          13,230      18,328      -5,098
Excavating machinery                     2,058       2,243        -186
Food, tobacco machinery                    744         736           8
Textile, sewing machines                   467         663        -195
Vessels, except scrap                        1           1           1
Marine engines, parts                      285         288          -4
Laboratory testing instruments           1,012       1,575        -563
Spacecraft, excluding military              12          14          -2
Agricultural machinery, equipment        1,934       1,986         -52
Drilling & oilfield equipment              639         808        -169
Railway transportation equipment           506         856        -350
Nonfarm tractors and parts                 338         325          13
Specialized mining                         209         145          64
Measuring, testing, control instrum      4,338       4,856        -518
Materials handling equipment             2,994       3,301        -308
Business machines and equipment          2,070       2,651        -581
Parts-civilian aircraft                  2,409       2,941        -531
Industrial machines, other               8,839       9,239        -400
Commercial vessels, other                  107          51          56
Engines-civilian aircraft                4,471       5,296        -825
Electric apparatus                      11,035      12,574      -1,538
Generators, accessories                  5,667       5,966        -299
Computer accessories                    30,298      33,198      -2,900
 
Automotive vehicles, parts, and eng     99,394      94,952       4,442
 
Consumer goods                         148,149     144,268       3,881
 
Toys/games/sporting goods               11,296      11,079         217
Pharmaceutical preparations             19,022      16,288       2,734
Apparel, household goods - cotton       16,944      17,336        -392
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.          3,460       4,131        -672
Stereo equipment, etc                    4,057       3,858         199
Footwear                                 5,593       6,056        -463
Furniture, household goods, etc.         7,848       6,945         903
Motorcycles and parts                    1,508       1,507           1
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto     11,923      13,303      -1,380
Books, printed matter                    1,615       1,654         -38
Apparel,household goods-nontextile       2,948       3,110        -162
Cookware, cutlery, tools                 2,190       2,063         127
Nursery stock, etc.                        577         586         -10
Records, tapes, and disks                  617         628         -10
Gem stones, other                          800         782          18
Musical instruments                        695         733         -38
Numismatic coins                            55          60          -5
Jewelry                                  4,454       4,264         191
Glassware, chinaware                     1,020       1,175        -156
Photo equipment                            873       1,133        -260
Camping apparel and gear                 2,981       3,119        -139
TV's, VCR's, etc                        11,346      10,753         593
Rugs                                       763         718          45
Toiletries and cosmetics                 1,895       1,786         109
Apparel, household goods - wool          1,392       1,726        -334
Pleasure boats and motors                1,039       1,069         -30
Writing and art supplies                 4,843       4,732         112
Household appliances                     5,132       4,332         800
Gem diamonds                             6,205       5,420         785
Other household goods                   15,058      13,921       1,137
 
Other goods                             24,860      24,370         489
 
(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-02-108), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, June 2002.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         
                                 


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