
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)                  July         June        Monthly
                                       2002       2002 (R)      Change
 
Total, Balance of Payments Basis         97,974       98,868         -894
Net Adjustments                             274          280           -6
Total, Census Basis                      97,700       98,588         -888
 
Foods, feeds, and beverages               4,241        4,132          109
 
Meat products                               531          473           58
Cane and beet sugar                          68           32           36
Vegetables                                  383          348           35
Cocoa beans                                  50           37           13
Dairy products and eggs                      99           89           10
Wine and related products                   450          443            7
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    129          123            6
Food oils, oilseeds                         122          117            6
Bakery products                             320          315            5
Nuts                                         61           59            2
Fruits, frozen juices                       406          408           -2
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  27           30           -2
Green coffee                                121          128           -7
Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine              265          276          -11
Tea, spices, etc.                            60           75          -15
Other foods                                 305          320          -15
Fish and shellfish                          841          858          -17
 
Industrial supplies and materials        22,671       22,532          139
 
Crude oil                                 6,699        6,409          289
Petroleum products, other                 1,275        1,168          107
Iron and steel mill products                757          693           64
Nuclear fuel materials                      195          134           61
Lumber                                      464          416           48
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       219          181           38
Nonferrous metals, other                    135          100           36
Coal and related fuels                       96           70           26
Zinc                                         94           72           23
Cotton cloth, fabrics                       206          185           21
Nickel                                       99           81           18
Natural rubber                               76           60           16
Electric energy                              95           81           14
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 56           45           12
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                   301          291           10
Leather and furs                             80           70           10
Liquefied petroleum gases                   260          251            9
Finished metal shapes                       575          567            8
Industrial supplies, other                1,215        1,210            5
Chemicals-inorganic                         336          330            5
Synthetic rubber--primary                   114          111            3
Tin                                          15           12            3
Hair, waste materials                        41           38            3
Wool, silk, etc.                             57           55            2
Plywood and veneers                         157          155            2
Synthetic cloth                             368          366            2
Plastic materials                           647          646            1
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     77           76            1
Cotton, natural fibers                        5            5           (-)
Copper                                      187          187           (-)
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.             355          356           -1
Materials, excluding chemicals              126          128           -1
Hides and skins                               9           11           -2
Shingles, wallboard                         592          594           -2
Finished textile supplies                   208          210           -2
Tobacco, waxes, etc                         301          304           -3
Nontextile floor tiles                      177          182           -5
Newsprint                                   244          250           -6
Chemicals-fertilizers                       253          264          -10
Iron and steel, advanced                    357          369          -13
Farming materials, livestock                 66           80          -14
Bauxite and aluminum                        563          578          -15
Steelmaking materials                       209          229          -20
Paper and paper products                    517          538          -21
Nonmonetary gold                            205          234          -28
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                     440          471          -31
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 205          238          -33
Gas-natural                               1,034        1,101          -67
Chemicals-organic                         1,005        1,098          -93
Fuel oil                                    698          817         -119
Other precious metals                       203          415         -212
 
Capital goods, except automotive         23,918       24,181         -263
 
Civilian aircraft                           910        1,034         -124
Semiconductors                            2,255        2,377         -122
Telecommunications equipment              2,068        2,141          -73
Photo, service industry machinery           753          814          -61
Parts-civilian aircraft                     317          367          -50
Medicinal equipment                       1,135        1,176          -40
Electric apparatus                        1,858        1,882          -24
Laboratory testing instruments              157          173          -15
Industrial engines                          773          786          -13
Metalworking machine tools                  494          506          -12
Food, tobacco machinery                     124          135          -11
Business machines and equipment             354          358           -4
Textile, sewing machines                     88           92           -4
Computer accessories                      4,948        4,951           -3
Industrial machines, other                1,468        1,470           -2
Materials handling equipment                513          515           -2
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)           1           -1
Spacecraft, excluding military                3            1            2
Drilling & oilfield equipment               100           97            3
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   60           56            4
Generators, accessories                     899          892            7
Railway transportation equipment             96           89            7
Pulp and paper machinery                    337          328            9
Marine engines, parts                        52           42           10
Excavating machinery                        381          368           14
Commercial vessels, other                    21            4           17
Measuring, testing, control instrum         756          733           24
Specialized mining                           53           23           30
Agricultural machinery, equipment           356          326           31
Engines-civilian aircraft                   710          678           31
Wood, glass, plastic                        425          375           50
Computers                                 1,451        1,393           58
 
Automotive vehicles, parts, and eng      17,269       17,223           45
 
Consumer goods                           25,562       26,145         -583
 
Toys/games/sporting goods                 1,933        2,172         -238
Gem diamonds                                903        1,029         -127
TV's, VCR's, etc                          1,923        2,039         -117
Household appliances                        827          887          -60
Stereo equipment, etc                       720          779          -59
Furniture, household goods, etc.          1,381        1,420          -39
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    370          408          -38
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          489          520          -31
Footwear                                    955          985          -30
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto       2,060        2,088          -28
Pharmaceutical preparations               3,422        3,450          -27
Writing and art supplies                    809          834          -25
Camping apparel and gear                    522          535          -13
Jewelry                                     763          774          -10
Nursery stock, etc.                          97          104           -7
Musical instruments                         128          127            1
Photo equipment                             144          140            4
Books, printed matter                       297          291            6
Gem stones, other                           138          132            6
Pleasure boats and motors                   178          170            8
Records, tapes, and disks                   120          112            8
Glassware, chinaware                        184          175            9
Rugs                                        139          126           14
Numismatic coins                             25           11           15
Apparel, household goods - wool             232          217           15
Toiletries and cosmetics                    336          319           17
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             610          586           24
Motorcycles and parts                       294          267           27
Other household goods                     2,540        2,501           39
Apparel, household goods - cotton         3,023        2,949           73
 
Other goods                               4,041        4,376         -336
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              Item(1)              Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
                                       2002         2001        Change
 
Total, Balance of Payments Basis        663,940      693,125      -29,185
Net Adjustments                           1,933        3,871       -1,938
Total, Census Basis                     662,006      689,254      -27,247
 
Foods, feeds, and beverages              28,465       26,959        1,506
 
Meat products                             3,498        3,510          -12
Cane and beet sugar                         306          263           43
Vegetables                                2,445        2,388           57
Cocoa beans                                 264          203           61
Dairy products and eggs                     654          590           64
Wine and related products                 3,087        2,750          337
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    862          851           11
Food oils, oilseeds                         692          722          -30
Bakery products                           2,064        1,826          238
Nuts                                        411          398           12
Fruits, frozen juices                     2,884        2,628          256
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 195          219          -24
Green coffee                                722          820          -99
Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine            1,929        1,813          116
Tea, spices, etc.                           501          478           23
Other foods                               2,098        1,827          271
Fish and shellfish                        5,854        5,673          182
 
Industrial supplies and materials       148,912      171,139      -22,227
 
Crude oil                                41,039       46,417       -5,378
Petroleum products, other                 7,535        9,516       -1,981
Iron and steel mill products              4,776        4,742           34
Nuclear fuel materials                    1,139        1,150          -11
Lumber                                    4,306        4,118          188
Pulpwood and woodpulp                     1,311        1,690         -380
Nonferrous metals, other                    803        1,012         -209
Coal and related fuels                      538          560          -23
Zinc                                        609          603            7
Cotton cloth, fabrics                     1,274        1,291          -17
Nickel                                      508          655         -147
Natural rubber                              381          372            9
Electric energy                             759        2,435       -1,676
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                325          354          -29
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                 2,104        2,020           84
Leather and furs                            526          591          -65
Liquefied petroleum gases                 1,894        3,002       -1,108
Finished metal shapes                     3,921        4,062         -141
Industrial supplies, other                8,105        7,933          172
Chemicals-inorganic                       2,238        2,438         -200
Synthetic rubber--primary                   688          724          -36
Tin                                          91          164          -74
Hair, waste materials                       264          245           20
Wool, silk, etc.                            359          431          -72
Plywood and veneers                         957          814          143
Synthetic cloth                           2,443        2,354           89
Plastic materials                         4,152        4,375         -223
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    488          476           12
Cotton, natural fibers                       47           78          -31
Copper                                    1,391        1,577         -186
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.           2,483        2,539          -56
Materials, excluding chemicals              902          943          -41
Hides and skins                              75           97          -22
Shingles, wallboard                       4,183        3,801          382
Finished textile supplies                 1,377        1,235          141
Tobacco, waxes, etc                       2,035        2,023           12
Nontextile floor tiles                    1,198        1,087          111
Newsprint                                 1,776        2,187         -411
Chemicals-fertilizers                     1,974        2,756         -782
Iron and steel, advanced                  2,513        2,507            6
Farming materials, livestock                510          512           -2
Bauxite and aluminum                      3,702        3,645           57
Steelmaking materials                     1,281        1,341          -60
Paper and paper products                  3,504        3,598          -93
Nonmonetary gold                          1,418        1,101          317
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                   3,103        3,203         -100
Blank tapes, audio & visual               1,430        1,317          112
Gas-natural                               6,605       11,416       -4,811
Chemicals-organic                         7,182        7,794         -612
Fuel oil                                  4,658        7,330       -2,671
Other precious metals                     2,032        4,506       -2,473
 
Capital goods, except automotive        165,359      183,851      -18,492
 
Civilian aircraft                         7,500        8,577       -1,077
Semiconductors                           15,484       20,463       -4,979
Telecommunications equipment             13,345       15,928       -2,583
Photo, service industry machinery         5,215        5,172           44
Parts-civilian aircraft                   2,730        3,443         -713
Medicinal equipment                       7,919        7,176          743
Electric apparatus                       12,877       14,348       -1,471
Laboratory testing instruments            1,167        1,835         -668
Industrial engines                        5,352        5,717         -365
Metalworking machine tools                3,259        4,730       -1,471
Food, tobacco machinery                     868          856           12
Business machines and equipment           2,423        3,040         -617
Textile, sewing machines                    554          757         -203
Computer accessories                     35,243       38,063       -2,820
Industrial machines, other               10,299       10,652         -353
Materials handling equipment              3,484        3,804         -320
Vessels, except scrap                         2            1            1
Spacecraft, excluding military               15           14            1
Drilling & oilfield equipment               739          957         -218
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  398          383           15
Generators, accessories                   6,542        6,891         -349
Railway transportation equipment            602          937         -335
Pulp and paper machinery                  2,009        2,582         -573
Marine engines, parts                       327          329           -2
Excavating machinery                      2,438        2,596         -157
Commercial vessels, other                   128           55           72
Measuring, testing, control instrum       5,092        5,562         -470
Specialized mining                          262          176           86
Agricultural machinery, equipment         2,290        2,294           -4
Engines-civilian aircraft                 5,172        6,331       -1,159
Wood, glass, plastic                      2,408        2,547         -139
Computers                                 9,216        7,635        1,581
 
Automotive vehicles, parts, and eng     116,759      111,000        5,760
 
Consumer goods                          173,663      167,890        5,772
 
Toys/games/sporting goods                13,229       12,953          276
Gem diamonds                              7,106        6,245          861
TV's, VCR's, etc                         13,261       12,402          859
Household appliances                      5,956        5,048          908
Stereo equipment, etc                     4,777        4,503          274
Furniture, household goods, etc.          9,228        8,059        1,170
Cookware, cutlery, tools                  2,560        2,394          166
Apparel,household goods-nontextile        3,437        3,635         -198
Footwear                                  6,544        7,021         -477
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto      13,981       15,449       -1,468
Pharmaceutical preparations              22,413       19,293        3,120
Writing and art supplies                  5,651        5,511          140
Camping apparel and gear                  3,503        3,614         -112
Jewelry                                   5,224        4,991          233
Nursery stock, etc.                         673          679           -6
Musical instruments                         823          844          -22
Photo equipment                           1,015        1,302         -287
Books, printed matter                     1,912        1,937          -25
Gem stones, other                           936          905           31
Pleasure boats and motors                 1,219        1,235          -16
Records, tapes, and disks                   736          742           -6
Glassware, chinaware                      1,203        1,351         -148
Rugs                                        902          838           64
Numismatic coins                             80           67           13
Apparel, household goods - wool           1,624        2,013         -389
Toiletries and cosmetics                  2,230        2,087          142
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.           4,071        4,661         -590
Motorcycles and parts                     1,804        1,774           30
Other household goods                    17,603       16,228        1,376
Apparel, household goods - cotton        19,961       20,110         -149
 
Other goods                              28,849       28,415          434
 
(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-02-119), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, July 2002.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         
                                 


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