
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)                 August        July        Monthly
                                       2002       2002 (R)      Change
 
Total, Balance of Payments Basis        100,258       98,143        2,115
Net Adjustments                             274          275           -1
Total, Census Basis                      99,984       97,868        2,116
 
Foods, feeds, and beverages               4,218        4,243          -25
 
Meat products                               486          531          -45
Cane and beet sugar                          37           68          -31
Fish and shellfish                          828          843          -15
Vegetables                                  369          384          -15
Dairy products and eggs                      86           99          -13
Wine and related products                   439          450          -11
Nuts                                         57           61           -4
Tea, spices, etc.                            56           60           -4
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  26           27           -1
Food oils, oilseeds                         129          129           (-)
Bakery products                             321          320            1
Green coffee                                133          122           11
Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine              278          265           13
Other foods                                 321          306           14
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    147          129           17
Cocoa beans                                  70           50           20
Fruits, frozen juices                       435          399           36
 
Industrial supplies and materials        23,883       22,803        1,080
 
Crude oil                                 7,195        6,777          418
Chemicals-fertilizers                       392          256          136
Fuel oil                                    831          699          132
Bauxite and aluminum                        645          564           81
Chemicals-organic                         1,081        1,006           75
Other precious metals                       276          204           73
Liquefied petroleum gases                   318          260           58
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 263          205           57
Lumber                                      521          464           57
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                     474          439           35
Finished metal shapes                       608          576           33
Copper                                      218          187           31
Iron and steel, advanced                    379          357           22
Coal and related fuels                      116           96           20
Farming materials, livestock                 81           66           15
Iron and steel mill products                776          762           14
Industrial supplies, other                1,231        1,218           13
Newsprint                                   256          244           12
Plastic materials                           656          647            9
Steelmaking materials                       220          212            8
Nonmonetary gold                            212          205            7
Shingles, wallboard                         599          593            6
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                   307          302            5
Synthetic cloth                             372          368            4
Tin                                          19           15            4
Cotton cloth, fabrics                       209          206            3
Materials, excluding chemicals              130          128            3
Finished textile supplies                   211          209            2
Hides and skins                              12            9            2
Hair, waste materials                        43           41            2
Cotton, natural fibers                        5            5           (-)
Chemicals-inorganic                         338          339           (-)
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       219          220           (-)
Tobacco, waxes, etc                         301          301           -1
Wool, silk, etc.                             56           57           -1
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     76           77           -1
Nontextile floor tiles                      175          177           -2
Nuclear fuel materials                      193          196           -2
Natural rubber                               73           76           -2
Synthetic rubber--primary                   108          115           -7
Leather and furs                             74           80           -7
Plywood and veneers                         149          157           -8
Zinc                                         86           94           -8
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.             346          356          -11
Electric energy                              82           95          -13
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 41           56          -15
Paper and paper products                    501          517          -17
Petroleum products, other                 1,252        1,276          -24
Nickel                                       67           99          -32
Nonferrous metals, other                    114          161          -46
Gas-natural                                 976        1,034          -58
 
Capital goods, except automotive         23,706       23,981         -275
 
Civilian aircraft                           585          916         -332
Computer accessories                      4,834        4,947         -113
Computers                                 1,351        1,456         -105
Telecommunications equipment              2,000        2,072          -72
Engines-civilian aircraft                   654          721          -67
Wood, glass, plastic                        384          427          -43
Pulp and paper machinery                    310          339          -29
Excavating machinery                        355          381          -26
Specialized mining                           29           53          -24
Commercial vessels, other                     4           21          -17
Industrial engines                          767          773           -6
Laboratory testing instruments              152          157           -5
Railway transportation equipment             91           96           -5
Business machines and equipment             351          354           -3
Marine engines, parts                        49           51           -3
Electric apparatus                        1,867        1,868           -1
Spacecraft, excluding military                2            3           -1
Vessels, except scrap                         1            1           (-)
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   63           60            3
Textile, sewing machines                     96           90            6
Drilling & oilfield equipment               119          106           13
Food, tobacco machinery                     140          125           15
Agricultural machinery, equipment           372          356           16
Generators, accessories                     929          903           26
Photo, service industry machinery           783          753           31
Parts-civilian aircraft                     353          316           36
Measuring, testing, control instrum         797          756           42
Semiconductors                            2,309        2,255           55
Materials handling equipment                580          515           65
Industrial machines, other                1,550        1,476           74
Medicinal equipment                       1,235        1,139           96
Metalworking machine tools                  597          496          100
 
Automotive vehicles, parts, and eng      17,428       17,233          195
 
Consumer goods                           26,656       25,570        1,086
 
Apparel, household goods - cotton         3,297        3,023          274
Other household goods                     2,758        2,540          217
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto       2,238        2,061          177
Toys/games/sporting goods                 2,080        1,934          146
Gem diamonds                              1,029          914          114
TV's, VCR's, etc                          2,019        1,936           83
Footwear                                  1,035          954           80
Household appliances                        886          826           60
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          541          489           53
Camping apparel and gear                    566          520           45
Furniture, household goods, etc.          1,410        1,381           29
Apparel, household goods - wool             256          232           24
Pleasure boats and motors                   191          176           15
Writing and art supplies                    823          809           13
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    382          369           13
Glassware, chinaware                        191          184            7
Jewelry                                     763          759            4
Toiletries and cosmetics                    339          337            2
Numismatic coins                             25           25           (-)
Nursery stock, etc.                          95           98           -2
Gem stones, other                           135          139           -4
Photo equipment                             139          144           -5
Musical instruments                         122          128           -6
Rugs                                        130          139           -9
Records, tapes, and disks                   109          120          -12
Stereo equipment, etc                       715          726          -12
Books, printed matter                       284          297          -13
Motorcycles and parts                       268          290          -22
Pharmaceutical preparations               3,366        3,409          -43
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             464          608         -144
 
Other goods                               4,094        4,038           56
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              Item(1)              Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
                                       2002         2001        Change
 
Total, Balance of Payments Basis        764,366      786,521      -22,155
Net Adjustments                           2,208        4,114       -1,906
Total, Census Basis                     762,158      782,407      -20,249
 
Foods, feeds, and beverages              32,685       30,887        1,799
 
Meat products                             3,984        4,036          -52
Cane and beet sugar                         343          310           33
Fish and shellfish                        6,684        6,500          184
Vegetables                                2,815        2,758           57
Dairy products and eggs                     741          678           63
Wine and related products                 3,525        3,125          400
Nuts                                        468          450           17
Tea, spices, etc.                           557          540           17
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 221          251          -30
Food oils, oilseeds                         828          823            4
Bakery products                           2,384        2,100          284
Green coffee                                854          938          -84
Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine            2,208        2,060          148
Other foods                               2,420        2,102          318
Feedstuff and foodgrains                  1,009          961           48
Cocoa beans                                 335          232          103
Fruits, frozen juices                     3,311        3,023          288
 
Industrial supplies and materials       172,928      193,268      -20,340
 
Crude oil                                48,312       52,786       -4,474
Chemicals-fertilizers                     2,368        3,055         -687
Fuel oil                                  5,489        8,160       -2,671
Bauxite and aluminum                      4,348        4,167          182
Chemicals-organic                         8,264        8,792         -528
Other precious metals                     2,309        4,914       -2,605
Liquefied petroleum gases                 2,212        3,301       -1,089
Blank tapes, audio & visual               1,692        1,519          173
Lumber                                    4,827        4,746           81
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                   3,576        3,627          -50
Finished metal shapes                     4,530        4,614          -85
Copper                                    1,609        1,782         -173
Iron and steel, advanced                  2,893        2,851           42
Coal and related fuels                      653          655           -1
Farming materials, livestock                590          585            6
Iron and steel mill products              5,557        5,410          147
Industrial supplies, other                9,340        9,049          291
Newsprint                                 2,032        2,495         -463
Plastic materials                         4,808        4,982         -174
Steelmaking materials                     1,504        1,525          -21
Nonmonetary gold                          1,629        1,291          338
Shingles, wallboard                       4,783        4,376          407
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                 2,411        2,308          103
Synthetic cloth                           2,815        2,684          132
Tin                                         110          178          -68
Cotton cloth, fabrics                     1,483        1,455           28
Materials, excluding chemicals            1,034        1,067          -34
Finished textile supplies                 1,589        1,410          179
Hides and skins                              86          109          -23
Hair, waste materials                       308          280           28
Cotton, natural fibers                       52           86          -34
Chemicals-inorganic                       2,579        2,768         -189
Pulpwood and woodpulp                     1,530        1,886         -356
Tobacco, waxes, etc                       2,336        2,336            1
Wool, silk, etc.                            415          486          -71
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    564          551           13
Nontextile floor tiles                    1,373        1,246          126
Nuclear fuel materials                    1,332        1,300           32
Natural rubber                              455          436           19
Synthetic rubber--primary                   797          837          -40
Leather and furs                            600          668          -69
Plywood and veneers                       1,106          938          168
Zinc                                        695          678           18
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.           2,829        2,894          -65
Electric energy                             841        2,530       -1,689
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                367          399          -32
Paper and paper products                  4,006        4,098          -93
Petroleum products, other                 8,787       10,597       -1,810
Nickel                                      575          730         -155
Nonferrous metals, other                    943        1,121         -178
Gas-natural                               7,581       12,510       -4,929
 
Capital goods, except automotive        189,127      207,420      -18,293
 
Civilian aircraft                         8,091        9,807       -1,716
Computer accessories                     40,077       42,809       -2,732
Computers                                10,572        8,643        1,929
Telecommunications equipment             15,347       17,847       -2,500
Engines-civilian aircraft                 5,838        7,281       -1,443
Wood, glass, plastic                      2,794        2,878          -84
Pulp and paper machinery                  2,322        2,925         -603
Excavating machinery                      2,794        2,930         -136
Specialized mining                          291          204           87
Commercial vessels, other                   132           59           73
Industrial engines                        6,118        6,568         -450
Laboratory testing instruments            1,319        2,010         -690
Railway transportation equipment            693        1,038         -345
Business machines and equipment           2,774        3,420         -646
Marine engines, parts                       375          383           -8
Electric apparatus                       14,753       16,168       -1,415
Spacecraft, excluding military               16           15            2
Vessels, except scrap                         3            1            2
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  460          444           16
Textile, sewing machines                    652          838         -186
Drilling & oilfield equipment               864        1,122         -258
Food, tobacco machinery                   1,008          988           20
Agricultural machinery, equipment         2,662        2,604           58
Generators, accessories                   7,474        7,932         -459
Photo, service industry machinery         5,998        5,921           77
Parts-civilian aircraft                   3,081        3,899         -818
Measuring, testing, control instrum       5,889        6,273         -384
Semiconductors                           17,793       22,548       -4,756
Materials handling equipment              4,065        4,288         -222
Industrial machines, other               11,856       12,062         -206
Medicinal equipment                       9,158        8,218          940
Metalworking machine tools                3,858        5,297       -1,440
 
Automotive vehicles, parts, and eng     134,151      127,198        6,953
 
Consumer goods                          200,327      191,308        9,019
 
Apparel, household goods - cotton        23,259       22,873          386
Other household goods                    20,361       18,602        1,758
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto      16,219       17,586       -1,366
Toys/games/sporting goods                15,309       14,829          480
Gem diamonds                              8,147        7,238          908
TV's, VCR's, etc                         15,293       13,980        1,314
Footwear                                  7,578        8,018         -440
Household appliances                      6,841        5,824        1,017
Apparel,household goods-nontextile        3,978        4,176         -197
Camping apparel and gear                  4,067        4,100          -33
Furniture, household goods, etc.         10,638        9,181        1,457
Apparel, household goods - wool           1,881        2,301         -420
Pleasure boats and motors                 1,408        1,410           -1
Writing and art supplies                  6,474        6,287          187
Cookware, cutlery, tools                  2,941        2,719          222
Glassware, chinaware                      1,394        1,525         -131
Jewelry                                   5,983        5,691          292
Toiletries and cosmetics                  2,569        2,379          190
Numismatic coins                            105           74           31
Nursery stock, etc.                         769          771           -2
Gem stones, other                         1,071        1,024           47
Photo equipment                           1,155        1,468         -313
Musical instruments                         945          948           -3
Rugs                                      1,031          955           77
Records, tapes, and disks                   846          840            5
Stereo equipment, etc                     5,498        5,159          338
Books, printed matter                     2,196        2,218          -22
Motorcycles and parts                     2,069        2,030           38
Pharmaceutical preparations              25,766       21,954        3,812
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.           4,534        5,147         -613
 
Other goods                              32,940       32,327          613
 
(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-02-132), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, August 2002.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         
                                 


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