                          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
    adjustments 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)                                October      September (R) Monthly
                                       2002         2002          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis          96,521       99,564        -3,043
Net Adjustments                              301          296             5
Total, Census Basis                       96,220       99,268        -3,048

Foods, feeds, and beverages                3,983        4,139          -156

Fish and shellfish                           739          782           -43
Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine               237          279           -41
Fruits, frozen juices                        420          447           -28
Wine and related products                    420          444           -24
Vegetables                                   366          386           -21
Bakery products                              303          320           -17
Meat products                                459          473           -14
Tea, spices, etc.                             56           66           -10
Dairy products and eggs                       76           84            -8
Nuts                                          50           56            -6
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   24           27            -3
Cane and beet sugar                           53           54            -2
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     164          162             3
Green coffee                                 153          147             5
Other foods                                  318          308            10
Cocoa beans                                   21            8            13
Food oils, oilseeds                          124           96            28

Industrial supplies and materials         24,259       23,449           810

Crude oil                                  7,901        6,909           992
Fuel oil                                   1,011          748           263
Other precious metals                        442          320           122
Nuclear fuel materials                       293          186           108
Gas-natural                                1,207        1,111            97
Nonmonetary gold                             254          185            68
Petroleum products, other                  1,204        1,156            48
Copper                                       188          147            41
Steelmaking materials                        236          209            28
Electric energy                               97           78            18
Nonferrous metals, other                     121          104            16
Zinc                                          80           66            15
Lumber                                       522          510            12
Natural rubber                                71           66             4
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  54           51             3
Tin                                           18           16             2
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      74           72             2
Leather and furs                              69           67             2
Plywood and veneers                          153          152             1
Cotton, natural fibers                         8            8             0
Hides and skins                               12           13            -1
Hair, waste materials                         38           40            -2
Coal and related fuels                        92           96            -4
Wool, silk, etc.                              57           62            -5
Newsprint                                    247          259           -12
Synthetic rubber--primary                     95          108           -13
Materials, excluding chemicals               112          126           -14
Nontextile floor tiles                       169          184           -15
Farming materials, livestock                  50           67           -17
Chemicals-fertilizers                        328          346           -17
Finished textile supplies                    194          214           -19
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    287          306           -20
Shingles, wallboard                          597          620           -23
Iron and steel mill products                 870          894           -24
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        193          218           -25
Tobacco, waxes, etc                          254          279           -26
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  222          249           -26
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              331          359           -28
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      429          457           -28
Plastic materials                            624          658           -34
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        165          201           -36
Paper and paper products                     473          514           -41
Finished metal shapes                        553          602           -50
Chemicals-inorganic                          305          356           -51
Synthetic cloth                              310          365           -55
Iron and steel, advanced                     324          382           -58
Nickel                                        49          108           -59
Liquefied petroleum gases                    265          332           -67
Bauxite and aluminum                         503          575           -73
Chemicals-organic                            963        1,047           -84
Industrial supplies, other                 1,146        1,249          -104

Capital goods, except automotive          22,143       23,565        -1,422

Computer accessories                       4,134        4,734          -600
Industrial machines, other                 1,409        1,597          -189
Telecommunications equipment               1,719        1,904          -185
Electric apparatus                         1,764        1,880          -116
Photo, service industry machinery            732          831           -99
Metalworking machine tools                   489          558           -70
Semiconductors                             2,080        2,137           -57
Business machines and equipment              320          369           -49
Generators, accessories                      801          848           -47
Wood, glass, plastic                         397          444           -47
Laboratory testing instruments               147          185           -38
Measuring, testing, control instruments      756          793           -37
Excavating machinery                         318          354           -37
Medicinal equipment                        1,135        1,170           -36
Food, tobacco machinery                      119          154           -34
Industrial engines                           719          749           -30
Drilling & oilfield equipment                118          143           -25
Engines-civilian aircraft                    713          732           -19
Materials handling equipment                 484          501           -18
Textile, sewing machines                      82           97           -16
Nonfarm tractors and parts                    51           65           -15
Agricultural machinery, equipment            332          346           -14
Vessels, except scrap                          0            0             0
Marine engines, parts                         44           45             0
Spacecraft, excluding military                 2            1             1
Commercial vessels, other                      3            2             1
Railway transportation equipment              80           77             3
Specialized mining                            27           20             6
Pulp and paper machinery                     319          295            24
Parts-civilian aircraft                      375          348            26
Computers                                  1,475        1,352           123
Civilian aircraft                          1,002          828           174

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   16,780       17,686          -906

Consumer goods                            24,963       26,260        -1,297

Other household goods                      2,501        2,899          -398
Apparel, household goods - cotton          2,940        3,237          -297
Toys/games/sporting goods                  1,695        1,946          -252
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       1,996        2,211          -214
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,175        1,376          -202
Footwear                                     895        1,016          -122
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              604          680           -76
Stereo equipment, etc                        614          677           -63
Pleasure boats and motors                    157          219           -62
Household appliances                         800          859           -59
Motorcycles and parts                        161          218           -57
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           472          528           -57
Writing and art supplies                     761          809           -48
Glassware, chinaware                         164          206           -42
Camping apparel and gear                     472          512           -39
Books, printed matter                        272          309           -37
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     333          366           -33
Photo equipment                              128          156           -28
Musical instruments                           96          122           -26
TV's, VCR's, etc                           1,846        1,870           -24
Toiletries and cosmetics                     335          354           -19
Rugs                                         112          130           -18
Nursery stock, etc.                           88           96            -8
Records, tapes, and disks                    112          120            -8
Gem stones, other                            145          142             4
Numismatic coins                              19            9            10
Apparel, household goods - wool              281          247            34
Jewelry                                      807          730            77
Gem diamonds                               1,115          919           196
Pharmaceutical preparations                3,866        3,297           569

Other goods                                4,093        4,170           -77
                                        
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Item(1)                                Year-to-date Year-to-date  Year-to-date
                                       2002         2001          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         960,808      969,300        -8,492
Net Adjustments                            2,809        4,553        -1,743
Total, Census Basis                      957,999      964,747        -6,748

Foods, feeds, and beverages               40,794       38,837         1,957

Fish and shellfish                         8,204        8,149            55
Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine             2,723        2,564           159
Fruits, frozen juices                      4,176        3,808           367
Wine and related products                  4,389        3,891           498
Vegetables                                 3,567        3,469            98
Bakery products                            3,008        2,658           350
Meat products                              4,915        5,089          -174
Tea, spices, etc.                            678          662            16
Dairy products and eggs                      900          841            59
Nuts                                         574          565            10
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  271          315           -43
Cane and beet sugar                          450          435            15
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   1,336        1,242            94
Green coffee                               1,154        1,161            -7
Other foods                                3,045        2,680           365
Cocoa beans                                  363          298            65
Food oils, oilseeds                        1,040        1,010            30

Industrial supplies and materials        220,529      235,975       -15,446

Crude oil                                 63,034       65,182        -2,148
Fuel oil                                   7,252        9,592        -2,341
Other precious metals                      3,071        5,537        -2,466
Nuclear fuel materials                     1,811        1,659           152
Gas-natural                                9,899       14,002        -4,103
Nonmonetary gold                           2,068        1,721           347
Petroleum products, other                 11,148       12,620        -1,472
Copper                                     1,944        2,215          -271
Steelmaking materials                      1,945        1,880            65
Electric energy                            1,015        2,638        -1,622
Nonferrous metals, other                   1,143        1,383          -240
Zinc                                         842          828            14
Lumber                                     5,860        5,950           -90
Natural rubber                               592          531            61
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 472          496           -24
Tin                                          143          194           -51
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     710          703             7
Leather and furs                             735          825           -90
Plywood and veneers                        1,412        1,185           226
Cotton, natural fibers                        68          104           -36
Hides and skins                              111          133           -21
Hair, waste materials                        385          345            41
Coal and related fuels                       842          841             1
Wool, silk, etc.                             534          588           -54
Newsprint                                  2,538        3,055          -517
Synthetic rubber--primary                  1,000        1,054           -55
Materials, excluding chemicals             1,269        1,329           -59
Nontextile floor tiles                     1,725        1,564           161
Farming materials, livestock                 708          747           -40
Chemicals-fertilizers                      3,040        3,659          -620
Finished textile supplies                  1,997        1,772           225
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  3,004        2,861           144
Shingles, wallboard                        5,999        5,473           526
Iron and steel mill products               7,322        6,815           507
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      1,941        2,251          -309
Tobacco, waxes, etc                        2,870        2,933           -63
Blank tapes, audio & visual                2,163        1,940           224
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            3,518        3,592           -74
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    4,464        4,525           -61
Plastic materials                          6,091        6,190           -99
Cotton cloth, fabrics                      1,850        1,789            61
Paper and paper products                   4,994        5,053           -59
Finished metal shapes                      5,685        5,725           -40
Chemicals-inorganic                        3,238        3,426          -188
Synthetic cloth                            3,491        3,348           143
Iron and steel, advanced                   3,599        3,528            71
Nickel                                       732          888          -157
Liquefied petroleum gases                  2,821        3,871        -1,050
Bauxite and aluminum                       5,426        5,287           138
Chemicals-organic                         10,274       10,908          -634
Industrial supplies, other                11,734       11,240           495

Capital goods, except automotive         234,919      252,759       -17,839

Computer accessories                      48,951       51,992        -3,040
Industrial machines, other                14,868       14,893           -24
Telecommunications equipment              18,968       21,264        -2,297
Electric apparatus                        18,391       19,727        -1,336
Photo, service industry machinery          7,562        7,367           195
Metalworking machine tools                 4,903        6,389        -1,486
Semiconductors                            22,007       26,564        -4,557
Business machines and equipment            3,464        4,170          -707
Generators, accessories                    9,123        9,846          -722
Wood, glass, plastic                       3,635        3,557            79
Laboratory testing instruments             1,650        2,383          -733
Measuring, testing, control instruments    7,437        7,651          -214
Excavating machinery                       3,466        3,646          -181
Medicinal equipment                       11,460       10,295         1,164
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,281        1,235            45
Industrial engines                         7,593        8,184          -591
Drilling & oilfield equipment              1,120        1,370          -250
Engines-civilian aircraft                  7,273        9,130        -1,857
Materials handling equipment               5,048        5,245          -197
Textile, sewing machines                     829        1,008          -179
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   577          560            17
Agricultural machinery, equipment          3,339        3,239           100
Vessels, except scrap                          2            1             1
Marine engines, parts                        464          464             0
Spacecraft, excluding military                20           88           -68
Commercial vessels, other                    137           68            69
Railway transportation equipment             850        1,216          -366
Specialized mining                           338          256            82
Pulp and paper machinery                   2,930        3,542          -612
Parts-civilian aircraft                    3,799        4,860        -1,061
Computers                                 13,394       10,677         2,717
Civilian aircraft                         10,039       11,871        -1,832

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  168,774      158,451        10,324

Consumer goods                           251,781      238,452        13,329

Other household goods                     25,757       23,447         2,310
Apparel, household goods - cotton         29,439       28,401         1,039
Toys/games/sporting goods                 18,955       18,544           411
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      20,428       21,695        -1,267
Furniture, household goods, etc.          13,189       11,474         1,715
Footwear                                   9,491        9,971          -480
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            5,817        6,158          -341
Stereo equipment, etc                      6,783        6,465           318
Pleasure boats and motors                  1,786        1,725            61
Household appliances                       8,501        7,437         1,064
Motorcycles and parts                      2,457        2,527           -70
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         4,979        5,199          -220
Writing and art supplies                   8,045        7,844           201
Glassware, chinaware                       1,764        1,884          -120
Camping apparel and gear                   5,053        5,050             3
Books, printed matter                      2,778        2,762            15
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   3,640        3,410           230
Photo equipment                            1,438        1,760          -322
Musical instruments                        1,163        1,167            -4
TV's, VCR's, etc                          19,001       17,229         1,772
Toiletries and cosmetics                   3,258        2,966           292
Rugs                                       1,274        1,188            86
Nursery stock, etc.                          953          962            -9
Records, tapes, and disks                  1,077        1,044            33
Gem stones, other                          1,358        1,260            98
Numismatic coins                             133           96            37
Apparel, household goods - wool            2,410        2,899          -489
Jewelry                                    7,516        7,001           515
Gem diamonds                              10,161        8,710         1,451
Pharmaceutical preparations               33,177       28,177         5,000

Other goods                               41,201       40,274           927
                                                  

(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 or www.bea.gov/bea/rels.htm.
                                                  

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-02-162), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, October 2002.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
