                          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)                                November     October (R)   Monthly
                                       2002         2002          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         102,291       96,923         5,368
Net Adjustments                              288          309           -21
Total, Census Basis                      102,003       96,614         5,389

Foods, feeds, and beverages                4,393        3,992           401

Fish and shellfish                           866          741           125
Cocoa beans                                  102           21            81
Meat products                                538          459            79
Wine and related products                    471          420            52
Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine               288          237            50
Vegetables                                   392          366            26
Bakery products                              326          303            23
Tea, spices, etc.                             70           55            14
Nuts                                          61           50            11
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   28           24             4
Dairy products and eggs                       78           76             2
Cane and beet sugar                           55           53             1
Other foods                                  316          318            -2
Fruits, frozen juices                        412          420            -9
Food oils, oilseeds                          118          128           -10
Green coffee                                 135          153           -18
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     137          165           -29

Industrial supplies and materials         24,070       24,491          -421

Crude oil                                  7,320        8,116          -796
Gas-natural                                  950        1,207          -256
Other precious metals                        302          442          -140
Petroleum products, other                  1,124        1,201           -77
Fuel oil                                     920          997           -77
Nuclear fuel materials                       222          293           -71
Nonmonetary gold                             201          256           -55
Copper                                       152          188           -36
Iron and steel mill products                 837          871           -34
Nonferrous metals, other                      96          120           -24
Zinc                                          68           80           -12
Steelmaking materials                        225          234            -9
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  47           54            -7
Tin                                           13           18            -5
Coal and related fuels                        89           92            -4
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      72           74            -2
Plywood and veneers                          152          154            -1
Lumber                                       522          522            -1
Cotton, natural fibers                         8            8             0
Wool, silk, etc.                              58           57             2
Hair, waste materials                         40           38             2
Chemicals-inorganic                          308          306             2
Hides and skins                               14           12             2
Leather and furs                              72           69             3
Newsprint                                    252          247             5
Synthetic rubber--primary                    102           95             7
Nickel                                        60           49            11
Natural rubber                                88           71            18
Farming materials, livestock                  68           50            18
Nontextile floor tiles                       187          169            18
Shingles, wallboard                          618          597            20
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        215          193            22
Plastic materials                            647          624            23
Materials, excluding chemicals               135          111            24
Tobacco, waxes, etc                          277          253            24
Finished textile supplies                    219          194            25
Electric energy                              122           97            26
Paper and paper products                     502          474            28
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        196          165            31
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  253          222            31
Finished metal shapes                        588          553            36
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              367          331            36
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    325          287            38
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      472          429            43
Synthetic cloth                              357          310            48
Chemicals-fertilizers                        414          350            64
Iron and steel, advanced                     390          325            65
Industrial supplies, other                 1,255        1,147           108
Liquefied petroleum gases                    401          276           126
Chemicals-organic                          1,101          961           140
Bauxite and aluminum                         645          504           141

Capital goods, except automotive          24,343       22,220         2,123

Computer accessories                       5,244        4,134         1,110
Telecommunications equipment               2,061        1,725           336
Industrial machines, other                 1,592        1,418           174
Medicinal equipment                        1,261        1,137           124
Business machines and equipment              421          320           102
Photo, service industry machinery            821          724            97
Agricultural machinery, equipment            422          333            89
Electric apparatus                         1,853        1,772            81
Generators, accessories                      868          807            61
Materials handling equipment                 517          484            34
Laboratory testing instruments               181          147            34
Wood, glass, plastic                         428          398            30
Railway transportation equipment              93           80            13
Textile, sewing machines                      93           82            12
Measuring, testing, control instruments      770          760            11
Industrial engines                           726          721             5
Drilling & oilfield equipment                121          117             4
Metalworking machine tools                   495          491             4
Excavating machinery                         320          318             3
Commercial vessels, other                      4            3             1
Spacecraft, excluding military                 3            2             1
Food, tobacco machinery                      122          122             0
Vessels, except scrap                          0            0             0
Nonfarm tractors and parts                    49           51            -1
Marine engines, parts                         43           44            -1
Engines-civilian aircraft                    697          702            -4
Specialized mining                            18           27            -8
Computers                                  1,465        1,474           -10
Parts-civilian aircraft                      358          375           -17
Pulp and paper machinery                     290          320           -30
Semiconductors                             2,037        2,081           -45
Civilian aircraft                            968        1,054           -86

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   17,501       16,778           723

Consumer goods                            27,758       25,014         2,744

Toys/games/sporting goods                  2,204        1,694           510
Other household goods                      2,921        2,512           409
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,342        2,941           402
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,325        1,997           328
TV's, VCR's, etc                           2,097        1,840           257
Footwear                                   1,060          893           167
Household appliances                         946          800           147
Camping apparel and gear                     619          474           145
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,311        1,175           136
Motorcycles and parts                        296          161           136
Stereo equipment, etc                        731          614           117
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           554          472            82
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     409          333            76
Pleasure boats and motors                    224          156            69
Writing and art supplies                     817          759            58
Musical instruments                          131           96            34
Books, printed matter                        304          272            32
Glassware, chinaware                         195          164            31
Toiletries and cosmetics                     360          333            27
Apparel, household goods - wool              305          281            24
Rugs                                         129          113            16
Records, tapes, and disks                    125          113            12
Nursery stock, etc.                           91           88             4
Photo equipment                              132          128             3
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              599          604            -6
Numismatic coins                               9           19           -10
Gem stones, other                            135          145           -10
Jewelry                                      767          807           -40
Gem diamonds                                 942        1,117          -176
Pharmaceutical preparations                3,678        3,914          -236

Other goods                                3,938        4,119          -181
                                        
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Item(1)                                Year-to-date Year-to-date  Year-to-date
                                       2002         2001          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       1,063,501    1,059,402         4,099
Net Adjustments                            3,105        4,758        -1,653
Total, Census Basis                    1,060,395    1,054,643         5,752

Foods, feeds, and beverages               45,197       42,820         2,376

Fish and shellfish                         9,072        8,955           117
Cocoa beans                                  466          351           114
Meat products                              5,454        5,606          -152
Wine and related products                  4,860        4,284           576
Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine             3,011        2,810           201
Vegetables                                 3,959        3,816           143
Bakery products                            3,334        2,934           400
Tea, spices, etc.                            748          727            21
Nuts                                         635          623            12
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  299          346           -46
Dairy products and eggs                      978          931            47
Cane and beet sugar                          505          484            21
Other foods                                3,361        2,958           403
Fruits, frozen juices                      4,588        4,220           369
Food oils, oilseeds                        1,163        1,109            54
Green coffee                               1,289        1,265            24
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   1,473        1,400            73

Industrial supplies and materials        244,831      255,612       -10,781

Crude oil                                 70,569       70,027           541
Gas-natural                               10,848       14,733        -3,884
Other precious metals                      3,372        5,830        -2,457
Petroleum products, other                 12,269       13,499        -1,230
Fuel oil                                   8,158       10,141        -1,982
Nuclear fuel materials                     2,033        1,863           170
Nonmonetary gold                           2,272        1,965           307
Copper                                     2,097        2,438          -341
Iron and steel mill products               8,159        7,530           629
Nonferrous metals, other                   1,240        1,484          -244
Zinc                                         910          893            17
Steelmaking materials                      2,168        2,052           116
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 519          542           -23
Tin                                          156          205           -50
Coal and related fuels                       931          940            -9
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     782          774             7
Plywood and veneers                        1,564        1,297           267
Lumber                                     6,382        6,496          -114
Cotton, natural fibers                        76          113           -37
Wool, silk, etc.                             592          636           -43
Hair, waste materials                        425          377            48
Chemicals-inorganic                        3,547        3,742          -194
Hides and skins                              125          145           -20
Leather and furs                             807          894           -86
Newsprint                                  2,790        3,323          -533
Synthetic rubber--primary                  1,102        1,149           -47
Nickel                                       792          956          -165
Natural rubber                               680          573           107
Farming materials, livestock                 775          826           -51
Nontextile floor tiles                     1,913        1,731           182
Shingles, wallboard                        6,617        6,029           589
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      2,156        2,454          -298
Plastic materials                          6,738        6,740            -2
Materials, excluding chemicals             1,404        1,458           -54
Tobacco, waxes, etc                        3,146        3,237           -91
Finished textile supplies                  2,216        1,952           264
Electric energy                            1,138        2,675        -1,537
Paper and paper products                   5,497        5,540           -44
Cotton cloth, fabrics                      2,046        1,956            91
Blank tapes, audio & visual                2,417        2,133           284
Finished metal shapes                      6,273        6,282            -9
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            3,884        3,943           -59
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  3,330        3,170           159
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    4,935        4,971           -36
Synthetic cloth                            3,848        3,681           168
Chemicals-fertilizers                      3,476        3,999          -523
Iron and steel, advanced                   3,989        3,870           120
Industrial supplies, other                12,990       12,310           680
Liquefied petroleum gases                  3,234        4,165          -931
Chemicals-organic                         11,372       12,019          -646
Bauxite and aluminum                       6,072        5,858           214

Capital goods, except automotive         259,339      275,529       -16,191

Computer accessories                      54,195       56,710        -2,515
Telecommunications equipment              21,034       22,895        -1,861
Industrial machines, other                16,470       16,295           175
Medicinal equipment                       12,723       11,413         1,310
Business machines and equipment            3,885        4,529          -644
Photo, service industry machinery          8,374        8,083           291
Agricultural machinery, equipment          3,762        3,559           203
Electric apparatus                        20,253       21,466        -1,213
Generators, accessories                    9,998       10,766          -768
Materials handling equipment               5,566        5,740          -174
Laboratory testing instruments             1,832        2,569          -737
Wood, glass, plastic                       4,065        3,898           167
Railway transportation equipment             943        1,320          -377
Textile, sewing machines                     922        1,092          -170
Measuring, testing, control instruments    8,211        8,336          -126
Industrial engines                         8,322        8,953          -631
Drilling & oilfield equipment              1,241        1,508          -268
Metalworking machine tools                 5,400        6,909        -1,509
Excavating machinery                       3,786        3,985          -199
Commercial vessels, other                    140           70            70
Spacecraft, excluding military                22           98           -76
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,405        1,343            62
Vessels, except scrap                          2            1             1
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   626          614            12
Marine engines, parts                        507          502             5
Engines-civilian aircraft                  7,959        9,953        -1,994
Specialized mining                           357          272            85
Computers                                 14,858       11,658         3,201
Parts-civilian aircraft                    4,157        5,332        -1,175
Pulp and paper machinery                   3,221        3,862          -641
Semiconductors                            24,046       28,511        -4,466
Civilian aircraft                         11,058       13,286        -2,228

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  186,274      174,274        11,999

Consumer goods                           279,590      262,071        17,519

Toys/games/sporting goods                 21,159       20,272           887
Other household goods                     28,688       26,064         2,624
Apparel, household goods - cotton         32,782       31,174         1,608
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      22,754       23,650          -896
TV's, VCR's, etc                          21,092       19,015         2,077
Footwear                                  10,549       10,906          -357
Household appliances                       9,447        8,242         1,205
Camping apparel and gear                   5,673        5,523           150
Furniture, household goods, etc.          14,500       12,619         1,881
Motorcycles and parts                      2,752        2,754            -2
Stereo equipment, etc                      7,514        7,121           393
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         5,533        5,662          -128
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   4,049        3,748           301
Pleasure boats and motors                  2,009        1,876           133
Writing and art supplies                   8,859        8,615           244
Musical instruments                        1,294        1,272            22
Books, printed matter                      3,082        3,030            52
Glassware, chinaware                       1,959        2,045           -86
Toiletries and cosmetics                   3,616        3,261           355
Apparel, household goods - wool            2,715        3,164          -449
Rugs                                       1,404        1,304            99
Records, tapes, and disks                  1,202        1,141            62
Nursery stock, etc.                        1,044        1,057           -13
Photo equipment                            1,570        1,889          -320
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            6,416        6,635          -219
Numismatic coins                             142          108            34
Gem stones, other                          1,493        1,376           118
Jewelry                                    8,283        7,643           640
Gem diamonds                              11,105        9,629         1,476
Pharmaceutical preparations               36,903       31,277         5,626

Other goods                               45,166       44,336           829
                                                  

(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-03-15), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, November 2002.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
