                          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)                                January      December (R)  Monthly
                                       2003         2002          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         101,584      103,884        -2,300
Net Adjustments                              191          213           -22
Total, Census Basis                      101,393      103,671        -2,278

Foods, feeds, and beverages                4,523        4,599           -76

Fish and shellfish                           887          983           -96
Meat products                                532          573           -40
Cane and beet sugar                           28           52           -24
Other foods                                  333          349           -16
Tea, spices, etc.                             67           81           -14
Food oils, oilseeds                          100          111           -10
Wine and related products                    480          490           -10
Nuts                                          58           68           -10
Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine               286          294            -7
Fruits, frozen juices                        460          465            -4
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     137          138             0
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   36           32             4
Green coffee                                 118          114             5
Bakery products                              341          331            10
Dairy products and eggs                       96           79            17
Vegetables                                   447          397            50
Cocoa beans                                  116           45            71

Industrial supplies and materials         24,852       24,581           272

Crude oil                                  7,309        6,744           565
Fuel oil                                   1,259        1,044           215
Petroleum products, other                  1,196        1,000           197
Nuclear fuel materials                       298          156           142
Bauxite and aluminum                         635          537            99
Chemicals-fertilizers                        422          355            67
Liquefied petroleum gases                    537          489            48
Electric energy                              121           81            40
Nonmonetary gold                             200          186            15
Natural rubber                                86           75            11
Industrial supplies, other                 1,265        1,254            10
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      77           68             9
Plywood and veneers                          134          127             7
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  54           46             7
Materials, excluding chemicals               130          124             6
Leather and furs                              76           70             5
Tobacco, waxes, etc                          284          284             0
Finished textile supplies                    216          217             0
Zinc                                          84           85            -1
Cotton, natural fibers                        10           11            -1
Nickel                                        63           64            -1
Hides and skins                               13           14            -1
Newsprint                                    248          250            -2
Tin                                           13           15            -2
Synthetic cloth                              352          354            -2
Hair, waste materials                         40           42            -2
Farming materials, livestock                  70           73            -4
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              344          349            -5
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        175          183            -8
Nonferrous metals, other                     116          125            -9
Wool, silk, etc.                              50           60           -10
Synthetic rubber--primary                     95          105           -10
Shingles, wallboard                          650          661           -11
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    335          349           -14
Nontextile floor tiles                       185          199           -14
Coal and related fuels                        62           83           -22
Lumber                                       510          532           -22
Plastic materials                            658          684           -26
Finished metal shapes                        612          639           -27
Iron and steel, advanced                     398          427           -29
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        181          211           -30
Copper                                       156          188           -33
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  199          235           -37
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      434          472           -37
Chemicals-inorganic                          328          366           -38
Paper and paper products                     533          571           -38
Other precious metals                        276          336           -60
Steelmaking materials                        215          296           -81
Gas-natural                                1,287        1,469          -182
Iron and steel mill products                 768          964          -196
Chemicals-organic                          1,094        1,311          -217

Capital goods, except automotive          24,341       24,611          -270

Civilian aircraft                          1,085        1,374          -289
Telecommunications equipment               1,885        2,125          -241
Computer accessories                       4,882        5,009          -128
Agricultural machinery, equipment            353          444           -91
Metalworking machine tools                   456          537           -80
Business machines and equipment              529          586           -57
Industrial machines, other                 1,524        1,576           -52
Laboratory testing instruments               154          203           -49
Medicinal equipment                        1,231        1,274           -43
Excavating machinery                         328          361           -33
Parts-civilian aircraft                      394          423           -29
Semiconductors                             1,989        2,014           -24
Industrial engines                           759          783           -23
Engines-civilian aircraft                    650          671           -21
Materials handling equipment                 492          512           -19
Nonfarm tractors and parts                    57           66            -9
Pulp and paper machinery                     289          296            -8
Food, tobacco machinery                      121          128            -7
Marine engines, parts                         47           49            -2
Specialized mining                            25           25             1
Commercial vessels, other                      5            4             2
Textile, sewing machines                      81           78             3
Vessels, except scrap                          3            0             3
Electric apparatus                         1,883        1,866            18
Measuring, testing, control instruments      757          734            24
Photo, service industry machinery            873          847            26
Spacecraft, excluding military                49           15            34
Railway transportation equipment              93           56            37
Drilling & oilfield equipment                166          115            51
Wood, glass, plastic                         440          386            54
Generators, accessories                      898          791           107
Computers                                  1,840        1,263           577

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   16,848       17,711          -863

Consumer goods                            26,878       27,956        -1,078

TV's, VCR's, etc                           1,667        1,969          -302
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,271        3,390          -119
Stereo equipment, etc                        550          663          -112
Household appliances                         904        1,001           -97
Footwear                                     991        1,080           -89
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              470          549           -79
Motorcycles and parts                        228          303           -75
Camping apparel and gear                     519          594           -75
Pleasure boats and motors                    175          238           -63
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,478        1,529           -51
Toys/games/sporting goods                  1,945        1,993           -49
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,284        2,331           -47
Other household goods                      2,865        2,906           -41
Books, printed matter                        282          321           -39
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           557          593           -36
Toiletries and cosmetics                     331          357           -27
Writing and art supplies                     840          864           -24
Musical instruments                          115          133           -18
Glassware, chinaware                         189          204           -15
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     401          413           -13
Gem stones, other                            132          141            -9
Photo equipment                              147          143             4
Nursery stock, etc.                          107          102             5
Records, tapes, and disks                    115          107             7
Rugs                                         141          133             9
Numismatic coins                              29           19            10
Apparel, household goods - wool              289          274            14
Jewelry                                      849          834            15
Gem diamonds                               1,025          997            28
Pharmaceutical preparations                3,983        3,775           208

Other goods                                3,951        4,214          -263
                                        
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Item(1)                                Year-to-date Year-to-date  Year-to-date
                                       2003         2002          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         101,584       88,448        13,136
Net Adjustments                              191          235           -44
Total, Census Basis                      101,393       88,213        13,180

Foods, feeds, and beverages                4,523        3,860           662

Fish and shellfish                           887          779           108
Meat products                                532          498            34
Cane and beet sugar                           28           49           -21
Other foods                                  333          280            53
Tea, spices, etc.                             67           73            -6
Food oils, oilseeds                          100           79            21
Wine and related products                    480          407            73
Nuts                                          58           58             0
Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine               286          250            37
Fruits, frozen juices                        460          421            39
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     137          131             6
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   36           31             5
Green coffee                                 118           77            41
Bakery products                              341          278            63
Dairy products and eggs                       96           85            11
Vegetables                                   447          319           128
Cocoa beans                                  116           46            70

Industrial supplies and materials         24,852       18,910         5,943

Crude oil                                  7,309        4,759         2,550
Fuel oil                                   1,259          553           706
Petroleum products, other                  1,196          809           387
Nuclear fuel materials                       298          200            98
Bauxite and aluminum                         635          555            80
Chemicals-fertilizers                        422          269           153
Liquefied petroleum gases                    537          267           270
Electric energy                              121          118             3
Nonmonetary gold                             200          133            68
Natural rubber                                86           52            34
Industrial supplies, other                 1,265        1,090           175
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      77           64            12
Plywood and veneers                          134          113            21
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  54           46             7
Materials, excluding chemicals               130          130             0
Leather and furs                              76           65            11
Tobacco, waxes, etc                          284          267            17
Finished textile supplies                    216          183            33
Zinc                                          84           67            18
Cotton, natural fibers                        10            7             3
Nickel                                        63           63             0
Hides and skins                               13           12             0
Newsprint                                    248          260           -11
Tin                                           13           12             1
Synthetic cloth                              352          323            29
Hair, waste materials                         40           32             8
Farming materials, livestock                  70           72            -3
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              344          359           -15
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        175          165            10
Nonferrous metals, other                     116          115             1
Wool, silk, etc.                              50           47             4
Synthetic rubber--primary                     95           83            11
Shingles, wallboard                          650          576            73
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    335          291            44
Nontextile floor tiles                       185          154            31
Coal and related fuels                        62           73           -11
Lumber                                       510          606           -96
Plastic materials                            658          525           133
Finished metal shapes                        612          527            84
Iron and steel, advanced                     398          340            58
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        181          183            -2
Copper                                       156          239           -83
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  199          181            18
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      434          425             9
Chemicals-inorganic                          328          296            32
Paper and paper products                     533          448            85
Other precious metals                        276          238            39
Steelmaking materials                        215          171            44
Gas-natural                                1,287          737           550
Iron and steel mill products                 768          732            35
Chemicals-organic                          1,094          880           214

Capital goods, except automotive          24,341       22,844         1,497

Civilian aircraft                          1,085        1,342          -257
Telecommunications equipment               1,885        1,668           216
Computer accessories                       4,882        5,037          -156
Agricultural machinery, equipment            353          304            49
Metalworking machine tools                   456          476           -20
Business machines and equipment              529          334           195
Industrial machines, other                 1,524        1,378           146
Laboratory testing instruments               154          197           -43
Medicinal equipment                        1,231        1,091           140
Excavating machinery                         328          300            28
Parts-civilian aircraft                      394          411           -17
Semiconductors                             1,989        1,849           141
Industrial engines                           759          699            60
Engines-civilian aircraft                    650          739           -89
Materials handling equipment                 492          448            44
Nonfarm tractors and parts                    57           50             7
Pulp and paper machinery                     289          273            15
Food, tobacco machinery                      121          111            10
Marine engines, parts                         47           50            -3
Specialized mining                            25           19             6
Commercial vessels, other                      5            4             2
Textile, sewing machines                      81           71            10
Vessels, except scrap                          3            0             3
Electric apparatus                         1,883        1,705           179
Measuring, testing, control instruments      757          685            72
Photo, service industry machinery            873          684           189
Spacecraft, excluding military                49            2            46
Railway transportation equipment              93           83            10
Drilling & oilfield equipment                166          119            48
Wood, glass, plastic                         440          302           138
Generators, accessories                      898          956           -57
Computers                                  1,840        1,456           384

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   16,848       15,265         1,584

Consumer goods                            26,878       23,273         3,605

TV's, VCR's, etc                           1,667        1,725           -58
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,271        2,778           493
Stereo equipment, etc                        550          635           -84
Household appliances                         904          782           122
Footwear                                     991          906            85
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              470          616          -146
Motorcycles and parts                        228          228             1
Camping apparel and gear                     519          472            47
Pleasure boats and motors                    175          152            23
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,478        1,156           322
Toys/games/sporting goods                  1,945        1,688           256
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,284        1,967           317
Other household goods                      2,865        2,358           507
Books, printed matter                        282          273             8
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           557          474            83
Toiletries and cosmetics                     331          300            30
Writing and art supplies                     840          744            96
Musical instruments                          115           97            18
Glassware, chinaware                         189          157            32
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     401          323            78
Gem stones, other                            132          116            16
Photo equipment                              147          117            30
Nursery stock, etc.                          107           91            15
Records, tapes, and disks                    115           99            15
Rugs                                         141          119            22
Numismatic coins                              29           13            16
Apparel, household goods - wool              289          253            36
Jewelry                                      849          698           151
Gem diamonds                               1,025          998            27
Pharmaceutical preparations                3,983        2,938         1,045

Other goods                                3,951        4,061          -110
                                                  

(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-03-45), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, January 2003.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
