                          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)                                February     January (R)   Monthly
                                       2003         2003          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         101,633      101,752          -119
Net Adjustments                              201          195             6
Total, Census Basis                      101,431      101,557          -126

Foods, feeds, and beverages                4,461        4,533           -72

Cocoa beans                                   53          116           -63
Vegetables                                   388          448           -60
Meat products                                498          532           -34
Fruits, frozen juices                        436          462           -26
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     124          136           -12
Green coffee                                 109          119           -10
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   31           36            -5
Dairy products and eggs                       93           95            -2
Food oils, oilseeds                          107          109            -2
Wine and related products                    479          480             0
Bakery products                              342          341             1
Nuts                                          64           58             5
Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine               299          287            12
Tea, spices, etc.                             84           67            16
Cane and beet sugar                           46           28            18
Other foods                                  351          332            19
Fish and shellfish                           959          888            71

Industrial supplies and materials         25,792       24,944           848

Crude oil                                  8,182        7,431           751
Gas-natural                                1,879        1,287           592
Coal and related fuels                       115           66            49
Petroleum products, other                  1,242        1,204            38
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      470          435            35
Steelmaking materials                        246          218            28
Plastic materials                            682          658            24
Other precious metals                        293          273            20
Electric energy                              141          121            19
Nonmonetary gold                             219          202            18
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        201          184            17
Paper and paper products                     546          534            12
Iron and steel, advanced                     408          397            11
Tobacco, waxes, etc                          293          283            10
Nickel                                        72           63             8
Synthetic rubber--primary                    102           95             7
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  203          199             4
Nontextile floor tiles                       188          185             3
Wool, silk, etc.                              54           52             2
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        176          175             1
Hair, waste materials                         40           40             1
Tin                                           14           13             0
Farming materials, livestock                  69           69             0
Finished textile supplies                    215          216            -1
Cotton, natural fibers                         9           10            -1
Leather and furs                              74           77            -3
Hides and skins                               10           13            -3
Synthetic cloth                              348          352            -3
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              341          344            -4
Natural rubber                                81           86            -6
Plywood and veneers                          127          134            -7
Finished metal shapes                        609          616            -7
Copper                                       155          162            -7
Nonferrous metals, other                     105          113            -8
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  45           53            -8
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    327          336            -9
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      71           84           -13
Materials, excluding chemicals               117          130           -13
Industrial supplies, other                 1,256        1,269           -13
Zinc                                          68           83           -15
Newsprint                                    234          249           -15
Shingles, wallboard                          630          650           -20
Chemicals-inorganic                          303          326           -23
Lumber                                       486          510           -24
Chemicals-organic                          1,071        1,095           -25
Bauxite and aluminum                         597          631           -35
Fuel oil                                   1,203        1,242           -38
Chemicals-fertilizers                        315          403           -88
Iron and steel mill products                 657          753           -96
Nuclear fuel materials                       145          298          -152
Liquefied petroleum gases                    357          527          -170

Capital goods, except automotive          23,403       24,444        -1,040

Computer accessories                       4,513        4,876          -363
Computers                                  1,499        1,833          -335
Civilian aircraft                            914        1,147          -233
Generators, accessories                      833          914           -80
Drilling & oilfield equipment                 85          163           -78
Photo, service industry machinery            836          892           -57
Engines-civilian aircraft                    604          653           -49
Spacecraft, excluding military                 2           49           -47
Wood, glass, plastic                         404          438           -35
Agricultural machinery, equipment            323          354           -31
Industrial engines                           726          747           -21
Railway transportation equipment              74           93           -20
Parts-civilian aircraft                      383          395           -13
Business machines and equipment              519          530           -11
Textile, sewing machines                      74           81            -8
Pulp and paper machinery                     286          291            -5
Vessels, except scrap                          0            3            -3
Specialized mining                            24           25            -2
Commercial vessels, other                      5            6            -1
Nonfarm tractors and parts                    56           57             0
Excavating machinery                         331          328             2
Semiconductors                             2,012        2,006             5
Laboratory testing instruments               167          155            12
Marine engines, parts                         62           47            15
Electric apparatus                         1,903        1,883            20
Materials handling equipment                 514          493            21
Food, tobacco machinery                      142          120            22
Metalworking machine tools                   483          455            29
Medicinal equipment                        1,265        1,232            33
Measuring, testing, control instruments      801          758            43
Industrial machines, other                 1,571        1,526            45
Telecommunications equipment               1,995        1,894           102

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   16,941       16,893            48

Consumer goods                            26,955       26,821           134

TV's, VCR's, etc                           1,768        1,670            98
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              566          471            95
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,353        3,271            82
Pleasure boats and motors                    247          175            72
Motorcycles and parts                        299          230            69
Footwear                                   1,041          993            48
Camping apparel and gear                     566          519            48
Gem stones, other                            165          132            33
Toiletries and cosmetics                     357          331            26
Writing and art supplies                     866          840            26
Household appliances                         928          904            24
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,309        2,286            23
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     420          400            19
Musical instruments                          133          115            18
Rugs                                         149          142             8
Records, tapes, and disks                    119          115             4
Numismatic coins                              32           28             4
Photo equipment                              147          146             1
Other household goods                      2,851        2,852            -1
Books, printed matter                        281          282            -1
Glassware, chinaware                         187          189            -3
Nursery stock, etc.                          104          107            -3
Apparel, household goods - wool              281          289            -8
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           541          559           -18
Stereo equipment, etc                        528          550           -22
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,441        1,478           -37
Gem diamonds                                 970        1,025           -55
Toys/games/sporting goods                  1,825        1,947          -122
Jewelry                                      711          846          -135
Pharmaceutical preparations                3,771        3,929          -158

Other goods                                3,878        3,922           -44
                                        
                               _________________

Item(1)                                Year-to-date Year-to-date  Year-to-date
                                       2003         2002          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         179,424                     23,961
Net Adjustments                              464                        -68
Total, Census Basis                      178,960                     24,029

Foods, feeds, and beverages                7,879                      1,116

Cocoa beans                                   83                         86
Vegetables                                   670                        165
Meat products                                995                         35
Fruits, frozen juices                        845                         53
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     250                         10
Green coffee                                 146                         82
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   59                          8
Dairy products and eggs                      173                         15
Food oils, oilseeds                          162                         54
Wine and related products                    845                        114
Bakery products                              563                        120
Nuts                                         114                          7
Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine               516                         70
Tea, spices, etc.                            140                         11
Cane and beet sugar                           87                        -13
Other foods                                  580                        103
Fish and shellfish                         1,651                        196

Industrial supplies and materials         37,879                     12,858

Crude oil                                  9,203                      6,409
Gas-natural                                1,372                      1,794
Coal and related fuels                       141                         40
Petroleum products, other                  1,579                        867
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      855                         50
Steelmaking materials                        328                        137
Plastic materials                          1,106                        234
Other precious metals                        479                         87
Electric energy                              215                         47
Nonmonetary gold                             302                        119
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        362                         23
Paper and paper products                     935                        144
Iron and steel, advanced                     703                        103
Tobacco, waxes, etc                          559                         17
Nickel                                       156                        -21
Synthetic rubber--primary                    179                         17
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  380                         22
Nontextile floor tiles                       323                         51
Wool, silk, etc.                              97                          9
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        344                          7
Hair, waste materials                         68                         12
Tin                                           25                          2
Farming materials, livestock                 144                         -5
Finished textile supplies                    376                         54
Cotton, natural fibers                        16                          3
Leather and furs                             144                          7
Hides and skins                               25                         -3
Synthetic cloth                              660                         41
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              748                        -64
Natural rubber                                92                         75
Plywood and veneers                          225                         36
Finished metal shapes                      1,068                        156
Copper                                       458                       -141
Nonferrous metals, other                     210                          9
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  85                         13
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    604                         60
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     125                         31
Materials, excluding chemicals               258                        -11
Industrial supplies, other                 2,194                        331
Zinc                                         142                          8
Newsprint                                    519                        -37
Shingles, wallboard                        1,169                        111
Chemicals-inorganic                          619                         11
Lumber                                     1,265                       -269
Chemicals-organic                          1,920                        246
Bauxite and aluminum                       1,051                        177
Fuel oil                                     998                      1,447
Chemicals-fertilizers                        497                        222
Iron and steel mill products               1,661                       -252
Nuclear fuel materials                       365                         78
Liquefied petroleum gases                    528                        355

Capital goods, except automotive          45,896                      1,951

Computer accessories                      10,055                       -666
Computers                                  2,676                        656
Civilian aircraft                          2,483                       -422
Generators, accessories                    1,795                        -48
Drilling & oilfield equipment                218                         29
Photo, service industry machinery          1,426                        302
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,469                       -212
Spacecraft, excluding military                 7                         44
Wood, glass, plastic                         633                        209
Agricultural machinery, equipment            616                         60
Industrial engines                         1,508                        -36
Railway transportation equipment             156                         11
Parts-civilian aircraft                      820                        -42
Business machines and equipment              676                        373
Textile, sewing machines                     136                         19
Pulp and paper machinery                     557                         19
Vessels, except scrap                          0                          3
Specialized mining                            56                         -7
Commercial vessels, other                      6                          4
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   104                          9
Excavating machinery                         639                         20
Semiconductors                             4,013                          5
Laboratory testing instruments               339                        -18
Marine engines, parts                         87                         21
Electric apparatus                         3,504                        282
Materials handling equipment                 925                         82
Food, tobacco machinery                      240                         23
Metalworking machine tools                   915                         23
Medicinal equipment                        2,225                        272
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,392                        168
Industrial machines, other                 2,783                        315
Telecommunications equipment               3,438                        452

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   31,604                      2,230

Consumer goods                            47,716                      6,059

TV's, VCR's, etc                           3,574                       -136
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            1,163                       -126
Apparel, household goods - cotton          5,530                      1,093
Pleasure boats and motors                    309                        112
Motorcycles and parts                        517                         13
Footwear                                   1,877                        157
Camping apparel and gear                     964                        120
Gem stones, other                            263                         35
Toiletries and cosmetics                     629                         58
Writing and art supplies                   1,585                        121
Household appliances                       1,618                        213
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       3,945                        650
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     695                        125
Musical instruments                          220                         28
Rugs                                         247                         44
Records, tapes, and disks                    201                         33
Numismatic coins                              21                         40
Photo equipment                              271                         23
Other household goods                      4,942                        762
Books, printed matter                        534                         28
Glassware, chinaware                         331                         45
Nursery stock, etc.                          179                         32
Apparel, household goods - wool              493                         77
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           968                        132
Stereo equipment, etc                      1,283                       -205
Furniture, household goods, etc.           2,471                        448
Gem diamonds                               1,951                         44
Toys/games/sporting goods                  3,496                        276
Jewelry                                    1,424                        133
Pharmaceutical preparations                6,015                      1,684

Other goods                                7,986                       -185
                                                  

(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, February 2003.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
