                          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.)
                                        

Item(1)                                April        March         Monthly
                                       2003         2003          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         103,801      105,803        -2,002
Net Adjustments                              263          249            14
Total, Census Basis                      103,538      105,554        -2,016

Foods, feeds, and beverages                4,690        4,630            60

Other foods                                  395          359            36
Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine               323          301            22
Meat products                                528          508            20
Cane and beet sugar                           63           45            19
Fish and shellfish                           935          918            17
Green coffee                                 143          128            15
Tea, spices, etc.                             84           73            11
Bakery products                              388          378            10
Dairy products and eggs                      116          109             7
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     138          134             4
Nuts                                          60           61            -1
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   31           35            -4
Wine and related products                    500          505            -5
Food oils, oilseeds                          132          144           -12
Fruits, frozen juices                        432          452           -20
Vegetables                                   375          403           -28
Cocoa beans                                   46           77           -31

Industrial supplies and materials         26,061       28,421        -2,360

Gas-natural                                1,536        2,463          -926
Fuel oil                                     820        1,464          -644
Crude oil                                  8,308        8,827          -519
Iron and steel mill products                 607          761          -154
Bauxite and aluminum                         492          642          -149
Petroleum products, other                  1,589        1,678           -89
Nickel                                        82          162           -81
Liquefied petroleum gases                    492          545           -53
Lumber                                       439          487           -49
Paper and paper products                     537          571           -34
Steelmaking materials                        196          224           -27
Electric energy                              147          170           -22
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      467          482           -16
Nonferrous metals, other                      97          113           -16
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              336          350           -14
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    312          322           -10
Plastic materials                            708          716            -9
Materials, excluding chemicals               112          121            -9
Synthetic cloth                              345          352            -8
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        171          178            -7
Zinc                                          69           75            -6
Nontextile floor tiles                       185          191            -6
Leather and furs                              59           64            -5
Iron and steel, advanced                     399          404            -5
Synthetic rubber--primary                    110          113            -3
Finished textile supplies                    216          218            -1
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  53           54            -1
Tobacco, waxes, etc                          313          314            -1
Hair, waste materials                         38           39            -1
Tin                                           18           19            -1
Cotton, natural fibers                         7            7             0
Wool, silk, etc.                              59           58             1
Natural rubber                                98           97             1
Hides and skins                               14           12             2
Plywood and veneers                          146          143             3
Farming materials, livestock                  69           65             4
Copper                                       133          129             4
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      77           72             5
Coal and related fuels                       109          104             5
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  224          218             5
Industrial supplies, other                 1,306        1,299             7
Newsprint                                    253          245             8
Shingles, wallboard                          650          638            12
Chemicals-inorganic                          334          321            13
Other precious metals                        293          277            16
Nonmonetary gold                             210          175            35
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        244          202            41
Nuclear fuel materials                       277          228            49
Finished metal shapes                        643          594            49
Chemicals-fertilizers                        481          366           115
Chemicals-organic                          1,180        1,050           131

Capital goods, except automotive          24,105       23,222           883

Computer accessories                       4,643        4,332           310
Computers                                  1,615        1,455           160
Telecommunications equipment               2,036        1,910           126
Commercial vessels, other                     76            6            69
Civilian aircraft                            886          824            61
Photo, service industry machinery            819          769            50
Business machines and equipment              554          507            48
Pulp and paper machinery                     322          283            39
Laboratory testing instruments               206          177            29
Electric apparatus                         1,863        1,835            28
Parts-civilian aircraft                      394          370            24
Railway transportation equipment             108           85            24
Industrial machines, other                 1,542        1,520            22
Drilling & oilfield equipment                119           98            21
Metalworking machine tools                   545          526            19
Food, tobacco machinery                      146          130            16
Excavating machinery                         380          365            15
Agricultural machinery, equipment            396          381            15
Semiconductors                             2,070        2,062             8
Nonfarm tractors and parts                    60           55             5
Textile, sewing machines                      90           85             4
Measuring, testing, control instruments      788          784             4
Spacecraft, excluding military                 3            2             1
Vessels, except scrap                          0            0             0
Marine engines, parts                         62           64            -2
Specialized mining                            28           37            -9
Materials handling equipment                 500          512           -12
Industrial engines                           743          764           -21
Engines-civilian aircraft                    614          652           -38
Wood, glass, plastic                         379          422           -43
Generators, accessories                      821          866           -45
Medicinal equipment                        1,300        1,345           -45

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   16,937       17,337          -400

Consumer goods                            27,831       28,010          -179

Pharmaceutical preparations                3,792        4,280          -488
Toys/games/sporting goods                  1,944        2,032           -88
Footwear                                   1,024        1,101           -77
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,289        2,337           -47
Pleasure boats and motors                    169          193           -24
Apparel, household goods - wool              257          279           -22
Motorcycles and parts                        320          338           -19
TV's, VCR's, etc                           1,892        1,908           -17
Numismatic coins                              14           30           -16
Glassware, chinaware                         176          190           -13
Household appliances                       1,030        1,042           -13
Records, tapes, and disks                    112          122           -10
Gem stones, other                            135          138            -3
Musical instruments                          122          123            -1
Rugs                                         141          139             2
Photo equipment                              142          138             4
Jewelry                                      754          746             8
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     430          419            11
Toiletries and cosmetics                     363          352            11
Camping apparel and gear                     587          575            12
Books, printed matter                        290          277            14
Nursery stock, etc.                          109           89            21
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           552          522            29
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,389        3,349            40
Writing and art supplies                     875          830            45
Other household goods                      3,088        3,035            53
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,511        1,444            67
Gem diamonds                               1,063          988            74
Stereo equipment, etc                        659          559           100
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              602          435           167

Other goods                                3,914        3,934           -20
                                        
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Item(1)                                Year-to-date Year-to-date  Year-to-date
                                       2003         2002          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         413,166      367,975        45,191
Net Adjustments                              914        1,050          -136
Total, Census Basis                      412,252      366,925        45,327

Foods, feeds, and beverages               18,271       15,895         2,376

Other foods                                1,439        1,171           268
Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine             1,213        1,081           133
Meat products                              2,066        1,987            79
Cane and beet sugar                          182          164            18
Fish and shellfish                         3,680        3,280           400
Green coffee                                 504          353           152
Tea, spices, etc.                            310          291            19
Bakery products                            1,452        1,144           308
Dairy products and eggs                      414          362            51
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     532          496            35
Nuts                                         242          233             9
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  133          110            22
Wine and related products                  1,964        1,725           239
Food oils, oilseeds                          486          355           130
Fruits, frozen juices                      1,751        1,645           105
Vegetables                                 1,607        1,352           255
Cocoa beans                                  296          144           152

Industrial supplies and materials        105,494       80,065        25,429

Gas-natural                                7,274        2,883         4,391
Fuel oil                                   4,738        2,393         2,344
Crude oil                                 32,828       21,019        11,809
Iron and steel mill products               2,797        2,865           -68
Bauxite and aluminum                       2,373        2,056           317
Petroleum products, other                  5,710        3,742         1,968
Nickel                                       379          267           111
Liquefied petroleum gases                  1,934        1,086           848
Lumber                                     1,963        2,696          -733
Paper and paper products                   2,181        1,909           271
Steelmaking materials                        889          690           198
Electric energy                              558          426           132
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    1,862        1,738           124
Nonferrous metals, other                     427          437           -10
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            1,360        1,427           -67
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  1,290        1,193            97
Plastic materials                          2,790        2,273           517
Materials, excluding chemicals               481          513           -33
Synthetic cloth                            1,404        1,362            42
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        704          703             2
Zinc                                         296          355           -59
Nontextile floor tiles                       747          662            86
Leather and furs                             271          297           -25
Iron and steel, advanced                   1,608        1,397           211
Synthetic rubber--primary                    427          380            47
Finished textile supplies                    867          763           104
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 209          189            20
Tobacco, waxes, etc                        1,196        1,134            62
Hair, waste materials                        158          143            15
Tin                                           64           51            13
Cotton, natural fibers                        33           30             3
Wool, silk, etc.                             223          198            25
Natural rubber                               369          190           179
Hides and skins                               47           45             2
Plywood and veneers                          551          496            55
Farming materials, livestock                 272          281            -9
Copper                                       576          829          -253
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     298          258            40
Coal and related fuels                       391          296            95
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  850          785            65
Industrial supplies, other                 5,135        4,506           628
Newsprint                                    978        1,037           -59
Shingles, wallboard                        2,558        2,363           195
Chemicals-inorganic                        1,285        1,247            38
Other precious metals                      1,139        1,158           -19
Nonmonetary gold                             805          711            93
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        838          723           114
Nuclear fuel materials                       947          540           407
Finished metal shapes                      2,447        2,187           261
Chemicals-fertilizers                      1,609        1,129           480
Chemicals-organic                          4,360        4,003           357

Capital goods, except automotive          95,019       92,730         2,290

Computer accessories                      18,231       19,852        -1,621
Computers                                  6,317        4,997         1,320
Telecommunications equipment               7,831        7,148           683
Commercial vessels, other                     92           17            75
Civilian aircraft                          3,715        4,767        -1,053
Photo, service industry machinery          3,322        2,886           436
Business machines and equipment            2,117        1,344           773
Pulp and paper machinery                   1,184        1,079           105
Laboratory testing instruments               700          676            24
Electric apparatus                         7,489        7,117           372
Parts-civilian aircraft                    1,540        1,642          -102
Railway transportation equipment             360          321            39
Industrial machines, other                 6,172        5,844           328
Drilling & oilfield equipment                473          427            46
Metalworking machine tools                 2,014        1,842           172
Food, tobacco machinery                      534          482            52
Excavating machinery                       1,425        1,327            98
Agricultural machinery, equipment          1,460        1,271           190
Semiconductors                             8,191        8,577          -385
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   228          216            12
Textile, sewing machines                     339          302            37
Measuring, testing, control instruments    3,138        2,867           271
Spacecraft, excluding military                57            8            48
Vessels, except scrap                          4            0             3
Marine engines, parts                        235          180            55
Specialized mining                           113          150           -37
Materials handling equipment               2,032        1,899           132
Industrial engines                         2,989        3,034           -45
Engines-civilian aircraft                  2,516        2,992          -476
Wood, glass, plastic                       1,648        1,301           347
Generators, accessories                    3,420        3,693          -273
Medicinal equipment                        5,135        4,472           663

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   68,079       65,012         3,067

Consumer goods                           109,666       97,028        12,638

Pharmaceutical preparations               15,881       12,348         3,533
Toys/games/sporting goods                  7,775        7,264           511
Footwear                                   4,163        3,754           408
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       9,160        7,886         1,275
Pleasure boats and motors                    790          672           118
Apparel, household goods - wool            1,100          945           155
Motorcycles and parts                      1,181        1,007           174
TV's, VCR's, etc                           7,275        7,352           -77
Numismatic coins                             105           36            69
Glassware, chinaware                         744          669            75
Household appliances                       3,890        3,301           589
Records, tapes, and disks                    468          405            63
Gem stones, other                            566          522            44
Musical instruments                          494          443            51
Rugs                                         568          501            67
Photo equipment                              561          555             6
Jewelry                                    3,062        2,922           139
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   1,684        1,409           275
Toiletries and cosmetics                   1,398        1,254           144
Camping apparel and gear                   2,252        1,949           303
Books, printed matter                      1,132        1,057            75
Nursery stock, etc.                          413          373            40
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         2,120        1,899           221
Apparel, household goods - cotton         13,356       11,203         2,153
Writing and art supplies                   3,394        3,177           217
Other household goods                     11,790       10,010         1,780
Furniture, household goods, etc.           5,871        5,037           834
Gem diamonds                               4,092        4,087             5
Stereo equipment, etc                      2,288        2,607          -319
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            2,094        2,386          -292

Other goods                               15,722       16,195          -474
                                                  

(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-03-93, BEA-03-22), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, April 2003.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
