                          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)                                May          April (R)     Monthly
                                       2003         2003          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         104,360      103,589           771
Net Adjustments                              357          266            91
Total, Census Basis                      104,003      103,323           680

Foods, feeds, and beverages                4,598        4,671           -73

Meat products                                448          528           -80
Fish and shellfish                           895          934           -39
Bakery products                              367          387           -20
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          305          323           -17
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     123          139           -16
Dairy products and eggs                      101          116           -15
Green coffee                                 129          142           -13
Cocoa beans                                   40           46            -6
Cane and beet sugar                           63           63           (-)
Nuts                                          62           60             2
Vegetables                                   377          375             2
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   34           31             2
Wine and related products                    501          496             5
Food oils, oilseeds                          126          121             5
Tea, spices, etc.                             91           84             8
Fruits, frozen juices                        465          431            34
Other foods                                  471          393            77

Industrial supplies and materials         25,678       26,101          -423

Crude oil                                  7,587        8,384          -797
Petroleum products, other                  1,439        1,605          -166
Chemicals-organic                          1,067        1,176          -108
Chemicals-fertilizers                        416          479           -63
Liquefied petroleum gases                    430          491           -61
Industrial supplies, other                 1,281        1,306           -25
Paper and paper products                     517          537           -20
Nickel                                        68           82           -14
Natural rubber                                85           98           -13
Synthetic rubber--primary                    100          110            -9
Coal and related fuels                        97          104            -7
Hides and skins                               10           14            -5
Newsprint                                    249          252            -4
Wool, silk, etc.                              56           59            -3
Synthetic cloth                              342          345            -3
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        168          171            -3
Chemicals-inorganic                          331          334            -3
Farming materials, livestock                  67           69            -2
Zinc                                          66           67            -1
Tin                                           18           18           (-)
Hair, waste materials                         38           38             1
Cotton, natural fibers                         8            7             1
Plastic materials                            709          708             1
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      78           77             1
Leather and furs                              61           58             2
Lumber                                       441          438             3
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  55           51             3
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              339          335             4
Other precious metals                        296          292             4
Copper                                       138          133             5
Iron and steel mill products                 612          607             5
Plywood and veneers                          151          146             5
Finished textile supplies                    222          215             6
Nonmonetary gold                             217          210             7
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  231          224             7
Nontextile floor tiles                       193          185             8
Materials, excluding chemicals               126          112            14
Electric energy                              161          147            14
Iron and steel, advanced                     413          399            14
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        263          246            17
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      487          465            22
Shingles, wallboard                          672          649            22
Nuclear fuel materials                       302          277            25
Tobacco, waxes, etc                          341          313            28
Finished metal shapes                        670          642            28
Nonferrous metals, other                     123           95            28
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    343          313            30
Steelmaking materials                        224          187            37
Fuel oil                                     884          798            86
Bauxite and aluminum                         578          491            87
Gas-natural                                1,910        1,542           369

Capital goods, except automotive          24,501       24,070           431

Medicinal equipment                        1,402        1,282           120
Business machines and equipment              630          555            75
Telecommunications equipment               2,076        2,010            66
Computers                                  1,654        1,608            46
Industrial engines                           785          739            46
Civilian aircraft                            956          916            40
Measuring, testing, control instruments      820          783            37
Electric apparatus                         1,928        1,898            30
Wood, glass, plastic                         409          379            30
Computer accessories                       4,657        4,631            27
Semiconductors                             2,062        2,042            20
Drilling & oilfield equipment                135          119            16
Engines-civilian aircraft                    634          619            15
Pulp and paper machinery                     329          321             7
Nonfarm tractors and parts                    66           60             6
Specialized mining                            32           28             4
Textile, sewing machines                      92           89             3
Food, tobacco machinery                      150          147             2
Marine engines, parts                         64           62             2
Materials handling equipment                 505          503             2
Photo, service industry machinery            819          817             2
Spacecraft, excluding military                 3            3           (-)
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Laboratory testing instruments               200          201           (-)
Agricultural machinery, equipment            394          395            -1
Parts-civilian aircraft                      390          392            -2
Generators, accessories                      824          831            -7
Excavating machinery                         361          376           -15
Railway transportation equipment              89          108           -19
Metalworking machine tools                   518          543           -25
Industrial machines, other                 1,507        1,538           -30
Commercial vessels, other                      9           75           -67

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   17,666       16,877           790

Consumer goods                            27,723       27,683            40

Pharmaceutical preparations                4,256        3,748           508
Gem diamonds                               1,155        1,062            92
TV's, VCR's, etc                           1,963        1,895            69
Household appliances                       1,070        1,005            65
Jewelry                                      791          743            48
Motorcycles and parts                        360          313            47
Glassware, chinaware                         186          176            10
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,294        2,285             9
Camping apparel and gear                     595          586             9
Pleasure boats and motors                    176          169             7
Apparel, household goods - wool              262          256             7
Musical instruments                          126          122             4
Gem stones, other                            134          132             1
Records, tapes, and disks                    112          111             1
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,510        1,510           (-)
Numismatic coins                              15           14           (-)
Rugs                                         136          140            -4
Photo equipment                              136          141            -5
Books, printed matter                        283          290            -8
Writing and art supplies                     866          874            -8
Nursery stock, etc.                          100          109           -10
Toiletries and cosmetics                     351          361           -10
Stereo equipment, etc                        647          660           -13
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     411          430           -19
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           530          549           -19
Footwear                                     997        1,022           -26
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,320        3,385           -65
Toys/games/sporting goods                  1,833        1,936          -103
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              367          602          -235
Other household goods                      2,742        3,056          -314

Other goods                                3,837        3,922           -85
                                        
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Item(1)                                Year-to-date Year-to-date  Year-to-date
                                       2003         2002          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         517,314      465,653        51,661
Net Adjustments                            1,274        1,352           -78
Total, Census Basis                      516,040      464,301        51,739

Foods, feeds, and beverages               22,851       19,988         2,863

Meat products                              2,514        2,479            35
Fish and shellfish                         4,575        4,112           463
Bakery products                            1,818        1,443           374
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        1,518        1,361           157
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     655          610            45
Dairy products and eggs                      515          460            55
Green coffee                                 633          473           160
Cocoa beans                                  336          183           153
Cane and beet sugar                          245          207            39
Nuts                                         304          287            17
Vegetables                                 1,984        1,702           282
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  166          139            28
Wine and related products                  2,461        2,172           289
Food oils, oilseeds                          602          452           150
Tea, spices, etc.                            402          360            42
Fruits, frozen juices                      2,214        2,075           140
Other foods                                1,908        1,474           434

Industrial supplies and materials        131,212      102,982        28,229

Crude oil                                 40,491       27,939        12,552
Petroleum products, other                  7,165        5,079         2,086
Chemicals-organic                          5,422        5,024           398
Chemicals-fertilizers                      2,022        1,445           577
Liquefied petroleum gases                  2,364        1,374           989
Industrial supplies, other                 6,415        5,696           719
Paper and paper products                   2,697        2,421           276
Nickel                                       446          330           116
Natural rubber                               454          254           199
Synthetic rubber--primary                    528          480            47
Coal and related fuels                       484          372           112
Hides and skins                               57           56             1
Newsprint                                  1,227        1,283           -55
Wool, silk, etc.                             279          250            30
Synthetic cloth                            1,745        1,717            29
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        872          890           -19
Chemicals-inorganic                        1,616        1,570            45
Farming materials, livestock                 338          351           -13
Zinc                                         360          437           -76
Tin                                           82           63            20
Hair, waste materials                        196          183            13
Cotton, natural fibers                        42           37             5
Plastic materials                          3,500        2,869           631
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     376          329            47
Leather and furs                             331          373           -41
Lumber                                     2,404        3,406        -1,003
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 262          234            28
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            1,699        1,775           -76
Other precious metals                      1,434        1,422            13
Copper                                       713        1,017          -304
Iron and steel mill products               3,409        3,413            -4
Plywood and veneers                          702          644            59
Finished textile supplies                  1,087          965           123
Nonmonetary gold                           1,022          978            44
Blank tapes, audio & visual                1,081          998            83
Nontextile floor tiles                       940          838           102
Materials, excluding chemicals               606          645           -38
Electric energy                              719          517           202
Iron and steel, advanced                   2,020        1,757           263
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      1,102          919           183
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    2,347        2,192           155
Shingles, wallboard                        3,228        2,973           255
Nuclear fuel materials                     1,249          809           440
Tobacco, waxes, etc                        1,537        1,422           115
Finished metal shapes                      3,116        2,769           347
Nonferrous metals, other                     547          569           -22
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  1,633        1,497           137
Steelmaking materials                      1,103          867           235
Fuel oil                                   5,600        3,141         2,459
Bauxite and aluminum                       2,951        2,589           362
Gas-natural                                9,189        3,805         5,385

Capital goods, except automotive         119,486      116,527         2,959

Medicinal equipment                        6,520        5,609           911
Business machines and equipment            2,746        1,717         1,030
Telecommunications equipment               9,880        9,126           754
Computers                                  7,964        6,304         1,660
Industrial engines                         3,770        3,775            -5
Civilian aircraft                          4,701        5,448          -747
Measuring, testing, control instruments    3,953        3,614           339
Electric apparatus                         9,451        9,042           410
Wood, glass, plastic                       2,057        1,626           431
Computer accessories                      22,877       24,890        -2,013
Semiconductors                            10,226       10,880          -654
Drilling & oilfield equipment                608          539            70
Engines-civilian aircraft                  3,154        3,765          -611
Pulp and paper machinery                   1,512        1,348           165
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   294          278            16
Specialized mining                           144          186           -41
Textile, sewing machines                     431          385            46
Food, tobacco machinery                      685          605            80
Marine engines, parts                        299          233            66
Materials handling equipment               2,540        2,448            92
Photo, service industry machinery          4,138        3,654           484
Spacecraft, excluding military                60           11            49
Vessels, except scrap                          4          (-)             3
Laboratory testing instruments               895          853            43
Agricultural machinery, equipment          1,853        1,595           258
Parts-civilian aircraft                    1,929        2,034          -105
Generators, accessories                    4,255        4,712          -458
Excavating machinery                       1,782        1,672           110
Railway transportation equipment             449          418            31
Metalworking machine tools                 2,531        2,303           228
Industrial machines, other                 7,674        7,354           321
Commercial vessels, other                    101          103            -2

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   85,685       82,033         3,652

Consumer goods                           137,242      122,528        14,714

Pharmaceutical preparations               20,093       15,595         4,499
Gem diamonds                               5,246        5,183            64
TV's, VCR's, etc                           9,242        9,343          -102
Household appliances                       4,935        4,218           716
Jewelry                                    3,843        3,680           163
Motorcycles and parts                      1,535        1,252           283
Glassware, chinaware                         929          849            80
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      11,450        9,930         1,519
Camping apparel and gear                   2,845        2,484           361
Pleasure boats and motors                    965          851           114
Apparel, household goods - wool            1,361        1,194           167
Musical instruments                          620          565            55
Gem stones, other                            697          651            46
Records, tapes, and disks                    578          513            65
Furniture, household goods, etc.           7,380        6,397           983
Numismatic coins                             120           44            76
Rugs                                         703          632            71
Photo equipment                              697          700            -3
Books, printed matter                      1,414        1,336            78
Writing and art supplies                   4,259        4,018           241
Nursery stock, etc.                          513          465            47
Toiletries and cosmetics                   1,747        1,581           166
Stereo equipment, etc                      2,935        3,332          -397
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   2,095        1,788           307
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         2,647        2,409           238
Footwear                                   5,158        4,716           443
Apparel, household goods - cotton         16,672       14,109         2,564
Toys/games/sporting goods                  9,600        9,160           440
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            2,461        2,926          -465
Other household goods                     14,501       12,607         1,894

Other goods                               19,566       20,244          -678
                                                  

(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-03-107, BEA-03-27), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, May 2003.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
