                          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)                                July         June (R)      Monthly
                                       2003         2003          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         105,813      104,331         1,482
Net Adjustments                              213          468          -254
Total, Census Basis                      105,600      103,864         1,736

Foods, feeds, and beverages                4,576        4,462           113

Fruits, frozen juices                        512          454            58
Fish and shellfish                           931          899            32
Food oils, oilseeds                          139          108            31
Vegetables                                   429          402            27
Green coffee                                 164          143            21
Cocoa beans                                   56           42            14
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     111          102            10
Bakery products                              392          383             9
Tea, spices, etc.                             82           76             6
Meat products                                362          356             6
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   35           33             2
Dairy products and eggs                       91           90             1
Wine and related products                    487          488             0
Cane and beet sugar                           32           37            -6
Nuts                                          61           72           -11
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          279          311           -32
Other foods                                  411          466           -55

Industrial supplies and materials         26,932       25,929         1,002

Crude oil                                  8,904        8,103           801
Nuclear fuel materials                       346          177           170
Fuel oil                                     961          875            87
Shingles, wallboard                          732          691            41
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    341          302            39
Steelmaking materials                        223          185            38
Iron and steel mill products                 605          568            38
Chemicals-organic                          1,208        1,174            35
Tobacco, waxes, etc                          319          292            27
Finished metal shapes                        642          617            25
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      485          462            23
Zinc                                          81           58            23
Synthetic cloth                              352          330            22
Lumber                                       460          438            22
Coal and related fuels                       116          100            16
Chemicals-inorganic                          341          327            14
Finished textile supplies                    220          206            14
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  236          223            13
Industrial supplies, other                 1,291        1,279            12
Nontextile floor tiles                       200          188            12
Iron and steel, advanced                     403          392            12
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        169          158            11
Newsprint                                    263          255             8
Farming materials, livestock                  68           61             8
Tin                                           18           12             6
Plywood and veneers                          151          145             6
Paper and paper products                     524          520             4
Hides and skins                               10            7             3
Hair, waste materials                         39           37             2
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      81           80             1
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  54           53             1
Leather and furs                              60           59             1
Cotton, natural fibers                         7            9            -2
Chemicals-fertilizers                        425          427            -2
Wool, silk, etc.                              60           63            -3
Nonferrous metals, other                     105          109            -4
Materials, excluding chemicals               120          126            -5
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        220          226            -6
Bauxite and aluminum                         562          568            -6
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              327          336            -9
Plastic materials                            689          701           -12
Natural rubber                                84          100           -16
Electric energy                               76           92           -16
Synthetic rubber--primary                    105          123           -17
Other precious metals                        276          302           -25
Copper                                       100          133           -32
Nonmonetary gold                             211          255           -44
Nickel                                        66          112           -46
Liquefied petroleum gases                    487          578           -91
Petroleum products, other                  1,415        1,509           -94
Gas-natural                                1,691        1,787           -96

Capital goods, except automotive          24,438       24,413            25

Computers                                  1,738        1,555           183
Materials handling equipment                 578          507            71
Photo, service industry machinery            855          792            63
Agricultural machinery, equipment            395          372            23
Measuring, testing, control instruments      799          778            21
Textile, sewing machines                     101           84            18
Generators, accessories                      846          831            15
Parts-civilian aircraft                      361          348            13
Electric apparatus                         1,809        1,801             8
Semiconductors                             2,056        2,047             8
Food, tobacco machinery                      142          134             7
Telecommunications equipment               2,059        2,052             7
Railway transportation equipment              80           73             7
Wood, glass, plastic                         425          420             4
Specialized mining                            49           46             3
Nonfarm tractors and parts                    58           56             2
Marine engines, parts                         72           71             2
Vessels, except scrap                          1            0             1
Laboratory testing instruments               192          191             1
Industrial machines, other                 1,526        1,526             0
Pulp and paper machinery                     326          328            -2
Excavating machinery                         402          410            -8
Medicinal equipment                        1,348        1,357            -9
Civilian aircraft                          1,014        1,024           -11
Spacecraft, excluding military                 2           23           -21
Engines-civilian aircraft                    600          625           -25
Computer accessories                       4,657        4,684           -27
Industrial engines                           723          759           -36
Drilling & oilfield equipment                138          194           -56
Commercial vessels, other                      6           78           -72
Metalworking machine tools                   490          568           -78
Business machines and equipment              590          677           -88

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   18,084       18,232          -148

Consumer goods                            27,418       26,673           745

Other household goods                      2,925        2,685           240
Toys/games/sporting goods                  1,964        1,740           225
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,394        3,200           194
TV's, VCR's, etc                           2,032        1,976            56
Jewelry                                      801          748            53
Pleasure boats and motors                    242          204            37
Footwear                                     970          935            35
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,214        2,185            29
Writing and art supplies                     872          851            21
Apparel, household goods - wool              242          221            20
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           525          510            14
Musical instruments                          134          121            13
Stereo equipment, etc                        572          560            12
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,482        1,474             8
Photo equipment                              148          140             7
Toiletries and cosmetics                     357          350             7
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     374          367             7
Numismatic coins                              13            7             6
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              431          430             1
Rugs                                         134          135            -1
Camping apparel and gear                     511          512            -1
Nursery stock, etc.                          105          107            -2
Glassware, chinaware                         180          184            -4
Gem stones, other                            130          137            -7
Records, tapes, and disks                    112          119            -7
Books, printed matter                        300          316           -17
Motorcycles and parts                        260          288           -28
Pharmaceutical preparations                4,101        4,134           -33
Gem diamonds                                 991        1,054           -63
Household appliances                         904          983           -79

Other goods                                4,152        4,154            -2
                                        
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Item(1)                                Year-to-date Year-to-date  Year-to-date
                                       2003         2002          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         727,513      661,980        65,533
Net Adjustments                            1,948        1,933            15
Total, Census Basis                      725,565      660,047        65,518

Foods, feeds, and beverages               31,903       28,328         3,576

Fruits, frozen juices                      3,191        2,889           302
Fish and shellfish                         6,407        5,794           613
Food oils, oilseeds                          850          697           153
Vegetables                                 2,815        2,432           383
Green coffee                                 941          713           228
Cocoa beans                                  434          270           164
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     868          862             6
Bakery products                            2,593        2,075           518
Tea, spices, etc.                            559          494            65
Meat products                              3,233        3,484          -252
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  234          196            39
Dairy products and eggs                      696          644            53
Wine and related products                  3,436        3,062           374
Cane and beet sugar                          314          306             8
Nuts                                         437          407            30
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        2,109        1,905           204
Other foods                                2,785        2,098           688

Industrial supplies and materials        184,004      147,994        36,010

Crude oil                                 57,445       41,145        16,300
Nuclear fuel materials                     1,772        1,139           634
Fuel oil                                   7,437        4,659         2,778
Shingles, wallboard                        4,652        4,165           487
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  2,278        2,094           183
Steelmaking materials                      1,514        1,287           227
Iron and steel mill products               4,577        4,877          -299
Chemicals-organic                          7,795        7,122           672
Tobacco, waxes, etc                        2,149        2,021           127
Finished metal shapes                      4,376        3,916           460
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    3,296        3,097           199
Zinc                                         499          600          -101
Synthetic cloth                            2,428        2,444           -16
Lumber                                     3,302        4,243          -941
Coal and related fuels                       700          538           162
Chemicals-inorganic                        2,285        2,237            48
Finished textile supplies                  1,513        1,382           132
Blank tapes, audio & visual                1,540        1,438           102
Industrial supplies, other                 8,985        8,121           864
Nontextile floor tiles                     1,329        1,195           133
Iron and steel, advanced                   2,819        2,486           333
Cotton cloth, fabrics                      1,199        1,274           -74
Newsprint                                  1,745        1,779           -33
Farming materials, livestock                 468          492           -25
Tin                                          113           89            24
Plywood and veneers                          999          955            44
Paper and paper products                   3,742        3,468           274
Hides and skins                               74           79            -5
Hair, waste materials                        272          262            10
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     537          482            55
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 368          330            38
Leather and furs                             451          523           -73
Cotton, natural fibers                        58           47            11
Chemicals-fertilizers                      2,876        2,012           864
Wool, silk, etc.                             402          361            41
Nonferrous metals, other                     762          835           -72
Materials, excluding chemicals               853          900           -47
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      1,549        1,317           232
Bauxite and aluminum                       4,084        3,712           372
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            2,362        2,484          -122
Plastic materials                          4,888        4,140           748
Natural rubber                               638          383           255
Electric energy                              887          710           177
Synthetic rubber--primary                    756          695            61
Other precious metals                      2,012        2,048           -36
Copper                                       946        1,391          -445
Nonmonetary gold                           1,488        1,416            72
Nickel                                       624          509           115
Liquefied petroleum gases                  3,430        1,885         1,545
Petroleum products, other                 10,085        7,536         2,550
Gas-natural                               12,643        5,674         6,969

Capital goods, except automotive         168,307      164,368         3,939

Computers                                 11,257        9,092         2,165
Materials handling equipment               3,625        3,479           145
Photo, service industry machinery          5,786        5,221           564
Agricultural machinery, equipment          2,622        2,267           355
Measuring, testing, control instruments    5,529        5,094           436
Textile, sewing machines                     616          561            55
Generators, accessories                    5,920        6,525          -605
Parts-civilian aircraft                    2,639        2,724           -85
Electric apparatus                        13,020       12,744           276
Semiconductors                            14,330       15,402        -1,072
Food, tobacco machinery                      959          863            97
Telecommunications equipment              13,990       13,276           714
Railway transportation equipment             603          602             1
Wood, glass, plastic                       2,903        2,413           490
Specialized mining                           240          262           -22
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   409          394            14
Marine engines, parts                        442          326           116
Vessels, except scrap                          5            2             3
Laboratory testing instruments             1,279        1,189            90
Industrial machines, other                10,725       10,327           398
Pulp and paper machinery                   2,165        2,005           160
Excavating machinery                       2,594        2,396           198
Medicinal equipment                        9,226        7,937         1,288
Civilian aircraft                          6,773        7,383          -610
Spacecraft, excluding military                84           14            70
Engines-civilian aircraft                  4,373        5,164          -790
Computer accessories                      32,217       34,801        -2,584
Industrial engines                         5,251        5,325           -74
Drilling & oilfield equipment                941          742           198
Commercial vessels, other                    184          127            56
Metalworking machine tools                 3,589        3,292           297
Business machines and equipment            4,013        2,418         1,595

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  122,125      116,322         5,803

Consumer goods                           191,321      174,324        16,997

Other household goods                     20,121       17,790         2,331
Toys/games/sporting goods                 13,305       13,249            56
Apparel, household goods - cotton         23,269       20,110         3,160
TV's, VCR's, etc                          13,246       13,274           -28
Jewelry                                    5,394        5,209           184
Pleasure boats and motors                  1,411        1,199           212
Footwear                                   7,064        6,639           425
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      15,850       14,130         1,720
Writing and art supplies                   5,984        5,665           319
Apparel, household goods - wool            1,824        1,672           152
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         3,684        3,442           242
Musical instruments                          875          817            58
Stereo equipment, etc                      4,068        4,802          -734
Furniture, household goods, etc.          10,337        9,175         1,163
Photo equipment                              985          989            -3
Toiletries and cosmetics                   2,456        2,237           219
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   2,837        2,536           300
Numismatic coins                             140           80            60
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            3,323        4,092          -769
Rugs                                         972          895            77
Camping apparel and gear                   3,867        3,520           347
Nursery stock, etc.                          724          661            63
Glassware, chinaware                       1,294        1,213            81
Gem stones, other                            965          920            44
Records, tapes, and disks                    809          739            70
Books, printed matter                      2,031        1,921           110
Motorcycles and parts                      2,083        1,828           254
Pharmaceutical preparations               28,291       22,447         5,844
Gem diamonds                               7,292        7,127           165
Household appliances                       6,820        5,947           874

Other goods                               27,905       28,711          -806
                                                  

(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-03-139, BEA-03-34), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, July 2003.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
