                          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)                                August       July (R)      Monthly
                                       2003         2003          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         102,241      105,385        -3,144
Net Adjustments                              459          203           256
Total, Census Basis                      101,782      105,181        -3,400

Foods, feeds, and beverages                4,542        4,586           -45

Fruits, frozen juices                        470          513           -43
Fish and shellfish                           889          928           -39
Other foods                                  378          411           -33
Cocoa beans                                   34           56           -22
Green coffee                                 145          164           -19
Meat products                                353          362            -9
Dairy products and eggs                       83           91            -8
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   36           35             1
Cane and beet sugar                           34           32             3
Food oils, oilseeds                          142          139             3
Tea, spices, etc.                             87           82             5
Bakery products                              399          392             7
Wine and related products                    495          487             8
Vegetables                                   449          440             9
Nuts                                          71           61            10
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     143          111            32
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          335          282            53

Industrial supplies and materials         26,722       26,768           -46

Crude oil                                  8,638        8,812          -174
Nuclear fuel materials                       191          346          -156
Iron and steel mill products                 522          601           -79
Liquefied petroleum gases                    409          487           -78
Bauxite and aluminum                         505          562           -56
Coal and related fuels                        86          115           -29
Petroleum products, other                  1,385        1,414           -28
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      463          485           -23
Chemicals-inorganic                          319          341           -23
Natural rubber                                64           84           -20
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        205          220           -15
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    327          342           -15
Paper and paper products                     513          524           -11
Nonferrous metals, other                      95          105           -11
Tobacco, waxes, etc                          308          318           -10
Electric energy                               66           76           -10
Zinc                                          72           81            -8
Nontextile floor tiles                       192          200            -8
Newsprint                                    256          263            -7
Synthetic rubber--primary                     98          105            -7
Finished textile supplies                    213          220            -6
Synthetic cloth                              346          350            -4
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        166          169            -4
Iron and steel, advanced                     399          402            -3
Wool, silk, etc.                              56           59            -3
Materials, excluding chemicals               118          121            -3
Tin                                           17           18            -2
Cotton, natural fibers                         6            7            -1
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  53           54            -1
Hides and skins                               10           10           (-)
Hair, waste materials                         40           39             1
Plywood and veneers                          153          151             1
Nonmonetary gold                             215          211             4
Farming materials, livestock                  74           69             5
Leather and furs                              65           60             5
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      87           81             6
Other precious metals                        287          276            11
Industrial supplies, other                 1,300        1,289            12
Finished metal shapes                        654          641            13
Chemicals-organic                          1,226        1,212            14
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              336          321            15
Nickel                                        84           66            18
Plastic materials                            707          688            19
Shingles, wallboard                          757          731            25
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  272          235            37
Chemicals-fertilizers                        465          427            39
Lumber                                       501          459            42
Steelmaking materials                        270          226            44
Copper                                       162          114            49
Fuel oil                                   1,003          916            87
Gas-natural                                1,964        1,663           302

Capital goods, except automotive          23,931       24,465          -534

Civilian aircraft                            817        1,092          -276
Telecommunications equipment               1,917        2,054          -136
Computer accessories                       4,525        4,653          -128
Computers                                  1,653        1,738           -85
Wood, glass, plastic                         377          420           -43
Engines-civilian aircraft                    559          597           -38
Semiconductors                             2,020        2,053           -32
Laboratory testing instruments               161          190           -29
Textile, sewing machines                      80          102           -22
Specialized mining                            29           49           -20
Marine engines, parts                         56           73           -17
Railway transportation equipment              66           80           -14
Drilling & oilfield equipment                128          137            -9
Parts-civilian aircraft                      355          363            -8
Materials handling equipment                 569          576            -7
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)            1            -1
Spacecraft, excluding military                 1            2            -1
Business machines and equipment              594          589             4
Metalworking machine tools                   477          473             5
Food, tobacco machinery                      146          142             5
Measuring, testing, control instruments      803          797             6
Generators, accessories                      852          845             6
Nonfarm tractors and parts                    65           58             7
Pulp and paper machinery                     339          326            13
Agricultural machinery, equipment            412          396            16
Commercial vessels, other                     33            6            27
Industrial engines                           758          728            30
Medicinal equipment                        1,379        1,348            31
Excavating machinery                         444          405            39
Electric apparatus                         1,851        1,806            45
Photo, service industry machinery            897          852            45
Industrial machines, other                 1,568        1,514            54

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   15,620       17,969        -2,349

Consumer goods                            27,105       27,288          -183

Pharmaceutical preparations                3,819        3,967          -148
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,262        3,392          -130
TV's, VCR's, etc                           1,928        2,024           -95
Other household goods                      2,865        2,927           -62
Camping apparel and gear                     461          510           -49
Writing and art supplies                     835          873           -38
Toys/games/sporting goods                  1,940        1,966           -26
Photo equipment                              135          148           -13
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,470        1,482           -12
Numismatic coins                              10           13            -3
Nursery stock, etc.                          104          104           (-)
Motorcycles and parts                        262          261           (-)
Musical instruments                          136          134             1
Pleasure boats and motors                    248          247             2
Rugs                                         138          134             4
Stereo equipment, etc                        579          572             7
Records, tapes, and disks                    119          112             8
Apparel, household goods - wool              249          241             8
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     382          373             8
Books, printed matter                        310          300            10
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           538          525            13
Gem stones, other                            146          130            16
Jewelry                                      823          806            16
Glassware, chinaware                         198          180            18
Household appliances                         926          903            22
Toiletries and cosmetics                     378          355            23
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,241        2,215            26
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              460          430            29
Footwear                                   1,020          970            50
Gem diamonds                               1,124          991           132

Other goods                                3,862        4,105          -243
                                        
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Item(1)                                Year-to-date Year-to-date  Year-to-date
                                       2003         2002          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         829,325      761,920        67,405
Net Adjustments                            2,397        2,230           167
Total, Census Basis                      826,928      759,690        67,238

Foods, feeds, and beverages               36,455       32,543         3,912

Fruits, frozen juices                      3,661        3,320           341
Fish and shellfish                         7,293        6,629           664
Other foods                                3,162        2,415           747
Cocoa beans                                  468          336           132
Green coffee                               1,086          835           252
Meat products                              3,585        3,978          -392
Dairy products and eggs                      779          729            50
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  270          222            48
Cane and beet sugar                          349          345             4
Food oils, oilseeds                          992          819           173
Tea, spices, etc.                            646          556            90
Bakery products                            2,993        2,395           598
Wine and related products                  3,931        3,508           423
Vegetables                                 3,275        2,801           474
Nuts                                         508          466            42
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   1,011        1,009             2
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        2,447        2,182           265

Industrial supplies and materials        210,562      171,551        39,011

Crude oil                                 65,990       48,297        17,693
Nuclear fuel materials                     1,963        1,333           630
Iron and steel mill products               5,095        5,642          -547
Liquefied petroleum gases                  3,839        2,216         1,623
Bauxite and aluminum                       4,589        4,351           238
Coal and related fuels                       784          627           157
Petroleum products, other                 11,470        8,801         2,668
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    3,759        3,569           190
Chemicals-inorganic                        2,603        2,572            31
Natural rubber                               703          453           250
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      1,755        1,533           222
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  2,605        2,404           201
Paper and paper products                   4,256        3,973           283
Nonferrous metals, other                     857          926           -69
Tobacco, waxes, etc                        2,456        2,318           138
Electric energy                              953          800           153
Zinc                                         571          685          -113
Nontextile floor tiles                     1,520        1,372           148
Newsprint                                  2,001        2,033           -32
Synthetic rubber--primary                    854          798            56
Finished textile supplies                  1,727        1,592           135
Synthetic cloth                            2,773        2,812           -40
Cotton cloth, fabrics                      1,365        1,473          -108
Iron and steel, advanced                   3,217        2,865           352
Wool, silk, etc.                             458          417            41
Materials, excluding chemicals               972        1,028           -56
Tin                                          130          108            21
Cotton, natural fibers                        64           53            12
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 421          369            52
Hides and skins                               84           91            -7
Hair, waste materials                        312          304             9
Plywood and veneers                        1,152        1,105            47
Nonmonetary gold                           1,703        1,627            76
Farming materials, livestock                 542          567           -25
Leather and furs                             515          597           -82
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     624          557            66
Other precious metals                      2,299        2,323           -24
Industrial supplies, other                10,283        9,350           934
Finished metal shapes                      5,029        4,528           501
Chemicals-organic                          9,025        8,182           843
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            2,693        2,831          -138
Nickel                                       709          578           131
Plastic materials                          5,595        4,789           806
Shingles, wallboard                        5,408        4,765           643
Blank tapes, audio & visual                1,812        1,698           114
Chemicals-fertilizers                      3,343        2,364           979
Lumber                                     3,803        4,741          -938
Steelmaking materials                      1,787        1,503           284
Copper                                     1,122        1,609          -488
Fuel oil                                   8,395        5,491         2,904
Gas-natural                               14,579        6,532         8,048

Capital goods, except automotive         192,265      188,110         4,154

Civilian aircraft                          7,668        8,069          -401
Telecommunications equipment              15,901       15,260           641
Computer accessories                      36,738       39,721        -2,983
Computers                                 12,910       10,456         2,454
Wood, glass, plastic                       3,275        2,794           481
Engines-civilian aircraft                  4,930        5,815          -885
Semiconductors                            16,347       17,679        -1,332
Laboratory testing instruments             1,438        1,353            85
Textile, sewing machines                     697          650            47
Specialized mining                           269          291           -23
Marine engines, parts                        498          374           123
Railway transportation equipment             669          700           -30
Drilling & oilfield equipment              1,069          854           215
Parts-civilian aircraft                    2,996        3,078           -82
Materials handling equipment               4,190        4,049           141
Vessels, except scrap                          5            2             3
Spacecraft, excluding military                85           16            69
Business machines and equipment            4,606        2,764         1,842
Metalworking machine tools                 4,049        3,886           162
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,106          997           109
Measuring, testing, control instruments    6,330        5,863           467
Generators, accessories                    6,771        7,427          -656
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   474          458            16
Pulp and paper machinery                   2,505        2,308           197
Agricultural machinery, equipment          3,035        2,624           411
Commercial vessels, other                    217          132            85
Industrial engines                         6,015        6,091           -76
Medicinal equipment                       10,605        9,162         1,443
Excavating machinery                       3,041        2,755           286
Electric apparatus                        14,868       14,607           261
Photo, service industry machinery          6,679        6,000           679
Industrial machines, other                12,281       11,877           404

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  137,630      133,739         3,891

Consumer goods                           218,295      200,995        17,300

Pharmaceutical preparations               31,976       26,107         5,869
Apparel, household goods - cotton         26,530       23,328         3,202
TV's, VCR's, etc                          15,165       15,244           -79
Other household goods                     22,987       20,515         2,472
Camping apparel and gear                   4,329        4,052           276
Writing and art supplies                   6,820        6,495           325
Toys/games/sporting goods                 15,247       15,304           -57
Photo equipment                            1,120        1,132           -13
Furniture, household goods, etc.          11,807       10,578         1,228
Numismatic coins                             150          106            44
Nursery stock, etc.                          828          755            73
Motorcycles and parts                      2,346        2,096           250
Musical instruments                        1,011          941            69
Pleasure boats and motors                  1,664        1,386           278
Rugs                                       1,110        1,025            85
Stereo equipment, etc                      4,646        5,499          -852
Records, tapes, and disks                    929          849            80
Apparel, household goods - wool            2,073        1,928           145
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   3,218        2,909           309
Books, printed matter                      2,341        2,208           133
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         4,223        3,982           241
Gem stones, other                          1,110        1,056            55
Jewelry                                    6,222        5,976           246
Glassware, chinaware                       1,491        1,402            89
Household appliances                       7,745        6,832           913
Toiletries and cosmetics                   2,833        2,576           257
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      18,092       16,348         1,744
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            3,783        4,577          -794
Footwear                                   8,083        7,662           421
Gem diamonds                               8,416        8,125           291

Other goods                               31,720       32,752        -1,032
                                                  

(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-03-161, BEA-03-40), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, August 2003.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
