                          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)                                October      September     Monthly
                                       2003         2003 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         108,798      106,279         2,519
Net Adjustments                              272          307           -35
Total, Census Basis                      108,526      105,972         2,554

Foods, feeds, and beverages                4,781        4,786            -6

Cane and beet sugar                           29           80           -51
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     145          183           -39
Fish and shellfish                           920          953           -33
Wine and related products                    495          528           -33
Bakery products                              362          389           -27
Other foods                                  440          458           -18
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   34           37            -3
Nuts                                          67           70            -3
Vegetables                                   453          456            -3
Food oils, oilseeds                          123          117             6
Dairy products and eggs                       96           86            10
Green coffee                                 157          144            12
Tea, spices, etc.                             90           76            14
Fruits, frozen juices                        464          447            17
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          331          313            18
Cocoa beans                                   52           27            25
Meat products                                523          421           102

Industrial supplies and materials         26,809       26,951          -142

Gas-natural                                1,703        1,850          -147
Chemicals-organic                          1,108        1,216          -108
Fuel oil                                     921        1,012           -91
Petroleum products, other                  1,211        1,293           -82
Crude oil                                  8,439        8,494           -56
Finished metal shapes                        623          654           -31
Natural rubber                                65           96           -31
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        206          235           -29
Iron and steel, advanced                     376          391           -15
Industrial supplies, other                 1,306        1,318           -12
Plastic materials                            710          721           -11
Newsprint                                    240          250           -10
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  285          293            -8
Nickel                                        94          101            -7
Chemicals-inorganic                          318          323            -5
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  46           50            -3
Hair, waste materials                         39           41            -2
Paper and paper products                     505          507            -2
Tin                                           11           12            -1
Iron and steel mill products                 562          562            -1
Chemicals-fertilizers                        480          480           (-)
Hides and skins                               12           11           (-)
Nonferrous metals, other                     107          106             1
Wool, silk, etc.                              56           54             1
Cotton, natural fibers                         9            6             3
Finished textile supplies                    222          216             5
Nontextile floor tiles                       194          188             6
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              350          343             7
Leather and furs                              65           58             8
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    330          322             8
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      93           85             8
Synthetic rubber--primary                    107           99             9
Materials, excluding chemicals               135          126             9
Lumber                                       621          611            10
Zinc                                          69           59            10
Liquefied petroleum gases                    400          389            11
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        177          166            11
Plywood and veneers                          169          157            11
Coal and related fuels                       114          102            12
Synthetic cloth                              345          331            14
Electric energy                              181          167            14
Other precious metals                        380          366            14
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      491          475            17
Farming materials, livestock                  89           72            17
Steelmaking materials                        296          273            23
Bauxite and aluminum                         580          553            27
Nonmonetary gold                             336          307            29
Copper                                       178          147            30
Shingles, wallboard                          862          812            51
Tobacco, waxes, etc                          350          296            54
Nuclear fuel materials                       241          155            87

Capital goods, except automotive          25,463       25,302           160

Computers                                  1,916        1,715           201
Engines-civilian aircraft                    651          533           117
Electric apparatus                         1,979        1,900            80
Materials handling equipment                 616          570            46
Metalworking machine tools                   593          547            46
Medicinal equipment                        1,435        1,392            43
Parts-civilian aircraft                      417          389            28
Industrial engines                           812          792            20
Railway transportation equipment              91           72            19
Food, tobacco machinery                      147          131            16
Measuring, testing, control instruments      852          838            14
Agricultural machinery, equipment            411          399            12
Textile, sewing machines                      75           64            11
Photo, service industry machinery            903          901             2
Nonfarm tractors and parts                    64           62             2
Marine engines, parts                         56           55           (-)
Commercial vessels, other                      5            5           (-)
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Drilling & oilfield equipment                119          120            -1
Wood, glass, plastic                         419          420            -1
Generators, accessories                      936          938            -2
Excavating machinery                         462          472            -9
Specialized mining                            29           40           -11
Business machines and equipment              608          623           -15
Pulp and paper machinery                     322          346           -24
Laboratory testing instruments               178          204           -26
Telecommunications equipment               2,077        2,110           -33
Spacecraft, excluding military                 5           48           -44
Civilian aircraft                            946          996           -50
Industrial machines, other                 1,547        1,631           -84
Semiconductors                             2,030        2,118           -87
Computer accessories                       4,762        4,870          -108

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   18,421       17,405         1,016

Consumer goods                            29,031       27,562         1,469

TV's, VCR's, etc                           2,509        2,262           247
Other household goods                      3,133        2,888           245
Stereo equipment, etc                        755          598           157
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,303        3,155           148
Pharmaceutical preparations                4,167        4,067           100
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,265        2,196            69
Motorcycles and parts                        274          207            68
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           601          539            62
Writing and art supplies                     878          817            61
Household appliances                       1,016          964            52
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     428          377            51
Toiletries and cosmetics                     412          364            48
Apparel, household goods - wool              299          256            43
Camping apparel and gear                     521          481            40
Toys/games/sporting goods                  2,005        1,969            36
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,492        1,459            33
Footwear                                     953          931            22
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              557          536            21
Numismatic coins                              21           10            11
Musical instruments                          124          115             9
Photo equipment                              142          133             9
Nursery stock, etc.                          111          104             8
Gem diamonds                               1,137        1,133             3
Rugs                                         141          138             3
Books, printed matter                        312          309             2
Glassware, chinaware                         186          191            -4
Jewelry                                      837          848           -11
Records, tapes, and disks                    124          137           -13
Gem stones, other                            137          152           -15
Pleasure boats and motors                    191          225           -34

Other goods                                4,022        3,965            57
                                        
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Item(1)                                Year-to-date Year-to-date  Year-to-date
                                       2003         2002          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       1,044,560      959,614        84,946
Net Adjustments                            2,983        2,865           118
Total, Census Basis                    1,041,577      956,749        84,828

Foods, feeds, and beverages               46,016       40,789         5,228

Cane and beet sugar                          464          452            12
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   1,340        1,336             4
Fish and shellfish                         9,168        8,223           945
Wine and related products                  4,954        4,394           560
Bakery products                            3,744        3,022           722
Other foods                                4,061        3,050         1,011
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  341          273            69
Nuts                                         644          574            70
Vegetables                                 4,172        3,551           621
Food oils, oilseeds                        1,229        1,043           186
Dairy products and eggs                      962          890            72
Green coffee                               1,387        1,128           260
Tea, spices, etc.                            811          682           129
Fruits, frozen juices                      4,577        4,177           400
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        3,084        2,713           371
Cocoa beans                                  547          365           182
Meat products                              4,530        4,915          -385

Industrial supplies and materials        264,408      219,583        44,824

Gas-natural                               18,145        8,759         9,386
Chemicals-organic                         11,348       10,232         1,116
Fuel oil                                  10,328        7,235         3,093
Petroleum products, other                 13,978       11,164         2,814
Crude oil                                 82,935       63,503        19,432
Finished metal shapes                      6,312        5,684           627
Natural rubber                               864          587           277
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      2,195        1,939           256
Iron and steel, advanced                   3,984        3,575           409
Industrial supplies, other                12,912       11,736         1,177
Plastic materials                          7,026        6,070           956
Newsprint                                  2,491        2,538           -46
Blank tapes, audio & visual                2,387        2,169           218
Nickel                                       904          733           171
Chemicals-inorganic                        3,245        3,232            12
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 517          472            45
Hair, waste materials                        392          383             9
Paper and paper products                   5,269        4,969           300
Tin                                          153          142            11
Iron and steel mill products               6,226        7,334        -1,108
Chemicals-fertilizers                      4,323        3,037         1,286
Hides and skins                              107          114            -7
Nonferrous metals, other                   1,070        1,151           -81
Wool, silk, etc.                             567          532            35
Cotton, natural fibers                        80           68            12
Finished textile supplies                  2,166        2,001           165
Nontextile floor tiles                     1,903        1,725           178
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            3,385        3,523          -138
Leather and furs                             638          737           -99
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  3,259        3,000           259
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     802          704            98
Synthetic rubber--primary                  1,060          996            64
Materials, excluding chemicals             1,234        1,268           -34
Lumber                                     5,035        5,794          -759
Zinc                                         703          833          -130
Liquefied petroleum gases                  4,643        2,824         1,820
Cotton cloth, fabrics                      1,708        1,843          -134
Plywood and veneers                        1,478        1,411            66
Coal and related fuels                     1,007          816           191
Synthetic cloth                            3,448        3,488           -40
Electric energy                            1,301          973           328
Other precious metals                      3,045        3,080           -35
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    4,725        4,465           260
Farming materials, livestock                 702          689            14
Steelmaking materials                      2,360        1,951           410
Bauxite and aluminum                       5,724        5,428           296
Nonmonetary gold                           2,346        2,071           275
Copper                                     1,433        1,942          -509
Shingles, wallboard                        7,082        5,989         1,093
Tobacco, waxes, etc                        3,103        2,864           239
Nuclear fuel materials                     2,359        1,812           547

Capital goods, except automotive         243,146      234,235         8,911

Computers                                 16,542       13,315         3,226
Engines-civilian aircraft                  6,113        7,235        -1,122
Electric apparatus                        18,753       18,306           447
Materials handling equipment               5,396        5,050           346
Metalworking machine tools                 5,199        4,914           285
Medicinal equipment                       13,431       11,500         1,931
Parts-civilian aircraft                    3,801        3,798             4
Industrial engines                         7,615        7,553            61
Railway transportation equipment             832          850           -17
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,384        1,270           114
Measuring, testing, control instruments    8,017        7,412           604
Agricultural machinery, equipment          3,845        3,292           553
Textile, sewing machines                     836          824            12
Photo, service industry machinery          8,486        7,544           941
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   600          574            27
Marine engines, parts                        610          460           150
Commercial vessels, other                    227          137            90
Vessels, except scrap                          5            2             3
Drilling & oilfield equipment              1,308        1,114           194
Wood, glass, plastic                       4,120        3,626           494
Generators, accessories                    8,670        9,099          -429
Excavating machinery                       3,971        3,440           531
Specialized mining                           338          338            -1
Business machines and equipment            5,838        3,445         2,393
Pulp and paper machinery                   3,172        2,917           255
Laboratory testing instruments             1,820        1,678           143
Telecommunications equipment              20,090       18,951         1,140
Spacecraft, excluding military               138           19           119
Civilian aircraft                          9,660        9,927          -267
Industrial machines, other                15,456       14,900           555
Semiconductors                            20,501       21,925        -1,424
Computer accessories                      46,372       48,819        -2,447

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  173,410      168,471         4,939

Consumer goods                           274,958      252,701        22,257

TV's, VCR's, etc                          19,943       19,060           883
Other household goods                     29,010       25,934         3,076
Stereo equipment, etc                      5,998        6,803          -805
Apparel, household goods - cotton         32,988       29,533         3,455
Pharmaceutical preparations               40,282       33,445         6,837
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      22,555       20,571         1,983
Motorcycles and parts                      2,824        2,478           346
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         5,363        5,041           322
Writing and art supplies                   8,515        8,101           414
Household appliances                       9,725        8,510         1,215
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   4,025        3,623           402
Toiletries and cosmetics                   3,615        3,263           351
Apparel, household goods - wool            2,628        2,447           181
Camping apparel and gear                   5,330        5,011           319
Toys/games/sporting goods                 19,219       18,969           250
Furniture, household goods, etc.          14,758       13,156         1,602
Footwear                                   9,969        9,543           426
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            4,876        5,829          -954
Numismatic coins                             180          133            47
Musical instruments                        1,249        1,161            88
Photo equipment                            1,396        1,430           -34
Nursery stock, etc.                        1,043          940           103
Gem diamonds                              10,684       10,166           518
Rugs                                       1,389        1,276           113
Books, printed matter                      2,963        2,786           177
Glassware, chinaware                       1,868        1,764           104
Jewelry                                    7,899        7,530           369
Records, tapes, and disks                  1,190        1,080           110
Gem stones, other                          1,400        1,343            57
Pleasure boats and motors                  2,075        1,773           302

Other goods                               39,639       40,970        -1,331
                                                  

(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-03-191, BEA-03-50), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, October 2003.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
