                          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)                                November     October       Monthly
                                       2003         2003 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         107,421      108,755        -1,334
Net Adjustments                              250          269           -19
Total, Census Basis                      107,171      108,486        -1,315

Foods, feeds, and beverages                4,866        4,789            78

Wine and related products                    538          495            42
Meat products                                565          523            42
Cane and beet sugar                           57           29            27
Food oils, oilseeds                          142          124            18
Fish and shellfish                           939          922            17
Other foods                                  457          440            17
Bakery products                              376          362            14
Nuts                                          76           67             9
Fruits, frozen juices                        474          465             9
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   34           34            -1
Cocoa beans                                   51           52            -1
Tea, spices, etc.                             86           90            -4
Dairy products and eggs                       92           97            -5
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     126          145           -19
Vegetables                                   432          453           -21
Green coffee                                 124          157           -32
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          298          332           -34

Industrial supplies and materials         25,576       26,848        -1,273

Crude oil                                  7,808        8,508          -700
Gas-natural                                1,390        1,690          -300
Chemicals-organic                            930        1,096          -166
Other precious metals                        241          380          -139
Electric energy                               95          181           -87
Chemicals-fertilizers                        392          477           -86
Steelmaking materials                        208          289           -81
Fuel oil                                     857          906           -49
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      454          491           -37
Farming materials, livestock                  58           89           -30
Tobacco, waxes, etc                          327          351           -24
Petroleum products, other                  1,199        1,213           -13
Iron and steel mill products                 547          560           -13
Materials, excluding chemicals               122          134           -12
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        169          178            -9
Nuclear fuel materials                       234          242            -8
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      85           93            -7
Synthetic rubber--primary                    101          108            -6
Cotton, natural fibers                         5            9            -5
Paper and paper products                     501          505            -4
Copper                                       174          178            -4
Coal and related fuels                       111          114            -3
Plywood and veneers                          169          171            -2
Nonferrous metals, other                     106          107            -1
Nonmonetary gold                             337          337           (-)
Chemicals-inorganic                          320          319             1
Hides and skins                               12           12             1
Leather and furs                              66           65             1
Wool, silk, etc.                              59           57             3
Hair, waste materials                         42           39             3
Finished textile supplies                    228          222             6
Nickel                                       101           94             6
Nontextile floor tiles                       201          194             6
Tin                                           19           11             8
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  55           47             8
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    340          331             8
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        215          206             9
Natural rubber                                81           71            11
Zinc                                          80           69            11
Newsprint                                    259          240            18
Synthetic cloth                              364          345            19
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              369          350            19
Finished metal shapes                        648          624            24
Lumber                                       651          621            30
Iron and steel, advanced                     414          378            36
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  318          281            37
Plastic materials                            748          710            38
Bauxite and aluminum                         620          580            40
Shingles, wallboard                          915          862            53
Industrial supplies, other                 1,362        1,307            55
Liquefied petroleum gases                    471          407            65

Capital goods, except automotive          25,692       25,484           207

Civilian aircraft                          1,149          964           185
Telecommunications equipment               2,229        2,079           150
Agricultural machinery, equipment            488          411            78
Industrial machines, other                 1,590        1,547            43
Business machines and equipment              646          610            36
Electric apparatus                         2,005        1,972            33
Pulp and paper machinery                     344          322            21
Photo, service industry machinery            925          904            21
Computers                                  1,938        1,918            20
Wood, glass, plastic                         424          418             6
Laboratory testing instruments               180          176             5
Excavating machinery                         461          459             1
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Commercial vessels, other                      5            5           (-)
Specialized mining                            25           26            -1
Textile, sewing machines                      74           76            -1
Railway transportation equipment              89           91            -2
Spacecraft, excluding military                 2            5            -3
Nonfarm tractors and parts                    60           65            -5
Engines-civilian aircraft                    646          651            -5
Marine engines, parts                         50           56            -6
Food, tobacco machinery                      142          148            -6
Industrial engines                           806          814            -8
Drilling & oilfield equipment                108          119           -11
Generators, accessories                      934          949           -16
Measuring, testing, control instruments      828          851           -24
Semiconductors                             2,006        2,031           -26
Parts-civilian aircraft                      382          416           -34
Materials handling equipment                 580          619           -39
Computer accessories                       4,703        4,745           -42
Medicinal equipment                        1,376        1,437           -61
Metalworking machine tools                   495          599          -103

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   18,242       18,339           -98

Consumer goods                            28,775       29,001          -226

Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,099        3,303          -204
Other household goods                      2,978        3,134          -155
Toys/games/sporting goods                  1,899        2,006          -107
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           537          601           -64
Gem diamonds                               1,084        1,139           -55
TV's, VCR's, etc                           2,472        2,501           -29
Writing and art supplies                     857          877           -21
Motorcycles and parts                        255          275           -20
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     409          429           -20
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,248        2,266           -18
Apparel, household goods - wool              281          299           -17
Books, printed matter                        298          313           -15
Footwear                                     942          953           -12
Nursery stock, etc.                          102          112           -10
Toiletries and cosmetics                     402          408            -6
Rugs                                         135          141            -6
Pleasure boats and motors                    193          196            -4
Photo equipment                              141          143            -2
Musical instruments                          124          124           (-)
Numismatic coins                              24           21             3
Glassware, chinaware                         190          186             3
Records, tapes, and disks                    132          123             9
Stereo equipment, etc                        771          755            16
Gem stones, other                            155          137            18
Household appliances                       1,046        1,017            29
Pharmaceutical preparations                4,158        4,128            30
Camping apparel and gear                     572          521            51
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,568        1,493            75
Jewelry                                      933          844            89
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              773          557           216

Other goods                                4,021        4,024            -4
                                        
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Item(1)                                Year-to-date Year-to-date  Year-to-date
                                       2003         2002          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       1,151,937    1,061,525        90,412
Net Adjustments                            3,230        3,151            78
Total, Census Basis                    1,148,708    1,058,374        90,334

Foods, feeds, and beverages               50,891       45,184         5,707

Wine and related products                  5,492        4,866           626
Meat products                              5,095        5,455          -359
Cane and beet sugar                          520          506            14
Food oils, oilseeds                        1,373        1,167           206
Fish and shellfish                        10,109        9,092         1,017
Other foods                                4,518        3,374         1,145
Bakery products                            4,120        3,347           773
Nuts                                         721          635            86
Fruits, frozen juices                      5,052        4,598           454
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  375          300            74
Cocoa beans                                  598          460           138
Tea, spices, etc.                            897          752           145
Dairy products and eggs                    1,054          968            86
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   1,466        1,476           -11
Vegetables                                 4,604        3,938           666
Green coffee                               1,512        1,250           262
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        3,384        2,998           385

Industrial supplies and materials        290,023      243,419        46,603

Crude oil                                 90,812       70,538        20,274
Gas-natural                               19,521        9,835         9,686
Chemicals-organic                         12,266       11,315           951
Other precious metals                      3,285        3,388          -103
Electric energy                            1,396        1,064           332
Chemicals-fertilizers                      4,712        3,383         1,329
Steelmaking materials                      2,562        2,170           392
Fuel oil                                  11,170        8,195         2,974
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    5,178        4,924           254
Farming materials, livestock                 760          753             8
Tobacco, waxes, etc                        3,431        3,147           284
Petroleum products, other                 15,179       12,282         2,897
Iron and steel mill products               6,772        8,159        -1,387
Materials, excluding chemicals             1,355        1,401           -46
Cotton cloth, fabrics                      1,877        2,038          -161
Nuclear fuel materials                     2,593        2,033           560
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     887          776           111
Synthetic rubber--primary                  1,162        1,097            65
Cotton, natural fibers                        84           76             9
Paper and paper products                   5,770        5,481           289
Copper                                     1,607        2,094          -487
Coal and related fuels                     1,118          904           214
Plywood and veneers                        1,649        1,562            87
Nonferrous metals, other                   1,177        1,248           -72
Nonmonetary gold                           2,684        2,271           413
Chemicals-inorganic                        3,565        3,544            21
Hides and skins                              119          126            -7
Leather and furs                             704          809          -105
Wool, silk, etc.                             628          590            38
Hair, waste materials                        434          424            10
Finished textile supplies                  2,394        2,218           176
Nickel                                     1,005          794           211
Nontextile floor tiles                     2,104        1,912           192
Tin                                          171          155            16
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 573          519            54
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  3,600        3,324           276
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      2,410        2,154           256
Natural rubber                               951          674           277
Zinc                                         783          904          -121
Newsprint                                  2,750        2,789           -39
Synthetic cloth                            3,812        3,849           -37
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            3,754        3,885          -130
Finished metal shapes                      6,961        6,279           682
Lumber                                     5,687        6,340          -653
Iron and steel, advanced                   4,399        3,972           427
Blank tapes, audio & visual                2,702        2,420           281
Plastic materials                          7,774        6,728         1,046
Bauxite and aluminum                       6,344        6,056           288
Shingles, wallboard                        7,997        6,612         1,385
Industrial supplies, other                14,275       12,990         1,285
Liquefied petroleum gases                  5,122        3,221         1,901

Capital goods, except automotive         268,859      258,628        10,231

Civilian aircraft                         10,828       10,937          -110
Telecommunications equipment              22,322       21,017         1,304
Agricultural machinery, equipment          4,333        3,712           621
Industrial machines, other                17,047       16,486           561
Business machines and equipment            6,486        3,869         2,617
Electric apparatus                        20,750       20,187           563
Pulp and paper machinery                   3,516        3,207           310
Photo, service industry machinery          9,412        8,381         1,031
Computers                                 18,483       14,810         3,673
Wood, glass, plastic                       4,544        4,039           504
Laboratory testing instruments             1,998        1,849           149
Excavating machinery                       4,428        3,782           646
Vessels, except scrap                          5            2             3
Commercial vessels, other                    232          140            91
Specialized mining                           360          357             4
Textile, sewing machines                     911          913            -2
Railway transportation equipment             921          942           -21
Spacecraft, excluding military               140           22           118
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   661          625            35
Engines-civilian aircraft                  6,760        7,938        -1,179
Marine engines, parts                        660          502           158
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,526        1,395           131
Industrial engines                         8,423        8,288           135
Drilling & oilfield equipment              1,416        1,236           180
Generators, accessories                    9,617        9,971          -353
Measuring, testing, control instruments    8,844        8,180           664
Semiconductors                            22,508       23,983        -1,475
Parts-civilian aircraft                    4,183        4,154            28
Materials handling equipment               5,979        5,565           415
Computer accessories                      51,059       53,982        -2,923
Medicinal equipment                       14,809       12,741         2,068
Metalworking machine tools                 5,700        5,414           286

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  191,570      186,062         5,508

Consumer goods                           303,703      280,160        23,542

Apparel, household goods - cotton         36,087       32,808         3,279
Other household goods                     31,989       28,779         3,210
Toys/games/sporting goods                 21,119       21,170           -52
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         5,899        5,583           316
Gem diamonds                              11,770       11,112           658
TV's, VCR's, etc                          22,406       21,084         1,322
Writing and art supplies                   9,370        8,941           430
Motorcycles and parts                      3,079        2,746           334
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   4,434        4,038           396
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      24,803       22,851         1,953
Apparel, household goods - wool            2,909        2,737           172
Books, printed matter                      3,262        3,089           173
Footwear                                  10,911       10,575           336
Nursery stock, etc.                        1,146        1,033           113
Toiletries and cosmetics                   4,012        3,619           394
Rugs                                       1,525        1,406           119
Pleasure boats and motors                  2,273        1,988           285
Photo equipment                            1,538        1,572           -34
Musical instruments                        1,374        1,293            80
Numismatic coins                             203          142            62
Glassware, chinaware                       2,058        1,965            93
Records, tapes, and disks                  1,320        1,201           119
Stereo equipment, etc                      6,770        7,538          -768
Gem stones, other                          1,555        1,484            71
Household appliances                      10,771        9,446         1,326
Pharmaceutical preparations               44,401       37,116         7,285
Camping apparel and gear                   5,902        5,626           276
Furniture, household goods, etc.          16,328       14,468         1,860
Jewelry                                    8,839        8,323           516
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            5,649        6,428          -779

Other goods                               43,662       44,920        -1,258
                                                  

(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-04-02, BEA-04-02), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, November 2003.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
