
ANNUAL REVISION FOR 2003

PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 7. IMPORTS OF GOODS BY END-USE CATEGORY AND COMMODITY

(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustment and rounding. The commodities in this exhibit are ranked on 
the year-to-year change within each major commodity grouping. 
 
                                            Annual        Annual    Year-to-year
                Item (1)                     2003          2002         Change
 
Total, Balance of Payments Basis            1,260,674     1,164,728        95,946
Net Adjustments                                 3,553         3,362           190
Total, Census Basis                         1,257,121     1,161,366        95,755
 
Foods, feeds, and beverages                    55,831        49,687         6,144
 
Other foods                                     5,063         3,715         1,348
Fish and shellfish                             10,946        10,027           919
Bakery products                                 4,516         3,677           840
Vegetables                                      5,018         4,327           691
Wine and related products                       6,023         5,353           670
Fruits, frozen juices                           5,506         5,044           462
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine             3,711         3,288           423
Green coffee                                    1,612         1,369           243
Food oils, oilseeds                             1,495         1,278           216
Cocoa beans                                       702           508           194
Tea, spices, etc.                                 987           828           159
Dairy products and eggs                         1,161         1,049           112
Nuts                                              798           701            96
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                       408           332            76
Cane and beet sugar                               574           558            16
Feedstuff and foodgrains                        1,594         1,614           -20
Meat products                                   5,715         6,017          -302
 
Industrial supplies and materials             313,818       267,693        46,125
 
Crude oil                                      99,167        77,283        21,884
Gas-natural                                    18,521        10,988         7,533
Petroleum products, other                      16,280        13,274         3,006
Fuel oil                                       12,175         9,240         2,935
Liquefied petroleum gases                       5,472         3,710         1,762
Shingles, wallboard                             8,861         7,272         1,589
Chemicals-fertilizers                           5,191         3,734         1,457
Industrial supplies, other                     15,620        14,250         1,370
Plastic materials                               8,501         7,419         1,082
Chemicals-organic                              13,365        12,636           730
Finished metal shapes                           7,625         6,912           712
Nuclear fuel materials                          2,898         2,189           709
Nonmonetary gold                                2,957         2,456           501
Iron and steel, advanced                        4,835         4,399           436
Steelmaking materials                           2,839         2,452           387
Blank tapes, audio & visual                     3,039         2,658           382
Bauxite and aluminum                            6,922         6,598           324
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                         5,708         5,397           312
Tobacco, waxes, etc                             3,742         3,436           306
Natural rubber                                  1,047           751           296
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                       3,953         3,670           283
Nickel                                          1,092           858           234
Pulpwood and woodpulp                           2,599         2,366           234
Coal and related fuels                          1,214           987           226
Finished textile supplies                       2,631         2,434           197
Nontextile floor tiles                          2,304         2,111           193
Electric energy                                 1,329         1,145           184
Plywood and veneers                             1,833         1,689           144
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                          970           843           126
Paper and paper products                        6,178         6,057           121
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                      628           566            61
Synthetic rubber--primary                       1,262         1,205            57
Wool, silk, etc.                                  689           649            41
Tin                                               188           170            18
Hair, waste materials                             472           467             5
Cotton, natural fibers                             91            87             5
Farming materials, livestock                      816           820            -4
Chemicals-inorganic                             3,895         3,902            -7
Hides and skins                                   130           139            -9
Synthetic cloth                                 4,183         4,210           -26
Materials, excluding chemicals                  1,482         1,526           -44
Newsprint                                       2,991         3,039           -48
Other precious metals                           3,632         3,714           -81
Nonferrous metals, other                        1,278         1,373           -95
Leather and furs                                  774           881          -107
Zinc                                              868           989          -121
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.                 4,095         4,235          -140
Cotton cloth, fabrics                           2,056         2,228          -171
Copper                                          1,785         2,283          -497
Lumber                                          6,242         6,902          -660
Iron and steel mill products                    7,390         9,097        -1,707
 
Capital goods, except automotive              295,833       283,323        12,511
 
Computers                                      20,365        16,141         4,224
Business machines and equipment                 7,135         4,468         2,668
Medicinal equipment                            16,229        14,000         2,229
Telecommunications equipment                   24,780        23,135         1,645
Photo, service industry machinery              10,231         9,227         1,004
Excavating machinery                            4,929         4,151           779
Measuring, testing, control instruments         9,686         8,927           760
Electric apparatus                             22,808        22,076           732
Agricultural machinery, equipment               4,816         4,155           660
Industrial machines, other                     18,689        18,053           636
Wood, glass, plastic                            4,985         4,430           555
Materials handling equipment                    6,587         6,084           503
Drilling & oilfield equipment                   1,789         1,351           438
Pulp and paper machinery                        3,867         3,503           363
Metalworking machine tools                      6,193         5,943           250
Laboratory testing instruments                  2,214         2,030           184
Industrial engines                              9,211         9,033           178
Food, tobacco machinery                         1,697         1,526           171
Marine engines, parts                             717           551           166
Commercial vessels, other                         299           144           155
Spacecraft, excluding military                    165            36           129
Nonfarm tractors and parts                        721           690            31
Railway transportation equipment                1,009           998            11
Vessels, except scrap                               5             3             3
Specialized mining                                383           381             2
Textile, sewing machines                        1,001           999             1
Parts-civilian aircraft                         4,535         4,558           -23
Civilian aircraft                              12,232        12,300           -68
Generators, accessories                        10,483        10,802          -319
Engines-civilian aircraft                       7,319         8,599        -1,281
Semiconductors                                 24,604        26,015        -1,411
Computer accessories                           56,147        59,010        -2,863
 
Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines       210,173       203,743         6,430
 
Consumer goods                                333,878       307,842        26,036
 
Pharmaceutical preparations                    49,069        40,736         8,333
Other household goods                          35,173        31,649         3,524
Apparel, household goods - cotton              39,303        36,134         3,169
TV's, VCR's, etc                               25,392        23,110         2,282
Furniture, household goods, etc.               17,983        16,018         1,966
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton           27,078        25,163         1,915
Household appliances                           11,824        10,430         1,393
Gem diamonds                                   12,936        12,090           846
Jewelry                                         9,768         9,147           621
Writing and art supplies                       10,321         9,807           514
Toiletries and cosmetics                        4,425         3,974           451
Cookware, cutlery, tools                        4,835         4,458           377
Apparel,household goods-nontextile              6,468         6,144           323
Motorcycles and parts                           3,337         3,047           290
Pleasure boats and motors                       2,482         2,206           276
Footwear                                       11,875        11,617           259
Camping apparel and gear                        6,443         6,234           210
Books, printed matter                           3,577         3,409           168
Apparel, household goods - wool                 3,153         3,010           142
Records, tapes, and disks                       1,449         1,312           137
Rugs                                            1,670         1,537           132
Nursery stock, etc.                             1,249         1,132           117
Glassware, chinaware                            2,253         2,171            82
Numismatic coins                                  241           161            81
Gem stones, other                               1,701         1,629            73
Musical instruments                             1,497         1,428            69
Photo equipment                                 1,648         1,710           -62
Toys/games/sporting goods                      22,951        23,216          -265
Stereo equipment, etc                           7,582         8,189          -607
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.                 6,194         6,974          -781
 
Other goods                                    47,587        49,078        -1,491
 
(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 the FT-900 release, or at www.census.gov/
foreign-trade/www/press.html or www.bea.gov/bea/rels.htm.


SOURCE: Report FT900 (03) (CB-04-91), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, FINAL 2003. For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.
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