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) January December (R) Monthly 2004 2003 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 110,299 110,883 -584 Net Adjustments 248 223 25 Total, Census Basis 110,050 110,659 -609 Foods, feeds, and beverages 4,838 4,942 -104 Fruits, frozen juices 394 481 -87 Meat products 576 628 -53 Cane and beet sugar 21 54 -33 Other foods 515 523 -8 Tea, spices, etc. 86 93 -7 Dairy products and eggs 101 107 -6 Wine and related products 513 518 -5 Bakery products 383 388 -4 Vegetables 437 439 -2 Cocoa beans 76 78 -1 Feedstuff and foodgrains 147 145 2 Green coffee 113 110 3 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 38 34 4 Nuts 74 68 6 Food oils, oilseeds 137 126 11 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 337 308 29 Fish and shellfish 888 842 46 Industrial supplies and materials 27,420 26,761 659 Fuel oil 1,378 1,038 339 Crude oil 8,675 8,375 300 Gas-natural 1,576 1,295 280 Liquefied petroleum gases 559 462 98 Iron and steel mill products 713 643 69 Electric energy 122 53 68 Nonmonetary gold 339 274 66 Industrial supplies, other 1,391 1,343 48 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 402 367 35 Petroleum products, other 1,144 1,114 31 Nickel 119 92 27 Finished metal shapes 685 662 23 Farming materials, livestock 63 49 14 Chemicals-inorganic 343 330 13 Nonferrous metals, other 112 105 8 Natural rubber 114 107 6 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 63 57 6 Paper and paper products 498 492 6 Hair, waste materials 43 38 5 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 87 83 4 Pulpwood and woodpulp 200 196 4 Hides and skins 14 10 4 Steelmaking materials 293 289 4 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 350 347 3 Zinc 87 85 1 Cotton, natural fibers 7 6 1 Finished textile supplies 238 238 0 Leather and furs 71 72 -1 Cotton cloth, fabrics 179 180 -1 Tin 16 18 -1 Synthetic cloth 367 370 -2 Nontextile floor tiles 198 200 -2 Synthetic rubber--primary 101 103 -2 Wool, silk, etc. 58 61 -3 Newsprint 239 245 -6 Coal and related fuels 91 97 -6 Materials, excluding chemicals 115 122 -7 Plywood and veneers 178 187 -10 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 509 520 -11 Iron and steel, advanced 412 432 -20 Plastic materials 714 734 -21 Tobacco, waxes, etc 287 312 -25 Copper 148 178 -30 Other precious metals 286 317 -31 Blank tapes, audio & visual 289 326 -37 Lumber 607 657 -50 Shingles, wallboard 807 886 -79 Chemicals-fertilizers 426 513 -87 Chemicals-organic 981 1,075 -94 Bauxite and aluminum 558 679 -121 Nuclear fuel materials 168 326 -158 Capital goods, except automotive 26,824 26,911 -86 Civilian aircraft 888 1,551 -663 Agricultural machinery, equipment 463 538 -75 Computer accessories 5,081 5,151 -70 Telecommunications equipment 2,366 2,420 -53 Materials handling equipment 566 617 -50 Generators, accessories 844 892 -48 Food, tobacco machinery 134 173 -39 Business machines and equipment 609 644 -35 Laboratory testing instruments 182 208 -26 Spacecraft, excluding military 2 25 -23 Industrial engines 800 812 -12 Railway transportation equipment 75 85 -9 Wood, glass, plastic 422 426 -4 Metalworking machine tools 504 507 -2 Marine engines, parts 54 56 -2 Vessels, except scrap 0 0 0 Nonfarm tractors and parts 69 61 8 Specialized mining 30 23 8 Textile, sewing machines 94 86 9 Excavating machinery 570 549 21 Medicinal equipment 1,411 1,381 30 Measuring, testing, control instruments 877 846 31 Parts-civilian aircraft 390 354 37 Semiconductors 2,155 2,116 40 Engines-civilian aircraft 620 564 56 Drilling & oilfield equipment 135 75 60 Electric apparatus 2,118 2,039 79 Commercial vessels, other 148 67 81 Pulp and paper machinery 421 335 86 Industrial machines, other 1,702 1,607 94 Photo, service industry machinery 1,028 836 192 Computers 2,064 1,869 195 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 17,721 18,725 -1,004 Consumer goods 29,327 29,280 47 Toys/games/sporting goods 2,058 1,793 264 Other household goods 3,306 3,135 171 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,303 3,149 154 Footwear 1,087 984 103 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,386 2,299 87 Camping apparel and gear 587 541 45 Household appliances 1,080 1,046 34 Writing and art supplies 898 868 29 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 556 530 26 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 574 550 25 Cookware, cutlery, tools 423 407 16 Nursery stock, etc. 119 106 13 Gem stones, other 155 147 8 Apparel, household goods - wool 289 286 3 Numismatic coins 24 21 3 Rugs 147 144 3 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,655 1,654 2 Records, tapes, and disks 119 119 0 Glassware, chinaware 195 195 0 Photo equipment 110 114 -4 Musical instruments 119 123 -5 Motorcycles and parts 284 290 -6 Books, printed matter 297 306 -9 Stereo equipment, etc 743 755 -12 Jewelry 838 880 -42 Toiletries and cosmetics 371 417 -46 Pleasure boats and motors 187 235 -48 Gem diamonds 1,103 1,191 -89 Pharmaceutical preparations 3,991 4,319 -328 TV's, VCR's, etc 2,325 2,677 -352 Other goods 3,920 4,040 -120 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2004 2003 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 110,299 101,989 8,309 Net Adjustments 248 195 53 Total, Census Basis 110,050 101,795 8,256 Foods, feeds, and beverages 4,838 4,534 304 Fruits, frozen juices 394 440 -46 Meat products 576 526 50 Cane and beet sugar 21 28 -6 Other foods 515 341 174 Tea, spices, etc. 86 68 18 Dairy products and eggs 101 96 5 Wine and related products 513 490 23 Bakery products 383 342 41 Vegetables 437 445 -8 Cocoa beans 76 119 -43 Feedstuff and foodgrains 147 136 11 Green coffee 113 120 -7 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 38 36 3 Nuts 74 58 15 Food oils, oilseeds 137 109 28 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 337 291 46 Fish and shellfish 888 890 -1 Industrial supplies and materials 27,420 24,981 2,439 Fuel oil 1,378 1,242 136 Crude oil 8,675 7,426 1,249 Gas-natural 1,576 1,307 269 Liquefied petroleum gases 559 527 32 Iron and steel mill products 713 757 -45 Electric energy 122 99 23 Nonmonetary gold 339 202 138 Industrial supplies, other 1,391 1,274 117 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 402 338 64 Petroleum products, other 1,144 1,204 -60 Nickel 119 62 57 Finished metal shapes 685 609 76 Farming materials, livestock 63 67 -4 Chemicals-inorganic 343 326 17 Nonferrous metals, other 112 113 0 Natural rubber 114 87 26 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 63 54 9 Paper and paper products 498 531 -32 Hair, waste materials 43 40 3 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 87 84 3 Pulpwood and woodpulp 200 185 15 Hides and skins 14 12 2 Steelmaking materials 293 219 74 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 350 341 9 Zinc 87 83 4 Cotton, natural fibers 7 10 -3 Finished textile supplies 238 216 22 Leather and furs 71 77 -6 Cotton cloth, fabrics 179 180 -2 Tin 16 13 3 Synthetic cloth 367 356 11 Nontextile floor tiles 198 185 13 Synthetic rubber--primary 101 96 5 Wool, silk, etc. 58 54 4 Newsprint 239 248 -9 Coal and related fuels 91 66 25 Materials, excluding chemicals 115 130 -15 Plywood and veneers 178 134 44 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 509 440 69 Iron and steel, advanced 412 410 2 Plastic materials 714 676 38 Tobacco, waxes, etc 287 284 3 Copper 148 162 -14 Other precious metals 286 280 7 Blank tapes, audio & visual 289 202 87 Lumber 607 530 77 Shingles, wallboard 807 645 162 Chemicals-fertilizers 426 395 30 Chemicals-organic 981 1,080 -99 Bauxite and aluminum 558 625 -68 Nuclear fuel materials 168 298 -129 Capital goods, except automotive 26,824 24,457 2,367 Civilian aircraft 888 1,147 -259 Agricultural machinery, equipment 463 356 107 Computer accessories 5,081 4,837 244 Telecommunications equipment 2,366 1,908 458 Materials handling equipment 566 493 73 Generators, accessories 844 891 -47 Food, tobacco machinery 134 122 12 Business machines and equipment 609 537 72 Laboratory testing instruments 182 141 41 Spacecraft, excluding military 2 49 -47 Industrial engines 800 748 52 Railway transportation equipment 75 93 -18 Wood, glass, plastic 422 446 -24 Metalworking machine tools 504 451 53 Marine engines, parts 54 47 8 Vessels, except scrap 0 3 -3 Nonfarm tractors and parts 69 56 13 Specialized mining 30 25 5 Textile, sewing machines 94 85 9 Excavating machinery 570 348 221 Medicinal equipment 1,411 1,242 169 Measuring, testing, control instruments 877 767 110 Parts-civilian aircraft 390 392 -2 Semiconductors 2,155 2,037 119 Engines-civilian aircraft 620 651 -31 Drilling & oilfield equipment 135 163 -28 Electric apparatus 2,118 1,926 192 Commercial vessels, other 148 6 142 Pulp and paper machinery 421 294 127 Industrial machines, other 1,702 1,542 160 Photo, service industry machinery 1,028 907 120 Computers 2,064 1,748 316 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 17,721 16,969 751 Consumer goods 29,327 26,975 2,353 Toys/games/sporting goods 2,058 1,983 75 Other household goods 3,306 2,890 416 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,303 3,235 68 Footwear 1,087 1,011 76 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,386 2,229 157 Camping apparel and gear 587 531 56 Household appliances 1,080 893 187 Writing and art supplies 898 848 50 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 556 513 43 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 574 539 35 Cookware, cutlery, tools 423 414 9 Nursery stock, etc. 119 107 12 Gem stones, other 155 141 14 Apparel, household goods - wool 289 278 11 Numismatic coins 24 28 -4 Rugs 147 143 4 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,655 1,493 162 Records, tapes, and disks 119 116 3 Glassware, chinaware 195 195 0 Photo equipment 110 147 -37 Musical instruments 119 116 2 Motorcycles and parts 284 227 57 Books, printed matter 297 283 13 Stereo equipment, etc 743 534 208 Jewelry 838 857 -19 Toiletries and cosmetics 371 331 40 Pleasure boats and motors 187 178 9 Gem diamonds 1,103 1,036 66 Pharmaceutical preparations 3,991 3,932 59 TV's, VCR's, etc 2,325 1,747 579 Other goods 3,920 3,879 42 (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-04-38, BEA-04-10), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, January 2004. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.