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) February January Monthly 2004 2004 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 112,297 110,396 1,901 Net Adjustments 240 243 -3 Total, Census Basis 112,057 110,153 1,904 Foods, feeds, and beverages 5,080 4,839 241 Fish and shellfish 1,121 887 234 Bakery products 420 384 36 Food oils, oilseeds 163 129 34 Fruits, frozen juices 447 415 32 Tea, spices, etc. 114 86 28 Cane and beet sugar 35 21 14 Green coffee 122 113 8 Dairy products and eggs 108 101 7 Feedstuff and foodgrains 145 138 6 Vegetables 442 437 5 Nuts 76 74 2 Other foods 508 516 -8 Wine and related products 503 511 -8 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 27 38 -11 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 311 335 -24 Cocoa beans 39 76 -38 Meat products 499 576 -77 Industrial supplies and materials 29,528 27,481 2,047 Gas-natural 1,929 1,572 357 Bauxite and aluminum 775 564 211 Petroleum products, other 1,329 1,143 186 Chemicals-organic 1,158 982 177 Crude oil 8,812 8,666 145 Other precious metals 411 285 126 Iron and steel mill products 808 716 93 Chemicals-fertilizers 518 428 89 Steelmaking materials 384 296 88 Fuel oil 1,461 1,378 84 Paper and paper products 572 499 74 Shingles, wallboard 881 808 73 Plastic materials 771 714 57 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 400 351 48 Newsprint 281 239 43 Blank tapes, audio & visual 337 297 40 Tobacco, waxes, etc 317 285 32 Nonmonetary gold 370 340 30 Liquefied petroleum gases 619 591 28 Nonferrous metals, other 140 113 27 Finished metal shapes 710 684 26 Nickel 145 119 26 Coal and related fuels 114 91 23 Synthetic rubber--primary 118 101 18 Lumber 623 607 16 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 521 507 13 Pulpwood and woodpulp 215 205 10 Finished textile supplies 247 239 9 Materials, excluding chemicals 124 115 9 Synthetic cloth 377 368 9 Farming materials, livestock 72 63 9 Cotton cloth, fabrics 186 179 8 Chemicals-inorganic 357 350 6 Tin 22 17 6 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 68 65 3 Natural rubber 116 114 3 Iron and steel, advanced 414 413 2 Cotton, natural fibers 6 7 -1 Wool, silk, etc. 57 58 -1 Hair, waste materials 41 43 -2 Industrial supplies, other 1,390 1,392 -2 Leather and furs 69 71 -2 Copper 144 148 -4 Nontextile floor tiles 193 198 -5 Zinc 81 87 -6 Hides and skins 8 14 -6 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 81 87 -6 Electric energy 105 122 -17 Plywood and veneers 159 178 -20 Nuclear fuel materials 137 168 -32 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 358 404 -47 Capital goods, except automotive 26,160 26,933 -773 Civilian aircraft 586 990 -404 Computers 1,793 2,062 -269 Computer accessories 4,859 5,089 -230 Photo, service industry machinery 889 1,027 -138 Commercial vessels, other 64 150 -85 Pulp and paper machinery 341 415 -74 Telecommunications equipment 2,292 2,362 -70 Excavating machinery 523 565 -42 Business machines and equipment 574 608 -34 Engines-civilian aircraft 599 620 -20 Drilling & oilfield equipment 118 137 -19 Textile, sewing machines 91 95 -3 Parts-civilian aircraft 389 392 -3 Nonfarm tractors and parts 66 69 -3 Specialized mining 29 30 -1 Spacecraft, excluding military 1 2 (-) Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Agricultural machinery, equipment 467 463 3 Industrial machines, other 1,699 1,692 7 Marine engines, parts 61 54 7 Railway transportation equipment 92 75 17 Industrial engines 823 803 20 Materials handling equipment 588 566 23 Metalworking machine tools 527 503 23 Food, tobacco machinery 157 133 23 Wood, glass, plastic 449 424 26 Electric apparatus 2,153 2,126 27 Laboratory testing instruments 228 180 48 Measuring, testing, control instruments 937 884 53 Semiconductors 2,223 2,161 61 Generators, accessories 956 845 112 Medicinal equipment 1,585 1,413 172 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 18,383 17,638 744 Consumer goods 28,697 29,321 -624 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,633 2,058 -425 Stereo equipment, etc 600 745 -145 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,258 2,389 -131 Footwear 965 1,086 -121 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,185 3,303 -118 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,540 1,654 -114 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 499 582 -82 Camping apparel and gear 524 587 -64 Household appliances 1,047 1,089 -42 Cookware, cutlery, tools 398 424 -26 Writing and art supplies 872 898 -26 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 534 557 -22 Glassware, chinaware 183 195 -12 TV's, VCR's, etc 2,319 2,331 -12 Gem stones, other 147 155 -8 Apparel, household goods - wool 282 288 -6 Photo equipment 106 110 -3 Nursery stock, etc. 118 119 -1 Books, printed matter 295 296 -1 Rugs 148 147 1 Numismatic coins 31 24 7 Musical instruments 128 120 7 Other household goods 3,315 3,308 7 Jewelry 849 838 11 Records, tapes, and disks 127 116 11 Motorcycles and parts 299 283 16 Gem diamonds 1,122 1,104 18 Toiletries and cosmetics 399 373 26 Pleasure boats and motors 280 194 86 Pharmaceutical preparations 4,492 3,947 545 Other goods 4,210 3,941 269 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2004 2003 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 203,538 19,155 Net Adjustments 402 81 Total, Census Basis 203,136 19,074 Foods, feeds, and beverages 8,951 968 Fish and shellfish 1,827 182 Bakery products 687 117 Food oils, oilseeds 210 82 Fruits, frozen juices 860 3 Tea, spices, etc. 153 47 Cane and beet sugar 74 -17 Green coffee 232 3 Dairy products and eggs 188 20 Feedstuff and foodgrains 260 23 Vegetables 824 56 Nuts 123 28 Other foods 688 335 Wine and related products 961 53 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 66 -1 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 592 54 Cocoa beans 176 -61 Meat products 1,028 47 Industrial supplies and materials 50,914 6,095 Gas-natural 3,240 261 Bauxite and aluminum 1,234 106 Petroleum products, other 2,443 30 Chemicals-organic 2,128 12 Crude oil 15,683 1,795 Other precious metals 575 122 Iron and steel mill products 1,422 102 Chemicals-fertilizers 752 194 Steelmaking materials 468 212 Fuel oil 2,454 385 Paper and paper products 1,072 (-) Shingles, wallboard 1,265 424 Plastic materials 1,366 119 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 674 77 Newsprint 481 39 Blank tapes, audio & visual 409 224 Tobacco, waxes, etc 569 33 Nonmonetary gold 420 290 Liquefied petroleum gases 898 312 Nonferrous metals, other 217 35 Finished metal shapes 1,211 183 Nickel 133 130 Coal and related fuels 179 26 Synthetic rubber--primary 204 16 Lumber 1,018 212 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 913 114 Pulpwood and woodpulp 390 30 Finished textile supplies 432 54 Materials, excluding chemicals 248 -9 Synthetic cloth 706 38 Farming materials, livestock 139 -4 Cotton cloth, fabrics 355 10 Chemicals-inorganic 632 75 Tin 27 12 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 101 31 Natural rubber 172 58 Iron and steel, advanced 805 23 Cotton, natural fibers 19 -6 Wool, silk, etc. 106 8 Hair, waste materials 81 4 Industrial supplies, other 2,529 253 Leather and furs 148 -8 Copper 314 -22 Nontextile floor tiles 372 19 Zinc 152 16 Hides and skins 21 1 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 148 20 Electric energy 228 -2 Plywood and veneers 262 75 Nuclear fuel materials 443 -138 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 656 106 Capital goods, except automotive 47,681 5,412 Civilian aircraft 2,005 -429 Computers 3,250 605 Computer accessories 9,248 700 Photo, service industry machinery 1,735 182 Commercial vessels, other 10 204 Pulp and paper machinery 581 175 Telecommunications equipment 3,890 765 Excavating machinery 671 418 Business machines and equipment 1,056 126 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,248 -30 Drilling & oilfield equipment 257 -2 Textile, sewing machines 165 21 Parts-civilian aircraft 775 5 Nonfarm tractors and parts 113 22 Specialized mining 49 11 Spacecraft, excluding military 51 -48 Vessels, except scrap 3 -3 Agricultural machinery, equipment 674 256 Industrial machines, other 3,110 281 Marine engines, parts 108 6 Railway transportation equipment 167 (-) Industrial engines 1,483 144 Materials handling equipment 1,018 136 Metalworking machine tools 945 85 Food, tobacco machinery 259 32 Wood, glass, plastic 847 26 Electric apparatus 3,791 487 Laboratory testing instruments 318 90 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,566 254 Semiconductors 4,057 327 Generators, accessories 1,733 68 Medicinal equipment 2,496 502 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 33,796 2,225 Consumer goods 53,917 4,101 Toys/games/sporting goods 3,808 -116 Stereo equipment, etc 1,080 266 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 4,530 118 Footwear 2,034 16 Apparel, household goods - cotton 6,629 -141 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,917 278 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 1,049 31 Camping apparel and gear 1,090 22 Household appliances 1,820 317 Cookware, cutlery, tools 833 -12 Writing and art supplies 1,689 82 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,060 30 Glassware, chinaware 378 (-) TV's, VCR's, etc 3,528 1,122 Gem stones, other 293 9 Apparel, household goods - wool 555 14 Photo equipment 281 -65 Nursery stock, etc. 215 23 Books, printed matter 567 24 Rugs 288 7 Numismatic coins 60 -6 Musical instruments 249 -1 Other household goods 5,676 947 Jewelry 1,572 115 Records, tapes, and disks 235 9 Motorcycles and parts 518 64 Gem diamonds 2,035 190 Toiletries and cosmetics 682 90 Pleasure boats and motors 423 52 Pharmaceutical preparations 7,824 615 Other goods 7,878 273 (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-04-59, BEA-04-15), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, February 2004. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.