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) March February Monthly 2004 2004 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 118,427 112,381 6,046 Net Adjustments 308 251 57 Total, Census Basis 118,119 112,130 5,989 Foods, feeds, and beverages 5,229 5,089 140 Fruits, frozen juices 536 449 88 Cocoa beans 91 39 52 Vegetables 487 442 45 Feedstuff and foodgrains 180 151 29 Cane and beet sugar 61 35 26 Food oils, oilseeds 187 163 23 Green coffee 139 122 17 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 32 27 5 Bakery products 423 420 3 Dairy products and eggs 109 107 2 Meat products 501 500 1 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 308 310 -2 Other foods 501 506 -5 Nuts 61 76 -14 Wine and related products 482 503 -21 Tea, spices, etc. 93 117 -23 Fish and shellfish 1,039 1,124 -85 Industrial supplies and materials 31,582 29,654 1,928 Crude oil 9,977 8,831 1,146 Petroleum products, other 1,867 1,317 549 Iron and steel mill products 1,000 807 193 Copper 245 144 101 Shingles, wallboard 956 880 76 Other precious metals 480 411 69 Chemicals-organic 1,319 1,251 69 Industrial supplies, other 1,456 1,391 65 Nuclear fuel materials 195 137 59 Finished metal shapes 759 711 48 Plywood and veneers 205 158 47 Nickel 179 145 34 Lumber 654 622 32 Iron and steel, advanced 437 415 22 Tobacco, waxes, etc 337 316 20 Coal and related fuels 133 113 20 Electric energy 123 105 18 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 417 399 18 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 98 81 17 Natural rubber 133 116 17 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 372 357 15 Nonferrous metals, other 153 140 13 Pulpwood and woodpulp 222 210 12 Zinc 105 96 8 Plastic materials 778 770 8 Hair, waste materials 49 41 8 Hides and skins 13 8 5 Wool, silk, etc. 61 57 4 Paper and paper products 576 571 4 Synthetic cloth 381 377 4 Cotton cloth, fabrics 189 186 3 Materials, excluding chemicals 127 124 3 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 523 521 2 Tin 24 22 2 Cotton, natural fibers 8 6 2 Leather and furs 69 69 (-) Nontextile floor tiles 190 193 -3 Finished textile supplies 242 247 -5 Synthetic rubber--primary 110 118 -8 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 55 66 -11 Chemicals-inorganic 333 349 -16 Farming materials, livestock 52 72 -20 Blank tapes, audio & visual 300 330 -29 Steelmaking materials 371 403 -32 Newsprint 244 281 -37 Fuel oil 1,448 1,485 -37 Nonmonetary gold 312 370 -58 Bauxite and aluminum 706 767 -61 Liquefied petroleum gases 539 606 -67 Chemicals-fertilizers 446 527 -80 Gas-natural 1,613 1,937 -323 Capital goods, except automotive 26,903 26,017 885 Civilian aircraft 835 483 352 Computer accessories 4,983 4,841 142 Engines-civilian aircraft 739 608 131 Electric apparatus 2,216 2,142 74 Telecommunications equipment 2,362 2,289 73 Business machines and equipment 647 575 72 Industrial engines 890 824 66 Semiconductors 2,268 2,210 58 Agricultural machinery, equipment 510 465 45 Industrial machines, other 1,743 1,698 45 Materials handling equipment 627 589 38 Medicinal equipment 1,620 1,585 34 Marine engines, parts 78 60 17 Textile, sewing machines 103 90 13 Railway transportation equipment 103 92 11 Drilling & oilfield equipment 131 120 10 Specialized mining 33 29 4 Nonfarm tractors and parts 68 66 2 Spacecraft, excluding military 3 1 2 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Food, tobacco machinery 155 157 -1 Photo, service industry machinery 882 890 -8 Excavating machinery 514 522 -8 Generators, accessories 942 953 -11 Laboratory testing instruments 217 228 -12 Wood, glass, plastic 437 451 -14 Metalworking machine tools 514 529 -15 Parts-civilian aircraft 371 386 -15 Pulp and paper machinery 312 342 -30 Measuring, testing, control instruments 889 934 -45 Commercial vessels, other 6 63 -57 Computers 1,702 1,793 -91 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 19,007 18,437 569 Consumer goods 31,333 28,749 2,584 Other household goods 3,877 3,312 565 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,969 1,629 340 TV's, VCR's, etc 2,539 2,294 246 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,460 2,253 207 Stereo equipment, etc 773 597 177 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 647 491 156 Footwear 1,103 967 137 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,675 1,541 133 Pharmaceutical preparations 4,723 4,607 116 Gem diamonds 1,211 1,121 90 Motorcycles and parts 387 301 86 Writing and art supplies 950 870 80 Household appliances 1,118 1,047 72 Camping apparel and gear 580 523 58 Cookware, cutlery, tools 436 397 39 Jewelry 883 847 37 Books, printed matter 318 294 25 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,201 3,183 18 Photo equipment 125 109 16 Gem stones, other 161 146 15 Musical instruments 141 127 14 Glassware, chinaware 194 183 12 Toiletries and cosmetics 408 397 11 Rugs 152 148 4 Numismatic coins 31 31 1 Records, tapes, and disks 122 128 -6 Nursery stock, etc. 112 118 -6 Apparel, household goods - wool 272 281 -9 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 518 533 -16 Pleasure boats and motors 246 277 -31 Other goods 4,065 4,183 -119 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2004 2003 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 309,329 31,875 Net Adjustments 651 151 Total, Census Basis 308,678 31,724 Foods, feeds, and beverages 13,581 1,577 Fruits, frozen juices 1,309 91 Cocoa beans 255 -49 Vegetables 1,225 141 Feedstuff and foodgrains 393 76 Cane and beet sugar 119 -1 Food oils, oilseeds 354 125 Green coffee 359 14 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 101 -4 Bakery products 1,066 160 Dairy products and eggs 298 19 Meat products 1,536 40 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 895 58 Other foods 1,049 474 Nuts 184 27 Wine and related products 1,467 29 Tea, spices, etc. 226 70 Fish and shellfish 2,744 306 Industrial supplies and materials 79,285 9,433 Crude oil 24,505 2,970 Petroleum products, other 4,120 207 Iron and steel mill products 2,180 342 Copper 443 94 Shingles, wallboard 1,902 743 Other precious metals 854 322 Chemicals-organic 3,177 375 Industrial supplies, other 3,828 411 Nuclear fuel materials 671 -170 Finished metal shapes 1,805 349 Plywood and veneers 405 137 Nickel 295 147 Lumber 1,496 388 Iron and steel, advanced 1,209 57 Tobacco, waxes, etc 882 56 Coal and related fuels 282 54 Electric energy 392 -42 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 1,024 144 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 221 46 Natural rubber 269 94 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 978 154 Nonferrous metals, other 330 76 Pulpwood and woodpulp 592 45 Zinc 227 61 Plastic materials 2,082 179 Hair, waste materials 120 14 Hides and skins 33 1 Wool, silk, etc. 165 10 Paper and paper products 1,643 3 Synthetic cloth 1,058 68 Cotton cloth, fabrics 533 22 Materials, excluding chemicals 369 -3 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 1,396 155 Tin 46 17 Cotton, natural fibers 26 -5 Leather and furs 212 -3 Nontextile floor tiles 562 19 Finished textile supplies 650 77 Synthetic rubber--primary 317 13 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 156 30 Chemicals-inorganic 953 79 Farming materials, livestock 205 -17 Blank tapes, audio & visual 629 298 Steelmaking materials 691 379 Newsprint 725 39 Fuel oil 3,918 392 Nonmonetary gold 595 427 Bauxite and aluminum 1,872 164 Liquefied petroleum gases 1,442 293 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,114 288 Gas-natural 5,686 -564 Capital goods, except automotive 70,897 8,957 Civilian aircraft 2,829 -520 Computer accessories 13,577 1,336 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,900 67 Electric apparatus 5,627 856 Telecommunications equipment 5,802 1,211 Business machines and equipment 1,564 267 Industrial engines 2,247 271 Semiconductors 6,118 521 Agricultural machinery, equipment 1,049 389 Industrial machines, other 4,631 503 Materials handling equipment 1,529 252 Medicinal equipment 3,844 774 Marine engines, parts 173 19 Textile, sewing machines 251 37 Railway transportation equipment 252 18 Drilling & oilfield equipment 354 34 Specialized mining 85 8 Nonfarm tractors and parts 168 35 Spacecraft, excluding military 53 -47 Vessels, except scrap 4 -3 Food, tobacco machinery 389 57 Photo, service industry machinery 2,504 296 Excavating machinery 1,031 570 Generators, accessories 2,598 142 Laboratory testing instruments 495 130 Wood, glass, plastic 1,269 43 Metalworking machine tools 1,471 75 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,145 4 Pulp and paper machinery 865 204 Measuring, testing, control instruments 2,350 357 Commercial vessels, other 16 202 Computers 4,707 850 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 51,128 3,954 Consumer goods 81,973 7,429 Other household goods 8,714 1,781 Toys/games/sporting goods 5,843 -188 TV's, VCR's, etc 5,463 1,702 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 6,864 238 Stereo equipment, etc 1,644 471 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 1,573 147 Footwear 3,133 22 Furniture, household goods, etc. 4,361 510 Pharmaceutical preparations 12,112 1,165 Gem diamonds 3,021 414 Motorcycles and parts 854 117 Writing and art supplies 2,518 200 Household appliances 2,863 392 Camping apparel and gear 1,665 26 Cookware, cutlery, tools 1,252 4 Jewelry 2,323 246 Books, printed matter 845 63 Apparel, household goods - cotton 9,984 -297 Photo equipment 419 -76 Gem stones, other 431 32 Musical instruments 372 17 Glassware, chinaware 568 4 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,034 145 Rugs 427 20 Numismatic coins 91 -5 Records, tapes, and disks 358 8 Nursery stock, etc. 303 46 Apparel, household goods - wool 830 11 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,496 111 Pleasure boats and motors 614 104 Other goods 11,813 375 (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-04-73, BEA-04-20), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 2004. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.