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.) Item(1) April March Monthly 2004 2004 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 118,931 118,707 224 Net Adjustments 216 302 -86 Total, Census Basis 118,714 118,405 309 Foods, feeds, and beverages 5,110 5,148 -38 Fish and shellfish 916 1,023 -107 Cane and beet sugar 30 61 -31 Vegetables 456 486 -29 Cocoa beans 63 89 -26 Tea, spices, etc. 70 93 -23 Bakery products 409 412 -3 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 29 32 -3 Food oils, oilseeds 187 187 (-) Feedstuff and foodgrains 180 174 6 Fruits, frozen juices 506 497 9 Wine and related products 495 482 14 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 327 312 15 Nuts 78 62 16 Dairy products and eggs 124 105 19 Other foods 536 501 34 Green coffee 170 135 35 Meat products 533 498 35 Industrial supplies and materials 30,824 31,832 -1,008 Crude oil 9,546 10,507 -961 Fuel oil 1,109 1,436 -327 Petroleum products, other 1,703 1,847 -145 Other precious metals 356 479 -123 Chemicals-organic 1,174 1,274 -100 Copper 194 247 -54 Chemicals-fertilizers 406 445 -39 Paper and paper products 545 571 -25 Liquefied petroleum gases 506 531 -25 Tobacco, waxes, etc 320 338 -18 Nuclear fuel materials 180 195 -16 Nonferrous metals, other 143 154 -11 Zinc 77 85 -8 Materials, excluding chemicals 122 128 -6 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 46 52 -6 Nickel 172 178 -6 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 92 98 -6 Hair, waste materials 45 50 -5 Newsprint 242 246 -4 Blank tapes, audio & visual 299 303 -4 Synthetic cloth 377 380 -4 Cotton cloth, fabrics 186 189 -3 Hides and skins 10 11 -1 Finished textile supplies 242 243 -1 Natural rubber 125 125 (-) Cotton, natural fibers 9 8 1 Leather and furs 72 69 3 Plastic materials 781 778 4 Electric energy 94 89 6 Nonmonetary gold 318 312 6 Wool, silk, etc. 68 61 7 Nontextile floor tiles 198 190 8 Farming materials, livestock 63 55 8 Synthetic rubber--primary 113 104 8 Tin 31 22 9 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 379 368 11 Industrial supplies, other 1,464 1,450 14 Plywood and veneers 219 204 15 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 534 516 18 Iron and steel, advanced 457 437 20 Pulpwood and woodpulp 260 233 27 Chemicals-inorganic 371 339 33 Finished metal shapes 794 759 35 Shingles, wallboard 1,009 968 40 Lumber 691 649 43 Steelmaking materials 413 368 45 Coal and related fuels 190 133 58 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 481 413 69 Bauxite and aluminum 738 665 73 Iron and steel mill products 1,052 965 87 Gas-natural 1,806 1,565 241 Capital goods, except automotive 27,763 27,239 523 Computer accessories 5,295 5,105 190 Telecommunications equipment 2,541 2,375 166 Civilian aircraft 934 838 96 Measuring, testing, control instruments 956 889 67 Industrial machines, other 1,802 1,744 58 Metalworking machine tools 577 523 54 Semiconductors 2,298 2,249 49 Excavating machinery 551 510 40 Laboratory testing instruments 239 214 25 Pulp and paper machinery 335 317 18 Commercial vessels, other 20 6 14 Drilling & oilfield equipment 139 127 12 Parts-civilian aircraft 383 374 8 Wood, glass, plastic 438 431 8 Specialized mining 39 34 6 Nonfarm tractors and parts 72 69 3 Industrial engines 881 880 1 Photo, service industry machinery 913 912 (-) Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Marine engines, parts 77 78 -1 Spacecraft, excluding military 2 3 -1 Food, tobacco machinery 154 157 -3 Electric apparatus 2,235 2,238 -3 Computers 1,844 1,852 -8 Agricultural machinery, equipment 508 517 -9 Generators, accessories 924 936 -12 Textile, sewing machines 86 105 -19 Railway transportation equipment 82 103 -22 Medicinal equipment 1,600 1,625 -25 Materials handling equipment 590 627 -37 Business machines and equipment 619 669 -50 Engines-civilian aircraft 630 732 -102 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 18,981 18,934 47 Consumer goods 31,724 31,217 506 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 921 538 383 Pharmaceutical preparations 4,938 4,733 205 TV's, VCR's, etc 2,605 2,527 78 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,787 1,711 76 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,292 3,236 56 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,976 1,941 35 Motorcycles and parts 393 363 30 Apparel, household goods - wool 287 265 21 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,422 2,409 13 Household appliances 1,110 1,099 10 Photo equipment 136 127 9 Cookware, cutlery, tools 440 431 9 Nursery stock, etc. 123 120 3 Gem stones, other 165 163 3 Records, tapes, and disks 122 120 1 Rugs 152 151 1 Camping apparel and gear 568 570 -2 Jewelry 897 903 -6 Musical instruments 132 143 -12 Footwear 1,046 1,059 -13 Numismatic coins 17 31 -15 Glassware, chinaware 176 195 -19 Writing and art supplies 947 968 -21 Toiletries and cosmetics 387 415 -27 Books, printed matter 299 326 -28 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 635 669 -34 Pleasure boats and motors 207 250 -43 Stereo equipment, etc 736 789 -52 Gem diamonds 1,161 1,222 -61 Other household goods 3,647 3,741 -94 Other goods 4,314 4,035 279 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2004 2003 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 463,619 414,899 48,720 Net Adjustments 1,013 960 53 Total, Census Basis 462,606 413,939 48,667 Foods, feeds, and beverages 20,148 18,207 1,941 Fish and shellfish 3,931 3,647 284 Cane and beet sugar 148 182 -34 Vegetables 1,803 1,595 208 Cocoa beans 266 300 -34 Tea, spices, etc. 368 311 57 Bakery products 1,630 1,444 186 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 126 133 -7 Food oils, oilseeds 666 475 191 Feedstuff and foodgrains 643 532 112 Fruits, frozen juices 1,868 1,762 106 Wine and related products 1,983 1,961 22 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 1,285 1,215 70 Nuts 292 247 44 Dairy products and eggs 432 403 29 Other foods 2,071 1,444 627 Green coffee 547 502 45 Meat products 2,091 2,055 35 Industrial supplies and materials 122,138 106,081 16,058 Crude oil 39,539 34,608 4,931 Fuel oil 5,408 4,694 714 Petroleum products, other 6,281 5,744 536 Other precious metals 1,534 1,152 382 Chemicals-organic 4,755 4,431 324 Copper 733 576 157 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,784 1,536 249 Paper and paper products 2,199 2,125 75 Liquefied petroleum gases 2,235 1,892 342 Tobacco, waxes, etc 1,273 1,205 68 Nuclear fuel materials 680 947 -267 Nonferrous metals, other 549 418 131 Zinc 350 291 60 Materials, excluding chemicals 491 485 6 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 230 203 27 Nickel 614 375 239 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 358 297 61 Hair, waste materials 178 158 19 Newsprint 1,011 981 30 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,238 868 370 Synthetic cloth 1,495 1,398 97 Cotton cloth, fabrics 740 706 34 Hides and skins 44 45 -1 Finished textile supplies 967 861 106 Natural rubber 483 362 121 Cotton, natural fibers 29 33 -4 Leather and furs 276 267 9 Plastic materials 3,041 2,786 255 Electric energy 371 505 -135 Nonmonetary gold 1,339 804 535 Wool, silk, etc. 248 226 22 Nontextile floor tiles 780 750 30 Farming materials, livestock 255 281 -26 Synthetic rubber--primary 438 419 19 Tin 93 63 30 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 1,504 1,292 212 Industrial supplies, other 5,692 5,118 574 Plywood and veneers 760 551 210 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 2,096 1,879 217 Iron and steel, advanced 1,724 1,615 109 Pulpwood and woodpulp 914 844 70 Chemicals-inorganic 1,423 1,302 121 Finished metal shapes 2,954 2,452 502 Shingles, wallboard 3,660 2,568 1,093 Lumber 2,538 1,956 582 Steelmaking materials 1,479 896 583 Coal and related fuels 527 386 141 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 1,650 1,359 291 Bauxite and aluminum 2,708 2,275 433 Iron and steel mill products 3,522 2,775 746 Gas-natural 6,949 6,322 627 Capital goods, except automotive 108,011 95,548 12,463 Computer accessories 20,492 18,469 2,023 Telecommunications equipment 9,597 7,849 1,748 Civilian aircraft 3,245 3,691 -446 Measuring, testing, control instruments 3,651 3,124 527 Industrial machines, other 6,928 6,174 754 Metalworking machine tools 2,150 2,015 135 Semiconductors 8,925 8,139 786 Excavating machinery 2,182 1,425 757 Laboratory testing instruments 884 698 186 Pulp and paper machinery 1,416 1,200 216 Commercial vessels, other 238 92 147 Drilling & oilfield equipment 523 772 -250 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,512 1,517 -6 Wood, glass, plastic 1,742 1,649 93 Specialized mining 132 113 19 Nonfarm tractors and parts 276 228 48 Industrial engines 3,393 2,974 419 Photo, service industry machinery 3,740 3,347 394 Vessels, except scrap 1 4 -3 Marine engines, parts 268 240 29 Spacecraft, excluding military 8 57 -48 Food, tobacco machinery 606 533 72 Electric apparatus 8,688 7,494 1,194 Computers 7,311 6,237 1,075 Agricultural machinery, equipment 2,014 1,494 520 Generators, accessories 3,651 3,427 224 Textile, sewing machines 383 345 37 Railway transportation equipment 352 360 -8 Medicinal equipment 6,240 5,156 1,084 Materials handling equipment 2,378 2,048 329 Business machines and equipment 2,500 2,168 332 Engines-civilian aircraft 2,587 2,511 76 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 74,507 68,576 5,931 Consumer goods 121,236 109,730 11,506 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 2,596 2,107 489 Pharmaceutical preparations 18,203 15,950 2,253 TV's, VCR's, etc 9,899 7,523 2,376 Furniture, household goods, etc. 6,709 5,932 778 Apparel, household goods - cotton 13,037 13,370 -332 Toys/games/sporting goods 7,656 7,782 -127 Motorcycles and parts 1,328 1,128 200 Apparel, household goods - wool 1,085 1,060 25 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 9,466 9,092 374 Household appliances 4,373 3,863 510 Photo equipment 483 567 -84 Cookware, cutlery, tools 1,671 1,649 22 Nursery stock, etc. 474 407 67 Gem stones, other 622 562 60 Records, tapes, and disks 484 470 15 Rugs 590 557 33 Camping apparel and gear 2,263 2,235 28 Jewelry 3,486 3,096 390 Musical instruments 523 498 25 Footwear 4,142 4,084 58 Numismatic coins 103 105 -2 Glassware, chinaware 753 756 -2 Writing and art supplies 3,674 3,454 220 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,584 1,409 175 Books, printed matter 1,219 1,144 75 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 2,389 2,142 247 Pleasure boats and motors 906 802 103 Stereo equipment, etc 2,916 2,320 595 Gem diamonds 4,598 4,072 526 Other household goods 14,003 11,594 2,410 Other goods 16,566 15,797 769 (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-04-92, BEA-04-27), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, April 2004. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.