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) May April Monthly 2004 2004 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 119,513 118,935 579 Net Adjustments 288 220 67 Total, Census Basis 119,226 118,714 512 Foods, feeds, and beverages 5,244 5,113 131 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 375 328 48 Wine and related products 535 495 40 Cane and beet sugar 64 30 34 Tea, spices, etc. 99 70 29 Food oils, oilseeds 215 187 28 Dairy products and eggs 139 124 15 Green coffee 183 170 13 Nuts 86 78 8 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 33 29 4 Cocoa beans 66 63 3 Bakery products 410 409 1 Meat products 533 533 1 Vegetables 454 457 -3 Feedstuff and foodgrains 168 180 -13 Fish and shellfish 895 916 -21 Fruits, frozen juices 484 508 -24 Other foods 504 536 -32 Industrial supplies and materials 31,780 30,869 911 Iron and steel mill products 1,330 1,048 282 Other precious metals 611 355 256 Fuel oil 1,244 1,107 137 Chemicals-organic 1,296 1,193 103 Finished metal shapes 880 796 84 Lumber 763 690 73 Iron and steel, advanced 498 457 41 Plastic materials 820 781 39 Industrial supplies, other 1,502 1,465 37 Tobacco, waxes, etc 357 321 37 Shingles, wallboard 1,043 1,010 34 Plywood and veneers 252 219 33 Nonferrous metals, other 175 143 32 Coal and related fuels 234 206 29 Nuclear fuel materials 199 180 20 Copper 210 191 19 Natural rubber 139 125 14 Tin 45 31 13 Paper and paper products 559 545 13 Electric energy 108 94 13 Zinc 89 77 13 Pulpwood and woodpulp 272 260 12 Synthetic rubber--primary 121 113 9 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 99 92 7 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 52 45 6 Synthetic cloth 382 376 6 Farming materials, livestock 69 63 6 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 488 482 5 Cotton cloth, fabrics 191 187 5 Hair, waste materials 49 45 4 Materials, excluding chemicals 126 123 3 Chemicals-fertilizers 409 406 3 Wool, silk, etc. 70 68 2 Nontextile floor tiles 200 198 2 Hides and skins 11 10 2 Finished textile supplies 243 242 1 Cotton, natural fibers 5 9 -3 Leather and furs 69 72 -3 Newsprint 238 242 -4 Blank tapes, audio & visual 287 299 -12 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 520 536 -16 Bauxite and aluminum 721 738 -17 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 360 379 -19 Crude oil 9,551 9,572 -21 Chemicals-inorganic 347 373 -26 Petroleum products, other 1,657 1,692 -36 Nickel 134 172 -37 Liquefied petroleum gases 451 508 -57 Steelmaking materials 341 407 -66 Gas-natural 1,730 1,806 -76 Nonmonetary gold 232 318 -86 Capital goods, except automotive 27,842 27,785 57 Computers 2,043 1,844 199 Industrial engines 991 891 100 Electric apparatus 2,300 2,238 63 Materials handling equipment 650 590 60 Business machines and equipment 676 622 55 Computer accessories 5,365 5,311 53 Photo, service industry machinery 963 914 49 Industrial machines, other 1,837 1,804 33 Excavating machinery 579 552 27 Specialized mining 64 39 25 Drilling & oilfield equipment 163 141 22 Agricultural machinery, equipment 526 509 18 Nonfarm tractors and parts 85 72 13 Metalworking machine tools 583 571 12 Railway transportation equipment 92 82 11 Pulp and paper machinery 343 334 9 Wood, glass, plastic 440 440 (-) Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Spacecraft, excluding military 1 2 -1 Food, tobacco machinery 147 155 -7 Textile, sewing machines 78 86 -8 Marine engines, parts 68 78 -10 Commercial vessels, other 7 20 -13 Measuring, testing, control instruments 940 956 -17 Laboratory testing instruments 222 239 -17 Parts-civilian aircraft 339 382 -43 Generators, accessories 864 926 -61 Medicinal equipment 1,538 1,602 -65 Engines-civilian aircraft 552 628 -77 Semiconductors 2,203 2,297 -94 Telecommunications equipment 2,407 2,544 -136 Civilian aircraft 774 917 -143 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 19,446 18,982 464 Consumer goods 30,715 31,651 -936 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 324 922 -597 Pharmaceutical preparations 4,265 4,854 -589 TV's, VCR's, etc 2,489 2,612 -123 Stereo equipment, etc 676 736 -60 Jewelry 851 903 -52 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 612 636 -24 Nursery stock, etc. 104 123 -19 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,771 1,787 -17 Records, tapes, and disks 106 121 -16 Footwear 1,031 1,045 -14 Apparel, household goods - wool 271 286 -14 Camping apparel and gear 554 568 -14 Motorcycles and parts 380 393 -13 Cookware, cutlery, tools 429 441 -11 Gem stones, other 156 165 -9 Rugs 153 152 (-) Photo equipment 143 136 7 Glassware, chinaware 187 176 11 Toiletries and cosmetics 398 387 12 Musical instruments 145 132 13 Books, printed matter 310 297 13 Writing and art supplies 968 947 21 Numismatic coins 38 17 21 Pleasure boats and motors 238 209 29 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,324 3,289 35 Toys/games/sporting goods 2,022 1,979 43 Household appliances 1,158 1,113 45 Gem diamonds 1,242 1,152 90 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,539 2,421 118 Other household goods 3,831 3,653 178 Other goods 4,199 4,314 -115 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2004 2003 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 583,136 517,814 65,322 Net Adjustments 1,304 1,313 -9 Total, Census Basis 581,832 516,501 65,331 Foods, feeds, and beverages 25,395 22,836 2,559 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 1,662 1,523 138 Wine and related products 2,518 2,456 62 Cane and beet sugar 212 245 -33 Tea, spices, etc. 466 399 67 Food oils, oilseeds 881 603 279 Dairy products and eggs 570 503 68 Green coffee 730 633 97 Nuts 377 313 64 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 159 166 -7 Cocoa beans 332 343 -11 Bakery products 2,039 1,810 229 Meat products 2,623 2,523 101 Vegetables 2,257 1,985 272 Feedstuff and foodgrains 811 655 157 Fish and shellfish 4,827 4,549 277 Fruits, frozen juices 2,354 2,216 138 Other foods 2,575 1,914 661 Industrial supplies and materials 153,963 130,365 23,598 Iron and steel mill products 4,848 3,389 1,459 Other precious metals 2,144 1,448 696 Fuel oil 6,650 5,569 1,081 Chemicals-organic 6,070 5,527 543 Finished metal shapes 3,835 3,119 715 Lumber 3,299 2,420 880 Iron and steel, advanced 2,222 2,024 198 Plastic materials 3,860 3,493 368 Industrial supplies, other 7,195 6,401 794 Tobacco, waxes, etc 1,631 1,539 93 Shingles, wallboard 4,704 3,245 1,460 Plywood and veneers 1,012 703 310 Nonferrous metals, other 724 540 183 Coal and related fuels 776 484 292 Nuclear fuel materials 880 1,228 -348 Copper 941 714 227 Natural rubber 622 447 175 Tin 138 82 56 Paper and paper products 2,758 2,641 117 Electric energy 478 627 -149 Zinc 439 357 82 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,186 1,106 80 Synthetic rubber--primary 559 520 40 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 457 376 82 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 281 257 24 Synthetic cloth 1,876 1,742 134 Farming materials, livestock 324 350 -27 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 2,138 1,700 438 Cotton cloth, fabrics 932 876 56 Hair, waste materials 227 197 30 Materials, excluding chemicals 617 611 6 Chemicals-fertilizers 2,194 1,936 258 Wool, silk, etc. 318 283 35 Nontextile floor tiles 980 942 37 Hides and skins 56 56 (-) Finished textile supplies 1,210 1,080 130 Cotton, natural fibers 35 43 -8 Leather and furs 345 328 17 Newsprint 1,249 1,230 19 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,525 1,101 424 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 2,618 2,357 261 Bauxite and aluminum 3,429 2,851 578 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 1,864 1,618 246 Crude oil 49,116 41,560 7,556 Chemicals-inorganic 1,772 1,630 142 Petroleum products, other 7,927 6,931 996 Nickel 748 443 305 Liquefied petroleum gases 2,688 2,324 363 Steelmaking materials 1,813 1,127 687 Gas-natural 8,678 7,774 904 Nonmonetary gold 1,572 1,021 552 Capital goods, except automotive 135,875 119,930 15,945 Computers 9,354 7,877 1,476 Industrial engines 4,394 3,750 645 Electric apparatus 10,991 9,351 1,639 Materials handling equipment 3,028 2,563 465 Business machines and equipment 3,179 2,800 379 Computer accessories 25,873 23,144 2,729 Photo, service industry machinery 4,704 4,161 543 Industrial machines, other 8,766 7,695 1,072 Excavating machinery 2,763 1,796 967 Specialized mining 196 144 52 Drilling & oilfield equipment 688 908 -220 Agricultural machinery, equipment 2,540 1,886 654 Nonfarm tractors and parts 362 293 68 Metalworking machine tools 2,726 2,537 189 Railway transportation equipment 444 449 -5 Pulp and paper machinery 1,759 1,527 232 Wood, glass, plastic 2,183 2,069 114 Vessels, except scrap 1 4 -3 Spacecraft, excluding military 10 60 -50 Food, tobacco machinery 753 679 75 Textile, sewing machines 460 433 27 Marine engines, parts 339 304 35 Commercial vessels, other 245 101 144 Measuring, testing, control instruments 4,592 3,938 654 Laboratory testing instruments 1,106 882 224 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,851 1,902 -52 Generators, accessories 4,517 4,254 263 Medicinal equipment 7,780 6,530 1,250 Engines-civilian aircraft 3,138 3,139 -1 Semiconductors 11,127 10,185 943 Telecommunications equipment 12,007 9,889 2,118 Civilian aircraft 4,002 4,682 -680 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 93,955 86,259 7,696 Consumer goods 151,878 137,411 14,467 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 2,921 2,468 453 Pharmaceutical preparations 22,384 20,161 2,223 TV's, VCR's, etc 12,395 9,529 2,866 Stereo equipment, etc 3,591 2,932 659 Jewelry 4,342 3,894 448 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 3,002 2,674 328 Nursery stock, etc. 578 510 68 Furniture, household goods, etc. 8,480 7,423 1,057 Records, tapes, and disks 590 584 6 Footwear 5,173 5,080 92 Apparel, household goods - wool 1,355 1,317 39 Camping apparel and gear 2,817 2,797 20 Motorcycles and parts 1,707 1,484 224 Cookware, cutlery, tools 2,101 2,054 48 Gem stones, other 778 698 80 Rugs 742 694 49 Photo equipment 626 704 -78 Glassware, chinaware 940 941 -1 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,982 1,768 214 Musical instruments 668 623 44 Books, printed matter 1,528 1,432 97 Writing and art supplies 4,642 4,314 328 Numismatic coins 141 120 21 Pleasure boats and motors 1,146 992 153 Apparel, household goods - cotton 16,358 16,690 -332 Toys/games/sporting goods 9,679 9,639 41 Household appliances 5,534 4,895 639 Gem diamonds 5,831 5,206 625 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 12,004 11,374 629 Other household goods 17,841 14,414 3,427 Other goods 20,766 19,700 1,066 (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-04-113, BEA-04-35), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, May 2004. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.