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) June May Monthly 2004 2004 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 124,411 120,167 4,244 Net Adjustments 239 277 -38 Total, Census Basis 124,172 119,891 4,282 Foods, feeds, and beverages 5,268 5,260 7 Meat products 593 534 59 Fruits, frozen juices 521 486 36 Food oils, oilseeds 234 220 14 Green coffee 190 183 7 Vegetables 461 455 6 Nuts 88 85 2 Bakery products 413 411 2 Wine and related products 538 537 1 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 35 34 1 Cocoa beans 64 66 -2 Dairy products and eggs 134 139 -6 Other foods 496 505 -9 Feedstuff and foodgrains 149 168 -18 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 357 376 -19 Tea, spices, etc. 79 99 -20 Cane and beet sugar 42 64 -22 Fish and shellfish 875 899 -24 Industrial supplies and materials 35,247 31,925 3,322 Crude oil 11,419 9,596 1,823 Petroleum products, other 2,067 1,678 388 Gas-natural 2,005 1,749 256 Iron and steel mill products 1,593 1,352 240 Coal and related fuels 412 234 178 Chemicals-fertilizers 586 417 169 Steelmaking materials 445 354 92 Bauxite and aluminum 811 721 90 Liquefied petroleum gases 542 456 86 Blank tapes, audio & visual 334 287 46 Plywood and veneers 296 252 44 Nonmonetary gold 269 232 37 Chemicals-inorganic 381 345 36 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 392 360 32 Iron and steel, advanced 530 499 31 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 514 486 28 Paper and paper products 586 561 25 Nonferrous metals, other 199 176 24 Nontextile floor tiles 222 200 22 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 536 518 18 Tobacco, waxes, etc 373 356 17 Fuel oil 1,271 1,255 16 Pulpwood and woodpulp 279 263 15 Finished textile supplies 258 245 13 Nickel 147 134 12 Tin 57 45 12 Lumber 773 763 10 Newsprint 244 238 6 Cotton, natural fibers 11 5 6 Farming materials, livestock 75 70 5 Hides and skins 15 11 4 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 103 100 4 Leather and furs 72 69 3 Hair, waste materials 51 49 2 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 55 54 2 Cotton cloth, fabrics 193 191 2 Zinc 90 91 -1 Wool, silk, etc. 67 71 -3 Synthetic rubber--primary 118 121 -4 Materials, excluding chemicals 126 129 -4 Synthetic cloth 378 383 -5 Electric energy 103 108 -5 Industrial supplies, other 1,497 1,506 -9 Plastic materials 802 820 -18 Nuclear fuel materials 180 199 -20 Finished metal shapes 863 882 -20 Natural rubber 119 139 -21 Chemicals-organic 1,250 1,283 -32 Copper 174 210 -36 Shingles, wallboard 999 1,044 -44 Other precious metals 363 616 -252 Capital goods, except automotive 29,507 28,027 1,479 Civilian aircraft 1,295 912 383 Telecommunications equipment 2,647 2,408 239 Engines-civilian aircraft 780 563 217 Industrial machines, other 2,003 1,836 167 Semiconductors 2,327 2,206 122 Generators, accessories 984 866 117 Medicinal equipment 1,598 1,537 60 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,001 945 56 Agricultural machinery, equipment 580 527 53 Business machines and equipment 726 674 52 Parts-civilian aircraft 392 342 50 Electric apparatus 2,350 2,304 47 Wood, glass, plastic 464 440 24 Railway transportation equipment 112 93 19 Laboratory testing instruments 237 223 14 Food, tobacco machinery 160 147 13 Nonfarm tractors and parts 95 85 10 Spacecraft, excluding military 10 1 9 Textile, sewing machines 86 78 8 Drilling & oilfield equipment 167 162 5 Marine engines, parts 70 68 2 Computer accessories 5,361 5,360 1 Commercial vessels, other 7 7 (-) Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Photo, service industry machinery 980 984 -3 Materials handling equipment 649 667 -18 Excavating machinery 560 580 -20 Metalworking machine tools 550 575 -25 Specialized mining 37 64 -27 Computers 2,016 2,044 -28 Industrial engines 956 984 -28 Pulp and paper machinery 307 348 -41 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 18,735 19,418 -683 Consumer goods 31,183 31,046 137 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 514 325 189 Jewelry 951 852 99 Gem diamonds 1,336 1,252 84 Writing and art supplies 1,015 971 44 Camping apparel and gear 582 556 25 Toiletries and cosmetics 416 398 18 Cookware, cutlery, tools 445 429 16 Books, printed matter 325 312 13 Pleasure boats and motors 247 236 11 Glassware, chinaware 198 188 11 Nursery stock, etc. 114 104 10 Records, tapes, and disks 113 106 7 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,338 3,331 7 Musical instruments 150 145 5 Gem stones, other 161 157 5 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,774 1,772 2 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,548 2,547 2 Household appliances 1,159 1,158 1 Photo equipment 144 144 (-) Apparel, household goods - wool 277 279 -2 Rugs 150 153 -3 Stereo equipment, etc 674 678 -4 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 610 619 -8 Pharmaceutical preparations 4,509 4,519 -10 Numismatic coins 17 38 -21 Footwear 1,006 1,035 -29 Motorcycles and parts 342 380 -38 TV's, VCR's, etc 2,429 2,503 -74 Other household goods 3,739 3,837 -99 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,898 2,023 -125 Other goods 4,233 4,214 19 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2004 2003 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 708,201 621,489 86,711 Net Adjustments 1,532 1,792 -261 Total, Census Basis 706,669 619,697 86,972 Foods, feeds, and beverages 30,679 27,305 3,374 Meat products 3,217 2,883 335 Fruits, frozen juices 2,878 2,666 211 Food oils, oilseeds 1,121 711 409 Green coffee 920 773 147 Vegetables 2,718 2,392 326 Nuts 464 381 83 Bakery products 2,453 2,191 262 Wine and related products 3,058 2,945 113 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 194 199 -5 Cocoa beans 396 386 10 Dairy products and eggs 705 594 111 Other foods 3,072 2,374 698 Feedstuff and foodgrains 961 756 204 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 2,019 1,835 184 Tea, spices, etc. 546 477 68 Cane and beet sugar 254 283 -29 Fish and shellfish 5,706 5,458 248 Industrial supplies and materials 189,356 155,539 33,817 Crude oil 60,580 49,273 11,307 Petroleum products, other 10,015 8,291 1,724 Gas-natural 10,703 9,329 1,374 Iron and steel mill products 6,463 3,965 2,498 Coal and related fuels 1,188 580 608 Chemicals-fertilizers 2,788 2,372 416 Steelmaking materials 2,272 1,319 953 Bauxite and aluminum 4,240 3,414 826 Liquefied petroleum gases 3,234 2,840 394 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,859 1,332 527 Plywood and veneers 1,309 848 461 Nonmonetary gold 1,841 1,276 565 Chemicals-inorganic 2,151 1,953 198 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 2,257 1,926 331 Iron and steel, advanced 2,754 2,425 330 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 2,652 2,036 615 Paper and paper products 3,347 3,155 192 Nonferrous metals, other 923 649 275 Nontextile floor tiles 1,202 1,132 70 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 3,153 2,825 327 Tobacco, waxes, etc 2,004 1,830 174 Fuel oil 7,932 6,443 1,490 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,455 1,332 123 Finished textile supplies 1,469 1,291 178 Nickel 895 553 342 Tin 195 96 99 Lumber 4,073 2,890 1,182 Newsprint 1,493 1,485 8 Cotton, natural fibers 46 52 -6 Farming materials, livestock 399 417 -18 Hides and skins 71 65 6 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 561 456 106 Leather and furs 418 389 29 Hair, waste materials 277 235 42 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 338 305 33 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,125 1,041 84 Zinc 531 424 107 Wool, silk, etc. 385 343 42 Synthetic rubber--primary 677 632 45 Materials, excluding chemicals 747 736 10 Synthetic cloth 2,254 2,077 178 Electric energy 581 737 -156 Industrial supplies, other 8,695 7,686 1,009 Plastic materials 4,663 4,192 471 Nuclear fuel materials 1,060 1,405 -345 Finished metal shapes 4,700 3,739 960 Natural rubber 741 539 202 Chemicals-organic 7,308 6,667 640 Copper 1,115 846 269 Shingles, wallboard 5,704 3,945 1,760 Other precious metals 2,511 1,753 758 Capital goods, except automotive 165,567 144,437 21,130 Civilian aircraft 5,434 5,750 -315 Telecommunications equipment 14,655 11,905 2,749 Engines-civilian aircraft 3,930 3,763 167 Industrial machines, other 10,768 9,234 1,534 Semiconductors 13,457 12,225 1,232 Generators, accessories 5,503 5,095 408 Medicinal equipment 9,377 7,892 1,485 Measuring, testing, control instruments 5,598 4,724 874 Agricultural machinery, equipment 3,121 2,267 854 Business machines and equipment 3,902 3,460 443 Parts-civilian aircraft 2,246 2,259 -13 Electric apparatus 13,344 11,179 2,165 Wood, glass, plastic 2,647 2,493 154 Railway transportation equipment 557 523 34 Laboratory testing instruments 1,343 1,065 278 Food, tobacco machinery 913 815 98 Nonfarm tractors and parts 457 350 107 Spacecraft, excluding military 20 83 -63 Textile, sewing machines 546 517 29 Drilling & oilfield equipment 854 1,102 -248 Marine engines, parts 408 369 39 Computer accessories 31,228 27,827 3,402 Commercial vessels, other 252 178 73 Vessels, except scrap 1 4 -3 Photo, service industry machinery 5,705 4,964 741 Materials handling equipment 3,694 3,079 614 Excavating machinery 3,323 2,195 1,128 Metalworking machine tools 3,268 3,085 184 Specialized mining 233 191 43 Computers 11,371 9,483 1,888 Industrial engines 5,343 4,509 834 Pulp and paper machinery 2,070 1,855 215 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 112,662 104,208 8,454 Consumer goods 183,392 164,423 18,969 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 3,435 2,889 546 Jewelry 5,295 4,673 622 Gem diamonds 7,177 6,262 914 Writing and art supplies 5,661 5,170 491 Camping apparel and gear 3,401 3,325 75 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,397 2,129 268 Cookware, cutlery, tools 2,547 2,444 103 Books, printed matter 1,854 1,746 108 Pleasure boats and motors 1,391 1,198 193 Glassware, chinaware 1,139 1,127 12 Nursery stock, etc. 692 616 77 Records, tapes, and disks 704 703 1 Apparel, household goods - cotton 19,703 19,924 -221 Musical instruments 818 746 72 Gem stones, other 939 837 102 Furniture, household goods, etc. 10,256 8,904 1,351 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 14,560 13,588 972 Household appliances 6,694 5,878 816 Photo equipment 771 842 -70 Apparel, household goods - wool 1,640 1,546 93 Rugs 893 830 63 Stereo equipment, etc 4,267 3,487 780 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 3,619 3,199 420 Pharmaceutical preparations 27,147 24,290 2,857 Numismatic coins 158 127 31 Footwear 6,182 6,026 157 Motorcycles and parts 2,050 1,766 284 TV's, VCR's, etc 14,838 11,566 3,272 Other household goods 21,586 17,177 4,409 Toys/games/sporting goods 11,579 11,409 170 Other goods 25,013 23,785 1,228 (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-04-134, BEA-04-38), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, June 2004. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.