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) July June Monthly 2004 2004 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 121,992 123,793 -1,801 Net Adjustments 266 247 19 Total, Census Basis 121,726 123,546 -1,820 Foods, feeds, and beverages 5,146 5,247 -101 Green coffee 150 190 -40 Dairy products and eggs 99 133 -34 Fruits, frozen juices 487 518 -30 Vegetables 430 460 -30 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 325 353 -28 Wine and related products 514 537 -23 Cocoa beans 43 64 -21 Tea, spices, etc. 64 79 -16 Bakery products 399 412 -13 Fish and shellfish 863 872 -8 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 35 34 1 Nuts 97 88 9 Food oils, oilseeds 240 229 11 Feedstuff and foodgrains 161 149 12 Other foods 517 495 22 Cane and beet sugar 65 42 24 Meat products 657 593 65 Industrial supplies and materials 33,624 35,061 -1,437 Crude oil 9,812 11,347 -1,535 Iron and steel mill products 1,443 1,583 -140 Coal and related fuels 301 397 -96 Fuel oil 1,171 1,255 -84 Nonferrous metals, other 140 200 -60 Chemicals-fertilizers 542 593 -51 Petroleum products, other 2,007 2,043 -37 Blank tapes, audio & visual 298 334 -36 Bauxite and aluminum 778 813 -35 Plywood and veneers 264 296 -32 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 513 536 -23 Shingles, wallboard 977 999 -21 Nickel 126 147 -21 Electric energy 85 103 -18 Natural rubber 103 119 -16 Tin 44 57 -13 Pulpwood and woodpulp 268 279 -11 Finished textile supplies 246 256 -10 Chemicals-inorganic 374 384 -10 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 383 392 -10 Zinc 80 88 -9 Cotton cloth, fabrics 185 193 -8 Nuclear fuel materials 173 180 -7 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 96 103 -7 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 49 54 -5 Cotton, natural fibers 7 11 -4 Synthetic rubber--primary 114 118 -3 Other precious metals 359 362 -3 Nontextile floor tiles 221 222 -1 Chemicals-organic 1,243 1,242 1 Hides and skins 16 15 1 Leather and furs 74 72 2 Farming materials, livestock 76 74 2 Materials, excluding chemicals 126 122 4 Hair, waste materials 55 50 4 Wool, silk, etc. 72 67 5 Plastic materials 808 802 6 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 521 513 8 Newsprint 253 244 9 Synthetic cloth 388 377 10 Iron and steel, advanced 548 529 18 Paper and paper products 604 585 19 Lumber 794 773 21 Tobacco, waxes, etc 399 373 26 Finished metal shapes 894 864 30 Industrial supplies, other 1,541 1,496 45 Steelmaking materials 485 439 45 Nonmonetary gold 322 270 52 Copper 244 174 69 Liquefied petroleum gases 759 536 223 Gas-natural 2,245 1,978 267 Capital goods, except automotive 29,247 29,357 -110 Telecommunications equipment 2,310 2,646 -336 Engines-civilian aircraft 657 774 -117 Civilian aircraft 1,102 1,192 -90 Industrial engines 889 954 -65 Electric apparatus 2,294 2,350 -57 Agricultural machinery, equipment 546 579 -34 Business machines and equipment 700 726 -27 Semiconductors 2,310 2,328 -18 Railway transportation equipment 102 112 -10 Measuring, testing, control instruments 987 997 -10 Spacecraft, excluding military 1 10 -9 Textile, sewing machines 78 86 -7 Wood, glass, plastic 457 463 -6 Marine engines, parts 64 69 -5 Laboratory testing instruments 233 236 -3 Specialized mining 35 37 -2 Photo, service industry machinery 961 963 -2 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Commercial vessels, other 7 6 (-) Nonfarm tractors and parts 96 96 (-) Food, tobacco machinery 160 160 1 Drilling & oilfield equipment 170 166 4 Industrial machines, other 2,017 2,007 9 Generators, accessories 1,015 997 17 Medicinal equipment 1,622 1,598 24 Pulp and paper machinery 337 304 33 Parts-civilian aircraft 438 390 48 Materials handling equipment 695 633 62 Metalworking machine tools 618 548 69 Computer accessories 5,474 5,353 121 Excavating machinery 703 560 143 Computers 2,172 2,017 154 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 19,094 18,705 389 Consumer goods 30,517 30,960 -443 Other household goods 3,528 3,731 -203 Pharmaceutical preparations 4,221 4,349 -127 Gem diamonds 1,216 1,325 -109 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,699 1,773 -74 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,475 2,545 -70 Jewelry 881 949 -68 Stereo equipment, etc 610 673 -64 Pleasure boats and motors 198 251 -53 TV's, VCR's, etc 2,382 2,422 -40 Photo equipment 107 143 -36 Writing and art supplies 990 1,014 -24 Toiletries and cosmetics 399 417 -18 Glassware, chinaware 188 198 -10 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 596 603 -8 Rugs 147 149 -2 Musical instruments 149 151 -2 Numismatic coins 17 17 (-) Apparel, household goods - wool 279 276 3 Gem stones, other 165 161 4 Books, printed matter 328 323 5 Nursery stock, etc. 120 114 6 Records, tapes, and disks 125 113 12 Cookware, cutlery, tools 461 445 15 Camping apparel and gear 605 580 24 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,368 3,335 33 Household appliances 1,186 1,152 33 Motorcycles and parts 379 341 38 Footwear 1,088 1,004 83 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 603 513 89 Toys/games/sporting goods 2,012 1,893 119 Other goods 4,099 4,217 -118 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2004 2003 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 829,575 726,259 103,316 Net Adjustments 1,806 2,001 -196 Total, Census Basis 827,769 724,257 103,512 Foods, feeds, and beverages 35,805 31,863 3,942 Green coffee 1,070 920 150 Dairy products and eggs 803 685 117 Fruits, frozen juices 3,361 3,153 208 Vegetables 3,148 2,819 329 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 2,339 2,128 212 Wine and related products 3,570 3,440 130 Cocoa beans 440 439 1 Tea, spices, etc. 609 560 49 Bakery products 2,852 2,579 273 Fish and shellfish 6,566 6,379 187 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 229 234 -5 Nuts 561 443 118 Food oils, oilseeds 1,356 850 506 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,121 868 253 Other foods 3,588 2,798 789 Cane and beet sugar 319 314 5 Meat products 3,874 3,256 619 Industrial supplies and materials 222,794 181,846 40,948 Crude oil 70,320 57,502 12,818 Iron and steel mill products 7,896 4,556 3,340 Coal and related fuels 1,474 695 779 Fuel oil 9,086 7,359 1,727 Nonferrous metals, other 1,065 755 310 Chemicals-fertilizers 3,337 2,809 528 Petroleum products, other 11,999 9,704 2,295 Blank tapes, audio & visual 2,156 1,572 584 Bauxite and aluminum 5,019 3,980 1,039 Plywood and veneers 1,572 999 573 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 3,666 3,306 360 Shingles, wallboard 6,681 4,677 2,004 Nickel 1,021 620 402 Electric energy 666 861 -196 Natural rubber 844 624 220 Tin 239 113 126 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,723 1,547 176 Finished textile supplies 1,713 1,508 205 Chemicals-inorganic 2,527 2,284 244 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 2,640 2,268 372 Zinc 609 499 110 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,309 1,209 101 Nuclear fuel materials 1,233 1,751 -519 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 657 537 121 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 387 359 27 Cotton, natural fibers 53 59 -6 Synthetic rubber--primary 791 738 54 Other precious metals 2,870 2,033 837 Nontextile floor tiles 1,423 1,331 92 Chemicals-organic 8,542 7,844 699 Hides and skins 87 75 12 Leather and furs 492 449 42 Farming materials, livestock 475 487 -12 Materials, excluding chemicals 869 858 10 Hair, waste materials 332 275 57 Wool, silk, etc. 457 402 55 Plastic materials 5,470 4,886 585 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 3,172 2,364 807 Newsprint 1,746 1,746 -1 Synthetic cloth 2,642 2,428 213 Iron and steel, advanced 3,301 2,828 473 Paper and paper products 3,950 3,672 279 Lumber 4,866 3,380 1,486 Tobacco, waxes, etc 2,403 2,147 256 Finished metal shapes 5,595 4,378 1,217 Industrial supplies, other 10,236 8,979 1,257 Steelmaking materials 2,750 1,562 1,188 Nonmonetary gold 2,164 1,487 677 Copper 1,359 960 399 Liquefied petroleum gases 3,986 3,328 659 Gas-natural 12,921 11,056 1,865 Capital goods, except automotive 194,664 168,898 25,766 Telecommunications equipment 16,964 13,957 3,007 Engines-civilian aircraft 4,580 4,360 221 Civilian aircraft 6,434 6,840 -406 Industrial engines 6,230 5,252 978 Electric apparatus 15,638 12,989 2,649 Agricultural machinery, equipment 3,666 2,657 1,009 Business machines and equipment 4,602 4,048 554 Semiconductors 15,768 14,276 1,492 Railway transportation equipment 658 603 55 Measuring, testing, control instruments 6,581 5,529 1,052 Spacecraft, excluding military 20 84 -64 Textile, sewing machines 625 612 13 Wood, glass, plastic 3,102 2,903 199 Marine engines, parts 471 442 29 Laboratory testing instruments 1,576 1,248 328 Specialized mining 267 240 28 Photo, service industry machinery 6,649 5,811 838 Vessels, except scrap 1 5 -4 Commercial vessels, other 258 184 74 Nonfarm tractors and parts 554 409 145 Food, tobacco machinery 1,073 957 116 Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,023 1,239 -215 Industrial machines, other 12,789 10,767 2,022 Generators, accessories 6,531 5,949 582 Medicinal equipment 10,999 9,242 1,757 Pulp and paper machinery 2,403 2,182 222 Parts-civilian aircraft 2,682 2,624 58 Materials handling equipment 4,372 3,654 718 Metalworking machine tools 3,884 3,556 327 Computer accessories 36,694 32,485 4,209 Excavating machinery 4,025 2,601 1,424 Computers 13,544 11,194 2,349 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 131,725 121,958 9,767 Consumer goods 213,687 191,861 21,826 Other household goods 25,106 20,109 4,997 Pharmaceutical preparations 31,208 28,245 2,963 Gem diamonds 8,382 7,288 1,094 Furniture, household goods, etc. 11,953 10,382 1,571 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 17,032 15,820 1,211 Jewelry 6,173 5,490 683 Stereo equipment, etc 4,876 4,070 806 Pleasure boats and motors 1,592 1,423 169 TV's, VCR's, etc 17,212 13,655 3,557 Photo equipment 878 985 -107 Writing and art supplies 6,649 6,040 609 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,797 2,494 303 Glassware, chinaware 1,327 1,310 17 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 4,207 3,731 477 Rugs 1,039 967 72 Musical instruments 968 879 89 Numismatic coins 175 140 35 Apparel, household goods - wool 1,918 1,793 125 Gem stones, other 1,104 972 132 Books, printed matter 2,180 2,047 134 Nursery stock, etc. 812 720 92 Records, tapes, and disks 829 816 13 Cookware, cutlery, tools 3,007 2,838 169 Camping apparel and gear 4,004 3,855 149 Apparel, household goods - cotton 23,068 23,252 -184 Household appliances 7,872 6,802 1,071 Motorcycles and parts 2,427 2,026 402 Footwear 7,268 7,019 250 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 4,037 3,335 702 Toys/games/sporting goods 13,587 13,360 227 Other goods 29,095 27,831 1,264 (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/ft900 or www.bea.gov/bea/rels.htm. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-04-155, BEA-04-42), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, July 2004. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.