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) August July Monthly 2004 2004 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 124,832 122,224 2,608 Net Adjustments 284 271 13 Total, Census Basis 124,548 121,953 2,596 Foods, feeds, and beverages 5,102 5,143 -42 Meat products 606 656 -50 Fish and shellfish 817 864 -46 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 298 325 -27 Fruits, frozen juices 467 485 -18 Food oils, oilseeds 225 240 -15 Cane and beet sugar 61 65 -5 Tea, spices, etc. 63 63 -1 Cocoa beans 45 43 2 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 38 35 2 Feedstuff and foodgrains 165 161 4 Bakery products 405 400 5 Green coffee 156 150 7 Dairy products and eggs 109 99 10 Nuts 107 97 11 Wine and related products 532 514 18 Vegetables 459 429 30 Other foods 547 517 31 Industrial supplies and materials 36,279 33,882 2,397 Crude oil 11,150 10,014 1,135 Fuel oil 1,626 1,176 450 Iron and steel mill products 1,757 1,468 289 Nuclear fuel materials 328 173 155 Chemicals-organic 1,367 1,244 123 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 606 526 80 Petroleum products, other 2,090 2,016 75 Lumber 869 795 74 Other precious metals 427 358 69 Shingles, wallboard 1,024 977 46 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 558 513 45 Blank tapes, audio & visual 342 298 44 Nickel 170 126 44 Plastic materials 847 807 39 Liquefied petroleum gases 783 746 36 Paper and paper products 631 604 28 Steelmaking materials 509 491 18 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 401 383 18 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 65 50 15 Chemicals-inorganic 384 371 14 Synthetic rubber--primary 127 114 13 Industrial supplies, other 1,552 1,540 12 Iron and steel, advanced 559 548 11 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 105 96 9 Nonferrous metals, other 148 139 9 Chemicals-fertilizers 542 535 8 Synthetic cloth 393 387 6 Zinc 86 80 6 Finished textile supplies 250 246 4 Electric energy 88 85 3 Nontextile floor tiles 222 221 1 Materials, excluding chemicals 125 126 0 Cotton, natural fibers 6 7 -1 Wool, silk, etc. 70 72 -1 Natural rubber 101 103 -2 Hides and skins 14 16 -3 Leather and furs 71 74 -3 Farming materials, livestock 69 76 -6 Tin 36 44 -8 Hair, waste materials 46 55 -9 Pulpwood and woodpulp 258 268 -10 Copper 229 244 -15 Plywood and veneers 248 264 -15 Cotton cloth, fabrics 169 185 -16 Newsprint 233 253 -19 Finished metal shapes 862 900 -38 Nonmonetary gold 283 321 -39 Bauxite and aluminum 723 777 -54 Tobacco, waxes, etc 337 399 -62 Gas-natural 2,180 2,269 -89 Coal and related fuels 210 302 -92 Capital goods, except automotive 29,030 29,178 -149 Civilian aircraft 675 1,065 -389 Generators, accessories 937 998 -61 Parts-civilian aircraft 387 438 -51 Industrial machines, other 1,978 2,013 -35 Business machines and equipment 668 699 -31 Engines-civilian aircraft 624 654 -30 Excavating machinery 686 702 -16 Agricultural machinery, equipment 530 546 -15 Measuring, testing, control instruments 977 985 -8 Marine engines, parts 58 64 -6 Commercial vessels, other 6 7 -1 Semiconductors 2,310 2,310 0 Computer accessories 5,473 5,471 1 Medicinal equipment 1,622 1,620 1 Laboratory testing instruments 234 233 2 Spacecraft, excluding military 2 1 2 Nonfarm tractors and parts 97 96 2 Vessels, except scrap 2 0 2 Specialized mining 37 35 3 Railway transportation equipment 104 102 3 Drilling & oilfield equipment 173 170 3 Computers 2,176 2,170 7 Textile, sewing machines 88 79 9 Food, tobacco machinery 178 161 16 Wood, glass, plastic 481 459 22 Metalworking machine tools 645 616 29 Materials handling equipment 732 695 37 Electric apparatus 2,350 2,296 54 Pulp and paper machinery 393 336 57 Industrial engines 952 887 65 Photo, service industry machinery 1,038 962 77 Telecommunications equipment 2,417 2,310 106 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 19,264 19,127 137 Consumer goods 30,471 30,486 -15 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 504 604 -100 Footwear 1,008 1,089 -81 Motorcycles and parts 312 378 -66 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,418 2,476 -58 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,958 2,015 -57 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 546 598 -52 Camping apparel and gear 556 604 -48 Other household goods 3,480 3,528 -48 Writing and art supplies 947 988 -41 Household appliances 1,157 1,182 -24 Cookware, cutlery, tools 437 460 -23 Photo equipment 93 107 -14 Gem diamonds 1,209 1,218 -9 Apparel, household goods - wool 273 279 -7 Musical instruments 145 148 -3 Records, tapes, and disks 122 125 -3 Gem stones, other 162 165 -3 Glassware, chinaware 186 188 -2 Numismatic coins 15 17 -2 Nursery stock, etc. 121 120 0 Books, printed matter 331 328 3 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,702 1,699 3 Pleasure boats and motors 199 194 5 Toiletries and cosmetics 406 401 6 Rugs 157 147 10 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,412 3,374 38 Jewelry 931 880 51 Stereo equipment, etc 665 610 55 TV's, VCR's, etc 2,443 2,378 65 Pharmaceutical preparations 4,575 4,185 390 Other goods 4,403 4,136 267 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2004 2003 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 954,638 828,885 125,753 Net Adjustments 2,095 2,476 -381 Total, Census Basis 952,544 826,410 126,134 Foods, feeds, and beverages 40,904 36,425 4,478 Meat products 4,480 3,616 863 Fish and shellfish 7,383 7,283 100 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 2,638 2,452 185 Fruits, frozen juices 3,826 3,625 201 Food oils, oilseeds 1,581 989 592 Cane and beet sugar 380 355 25 Tea, spices, etc. 672 645 26 Cocoa beans 485 482 3 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 267 270 -2 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,287 1,012 274 Bakery products 3,257 2,973 284 Green coffee 1,226 1,064 162 Dairy products and eggs 912 771 141 Nuts 668 514 154 Wine and related products 4,102 3,944 159 Vegetables 3,606 3,251 355 Other foods 4,135 3,180 955 Industrial supplies and materials 259,331 207,800 51,531 Crude oil 81,672 65,594 16,078 Fuel oil 10,717 8,363 2,355 Iron and steel mill products 9,677 5,098 4,579 Nuclear fuel materials 1,561 1,942 -381 Chemicals-organic 9,910 9,037 874 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 3,782 2,703 1,079 Petroleum products, other 14,098 11,063 3,035 Lumber 5,737 3,893 1,843 Other precious metals 3,295 2,325 970 Shingles, wallboard 7,705 5,436 2,268 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 4,225 3,774 451 Blank tapes, audio & visual 2,499 1,840 659 Nickel 1,192 705 487 Plastic materials 6,317 5,595 722 Liquefied petroleum gases 4,757 3,752 1,005 Paper and paper products 4,581 4,180 401 Steelmaking materials 3,266 1,831 1,435 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 3,041 2,597 444 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 452 415 37 Chemicals-inorganic 2,909 2,606 303 Synthetic rubber--primary 919 843 76 Industrial supplies, other 11,787 10,285 1,502 Iron and steel, advanced 3,860 3,228 631 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 762 624 137 Nonferrous metals, other 1,212 850 362 Chemicals-fertilizers 3,872 3,300 572 Synthetic cloth 3,034 2,776 259 Zinc 695 572 123 Finished textile supplies 1,964 1,724 240 Electric energy 753 970 -217 Nontextile floor tiles 1,645 1,524 121 Materials, excluding chemicals 994 979 15 Cotton, natural fibers 60 65 -5 Wool, silk, etc. 528 459 69 Natural rubber 945 692 253 Hides and skins 101 86 15 Leather and furs 562 513 49 Farming materials, livestock 544 558 -14 Tin 275 129 147 Hair, waste materials 378 314 64 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,981 1,749 232 Copper 1,587 1,109 478 Plywood and veneers 1,821 1,151 669 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,479 1,374 105 Newsprint 1,979 1,999 -20 Finished metal shapes 6,463 5,033 1,431 Nonmonetary gold 2,446 1,702 744 Bauxite and aluminum 5,742 4,512 1,230 Tobacco, waxes, etc 2,740 2,457 283 Gas-natural 15,125 12,683 2,442 Coal and related fuels 1,686 787 898 Capital goods, except automotive 223,625 193,083 30,542 Civilian aircraft 7,072 7,709 -636 Generators, accessories 7,452 6,826 626 Parts-civilian aircraft 3,068 2,986 82 Industrial machines, other 14,763 12,330 2,433 Business machines and equipment 5,270 4,648 622 Engines-civilian aircraft 5,201 4,920 281 Excavating machinery 4,711 3,028 1,683 Agricultural machinery, equipment 4,196 3,056 1,141 Measuring, testing, control instruments 7,556 6,339 1,217 Marine engines, parts 529 499 31 Commercial vessels, other 264 216 47 Semiconductors 18,077 16,316 1,761 Computer accessories 42,164 37,024 5,140 Medicinal equipment 12,619 10,615 2,004 Laboratory testing instruments 1,810 1,427 383 Spacecraft, excluding military 23 85 -63 Nonfarm tractors and parts 651 474 177 Vessels, except scrap 2 5 -3 Specialized mining 305 269 36 Railway transportation equipment 762 670 92 Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,197 1,368 -171 Computers 15,718 12,901 2,817 Textile, sewing machines 713 690 22 Food, tobacco machinery 1,251 1,101 150 Wood, glass, plastic 3,585 3,297 289 Metalworking machine tools 4,528 4,051 477 Materials handling equipment 5,104 4,233 871 Electric apparatus 17,990 14,857 3,133 Pulp and paper machinery 2,796 2,517 279 Industrial engines 7,179 6,019 1,161 Photo, service industry machinery 7,687 6,692 995 Telecommunications equipment 19,381 15,918 3,462 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 151,022 138,213 12,809 Consumer goods 244,126 219,250 24,877 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 4,542 3,821 721 Footwear 8,278 8,028 250 Motorcycles and parts 2,739 2,287 452 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 19,451 18,069 1,382 Toys/games/sporting goods 15,548 15,277 271 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 4,756 4,270 486 Camping apparel and gear 4,559 4,352 208 Other household goods 28,587 23,018 5,569 Writing and art supplies 7,594 6,887 707 Household appliances 9,026 7,746 1,280 Cookware, cutlery, tools 3,444 3,237 207 Photo equipment 971 1,121 -150 Gem diamonds 9,593 8,400 1,193 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,191 2,049 142 Musical instruments 1,112 1,012 100 Records, tapes, and disks 951 936 14 Gem stones, other 1,267 1,117 150 Glassware, chinaware 1,513 1,504 9 Numismatic coins 189 150 40 Nursery stock, etc. 932 824 108 Books, printed matter 2,512 2,355 157 Furniture, household goods, etc. 13,656 11,858 1,798 Pleasure boats and motors 1,787 1,646 141 Toiletries and cosmetics 3,205 2,873 332 Rugs 1,196 1,106 91 Apparel, household goods - cotton 26,487 26,498 -11 Jewelry 7,103 6,315 787 Stereo equipment, etc 5,541 4,656 885 TV's, VCR's, etc 19,651 15,693 3,958 Pharmaceutical preparations 35,747 32,146 3,601 Other goods 33,536 31,639 1,897 (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-04-181, BEA-04-47), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, August 2004. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.