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) September August Monthly 2004 2004 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 124,512 124,993 -480 Net Adjustments 251 281 -29 Total, Census Basis 124,261 124,712 -451 Foods, feeds, and beverages 4,967 5,100 -133 Food oils, oilseeds 145 225 -79 Other foods 500 547 -47 Meat products 584 606 -23 Bakery products 384 404 -20 Wine and related products 513 531 -18 Feedstuff and foodgrains 147 165 -18 Nuts 95 107 -12 Vegetables 450 459 -9 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 29 38 -9 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 289 298 -8 Dairy products and eggs 106 108 -2 Fruits, frozen juices 471 468 3 Cane and beet sugar 64 61 3 Tea, spices, etc. 76 63 13 Cocoa beans 58 45 13 Green coffee 175 156 19 Fish and shellfish 879 817 62 Industrial supplies and materials 35,942 36,599 -658 Fuel oil 1,246 1,631 -384 Chemicals-organic 1,205 1,409 -204 Crude oil 11,132 11,322 -191 Nuclear fuel materials 227 328 -101 Liquefied petroleum gases 880 944 -64 Petroleum products, other 2,052 2,100 -48 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 555 601 -46 Blank tapes, audio & visual 300 343 -43 Coal and related fuels 172 209 -37 Nickel 134 170 -36 Other precious metals 392 427 -35 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 530 557 -27 Plywood and veneers 224 248 -24 Paper and paper products 612 631 -19 Shingles, wallboard 1,005 1,024 -18 Pulpwood and woodpulp 240 258 -18 Synthetic cloth 376 394 -18 Lumber 851 867 -17 Materials, excluding chemicals 111 125 -14 Cotton cloth, fabrics 157 169 -12 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 95 105 -10 Plastic materials 841 848 -6 Wool, silk, etc. 64 70 -5 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 59 65 -5 Farming materials, livestock 66 70 -4 Iron and steel, advanced 558 559 -1 Hides and skins 12 14 -1 Industrial supplies, other 1,551 1,551 (-) Cotton, natural fibers 9 6 2 Hair, waste materials 48 46 2 Tin 40 36 4 Leather and furs 77 71 6 Finished textile supplies 257 251 6 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 409 402 7 Nontextile floor tiles 228 221 7 Tobacco, waxes, etc 344 336 8 Zinc 95 86 9 Synthetic rubber--primary 139 128 11 Newsprint 246 234 12 Natural rubber 116 101 15 Finished metal shapes 890 863 27 Nonferrous metals, other 181 148 33 Steelmaking materials 533 497 36 Chemicals-inorganic 422 385 36 Copper 265 229 36 Electric energy 142 88 54 Chemicals-fertilizers 583 524 59 Gas-natural 2,245 2,181 64 Nonmonetary gold 356 283 73 Iron and steel mill products 1,817 1,724 93 Bauxite and aluminum 854 723 131 Capital goods, except automotive 29,470 29,049 421 Drilling & oilfield equipment 710 173 537 Civilian aircraft 1,033 675 358 Engines-civilian aircraft 714 622 92 Industrial engines 1,004 959 44 Computers 2,217 2,177 40 Parts-civilian aircraft 406 390 16 Wood, glass, plastic 491 478 13 Railway transportation equipment 112 104 8 Specialized mining 43 37 6 Business machines and equipment 671 668 3 Marine engines, parts 64 61 3 Commercial vessels, other 9 6 3 Textile, sewing machines 88 88 1 Spacecraft, excluding military 1 2 -2 Vessels, except scrap (-) 2 -2 Pulp and paper machinery 389 393 -4 Laboratory testing instruments 225 235 -10 Nonfarm tractors and parts 88 98 -10 Agricultural machinery, equipment 517 530 -13 Food, tobacco machinery 164 177 -13 Materials handling equipment 713 733 -20 Measuring, testing, control instruments 951 979 -28 Generators, accessories 908 937 -29 Medicinal equipment 1,588 1,622 -34 Telecommunications equipment 2,380 2,416 -36 Photo, service industry machinery 993 1,037 -44 Electric apparatus 2,296 2,345 -50 Semiconductors 2,258 2,312 -54 Metalworking machine tools 596 654 -57 Excavating machinery 622 686 -65 Industrial machines, other 1,910 1,981 -71 Computer accessories 5,310 5,471 -161 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 19,449 19,227 222 Consumer goods 30,328 30,373 -45 Pharmaceutical preparations 3,775 4,492 -718 Household appliances 1,094 1,156 -63 Jewelry 884 930 -46 Motorcycles and parts 278 311 -33 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,938 1,957 -19 Nursery stock, etc. 108 120 -12 Books, printed matter 321 332 -11 Toiletries and cosmetics 398 405 -7 Gem stones, other 156 162 -6 Records, tapes, and disks 118 123 -5 Other household goods 3,480 3,483 -3 Musical instruments 144 145 (-) Numismatic coins 17 15 2 Rugs 159 157 2 Cookware, cutlery, tools 444 437 7 Glassware, chinaware 193 186 7 Photo equipment 104 93 11 Pleasure boats and motors 214 200 14 Writing and art supplies 970 948 22 Stereo equipment, etc 694 667 27 Gem diamonds 1,233 1,204 28 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 573 544 29 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,734 1,702 32 Camping apparel and gear 601 556 45 Apparel, household goods - wool 325 271 54 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,502 2,416 85 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 601 502 99 Footwear 1,116 1,005 111 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,554 3,404 149 TV's, VCR's, etc 2,601 2,449 153 Other goods 4,105 4,363 -258 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2004 2003 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 1,079,311 934,375 144,936 Net Adjustments 2,343 2,786 -443 Total, Census Basis 1,076,968 931,590 145,379 Foods, feeds, and beverages 45,869 41,214 4,656 Food oils, oilseeds 1,726 1,105 621 Other foods 4,635 3,641 994 Meat products 5,063 4,057 1,006 Bakery products 3,641 3,361 280 Wine and related products 4,615 4,463 152 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,434 1,178 256 Nuts 763 584 179 Vegetables 4,057 3,696 361 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 296 307 -11 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 2,927 2,769 158 Dairy products and eggs 1,017 859 158 Fruits, frozen juices 4,297 4,080 217 Cane and beet sugar 444 435 9 Tea, spices, etc. 748 726 22 Cocoa beans 543 513 30 Green coffee 1,401 1,219 182 Fish and shellfish 8,263 8,222 41 Industrial supplies and materials 295,593 233,937 61,655 Fuel oil 11,969 9,375 2,594 Chemicals-organic 11,157 10,245 912 Crude oil 92,976 73,678 19,299 Nuclear fuel materials 1,788 2,097 -309 Liquefied petroleum gases 5,799 4,141 1,658 Petroleum products, other 16,160 12,300 3,860 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 4,333 3,045 1,288 Blank tapes, audio & visual 2,799 2,128 671 Coal and related fuels 1,856 889 967 Nickel 1,326 806 520 Other precious metals 3,686 2,690 997 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 4,754 4,250 504 Plywood and veneers 2,044 1,308 736 Paper and paper products 5,193 4,682 511 Shingles, wallboard 8,710 6,240 2,470 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,222 1,979 243 Synthetic cloth 3,411 3,110 301 Lumber 6,586 4,475 2,111 Materials, excluding chemicals 1,105 1,104 1 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,636 1,541 95 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 856 709 147 Plastic materials 7,159 6,312 847 Wool, silk, etc. 591 515 77 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 511 465 46 Farming materials, livestock 610 630 -20 Iron and steel, advanced 4,417 3,622 795 Hides and skins 114 97 17 Industrial supplies, other 13,337 11,603 1,734 Cotton, natural fibers 68 72 -3 Hair, waste materials 426 354 72 Tin 315 142 173 Leather and furs 639 573 66 Finished textile supplies 2,221 1,942 280 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 3,451 2,925 526 Nontextile floor tiles 1,873 1,712 161 Tobacco, waxes, etc 3,084 2,753 330 Zinc 789 638 152 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,057 941 116 Newsprint 2,225 2,249 -24 Natural rubber 1,061 789 273 Finished metal shapes 7,354 5,683 1,671 Nonferrous metals, other 1,393 956 437 Steelmaking materials 3,786 2,091 1,695 Chemicals-inorganic 3,331 2,927 404 Copper 1,852 1,256 596 Electric energy 895 1,065 -170 Chemicals-fertilizers 4,436 3,779 657 Gas-natural 17,371 14,326 3,045 Nonmonetary gold 2,802 2,009 792 Iron and steel mill products 11,461 5,654 5,807 Bauxite and aluminum 6,596 5,067 1,529 Capital goods, except automotive 253,115 218,141 34,973 Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,906 1,488 418 Civilian aircraft 8,105 8,688 -583 Engines-civilian aircraft 5,914 5,457 457 Industrial engines 8,191 6,808 1,383 Computers 17,935 14,645 3,290 Parts-civilian aircraft 3,478 3,371 106 Wood, glass, plastic 4,073 3,716 357 Railway transportation equipment 875 744 130 Specialized mining 348 309 39 Business machines and equipment 5,941 5,262 679 Marine engines, parts 597 554 43 Commercial vessels, other 273 221 51 Textile, sewing machines 801 761 40 Spacecraft, excluding military 23 134 -110 Vessels, except scrap 3 5 -2 Pulp and paper machinery 3,186 2,860 325 Laboratory testing instruments 2,035 1,630 405 Nonfarm tractors and parts 739 536 202 Agricultural machinery, equipment 4,713 3,457 1,256 Food, tobacco machinery 1,415 1,236 179 Materials handling equipment 5,818 4,802 1,016 Measuring, testing, control instruments 8,509 7,171 1,338 Generators, accessories 8,360 7,749 611 Medicinal equipment 14,208 12,006 2,202 Telecommunications equipment 21,760 18,032 3,728 Photo, service industry machinery 8,680 7,580 1,099 Electric apparatus 20,281 16,786 3,495 Semiconductors 20,338 18,405 1,933 Metalworking machine tools 5,133 4,589 544 Excavating machinery 5,333 3,478 1,855 Industrial machines, other 16,676 13,930 2,746 Computer accessories 47,472 41,732 5,740 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 170,433 155,723 14,710 Consumer goods 274,357 247,025 27,332 Pharmaceutical preparations 39,439 36,185 3,253 Household appliances 10,119 8,719 1,400 Jewelry 7,985 7,158 827 Motorcycles and parts 3,015 2,515 501 Toys/games/sporting goods 17,485 17,225 260 Nursery stock, etc. 1,040 931 109 Books, printed matter 2,833 2,662 171 Toiletries and cosmetics 3,602 3,239 363 Gem stones, other 1,422 1,265 157 Records, tapes, and disks 1,070 1,073 -3 Other household goods 32,069 25,970 6,100 Musical instruments 1,256 1,129 127 Numismatic coins 206 159 47 Rugs 1,355 1,245 109 Cookware, cutlery, tools 3,888 3,631 257 Glassware, chinaware 1,706 1,694 12 Photo equipment 1,075 1,256 -181 Pleasure boats and motors 2,002 1,861 141 Writing and art supplies 8,564 7,728 836 Stereo equipment, etc 6,238 5,255 983 Gem diamonds 10,821 9,523 1,299 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 5,328 4,808 520 Furniture, household goods, etc. 15,389 13,335 2,054 Camping apparel and gear 5,160 4,866 294 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,515 2,309 206 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 21,950 20,289 1,661 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 5,142 4,351 791 Footwear 9,392 8,967 425 Apparel, household goods - cotton 30,032 29,707 325 TV's, VCR's, etc 22,258 17,969 4,289 Other goods 37,601 35,549 2,052 (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/di/home/trade.htm. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-04-202, BEA-04-50), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, September 2004. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.