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) October September Monthly 2004 2004 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 129,034 124,124 4,910 Net Adjustments 296 255 41 Total, Census Basis 128,738 123,869 4,869 Foods, feeds, and beverages 5,234 4,970 264 Fruits, frozen juices 534 470 64 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 344 289 55 Vegetables 506 451 54 Other foods 547 500 47 Fish and shellfish 921 880 41 Food oils, oilseeds 179 146 32 Bakery products 400 385 16 Nuts 109 95 14 Wine and related products 523 514 10 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 33 29 4 Dairy products and eggs 105 106 -1 Feedstuff and foodgrains 146 148 -2 Tea, spices, etc. 70 76 -5 Meat products 574 584 -10 Cocoa beans 44 58 -14 Green coffee 160 175 -15 Cane and beet sugar 39 64 -25 Industrial supplies and materials 38,521 35,495 3,025 Crude oil 12,151 10,894 1,257 Petroleum products, other 2,800 2,029 771 Fuel oil 1,825 1,288 538 Chemicals-organic 1,374 1,168 206 Nuclear fuel materials 322 227 94 Nickel 202 134 68 Blank tapes, audio & visual 355 299 56 Bauxite and aluminum 907 856 52 Nonmonetary gold 407 356 51 Natural rubber 164 116 48 Coal and related fuels 219 175 45 Steelmaking materials 570 531 39 Plastic materials 869 841 29 Nonferrous metals, other 209 182 27 Paper and paper products 635 612 24 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 551 531 20 Electric energy 161 142 19 Finished metal shapes 892 878 14 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 567 555 12 Plywood and veneers 235 224 11 Chemicals-fertilizers 600 589 11 Synthetic cloth 386 375 10 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 103 95 9 Wool, silk, etc. 73 65 8 Cotton cloth, fabrics 165 157 8 Finished textile supplies 265 257 8 Chemicals-inorganic 427 422 6 Materials, excluding chemicals 118 112 5 Pulpwood and woodpulp 259 254 5 Hair, waste materials 53 48 5 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 412 408 4 Tobacco, waxes, etc 348 344 4 Zinc 96 95 1 Hides and skins 12 12 (-) Newsprint 244 246 -2 Cotton, natural fibers 7 9 -2 Tin 36 40 -4 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 56 60 -4 Farming materials, livestock 60 65 -5 Nontextile floor tiles 223 228 -5 Synthetic rubber--primary 130 138 -9 Leather and furs 65 76 -12 Industrial supplies, other 1,534 1,549 -15 Iron and steel, advanced 540 558 -17 Copper 234 265 -31 Lumber 818 852 -34 Other precious metals 353 391 -38 Liquefied petroleum gases 679 719 -40 Shingles, wallboard 965 1,005 -40 Gas-natural 2,143 2,208 -65 Iron and steel mill products 1,700 1,817 -117 Capital goods, except automotive 29,590 29,500 89 Civilian aircraft 1,288 1,089 199 Excavating machinery 752 623 130 Engines-civilian aircraft 827 712 115 Spacecraft, excluding military 40 1 39 Computer accessories 5,344 5,312 32 Measuring, testing, control instruments 982 950 32 Computers 2,245 2,216 29 Materials handling equipment 741 715 25 Railway transportation equipment 134 112 21 Marine engines, parts 78 61 17 Textile, sewing machines 103 89 14 Parts-civilian aircraft 416 403 13 Food, tobacco machinery 175 164 11 Laboratory testing instruments 235 224 11 Semiconductors 2,261 2,253 8 Generators, accessories 915 907 7 Agricultural machinery, equipment 524 518 6 Pulp and paper machinery 394 389 5 Wood, glass, plastic 497 493 4 Industrial machines, other 1,907 1,903 4 Photo, service industry machinery 994 992 3 Telecommunications equipment 2,383 2,381 2 Nonfarm tractors and parts 89 87 2 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Electric apparatus 2,295 2,296 -2 Commercial vessels, other 3 9 -6 Medicinal equipment 1,580 1,591 -11 Specialized mining 29 43 -14 Metalworking machine tools 566 589 -23 Business machines and equipment 644 671 -27 Industrial engines 935 996 -61 Drilling & oilfield equipment 214 710 -496 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 19,255 19,468 -213 Consumer goods 31,961 30,325 1,636 Pharmaceutical preparations 4,186 3,769 417 TV's, VCR's, etc 2,892 2,604 288 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,787 3,555 232 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,712 2,503 209 Stereo equipment, etc 812 695 117 Other household goods 3,547 3,475 72 Toiletries and cosmetics 465 400 65 Household appliances 1,158 1,094 65 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 663 601 62 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,999 1,939 59 Jewelry 937 883 54 Pleasure boats and motors 251 212 38 Writing and art supplies 1,002 970 32 Apparel, household goods - wool 355 326 29 Records, tapes, and disks 144 117 26 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 596 574 21 Nursery stock, etc. 119 108 11 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,744 1,733 11 Rugs 166 159 7 Glassware, chinaware 198 193 5 Photo equipment 105 104 1 Gem stones, other 155 156 -1 Numismatic coins 13 17 -4 Books, printed matter 311 320 -9 Gem diamonds 1,223 1,233 -9 Musical instruments 132 144 -12 Cookware, cutlery, tools 428 445 -16 Motorcycles and parts 261 278 -17 Camping apparel and gear 566 601 -35 Footwear 1,036 1,117 -81 Other goods 4,179 4,111 68 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2004 2003 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 1,207,957 1,041,721 166,236 Net Adjustments 2,642 3,062 -420 Total, Census Basis 1,205,315 1,038,658 166,656 Foods, feeds, and beverages 51,106 45,999 5,107 Fruits, frozen juices 4,831 4,547 284 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 3,270 3,090 180 Vegetables 4,564 4,141 423 Other foods 5,182 4,092 1,090 Fish and shellfish 9,185 9,141 44 Food oils, oilseeds 1,906 1,231 675 Bakery products 4,041 3,737 304 Nuts 872 656 216 Wine and related products 5,139 4,960 179 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 328 341 -13 Dairy products and eggs 1,123 957 165 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,580 1,323 257 Tea, spices, etc. 818 813 5 Meat products 5,637 4,574 1,063 Cocoa beans 587 565 22 Green coffee 1,561 1,366 195 Cane and beet sugar 483 464 19 Industrial supplies and materials 333,667 259,932 73,736 Crude oil 104,889 81,554 23,336 Petroleum products, other 18,937 13,574 5,363 Fuel oil 13,835 10,280 3,555 Chemicals-organic 12,494 11,366 1,129 Nuclear fuel materials 2,109 2,338 -229 Nickel 1,528 901 628 Blank tapes, audio & visual 3,153 2,414 739 Bauxite and aluminum 7,505 5,665 1,840 Nonmonetary gold 3,208 2,346 862 Natural rubber 1,226 864 362 Coal and related fuels 2,078 1,003 1,075 Steelmaking materials 4,355 2,364 1,991 Plastic materials 8,028 7,044 984 Nonferrous metals, other 1,603 1,064 540 Paper and paper products 5,827 5,184 643 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 5,305 4,744 561 Electric energy 1,056 1,122 -66 Finished metal shapes 8,234 6,314 1,920 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 4,899 3,394 1,505 Plywood and veneers 2,279 1,479 800 Chemicals-fertilizers 5,042 4,259 784 Synthetic cloth 3,796 3,457 339 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 960 801 158 Wool, silk, etc. 665 572 92 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,801 1,713 88 Finished textile supplies 2,486 2,168 318 Chemicals-inorganic 3,759 3,251 507 Materials, excluding chemicals 1,224 1,236 -12 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,495 2,190 305 Hair, waste materials 480 394 86 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 3,862 3,256 606 Tobacco, waxes, etc 3,431 3,102 329 Zinc 885 710 175 Hides and skins 126 108 18 Newsprint 2,469 2,489 -20 Cotton, natural fibers 75 81 -5 Tin 350 154 197 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 567 515 52 Farming materials, livestock 670 698 -28 Nontextile floor tiles 2,096 1,907 188 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,187 1,055 132 Leather and furs 703 637 66 Industrial supplies, other 14,868 12,915 1,953 Iron and steel, advanced 4,958 4,014 944 Copper 2,087 1,434 653 Lumber 7,405 5,054 2,351 Other precious metals 4,039 3,070 969 Liquefied petroleum gases 6,317 4,548 1,769 Shingles, wallboard 9,675 7,087 2,588 Gas-natural 19,478 15,833 3,645 Iron and steel mill products 13,162 6,212 6,950 Capital goods, except automotive 282,735 243,506 39,229 Civilian aircraft 9,450 9,636 -186 Excavating machinery 6,086 3,947 2,139 Engines-civilian aircraft 6,739 6,101 638 Spacecraft, excluding military 63 138 -75 Computer accessories 52,818 46,458 6,360 Measuring, testing, control instruments 9,490 8,015 1,475 Computers 20,179 16,490 3,689 Materials handling equipment 6,560 5,401 1,159 Railway transportation equipment 1,008 835 173 Marine engines, parts 672 610 62 Textile, sewing machines 904 840 65 Parts-civilian aircraft 3,891 3,782 109 Food, tobacco machinery 1,590 1,384 206 Laboratory testing instruments 2,269 1,815 454 Semiconductors 22,594 20,453 2,141 Generators, accessories 9,274 8,675 599 Agricultural machinery, equipment 5,238 3,882 1,356 Pulp and paper machinery 3,579 3,186 393 Wood, glass, plastic 4,572 4,133 440 Industrial machines, other 18,577 15,491 3,085 Photo, service industry machinery 9,673 8,473 1,200 Telecommunications equipment 24,144 20,154 3,990 Nonfarm tractors and parts 827 600 226 Vessels, except scrap 3 5 -2 Electric apparatus 22,576 18,743 3,833 Commercial vessels, other 276 227 49 Medicinal equipment 15,791 13,421 2,371 Specialized mining 377 335 42 Metalworking machine tools 5,691 5,189 502 Business machines and equipment 6,584 5,874 710 Industrial engines 9,118 7,605 1,513 Drilling & oilfield equipment 2,120 1,607 514 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 189,707 173,732 15,975 Consumer goods 306,314 275,951 30,363 Pharmaceutical preparations 43,618 40,535 3,082 TV's, VCR's, etc 25,153 20,397 4,756 Apparel, household goods - cotton 33,821 32,935 886 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 24,664 22,537 2,127 Stereo equipment, etc 7,050 6,031 1,019 Other household goods 35,611 29,031 6,580 Toiletries and cosmetics 4,068 3,633 435 Household appliances 11,277 9,738 1,539 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 5,805 4,904 901 Toys/games/sporting goods 19,484 19,221 263 Jewelry 8,922 8,004 918 Pleasure boats and motors 2,251 2,066 185 Writing and art supplies 9,566 8,597 969 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,870 2,595 275 Records, tapes, and disks 1,213 1,197 16 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 5,925 5,375 549 Nursery stock, etc. 1,159 1,037 122 Furniture, household goods, etc. 17,133 14,839 2,294 Rugs 1,521 1,385 136 Glassware, chinaware 1,903 1,880 23 Photo equipment 1,180 1,394 -214 Gem stones, other 1,577 1,405 172 Numismatic coins 219 180 39 Books, printed matter 3,144 2,972 172 Gem diamonds 12,045 10,654 1,391 Musical instruments 1,388 1,252 136 Cookware, cutlery, tools 4,317 4,038 279 Motorcycles and parts 3,276 2,789 487 Camping apparel and gear 5,726 5,394 332 Footwear 10,428 9,932 497 Other goods 41,785 39,539 2,246 (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-04-241, BEA-04-55), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, October 2004. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.