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) November October Monthly 2004 2004 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 130,675 129,294 1,382 Net Adjustments 308 296 12 Total, Census Basis 130,368 128,998 1,370 Foods, feeds, and beverages 5,415 5,237 179 Fish and shellfish 999 924 75 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 397 344 52 Vegetables 532 505 26 Other foods 569 547 22 Bakery products 411 400 11 Cane and beet sugar 50 39 11 Feedstuff and foodgrains 156 146 10 Green coffee 171 160 10 Wine and related products 533 524 9 Dairy products and eggs 113 105 8 Meat products 581 574 7 Tea, spices, etc. 71 70 1 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 31 33 -2 Nuts 106 109 -3 Cocoa beans 35 44 -9 Fruits, frozen juices 515 534 -19 Food oils, oilseeds 147 178 -30 Industrial supplies and materials 39,640 38,424 1,216 Crude oil 14,202 12,067 2,135 Liquefied petroleum gases 724 679 45 Industrial supplies, other 1,568 1,535 33 Copper 266 234 32 Finished metal shapes 922 892 30 Synthetic cloth 414 385 29 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 437 411 27 Steelmaking materials 601 577 23 Chemicals-inorganic 451 428 23 Plastic materials 891 869 22 Shingles, wallboard 986 964 22 Iron and steel mill products 1,736 1,723 12 Iron and steel, advanced 552 543 9 Farming materials, livestock 67 60 7 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 557 551 7 Newsprint 250 244 5 Tin 39 36 3 Synthetic rubber--primary 132 130 2 Zinc 98 96 2 Cotton, natural fibers 8 7 1 Leather and furs 66 65 1 Hides and skins 12 12 (-) Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 56 56 (-) Finished textile supplies 262 265 -3 Pulpwood and woodpulp 243 246 -3 Wool, silk, etc. 68 73 -5 Lumber 812 817 -5 Paper and paper products 631 636 -5 Hair, waste materials 48 53 -5 Nontextile floor tiles 217 223 -6 Chemicals-fertilizers 590 597 -7 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 95 103 -8 Plywood and veneers 227 235 -8 Materials, excluding chemicals 111 119 -8 Cotton cloth, fabrics 154 165 -11 Tobacco, waxes, etc 336 349 -13 Electric energy 141 161 -20 Coal and related fuels 197 217 -20 Other precious metals 333 354 -22 Blank tapes, audio & visual 325 355 -30 Nonferrous metals, other 173 208 -35 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 532 571 -39 Fuel oil 1,723 1,771 -48 Nickel 145 202 -58 Nonmonetary gold 342 409 -67 Natural rubber 97 164 -68 Bauxite and aluminum 828 906 -78 Petroleum products, other 2,725 2,816 -91 Nuclear fuel materials 227 322 -95 Chemicals-organic 1,132 1,378 -246 Gas-natural 1,891 2,143 -252 Capital goods, except automotive 29,671 29,787 -115 Civilian aircraft 1,049 1,451 -401 Engines-civilian aircraft 657 828 -171 Semiconductors 2,100 2,262 -162 Computers 2,172 2,246 -75 Spacecraft, excluding military 2 40 -38 Parts-civilian aircraft 388 415 -27 Railway transportation equipment 111 134 -23 Wood, glass, plastic 475 498 -23 Measuring, testing, control instruments 968 983 -15 Textile, sewing machines 89 102 -14 Food, tobacco machinery 163 174 -12 Computer accessories 5,338 5,345 -8 Marine engines, parts 71 78 -7 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Commercial vessels, other 4 3 1 Nonfarm tractors and parts 92 89 3 Industrial machines, other 1,916 1,912 4 Specialized mining 33 29 5 Drilling & oilfield equipment 219 213 6 Laboratory testing instruments 246 235 11 Electric apparatus 2,306 2,294 13 Agricultural machinery, equipment 551 524 27 Industrial engines 972 940 32 Pulp and paper machinery 436 398 38 Business machines and equipment 701 647 54 Materials handling equipment 800 738 63 Metalworking machine tools 648 573 75 Excavating machinery 835 752 83 Photo, service industry machinery 1,109 1,008 101 Telecommunications equipment 2,488 2,381 107 Medicinal equipment 1,696 1,579 117 Generators, accessories 1,036 914 121 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 18,948 19,385 -437 Consumer goods 32,352 31,992 360 Other household goods 3,778 3,547 231 Toys/games/sporting goods 2,186 1,999 187 Stereo equipment, etc 938 809 129 Motorcycles and parts 343 262 82 Household appliances 1,235 1,158 77 Gem diamonds 1,299 1,224 75 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 724 664 60 Footwear 1,071 1,035 36 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,776 1,746 30 Cookware, cutlery, tools 455 428 26 Books, printed matter 335 312 22 Musical instruments 154 132 21 Camping apparel and gear 584 566 18 Gem stones, other 173 155 18 Glassware, chinaware 212 198 14 Jewelry 952 941 11 Pleasure boats and motors 266 255 10 Numismatic coins 18 13 6 Photo equipment 101 105 -5 Rugs 161 166 -5 Records, tapes, and disks 137 144 -7 Nursery stock, etc. 111 119 -8 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 584 594 -9 Apparel, household goods - wool 340 355 -15 Writing and art supplies 985 1,003 -18 Toiletries and cosmetics 433 465 -32 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,667 2,713 -46 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,647 3,785 -138 TV's, VCR's, etc 2,731 2,890 -159 Pharmaceutical preparations 3,957 4,209 -251 Other goods 4,340 4,172 167 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2004 2003 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 1,338,892 1,149,539 189,354 Net Adjustments 2,951 3,326 -376 Total, Census Basis 1,335,942 1,146,212 189,730 Foods, feeds, and beverages 56,524 50,882 5,642 Fish and shellfish 10,187 10,069 117 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 3,667 3,396 271 Vegetables 5,095 4,577 517 Other foods 5,751 4,559 1,192 Bakery products 4,452 4,122 331 Cane and beet sugar 533 520 12 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,736 1,449 286 Green coffee 1,732 1,499 233 Wine and related products 5,672 5,497 175 Dairy products and eggs 1,236 1,052 184 Meat products 6,218 5,124 1,094 Tea, spices, etc. 889 899 -10 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 360 374 -15 Nuts 978 729 249 Cocoa beans 622 622 (-) Fruits, frozen juices 5,345 5,025 321 Food oils, oilseeds 2,052 1,368 684 Industrial supplies and materials 373,211 285,762 87,449 Crude oil 119,008 89,731 29,277 Liquefied petroleum gases 7,040 5,010 2,030 Industrial supplies, other 16,438 14,275 2,163 Copper 2,353 1,608 745 Finished metal shapes 9,157 6,964 2,193 Synthetic cloth 4,210 3,821 389 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 4,298 3,596 702 Steelmaking materials 4,963 2,566 2,397 Chemicals-inorganic 4,210 3,576 634 Plastic materials 8,919 7,778 1,141 Shingles, wallboard 10,660 7,983 2,676 Iron and steel mill products 14,920 6,762 8,158 Iron and steel, advanced 5,511 4,428 1,084 Farming materials, livestock 737 762 -25 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 5,862 5,205 657 Newsprint 2,719 2,746 -28 Tin 390 172 218 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,319 1,161 158 Zinc 983 788 195 Cotton, natural fibers 83 85 -2 Leather and furs 769 704 65 Hides and skins 138 119 19 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 623 571 52 Finished textile supplies 2,748 2,396 352 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,725 2,400 324 Wool, silk, etc. 733 630 103 Lumber 8,216 5,643 2,573 Paper and paper products 6,459 5,684 775 Hair, waste materials 528 434 94 Nontextile floor tiles 2,312 2,107 206 Chemicals-fertilizers 5,629 4,695 934 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 1,055 887 168 Plywood and veneers 2,506 1,646 860 Materials, excluding chemicals 1,336 1,360 -24 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,955 1,882 73 Tobacco, waxes, etc 3,768 3,427 342 Electric energy 1,197 1,229 -32 Coal and related fuels 2,272 1,116 1,156 Other precious metals 4,372 3,317 1,055 Blank tapes, audio & visual 3,478 2,722 757 Nonferrous metals, other 1,774 1,172 602 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 5,436 3,750 1,686 Fuel oil 15,503 11,137 4,366 Nickel 1,673 1,000 673 Nonmonetary gold 3,553 2,683 870 Natural rubber 1,323 942 381 Bauxite and aluminum 8,331 6,269 2,062 Petroleum products, other 21,679 14,904 6,774 Nuclear fuel materials 2,337 2,572 -235 Chemicals-organic 13,631 12,334 1,297 Gas-natural 21,369 17,011 4,358 Capital goods, except automotive 312,603 269,148 43,455 Civilian aircraft 10,662 10,681 -20 Engines-civilian aircraft 7,397 6,752 645 Semiconductors 24,696 22,485 2,211 Computers 22,352 18,388 3,964 Spacecraft, excluding military 66 140 -74 Parts-civilian aircraft 4,278 4,165 113 Railway transportation equipment 1,119 925 195 Wood, glass, plastic 5,048 4,559 490 Measuring, testing, control instruments 10,458 8,845 1,613 Textile, sewing machines 993 917 76 Food, tobacco machinery 1,752 1,528 224 Computer accessories 58,157 51,231 6,926 Marine engines, parts 743 661 82 Vessels, except scrap 3 5 -2 Commercial vessels, other 280 232 48 Nonfarm tractors and parts 919 661 258 Industrial machines, other 20,497 17,089 3,408 Specialized mining 410 360 50 Drilling & oilfield equipment 2,339 1,714 625 Laboratory testing instruments 2,516 2,008 508 Electric apparatus 24,881 20,747 4,134 Agricultural machinery, equipment 5,789 4,337 1,452 Industrial engines 10,096 8,403 1,693 Pulp and paper machinery 4,019 3,531 487 Business machines and equipment 7,288 6,514 774 Materials handling equipment 7,358 5,978 1,380 Metalworking machine tools 6,346 5,686 659 Excavating machinery 6,921 4,420 2,501 Photo, service industry machinery 10,795 9,387 1,408 Telecommunications equipment 26,630 22,398 4,232 Medicinal equipment 17,486 14,814 2,672 Generators, accessories 10,309 9,586 723 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 208,786 191,836 16,950 Consumer goods 338,699 305,026 33,673 Other household goods 39,389 32,076 7,313 Toys/games/sporting goods 21,671 21,141 529 Stereo equipment, etc 7,985 6,789 1,196 Motorcycles and parts 3,621 3,050 571 Household appliances 12,512 10,777 1,735 Gem diamonds 13,344 11,756 1,588 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 6,529 5,660 869 Footwear 11,498 10,893 605 Furniture, household goods, etc. 18,910 16,379 2,531 Cookware, cutlery, tools 4,772 4,436 336 Books, printed matter 3,480 3,272 208 Musical instruments 1,542 1,375 167 Camping apparel and gear 6,310 5,925 385 Gem stones, other 1,750 1,556 194 Glassware, chinaware 2,115 2,066 49 Jewelry 9,879 8,897 982 Pleasure boats and motors 2,522 2,261 261 Numismatic coins 237 221 17 Photo equipment 1,281 1,531 -250 Rugs 1,681 1,525 156 Records, tapes, and disks 1,350 1,327 23 Nursery stock, etc. 1,270 1,142 128 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 6,507 5,917 590 Apparel, household goods - wool 3,211 2,872 339 Writing and art supplies 10,553 9,459 1,094 Toiletries and cosmetics 4,501 4,025 475 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 27,332 24,791 2,541 Apparel, household goods - cotton 37,467 36,120 1,346 TV's, VCR's, etc 27,882 22,855 5,027 Pharmaceutical preparations 47,598 44,932 2,666 Other goods 46,119 43,559 2,560 (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-05-04, BEA-05-01), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, November 2004. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.