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) December November Monthly 2004 2004 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 131,669 131,587 83 Net Adjustments 272 306 -35 Total, Census Basis 131,398 131,280 117 Foods, feeds, and beverages 5,579 5,436 142 Other foods 594 570 24 Meat products 631 583 48 Food oils, oilseeds 166 148 18 Vegetables 576 534 42 Bakery products 413 412 1 Fruits, frozen juices 513 517 -4 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 365 400 -36 Nuts 103 108 -6 Feedstuff and foodgrains 137 156 -20 Fish and shellfish 1,052 1,000 53 Green coffee 150 169 -19 Wine and related products 566 535 31 Dairy products and eggs 122 115 7 Cane and beet sugar 35 50 -15 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 35 31 4 Cocoa beans 49 36 13 Tea, spices, etc. 73 71 1 Industrial supplies and materials 39,097 39,951 -854 Crude oil 13,001 14,328 -1,327 Iron and steel mill products 1,748 1,752 -4 Petroleum products, other 2,476 2,752 -275 Fuel oil 1,368 1,734 -366 Gas-natural 1,989 1,896 93 Shingles, wallboard 1,026 992 34 Lumber 784 818 -34 Steelmaking materials 587 611 -24 Industrial supplies, other 1,576 1,576 (-) Finished metal shapes 888 926 -38 Liquefied petroleum gases 801 749 52 Bauxite and aluminum 978 827 151 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 591 535 56 Chemicals-organic 1,525 1,139 386 Plastic materials 934 896 38 Coal and related fuels 202 197 6 Iron and steel, advanced 556 552 4 Other precious metals 449 334 115 Nonmonetary gold 460 339 120 Chemicals-fertilizers 638 623 15 Paper and paper products 653 633 19 Plywood and veneers 206 228 -22 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 487 440 47 Copper 195 266 -71 Nickel 178 145 33 Chemicals-inorganic 431 453 -22 Blank tapes, audio & visual 292 326 -35 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 526 563 -37 Nonferrous metals, other 189 173 16 Synthetic cloth 412 419 -6 Tobacco, waxes, etc 386 339 47 Natural rubber 143 97 46 Finished textile supplies 273 263 10 Pulpwood and woodpulp 222 243 -21 Nontextile floor tiles 232 218 14 Tin 42 39 3 Zinc 90 97 -7 Synthetic rubber--primary 129 133 -4 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 98 95 3 Wool, silk, etc. 74 69 5 Hair, waste materials 52 48 3 Cotton cloth, fabrics 170 156 14 Leather and furs 71 66 5 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 62 55 7 Hides and skins 15 12 3 Cotton, natural fibers 6 8 -2 Newsprint 253 250 3 Farming materials, livestock 69 66 3 Materials, excluding chemicals 112 111 1 Electric energy 122 136 -13 Nuclear fuel materials 332 226 106 Capital goods, except automotive 30,320 29,685 635 Computer accessories 5,305 5,372 -67 Telecommunications equipment 2,701 2,520 182 Computers 2,512 2,190 322 Electric apparatus 2,193 2,322 -128 Industrial machines, other 2,022 1,922 100 Medicinal equipment 1,716 1,707 9 Excavating machinery 761 829 -69 Semiconductors 1,994 2,107 -112 Industrial engines 964 975 -11 Measuring, testing, control instruments 980 973 7 Photo, service industry machinery 1,149 1,113 36 Materials handling equipment 789 804 -15 Agricultural machinery, equipment 502 553 -52 Business machines and equipment 727 703 24 Engines-civilian aircraft 759 660 99 Metalworking machine tools 683 649 34 Generators, accessories 993 1,043 -49 Drilling & oilfield equipment 213 225 -12 Wood, glass, plastic 481 479 2 Pulp and paper machinery 418 433 -15 Laboratory testing instruments 227 248 -21 Nonfarm tractors and parts 89 92 -3 Food, tobacco machinery 182 164 18 Railway transportation equipment 107 111 -4 Parts-civilian aircraft 445 389 56 Marine engines, parts 70 72 -1 Textile, sewing machines 94 89 5 Specialized mining 40 34 6 Vessels, except scrap 1 (-) 1 Commercial vessels, other 5 4 1 Spacecraft, excluding military 15 2 12 Civilian aircraft 1,181 900 281 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 19,341 19,007 334 Consumer goods 32,802 32,845 -44 Other household goods 3,740 3,798 -58 TV's, VCR's, etc 2,686 2,774 -88 Pharmaceutical preparations 4,566 4,262 304 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,519 2,682 -163 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,891 1,784 107 Household appliances 1,269 1,238 31 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,468 3,664 -196 Gem diamonds 1,272 1,306 -34 Stereo equipment, etc 1,123 947 176 Writing and art supplies 1,014 990 24 Toys/games/sporting goods 2,303 2,204 99 Jewelry 969 958 11 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 519 733 -214 Footwear 1,087 1,075 11 Motorcycles and parts 371 345 25 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 593 586 7 Toiletries and cosmetics 475 444 31 Camping apparel and gear 609 585 23 Apparel, household goods - wool 297 348 -51 Cookware, cutlery, tools 477 456 21 Books, printed matter 346 337 9 Gem stones, other 164 173 -8 Pleasure boats and motors 177 258 -82 Musical instruments 138 155 -17 Rugs 155 161 -6 Nursery stock, etc. 108 111 -4 Glassware, chinaware 193 213 -19 Records, tapes, and disks 146 138 8 Numismatic coins 25 18 6 Photo equipment 103 101 2 Other goods 4,259 4,356 -97 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2004 2003 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 1,473,768 1,260,674 213,094 Net Adjustments 3,221 3,553 -332 Total, Census Basis 1,470,547 1,257,121 213,426 Foods, feeds, and beverages 62,167 55,831 6,336 Other foods 6,353 5,063 1,289 Meat products 6,862 5,715 1,146 Food oils, oilseeds 2,224 1,495 729 Vegetables 5,679 5,018 660 Bakery products 4,868 4,516 351 Fruits, frozen juices 5,852 5,506 346 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 4,047 3,711 336 Nuts 1,098 798 301 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,872 1,594 278 Fish and shellfish 11,209 10,946 263 Green coffee 1,868 1,612 256 Wine and related products 6,261 6,023 237 Dairy products and eggs 1,362 1,161 201 Cane and beet sugar 568 574 -7 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 396 408 -12 Cocoa beans 686 702 -16 Tea, spices, etc. 963 987 -24 Industrial supplies and materials 412,413 313,818 98,595 Crude oil 131,881 99,167 32,714 Iron and steel mill products 16,808 7,390 9,418 Petroleum products, other 24,027 16,280 7,746 Fuel oil 16,883 12,175 4,707 Gas-natural 23,182 18,521 4,661 Shingles, wallboard 11,739 8,861 2,877 Lumber 9,060 6,242 2,817 Steelmaking materials 5,636 2,839 2,797 Industrial supplies, other 18,074 15,620 2,454 Finished metal shapes 10,077 7,625 2,453 Liquefied petroleum gases 7,867 5,472 2,395 Bauxite and aluminum 9,274 6,922 2,352 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 6,039 4,095 1,945 Chemicals-organic 15,208 13,365 1,843 Plastic materials 9,874 8,501 1,373 Coal and related fuels 2,475 1,214 1,261 Iron and steel, advanced 6,073 4,835 1,238 Other precious metals 4,835 3,632 1,203 Nonmonetary gold 4,010 2,957 1,053 Chemicals-fertilizers 6,181 5,191 990 Paper and paper products 7,129 6,178 951 Plywood and veneers 2,722 1,833 889 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 4,797 3,953 844 Copper 2,548 1,785 762 Nickel 1,854 1,092 762 Chemicals-inorganic 4,643 3,895 748 Blank tapes, audio & visual 3,781 3,039 742 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 6,415 5,708 707 Nonferrous metals, other 1,968 1,278 691 Synthetic cloth 4,635 4,183 452 Tobacco, waxes, etc 4,181 3,742 439 Natural rubber 1,466 1,047 418 Finished textile supplies 3,029 2,631 398 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,945 2,599 345 Nontextile floor tiles 2,552 2,304 248 Tin 434 188 245 Zinc 1,071 868 203 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,448 1,262 186 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 1,155 970 186 Wool, silk, etc. 809 689 120 Hair, waste materials 581 472 109 Cotton cloth, fabrics 2,136 2,056 80 Leather and furs 842 774 69 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 684 628 56 Hides and skins 152 130 22 Cotton, natural fibers 89 91 -2 Newsprint 2,975 2,991 -16 Farming materials, livestock 790 816 -26 Materials, excluding chemicals 1,450 1,482 -31 Electric energy 1,261 1,329 -67 Nuclear fuel materials 2,668 2,898 -230 Capital goods, except automotive 343,828 295,833 47,994 Computer accessories 63,672 56,147 7,525 Telecommunications equipment 29,451 24,780 4,671 Computers 25,015 20,365 4,650 Electric apparatus 27,184 22,808 4,377 Industrial machines, other 22,576 18,689 3,886 Medicinal equipment 19,313 16,229 3,083 Excavating machinery 7,608 4,929 2,678 Semiconductors 26,747 24,604 2,142 Industrial engines 11,088 9,211 1,877 Measuring, testing, control instruments 11,479 9,686 1,793 Photo, service industry machinery 11,991 10,231 1,760 Materials handling equipment 8,172 6,587 1,585 Agricultural machinery, equipment 6,306 4,816 1,490 Business machines and equipment 8,052 7,135 917 Engines-civilian aircraft 8,176 7,319 857 Metalworking machine tools 7,050 6,193 856 Generators, accessories 11,336 10,483 853 Drilling & oilfield equipment 2,558 1,789 769 Wood, glass, plastic 5,553 4,985 567 Pulp and paper machinery 4,429 3,867 562 Laboratory testing instruments 2,755 2,214 541 Nonfarm tractors and parts 1,009 721 288 Food, tobacco machinery 1,941 1,697 244 Railway transportation equipment 1,226 1,009 217 Parts-civilian aircraft 4,726 4,535 191 Marine engines, parts 814 717 97 Textile, sewing machines 1,087 1,001 87 Specialized mining 450 383 68 Vessels, except scrap 4 5 -1 Commercial vessels, other 285 299 -14 Spacecraft, excluding military 80 165 -85 Civilian aircraft 11,693 12,232 -539 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 228,410 210,173 18,237 Consumer goods 373,209 333,878 39,331 Other household goods 43,257 35,173 8,083 TV's, VCR's, etc 30,872 25,392 5,480 Pharmaceutical preparations 52,574 49,069 3,505 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 29,979 27,078 2,901 Furniture, household goods, etc. 20,855 17,983 2,872 Household appliances 13,800 11,824 1,977 Apparel, household goods - cotton 41,077 39,303 1,774 Gem diamonds 14,660 12,936 1,724 Stereo equipment, etc 9,106 7,582 1,524 Writing and art supplies 11,612 10,321 1,292 Toys/games/sporting goods 24,116 22,951 1,165 Jewelry 10,893 9,768 1,125 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 7,137 6,194 943 Footwear 12,613 11,875 738 Motorcycles and parts 3,963 3,337 626 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 7,089 6,468 622 Toiletries and cosmetics 5,008 4,425 583 Camping apparel and gear 6,929 6,443 486 Apparel, household goods - wool 3,583 3,153 430 Cookware, cutlery, tools 5,261 4,835 426 Books, printed matter 3,846 3,577 269 Gem stones, other 1,915 1,701 214 Pleasure boats and motors 2,688 2,482 206 Musical instruments 1,694 1,497 197 Rugs 1,842 1,670 173 Nursery stock, etc. 1,377 1,249 128 Glassware, chinaware 2,314 2,253 61 Records, tapes, and disks 1,506 1,449 57 Numismatic coins 262 241 20 Photo equipment 1,381 1,648 -267 Other goods 50,520 47,587 2,933 (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-05-17, BEA-05-05), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, December 2004. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.