Part A: Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 8. IMPORTS OF GOODS BY END-USE CATEGORY AND COMMODITY (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal to tals 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) January December Monthly 2005 2004 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 133,534 130,990 2,545 Net Adjustments 290 274 16 Total, Census Basis 133,244 130,716 2,529 Foods, feeds, and beverages 5,552 5,569 -17 Vegetables 440 576 -135 Meat products 498 630 -132 Food oils, oilseeds 155 166 -11 Green coffee 147 150 -3 Feedstuff and foodgrains 137 137 1 Tea, spices, etc. 76 73 3 Fish and shellfish 1,055 1,051 4 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 40 35 4 Cane and beet sugar 40 35 5 Nuts 113 102 10 Dairy products and eggs 132 121 11 Wine and related products 582 566 17 Bakery products 443 412 31 Fruits, frozen juices 544 511 33 Cocoa beans 91 49 43 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 408 361 47 Other foods 651 595 56 Industrial supplies and materials 38,105 38,821 -716 Crude oil 11,868 12,903 -1,035 Iron and steel mill products 1,552 1,721 -169 Nonmonetary gold 294 460 -166 Nuclear fuel materials 174 332 -158 Other precious metals 328 451 -123 Chemicals-fertilizers 506 616 -110 Natural rubber 118 143 -25 Bauxite and aluminum 952 974 -21 Chemicals-organic 1,500 1,522 -21 Chemicals-inorganic 408 428 -19 Nickel 158 178 -19 Tin 32 42 -10 Wool, silk, etc. 66 74 -8 Newsprint 246 253 -7 Nonferrous metals, other 185 191 -6 Zinc 85 90 -5 Electric energy 118 122 -4 Hides and skins 11 15 -4 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 583 585 -2 Petroleum products, other 2,427 2,428 -1 Paper and paper products 650 651 -1 Cotton cloth, fabrics 171 170 1 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 100 99 1 Synthetic rubber--primary 130 127 3 Liquefied petroleum gases 779 776 3 Cotton, natural fibers 9 6 4 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 491 487 4 Leather and furs 76 71 5 Hair, waste materials 57 52 5 Farming materials, livestock 74 69 6 Shingles, wallboard 1,031 1,026 6 Materials, excluding chemicals 117 111 6 Coal and related fuels 208 202 6 Lumber 793 784 9 Tobacco, waxes, etc 397 386 11 Nontextile floor tiles 243 231 12 Plywood and veneers 218 206 12 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 76 61 15 Pulpwood and woodpulp 249 231 17 Synthetic cloth 427 410 18 Blank tapes, audio & visual 318 295 23 Finished textile supplies 297 273 23 Iron and steel, advanced 582 555 27 Plastic materials 991 932 60 Gas-natural 2,034 1,967 67 Finished metal shapes 984 887 97 Fuel oil 1,460 1,357 103 Copper 305 195 110 Industrial supplies, other 1,697 1,572 125 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 701 524 177 Steelmaking materials 825 582 243 Capital goods, except automotive 30,737 30,230 507 Electric apparatus 2,449 2,197 252 Medicinal equipment 1,912 1,716 197 Computer accessories 5,449 5,287 162 Semiconductors 2,140 1,996 144 Industrial machines, other 2,143 2,032 112 Industrial engines 1,038 966 71 Agricultural machinery, equipment 571 500 71 Materials handling equipment 836 787 49 Excavating machinery 807 759 48 Laboratory testing instruments 264 226 37 Engines-civilian aircraft 804 773 31 Wood, glass, plastic 509 479 30 Photo, service industry machinery 1,154 1,135 19 Marine engines, parts 82 70 12 Textile, sewing machines 105 94 11 Business machines and equipment 736 726 10 Nonfarm tractors and parts 99 89 10 Railway transportation equipment 116 107 9 Generators, accessories 993 990 3 Vessels, except scrap (-) 1 -1 Drilling & oilfield equipment 207 208 -1 Commercial vessels, other 4 5 -2 Food, tobacco machinery 179 181 -2 Measuring, testing, control instruments 982 987 -5 Parts-civilian aircraft 441 446 -5 Specialized mining 28 40 -11 Spacecraft, excluding military 1 15 -13 Pulp and paper machinery 371 420 -50 Telecommunications equipment 2,614 2,687 -73 Metalworking machine tools 582 681 -99 Civilian aircraft 985 1,125 -139 Computers 2,135 2,505 -370 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 19,739 19,199 540 Consumer goods 34,609 32,636 1,973 Other household goods 4,472 3,731 741 TV's, VCR's, etc 2,994 2,664 330 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,750 3,469 281 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,465 2,297 168 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 681 518 163 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,657 2,518 140 Footwear 1,184 1,088 95 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 677 592 86 Writing and art supplies 1,086 1,011 75 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,951 1,887 64 Apparel, household goods - wool 357 295 62 Cookware, cutlery, tools 527 476 51 Pleasure boats and motors 225 176 48 Camping apparel and gear 654 609 45 Toiletries and cosmetics 502 465 37 Musical instruments 171 138 33 Glassware, chinaware 225 193 32 Gem stones, other 195 164 31 Rugs 178 156 22 Household appliances 1,292 1,270 22 Books, printed matter 360 347 13 Nursery stock, etc. 119 108 11 Records, tapes, and disks 157 147 9 Jewelry 977 968 9 Numismatic coins 26 25 2 Photo equipment 100 102 -2 Motorcycles and parts 340 366 -26 Gem diamonds 1,242 1,280 -38 Stereo equipment, etc 938 1,110 -172 Pharmaceutical preparations 4,108 4,464 -356 Other goods 4,504 4,262 242 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2005 2004 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 133,534 111,506 22,029 Net Adjustments 290 243 47 Total, Census Basis 133,244 111,262 21,982 Foods, feeds, and beverages 5,552 4,804 747 Vegetables 440 407 33 Meat products 498 566 -68 Food oils, oilseeds 155 129 26 Green coffee 147 102 45 Feedstuff and foodgrains 137 138 -1 Tea, spices, etc. 76 91 -16 Fish and shellfish 1,055 910 145 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 40 38 1 Cane and beet sugar 40 21 18 Nuts 113 79 34 Dairy products and eggs 132 98 35 Wine and related products 582 501 81 Bakery products 443 386 57 Fruits, frozen juices 544 405 139 Cocoa beans 91 71 20 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 408 339 69 Other foods 651 521 129 Industrial supplies and materials 38,105 28,235 9,869 Crude oil 11,868 9,218 2,651 Iron and steel mill products 1,552 724 828 Nonmonetary gold 294 340 -46 Nuclear fuel materials 174 168 5 Other precious metals 328 284 44 Chemicals-fertilizers 506 409 97 Natural rubber 118 115 3 Bauxite and aluminum 952 550 402 Chemicals-organic 1,500 1,037 463 Chemicals-inorganic 408 354 55 Nickel 158 121 38 Tin 32 17 15 Wool, silk, etc. 66 60 6 Newsprint 246 240 6 Nonferrous metals, other 185 112 73 Zinc 85 89 -3 Electric energy 118 95 24 Hides and skins 11 13 -2 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 583 355 228 Petroleum products, other 2,427 1,296 1,131 Paper and paper products 650 509 141 Cotton cloth, fabrics 171 179 -8 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 100 88 12 Synthetic rubber--primary 130 102 28 Liquefied petroleum gases 779 591 188 Cotton, natural fibers 9 7 2 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 491 397 94 Leather and furs 76 69 7 Hair, waste materials 57 43 14 Farming materials, livestock 74 64 11 Shingles, wallboard 1,031 796 235 Materials, excluding chemicals 117 114 3 Coal and related fuels 208 91 117 Lumber 793 583 210 Tobacco, waxes, etc 397 291 106 Nontextile floor tiles 243 199 44 Plywood and veneers 218 179 39 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 76 65 11 Pulpwood and woodpulp 249 208 41 Synthetic cloth 427 363 65 Blank tapes, audio & visual 318 298 20 Finished textile supplies 297 240 57 Iron and steel, advanced 582 407 175 Plastic materials 991 719 273 Gas-natural 2,034 1,593 441 Finished metal shapes 984 686 298 Fuel oil 1,460 1,378 82 Copper 305 148 157 Industrial supplies, other 1,697 1,395 302 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 701 526 176 Steelmaking materials 825 312 513 Capital goods, except automotive 30,737 26,806 3,931 Electric apparatus 2,449 2,106 343 Medicinal equipment 1,912 1,418 494 Computer accessories 5,449 5,111 338 Semiconductors 2,140 2,167 -26 Industrial machines, other 2,143 1,698 446 Industrial engines 1,038 805 232 Agricultural machinery, equipment 571 481 90 Materials handling equipment 836 579 258 Excavating machinery 807 562 245 Laboratory testing instruments 264 215 49 Engines-civilian aircraft 804 622 182 Wood, glass, plastic 509 421 88 Photo, service industry machinery 1,154 1,025 129 Marine engines, parts 82 54 28 Textile, sewing machines 105 97 7 Business machines and equipment 736 620 117 Nonfarm tractors and parts 99 69 30 Railway transportation equipment 116 75 41 Generators, accessories 993 841 152 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Drilling & oilfield equipment 207 137 71 Commercial vessels, other 4 150 -146 Food, tobacco machinery 179 139 40 Measuring, testing, control instruments 982 887 95 Parts-civilian aircraft 441 377 64 Specialized mining 28 30 -2 Spacecraft, excluding military 1 2 (-) Pulp and paper machinery 371 417 -47 Telecommunications equipment 2,614 2,409 205 Metalworking machine tools 582 513 68 Civilian aircraft 985 990 -4 Computers 2,135 1,792 343 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 19,739 17,843 1,895 Consumer goods 34,609 29,525 5,083 Other household goods 4,472 3,265 1,207 TV's, VCR's, etc 2,994 2,406 587 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,750 3,366 384 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,465 2,091 373 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 681 618 62 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,657 2,415 242 Footwear 1,184 1,079 105 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 677 577 101 Writing and art supplies 1,086 900 187 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,951 1,635 316 Apparel, household goods - wool 357 276 81 Cookware, cutlery, tools 527 420 107 Pleasure boats and motors 225 205 19 Camping apparel and gear 654 599 55 Toiletries and cosmetics 502 387 114 Musical instruments 171 124 46 Glassware, chinaware 225 195 30 Gem stones, other 195 155 40 Rugs 178 144 34 Household appliances 1,292 1,108 183 Books, printed matter 360 301 59 Nursery stock, etc. 119 117 1 Records, tapes, and disks 157 117 40 Jewelry 977 808 169 Numismatic coins 26 24 2 Photo equipment 100 107 -7 Motorcycles and parts 340 273 67 Gem diamonds 1,242 1,092 150 Stereo equipment, etc 938 784 155 Pharmaceutical preparations 4,108 3,936 172 Other goods 4,504 4,048 455 (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-05-34, BEA-05-08), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, January 2005. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.