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) February January Monthly 2005 2005 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 135,910 133,572 2,338 Net Adjustments 286 291 -5 Total, Census Basis 135,624 133,281 2,343 Foods, feeds, and beverages 5,575 5,569 6 Green coffee 202 147 55 Meat products 551 504 47 Fruits, frozen juices 554 544 10 Bakery products 452 443 10 Dairy products and eggs 140 132 9 Cocoa beans 94 91 3 Tea, spices, etc. 75 76 (-) Nonagricultural foods, etc. 37 39 -3 Food oils, oilseeds 162 165 -3 Vegetables 437 440 -3 Feedstuff and foodgrains 134 137 -3 Cane and beet sugar 23 40 -16 Wine and related products 565 582 -18 Fish and shellfish 1,033 1,052 -19 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 397 417 -21 Other foods 628 649 -21 Nuts 91 112 -21 Industrial supplies and materials 40,474 38,144 2,331 Crude oil 13,282 11,875 1,408 Gas-natural 2,366 2,034 332 Petroleum products, other 2,732 2,420 312 Iron and steel mill products 1,709 1,586 123 Other precious metals 452 336 116 Lumber 853 794 59 Coal and related fuels 262 208 53 Chemicals-fertilizers 539 495 44 Natural rubber 152 118 34 Synthetic cloth 463 432 31 Synthetic rubber--primary 161 130 31 Nickel 185 158 27 Nonmonetary gold 320 294 26 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 611 585 26 Blank tapes, audio & visual 344 319 25 Zinc 110 85 25 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 513 490 22 Fuel oil 1,482 1,460 22 Plastic materials 1,014 992 22 Pulpwood and woodpulp 259 240 18 Electric energy 133 118 14 Newsprint 260 247 13 Shingles, wallboard 1,044 1,032 12 Nonferrous metals, other 197 185 12 Iron and steel, advanced 592 581 11 Cotton cloth, fabrics 180 171 9 Paper and paper products 661 653 9 Bauxite and aluminum 961 955 6 Materials, excluding chemicals 121 116 5 Chemicals-organic 1,504 1,500 4 Wool, silk, etc. 69 66 3 Hides and skins 12 11 1 Farming materials, livestock 74 74 (-) Tin 31 32 -1 Cotton, natural fibers 6 9 -3 Chemicals-inorganic 408 413 -6 Hair, waste materials 49 57 -7 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 66 77 -10 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 89 99 -11 Nontextile floor tiles 232 243 -12 Leather and furs 64 76 -12 Tobacco, waxes, etc 380 397 -17 Finished textile supplies 274 296 -22 Plywood and veneers 194 218 -24 Industrial supplies, other 1,654 1,697 -43 Liquefied petroleum gases 737 780 -43 Steelmaking materials 765 821 -56 Copper 252 309 -57 Finished metal shapes 922 984 -62 Nuclear fuel materials 105 174 -69 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 632 701 -69 Capital goods, except automotive 30,095 30,866 -771 Civilian aircraft 845 1,087 -241 Computer accessories 5,310 5,472 -162 Medicinal equipment 1,772 1,908 -135 Semiconductors 2,035 2,146 -111 Electric apparatus 2,332 2,442 -110 Photo, service industry machinery 1,060 1,166 -106 Industrial machines, other 2,040 2,132 -92 Engines-civilian aircraft 706 792 -85 Industrial engines 972 1,038 -66 Materials handling equipment 783 838 -55 Wood, glass, plastic 476 509 -33 Laboratory testing instruments 240 262 -21 Telecommunications equipment 2,625 2,642 -17 Parts-civilian aircraft 428 439 -11 Marine engines, parts 74 84 -10 Business machines and equipment 730 736 -6 Food, tobacco machinery 175 178 -3 Textile, sewing machines 103 104 -2 Spacecraft, excluding military 1 1 (-) Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Pulp and paper machinery 373 372 1 Nonfarm tractors and parts 101 99 2 Commercial vessels, other 6 4 2 Railway transportation equipment 119 116 3 Specialized mining 44 28 15 Measuring, testing, control instruments 994 972 21 Agricultural machinery, equipment 598 572 27 Drilling & oilfield equipment 235 207 27 Excavating machinery 858 806 52 Generators, accessories 1,076 998 78 Metalworking machine tools 682 581 101 Computers 2,301 2,135 166 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 19,928 19,776 152 Consumer goods 35,094 34,419 675 Pharmaceutical preparations 4,958 3,915 1,043 Apparel, household goods - cotton 4,034 3,753 281 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,590 2,462 128 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 764 682 82 Stereo equipment, etc 991 935 55 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,999 1,952 48 Motorcycles and parts 380 340 40 Gem diamonds 1,246 1,236 10 Household appliances 1,296 1,292 3 Photo equipment 99 99 (-) Apparel,household goods-nontextile 674 679 -6 Nursery stock, etc. 113 119 -6 Numismatic coins 19 26 -8 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,649 2,659 -10 Camping apparel and gear 639 654 -16 Glassware, chinaware 208 225 -17 Books, printed matter 338 357 -20 Footwear 1,161 1,183 -22 Cookware, cutlery, tools 504 527 -23 Rugs 154 178 -24 Records, tapes, and disks 133 156 -24 Pleasure boats and motors 201 225 -24 Musical instruments 144 170 -26 Jewelry 962 992 -30 Toiletries and cosmetics 466 501 -35 Gem stones, other 151 195 -44 Apparel, household goods - wool 310 355 -45 Writing and art supplies 1,035 1,087 -52 TV's, VCR's, etc 2,750 2,979 -229 Other household goods 4,125 4,482 -357 Other goods 4,458 4,507 -49 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2005 2004 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 269,482 226,440 43,043 Net Adjustments 577 495 82 Total, Census Basis 268,906 225,945 42,961 Foods, feeds, and beverages 11,144 9,898 1,246 Green coffee 348 239 110 Meat products 1,055 1,062 -7 Fruits, frozen juices 1,098 863 234 Bakery products 895 809 86 Dairy products and eggs 272 204 68 Cocoa beans 185 116 69 Tea, spices, etc. 151 205 -54 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 76 65 11 Food oils, oilseeds 327 293 34 Vegetables 876 862 15 Feedstuff and foodgrains 272 289 -18 Cane and beet sugar 63 57 6 Wine and related products 1,147 1,010 137 Fish and shellfish 2,084 1,986 98 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 814 649 165 Other foods 1,278 1,035 243 Nuts 203 155 49 Industrial supplies and materials 78,618 59,445 19,173 Crude oil 25,157 19,437 5,720 Gas-natural 4,400 3,541 858 Petroleum products, other 5,151 2,701 2,450 Iron and steel mill products 3,296 1,530 1,766 Other precious metals 788 701 87 Lumber 1,646 1,209 438 Coal and related fuels 470 204 266 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,033 909 124 Natural rubber 270 232 37 Synthetic cloth 894 739 155 Synthetic rubber--primary 291 221 69 Nickel 344 265 79 Nonmonetary gold 614 710 -96 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 1,196 758 438 Blank tapes, audio & visual 663 638 25 Zinc 195 188 8 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 1,003 758 244 Fuel oil 2,942 2,863 79 Plastic materials 2,005 1,485 520 Pulpwood and woodpulp 499 420 79 Electric energy 251 177 74 Newsprint 507 524 -17 Shingles, wallboard 2,076 1,693 384 Nonferrous metals, other 381 253 129 Iron and steel, advanced 1,174 831 343 Cotton cloth, fabrics 351 367 -16 Paper and paper products 1,314 1,086 228 Bauxite and aluminum 1,916 1,298 619 Materials, excluding chemicals 237 241 -4 Chemicals-organic 3,005 2,317 688 Wool, silk, etc. 135 119 16 Hides and skins 23 23 (-) Farming materials, livestock 148 133 15 Tin 63 40 23 Cotton, natural fibers 15 13 3 Chemicals-inorganic 821 713 108 Hair, waste materials 106 84 22 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 143 132 11 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 188 169 19 Nontextile floor tiles 475 393 82 Leather and furs 140 135 5 Tobacco, waxes, etc 778 620 157 Finished textile supplies 570 483 87 Plywood and veneers 412 339 74 Industrial supplies, other 3,351 2,788 563 Liquefied petroleum gases 1,517 1,197 320 Steelmaking materials 1,586 713 872 Copper 560 292 268 Finished metal shapes 1,906 1,406 500 Nuclear fuel materials 279 305 -26 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 1,333 1,051 282 Capital goods, except automotive 60,962 53,187 7,775 Civilian aircraft 1,932 1,473 459 Computer accessories 10,782 10,127 655 Medicinal equipment 3,680 3,034 646 Semiconductors 4,182 4,388 -207 Electric apparatus 4,773 4,234 539 Photo, service industry machinery 2,226 1,924 302 Industrial machines, other 4,172 3,392 779 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,498 1,229 269 Industrial engines 2,010 1,637 372 Materials handling equipment 1,621 1,165 456 Wood, glass, plastic 985 877 108 Laboratory testing instruments 502 433 69 Telecommunications equipment 5,268 4,698 570 Parts-civilian aircraft 868 755 112 Marine engines, parts 158 114 44 Business machines and equipment 1,467 1,219 248 Food, tobacco machinery 353 295 59 Textile, sewing machines 207 192 15 Spacecraft, excluding military 2 3 -1 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Pulp and paper machinery 745 764 -19 Nonfarm tractors and parts 199 135 64 Commercial vessels, other 10 213 -203 Railway transportation equipment 234 167 67 Specialized mining 72 59 13 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,966 1,814 153 Agricultural machinery, equipment 1,170 991 179 Drilling & oilfield equipment 442 257 185 Excavating machinery 1,664 1,107 557 Generators, accessories 2,074 1,797 278 Metalworking machine tools 1,263 1,053 211 Computers 4,436 3,641 795 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 39,704 36,633 3,070 Consumer goods 69,513 58,538 10,975 Pharmaceutical preparations 8,873 8,552 321 Apparel, household goods - cotton 7,787 6,535 1,252 Toys, games, and sporting goods 5,052 3,763 1,289 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,446 1,153 293 Stereo equipment, etc 1,926 1,389 538 Furniture, household goods, etc. 3,951 3,220 731 Motorcycles and parts 720 565 154 Gem diamonds 2,482 2,223 260 Household appliances 2,588 2,167 422 Photo equipment 198 220 -22 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 1,353 1,082 271 Nursery stock, etc. 231 230 1 Numismatic coins 45 54 -9 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 5,308 4,657 651 Camping apparel and gear 1,293 1,126 166 Glassware, chinaware 433 383 50 Books, printed matter 695 598 98 Footwear 2,345 2,042 302 Cookware, cutlery, tools 1,032 803 229 Rugs 332 288 44 Records, tapes, and disks 289 244 45 Pleasure boats and motors 427 448 -21 Musical instruments 315 250 64 Jewelry 1,954 1,693 260 Toiletries and cosmetics 968 786 182 Gem stones, other 347 294 53 Apparel, household goods - wool 665 547 118 Writing and art supplies 2,122 1,767 355 TV's, VCR's, etc 5,729 4,819 909 Other household goods 8,607 6,637 1,970 Other goods 8,964 8,243 721 (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-05-50, BEA-05-14), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, February 2005. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.