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) March February Monthly 2005 2005 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 131,508 135,699 -4,191 Net Adjustments 319 290 30 Total, Census Basis 131,189 135,409 -4,220 Foods, feeds, and beverages 5,500 5,547 -47 Other foods 551 628 -77 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 334 388 -55 Bakery products 420 452 -33 Fish and shellfish 1,005 1,031 -26 Fruits, frozen juices 536 553 -18 Wine and related products 549 564 -15 Dairy products and eggs 138 141 -3 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 36 37 -1 Feedstuff and foodgrains 136 134 2 Green coffee 204 202 3 Tea, spices, etc. 81 75 6 Vegetables 445 436 8 Nuts 100 91 9 Meat products 567 545 22 Food oils, oilseeds 187 152 34 Cocoa beans 133 94 38 Cane and beet sugar 81 23 58 Industrial supplies and materials 40,227 40,380 -153 Chemicals-organic 1,261 1,531 -270 Petroleum products, other 2,526 2,743 -217 Steelmaking materials 560 758 -197 Bauxite and aluminum 792 960 -168 Gas-natural 2,211 2,366 -154 Industrial supplies, other 1,582 1,653 -71 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 457 515 -59 Iron and steel, advanced 541 594 -53 Paper and paper products 612 659 -47 Natural rubber 110 152 -42 Synthetic cloth 421 461 -40 Finished metal shapes 886 921 -35 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 576 609 -33 Plastic materials 984 1,013 -30 Shingles, wallboard 1,014 1,043 -29 Nontextile floor tiles 206 231 -25 Nickel 171 185 -15 Newsprint 246 259 -14 Zinc 97 110 -13 Finished textile supplies 261 274 -13 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 55 67 -12 Electric energy 122 133 -11 Cotton cloth, fabrics 169 180 -11 Blank tapes, audio & visual 329 340 -10 Synthetic rubber--primary 153 162 -9 Farming materials, livestock 68 74 -6 Tin 28 31 -3 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 86 89 -3 Hides and skins 10 12 -2 Iron and steel mill products 1,672 1,674 -1 Wool, silk, etc. 68 69 -1 Materials, excluding chemicals 121 121 (-) Hair, waste materials 49 49 (-) Leather and furs 67 64 2 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 636 633 3 Cotton, natural fibers 10 6 4 Nonferrous metals, other 210 199 12 Lumber 866 853 13 Pulpwood and woodpulp 277 263 14 Nonmonetary gold 346 322 24 Other precious metals 466 442 24 Chemicals-inorganic 426 402 24 Copper 285 248 37 Plywood and veneers 233 194 38 Coal and related fuels 303 262 41 Fuel oil 1,544 1,501 43 Tobacco, waxes, etc 445 382 62 Chemicals-fertilizers 617 545 72 Nuclear fuel materials 209 105 104 Liquefied petroleum gases 912 744 168 Crude oil 13,931 13,175 756 Capital goods, except automotive 29,585 29,917 -332 Excavating machinery 651 863 -212 Computer accessories 5,166 5,284 -118 Generators, accessories 966 1,073 -107 Industrial machines, other 1,944 2,037 -93 Business machines and equipment 655 730 -75 Measuring, testing, control instruments 926 994 -68 Electric apparatus 2,296 2,344 -48 Metalworking machine tools 634 680 -46 Medicinal equipment 1,735 1,774 -39 Wood, glass, plastic 444 475 -31 Agricultural machinery, equipment 582 601 -19 Laboratory testing instruments 225 242 -17 Food, tobacco machinery 165 176 -11 Drilling & oilfield equipment 228 233 -5 Nonfarm tractors and parts 97 102 -5 Materials handling equipment 779 784 -5 Commercial vessels, other 6 6 (-) Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Textile, sewing machines 103 102 1 Spacecraft, excluding military 3 1 2 Specialized mining 46 44 2 Railway transportation equipment 122 119 3 Computers 2,308 2,302 6 Marine engines, parts 84 76 8 Semiconductors 2,034 2,024 9 Industrial engines 991 970 21 Parts-civilian aircraft 452 428 24 Pulp and paper machinery 415 370 45 Photo, service industry machinery 1,110 1,049 61 Engines-civilian aircraft 820 702 118 Civilian aircraft 871 751 121 Telecommunications equipment 2,727 2,583 144 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 18,720 19,986 -1,266 Consumer goods 32,735 35,135 -2,399 Pharmaceutical preparations 4,474 5,033 -559 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,612 4,033 -421 Other household goods 3,759 4,114 -355 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,332 2,649 -317 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,759 1,999 -240 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,373 2,590 -218 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 571 762 -191 Footwear 1,076 1,160 -84 Household appliances 1,230 1,302 -72 Gem diamonds 1,177 1,241 -63 Cookware, cutlery, tools 448 505 -57 Apparel, household goods - wool 275 310 -35 Writing and art supplies 1,001 1,034 -33 Motorcycles and parts 349 379 -30 Glassware, chinaware 179 208 -29 Camping apparel and gear 614 639 -24 Toiletries and cosmetics 443 465 -22 Books, printed matter 321 337 -16 Photo equipment 87 100 -13 Musical instruments 140 144 -4 Numismatic coins 20 19 2 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 679 671 9 Records, tapes, and disks 143 132 11 Rugs 166 153 13 Stereo equipment, etc 1,013 993 19 Jewelry 959 939 21 Nursery stock, etc. 134 113 21 Gem stones, other 191 151 40 Pleasure boats and motors 280 209 71 TV's, VCR's, etc 2,932 2,752 179 Other goods 4,421 4,444 -23 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2005 2004 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 400,779 345,376 55,403 Net Adjustments 900 797 103 Total, Census Basis 399,880 344,579 55,300 Foods, feeds, and beverages 16,616 15,051 1,565 Other foods 1,829 1,537 292 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 1,139 962 177 Bakery products 1,315 1,221 93 Fish and shellfish 3,087 3,006 81 Fruits, frozen juices 1,632 1,360 273 Wine and related products 1,696 1,493 203 Dairy products and eggs 410 309 101 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 112 97 15 Feedstuff and foodgrains 408 463 -56 Green coffee 553 373 180 Tea, spices, etc. 232 298 -67 Vegetables 1,321 1,348 -27 Nuts 304 218 86 Meat products 1,615 1,561 54 Food oils, oilseeds 504 480 24 Cocoa beans 318 207 111 Cane and beet sugar 144 118 26 Industrial supplies and materials 118,751 91,257 27,493 Chemicals-organic 4,292 3,595 697 Petroleum products, other 7,688 4,534 3,155 Steelmaking materials 2,139 1,089 1,050 Bauxite and aluminum 2,707 1,960 747 Gas-natural 6,611 5,088 1,523 Industrial supplies, other 4,932 4,243 689 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 1,463 1,128 335 Iron and steel, advanced 1,716 1,269 447 Paper and paper products 1,924 1,658 266 Natural rubber 380 358 22 Synthetic cloth 1,314 1,120 194 Finished metal shapes 2,792 2,168 624 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 1,770 1,172 598 Plastic materials 2,989 2,265 724 Shingles, wallboard 3,089 2,666 423 Nontextile floor tiles 681 584 97 Nickel 514 443 71 Newsprint 752 770 -18 Zinc 293 273 20 Finished textile supplies 831 727 104 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 199 184 15 Electric energy 373 260 113 Cotton cloth, fabrics 520 557 -37 Blank tapes, audio & visual 987 942 45 Synthetic rubber--primary 445 325 120 Farming materials, livestock 216 187 29 Tin 91 62 29 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 274 267 7 Hides and skins 33 34 -1 Iron and steel mill products 4,932 2,507 2,425 Wool, silk, etc. 203 180 23 Materials, excluding chemicals 358 369 -11 Hair, waste materials 155 133 22 Leather and furs 207 204 2 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 1,970 1,569 402 Cotton, natural fibers 25 21 4 Nonferrous metals, other 594 407 186 Lumber 2,512 1,863 650 Pulpwood and woodpulp 780 653 127 Nonmonetary gold 961 1,022 -60 Other precious metals 1,245 1,182 63 Chemicals-inorganic 1,241 1,052 190 Copper 841 539 302 Plywood and veneers 645 544 101 Coal and related fuels 773 336 437 Fuel oil 4,506 4,298 207 Tobacco, waxes, etc 1,224 961 264 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,657 1,342 314 Nuclear fuel materials 488 501 -12 Liquefied petroleum gases 2,435 1,728 707 Crude oil 38,981 29,919 9,062 Capital goods, except automotive 90,369 80,515 9,854 Excavating machinery 2,319 1,611 708 Computer accessories 15,923 15,249 674 Generators, accessories 3,037 2,735 302 Industrial machines, other 6,112 5,141 971 Business machines and equipment 2,121 1,891 230 Measuring, testing, control instruments 2,893 2,706 186 Electric apparatus 7,082 6,481 600 Metalworking machine tools 1,896 1,578 318 Medicinal equipment 5,417 4,669 747 Wood, glass, plastic 1,427 1,309 118 Agricultural machinery, equipment 1,756 1,510 246 Laboratory testing instruments 728 648 81 Food, tobacco machinery 519 453 66 Drilling & oilfield equipment 669 384 285 Nonfarm tractors and parts 298 204 94 Materials handling equipment 2,401 1,794 607 Commercial vessels, other 16 219 -203 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Textile, sewing machines 310 296 13 Spacecraft, excluding military 5 7 -1 Specialized mining 118 93 25 Railway transportation equipment 356 270 86 Computers 6,745 5,507 1,238 Marine engines, parts 244 192 53 Semiconductors 6,204 6,642 -438 Industrial engines 2,999 2,520 479 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,319 1,130 189 Pulp and paper machinery 1,157 1,080 77 Photo, service industry machinery 3,324 2,840 483 Engines-civilian aircraft 2,314 1,963 351 Civilian aircraft 2,709 2,311 398 Telecommunications equipment 7,953 7,082 871 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 58,483 55,588 2,895 Consumer goods 102,289 89,878 12,411 Pharmaceutical preparations 13,423 13,296 127 Apparel, household goods - cotton 11,398 9,783 1,615 Other household goods 12,355 10,389 1,966 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 7,640 7,078 563 Furniture, household goods, etc. 5,710 4,936 774 Toys, games, and sporting goods 7,425 5,717 1,708 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 2,015 1,699 316 Footwear 3,419 3,104 315 Household appliances 3,824 3,268 556 Gem diamonds 3,655 3,448 207 Cookware, cutlery, tools 1,480 1,235 245 Apparel, household goods - wool 940 819 121 Writing and art supplies 3,122 2,739 383 Motorcycles and parts 1,068 926 143 Glassware, chinaware 612 579 33 Camping apparel and gear 1,907 1,697 210 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,409 1,203 207 Books, printed matter 1,015 926 89 Photo equipment 286 346 -61 Musical instruments 454 395 59 Numismatic coins 65 86 -20 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 2,029 1,750 279 Records, tapes, and disks 431 366 65 Rugs 497 439 57 Stereo equipment, etc 2,941 2,177 764 Jewelry 2,890 2,600 289 Nursery stock, etc. 366 350 16 Gem stones, other 537 457 80 Pleasure boats and motors 714 698 17 TV's, VCR's, etc 8,663 7,373 1,290 Other goods 13,372 12,290 1,081 (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-05-66, BEA-05-20), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 2005. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.