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.) Item(1) April March Monthly 2005 2005 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 136,748 130,425 6,323 Net Adjustments 309 323 -15 Total, Census Basis 136,439 130,102 6,338 Foods, feeds, and beverages 5,520 5,470 50 Vegetables 506 427 79 Green coffee 224 194 30 Meat products 615 589 26 Bakery products 431 410 21 Food oils, oilseeds 201 186 15 Fish and shellfish 955 946 9 Other foods 553 551 3 Feedstuff and foodgrains 135 136 -1 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 35 36 -1 Nuts 110 112 -2 Tea, spices, etc. 72 75 -3 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 337 342 -5 Wine and related products 561 568 -7 Fruits, frozen juices 537 551 -14 Dairy products and eggs 115 138 -23 Cane and beet sugar 56 81 -25 Cocoa beans 75 126 -51 Industrial supplies and materials 41,712 39,937 1,775 Crude oil 14,167 13,616 551 Bauxite and aluminum 1,110 806 304 Chemicals-organic 1,426 1,227 200 Steelmaking materials 679 535 144 Petroleum products, other 2,650 2,544 105 Gas-natural 2,368 2,262 105 Iron and steel mill products 1,770 1,692 78 Industrial supplies, other 1,650 1,574 76 Liquefied petroleum gases 1,000 926 74 Finished metal shapes 962 893 69 Fuel oil 1,590 1,525 64 Nonferrous metals, other 262 208 55 Nuclear fuel materials 262 209 52 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 632 590 42 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 490 453 37 Iron and steel, advanced 577 543 35 Shingles, wallboard 1,043 1,009 34 Natural rubber 141 108 33 Electric energy 161 128 32 Nickel 200 175 25 Synthetic cloth 434 414 20 Synthetic rubber--primary 167 148 19 Materials, excluding chemicals 138 120 18 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 69 54 15 Nontextile floor tiles 220 212 9 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 94 86 8 Tin 35 29 6 Finished textile supplies 268 262 6 Hair, waste materials 54 48 6 Newsprint 250 245 5 Chemicals-fertilizers 611 606 5 Plywood and veneers 240 235 5 Hides and skins 16 11 5 Leather and furs 70 67 3 Farming materials, livestock 71 69 2 Cotton cloth, fabrics 165 165 (-) Cotton, natural fibers 8 10 -1 Zinc 99 101 -2 Plastic materials 965 969 -4 Wool, silk, etc. 65 69 -4 Paper and paper products 597 608 -11 Blank tapes, audio & visual 316 328 -11 Pulpwood and woodpulp 264 275 -12 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 619 635 -15 Nonmonetary gold 324 344 -19 Chemicals-inorganic 398 427 -29 Copper 248 285 -37 Lumber 826 875 -49 Tobacco, waxes, etc 372 435 -64 Coal and related fuels 237 303 -66 Other precious metals 330 478 -148 Capital goods, except automotive 31,895 29,637 2,258 Telecommunications equipment 3,267 2,702 565 Civilian aircraft 1,128 909 219 Industrial machines, other 2,172 1,955 217 Electric apparatus 2,471 2,280 190 Generators, accessories 1,113 959 154 Excavating machinery 841 699 142 Semiconductors 2,164 2,040 124 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,032 922 109 Business machines and equipment 726 627 99 Drilling & oilfield equipment 323 236 87 Medicinal equipment 1,760 1,676 83 Photo, service industry machinery 1,188 1,124 64 Industrial engines 1,051 993 58 Wood, glass, plastic 503 450 53 Parts-civilian aircraft 506 457 49 Textile, sewing machines 136 91 45 Computers 2,399 2,360 38 Agricultural machinery, equipment 603 575 29 Metalworking machine tools 662 640 22 Materials handling equipment 791 781 10 Specialized mining 55 46 9 Nonfarm tractors and parts 103 97 6 Vessels, except scrap 6 (-) 5 Laboratory testing instruments 237 232 5 Food, tobacco machinery 163 160 3 Marine engines, parts 84 81 3 Commercial vessels, other 5 6 -1 Spacecraft, excluding military (-) 3 -2 Computer accessories 5,163 5,178 -15 Railway transportation equipment 105 122 -17 Pulp and paper machinery 384 419 -35 Engines-civilian aircraft 755 816 -61 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 18,668 18,450 218 Consumer goods 33,888 32,132 1,756 Gem diamonds 1,458 1,148 310 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,549 2,320 229 Pharmaceutical preparations 4,754 4,543 211 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,929 1,735 194 Other household goods 3,727 3,541 186 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,823 3,649 174 TV's, VCR's, etc 2,880 2,768 112 Footwear 1,148 1,051 98 Jewelry 1,050 953 97 Household appliances 1,301 1,223 78 Camping apparel and gear 645 598 47 Apparel, household goods - wool 326 281 45 Books, printed matter 365 320 45 Motorcycles and parts 334 299 35 Cookware, cutlery, tools 463 438 25 Toiletries and cosmetics 456 432 24 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,364 2,342 22 Writing and art supplies 1,007 987 20 Photo equipment 93 85 9 Glassware, chinaware 185 177 8 Gem stones, other 187 187 1 Musical instruments 139 139 (-) Numismatic coins 17 20 -4 Rugs 161 164 -4 Records, tapes, and disks 131 145 -14 Pleasure boats and motors 238 252 -14 Nursery stock, etc. 113 127 -15 Stereo equipment, etc 866 908 -42 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 645 689 -44 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 535 610 -75 Other goods 4,756 4,476 281 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2005 2004 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 536,917 464,173 72,745 Net Adjustments 1,224 1,031 193 Total, Census Basis 535,693 463,142 72,551 Foods, feeds, and beverages 22,091 20,076 2,015 Vegetables 1,829 1,801 28 Green coffee 770 531 239 Meat products 2,276 2,132 145 Bakery products 1,731 1,614 117 Food oils, oilseeds 703 668 35 Fish and shellfish 3,905 3,806 98 Other foods 2,347 2,029 317 Feedstuff and foodgrains 543 643 -100 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 147 126 21 Nuts 425 306 119 Tea, spices, etc. 290 364 -74 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 1,489 1,303 187 Wine and related products 2,290 2,023 267 Fruits, frozen juices 2,225 1,884 341 Dairy products and eggs 531 434 97 Cane and beet sugar 200 149 51 Cocoa beans 390 263 127 Industrial supplies and materials 160,016 122,316 37,700 Crude oil 52,273 39,084 13,189 Bauxite and aluminum 3,856 2,674 1,182 Chemicals-organic 5,701 4,803 899 Steelmaking materials 2,762 1,467 1,295 Petroleum products, other 10,536 6,340 4,196 Gas-natural 9,030 7,236 1,795 Iron and steel mill products 6,866 3,680 3,186 Industrial supplies, other 6,597 5,710 886 Liquefied petroleum gases 3,450 2,240 1,210 Finished metal shapes 3,771 2,978 793 Fuel oil 6,076 5,413 664 Nonferrous metals, other 851 554 298 Nuclear fuel materials 750 680 70 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 2,454 1,668 786 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 1,919 1,487 432 Iron and steel, advanced 2,322 1,756 566 Shingles, wallboard 4,205 3,717 488 Natural rubber 508 475 33 Electric energy 544 368 176 Nickel 717 613 105 Synthetic cloth 1,741 1,492 249 Synthetic rubber--primary 597 429 168 Materials, excluding chemicals 500 497 3 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 261 225 36 Nontextile floor tiles 907 790 117 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 368 359 9 Tin 125 95 29 Finished textile supplies 1,090 965 126 Hair, waste materials 209 179 31 Newsprint 1,003 1,015 -12 Chemicals-fertilizers 2,257 1,751 506 Plywood and veneers 888 764 124 Hides and skins 50 48 2 Leather and furs 277 277 (-) Farming materials, livestock 284 247 36 Cotton cloth, fabrics 684 737 -53 Cotton, natural fibers 33 29 4 Zinc 387 351 37 Plastic materials 3,948 3,036 912 Wool, silk, etc. 273 250 23 Paper and paper products 2,518 2,203 315 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,291 1,225 66 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,059 922 137 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 2,570 2,230 340 Nonmonetary gold 1,284 1,339 -55 Chemicals-inorganic 1,620 1,261 359 Copper 1,089 730 359 Lumber 3,337 2,562 775 Tobacco, waxes, etc 1,586 1,282 304 Coal and related fuels 1,010 541 469 Other precious metals 1,579 1,542 37 Capital goods, except automotive 122,638 108,755 13,883 Telecommunications equipment 11,208 9,834 1,373 Civilian aircraft 3,874 3,063 811 Industrial machines, other 8,298 6,952 1,346 Electric apparatus 9,566 8,763 803 Generators, accessories 4,126 3,663 462 Excavating machinery 3,116 2,164 952 Semiconductors 8,408 8,972 -564 Measuring, testing, control instruments 3,918 3,645 273 Business machines and equipment 2,826 2,506 319 Drilling & oilfield equipment 999 525 474 Medicinal equipment 7,118 6,205 913 Photo, service industry machinery 4,509 3,762 747 Industrial engines 4,060 3,456 604 Wood, glass, plastic 1,930 1,757 173 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,843 1,530 312 Textile, sewing machines 419 362 57 Computers 9,370 7,559 1,811 Agricultural machinery, equipment 2,369 2,030 339 Metalworking machine tools 2,571 2,165 406 Materials handling equipment 3,222 2,400 822 Specialized mining 173 132 41 Nonfarm tractors and parts 404 282 122 Vessels, except scrap 6 1 6 Laboratory testing instruments 975 878 97 Food, tobacco machinery 685 611 74 Marine engines, parts 325 270 56 Commercial vessels, other 20 238 -218 Spacecraft, excluding military 6 8 -3 Computer accessories 21,214 20,659 555 Railway transportation equipment 462 350 112 Pulp and paper machinery 1,544 1,421 123 Engines-civilian aircraft 3,075 2,591 485 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 76,845 74,389 2,456 Consumer goods 135,923 120,984 14,939 Gem diamonds 5,164 4,650 514 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 10,190 9,518 672 Pharmaceutical preparations 18,276 18,094 182 Furniture, household goods, etc. 7,586 6,598 987 Other household goods 15,895 13,854 2,041 Apparel, household goods - cotton 15,293 13,153 2,140 TV's, VCR's, etc 11,592 9,978 1,614 Footwear 4,536 4,111 425 Jewelry 3,956 3,513 443 Household appliances 5,121 4,373 747 Camping apparel and gear 2,519 2,233 287 Apparel, household goods - wool 1,284 1,120 164 Books, printed matter 1,386 1,232 154 Motorcycles and parts 1,421 1,292 128 Cookware, cutlery, tools 1,950 1,666 284 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,858 1,590 268 Toys, games, and sporting goods 9,766 7,679 2,087 Writing and art supplies 4,147 3,679 468 Photo equipment 385 487 -102 Glassware, chinaware 791 758 33 Gem stones, other 727 621 106 Musical instruments 600 535 65 Numismatic coins 82 103 -21 Rugs 664 596 68 Records, tapes, and disks 563 488 74 Pleasure boats and motors 924 898 25 Nursery stock, etc. 468 460 8 Stereo equipment, etc 3,506 2,742 764 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 2,685 2,398 287 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 2,590 2,563 27 Other goods 18,179 16,622 1,557 (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-05-81, BEA-05-25), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, April 2005. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.