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) May April Monthly 2005 2005 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 135,257 136,870 -1,613 Net Adjustments 321 310 11 Total, Census Basis 134,936 136,560 -1,624 Foods, feeds, and beverages 5,645 5,527 118 Meat products 682 615 67 Other foods 613 554 59 Vegetables 533 506 27 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 357 340 16 Nuts 119 110 9 Green coffee 233 225 8 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 41 35 6 Food oils, oilseeds 206 201 4 Bakery products 430 431 -1 Dairy products and eggs 113 115 -2 Feedstuff and foodgrains 132 136 -4 Cocoa beans 69 75 -6 Tea, spices, etc. 65 72 -8 Cane and beet sugar 47 55 -8 Wine and related products 551 561 -10 Fish and shellfish 940 957 -17 Fruits, frozen juices 514 537 -23 Industrial supplies and materials 39,420 41,783 -2,363 Crude oil 13,039 14,232 -1,193 Gas-natural 1,812 2,388 -577 Iron and steel mill products 1,353 1,764 -411 Petroleum products, other 2,359 2,633 -274 Steelmaking materials 419 686 -268 Shingles, wallboard 993 1,045 -52 Lumber 775 826 -52 Natural rubber 97 141 -44 Coal and related fuels 197 237 -40 Chemicals-organic 1,385 1,422 -37 Bauxite and aluminum 1,080 1,110 -30 Materials, excluding chemicals 119 141 -22 Iron and steel, advanced 559 577 -18 Nickel 186 200 -14 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 478 491 -13 Nonferrous metals, other 250 263 -13 Plastic materials 951 964 -13 Synthetic cloth 425 435 -10 Tin 28 35 -7 Synthetic rubber--primary 160 167 -7 Hair, waste materials 50 54 -5 Zinc 95 99 -4 Cotton cloth, fabrics 161 165 -4 Hides and skins 12 16 -3 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 628 631 -3 Industrial supplies, other 1,650 1,652 -2 Electric energy 159 161 -2 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 69 69 (-) Cotton, natural fibers 9 8 1 Leather and furs 71 70 1 Farming materials, livestock 73 71 2 Finished textile supplies 270 267 3 Pulpwood and woodpulp 268 264 5 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 99 94 5 Wool, silk, etc. 73 65 8 Nontextile floor tiles 230 220 9 Chemicals-inorganic 407 396 12 Paper and paper products 611 598 13 Tobacco, waxes, etc 382 368 14 Newsprint 266 250 16 Plywood and veneers 260 240 21 Blank tapes, audio & visual 339 317 22 Nonmonetary gold 347 324 22 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 644 620 25 Finished metal shapes 1,001 963 39 Liquefied petroleum gases 1,044 991 54 Other precious metals 402 331 71 Chemicals-fertilizers 684 608 76 Fuel oil 1,696 1,594 101 Copper 373 256 117 Nuclear fuel materials 382 262 120 Capital goods, except automotive 31,357 31,944 -587 Telecommunications equipment 3,137 3,306 -170 Generators, accessories 1,018 1,121 -103 Semiconductors 2,064 2,166 -102 Photo, service industry machinery 1,090 1,184 -94 Wood, glass, plastic 430 501 -72 Parts-civilian aircraft 450 508 -58 Industrial machines, other 2,125 2,182 -57 Civilian aircraft 1,046 1,099 -53 Electric apparatus 2,444 2,480 -36 Pulp and paper machinery 347 381 -34 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,003 1,036 -32 Excavating machinery 814 842 -28 Metalworking machine tools 644 659 -15 Business machines and equipment 711 726 -15 Marine engines, parts 70 84 -14 Specialized mining 42 55 -13 Textile, sewing machines 124 136 -12 Vessels, except scrap (-) 6 -6 Agricultural machinery, equipment 601 604 -4 Spacecraft, excluding military 2 (-) 1 Commercial vessels, other 8 5 3 Food, tobacco machinery 170 164 6 Materials handling equipment 800 793 7 Nonfarm tractors and parts 112 104 8 Laboratory testing instruments 245 236 9 Railway transportation equipment 117 105 11 Medicinal equipment 1,774 1,760 14 Drilling & oilfield equipment 342 320 22 Engines-civilian aircraft 793 762 31 Computer accessories 5,209 5,167 41 Industrial engines 1,094 1,052 42 Computers 2,534 2,402 132 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 19,823 18,786 1,038 Consumer goods 33,998 33,765 233 Pharmaceutical preparations 4,895 4,625 270 Other household goods 3,925 3,730 196 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,959 3,824 135 Motorcycles and parts 384 334 50 Pleasure boats and motors 281 237 44 Gem stones, other 213 188 25 Toiletries and cosmetics 482 458 25 Cookware, cutlery, tools 487 464 24 Numismatic coins 34 17 17 Rugs 171 161 11 Musical instruments 147 140 7 Records, tapes, and disks 141 134 6 Photo equipment 97 93 3 Stereo equipment, etc 868 866 2 Glassware, chinaware 187 185 1 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,549 2,550 -1 Apparel, household goods - wool 325 327 -2 Writing and art supplies 1,005 1,008 -3 Books, printed matter 361 365 -4 Nursery stock, etc. 103 113 -10 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 634 646 -11 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,910 1,928 -18 Gem diamonds 1,424 1,445 -21 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 496 532 -36 Camping apparel and gear 610 646 -36 Household appliances 1,264 1,300 -37 Jewelry 1,012 1,051 -40 Footwear 1,085 1,149 -65 TV's, VCR's, etc 2,761 2,885 -124 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,187 2,364 -177 Other goods 4,693 4,755 -62 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2005 2004 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 672,296 584,929 87,366 Net Adjustments 1,546 1,294 252 Total, Census Basis 670,750 583,635 87,114 Foods, feeds, and beverages 27,743 25,357 2,386 Meat products 2,959 2,699 260 Other foods 2,961 2,541 419 Vegetables 2,362 2,260 102 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 1,850 1,669 181 Nuts 544 392 151 Green coffee 1,003 705 298 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 189 160 29 Food oils, oilseeds 909 888 21 Bakery products 2,161 2,022 140 Dairy products and eggs 644 571 73 Feedstuff and foodgrains 676 811 -135 Cocoa beans 459 328 131 Tea, spices, etc. 355 463 -108 Cane and beet sugar 246 213 34 Wine and related products 2,842 2,555 287 Fish and shellfish 4,846 4,710 136 Fruits, frozen juices 2,738 2,371 367 Industrial supplies and materials 199,507 154,694 44,813 Crude oil 65,377 49,038 16,340 Gas-natural 10,862 9,110 1,752 Iron and steel mill products 8,213 5,025 3,188 Petroleum products, other 12,878 8,065 4,814 Steelmaking materials 3,188 1,839 1,349 Shingles, wallboard 5,199 4,725 473 Lumber 4,112 3,333 779 Natural rubber 605 613 -8 Coal and related fuels 1,207 775 432 Chemicals-organic 7,081 6,075 1,007 Bauxite and aluminum 4,936 3,395 1,541 Materials, excluding chemicals 622 625 -3 Iron and steel, advanced 2,881 2,256 626 Nickel 903 747 156 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 2,398 1,858 540 Nonferrous metals, other 1,102 728 375 Plastic materials 4,899 3,842 1,057 Synthetic cloth 2,167 1,874 292 Tin 153 138 14 Synthetic rubber--primary 757 549 207 Hair, waste materials 259 227 31 Zinc 482 438 45 Cotton cloth, fabrics 845 929 -84 Hides and skins 62 59 3 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 3,081 2,156 925 Industrial supplies, other 8,248 7,201 1,048 Electric energy 703 469 234 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 330 278 52 Cotton, natural fibers 43 35 8 Leather and furs 348 347 2 Farming materials, livestock 357 315 42 Finished textile supplies 1,359 1,211 148 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,327 1,179 148 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 467 459 8 Wool, silk, etc. 347 319 28 Nontextile floor tiles 1,137 992 145 Chemicals-inorganic 2,025 1,577 447 Paper and paper products 3,130 2,768 362 Tobacco, waxes, etc 1,965 1,638 327 Newsprint 1,269 1,254 15 Plywood and veneers 1,148 1,018 130 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,631 1,525 106 Nonmonetary gold 1,631 1,571 60 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 3,214 2,790 424 Finished metal shapes 4,773 3,842 931 Liquefied petroleum gases 4,485 2,695 1,790 Other precious metals 1,982 2,144 -162 Chemicals-fertilizers 2,938 2,162 776 Fuel oil 7,777 6,668 1,109 Copper 1,470 940 530 Nuclear fuel materials 1,132 880 252 Capital goods, except automotive 154,044 136,931 17,113 Telecommunications equipment 14,384 12,263 2,121 Generators, accessories 5,152 4,554 598 Semiconductors 10,473 11,205 -732 Photo, service industry machinery 5,594 4,743 851 Wood, glass, plastic 2,358 2,203 156 Parts-civilian aircraft 2,294 1,874 420 Industrial machines, other 10,432 8,793 1,639 Civilian aircraft 4,892 3,975 917 Electric apparatus 12,019 11,071 948 Pulp and paper machinery 1,888 1,774 114 Measuring, testing, control instruments 4,925 4,593 332 Excavating machinery 3,930 2,750 1,180 Metalworking machine tools 3,213 2,742 471 Business machines and equipment 3,538 3,194 344 Marine engines, parts 395 338 57 Specialized mining 215 197 18 Textile, sewing machines 544 443 101 Vessels, except scrap 6 1 5 Agricultural machinery, equipment 2,971 2,558 412 Spacecraft, excluding military 7 10 -2 Commercial vessels, other 28 245 -217 Food, tobacco machinery 855 763 92 Materials handling equipment 4,024 3,061 962 Nonfarm tractors and parts 516 367 149 Laboratory testing instruments 1,219 1,101 119 Railway transportation equipment 579 442 136 Medicinal equipment 8,893 7,759 1,134 Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,338 687 651 Engines-civilian aircraft 3,875 3,164 711 Computer accessories 26,427 26,058 369 Industrial engines 5,154 4,399 755 Computers 11,907 9,606 2,301 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 96,786 93,627 3,159 Consumer goods 169,798 152,181 17,617 Pharmaceutical preparations 23,042 22,800 242 Other household goods 19,823 17,541 2,282 Apparel, household goods - cotton 19,253 16,517 2,736 Motorcycles and parts 1,805 1,634 171 Pleasure boats and motors 1,204 1,130 74 Gem stones, other 940 777 163 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,342 1,994 348 Cookware, cutlery, tools 2,438 2,098 340 Numismatic coins 116 141 -25 Rugs 835 749 86 Musical instruments 749 678 71 Records, tapes, and disks 706 597 109 Photo equipment 482 629 -148 Stereo equipment, etc 4,374 3,459 915 Glassware, chinaware 978 948 30 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 12,741 12,052 689 Apparel, household goods - wool 1,609 1,412 197 Writing and art supplies 5,152 4,642 511 Books, printed matter 1,747 1,548 200 Nursery stock, etc. 571 567 4 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 3,320 3,016 304 Furniture, household goods, etc. 9,494 8,358 1,136 Gem diamonds 6,575 5,860 715 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 3,083 2,929 154 Camping apparel and gear 3,130 2,797 333 Household appliances 6,385 5,512 872 Jewelry 4,969 4,391 579 Footwear 5,622 5,149 472 TV's, VCR's, etc 14,358 12,556 1,803 Toys, games, and sporting goods 11,954 9,702 2,252 Other goods 22,871 20,845 2,026 (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-05-100, BEA-05-33), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, May 2005. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.