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) July June Monthly 2005 2005 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 137,489 138,343 -854 Net Adjustments 221 243 -22 Total, Census Basis 137,268 138,100 -832 Foods, feeds, and beverages 5,605 5,630 -25 Vegetables 489 526 -37 Meat products 595 620 -25 Dairy products and eggs 98 118 -19 Fish and shellfish 960 979 -19 Green coffee 230 249 -19 Food oils, oilseeds 213 230 -17 Bakery products 420 434 -14 Feedstuff and foodgrains 139 142 -3 Tea, spices, etc. 71 73 -2 Cocoa beans 43 43 1 Fruits, frozen juices 584 583 1 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 41 39 2 Nuts 98 93 6 Wine and related products 560 545 15 Cane and beet sugar 71 52 19 Other foods 612 575 37 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 379 330 50 Industrial supplies and materials 41,969 41,499 470 Fuel oil 2,391 1,887 504 Crude oil 14,532 14,072 460 Petroleum products, other 2,916 2,707 209 Bauxite and aluminum 1,020 884 136 Chemicals-inorganic 458 387 71 Steelmaking materials 505 441 64 Copper 308 260 47 Nuclear fuel materials 323 279 45 Coal and related fuels 229 187 42 Plastic materials 965 930 36 Chemicals-organic 1,329 1,304 25 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 486 465 21 Tobacco, waxes, etc 376 357 19 Zinc 92 74 19 Electric energy 165 151 14 Farming materials, livestock 85 73 11 Synthetic rubber--primary 177 167 9 Lumber 766 759 7 Cotton cloth, fabrics 154 147 7 Iron and steel, advanced 572 567 5 Leather and furs 74 69 4 Other precious metals 485 481 4 Synthetic cloth 437 433 4 Nontextile floor tiles 232 229 3 Newsprint 257 254 2 Wool, silk, etc. 68 66 2 Hair, waste materials 52 52 1 Cotton, natural fibers 8 7 (-) Materials, excluding chemicals 116 115 (-) Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 99 99 (-) Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 588 589 -1 Nickel 194 195 -1 Hides and skins 11 12 -1 Blank tapes, audio & visual 326 330 -4 Tin 31 35 -4 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 64 71 -6 Finished metal shapes 1,026 1,033 -7 Shingles, wallboard 1,010 1,022 -11 Finished textile supplies 259 270 -11 Paper and paper products 559 572 -13 Nonferrous metals, other 233 247 -14 Natural rubber 109 125 -15 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 628 658 -31 Nonmonetary gold 308 339 -31 Industrial supplies, other 1,667 1,700 -32 Pulpwood and woodpulp 237 275 -39 Plywood and veneers 244 286 -42 Chemicals-fertilizers 727 845 -118 Iron and steel mill products 1,150 1,368 -219 Liquefied petroleum gases 832 1,154 -321 Gas-natural 2,089 2,470 -381 Capital goods, except automotive 31,883 32,616 -733 Civilian aircraft 877 1,224 -347 Drilling & oilfield equipment 306 642 -336 Computers 2,534 2,721 -186 Industrial machines, other 2,064 2,151 -87 Industrial engines 1,043 1,088 -45 Excavating machinery 771 811 -40 Telecommunications equipment 3,196 3,236 -40 Agricultural machinery, equipment 569 606 -38 Generators, accessories 1,071 1,107 -36 Metalworking machine tools 669 704 -35 Materials handling equipment 859 888 -29 Laboratory testing instruments 219 247 -28 Railway transportation equipment 104 121 -17 Textile, sewing machines 106 119 -13 Business machines and equipment 747 748 (-) Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Spacecraft, excluding military 2 2 1 Commercial vessels, other 6 5 1 Parts-civilian aircraft 464 460 3 Specialized mining 54 50 4 Marine engines, parts 80 72 8 Medicinal equipment 1,789 1,780 9 Pulp and paper machinery 404 392 12 Engines-civilian aircraft 767 753 13 Computer accessories 5,409 5,392 17 Measuring, testing, control instruments 996 978 18 Nonfarm tractors and parts 128 110 18 Food, tobacco machinery 181 160 21 Wood, glass, plastic 520 448 72 Photo, service industry machinery 1,149 1,057 92 Electric apparatus 2,546 2,441 104 Semiconductors 2,255 2,104 151 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 19,702 19,585 117 Consumer goods 33,407 34,175 -767 Pharmaceutical preparations 4,348 5,161 -813 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,705 4,011 -306 Jewelry 961 985 -25 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,230 2,251 -21 Footwear 1,136 1,153 -17 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 606 623 -17 Writing and art supplies 1,023 1,035 -12 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 545 554 -9 Photo equipment 90 98 -8 Nursery stock, etc. 118 123 -5 Motorcycles and parts 335 340 -5 Other household goods 4,025 4,027 -2 Household appliances 1,300 1,302 -2 Cookware, cutlery, tools 508 508 (-) Gem stones, other 197 195 2 Musical instruments 145 137 8 Apparel, household goods - wool 329 320 9 Glassware, chinaware 194 184 10 Numismatic coins 21 10 11 Pleasure boats and motors 249 237 11 Records, tapes, and disks 133 121 11 Books, printed matter 367 355 12 Rugs 174 158 16 Toiletries and cosmetics 446 429 17 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,550 2,531 19 Stereo equipment, etc 862 843 20 Camping apparel and gear 646 617 29 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,955 1,907 47 TV's, VCR's, etc 2,792 2,716 76 Gem diamonds 1,419 1,241 178 Other goods 4,702 4,595 107 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2005 2004 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 948,127 832,097 116,030 Net Adjustments 2,006 1,869 137 Total, Census Basis 946,121 830,228 115,893 Foods, feeds, and beverages 38,989 35,802 3,187 Vegetables 3,377 3,169 208 Meat products 4,175 3,919 256 Dairy products and eggs 861 803 58 Fish and shellfish 6,787 6,483 304 Green coffee 1,482 1,049 433 Food oils, oilseeds 1,356 1,359 -3 Bakery products 3,015 2,830 185 Feedstuff and foodgrains 956 1,121 -164 Tea, spices, etc. 499 609 -110 Cocoa beans 545 440 105 Fruits, frozen juices 3,907 3,361 545 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 268 230 38 Nuts 735 583 152 Wine and related products 3,948 3,603 345 Cane and beet sugar 369 320 49 Other foods 4,148 3,576 572 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 2,562 2,348 213 Industrial supplies and materials 282,979 223,773 59,207 Fuel oil 12,052 9,092 2,961 Crude oil 93,957 70,547 23,410 Petroleum products, other 18,502 12,086 6,416 Bauxite and aluminum 6,836 4,986 1,850 Chemicals-inorganic 2,875 2,272 603 Steelmaking materials 4,127 2,781 1,346 Copper 2,030 1,358 672 Nuclear fuel materials 1,734 1,233 501 Coal and related fuels 1,630 1,474 156 Plastic materials 6,796 5,471 1,325 Chemicals-organic 9,706 8,552 1,154 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 3,348 2,644 704 Tobacco, waxes, etc 2,701 2,403 298 Zinc 651 604 47 Electric energy 1,019 658 361 Farming materials, livestock 516 454 61 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,101 790 311 Lumber 5,637 4,906 731 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,145 1,300 -155 Iron and steel, advanced 4,021 3,312 709 Leather and furs 492 493 -1 Other precious metals 2,972 2,876 96 Synthetic cloth 3,035 2,644 391 Nontextile floor tiles 1,598 1,433 165 Newsprint 1,780 1,748 32 Wool, silk, etc. 480 456 24 Hair, waste materials 363 330 33 Cotton, natural fibers 58 53 4 Materials, excluding chemicals 851 870 -19 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 666 658 8 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 4,259 3,181 1,078 Nickel 1,293 1,025 267 Hides and skins 85 85 (-) Blank tapes, audio & visual 2,287 2,161 126 Tin 218 238 -20 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 464 386 78 Finished metal shapes 6,833 5,598 1,235 Shingles, wallboard 7,231 6,715 515 Finished textile supplies 1,889 1,717 172 Paper and paper products 4,260 3,957 303 Nonferrous metals, other 1,585 1,066 519 Natural rubber 839 843 -4 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 4,502 3,923 579 Nonmonetary gold 2,278 2,163 116 Industrial supplies, other 11,617 10,225 1,392 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,842 1,712 130 Plywood and veneers 1,679 1,578 101 Chemicals-fertilizers 4,508 3,280 1,228 Iron and steel mill products 10,745 7,984 2,761 Liquefied petroleum gases 6,483 3,978 2,505 Gas-natural 15,402 13,474 1,928 Capital goods, except automotive 218,531 195,357 23,174 Civilian aircraft 6,964 6,234 730 Drilling & oilfield equipment 2,290 1,024 1,266 Computers 17,160 13,819 3,342 Industrial machines, other 14,644 12,739 1,905 Industrial engines 7,288 6,263 1,025 Excavating machinery 5,513 4,025 1,488 Telecommunications equipment 20,801 17,213 3,588 Agricultural machinery, equipment 4,147 3,671 476 Generators, accessories 7,323 6,492 831 Metalworking machine tools 4,591 3,913 678 Materials handling equipment 5,769 4,401 1,369 Laboratory testing instruments 1,686 1,566 120 Railway transportation equipment 803 655 148 Textile, sewing machines 770 616 154 Business machines and equipment 5,032 4,613 419 Vessels, except scrap 6 1 6 Spacecraft, excluding military 11 20 -9 Commercial vessels, other 39 258 -219 Parts-civilian aircraft 3,217 2,710 507 Specialized mining 320 268 52 Marine engines, parts 548 482 66 Medicinal equipment 12,468 10,989 1,479 Pulp and paper machinery 2,688 2,420 267 Engines-civilian aircraft 5,391 4,593 798 Computer accessories 37,231 36,822 409 Measuring, testing, control instruments 6,898 6,546 353 Nonfarm tractors and parts 754 556 198 Food, tobacco machinery 1,196 1,085 111 Wood, glass, plastic 3,328 3,123 204 Photo, service industry machinery 7,807 6,690 1,117 Electric apparatus 17,012 15,734 1,278 Semiconductors 14,836 15,816 -981 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 135,961 131,613 4,348 Consumer goods 237,474 214,504 22,970 Pharmaceutical preparations 32,600 31,609 991 Apparel, household goods - cotton 26,974 23,345 3,629 Jewelry 6,922 6,226 696 Toys, games, and sporting goods 16,436 13,690 2,746 Footwear 7,911 7,255 655 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 4,549 4,216 333 Writing and art supplies 7,211 6,615 597 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 4,184 4,083 101 Photo equipment 670 874 -204 Nursery stock, etc. 813 799 14 Motorcycles and parts 2,481 2,301 180 Other household goods 27,878 24,769 3,109 Household appliances 8,984 7,844 1,139 Cookware, cutlery, tools 3,454 3,001 453 Gem stones, other 1,332 1,100 233 Musical instruments 1,029 972 57 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,263 2,007 256 Glassware, chinaware 1,356 1,333 23 Numismatic coins 146 175 -28 Pleasure boats and motors 1,691 1,579 112 Records, tapes, and disks 958 843 116 Books, printed matter 2,469 2,200 269 Rugs 1,168 1,050 117 Toiletries and cosmetics 3,219 2,819 400 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 17,827 17,089 738 Stereo equipment, etc 6,081 4,901 1,181 Camping apparel and gear 4,393 3,968 425 Furniture, household goods, etc. 13,359 11,860 1,499 TV's, VCR's, etc 19,867 17,584 2,283 Gem diamonds 9,247 8,395 851 Other goods 32,186 29,178 3,007 (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-05-132, BEA-05-40), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, July 2005. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.