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) August July Monthly 2005 2005 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 140,512 137,605 2,907 Net Adjustments 308 224 84 Total, Census Basis 140,204 137,381 2,822 Foods, feeds, and beverages 5,705 5,603 102 Meat products 672 595 77 Fish and shellfish 1,014 960 54 Vegetables 538 489 48 Wine and related products 590 560 30 Cane and beet sugar 90 71 20 Dairy products and eggs 110 98 13 Feedstuff and foodgrains 150 139 11 Cocoa beans 50 43 7 Bakery products 426 420 6 Tea, spices, etc. 76 71 5 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 39 41 -2 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 367 377 -10 Nuts 87 98 -11 Fruits, frozen juices 558 585 -26 Food oils, oilseeds 177 213 -36 Other foods 574 611 -37 Green coffee 185 231 -45 Industrial supplies and materials 43,785 42,077 1,708 Crude oil 16,007 14,613 1,394 Gas-natural 2,827 2,089 738 Petroleum products, other 3,323 2,937 386 Liquefied petroleum gases 1,059 865 194 Paper and paper products 601 558 43 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 667 627 39 Electric energy 204 165 39 Nonmonetary gold 340 308 32 Blank tapes, audio & visual 358 326 32 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 615 586 29 Iron and steel, advanced 594 572 22 Copper 326 304 22 Industrial supplies, other 1,676 1,667 9 Natural rubber 119 110 9 Finished textile supplies 268 260 8 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 104 99 5 Pulpwood and woodpulp 241 237 4 Nontextile floor tiles 236 232 4 Leather and furs 76 74 3 Materials, excluding chemicals 118 116 2 Newsprint 258 257 2 Synthetic rubber--primary 178 177 1 Hides and skins 11 10 1 Hair, waste materials 53 52 1 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 65 64 1 Cotton, natural fibers 7 8 -1 Finished metal shapes 1,013 1,015 -1 Synthetic cloth 434 436 -3 Wool, silk, etc. 66 69 -3 Nickel 191 194 -3 Cotton cloth, fabrics 148 153 -5 Chemicals-organic 1,317 1,326 -9 Tin 21 31 -9 Zinc 77 92 -16 Farming materials, livestock 68 84 -16 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 468 485 -17 Plywood and veneers 225 245 -21 Nonferrous metals, other 195 233 -38 Shingles, wallboard 969 1,010 -41 Tobacco, waxes, etc 326 370 -44 Plastic materials 915 965 -50 Chemicals-fertilizers 662 717 -55 Chemicals-inorganic 402 461 -59 Nuclear fuel materials 256 324 -68 Bauxite and aluminum 934 1,017 -83 Coal and related fuels 130 225 -95 Other precious metals 389 484 -96 Iron and steel mill products 1,070 1,166 -96 Lumber 646 763 -117 Fuel oil 2,223 2,393 -170 Steelmaking materials 310 505 -195 Capital goods, except automotive 31,978 31,821 157 Generators, accessories 1,280 1,060 220 Industrial machines, other 2,202 2,057 145 Telecommunications equipment 3,321 3,178 143 Drilling & oilfield equipment 379 306 72 Engines-civilian aircraft 835 765 70 Metalworking machine tools 711 650 61 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,048 997 51 Medicinal equipment 1,840 1,791 50 Electric apparatus 2,556 2,529 27 Textile, sewing machines 124 106 17 Railway transportation equipment 119 104 15 Industrial engines 1,059 1,044 15 Laboratory testing instruments 234 219 14 Parts-civilian aircraft 478 465 13 Agricultural machinery, equipment 579 568 11 Pulp and paper machinery 425 415 10 Marine engines, parts 83 81 2 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Commercial vessels, other 5 6 -1 Spacecraft, excluding military 1 3 -2 Materials handling equipment 853 856 -3 Excavating machinery 764 770 -7 Nonfarm tractors and parts 121 128 -7 Specialized mining 42 54 -12 Wood, glass, plastic 500 516 -16 Business machines and equipment 725 747 -23 Food, tobacco machinery 155 179 -24 Computers 2,496 2,532 -36 Computer accessories 5,356 5,410 -54 Photo, service industry machinery 1,077 1,137 -60 Semiconductors 2,110 2,251 -140 Civilian aircraft 501 898 -398 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 20,837 19,670 1,167 Consumer goods 33,409 33,512 -103 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,406 2,551 -144 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,580 3,706 -126 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,112 2,230 -119 Stereo equipment, etc 814 862 -48 Other household goods 3,979 4,021 -42 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 579 606 -27 Writing and art supplies 1,006 1,024 -18 Toiletries and cosmetics 428 445 -16 Books, printed matter 352 368 -16 Numismatic coins 5 21 -16 Footwear 1,123 1,136 -13 Nursery stock, etc. 107 118 -11 Camping apparel and gear 635 645 -10 Records, tapes, and disks 122 131 -9 Cookware, cutlery, tools 500 509 -8 Pleasure boats and motors 240 248 -8 Rugs 167 173 -6 Photo equipment 87 90 -3 Gem stones, other 196 198 -1 Apparel, household goods - wool 330 330 -1 Musical instruments 146 144 3 Glassware, chinaware 198 194 4 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,981 1,957 24 Household appliances 1,323 1,298 26 TV's, VCR's, etc 2,823 2,789 33 Motorcycles and parts 370 335 34 Gem diamonds 1,474 1,419 55 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 611 541 69 Jewelry 1,039 959 79 Pharmaceutical preparations 4,677 4,463 214 Other goods 4,489 4,698 -209 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2005 2004 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 1,088,755 957,258 131,497 Net Adjustments 2,318 2,135 182 Total, Census Basis 1,086,438 955,123 131,314 Foods, feeds, and beverages 44,693 40,989 3,704 Meat products 4,847 4,536 311 Fish and shellfish 7,801 7,351 450 Vegetables 3,915 3,636 278 Wine and related products 4,538 4,132 407 Cane and beet sugar 459 381 79 Dairy products and eggs 971 912 59 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,106 1,286 -180 Cocoa beans 596 490 106 Bakery products 3,441 3,234 207 Tea, spices, etc. 575 676 -101 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 307 268 40 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 2,926 2,654 272 Nuts 822 684 138 Fruits, frozen juices 4,465 3,839 626 Food oils, oilseeds 1,534 1,581 -48 Other foods 4,722 4,116 605 Green coffee 1,668 1,214 454 Industrial supplies and materials 326,872 260,378 66,494 Crude oil 110,045 81,888 28,156 Gas-natural 18,229 15,663 2,566 Petroleum products, other 21,846 14,170 7,675 Liquefied petroleum gases 7,574 4,911 2,663 Paper and paper products 4,861 4,585 276 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 5,169 4,515 654 Electric energy 1,223 748 475 Nonmonetary gold 2,618 2,445 173 Blank tapes, audio & visual 2,645 2,508 137 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 4,871 3,762 1,109 Iron and steel, advanced 4,615 3,858 757 Copper 2,353 1,587 765 Industrial supplies, other 13,292 11,765 1,527 Natural rubber 959 945 14 Finished textile supplies 2,158 1,972 185 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 770 763 7 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,083 1,970 113 Nontextile floor tiles 1,834 1,655 179 Leather and furs 568 564 4 Materials, excluding chemicals 969 993 -24 Newsprint 2,038 1,983 55 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,279 918 361 Hides and skins 96 98 -2 Hair, waste materials 416 378 38 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 529 451 78 Cotton, natural fibers 64 60 5 Finished metal shapes 7,835 6,459 1,376 Synthetic cloth 3,468 3,037 431 Wool, silk, etc. 547 525 21 Nickel 1,483 1,195 289 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,293 1,476 -183 Chemicals-organic 11,020 10,029 991 Tin 240 276 -36 Zinc 727 692 35 Farming materials, livestock 584 523 60 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 3,815 3,052 764 Plywood and veneers 1,905 1,825 80 Nonferrous metals, other 1,780 1,216 564 Shingles, wallboard 8,200 7,730 469 Tobacco, waxes, etc 3,021 2,746 275 Plastic materials 7,711 6,319 1,392 Chemicals-fertilizers 5,161 3,806 1,355 Chemicals-inorganic 3,280 2,623 658 Nuclear fuel materials 1,991 1,561 430 Bauxite and aluminum 7,767 5,720 2,048 Coal and related fuels 1,757 1,683 74 Other precious metals 3,359 3,308 51 Iron and steel mill products 11,831 9,659 2,172 Lumber 6,280 5,763 517 Fuel oil 14,277 10,722 3,555 Steelmaking materials 4,437 3,281 1,156 Capital goods, except automotive 250,447 224,374 26,073 Generators, accessories 8,591 7,430 1,161 Industrial machines, other 16,838 14,713 2,125 Telecommunications equipment 24,104 19,658 4,446 Drilling & oilfield equipment 2,669 1,197 1,472 Engines-civilian aircraft 6,224 5,219 1,006 Metalworking machine tools 5,283 4,551 732 Measuring, testing, control instruments 7,947 7,536 411 Medicinal equipment 14,310 12,619 1,691 Electric apparatus 19,551 18,070 1,481 Textile, sewing machines 894 704 190 Railway transportation equipment 923 759 164 Industrial engines 8,348 7,229 1,119 Laboratory testing instruments 1,920 1,801 119 Parts-civilian aircraft 3,696 3,107 589 Agricultural machinery, equipment 4,725 4,206 520 Pulp and paper machinery 3,123 2,804 319 Marine engines, parts 631 551 80 Vessels, except scrap 6 2 4 Commercial vessels, other 44 264 -220 Spacecraft, excluding military 12 23 -10 Materials handling equipment 6,620 5,120 1,500 Excavating machinery 6,276 4,699 1,577 Nonfarm tractors and parts 876 651 225 Specialized mining 362 305 57 Wood, glass, plastic 3,824 3,606 218 Business machines and equipment 5,757 5,289 468 Food, tobacco machinery 1,350 1,256 93 Computers 19,655 16,009 3,645 Computer accessories 42,588 42,259 329 Photo, service industry machinery 8,872 7,717 1,155 Semiconductors 16,942 18,124 -1,182 Civilian aircraft 7,486 6,894 592 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 156,767 150,713 6,054 Consumer goods 270,987 245,224 25,763 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 20,234 19,535 699 Apparel, household goods - cotton 30,556 26,801 3,755 Toys, games, and sporting goods 18,548 15,674 2,875 Stereo equipment, etc 6,895 5,658 1,237 Other household goods 31,854 28,336 3,518 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 5,128 4,772 356 Writing and art supplies 8,218 7,579 639 Toiletries and cosmetics 3,646 3,233 413 Books, printed matter 2,822 2,528 294 Numismatic coins 151 189 -38 Footwear 9,034 8,279 755 Nursery stock, etc. 920 917 3 Camping apparel and gear 5,028 4,543 484 Records, tapes, and disks 1,079 967 112 Cookware, cutlery, tools 3,955 3,447 508 Pleasure boats and motors 1,931 1,791 139 Rugs 1,334 1,207 127 Photo equipment 757 968 -211 Gem stones, other 1,529 1,261 268 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,594 2,296 298 Musical instruments 1,174 1,116 58 Glassware, chinaware 1,554 1,521 33 Furniture, household goods, etc. 15,342 13,597 1,746 Household appliances 10,305 9,008 1,296 TV's, VCR's, etc 22,686 20,145 2,541 Motorcycles and parts 2,851 2,625 226 Gem diamonds 10,721 9,597 1,124 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 4,791 4,635 155 Jewelry 7,959 7,152 807 Pharmaceutical preparations 37,392 35,846 1,546 Other goods 36,671 33,444 3,227 (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-05-147, BEA-05-45), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, August 2005. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.