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) September August Monthly 2005 2005 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 144,543 140,766 3,777 Net Adjustments 288 304 -16 Total, Census Basis 144,255 140,462 3,793 Foods, feeds, and beverages 5,967 5,734 233 Other foods 679 575 104 Wine and related products 644 591 53 Cane and beet sugar 131 90 41 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 398 368 29 Meat products 691 672 18 Dairy products and eggs 123 111 13 Green coffee 212 199 12 Food oils, oilseeds 191 185 6 Fruits, frozen juices 561 557 4 Vegetables 538 537 1 Tea, spices, etc. 75 76 -2 Nuts 84 87 -3 Fish and shellfish 1,012 1,015 -3 Bakery products 421 426 -5 Feedstuff and foodgrains 145 153 -8 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 31 40 -8 Cocoa beans 31 51 -19 Industrial supplies and materials 46,856 44,125 2,731 Gas-natural 3,714 2,856 858 Petroleum products, other 4,008 3,289 719 Fuel oil 2,841 2,287 554 Chemicals-organic 1,492 1,340 153 Electric energy 348 204 145 Chemicals-fertilizers 816 680 136 Nonmonetary gold 454 340 113 Finished metal shapes 1,109 1,016 93 Liquefied petroleum gases 1,122 1,042 80 Lumber 716 646 69 Other precious metals 457 388 69 Plastic materials 983 915 68 Coal and related fuels 181 130 51 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 514 470 45 Industrial supplies, other 1,718 1,676 42 Steelmaking materials 368 328 40 Natural rubber 154 121 32 Shingles, wallboard 1,000 970 31 Farming materials, livestock 98 69 29 Paper and paper products 626 601 25 Plywood and veneers 245 226 19 Copper 347 332 15 Tobacco, waxes, etc 342 328 14 Finished textile supplies 282 269 13 Tin 32 21 10 Wool, silk, etc. 74 65 9 Synthetic cloth 444 436 8 Hair, waste materials 57 53 3 Chemicals-inorganic 401 399 2 Nonferrous metals, other 196 195 1 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 73 72 1 Hides and skins 11 11 (-) Newsprint 259 259 (-) Cotton, natural fibers 7 7 (-) Blank tapes, audio & visual 358 358 (-) Materials, excluding chemicals 117 118 -1 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 103 104 -1 Leather and furs 75 77 -2 Zinc 78 81 -2 Iron and steel, advanced 591 594 -3 Nontextile floor tiles 230 236 -6 Cotton cloth, fabrics 137 149 -11 Nickel 178 191 -13 Pulpwood and woodpulp 223 241 -18 Synthetic rubber--primary 155 180 -24 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 589 617 -28 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 638 670 -32 Iron and steel mill products 1,035 1,076 -41 Bauxite and aluminum 915 960 -46 Nuclear fuel materials 118 255 -137 Crude oil 15,829 16,180 -350 Capital goods, except automotive 32,256 31,959 297 Civilian aircraft 944 479 465 Excavating machinery 841 765 76 Semiconductors 2,161 2,109 52 Pulp and paper machinery 455 418 36 Photo, service industry machinery 1,110 1,075 35 Industrial engines 1,090 1,060 30 Specialized mining 68 42 25 Textile, sewing machines 147 124 23 Materials handling equipment 873 852 21 Food, tobacco machinery 173 156 17 Spacecraft, excluding military 17 1 16 Wood, glass, plastic 518 502 16 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,060 1,046 14 Agricultural machinery, equipment 593 581 12 Laboratory testing instruments 240 233 7 Metalworking machine tools 719 715 4 Commercial vessels, other 6 5 1 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Medicinal equipment 1,827 1,837 -9 Generators, accessories 1,261 1,271 -10 Marine engines, parts 73 84 -11 Railway transportation equipment 107 119 -12 Nonfarm tractors and parts 109 121 -12 Engines-civilian aircraft 819 837 -18 Computer accessories 5,330 5,356 -27 Business machines and equipment 682 726 -44 Parts-civilian aircraft 423 476 -53 Electric apparatus 2,497 2,554 -57 Telecommunications equipment 3,272 3,331 -59 Industrial machines, other 2,136 2,206 -70 Computers 2,414 2,496 -82 Drilling & oilfield equipment 292 382 -90 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 20,118 20,847 -729 Consumer goods 34,169 33,296 873 TV's, VCR's, etc 3,086 2,821 265 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,830 3,587 242 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,289 2,110 178 Stereo equipment, etc 904 813 91 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,496 2,409 87 Footwear 1,173 1,123 49 Motorcycles and parts 415 368 47 Toiletries and cosmetics 471 430 41 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 616 579 37 Household appliances 1,369 1,334 36 Cookware, cutlery, tools 520 500 20 Jewelry 1,056 1,039 17 Nursery stock, etc. 119 107 11 Writing and art supplies 1,014 1,005 9 Numismatic coins 14 5 9 Photo equipment 95 87 8 Rugs 174 167 7 Camping apparel and gear 643 636 7 Pleasure boats and motors 246 240 6 Gem stones, other 198 196 2 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,982 1,980 2 Records, tapes, and disks 122 122 (-) Musical instruments 146 146 -1 Glassware, chinaware 194 198 -4 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 602 610 -8 Books, printed matter 332 352 -20 Apparel, household goods - wool 306 330 -24 Other household goods 3,950 3,984 -35 Gem diamonds 1,414 1,474 -60 Pharmaceutical preparations 4,396 4,545 -149 Other goods 4,889 4,502 388 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2005 2004 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 1,233,553 1,081,875 151,677 Net Adjustments 2,601 2,387 214 Total, Census Basis 1,230,952 1,079,488 151,464 Foods, feeds, and beverages 50,688 46,064 4,625 Other foods 5,402 4,646 756 Wine and related products 5,183 4,649 535 Cane and beet sugar 590 445 145 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 3,325 2,957 369 Meat products 5,538 5,131 407 Dairy products and eggs 1,094 1,020 74 Green coffee 1,894 1,380 514 Food oils, oilseeds 1,733 1,729 3 Fruits, frozen juices 5,025 4,310 716 Vegetables 4,452 4,104 348 Tea, spices, etc. 650 752 -102 Nuts 906 782 124 Fish and shellfish 8,814 8,255 559 Bakery products 3,862 3,628 234 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,254 1,433 -180 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 339 297 42 Cocoa beans 628 546 81 Industrial supplies and materials 374,069 295,618 78,451 Gas-natural 21,972 17,639 4,332 Petroleum products, other 25,819 16,127 9,692 Fuel oil 17,183 12,033 5,150 Chemicals-organic 12,535 11,184 1,351 Electric energy 1,572 871 700 Chemicals-fertilizers 5,995 4,375 1,621 Nonmonetary gold 3,072 2,800 272 Finished metal shapes 8,946 7,338 1,609 Liquefied petroleum gases 8,678 5,630 3,049 Lumber 6,996 6,624 372 Other precious metals 3,815 3,699 117 Plastic materials 8,694 7,170 1,524 Coal and related fuels 1,938 1,858 80 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 4,331 3,469 862 Industrial supplies, other 15,010 13,312 1,698 Steelmaking materials 4,822 3,823 999 Natural rubber 1,115 1,062 53 Shingles, wallboard 9,201 8,729 472 Farming materials, livestock 683 589 94 Paper and paper products 5,487 5,200 287 Plywood and veneers 2,151 2,055 96 Copper 2,706 1,852 853 Tobacco, waxes, etc 3,365 3,097 268 Finished textile supplies 2,441 2,230 210 Tin 271 313 -41 Wool, silk, etc. 620 593 27 Synthetic cloth 3,913 3,417 497 Hair, waste materials 472 427 46 Chemicals-inorganic 3,678 3,000 678 Nonferrous metals, other 1,975 1,398 578 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 609 511 98 Hides and skins 107 111 -4 Newsprint 2,298 2,228 70 Cotton, natural fibers 71 68 3 Blank tapes, audio & visual 3,003 2,810 193 Materials, excluding chemicals 1,086 1,108 -21 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 872 859 14 Leather and furs 643 639 5 Zinc 810 780 30 Iron and steel, advanced 5,206 4,407 799 Nontextile floor tiles 2,064 1,881 183 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,431 1,637 -206 Nickel 1,662 1,331 332 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,306 2,223 83 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,436 1,056 379 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 5,462 4,310 1,151 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 5,810 5,094 716 Iron and steel mill products 12,872 11,416 1,456 Bauxite and aluminum 8,709 6,549 2,159 Nuclear fuel materials 2,108 1,788 320 Crude oil 126,047 92,900 33,148 Capital goods, except automotive 282,685 254,020 28,665 Civilian aircraft 8,408 7,932 477 Excavating machinery 7,118 5,344 1,774 Semiconductors 19,101 20,358 -1,257 Pulp and paper machinery 3,571 3,195 377 Photo, service industry machinery 9,981 8,729 1,252 Industrial engines 9,439 8,190 1,250 Specialized mining 430 348 82 Textile, sewing machines 1,041 796 245 Materials handling equipment 7,491 5,840 1,652 Food, tobacco machinery 1,523 1,426 97 Spacecraft, excluding military 29 23 6 Wood, glass, plastic 4,344 4,092 252 Measuring, testing, control instruments 9,006 8,509 497 Agricultural machinery, equipment 5,320 4,735 585 Laboratory testing instruments 2,159 2,031 128 Metalworking machine tools 6,007 5,145 861 Commercial vessels, other 50 273 -223 Vessels, except scrap 6 3 4 Medicinal equipment 16,134 14,239 1,895 Generators, accessories 9,843 8,359 1,484 Marine engines, parts 705 613 93 Railway transportation equipment 1,030 871 158 Nonfarm tractors and parts 985 738 247 Engines-civilian aircraft 7,045 5,932 1,113 Computer accessories 47,918 47,587 331 Business machines and equipment 6,440 5,965 475 Parts-civilian aircraft 4,118 3,508 610 Electric apparatus 22,046 20,365 1,681 Telecommunications equipment 27,386 22,073 5,314 Industrial machines, other 18,978 16,661 2,318 Computers 22,069 18,235 3,834 Drilling & oilfield equipment 2,964 1,907 1,057 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 176,894 170,108 6,786 Consumer goods 305,043 276,087 28,957 TV's, VCR's, etc 25,770 22,723 3,047 Apparel, household goods - cotton 34,393 30,345 4,048 Toys, games, and sporting goods 20,836 17,648 3,188 Stereo equipment, etc 7,797 6,441 1,356 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 22,733 22,073 660 Footwear 10,207 9,374 833 Motorcycles and parts 3,264 2,949 315 Toiletries and cosmetics 4,119 3,655 464 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 5,744 5,349 394 Household appliances 11,685 10,119 1,566 Cookware, cutlery, tools 4,475 3,896 579 Jewelry 9,016 8,058 958 Nursery stock, etc. 1,039 1,030 9 Writing and art supplies 9,231 8,560 671 Numismatic coins 165 206 -41 Photo equipment 851 1,070 -219 Rugs 1,508 1,364 143 Camping apparel and gear 5,671 5,136 535 Pleasure boats and motors 2,176 2,012 165 Gem stones, other 1,726 1,420 307 Furniture, household goods, etc. 17,324 15,358 1,966 Records, tapes, and disks 1,201 1,087 113 Musical instruments 1,319 1,261 59 Glassware, chinaware 1,748 1,716 33 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 5,392 5,243 149 Books, printed matter 3,155 2,852 303 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,900 2,620 280 Other household goods 35,808 31,951 3,857 Gem diamonds 12,135 10,852 1,283 Pharmaceutical preparations 41,656 39,721 1,935 Other goods 41,573 37,592 3,981 (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-05-164, BEA-05-49), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, September 2005. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.