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) October September Monthly 2005 2005 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 149,129 144,780 4,349 Net Adjustments 304 288 17 Total, Census Basis 148,824 144,492 4,333 Foods, feeds, and beverages 5,768 5,943 -175 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 332 398 -67 Meat products 647 690 -43 Fish and shellfish 980 1,013 -33 Other foods 647 679 -32 Wine and related products 613 644 -31 Cane and beet sugar 101 131 -30 Dairy products and eggs 112 124 -12 Fruits, frozen juices 555 562 -7 Vegetables 537 538 -1 Nuts 87 85 2 Cocoa beans 35 31 5 Food oils, oilseeds 187 182 5 Feedstuff and foodgrains 149 143 7 Tea, spices, etc. 84 75 9 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 42 31 11 Bakery products 437 421 16 Green coffee 222 196 27 Industrial supplies and materials 50,591 47,055 3,536 Petroleum products, other 5,187 4,206 981 Fuel oil 3,318 2,810 508 Liquefied petroleum gases 1,497 1,149 348 Chemicals-organic 1,783 1,492 291 Iron and steel mill products 1,217 1,018 199 Nuclear fuel materials 289 118 171 Plastic materials 1,151 983 168 Gas-natural 3,937 3,785 152 Copper 462 345 117 Steelmaking materials 482 381 100 Shingles, wallboard 1,074 1,000 75 Tobacco, waxes, etc 408 342 66 Industrial supplies, other 1,776 1,716 60 Blank tapes, audio & visual 407 358 49 Chemicals-inorganic 451 404 46 Lumber 760 716 45 Other precious metals 491 457 34 Crude oil 15,778 15,744 34 Synthetic rubber--primary 184 153 31 Cotton cloth, fabrics 167 137 30 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 615 588 27 Finished metal shapes 1,133 1,108 26 Pulpwood and woodpulp 245 223 23 Synthetic cloth 463 442 20 Zinc 93 74 20 Nonferrous metals, other 212 197 16 Chemicals-fertilizers 834 819 15 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 525 516 9 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 644 638 6 Iron and steel, advanced 599 594 6 Bauxite and aluminum 961 956 5 Electric energy 353 348 5 Paper and paper products 630 626 4 Leather and furs 79 75 3 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 69 66 3 Cotton, natural fibers 8 7 1 Hides and skins 12 11 (-) Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 102 103 -1 Plywood and veneers 242 243 -1 Hair, waste materials 54 56 -2 Nontextile floor tiles 226 230 -3 Wool, silk, etc. 68 73 -6 Finished textile supplies 275 281 -6 Materials, excluding chemicals 109 116 -7 Tin 24 32 -8 Natural rubber 135 151 -15 Nickel 162 178 -16 Coal and related fuels 166 183 -17 Newsprint 241 258 -18 Nonmonetary gold 428 454 -26 Farming materials, livestock 66 97 -31 Capital goods, except automotive 32,223 32,314 -92 Computers 2,288 2,418 -130 Pulp and paper machinery 349 453 -103 Civilian aircraft 841 944 -103 Parts-civilian aircraft 370 425 -55 Industrial engines 1,037 1,086 -49 Generators, accessories 1,209 1,257 -48 Telecommunications equipment 3,227 3,272 -44 Textile, sewing machines 113 147 -33 Specialized mining 37 68 -31 Food, tobacco machinery 142 172 -31 Spacecraft, excluding military 1 17 -16 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,052 1,062 -10 Excavating machinery 849 857 -8 Marine engines, parts 64 72 -8 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Commercial vessels, other 6 6 (-) Agricultural machinery, equipment 593 591 2 Medicinal equipment 1,830 1,827 3 Railway transportation equipment 113 107 6 Nonfarm tractors and parts 121 111 10 Laboratory testing instruments 252 242 10 Business machines and equipment 696 681 15 Materials handling equipment 900 885 15 Photo, service industry machinery 1,131 1,110 20 Metalworking machine tools 741 713 28 Electric apparatus 2,539 2,506 32 Wood, glass, plastic 557 521 36 Drilling & oilfield equipment 353 316 37 Semiconductors 2,221 2,160 60 Computer accessories 5,389 5,327 62 Engines-civilian aircraft 927 816 110 Industrial machines, other 2,274 2,143 131 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 20,874 20,088 786 Consumer goods 34,602 34,203 399 Pharmaceutical preparations 4,803 4,431 372 Other household goods 4,103 3,952 150 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,604 2,498 107 TV's, VCR's, etc 3,167 3,088 79 Footwear 1,218 1,173 45 Books, printed matter 367 331 37 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 634 604 30 Toiletries and cosmetics 485 468 17 Household appliances 1,368 1,358 10 Numismatic coins 21 14 8 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 624 617 7 Gem stones, other 205 198 7 Musical instruments 152 146 6 Glassware, chinaware 198 194 4 Rugs 176 174 2 Camping apparel and gear 646 646 1 Nursery stock, etc. 119 118 1 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,980 1,980 -1 Pleasure boats and motors 247 248 -1 Photo equipment 88 96 -9 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,283 2,292 -9 Records, tapes, and disks 111 123 -11 Writing and art supplies 1,001 1,014 -13 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,809 3,823 -14 Motorcycles and parts 395 417 -23 Apparel, household goods - wool 278 305 -28 Cookware, cutlery, tools 489 520 -31 Jewelry 974 1,054 -80 Stereo equipment, etc 824 904 -80 Gem diamonds 1,232 1,415 -183 Other goods 4,767 4,888 -122 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2005 2004 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 1,382,918 1,210,568 172,350 Net Adjustments 2,905 2,662 243 Total, Census Basis 1,380,013 1,207,906 172,107 Foods, feeds, and beverages 56,432 51,306 5,126 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 3,658 3,298 360 Meat products 6,184 5,705 479 Fish and shellfish 9,794 9,187 607 Other foods 6,048 5,199 849 Wine and related products 5,797 5,181 616 Cane and beet sugar 691 484 207 Dairy products and eggs 1,207 1,128 79 Fruits, frozen juices 5,581 4,820 761 Vegetables 4,990 4,608 381 Nuts 993 886 107 Cocoa beans 662 593 69 Food oils, oilseeds 1,911 1,906 5 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,401 1,579 -178 Tea, spices, etc. 734 821 -87 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 381 329 51 Bakery products 4,300 4,038 262 Green coffee 2,100 1,543 557 Industrial supplies and materials 424,859 333,667 91,191 Petroleum products, other 31,204 18,872 12,332 Fuel oil 20,469 13,805 6,664 Liquefied petroleum gases 10,202 6,308 3,895 Chemicals-organic 14,318 12,503 1,815 Iron and steel mill products 14,072 13,160 912 Nuclear fuel materials 2,397 2,111 286 Plastic materials 9,845 8,045 1,800 Gas-natural 25,979 19,552 6,427 Copper 3,166 2,087 1,079 Steelmaking materials 5,318 4,402 916 Shingles, wallboard 10,274 9,721 554 Tobacco, waxes, etc 3,773 3,454 320 Industrial supplies, other 16,784 14,872 1,911 Blank tapes, audio & visual 3,410 3,162 249 Chemicals-inorganic 4,132 3,383 749 Lumber 7,756 7,443 313 Other precious metals 4,307 4,054 253 Crude oil 141,740 104,921 36,819 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,618 1,184 435 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,598 1,803 -205 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 6,075 4,881 1,194 Finished metal shapes 10,078 8,240 1,838 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,551 2,471 80 Synthetic cloth 4,375 3,806 569 Zinc 898 876 22 Nonferrous metals, other 2,188 1,604 584 Chemicals-fertilizers 6,832 4,952 1,880 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 4,858 3,891 968 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 6,454 5,682 772 Iron and steel, advanced 5,808 4,951 856 Bauxite and aluminum 9,711 7,421 2,290 Electric energy 1,925 1,009 916 Paper and paper products 6,116 5,834 282 Leather and furs 722 705 18 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 670 566 104 Cotton, natural fibers 79 75 4 Hides and skins 119 124 -5 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 974 961 13 Plywood and veneers 2,392 2,289 103 Hair, waste materials 526 479 47 Nontextile floor tiles 2,290 2,103 187 Wool, silk, etc. 687 664 23 Finished textile supplies 2,715 2,493 222 Materials, excluding chemicals 1,195 1,226 -31 Tin 295 349 -54 Natural rubber 1,247 1,223 23 Nickel 1,823 1,533 290 Coal and related fuels 2,106 2,076 30 Newsprint 2,538 2,475 63 Nonmonetary gold 3,500 3,209 290 Farming materials, livestock 748 657 91 Capital goods, except automotive 314,966 283,917 31,049 Computers 24,361 20,457 3,904 Pulp and paper machinery 3,919 3,588 330 Civilian aircraft 9,249 9,382 -133 Parts-civilian aircraft 4,490 3,914 575 Industrial engines 10,473 9,130 1,343 Generators, accessories 11,049 9,306 1,742 Telecommunications equipment 30,614 24,498 6,115 Textile, sewing machines 1,154 897 258 Specialized mining 467 377 90 Food, tobacco machinery 1,664 1,596 68 Spacecraft, excluding military 30 63 -33 Measuring, testing, control instruments 10,060 9,492 568 Excavating machinery 7,983 6,069 1,914 Marine engines, parts 768 680 88 Vessels, except scrap 6 3 4 Commercial vessels, other 56 276 -220 Agricultural machinery, equipment 5,912 5,264 647 Medicinal equipment 17,963 15,866 2,097 Railway transportation equipment 1,142 1,015 127 Nonfarm tractors and parts 1,108 826 282 Laboratory testing instruments 2,413 2,273 140 Business machines and equipment 7,136 6,619 516 Materials handling equipment 8,403 6,584 1,819 Photo, service industry machinery 11,112 9,754 1,358 Metalworking machine tools 6,742 5,732 1,010 Electric apparatus 24,594 22,664 1,930 Wood, glass, plastic 4,903 4,584 319 Drilling & oilfield equipment 3,340 2,120 1,221 Semiconductors 21,321 22,588 -1,267 Computer accessories 53,305 52,954 351 Engines-civilian aircraft 7,969 6,756 1,213 Industrial machines, other 21,260 18,591 2,669 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 197,739 189,622 8,117 Consumer goods 339,678 307,639 32,039 Pharmaceutical preparations 46,495 43,664 2,831 Other household goods 39,913 35,594 4,319 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 25,339 24,731 608 TV's, VCR's, etc 28,940 25,489 3,451 Footwear 11,425 10,440 985 Books, printed matter 3,521 3,172 349 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 6,028 5,899 129 Toiletries and cosmetics 4,600 4,103 497 Household appliances 13,042 11,294 1,748 Numismatic coins 186 219 -32 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 6,369 5,925 444 Gem stones, other 1,931 1,580 352 Musical instruments 1,472 1,397 75 Glassware, chinaware 1,947 1,913 33 Rugs 1,684 1,527 156 Camping apparel and gear 6,320 5,719 601 Nursery stock, etc. 1,157 1,147 10 Furniture, household goods, etc. 19,302 17,148 2,154 Pleasure boats and motors 2,425 2,252 174 Photo equipment 941 1,175 -234 Toys, games, and sporting goods 23,122 19,673 3,449 Records, tapes, and disks 1,313 1,230 83 Writing and art supplies 10,232 9,552 680 Apparel, household goods - cotton 38,196 33,940 4,256 Motorcycles and parts 3,661 3,242 419 Apparel, household goods - wool 3,177 2,954 223 Cookware, cutlery, tools 4,964 4,340 624 Jewelry 9,988 8,996 992 Stereo equipment, etc 8,622 7,240 1,382 Gem diamonds 13,369 12,087 1,282 Other goods 46,339 41,754 4,585 (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-05-172, BEA-05-52), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, October 2005. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.