                          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)                                December     November      Monthly
                                       2003         2003 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         111,109      107,666         3,443
Net Adjustments                              228          257           -29
Total, Census Basis                      110,881      107,409         3,472

Foods, feeds, and beverages                4,925        4,869            56

Other foods                                  523          459            64
Fish and shellfish                           846          944           -98
Bakery products                              388          376            11
Vegetables                                   439          431             8
Wine and related products                    517          539           -22
Fruits, frozen juices                        471          471             1
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          308          299             9
Green coffee                                 110          123           -13
Food oils, oilseeds                          125          138           -13
Cocoa beans                                   78           53            25
Tea, spices, etc.                             93           86             7
Dairy products and eggs                      107           92            15
Nuts                                          68           77            -9
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   34           33           (-)
Cane and beet sugar                           54           56            -3
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     138          127            11
Meat products                                628          565            63

Industrial supplies and materials         26,913       25,617         1,296

Crude oil                                  8,463        7,841           621
Gas-natural                                1,317        1,400           -83
Petroleum products, other                  1,109        1,197           -88
Fuel oil                                   1,038          857           181
Liquefied petroleum gases                    470          463             7
Shingles, wallboard                          886          913           -27
Chemicals-fertilizers                        530          404           126
Industrial supplies, other                 1,345        1,363           -18
Plastic materials                            734          748           -14
Nuclear fuel materials                       327          234            93
Finished metal shapes                        661          650            12
Chemicals-organic                          1,074          934           140
Nonmonetary gold                             274          336           -62
Iron and steel, advanced                     439          420            19
Bauxite and aluminum                         678          618            61
Steelmaking materials                        288          200            88
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  327          319             7
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      519          455            64
Tobacco, waxes, etc                          312          328           -17
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    370          341            28
Natural rubber                               107           75            33
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        199          217           -18
Electric energy                               53           89           -35
Nickel                                        92          100            -8
Coal and related fuels                        98          113           -15
Paper and paper products                     493          503           -10
Finished textile supplies                    239          228            11
Nontextile floor tiles                       200          201            -1
Plywood and veneers                          188          167            21
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      83           86            -3
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  58           54             4
Synthetic rubber--primary                    103          101             3
Wool, silk, etc.                              61           59             2
Tin                                           18           19            -1
Hair, waste materials                         38           42            -4
Cotton, natural fibers                         6            5             2
Chemicals-inorganic                          331          322             9
Farming materials, livestock                  49           59           -10
Hides and skins                               10           13            -3
Synthetic cloth                              373          367             6
Materials, excluding chemicals               123          123           (-)
Newsprint                                    245          258           -14
Other precious metals                        316          244            72
Nonferrous metals, other                     107          109            -1
Leather and furs                              72           66             6
Zinc                                          86           80             6
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              348          369           -21
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        180          169            11
Copper                                       178          174             4
Lumber                                       657          642            15
Iron and steel mill products                 642          545            96

Capital goods, except automotive          26,885       25,659         1,226

Computers                                  1,868        1,938           -70
Business machines and equipment              645          646            -2
Medicinal equipment                        1,384        1,382             2
Telecommunications equipment               2,415        2,236           180
Photo, service industry machinery            837          926           -89
Excavating machinery                         544          457            87
Measuring, testing, control instruments      849          827            22
Electric apparatus                         2,044        2,010            34
Agricultural machinery, equipment            536          485            52
Industrial machines, other                 1,602        1,603            -1
Wood, glass, plastic                         428          425             3
Materials handling equipment                 616          575            41
Pulp and paper machinery                     333          350           -17
Metalworking machine tools                   509          489            20
Industrial engines                           814          797            18
Laboratory testing instruments               209          183            26
Food, tobacco machinery                      173          141            31
Marine engines, parts                         56           51             5
Commercial vessels, other                     67            5            62
Drilling & oilfield equipment                 75          108           -33
Spacecraft, excluding military                25            2            23
Nonfarm tractors and parts                    62           60             2
Civilian aircraft                          1,533        1,114           419
Railway transportation equipment              85           89            -4
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Specialized mining                            23           25            -2
Textile, sewing machines                      86           75            11
Parts-civilian aircraft                      354          382           -27
Generators, accessories                      892          919           -27
Engines-civilian aircraft                    569          654           -85
Semiconductors                             2,112        2,006           106
Computer accessories                       5,140        4,700           440

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   18,663       18,208           455

Consumer goods                            29,398       28,966           433

Pharmaceutical preparations                4,397        4,281           116
Other household goods                      3,136        2,984           151
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,150        3,109            40
TV's, VCR's, etc                           2,681        2,507           175
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,655        1,570            85
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,303        2,249            54
Household appliances                       1,047        1,047           (-)
Gem diamonds                               1,199        1,085           114
Jewelry                                      885          934           -49
Toiletries and cosmetics                     418          401            17
Writing and art supplies                     870          856            14
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     408          408           (-)
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           552          540            12
Motorcycles and parts                        290          253            36
Pleasure boats and motors                    236          185            51
Footwear                                     986          944            42
Camping apparel and gear                     541          572           -31
Books, printed matter                        305          299             5
Apparel, household goods - wool              288          280             9
Records, tapes, and disks                    120          136           -16
Rugs                                         144          135             9
Nursery stock, etc.                          106          102             4
Glassware, chinaware                         195          189             6
Gem stones, other                            147          155            -8
Musical instruments                          124          124           (-)
Numismatic coins                              21           23            -2
Photo equipment                              114          141           -26
Toys/games/sporting goods                  1,794        1,903          -108
Stereo equipment, etc                        756          779           -22
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              531          775          -244

Other goods                                4,096        4,090             6
                                        
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Item(1)                                Year-to-date Year-to-date  Year-to-date
                                       2003         2002          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       1,263,170    1,164,746        98,424
Net Adjustments                            3,465        3,380            85
Total, Census Basis                    1,259,705    1,161,366        98,339

Foods, feeds, and beverages               55,817       49,687         6,130

Other foods                                5,063        3,715         1,347
Fish and shellfish                        10,955       10,027           929
Bakery products                            4,515        3,677           838
Vegetables                                 5,019        4,327           691
Wine and related products                  6,018        5,353           665
Fruits, frozen juices                      5,489        5,044           445
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        3,709        3,288           421
Green coffee                               1,612        1,369           243
Food oils, oilseeds                        1,493        1,278           215
Cocoa beans                                  695          508           188
Tea, spices, etc.                            987          828           159
Dairy products and eggs                    1,161        1,049           112
Nuts                                         797          701            96
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  408          332            76
Cane and beet sugar                          574          558            16
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   1,605        1,614            -9
Meat products                              5,715        6,017          -302

Industrial supplies and materials        316,485      267,681        48,803

Crude oil                                 99,260       77,283        21,976
Gas-natural                               20,678       10,988         9,690
Petroleum products, other                 16,281       13,274         3,006
Fuel oil                                  12,208        9,240         2,968
Liquefied petroleum gases                  5,583        3,710         1,873
Shingles, wallboard                        8,861        7,272         1,590
Chemicals-fertilizers                      5,210        3,734         1,476
Industrial supplies, other                15,622       14,250         1,372
Plastic materials                          8,508        7,419         1,088
Nuclear fuel materials                     2,919        2,189           731
Finished metal shapes                      7,625        6,912           713
Chemicals-organic                         13,337       12,623           713
Nonmonetary gold                           2,957        2,456           501
Iron and steel, advanced                   4,843        4,399           444
Bauxite and aluminum                       6,990        6,598           391
Steelmaking materials                      2,839        2,452           387
Blank tapes, audio & visual                3,041        2,658           383
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    5,702        5,396           307
Tobacco, waxes, etc                        3,741        3,436           305
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  3,974        3,670           304
Natural rubber                             1,047          751           296
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      2,603        2,366           238
Electric energy                            1,382        1,145           237
Nickel                                     1,092          858           234
Coal and related fuels                     1,217          987           230
Paper and paper products                   6,264        6,057           207
Finished textile supplies                  2,632        2,434           198
Nontextile floor tiles                     2,304        2,111           193
Plywood and veneers                        1,833        1,689           144
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     970          843           126
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 628          566            62
Synthetic rubber--primary                  1,262        1,205            57
Wool, silk, etc.                             690          649            41
Tin                                          188          170            18
Hair, waste materials                        472          467             5
Cotton, natural fibers                        91           87             4
Chemicals-inorganic                        3,905        3,903             2
Farming materials, livestock                 816          820            -5
Hides and skins                              130          139            -9
Synthetic cloth                            4,185        4,210           -25
Materials, excluding chemicals             1,482        1,526           -44
Newsprint                                  2,991        3,039           -48
Other precious metals                      3,632        3,714           -82
Nonferrous metals, other                   1,287        1,373           -86
Leather and furs                             774          881          -107
Zinc                                         868          989          -121
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            4,100        4,235          -135
Cotton cloth, fabrics                      2,057        2,228          -171
Copper                                     1,785        2,283          -498
Lumber                                     6,240        6,902          -662
Iron and steel mill products               7,381        9,097        -1,715

Capital goods, except automotive         295,653      283,323        12,330

Computers                                 20,368       16,141         4,227
Business machines and equipment            7,136        4,468         2,668
Medicinal equipment                       16,228       14,000         2,227
Telecommunications equipment              24,766       23,135         1,631
Photo, service industry machinery         10,252        9,227         1,025
Excavating machinery                       4,925        4,151           774
Measuring, testing, control instruments    9,694        8,927           768
Electric apparatus                        22,804       22,076           728
Agricultural machinery, equipment          4,815        4,155           660
Industrial machines, other                18,667       18,053           613
Wood, glass, plastic                       4,971        4,430           541
Materials handling equipment               6,582        6,084           497
Pulp and paper machinery                   3,865        3,503           362
Metalworking machine tools                 6,209        5,943           266
Industrial engines                         9,230        9,033           197
Laboratory testing instruments             2,213        2,030           183
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,699        1,526           173
Marine engines, parts                        717          551           166
Commercial vessels, other                    299          144           155
Drilling & oilfield equipment              1,491        1,351           140
Spacecraft, excluding military               165           36           129
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   723          690            33
Civilian aircraft                         12,326       12,300            26
Railway transportation equipment           1,007          998             8
Vessels, except scrap                          5            3             3
Specialized mining                           384          381             2
Textile, sewing machines                   1,000          999             1
Parts-civilian aircraft                    4,532        4,558           -27
Generators, accessories                   10,489       10,802          -313
Engines-civilian aircraft                  7,330        8,599        -1,269
Semiconductors                            24,608       26,015        -1,407
Computer accessories                      56,154       59,010        -2,856

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  210,148      203,743         6,405

Consumer goods                           333,752      307,854        25,898

Pharmaceutical preparations               49,003       40,748         8,254
Other household goods                     35,170       31,649         3,521
Apparel, household goods - cotton         39,304       36,134         3,170
TV's, VCR's, etc                          25,384       23,110         2,274
Furniture, household goods, etc.          17,985       16,018         1,968
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      27,083       25,163         1,921
Household appliances                      11,827       10,430         1,397
Gem diamonds                              12,942       12,090           852
Jewelry                                    9,774        9,147           628
Toiletries and cosmetics                   4,426        3,974           452
Writing and art supplies                  10,238        9,807           431
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   4,834        4,458           377
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         6,470        6,144           326
Motorcycles and parts                      3,342        3,047           295
Pleasure boats and motors                  2,478        2,206           272
Footwear                                  11,879       11,617           263
Camping apparel and gear                   6,444        6,234           211
Books, printed matter                      3,578        3,409           169
Apparel, household goods - wool            3,155        3,010           144
Records, tapes, and disks                  1,450        1,312           138
Rugs                                       1,669        1,537           132
Nursery stock, etc.                        1,249        1,132           117
Glassware, chinaware                       2,253        2,171            82
Gem stones, other                          1,701        1,629            73
Musical instruments                        1,498        1,428            70
Numismatic coins                             224          161            63
Photo equipment                            1,649        1,710           -61
Toys/games/sporting goods                 22,958       23,216          -258
Stereo equipment, etc                      7,586        8,189          -603
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            6,197        6,974          -778

Other goods                               47,850       49,078        -1,228
                                                  

(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/foreign-trade or www.bea.gov/bea/rels.htm.
                                                  

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-04-25, BEA-04-07), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, December 2003.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
