                          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)                                January      December (R)  Monthly
                                       2004         2003          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         110,299      110,883          -584
Net Adjustments                              248          223            25
Total, Census Basis                      110,050      110,659          -609

Foods, feeds, and beverages                4,838        4,942          -104

Fruits, frozen juices                        394          481           -87
Meat products                                576          628           -53
Cane and beet sugar                           21           54           -33
Other foods                                  515          523            -8
Tea, spices, etc.                             86           93            -7
Dairy products and eggs                      101          107            -6
Wine and related products                    513          518            -5
Bakery products                              383          388            -4
Vegetables                                   437          439            -2
Cocoa beans                                   76           78            -1
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     147          145             2
Green coffee                                 113          110             3
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   38           34             4
Nuts                                          74           68             6
Food oils, oilseeds                          137          126            11
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          337          308            29
Fish and shellfish                           888          842            46

Industrial supplies and materials         27,420       26,761           659

Fuel oil                                   1,378        1,038           339
Crude oil                                  8,675        8,375           300
Gas-natural                                1,576        1,295           280
Liquefied petroleum gases                    559          462            98
Iron and steel mill products                 713          643            69
Electric energy                              122           53            68
Nonmonetary gold                             339          274            66
Industrial supplies, other                 1,391        1,343            48
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    402          367            35
Petroleum products, other                  1,144        1,114            31
Nickel                                       119           92            27
Finished metal shapes                        685          662            23
Farming materials, livestock                  63           49            14
Chemicals-inorganic                          343          330            13
Nonferrous metals, other                     112          105             8
Natural rubber                               114          107             6
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  63           57             6
Paper and paper products                     498          492             6
Hair, waste materials                         43           38             5
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      87           83             4
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        200          196             4
Hides and skins                               14           10             4
Steelmaking materials                        293          289             4
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              350          347             3
Zinc                                          87           85             1
Cotton, natural fibers                         7            6             1
Finished textile supplies                    238          238             0
Leather and furs                              71           72            -1
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        179          180            -1
Tin                                           16           18            -1
Synthetic cloth                              367          370            -2
Nontextile floor tiles                       198          200            -2
Synthetic rubber--primary                    101          103            -2
Wool, silk, etc.                              58           61            -3
Newsprint                                    239          245            -6
Coal and related fuels                        91           97            -6
Materials, excluding chemicals               115          122            -7
Plywood and veneers                          178          187           -10
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      509          520           -11
Iron and steel, advanced                     412          432           -20
Plastic materials                            714          734           -21
Tobacco, waxes, etc                          287          312           -25
Copper                                       148          178           -30
Other precious metals                        286          317           -31
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  289          326           -37
Lumber                                       607          657           -50
Shingles, wallboard                          807          886           -79
Chemicals-fertilizers                        426          513           -87
Chemicals-organic                            981        1,075           -94
Bauxite and aluminum                         558          679          -121
Nuclear fuel materials                       168          326          -158

Capital goods, except automotive          26,824       26,911           -86

Civilian aircraft                            888        1,551          -663
Agricultural machinery, equipment            463          538           -75
Computer accessories                       5,081        5,151           -70
Telecommunications equipment               2,366        2,420           -53
Materials handling equipment                 566          617           -50
Generators, accessories                      844          892           -48
Food, tobacco machinery                      134          173           -39
Business machines and equipment              609          644           -35
Laboratory testing instruments               182          208           -26
Spacecraft, excluding military                 2           25           -23
Industrial engines                           800          812           -12
Railway transportation equipment              75           85            -9
Wood, glass, plastic                         422          426            -4
Metalworking machine tools                   504          507            -2
Marine engines, parts                         54           56            -2
Vessels, except scrap                          0            0             0
Nonfarm tractors and parts                    69           61             8
Specialized mining                            30           23             8
Textile, sewing machines                      94           86             9
Excavating machinery                         570          549            21
Medicinal equipment                        1,411        1,381            30
Measuring, testing, control instruments      877          846            31
Parts-civilian aircraft                      390          354            37
Semiconductors                             2,155        2,116            40
Engines-civilian aircraft                    620          564            56
Drilling & oilfield equipment                135           75            60
Electric apparatus                         2,118        2,039            79
Commercial vessels, other                    148           67            81
Pulp and paper machinery                     421          335            86
Industrial machines, other                 1,702        1,607            94
Photo, service industry machinery          1,028          836           192
Computers                                  2,064        1,869           195

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   17,721       18,725        -1,004

Consumer goods                            29,327       29,280            47

Toys/games/sporting goods                  2,058        1,793           264
Other household goods                      3,306        3,135           171
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,303        3,149           154
Footwear                                   1,087          984           103
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,386        2,299            87
Camping apparel and gear                     587          541            45
Household appliances                       1,080        1,046            34
Writing and art supplies                     898          868            29
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              556          530            26
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           574          550            25
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     423          407            16
Nursery stock, etc.                          119          106            13
Gem stones, other                            155          147             8
Apparel, household goods - wool              289          286             3
Numismatic coins                              24           21             3
Rugs                                         147          144             3
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,655        1,654             2
Records, tapes, and disks                    119          119             0
Glassware, chinaware                         195          195             0
Photo equipment                              110          114            -4
Musical instruments                          119          123            -5
Motorcycles and parts                        284          290            -6
Books, printed matter                        297          306            -9
Stereo equipment, etc                        743          755           -12
Jewelry                                      838          880           -42
Toiletries and cosmetics                     371          417           -46
Pleasure boats and motors                    187          235           -48
Gem diamonds                               1,103        1,191           -89
Pharmaceutical preparations                3,991        4,319          -328
TV's, VCR's, etc                           2,325        2,677          -352

Other goods                                3,920        4,040          -120
                                        
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Item(1)                                Year-to-date Year-to-date  Year-to-date
                                       2004         2003          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         110,299      101,989         8,309
Net Adjustments                              248          195            53
Total, Census Basis                      110,050      101,795         8,256

Foods, feeds, and beverages                4,838        4,534           304

Fruits, frozen juices                        394          440           -46
Meat products                                576          526            50
Cane and beet sugar                           21           28            -6
Other foods                                  515          341           174
Tea, spices, etc.                             86           68            18
Dairy products and eggs                      101           96             5
Wine and related products                    513          490            23
Bakery products                              383          342            41
Vegetables                                   437          445            -8
Cocoa beans                                   76          119           -43
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     147          136            11
Green coffee                                 113          120            -7
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   38           36             3
Nuts                                          74           58            15
Food oils, oilseeds                          137          109            28
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          337          291            46
Fish and shellfish                           888          890            -1

Industrial supplies and materials         27,420       24,981         2,439

Fuel oil                                   1,378        1,242           136
Crude oil                                  8,675        7,426         1,249
Gas-natural                                1,576        1,307           269
Liquefied petroleum gases                    559          527            32
Iron and steel mill products                 713          757           -45
Electric energy                              122           99            23
Nonmonetary gold                             339          202           138
Industrial supplies, other                 1,391        1,274           117
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    402          338            64
Petroleum products, other                  1,144        1,204           -60
Nickel                                       119           62            57
Finished metal shapes                        685          609            76
Farming materials, livestock                  63           67            -4
Chemicals-inorganic                          343          326            17
Nonferrous metals, other                     112          113             0
Natural rubber                               114           87            26
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  63           54             9
Paper and paper products                     498          531           -32
Hair, waste materials                         43           40             3
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      87           84             3
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        200          185            15
Hides and skins                               14           12             2
Steelmaking materials                        293          219            74
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              350          341             9
Zinc                                          87           83             4
Cotton, natural fibers                         7           10            -3
Finished textile supplies                    238          216            22
Leather and furs                              71           77            -6
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        179          180            -2
Tin                                           16           13             3
Synthetic cloth                              367          356            11
Nontextile floor tiles                       198          185            13
Synthetic rubber--primary                    101           96             5
Wool, silk, etc.                              58           54             4
Newsprint                                    239          248            -9
Coal and related fuels                        91           66            25
Materials, excluding chemicals               115          130           -15
Plywood and veneers                          178          134            44
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      509          440            69
Iron and steel, advanced                     412          410             2
Plastic materials                            714          676            38
Tobacco, waxes, etc                          287          284             3
Copper                                       148          162           -14
Other precious metals                        286          280             7
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  289          202            87
Lumber                                       607          530            77
Shingles, wallboard                          807          645           162
Chemicals-fertilizers                        426          395            30
Chemicals-organic                            981        1,080           -99
Bauxite and aluminum                         558          625           -68
Nuclear fuel materials                       168          298          -129

Capital goods, except automotive          26,824       24,457         2,367

Civilian aircraft                            888        1,147          -259
Agricultural machinery, equipment            463          356           107
Computer accessories                       5,081        4,837           244
Telecommunications equipment               2,366        1,908           458
Materials handling equipment                 566          493            73
Generators, accessories                      844          891           -47
Food, tobacco machinery                      134          122            12
Business machines and equipment              609          537            72
Laboratory testing instruments               182          141            41
Spacecraft, excluding military                 2           49           -47
Industrial engines                           800          748            52
Railway transportation equipment              75           93           -18
Wood, glass, plastic                         422          446           -24
Metalworking machine tools                   504          451            53
Marine engines, parts                         54           47             8
Vessels, except scrap                          0            3            -3
Nonfarm tractors and parts                    69           56            13
Specialized mining                            30           25             5
Textile, sewing machines                      94           85             9
Excavating machinery                         570          348           221
Medicinal equipment                        1,411        1,242           169
Measuring, testing, control instruments      877          767           110
Parts-civilian aircraft                      390          392            -2
Semiconductors                             2,155        2,037           119
Engines-civilian aircraft                    620          651           -31
Drilling & oilfield equipment                135          163           -28
Electric apparatus                         2,118        1,926           192
Commercial vessels, other                    148            6           142
Pulp and paper machinery                     421          294           127
Industrial machines, other                 1,702        1,542           160
Photo, service industry machinery          1,028          907           120
Computers                                  2,064        1,748           316

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   17,721       16,969           751

Consumer goods                            29,327       26,975         2,353

Toys/games/sporting goods                  2,058        1,983            75
Other household goods                      3,306        2,890           416
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,303        3,235            68
Footwear                                   1,087        1,011            76
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,386        2,229           157
Camping apparel and gear                     587          531            56
Household appliances                       1,080          893           187
Writing and art supplies                     898          848            50
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              556          513            43
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           574          539            35
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     423          414             9
Nursery stock, etc.                          119          107            12
Gem stones, other                            155          141            14
Apparel, household goods - wool              289          278            11
Numismatic coins                              24           28            -4
Rugs                                         147          143             4
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,655        1,493           162
Records, tapes, and disks                    119          116             3
Glassware, chinaware                         195          195             0
Photo equipment                              110          147           -37
Musical instruments                          119          116             2
Motorcycles and parts                        284          227            57
Books, printed matter                        297          283            13
Stereo equipment, etc                        743          534           208
Jewelry                                      838          857           -19
Toiletries and cosmetics                     371          331            40
Pleasure boats and motors                    187          178             9
Gem diamonds                               1,103        1,036            66
Pharmaceutical preparations                3,991        3,932            59
TV's, VCR's, etc                           2,325        1,747           579

Other goods                                3,920        3,879            42
                                                  

(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-04-38, BEA-04-10), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, January 2004.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
