                          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)                                February     January       Monthly
                                       2004         2004 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         112,297      110,396         1,901
Net Adjustments                              240          243            -3
Total, Census Basis                      112,057      110,153         1,904

Foods, feeds, and beverages                5,080        4,839           241

Fish and shellfish                         1,121          887           234
Bakery products                              420          384            36
Food oils, oilseeds                          163          129            34
Fruits, frozen juices                        447          415            32
Tea, spices, etc.                            114           86            28
Cane and beet sugar                           35           21            14
Green coffee                                 122          113             8
Dairy products and eggs                      108          101             7
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     145          138             6
Vegetables                                   442          437             5
Nuts                                          76           74             2
Other foods                                  508          516            -8
Wine and related products                    503          511            -8
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   27           38           -11
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          311          335           -24
Cocoa beans                                   39           76           -38
Meat products                                499          576           -77

Industrial supplies and materials         29,528       27,481         2,047

Gas-natural                                1,929        1,572           357
Bauxite and aluminum                         775          564           211
Petroleum products, other                  1,329        1,143           186
Chemicals-organic                          1,158          982           177
Crude oil                                  8,812        8,666           145
Other precious metals                        411          285           126
Iron and steel mill products                 808          716            93
Chemicals-fertilizers                        518          428            89
Steelmaking materials                        384          296            88
Fuel oil                                   1,461        1,378            84
Paper and paper products                     572          499            74
Shingles, wallboard                          881          808            73
Plastic materials                            771          714            57
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              400          351            48
Newsprint                                    281          239            43
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  337          297            40
Tobacco, waxes, etc                          317          285            32
Nonmonetary gold                             370          340            30
Liquefied petroleum gases                    619          591            28
Nonferrous metals, other                     140          113            27
Finished metal shapes                        710          684            26
Nickel                                       145          119            26
Coal and related fuels                       114           91            23
Synthetic rubber--primary                    118          101            18
Lumber                                       623          607            16
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      521          507            13
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        215          205            10
Finished textile supplies                    247          239             9
Materials, excluding chemicals               124          115             9
Synthetic cloth                              377          368             9
Farming materials, livestock                  72           63             9
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        186          179             8
Chemicals-inorganic                          357          350             6
Tin                                           22           17             6
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  68           65             3
Natural rubber                               116          114             3
Iron and steel, advanced                     414          413             2
Cotton, natural fibers                         6            7            -1
Wool, silk, etc.                              57           58            -1
Hair, waste materials                         41           43            -2
Industrial supplies, other                 1,390        1,392            -2
Leather and furs                              69           71            -2
Copper                                       144          148            -4
Nontextile floor tiles                       193          198            -5
Zinc                                          81           87            -6
Hides and skins                                8           14            -6
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      81           87            -6
Electric energy                              105          122           -17
Plywood and veneers                          159          178           -20
Nuclear fuel materials                       137          168           -32
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    358          404           -47

Capital goods, except automotive          26,160       26,933          -773

Civilian aircraft                            586          990          -404
Computers                                  1,793        2,062          -269
Computer accessories                       4,859        5,089          -230
Photo, service industry machinery            889        1,027          -138
Commercial vessels, other                     64          150           -85
Pulp and paper machinery                     341          415           -74
Telecommunications equipment               2,292        2,362           -70
Excavating machinery                         523          565           -42
Business machines and equipment              574          608           -34
Engines-civilian aircraft                    599          620           -20
Drilling & oilfield equipment                118          137           -19
Textile, sewing machines                      91           95            -3
Parts-civilian aircraft                      389          392            -3
Nonfarm tractors and parts                    66           69            -3
Specialized mining                            29           30            -1
Spacecraft, excluding military                 1            2           (-)
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Agricultural machinery, equipment            467          463             3
Industrial machines, other                 1,699        1,692             7
Marine engines, parts                         61           54             7
Railway transportation equipment              92           75            17
Industrial engines                           823          803            20
Materials handling equipment                 588          566            23
Metalworking machine tools                   527          503            23
Food, tobacco machinery                      157          133            23
Wood, glass, plastic                         449          424            26
Electric apparatus                         2,153        2,126            27
Laboratory testing instruments               228          180            48
Measuring, testing, control instruments      937          884            53
Semiconductors                             2,223        2,161            61
Generators, accessories                      956          845           112
Medicinal equipment                        1,585        1,413           172

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   18,383       17,638           744

Consumer goods                            28,697       29,321          -624

Toys/games/sporting goods                  1,633        2,058          -425
Stereo equipment, etc                        600          745          -145
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,258        2,389          -131
Footwear                                     965        1,086          -121
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,185        3,303          -118
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,540        1,654          -114
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           499          582           -82
Camping apparel and gear                     524          587           -64
Household appliances                       1,047        1,089           -42
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     398          424           -26
Writing and art supplies                     872          898           -26
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              534          557           -22
Glassware, chinaware                         183          195           -12
TV's, VCR's, etc                           2,319        2,331           -12
Gem stones, other                            147          155            -8
Apparel, household goods - wool              282          288            -6
Photo equipment                              106          110            -3
Nursery stock, etc.                          118          119            -1
Books, printed matter                        295          296            -1
Rugs                                         148          147             1
Numismatic coins                              31           24             7
Musical instruments                          128          120             7
Other household goods                      3,315        3,308             7
Jewelry                                      849          838            11
Records, tapes, and disks                    127          116            11
Motorcycles and parts                        299          283            16
Gem diamonds                               1,122        1,104            18
Toiletries and cosmetics                     399          373            26
Pleasure boats and motors                    280          194            86
Pharmaceutical preparations                4,492        3,947           545

Other goods                                4,210        3,941           269
                                        
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Item(1)                                Year-to-date Year-to-date  Year-to-date
                                       2004         2003          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         203,538                     19,155
Net Adjustments                              402                         81
Total, Census Basis                      203,136                     19,074

Foods, feeds, and beverages                8,951                        968

Fish and shellfish                         1,827                        182
Bakery products                              687                        117
Food oils, oilseeds                          210                         82
Fruits, frozen juices                        860                          3
Tea, spices, etc.                            153                         47
Cane and beet sugar                           74                        -17
Green coffee                                 232                          3
Dairy products and eggs                      188                         20
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     260                         23
Vegetables                                   824                         56
Nuts                                         123                         28
Other foods                                  688                        335
Wine and related products                    961                         53
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   66                         -1
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          592                         54
Cocoa beans                                  176                        -61
Meat products                              1,028                         47

Industrial supplies and materials         50,914                      6,095

Gas-natural                                3,240                        261
Bauxite and aluminum                       1,234                        106
Petroleum products, other                  2,443                         30
Chemicals-organic                          2,128                         12
Crude oil                                 15,683                      1,795
Other precious metals                        575                        122
Iron and steel mill products               1,422                        102
Chemicals-fertilizers                        752                        194
Steelmaking materials                        468                        212
Fuel oil                                   2,454                        385
Paper and paper products                   1,072                        (-)
Shingles, wallboard                        1,265                        424
Plastic materials                          1,366                        119
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              674                         77
Newsprint                                    481                         39
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  409                        224
Tobacco, waxes, etc                          569                         33
Nonmonetary gold                             420                        290
Liquefied petroleum gases                    898                        312
Nonferrous metals, other                     217                         35
Finished metal shapes                      1,211                        183
Nickel                                       133                        130
Coal and related fuels                       179                         26
Synthetic rubber--primary                    204                         16
Lumber                                     1,018                        212
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      913                        114
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        390                         30
Finished textile supplies                    432                         54
Materials, excluding chemicals               248                         -9
Synthetic cloth                              706                         38
Farming materials, livestock                 139                         -4
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        355                         10
Chemicals-inorganic                          632                         75
Tin                                           27                         12
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 101                         31
Natural rubber                               172                         58
Iron and steel, advanced                     805                         23
Cotton, natural fibers                        19                         -6
Wool, silk, etc.                             106                          8
Hair, waste materials                         81                          4
Industrial supplies, other                 2,529                        253
Leather and furs                             148                         -8
Copper                                       314                        -22
Nontextile floor tiles                       372                         19
Zinc                                         152                         16
Hides and skins                               21                          1
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     148                         20
Electric energy                              228                         -2
Plywood and veneers                          262                         75
Nuclear fuel materials                       443                       -138
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    656                        106

Capital goods, except automotive          47,681                      5,412

Civilian aircraft                          2,005                       -429
Computers                                  3,250                        605
Computer accessories                       9,248                        700
Photo, service industry machinery          1,735                        182
Commercial vessels, other                     10                        204
Pulp and paper machinery                     581                        175
Telecommunications equipment               3,890                        765
Excavating machinery                         671                        418
Business machines and equipment            1,056                        126
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,248                        -30
Drilling & oilfield equipment                257                         -2
Textile, sewing machines                     165                         21
Parts-civilian aircraft                      775                          5
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   113                         22
Specialized mining                            49                         11
Spacecraft, excluding military                51                        -48
Vessels, except scrap                          3                         -3
Agricultural machinery, equipment            674                        256
Industrial machines, other                 3,110                        281
Marine engines, parts                        108                          6
Railway transportation equipment             167                        (-)
Industrial engines                         1,483                        144
Materials handling equipment               1,018                        136
Metalworking machine tools                   945                         85
Food, tobacco machinery                      259                         32
Wood, glass, plastic                         847                         26
Electric apparatus                         3,791                        487
Laboratory testing instruments               318                         90
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,566                        254
Semiconductors                             4,057                        327
Generators, accessories                    1,733                         68
Medicinal equipment                        2,496                        502

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   33,796                      2,225

Consumer goods                            53,917                      4,101

Toys/games/sporting goods                  3,808                       -116
Stereo equipment, etc                      1,080                        266
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       4,530                        118
Footwear                                   2,034                         16
Apparel, household goods - cotton          6,629                       -141
Furniture, household goods, etc.           2,917                        278
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         1,049                         31
Camping apparel and gear                   1,090                         22
Household appliances                       1,820                        317
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     833                        -12
Writing and art supplies                   1,689                         82
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            1,060                         30
Glassware, chinaware                         378                        (-)
TV's, VCR's, etc                           3,528                      1,122
Gem stones, other                            293                          9
Apparel, household goods - wool              555                         14
Photo equipment                              281                        -65
Nursery stock, etc.                          215                         23
Books, printed matter                        567                         24
Rugs                                         288                          7
Numismatic coins                              60                         -6
Musical instruments                          249                         -1
Other household goods                      5,676                        947
Jewelry                                    1,572                        115
Records, tapes, and disks                    235                          9
Motorcycles and parts                        518                         64
Gem diamonds                               2,035                        190
Toiletries and cosmetics                     682                         90
Pleasure boats and motors                    423                         52
Pharmaceutical preparations                7,824                        615

Other goods                                7,878                        273
                                                  

(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-04-59, BEA-04-15), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, February 2004.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
