                          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)                                March        February      Monthly
                                       2004         2004 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         118,427      112,381         6,046
Net Adjustments                              308          251            57
Total, Census Basis                      118,119      112,130         5,989

Foods, feeds, and beverages                5,229        5,089           140

Fruits, frozen juices                        536          449            88
Cocoa beans                                   91           39            52
Vegetables                                   487          442            45
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     180          151            29
Cane and beet sugar                           61           35            26
Food oils, oilseeds                          187          163            23
Green coffee                                 139          122            17
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   32           27             5
Bakery products                              423          420             3
Dairy products and eggs                      109          107             2
Meat products                                501          500             1
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          308          310            -2
Other foods                                  501          506            -5
Nuts                                          61           76           -14
Wine and related products                    482          503           -21
Tea, spices, etc.                             93          117           -23
Fish and shellfish                         1,039        1,124           -85

Industrial supplies and materials         31,582       29,654         1,928

Crude oil                                  9,977        8,831         1,146
Petroleum products, other                  1,867        1,317           549
Iron and steel mill products               1,000          807           193
Copper                                       245          144           101
Shingles, wallboard                          956          880            76
Other precious metals                        480          411            69
Chemicals-organic                          1,319        1,251            69
Industrial supplies, other                 1,456        1,391            65
Nuclear fuel materials                       195          137            59
Finished metal shapes                        759          711            48
Plywood and veneers                          205          158            47
Nickel                                       179          145            34
Lumber                                       654          622            32
Iron and steel, advanced                     437          415            22
Tobacco, waxes, etc                          337          316            20
Coal and related fuels                       133          113            20
Electric energy                              123          105            18
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              417          399            18
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      98           81            17
Natural rubber                               133          116            17
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    372          357            15
Nonferrous metals, other                     153          140            13
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        222          210            12
Zinc                                         105           96             8
Plastic materials                            778          770             8
Hair, waste materials                         49           41             8
Hides and skins                               13            8             5
Wool, silk, etc.                              61           57             4
Paper and paper products                     576          571             4
Synthetic cloth                              381          377             4
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        189          186             3
Materials, excluding chemicals               127          124             3
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      523          521             2
Tin                                           24           22             2
Cotton, natural fibers                         8            6             2
Leather and furs                              69           69           (-)
Nontextile floor tiles                       190          193            -3
Finished textile supplies                    242          247            -5
Synthetic rubber--primary                    110          118            -8
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  55           66           -11
Chemicals-inorganic                          333          349           -16
Farming materials, livestock                  52           72           -20
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  300          330           -29
Steelmaking materials                        371          403           -32
Newsprint                                    244          281           -37
Fuel oil                                   1,448        1,485           -37
Nonmonetary gold                             312          370           -58
Bauxite and aluminum                         706          767           -61
Liquefied petroleum gases                    539          606           -67
Chemicals-fertilizers                        446          527           -80
Gas-natural                                1,613        1,937          -323

Capital goods, except automotive          26,903       26,017           885

Civilian aircraft                            835          483           352
Computer accessories                       4,983        4,841           142
Engines-civilian aircraft                    739          608           131
Electric apparatus                         2,216        2,142            74
Telecommunications equipment               2,362        2,289            73
Business machines and equipment              647          575            72
Industrial engines                           890          824            66
Semiconductors                             2,268        2,210            58
Agricultural machinery, equipment            510          465            45
Industrial machines, other                 1,743        1,698            45
Materials handling equipment                 627          589            38
Medicinal equipment                        1,620        1,585            34
Marine engines, parts                         78           60            17
Textile, sewing machines                     103           90            13
Railway transportation equipment             103           92            11
Drilling & oilfield equipment                131          120            10
Specialized mining                            33           29             4
Nonfarm tractors and parts                    68           66             2
Spacecraft, excluding military                 3            1             2
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Food, tobacco machinery                      155          157            -1
Photo, service industry machinery            882          890            -8
Excavating machinery                         514          522            -8
Generators, accessories                      942          953           -11
Laboratory testing instruments               217          228           -12
Wood, glass, plastic                         437          451           -14
Metalworking machine tools                   514          529           -15
Parts-civilian aircraft                      371          386           -15
Pulp and paper machinery                     312          342           -30
Measuring, testing, control instruments      889          934           -45
Commercial vessels, other                      6           63           -57
Computers                                  1,702        1,793           -91

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   19,007       18,437           569

Consumer goods                            31,333       28,749         2,584

Other household goods                      3,877        3,312           565
Toys/games/sporting goods                  1,969        1,629           340
TV's, VCR's, etc                           2,539        2,294           246
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,460        2,253           207
Stereo equipment, etc                        773          597           177
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           647          491           156
Footwear                                   1,103          967           137
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,675        1,541           133
Pharmaceutical preparations                4,723        4,607           116
Gem diamonds                               1,211        1,121            90
Motorcycles and parts                        387          301            86
Writing and art supplies                     950          870            80
Household appliances                       1,118        1,047            72
Camping apparel and gear                     580          523            58
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     436          397            39
Jewelry                                      883          847            37
Books, printed matter                        318          294            25
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,201        3,183            18
Photo equipment                              125          109            16
Gem stones, other                            161          146            15
Musical instruments                          141          127            14
Glassware, chinaware                         194          183            12
Toiletries and cosmetics                     408          397            11
Rugs                                         152          148             4
Numismatic coins                              31           31             1
Records, tapes, and disks                    122          128            -6
Nursery stock, etc.                          112          118            -6
Apparel, household goods - wool              272          281            -9
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              518          533           -16
Pleasure boats and motors                    246          277           -31

Other goods                                4,065        4,183          -119
                                        
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Item(1)                                Year-to-date Year-to-date  Year-to-date
                                       2004         2003          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         309,329                     31,875
Net Adjustments                              651                        151
Total, Census Basis                      308,678                     31,724

Foods, feeds, and beverages               13,581                      1,577

Fruits, frozen juices                      1,309                         91
Cocoa beans                                  255                        -49
Vegetables                                 1,225                        141
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     393                         76
Cane and beet sugar                          119                         -1
Food oils, oilseeds                          354                        125
Green coffee                                 359                         14
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  101                         -4
Bakery products                            1,066                        160
Dairy products and eggs                      298                         19
Meat products                              1,536                         40
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          895                         58
Other foods                                1,049                        474
Nuts                                         184                         27
Wine and related products                  1,467                         29
Tea, spices, etc.                            226                         70
Fish and shellfish                         2,744                        306

Industrial supplies and materials         79,285                      9,433

Crude oil                                 24,505                      2,970
Petroleum products, other                  4,120                        207
Iron and steel mill products               2,180                        342
Copper                                       443                         94
Shingles, wallboard                        1,902                        743
Other precious metals                        854                        322
Chemicals-organic                          3,177                        375
Industrial supplies, other                 3,828                        411
Nuclear fuel materials                       671                       -170
Finished metal shapes                      1,805                        349
Plywood and veneers                          405                        137
Nickel                                       295                        147
Lumber                                     1,496                        388
Iron and steel, advanced                   1,209                         57
Tobacco, waxes, etc                          882                         56
Coal and related fuels                       282                         54
Electric energy                              392                        -42
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            1,024                        144
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     221                         46
Natural rubber                               269                         94
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    978                        154
Nonferrous metals, other                     330                         76
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        592                         45
Zinc                                         227                         61
Plastic materials                          2,082                        179
Hair, waste materials                        120                         14
Hides and skins                               33                          1
Wool, silk, etc.                             165                         10
Paper and paper products                   1,643                          3
Synthetic cloth                            1,058                         68
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        533                         22
Materials, excluding chemicals               369                         -3
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    1,396                        155
Tin                                           46                         17
Cotton, natural fibers                        26                         -5
Leather and furs                             212                         -3
Nontextile floor tiles                       562                         19
Finished textile supplies                    650                         77
Synthetic rubber--primary                    317                         13
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 156                         30
Chemicals-inorganic                          953                         79
Farming materials, livestock                 205                        -17
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  629                        298
Steelmaking materials                        691                        379
Newsprint                                    725                         39
Fuel oil                                   3,918                        392
Nonmonetary gold                             595                        427
Bauxite and aluminum                       1,872                        164
Liquefied petroleum gases                  1,442                        293
Chemicals-fertilizers                      1,114                        288
Gas-natural                                5,686                       -564

Capital goods, except automotive          70,897                      8,957

Civilian aircraft                          2,829                       -520
Computer accessories                      13,577                      1,336
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,900                         67
Electric apparatus                         5,627                        856
Telecommunications equipment               5,802                      1,211
Business machines and equipment            1,564                        267
Industrial engines                         2,247                        271
Semiconductors                             6,118                        521
Agricultural machinery, equipment          1,049                        389
Industrial machines, other                 4,631                        503
Materials handling equipment               1,529                        252
Medicinal equipment                        3,844                        774
Marine engines, parts                        173                         19
Textile, sewing machines                     251                         37
Railway transportation equipment             252                         18
Drilling & oilfield equipment                354                         34
Specialized mining                            85                          8
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   168                         35
Spacecraft, excluding military                53                        -47
Vessels, except scrap                          4                         -3
Food, tobacco machinery                      389                         57
Photo, service industry machinery          2,504                        296
Excavating machinery                       1,031                        570
Generators, accessories                    2,598                        142
Laboratory testing instruments               495                        130
Wood, glass, plastic                       1,269                         43
Metalworking machine tools                 1,471                         75
Parts-civilian aircraft                    1,145                          4
Pulp and paper machinery                     865                        204
Measuring, testing, control instruments    2,350                        357
Commercial vessels, other                     16                        202
Computers                                  4,707                        850

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   51,128                      3,954

Consumer goods                            81,973                      7,429

Other household goods                      8,714                      1,781
Toys/games/sporting goods                  5,843                       -188
TV's, VCR's, etc                           5,463                      1,702
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       6,864                        238
Stereo equipment, etc                      1,644                        471
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         1,573                        147
Footwear                                   3,133                         22
Furniture, household goods, etc.           4,361                        510
Pharmaceutical preparations               12,112                      1,165
Gem diamonds                               3,021                        414
Motorcycles and parts                        854                        117
Writing and art supplies                   2,518                        200
Household appliances                       2,863                        392
Camping apparel and gear                   1,665                         26
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   1,252                          4
Jewelry                                    2,323                        246
Books, printed matter                        845                         63
Apparel, household goods - cotton          9,984                       -297
Photo equipment                              419                        -76
Gem stones, other                            431                         32
Musical instruments                          372                         17
Glassware, chinaware                         568                          4
Toiletries and cosmetics                   1,034                        145
Rugs                                         427                         20
Numismatic coins                              91                         -5
Records, tapes, and disks                    358                          8
Nursery stock, etc.                          303                         46
Apparel, household goods - wool              830                         11
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            1,496                        111
Pleasure boats and motors                    614                        104

Other goods                               11,813                        375
                                                  

(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-04-73, BEA-04-20), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, March 2004.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
