                          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)                                May          April         Monthly
                                       2004         2004 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         119,513      118,935           579
Net Adjustments                              288          220            67
Total, Census Basis                      119,226      118,714           512

Foods, feeds, and beverages                5,244        5,113           131

Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          375          328            48
Wine and related products                    535          495            40
Cane and beet sugar                           64           30            34
Tea, spices, etc.                             99           70            29
Food oils, oilseeds                          215          187            28
Dairy products and eggs                      139          124            15
Green coffee                                 183          170            13
Nuts                                          86           78             8
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   33           29             4
Cocoa beans                                   66           63             3
Bakery products                              410          409             1
Meat products                                533          533             1
Vegetables                                   454          457            -3
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     168          180           -13
Fish and shellfish                           895          916           -21
Fruits, frozen juices                        484          508           -24
Other foods                                  504          536           -32

Industrial supplies and materials         31,780       30,869           911

Iron and steel mill products               1,330        1,048           282
Other precious metals                        611          355           256
Fuel oil                                   1,244        1,107           137
Chemicals-organic                          1,296        1,193           103
Finished metal shapes                        880          796            84
Lumber                                       763          690            73
Iron and steel, advanced                     498          457            41
Plastic materials                            820          781            39
Industrial supplies, other                 1,502        1,465            37
Tobacco, waxes, etc                          357          321            37
Shingles, wallboard                        1,043        1,010            34
Plywood and veneers                          252          219            33
Nonferrous metals, other                     175          143            32
Coal and related fuels                       234          206            29
Nuclear fuel materials                       199          180            20
Copper                                       210          191            19
Natural rubber                               139          125            14
Tin                                           45           31            13
Paper and paper products                     559          545            13
Electric energy                              108           94            13
Zinc                                          89           77            13
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        272          260            12
Synthetic rubber--primary                    121          113             9
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      99           92             7
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  52           45             6
Synthetic cloth                              382          376             6
Farming materials, livestock                  69           63             6
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              488          482             5
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        191          187             5
Hair, waste materials                         49           45             4
Materials, excluding chemicals               126          123             3
Chemicals-fertilizers                        409          406             3
Wool, silk, etc.                              70           68             2
Nontextile floor tiles                       200          198             2
Hides and skins                               11           10             2
Finished textile supplies                    243          242             1
Cotton, natural fibers                         5            9            -3
Leather and furs                              69           72            -3
Newsprint                                    238          242            -4
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  287          299           -12
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      520          536           -16
Bauxite and aluminum                         721          738           -17
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    360          379           -19
Crude oil                                  9,551        9,572           -21
Chemicals-inorganic                          347          373           -26
Petroleum products, other                  1,657        1,692           -36
Nickel                                       134          172           -37
Liquefied petroleum gases                    451          508           -57
Steelmaking materials                        341          407           -66
Gas-natural                                1,730        1,806           -76
Nonmonetary gold                             232          318           -86

Capital goods, except automotive          27,842       27,785            57

Computers                                  2,043        1,844           199
Industrial engines                           991          891           100
Electric apparatus                         2,300        2,238            63
Materials handling equipment                 650          590            60
Business machines and equipment              676          622            55
Computer accessories                       5,365        5,311            53
Photo, service industry machinery            963          914            49
Industrial machines, other                 1,837        1,804            33
Excavating machinery                         579          552            27
Specialized mining                            64           39            25
Drilling & oilfield equipment                163          141            22
Agricultural machinery, equipment            526          509            18
Nonfarm tractors and parts                    85           72            13
Metalworking machine tools                   583          571            12
Railway transportation equipment              92           82            11
Pulp and paper machinery                     343          334             9
Wood, glass, plastic                         440          440           (-)
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Spacecraft, excluding military                 1            2            -1
Food, tobacco machinery                      147          155            -7
Textile, sewing machines                      78           86            -8
Marine engines, parts                         68           78           -10
Commercial vessels, other                      7           20           -13
Measuring, testing, control instruments      940          956           -17
Laboratory testing instruments               222          239           -17
Parts-civilian aircraft                      339          382           -43
Generators, accessories                      864          926           -61
Medicinal equipment                        1,538        1,602           -65
Engines-civilian aircraft                    552          628           -77
Semiconductors                             2,203        2,297           -94
Telecommunications equipment               2,407        2,544          -136
Civilian aircraft                            774          917          -143

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   19,446       18,982           464

Consumer goods                            30,715       31,651          -936

Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              324          922          -597
Pharmaceutical preparations                4,265        4,854          -589
TV's, VCR's, etc                           2,489        2,612          -123
Stereo equipment, etc                        676          736           -60
Jewelry                                      851          903           -52
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           612          636           -24
Nursery stock, etc.                          104          123           -19
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,771        1,787           -17
Records, tapes, and disks                    106          121           -16
Footwear                                   1,031        1,045           -14
Apparel, household goods - wool              271          286           -14
Camping apparel and gear                     554          568           -14
Motorcycles and parts                        380          393           -13
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     429          441           -11
Gem stones, other                            156          165            -9
Rugs                                         153          152           (-)
Photo equipment                              143          136             7
Glassware, chinaware                         187          176            11
Toiletries and cosmetics                     398          387            12
Musical instruments                          145          132            13
Books, printed matter                        310          297            13
Writing and art supplies                     968          947            21
Numismatic coins                              38           17            21
Pleasure boats and motors                    238          209            29
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,324        3,289            35
Toys/games/sporting goods                  2,022        1,979            43
Household appliances                       1,158        1,113            45
Gem diamonds                               1,242        1,152            90
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,539        2,421           118
Other household goods                      3,831        3,653           178

Other goods                                4,199        4,314          -115
                                        
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Item(1)                                Year-to-date Year-to-date  Year-to-date
                                       2004         2003          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         583,136      517,814        65,322
Net Adjustments                            1,304        1,313            -9
Total, Census Basis                      581,832      516,501        65,331

Foods, feeds, and beverages               25,395       22,836         2,559

Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        1,662        1,523           138
Wine and related products                  2,518        2,456            62
Cane and beet sugar                          212          245           -33
Tea, spices, etc.                            466          399            67
Food oils, oilseeds                          881          603           279
Dairy products and eggs                      570          503            68
Green coffee                                 730          633            97
Nuts                                         377          313            64
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  159          166            -7
Cocoa beans                                  332          343           -11
Bakery products                            2,039        1,810           229
Meat products                              2,623        2,523           101
Vegetables                                 2,257        1,985           272
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     811          655           157
Fish and shellfish                         4,827        4,549           277
Fruits, frozen juices                      2,354        2,216           138
Other foods                                2,575        1,914           661

Industrial supplies and materials        153,963      130,365        23,598

Iron and steel mill products               4,848        3,389         1,459
Other precious metals                      2,144        1,448           696
Fuel oil                                   6,650        5,569         1,081
Chemicals-organic                          6,070        5,527           543
Finished metal shapes                      3,835        3,119           715
Lumber                                     3,299        2,420           880
Iron and steel, advanced                   2,222        2,024           198
Plastic materials                          3,860        3,493           368
Industrial supplies, other                 7,195        6,401           794
Tobacco, waxes, etc                        1,631        1,539            93
Shingles, wallboard                        4,704        3,245         1,460
Plywood and veneers                        1,012          703           310
Nonferrous metals, other                     724          540           183
Coal and related fuels                       776          484           292
Nuclear fuel materials                       880        1,228          -348
Copper                                       941          714           227
Natural rubber                               622          447           175
Tin                                          138           82            56
Paper and paper products                   2,758        2,641           117
Electric energy                              478          627          -149
Zinc                                         439          357            82
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      1,186        1,106            80
Synthetic rubber--primary                    559          520            40
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     457          376            82
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 281          257            24
Synthetic cloth                            1,876        1,742           134
Farming materials, livestock                 324          350           -27
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            2,138        1,700           438
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        932          876            56
Hair, waste materials                        227          197            30
Materials, excluding chemicals               617          611             6
Chemicals-fertilizers                      2,194        1,936           258
Wool, silk, etc.                             318          283            35
Nontextile floor tiles                       980          942            37
Hides and skins                               56           56           (-)
Finished textile supplies                  1,210        1,080           130
Cotton, natural fibers                        35           43            -8
Leather and furs                             345          328            17
Newsprint                                  1,249        1,230            19
Blank tapes, audio & visual                1,525        1,101           424
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    2,618        2,357           261
Bauxite and aluminum                       3,429        2,851           578
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  1,864        1,618           246
Crude oil                                 49,116       41,560         7,556
Chemicals-inorganic                        1,772        1,630           142
Petroleum products, other                  7,927        6,931           996
Nickel                                       748          443           305
Liquefied petroleum gases                  2,688        2,324           363
Steelmaking materials                      1,813        1,127           687
Gas-natural                                8,678        7,774           904
Nonmonetary gold                           1,572        1,021           552

Capital goods, except automotive         135,875      119,930        15,945

Computers                                  9,354        7,877         1,476
Industrial engines                         4,394        3,750           645
Electric apparatus                        10,991        9,351         1,639
Materials handling equipment               3,028        2,563           465
Business machines and equipment            3,179        2,800           379
Computer accessories                      25,873       23,144         2,729
Photo, service industry machinery          4,704        4,161           543
Industrial machines, other                 8,766        7,695         1,072
Excavating machinery                       2,763        1,796           967
Specialized mining                           196          144            52
Drilling & oilfield equipment                688          908          -220
Agricultural machinery, equipment          2,540        1,886           654
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   362          293            68
Metalworking machine tools                 2,726        2,537           189
Railway transportation equipment             444          449            -5
Pulp and paper machinery                   1,759        1,527           232
Wood, glass, plastic                       2,183        2,069           114
Vessels, except scrap                          1            4            -3
Spacecraft, excluding military                10           60           -50
Food, tobacco machinery                      753          679            75
Textile, sewing machines                     460          433            27
Marine engines, parts                        339          304            35
Commercial vessels, other                    245          101           144
Measuring, testing, control instruments    4,592        3,938           654
Laboratory testing instruments             1,106          882           224
Parts-civilian aircraft                    1,851        1,902           -52
Generators, accessories                    4,517        4,254           263
Medicinal equipment                        7,780        6,530         1,250
Engines-civilian aircraft                  3,138        3,139            -1
Semiconductors                            11,127       10,185           943
Telecommunications equipment              12,007        9,889         2,118
Civilian aircraft                          4,002        4,682          -680

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   93,955       86,259         7,696

Consumer goods                           151,878      137,411        14,467

Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            2,921        2,468           453
Pharmaceutical preparations               22,384       20,161         2,223
TV's, VCR's, etc                          12,395        9,529         2,866
Stereo equipment, etc                      3,591        2,932           659
Jewelry                                    4,342        3,894           448
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         3,002        2,674           328
Nursery stock, etc.                          578          510            68
Furniture, household goods, etc.           8,480        7,423         1,057
Records, tapes, and disks                    590          584             6
Footwear                                   5,173        5,080            92
Apparel, household goods - wool            1,355        1,317            39
Camping apparel and gear                   2,817        2,797            20
Motorcycles and parts                      1,707        1,484           224
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   2,101        2,054            48
Gem stones, other                            778          698            80
Rugs                                         742          694            49
Photo equipment                              626          704           -78
Glassware, chinaware                         940          941            -1
Toiletries and cosmetics                   1,982        1,768           214
Musical instruments                          668          623            44
Books, printed matter                      1,528        1,432            97
Writing and art supplies                   4,642        4,314           328
Numismatic coins                             141          120            21
Pleasure boats and motors                  1,146          992           153
Apparel, household goods - cotton         16,358       16,690          -332
Toys/games/sporting goods                  9,679        9,639            41
Household appliances                       5,534        4,895           639
Gem diamonds                               5,831        5,206           625
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      12,004       11,374           629
Other household goods                     17,841       14,414         3,427

Other goods                               20,766       19,700         1,066
                                                  

(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-04-113, BEA-04-35), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, May 2004.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
