                          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)                                June         May           Monthly
                                       2004         2004 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         124,411      120,167         4,244
Net Adjustments                              239          277           -38
Total, Census Basis                      124,172      119,891         4,282

Foods, feeds, and beverages                5,268        5,260             7

Meat products                                593          534            59
Fruits, frozen juices                        521          486            36
Food oils, oilseeds                          234          220            14
Green coffee                                 190          183             7
Vegetables                                   461          455             6
Nuts                                          88           85             2
Bakery products                              413          411             2
Wine and related products                    538          537             1
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   35           34             1
Cocoa beans                                   64           66            -2
Dairy products and eggs                      134          139            -6
Other foods                                  496          505            -9
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     149          168           -18
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          357          376           -19
Tea, spices, etc.                             79           99           -20
Cane and beet sugar                           42           64           -22
Fish and shellfish                           875          899           -24

Industrial supplies and materials         35,247       31,925         3,322

Crude oil                                 11,419        9,596         1,823
Petroleum products, other                  2,067        1,678           388
Gas-natural                                2,005        1,749           256
Iron and steel mill products               1,593        1,352           240
Coal and related fuels                       412          234           178
Chemicals-fertilizers                        586          417           169
Steelmaking materials                        445          354            92
Bauxite and aluminum                         811          721            90
Liquefied petroleum gases                    542          456            86
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  334          287            46
Plywood and veneers                          296          252            44
Nonmonetary gold                             269          232            37
Chemicals-inorganic                          381          345            36
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    392          360            32
Iron and steel, advanced                     530          499            31
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              514          486            28
Paper and paper products                     586          561            25
Nonferrous metals, other                     199          176            24
Nontextile floor tiles                       222          200            22
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      536          518            18
Tobacco, waxes, etc                          373          356            17
Fuel oil                                   1,271        1,255            16
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        279          263            15
Finished textile supplies                    258          245            13
Nickel                                       147          134            12
Tin                                           57           45            12
Lumber                                       773          763            10
Newsprint                                    244          238             6
Cotton, natural fibers                        11            5             6
Farming materials, livestock                  75           70             5
Hides and skins                               15           11             4
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     103          100             4
Leather and furs                              72           69             3
Hair, waste materials                         51           49             2
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  55           54             2
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        193          191             2
Zinc                                          90           91            -1
Wool, silk, etc.                              67           71            -3
Synthetic rubber--primary                    118          121            -4
Materials, excluding chemicals               126          129            -4
Synthetic cloth                              378          383            -5
Electric energy                              103          108            -5
Industrial supplies, other                 1,497        1,506            -9
Plastic materials                            802          820           -18
Nuclear fuel materials                       180          199           -20
Finished metal shapes                        863          882           -20
Natural rubber                               119          139           -21
Chemicals-organic                          1,250        1,283           -32
Copper                                       174          210           -36
Shingles, wallboard                          999        1,044           -44
Other precious metals                        363          616          -252

Capital goods, except automotive          29,507       28,027         1,479

Civilian aircraft                          1,295          912           383
Telecommunications equipment               2,647        2,408           239
Engines-civilian aircraft                    780          563           217
Industrial machines, other                 2,003        1,836           167
Semiconductors                             2,327        2,206           122
Generators, accessories                      984          866           117
Medicinal equipment                        1,598        1,537            60
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,001          945            56
Agricultural machinery, equipment            580          527            53
Business machines and equipment              726          674            52
Parts-civilian aircraft                      392          342            50
Electric apparatus                         2,350        2,304            47
Wood, glass, plastic                         464          440            24
Railway transportation equipment             112           93            19
Laboratory testing instruments               237          223            14
Food, tobacco machinery                      160          147            13
Nonfarm tractors and parts                    95           85            10
Spacecraft, excluding military                10            1             9
Textile, sewing machines                      86           78             8
Drilling & oilfield equipment                167          162             5
Marine engines, parts                         70           68             2
Computer accessories                       5,361        5,360             1
Commercial vessels, other                      7            7           (-)
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Photo, service industry machinery            980          984            -3
Materials handling equipment                 649          667           -18
Excavating machinery                         560          580           -20
Metalworking machine tools                   550          575           -25
Specialized mining                            37           64           -27
Computers                                  2,016        2,044           -28
Industrial engines                           956          984           -28
Pulp and paper machinery                     307          348           -41

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   18,735       19,418          -683

Consumer goods                            31,183       31,046           137

Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              514          325           189
Jewelry                                      951          852            99
Gem diamonds                               1,336        1,252            84
Writing and art supplies                   1,015          971            44
Camping apparel and gear                     582          556            25
Toiletries and cosmetics                     416          398            18
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     445          429            16
Books, printed matter                        325          312            13
Pleasure boats and motors                    247          236            11
Glassware, chinaware                         198          188            11
Nursery stock, etc.                          114          104            10
Records, tapes, and disks                    113          106             7
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,338        3,331             7
Musical instruments                          150          145             5
Gem stones, other                            161          157             5
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,774        1,772             2
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,548        2,547             2
Household appliances                       1,159        1,158             1
Photo equipment                              144          144           (-)
Apparel, household goods - wool              277          279            -2
Rugs                                         150          153            -3
Stereo equipment, etc                        674          678            -4
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           610          619            -8
Pharmaceutical preparations                4,509        4,519           -10
Numismatic coins                              17           38           -21
Footwear                                   1,006        1,035           -29
Motorcycles and parts                        342          380           -38
TV's, VCR's, etc                           2,429        2,503           -74
Other household goods                      3,739        3,837           -99
Toys/games/sporting goods                  1,898        2,023          -125

Other goods                                4,233        4,214            19
                                        
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Item(1)                                Year-to-date Year-to-date  Year-to-date
                                       2004         2003          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         708,201      621,489        86,711
Net Adjustments                            1,532        1,792          -261
Total, Census Basis                      706,669      619,697        86,972

Foods, feeds, and beverages               30,679       27,305         3,374

Meat products                              3,217        2,883           335
Fruits, frozen juices                      2,878        2,666           211
Food oils, oilseeds                        1,121          711           409
Green coffee                                 920          773           147
Vegetables                                 2,718        2,392           326
Nuts                                         464          381            83
Bakery products                            2,453        2,191           262
Wine and related products                  3,058        2,945           113
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  194          199            -5
Cocoa beans                                  396          386            10
Dairy products and eggs                      705          594           111
Other foods                                3,072        2,374           698
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     961          756           204
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        2,019        1,835           184
Tea, spices, etc.                            546          477            68
Cane and beet sugar                          254          283           -29
Fish and shellfish                         5,706        5,458           248

Industrial supplies and materials        189,356      155,539        33,817

Crude oil                                 60,580       49,273        11,307
Petroleum products, other                 10,015        8,291         1,724
Gas-natural                               10,703        9,329         1,374
Iron and steel mill products               6,463        3,965         2,498
Coal and related fuels                     1,188          580           608
Chemicals-fertilizers                      2,788        2,372           416
Steelmaking materials                      2,272        1,319           953
Bauxite and aluminum                       4,240        3,414           826
Liquefied petroleum gases                  3,234        2,840           394
Blank tapes, audio & visual                1,859        1,332           527
Plywood and veneers                        1,309          848           461
Nonmonetary gold                           1,841        1,276           565
Chemicals-inorganic                        2,151        1,953           198
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  2,257        1,926           331
Iron and steel, advanced                   2,754        2,425           330
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            2,652        2,036           615
Paper and paper products                   3,347        3,155           192
Nonferrous metals, other                     923          649           275
Nontextile floor tiles                     1,202        1,132            70
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    3,153        2,825           327
Tobacco, waxes, etc                        2,004        1,830           174
Fuel oil                                   7,932        6,443         1,490
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      1,455        1,332           123
Finished textile supplies                  1,469        1,291           178
Nickel                                       895          553           342
Tin                                          195           96            99
Lumber                                     4,073        2,890         1,182
Newsprint                                  1,493        1,485             8
Cotton, natural fibers                        46           52            -6
Farming materials, livestock                 399          417           -18
Hides and skins                               71           65             6
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     561          456           106
Leather and furs                             418          389            29
Hair, waste materials                        277          235            42
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 338          305            33
Cotton cloth, fabrics                      1,125        1,041            84
Zinc                                         531          424           107
Wool, silk, etc.                             385          343            42
Synthetic rubber--primary                    677          632            45
Materials, excluding chemicals               747          736            10
Synthetic cloth                            2,254        2,077           178
Electric energy                              581          737          -156
Industrial supplies, other                 8,695        7,686         1,009
Plastic materials                          4,663        4,192           471
Nuclear fuel materials                     1,060        1,405          -345
Finished metal shapes                      4,700        3,739           960
Natural rubber                               741          539           202
Chemicals-organic                          7,308        6,667           640
Copper                                     1,115          846           269
Shingles, wallboard                        5,704        3,945         1,760
Other precious metals                      2,511        1,753           758

Capital goods, except automotive         165,567      144,437        21,130

Civilian aircraft                          5,434        5,750          -315
Telecommunications equipment              14,655       11,905         2,749
Engines-civilian aircraft                  3,930        3,763           167
Industrial machines, other                10,768        9,234         1,534
Semiconductors                            13,457       12,225         1,232
Generators, accessories                    5,503        5,095           408
Medicinal equipment                        9,377        7,892         1,485
Measuring, testing, control instruments    5,598        4,724           874
Agricultural machinery, equipment          3,121        2,267           854
Business machines and equipment            3,902        3,460           443
Parts-civilian aircraft                    2,246        2,259           -13
Electric apparatus                        13,344       11,179         2,165
Wood, glass, plastic                       2,647        2,493           154
Railway transportation equipment             557          523            34
Laboratory testing instruments             1,343        1,065           278
Food, tobacco machinery                      913          815            98
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   457          350           107
Spacecraft, excluding military                20           83           -63
Textile, sewing machines                     546          517            29
Drilling & oilfield equipment                854        1,102          -248
Marine engines, parts                        408          369            39
Computer accessories                      31,228       27,827         3,402
Commercial vessels, other                    252          178            73
Vessels, except scrap                          1            4            -3
Photo, service industry machinery          5,705        4,964           741
Materials handling equipment               3,694        3,079           614
Excavating machinery                       3,323        2,195         1,128
Metalworking machine tools                 3,268        3,085           184
Specialized mining                           233          191            43
Computers                                 11,371        9,483         1,888
Industrial engines                         5,343        4,509           834
Pulp and paper machinery                   2,070        1,855           215

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  112,662      104,208         8,454

Consumer goods                           183,392      164,423        18,969

Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            3,435        2,889           546
Jewelry                                    5,295        4,673           622
Gem diamonds                               7,177        6,262           914
Writing and art supplies                   5,661        5,170           491
Camping apparel and gear                   3,401        3,325            75
Toiletries and cosmetics                   2,397        2,129           268
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   2,547        2,444           103
Books, printed matter                      1,854        1,746           108
Pleasure boats and motors                  1,391        1,198           193
Glassware, chinaware                       1,139        1,127            12
Nursery stock, etc.                          692          616            77
Records, tapes, and disks                    704          703             1
Apparel, household goods - cotton         19,703       19,924          -221
Musical instruments                          818          746            72
Gem stones, other                            939          837           102
Furniture, household goods, etc.          10,256        8,904         1,351
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      14,560       13,588           972
Household appliances                       6,694        5,878           816
Photo equipment                              771          842           -70
Apparel, household goods - wool            1,640        1,546            93
Rugs                                         893          830            63
Stereo equipment, etc                      4,267        3,487           780
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         3,619        3,199           420
Pharmaceutical preparations               27,147       24,290         2,857
Numismatic coins                             158          127            31
Footwear                                   6,182        6,026           157
Motorcycles and parts                      2,050        1,766           284
TV's, VCR's, etc                          14,838       11,566         3,272
Other household goods                     21,586       17,177         4,409
Toys/games/sporting goods                 11,579       11,409           170

Other goods                               25,013       23,785         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-04-134, BEA-04-38), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, June 2004.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
