                          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)                                July         June          Monthly
                                       2004         2004 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         121,992      123,793        -1,801
Net Adjustments                              266          247            19
Total, Census Basis                      121,726      123,546        -1,820

Foods, feeds, and beverages                5,146        5,247          -101

Green coffee                                 150          190           -40
Dairy products and eggs                       99          133           -34
Fruits, frozen juices                        487          518           -30
Vegetables                                   430          460           -30
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          325          353           -28
Wine and related products                    514          537           -23
Cocoa beans                                   43           64           -21
Tea, spices, etc.                             64           79           -16
Bakery products                              399          412           -13
Fish and shellfish                           863          872            -8
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   35           34             1
Nuts                                          97           88             9
Food oils, oilseeds                          240          229            11
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     161          149            12
Other foods                                  517          495            22
Cane and beet sugar                           65           42            24
Meat products                                657          593            65

Industrial supplies and materials         33,624       35,061        -1,437

Crude oil                                  9,812       11,347        -1,535
Iron and steel mill products               1,443        1,583          -140
Coal and related fuels                       301          397           -96
Fuel oil                                   1,171        1,255           -84
Nonferrous metals, other                     140          200           -60
Chemicals-fertilizers                        542          593           -51
Petroleum products, other                  2,007        2,043           -37
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  298          334           -36
Bauxite and aluminum                         778          813           -35
Plywood and veneers                          264          296           -32
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      513          536           -23
Shingles, wallboard                          977          999           -21
Nickel                                       126          147           -21
Electric energy                               85          103           -18
Natural rubber                               103          119           -16
Tin                                           44           57           -13
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        268          279           -11
Finished textile supplies                    246          256           -10
Chemicals-inorganic                          374          384           -10
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    383          392           -10
Zinc                                          80           88            -9
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        185          193            -8
Nuclear fuel materials                       173          180            -7
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      96          103            -7
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  49           54            -5
Cotton, natural fibers                         7           11            -4
Synthetic rubber--primary                    114          118            -3
Other precious metals                        359          362            -3
Nontextile floor tiles                       221          222            -1
Chemicals-organic                          1,243        1,242             1
Hides and skins                               16           15             1
Leather and furs                              74           72             2
Farming materials, livestock                  76           74             2
Materials, excluding chemicals               126          122             4
Hair, waste materials                         55           50             4
Wool, silk, etc.                              72           67             5
Plastic materials                            808          802             6
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              521          513             8
Newsprint                                    253          244             9
Synthetic cloth                              388          377            10
Iron and steel, advanced                     548          529            18
Paper and paper products                     604          585            19
Lumber                                       794          773            21
Tobacco, waxes, etc                          399          373            26
Finished metal shapes                        894          864            30
Industrial supplies, other                 1,541        1,496            45
Steelmaking materials                        485          439            45
Nonmonetary gold                             322          270            52
Copper                                       244          174            69
Liquefied petroleum gases                    759          536           223
Gas-natural                                2,245        1,978           267

Capital goods, except automotive          29,247       29,357          -110

Telecommunications equipment               2,310        2,646          -336
Engines-civilian aircraft                    657          774          -117
Civilian aircraft                          1,102        1,192           -90
Industrial engines                           889          954           -65
Electric apparatus                         2,294        2,350           -57
Agricultural machinery, equipment            546          579           -34
Business machines and equipment              700          726           -27
Semiconductors                             2,310        2,328           -18
Railway transportation equipment             102          112           -10
Measuring, testing, control instruments      987          997           -10
Spacecraft, excluding military                 1           10            -9
Textile, sewing machines                      78           86            -7
Wood, glass, plastic                         457          463            -6
Marine engines, parts                         64           69            -5
Laboratory testing instruments               233          236            -3
Specialized mining                            35           37            -2
Photo, service industry machinery            961          963            -2
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Commercial vessels, other                      7            6           (-)
Nonfarm tractors and parts                    96           96           (-)
Food, tobacco machinery                      160          160             1
Drilling & oilfield equipment                170          166             4
Industrial machines, other                 2,017        2,007             9
Generators, accessories                    1,015          997            17
Medicinal equipment                        1,622        1,598            24
Pulp and paper machinery                     337          304            33
Parts-civilian aircraft                      438          390            48
Materials handling equipment                 695          633            62
Metalworking machine tools                   618          548            69
Computer accessories                       5,474        5,353           121
Excavating machinery                         703          560           143
Computers                                  2,172        2,017           154

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   19,094       18,705           389

Consumer goods                            30,517       30,960          -443

Other household goods                      3,528        3,731          -203
Pharmaceutical preparations                4,221        4,349          -127
Gem diamonds                               1,216        1,325          -109
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,699        1,773           -74
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,475        2,545           -70
Jewelry                                      881          949           -68
Stereo equipment, etc                        610          673           -64
Pleasure boats and motors                    198          251           -53
TV's, VCR's, etc                           2,382        2,422           -40
Photo equipment                              107          143           -36
Writing and art supplies                     990        1,014           -24
Toiletries and cosmetics                     399          417           -18
Glassware, chinaware                         188          198           -10
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           596          603            -8
Rugs                                         147          149            -2
Musical instruments                          149          151            -2
Numismatic coins                              17           17           (-)
Apparel, household goods - wool              279          276             3
Gem stones, other                            165          161             4
Books, printed matter                        328          323             5
Nursery stock, etc.                          120          114             6
Records, tapes, and disks                    125          113            12
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     461          445            15
Camping apparel and gear                     605          580            24
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,368        3,335            33
Household appliances                       1,186        1,152            33
Motorcycles and parts                        379          341            38
Footwear                                   1,088        1,004            83
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              603          513            89
Toys/games/sporting goods                  2,012        1,893           119

Other goods                                4,099        4,217          -118
                                        
                               _________________

Item(1)                                Year-to-date Year-to-date  Year-to-date
                                       2004         2003          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         829,575      726,259       103,316
Net Adjustments                            1,806        2,001          -196
Total, Census Basis                      827,769      724,257       103,512

Foods, feeds, and beverages               35,805       31,863         3,942

Green coffee                               1,070          920           150
Dairy products and eggs                      803          685           117
Fruits, frozen juices                      3,361        3,153           208
Vegetables                                 3,148        2,819           329
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        2,339        2,128           212
Wine and related products                  3,570        3,440           130
Cocoa beans                                  440          439             1
Tea, spices, etc.                            609          560            49
Bakery products                            2,852        2,579           273
Fish and shellfish                         6,566        6,379           187
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  229          234            -5
Nuts                                         561          443           118
Food oils, oilseeds                        1,356          850           506
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   1,121          868           253
Other foods                                3,588        2,798           789
Cane and beet sugar                          319          314             5
Meat products                              3,874        3,256           619

Industrial supplies and materials        222,794      181,846        40,948

Crude oil                                 70,320       57,502        12,818
Iron and steel mill products               7,896        4,556         3,340
Coal and related fuels                     1,474          695           779
Fuel oil                                   9,086        7,359         1,727
Nonferrous metals, other                   1,065          755           310
Chemicals-fertilizers                      3,337        2,809           528
Petroleum products, other                 11,999        9,704         2,295
Blank tapes, audio & visual                2,156        1,572           584
Bauxite and aluminum                       5,019        3,980         1,039
Plywood and veneers                        1,572          999           573
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    3,666        3,306           360
Shingles, wallboard                        6,681        4,677         2,004
Nickel                                     1,021          620           402
Electric energy                              666          861          -196
Natural rubber                               844          624           220
Tin                                          239          113           126
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      1,723        1,547           176
Finished textile supplies                  1,713        1,508           205
Chemicals-inorganic                        2,527        2,284           244
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  2,640        2,268           372
Zinc                                         609          499           110
Cotton cloth, fabrics                      1,309        1,209           101
Nuclear fuel materials                     1,233        1,751          -519
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     657          537           121
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 387          359            27
Cotton, natural fibers                        53           59            -6
Synthetic rubber--primary                    791          738            54
Other precious metals                      2,870        2,033           837
Nontextile floor tiles                     1,423        1,331            92
Chemicals-organic                          8,542        7,844           699
Hides and skins                               87           75            12
Leather and furs                             492          449            42
Farming materials, livestock                 475          487           -12
Materials, excluding chemicals               869          858            10
Hair, waste materials                        332          275            57
Wool, silk, etc.                             457          402            55
Plastic materials                          5,470        4,886           585
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            3,172        2,364           807
Newsprint                                  1,746        1,746            -1
Synthetic cloth                            2,642        2,428           213
Iron and steel, advanced                   3,301        2,828           473
Paper and paper products                   3,950        3,672           279
Lumber                                     4,866        3,380         1,486
Tobacco, waxes, etc                        2,403        2,147           256
Finished metal shapes                      5,595        4,378         1,217
Industrial supplies, other                10,236        8,979         1,257
Steelmaking materials                      2,750        1,562         1,188
Nonmonetary gold                           2,164        1,487           677
Copper                                     1,359          960           399
Liquefied petroleum gases                  3,986        3,328           659
Gas-natural                               12,921       11,056         1,865

Capital goods, except automotive         194,664      168,898        25,766

Telecommunications equipment              16,964       13,957         3,007
Engines-civilian aircraft                  4,580        4,360           221
Civilian aircraft                          6,434        6,840          -406
Industrial engines                         6,230        5,252           978
Electric apparatus                        15,638       12,989         2,649
Agricultural machinery, equipment          3,666        2,657         1,009
Business machines and equipment            4,602        4,048           554
Semiconductors                            15,768       14,276         1,492
Railway transportation equipment             658          603            55
Measuring, testing, control instruments    6,581        5,529         1,052
Spacecraft, excluding military                20           84           -64
Textile, sewing machines                     625          612            13
Wood, glass, plastic                       3,102        2,903           199
Marine engines, parts                        471          442            29
Laboratory testing instruments             1,576        1,248           328
Specialized mining                           267          240            28
Photo, service industry machinery          6,649        5,811           838
Vessels, except scrap                          1            5            -4
Commercial vessels, other                    258          184            74
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   554          409           145
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,073          957           116
Drilling & oilfield equipment              1,023        1,239          -215
Industrial machines, other                12,789       10,767         2,022
Generators, accessories                    6,531        5,949           582
Medicinal equipment                       10,999        9,242         1,757
Pulp and paper machinery                   2,403        2,182           222
Parts-civilian aircraft                    2,682        2,624            58
Materials handling equipment               4,372        3,654           718
Metalworking machine tools                 3,884        3,556           327
Computer accessories                      36,694       32,485         4,209
Excavating machinery                       4,025        2,601         1,424
Computers                                 13,544       11,194         2,349

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  131,725      121,958         9,767

Consumer goods                           213,687      191,861        21,826

Other household goods                     25,106       20,109         4,997
Pharmaceutical preparations               31,208       28,245         2,963
Gem diamonds                               8,382        7,288         1,094
Furniture, household goods, etc.          11,953       10,382         1,571
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      17,032       15,820         1,211
Jewelry                                    6,173        5,490           683
Stereo equipment, etc                      4,876        4,070           806
Pleasure boats and motors                  1,592        1,423           169
TV's, VCR's, etc                          17,212       13,655         3,557
Photo equipment                              878          985          -107
Writing and art supplies                   6,649        6,040           609
Toiletries and cosmetics                   2,797        2,494           303
Glassware, chinaware                       1,327        1,310            17
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         4,207        3,731           477
Rugs                                       1,039          967            72
Musical instruments                          968          879            89
Numismatic coins                             175          140            35
Apparel, household goods - wool            1,918        1,793           125
Gem stones, other                          1,104          972           132
Books, printed matter                      2,180        2,047           134
Nursery stock, etc.                          812          720            92
Records, tapes, and disks                    829          816            13
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   3,007        2,838           169
Camping apparel and gear                   4,004        3,855           149
Apparel, household goods - cotton         23,068       23,252          -184
Household appliances                       7,872        6,802         1,071
Motorcycles and parts                      2,427        2,026           402
Footwear                                   7,268        7,019           250
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            4,037        3,335           702
Toys/games/sporting goods                 13,587       13,360           227

Other goods                               29,095       27,831         1,264
                                                  

(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/ft900 or www.bea.gov/bea/rels.htm.
                                                  

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-04-155, BEA-04-42), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, July 2004.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
