                          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)                                August       July          Monthly
                                       2004         2004 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         124,832      122,224         2,608
Net Adjustments                              284          271            13
Total, Census Basis                      124,548      121,953         2,596

Foods, feeds, and beverages                5,102        5,143           -42

Meat products                                606          656           -50
Fish and shellfish                           817          864           -46
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          298          325           -27
Fruits, frozen juices                        467          485           -18
Food oils, oilseeds                          225          240           -15
Cane and beet sugar                           61           65            -5
Tea, spices, etc.                             63           63            -1
Cocoa beans                                   45           43             2
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   38           35             2
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     165          161             4
Bakery products                              405          400             5
Green coffee                                 156          150             7
Dairy products and eggs                      109           99            10
Nuts                                         107           97            11
Wine and related products                    532          514            18
Vegetables                                   459          429            30
Other foods                                  547          517            31

Industrial supplies and materials         36,279       33,882         2,397

Crude oil                                 11,150       10,014         1,135
Fuel oil                                   1,626        1,176           450
Iron and steel mill products               1,757        1,468           289
Nuclear fuel materials                       328          173           155
Chemicals-organic                          1,367        1,244           123
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              606          526            80
Petroleum products, other                  2,090        2,016            75
Lumber                                       869          795            74
Other precious metals                        427          358            69
Shingles, wallboard                        1,024          977            46
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      558          513            45
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  342          298            44
Nickel                                       170          126            44
Plastic materials                            847          807            39
Liquefied petroleum gases                    783          746            36
Paper and paper products                     631          604            28
Steelmaking materials                        509          491            18
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    401          383            18
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  65           50            15
Chemicals-inorganic                          384          371            14
Synthetic rubber--primary                    127          114            13
Industrial supplies, other                 1,552        1,540            12
Iron and steel, advanced                     559          548            11
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     105           96             9
Nonferrous metals, other                     148          139             9
Chemicals-fertilizers                        542          535             8
Synthetic cloth                              393          387             6
Zinc                                          86           80             6
Finished textile supplies                    250          246             4
Electric energy                               88           85             3
Nontextile floor tiles                       222          221             1
Materials, excluding chemicals               125          126             0
Cotton, natural fibers                         6            7            -1
Wool, silk, etc.                              70           72            -1
Natural rubber                               101          103            -2
Hides and skins                               14           16            -3
Leather and furs                              71           74            -3
Farming materials, livestock                  69           76            -6
Tin                                           36           44            -8
Hair, waste materials                         46           55            -9
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        258          268           -10
Copper                                       229          244           -15
Plywood and veneers                          248          264           -15
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        169          185           -16
Newsprint                                    233          253           -19
Finished metal shapes                        862          900           -38
Nonmonetary gold                             283          321           -39
Bauxite and aluminum                         723          777           -54
Tobacco, waxes, etc                          337          399           -62
Gas-natural                                2,180        2,269           -89
Coal and related fuels                       210          302           -92

Capital goods, except automotive          29,030       29,178          -149

Civilian aircraft                            675        1,065          -389
Generators, accessories                      937          998           -61
Parts-civilian aircraft                      387          438           -51
Industrial machines, other                 1,978        2,013           -35
Business machines and equipment              668          699           -31
Engines-civilian aircraft                    624          654           -30
Excavating machinery                         686          702           -16
Agricultural machinery, equipment            530          546           -15
Measuring, testing, control instruments      977          985            -8
Marine engines, parts                         58           64            -6
Commercial vessels, other                      6            7            -1
Semiconductors                             2,310        2,310             0
Computer accessories                       5,473        5,471             1
Medicinal equipment                        1,622        1,620             1
Laboratory testing instruments               234          233             2
Spacecraft, excluding military                 2            1             2
Nonfarm tractors and parts                    97           96             2
Vessels, except scrap                          2            0             2
Specialized mining                            37           35             3
Railway transportation equipment             104          102             3
Drilling & oilfield equipment                173          170             3
Computers                                  2,176        2,170             7
Textile, sewing machines                      88           79             9
Food, tobacco machinery                      178          161            16
Wood, glass, plastic                         481          459            22
Metalworking machine tools                   645          616            29
Materials handling equipment                 732          695            37
Electric apparatus                         2,350        2,296            54
Pulp and paper machinery                     393          336            57
Industrial engines                           952          887            65
Photo, service industry machinery          1,038          962            77
Telecommunications equipment               2,417        2,310           106

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   19,264       19,127           137

Consumer goods                            30,471       30,486           -15

Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              504          604          -100
Footwear                                   1,008        1,089           -81
Motorcycles and parts                        312          378           -66
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,418        2,476           -58
Toys/games/sporting goods                  1,958        2,015           -57
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           546          598           -52
Camping apparel and gear                     556          604           -48
Other household goods                      3,480        3,528           -48
Writing and art supplies                     947          988           -41
Household appliances                       1,157        1,182           -24
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     437          460           -23
Photo equipment                               93          107           -14
Gem diamonds                               1,209        1,218            -9
Apparel, household goods - wool              273          279            -7
Musical instruments                          145          148            -3
Records, tapes, and disks                    122          125            -3
Gem stones, other                            162          165            -3
Glassware, chinaware                         186          188            -2
Numismatic coins                              15           17            -2
Nursery stock, etc.                          121          120             0
Books, printed matter                        331          328             3
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,702        1,699             3
Pleasure boats and motors                    199          194             5
Toiletries and cosmetics                     406          401             6
Rugs                                         157          147            10
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,412        3,374            38
Jewelry                                      931          880            51
Stereo equipment, etc                        665          610            55
TV's, VCR's, etc                           2,443        2,378            65
Pharmaceutical preparations                4,575        4,185           390

Other goods                                4,403        4,136           267
                                        
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Item(1)                                Year-to-date Year-to-date  Year-to-date
                                       2004         2003          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         954,638      828,885       125,753
Net Adjustments                            2,095        2,476          -381
Total, Census Basis                      952,544      826,410       126,134

Foods, feeds, and beverages               40,904       36,425         4,478

Meat products                              4,480        3,616           863
Fish and shellfish                         7,383        7,283           100
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        2,638        2,452           185
Fruits, frozen juices                      3,826        3,625           201
Food oils, oilseeds                        1,581          989           592
Cane and beet sugar                          380          355            25
Tea, spices, etc.                            672          645            26
Cocoa beans                                  485          482             3
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  267          270            -2
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   1,287        1,012           274
Bakery products                            3,257        2,973           284
Green coffee                               1,226        1,064           162
Dairy products and eggs                      912          771           141
Nuts                                         668          514           154
Wine and related products                  4,102        3,944           159
Vegetables                                 3,606        3,251           355
Other foods                                4,135        3,180           955

Industrial supplies and materials        259,331      207,800        51,531

Crude oil                                 81,672       65,594        16,078
Fuel oil                                  10,717        8,363         2,355
Iron and steel mill products               9,677        5,098         4,579
Nuclear fuel materials                     1,561        1,942          -381
Chemicals-organic                          9,910        9,037           874
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            3,782        2,703         1,079
Petroleum products, other                 14,098       11,063         3,035
Lumber                                     5,737        3,893         1,843
Other precious metals                      3,295        2,325           970
Shingles, wallboard                        7,705        5,436         2,268
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    4,225        3,774           451
Blank tapes, audio & visual                2,499        1,840           659
Nickel                                     1,192          705           487
Plastic materials                          6,317        5,595           722
Liquefied petroleum gases                  4,757        3,752         1,005
Paper and paper products                   4,581        4,180           401
Steelmaking materials                      3,266        1,831         1,435
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  3,041        2,597           444
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 452          415            37
Chemicals-inorganic                        2,909        2,606           303
Synthetic rubber--primary                    919          843            76
Industrial supplies, other                11,787       10,285         1,502
Iron and steel, advanced                   3,860        3,228           631
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     762          624           137
Nonferrous metals, other                   1,212          850           362
Chemicals-fertilizers                      3,872        3,300           572
Synthetic cloth                            3,034        2,776           259
Zinc                                         695          572           123
Finished textile supplies                  1,964        1,724           240
Electric energy                              753          970          -217
Nontextile floor tiles                     1,645        1,524           121
Materials, excluding chemicals               994          979            15
Cotton, natural fibers                        60           65            -5
Wool, silk, etc.                             528          459            69
Natural rubber                               945          692           253
Hides and skins                              101           86            15
Leather and furs                             562          513            49
Farming materials, livestock                 544          558           -14
Tin                                          275          129           147
Hair, waste materials                        378          314            64
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      1,981        1,749           232
Copper                                     1,587        1,109           478
Plywood and veneers                        1,821        1,151           669
Cotton cloth, fabrics                      1,479        1,374           105
Newsprint                                  1,979        1,999           -20
Finished metal shapes                      6,463        5,033         1,431
Nonmonetary gold                           2,446        1,702           744
Bauxite and aluminum                       5,742        4,512         1,230
Tobacco, waxes, etc                        2,740        2,457           283
Gas-natural                               15,125       12,683         2,442
Coal and related fuels                     1,686          787           898

Capital goods, except automotive         223,625      193,083        30,542

Civilian aircraft                          7,072        7,709          -636
Generators, accessories                    7,452        6,826           626
Parts-civilian aircraft                    3,068        2,986            82
Industrial machines, other                14,763       12,330         2,433
Business machines and equipment            5,270        4,648           622
Engines-civilian aircraft                  5,201        4,920           281
Excavating machinery                       4,711        3,028         1,683
Agricultural machinery, equipment          4,196        3,056         1,141
Measuring, testing, control instruments    7,556        6,339         1,217
Marine engines, parts                        529          499            31
Commercial vessels, other                    264          216            47
Semiconductors                            18,077       16,316         1,761
Computer accessories                      42,164       37,024         5,140
Medicinal equipment                       12,619       10,615         2,004
Laboratory testing instruments             1,810        1,427           383
Spacecraft, excluding military                23           85           -63
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   651          474           177
Vessels, except scrap                          2            5            -3
Specialized mining                           305          269            36
Railway transportation equipment             762          670            92
Drilling & oilfield equipment              1,197        1,368          -171
Computers                                 15,718       12,901         2,817
Textile, sewing machines                     713          690            22
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,251        1,101           150
Wood, glass, plastic                       3,585        3,297           289
Metalworking machine tools                 4,528        4,051           477
Materials handling equipment               5,104        4,233           871
Electric apparatus                        17,990       14,857         3,133
Pulp and paper machinery                   2,796        2,517           279
Industrial engines                         7,179        6,019         1,161
Photo, service industry machinery          7,687        6,692           995
Telecommunications equipment              19,381       15,918         3,462

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  151,022      138,213        12,809

Consumer goods                           244,126      219,250        24,877

Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            4,542        3,821           721
Footwear                                   8,278        8,028           250
Motorcycles and parts                      2,739        2,287           452
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      19,451       18,069         1,382
Toys/games/sporting goods                 15,548       15,277           271
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         4,756        4,270           486
Camping apparel and gear                   4,559        4,352           208
Other household goods                     28,587       23,018         5,569
Writing and art supplies                   7,594        6,887           707
Household appliances                       9,026        7,746         1,280
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   3,444        3,237           207
Photo equipment                              971        1,121          -150
Gem diamonds                               9,593        8,400         1,193
Apparel, household goods - wool            2,191        2,049           142
Musical instruments                        1,112        1,012           100
Records, tapes, and disks                    951          936            14
Gem stones, other                          1,267        1,117           150
Glassware, chinaware                       1,513        1,504             9
Numismatic coins                             189          150            40
Nursery stock, etc.                          932          824           108
Books, printed matter                      2,512        2,355           157
Furniture, household goods, etc.          13,656       11,858         1,798
Pleasure boats and motors                  1,787        1,646           141
Toiletries and cosmetics                   3,205        2,873           332
Rugs                                       1,196        1,106            91
Apparel, household goods - cotton         26,487       26,498           -11
Jewelry                                    7,103        6,315           787
Stereo equipment, etc                      5,541        4,656           885
TV's, VCR's, etc                          19,651       15,693         3,958
Pharmaceutical preparations               35,747       32,146         3,601

Other goods                               33,536       31,639         1,897
                                                  

(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-04-181, BEA-04-47), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, August 2004.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
