                          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)                                September    August        Monthly
                                       2004         2004 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         124,512      124,993          -480
Net Adjustments                              251          281           -29
Total, Census Basis                      124,261      124,712          -451

Foods, feeds, and beverages                4,967        5,100          -133

Food oils, oilseeds                          145          225           -79
Other foods                                  500          547           -47
Meat products                                584          606           -23
Bakery products                              384          404           -20
Wine and related products                    513          531           -18
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     147          165           -18
Nuts                                          95          107           -12
Vegetables                                   450          459            -9
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   29           38            -9
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          289          298            -8
Dairy products and eggs                      106          108            -2
Fruits, frozen juices                        471          468             3
Cane and beet sugar                           64           61             3
Tea, spices, etc.                             76           63            13
Cocoa beans                                   58           45            13
Green coffee                                 175          156            19
Fish and shellfish                           879          817            62

Industrial supplies and materials         35,942       36,599          -658

Fuel oil                                   1,246        1,631          -384
Chemicals-organic                          1,205        1,409          -204
Crude oil                                 11,132       11,322          -191
Nuclear fuel materials                       227          328          -101
Liquefied petroleum gases                    880          944           -64
Petroleum products, other                  2,052        2,100           -48
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              555          601           -46
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  300          343           -43
Coal and related fuels                       172          209           -37
Nickel                                       134          170           -36
Other precious metals                        392          427           -35
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      530          557           -27
Plywood and veneers                          224          248           -24
Paper and paper products                     612          631           -19
Shingles, wallboard                        1,005        1,024           -18
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        240          258           -18
Synthetic cloth                              376          394           -18
Lumber                                       851          867           -17
Materials, excluding chemicals               111          125           -14
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        157          169           -12
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      95          105           -10
Plastic materials                            841          848            -6
Wool, silk, etc.                              64           70            -5
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  59           65            -5
Farming materials, livestock                  66           70            -4
Iron and steel, advanced                     558          559            -1
Hides and skins                               12           14            -1
Industrial supplies, other                 1,551        1,551           (-)
Cotton, natural fibers                         9            6             2
Hair, waste materials                         48           46             2
Tin                                           40           36             4
Leather and furs                              77           71             6
Finished textile supplies                    257          251             6
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    409          402             7
Nontextile floor tiles                       228          221             7
Tobacco, waxes, etc                          344          336             8
Zinc                                          95           86             9
Synthetic rubber--primary                    139          128            11
Newsprint                                    246          234            12
Natural rubber                               116          101            15
Finished metal shapes                        890          863            27
Nonferrous metals, other                     181          148            33
Steelmaking materials                        533          497            36
Chemicals-inorganic                          422          385            36
Copper                                       265          229            36
Electric energy                              142           88            54
Chemicals-fertilizers                        583          524            59
Gas-natural                                2,245        2,181            64
Nonmonetary gold                             356          283            73
Iron and steel mill products               1,817        1,724            93
Bauxite and aluminum                         854          723           131

Capital goods, except automotive          29,470       29,049           421

Drilling & oilfield equipment                710          173           537
Civilian aircraft                          1,033          675           358
Engines-civilian aircraft                    714          622            92
Industrial engines                         1,004          959            44
Computers                                  2,217        2,177            40
Parts-civilian aircraft                      406          390            16
Wood, glass, plastic                         491          478            13
Railway transportation equipment             112          104             8
Specialized mining                            43           37             6
Business machines and equipment              671          668             3
Marine engines, parts                         64           61             3
Commercial vessels, other                      9            6             3
Textile, sewing machines                      88           88             1
Spacecraft, excluding military                 1            2            -2
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)            2            -2
Pulp and paper machinery                     389          393            -4
Laboratory testing instruments               225          235           -10
Nonfarm tractors and parts                    88           98           -10
Agricultural machinery, equipment            517          530           -13
Food, tobacco machinery                      164          177           -13
Materials handling equipment                 713          733           -20
Measuring, testing, control instruments      951          979           -28
Generators, accessories                      908          937           -29
Medicinal equipment                        1,588        1,622           -34
Telecommunications equipment               2,380        2,416           -36
Photo, service industry machinery            993        1,037           -44
Electric apparatus                         2,296        2,345           -50
Semiconductors                             2,258        2,312           -54
Metalworking machine tools                   596          654           -57
Excavating machinery                         622          686           -65
Industrial machines, other                 1,910        1,981           -71
Computer accessories                       5,310        5,471          -161

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   19,449       19,227           222

Consumer goods                            30,328       30,373           -45

Pharmaceutical preparations                3,775        4,492          -718
Household appliances                       1,094        1,156           -63
Jewelry                                      884          930           -46
Motorcycles and parts                        278          311           -33
Toys/games/sporting goods                  1,938        1,957           -19
Nursery stock, etc.                          108          120           -12
Books, printed matter                        321          332           -11
Toiletries and cosmetics                     398          405            -7
Gem stones, other                            156          162            -6
Records, tapes, and disks                    118          123            -5
Other household goods                      3,480        3,483            -3
Musical instruments                          144          145           (-)
Numismatic coins                              17           15             2
Rugs                                         159          157             2
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     444          437             7
Glassware, chinaware                         193          186             7
Photo equipment                              104           93            11
Pleasure boats and motors                    214          200            14
Writing and art supplies                     970          948            22
Stereo equipment, etc                        694          667            27
Gem diamonds                               1,233        1,204            28
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           573          544            29
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,734        1,702            32
Camping apparel and gear                     601          556            45
Apparel, household goods - wool              325          271            54
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,502        2,416            85
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              601          502            99
Footwear                                   1,116        1,005           111
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,554        3,404           149
TV's, VCR's, etc                           2,601        2,449           153

Other goods                                4,105        4,363          -258
                                        
                               _________________

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       1,079,311      934,375       144,936
Net Adjustments                            2,343        2,786          -443
Total, Census Basis                    1,076,968      931,590       145,379

Foods, feeds, and beverages               45,869       41,214         4,656

Food oils, oilseeds                        1,726        1,105           621
Other foods                                4,635        3,641           994
Meat products                              5,063        4,057         1,006
Bakery products                            3,641        3,361           280
Wine and related products                  4,615        4,463           152
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   1,434        1,178           256
Nuts                                         763          584           179
Vegetables                                 4,057        3,696           361
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  296          307           -11
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        2,927        2,769           158
Dairy products and eggs                    1,017          859           158
Fruits, frozen juices                      4,297        4,080           217
Cane and beet sugar                          444          435             9
Tea, spices, etc.                            748          726            22
Cocoa beans                                  543          513            30
Green coffee                               1,401        1,219           182
Fish and shellfish                         8,263        8,222            41

Industrial supplies and materials        295,593      233,937        61,655

Fuel oil                                  11,969        9,375         2,594
Chemicals-organic                         11,157       10,245           912
Crude oil                                 92,976       73,678        19,299
Nuclear fuel materials                     1,788        2,097          -309
Liquefied petroleum gases                  5,799        4,141         1,658
Petroleum products, other                 16,160       12,300         3,860
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            4,333        3,045         1,288
Blank tapes, audio & visual                2,799        2,128           671
Coal and related fuels                     1,856          889           967
Nickel                                     1,326          806           520
Other precious metals                      3,686        2,690           997
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    4,754        4,250           504
Plywood and veneers                        2,044        1,308           736
Paper and paper products                   5,193        4,682           511
Shingles, wallboard                        8,710        6,240         2,470
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      2,222        1,979           243
Synthetic cloth                            3,411        3,110           301
Lumber                                     6,586        4,475         2,111
Materials, excluding chemicals             1,105        1,104             1
Cotton cloth, fabrics                      1,636        1,541            95
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     856          709           147
Plastic materials                          7,159        6,312           847
Wool, silk, etc.                             591          515            77
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 511          465            46
Farming materials, livestock                 610          630           -20
Iron and steel, advanced                   4,417        3,622           795
Hides and skins                              114           97            17
Industrial supplies, other                13,337       11,603         1,734
Cotton, natural fibers                        68           72            -3
Hair, waste materials                        426          354            72
Tin                                          315          142           173
Leather and furs                             639          573            66
Finished textile supplies                  2,221        1,942           280
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  3,451        2,925           526
Nontextile floor tiles                     1,873        1,712           161
Tobacco, waxes, etc                        3,084        2,753           330
Zinc                                         789          638           152
Synthetic rubber--primary                  1,057          941           116
Newsprint                                  2,225        2,249           -24
Natural rubber                             1,061          789           273
Finished metal shapes                      7,354        5,683         1,671
Nonferrous metals, other                   1,393          956           437
Steelmaking materials                      3,786        2,091         1,695
Chemicals-inorganic                        3,331        2,927           404
Copper                                     1,852        1,256           596
Electric energy                              895        1,065          -170
Chemicals-fertilizers                      4,436        3,779           657
Gas-natural                               17,371       14,326         3,045
Nonmonetary gold                           2,802        2,009           792
Iron and steel mill products              11,461        5,654         5,807
Bauxite and aluminum                       6,596        5,067         1,529

Capital goods, except automotive         253,115      218,141        34,973

Drilling & oilfield equipment              1,906        1,488           418
Civilian aircraft                          8,105        8,688          -583
Engines-civilian aircraft                  5,914        5,457           457
Industrial engines                         8,191        6,808         1,383
Computers                                 17,935       14,645         3,290
Parts-civilian aircraft                    3,478        3,371           106
Wood, glass, plastic                       4,073        3,716           357
Railway transportation equipment             875          744           130
Specialized mining                           348          309            39
Business machines and equipment            5,941        5,262           679
Marine engines, parts                        597          554            43
Commercial vessels, other                    273          221            51
Textile, sewing machines                     801          761            40
Spacecraft, excluding military                23          134          -110
Vessels, except scrap                          3            5            -2
Pulp and paper machinery                   3,186        2,860           325
Laboratory testing instruments             2,035        1,630           405
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   739          536           202
Agricultural machinery, equipment          4,713        3,457         1,256
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,415        1,236           179
Materials handling equipment               5,818        4,802         1,016
Measuring, testing, control instruments    8,509        7,171         1,338
Generators, accessories                    8,360        7,749           611
Medicinal equipment                       14,208       12,006         2,202
Telecommunications equipment              21,760       18,032         3,728
Photo, service industry machinery          8,680        7,580         1,099
Electric apparatus                        20,281       16,786         3,495
Semiconductors                            20,338       18,405         1,933
Metalworking machine tools                 5,133        4,589           544
Excavating machinery                       5,333        3,478         1,855
Industrial machines, other                16,676       13,930         2,746
Computer accessories                      47,472       41,732         5,740

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  170,433      155,723        14,710

Consumer goods                           274,357      247,025        27,332

Pharmaceutical preparations               39,439       36,185         3,253
Household appliances                      10,119        8,719         1,400
Jewelry                                    7,985        7,158           827
Motorcycles and parts                      3,015        2,515           501
Toys/games/sporting goods                 17,485       17,225           260
Nursery stock, etc.                        1,040          931           109
Books, printed matter                      2,833        2,662           171
Toiletries and cosmetics                   3,602        3,239           363
Gem stones, other                          1,422        1,265           157
Records, tapes, and disks                  1,070        1,073            -3
Other household goods                     32,069       25,970         6,100
Musical instruments                        1,256        1,129           127
Numismatic coins                             206          159            47
Rugs                                       1,355        1,245           109
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   3,888        3,631           257
Glassware, chinaware                       1,706        1,694            12
Photo equipment                            1,075        1,256          -181
Pleasure boats and motors                  2,002        1,861           141
Writing and art supplies                   8,564        7,728           836
Stereo equipment, etc                      6,238        5,255           983
Gem diamonds                              10,821        9,523         1,299
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         5,328        4,808           520
Furniture, household goods, etc.          15,389       13,335         2,054
Camping apparel and gear                   5,160        4,866           294
Apparel, household goods - wool            2,515        2,309           206
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      21,950       20,289         1,661
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            5,142        4,351           791
Footwear                                   9,392        8,967           425
Apparel, household goods - cotton         30,032       29,707           325
TV's, VCR's, etc                          22,258       17,969         4,289

Other goods                               37,601       35,549         2,052
                                                  

(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/di/home/trade.htm.
                                                  
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-04-202, BEA-04-50), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, September 2004.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
