                          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)                                October      September     Monthly
                                       2004         2004 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         129,034      124,124         4,910
Net Adjustments                              296          255            41
Total, Census Basis                      128,738      123,869         4,869

Foods, feeds, and beverages                5,234        4,970           264

Fruits, frozen juices                        534          470            64
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          344          289            55
Vegetables                                   506          451            54
Other foods                                  547          500            47
Fish and shellfish                           921          880            41
Food oils, oilseeds                          179          146            32
Bakery products                              400          385            16
Nuts                                         109           95            14
Wine and related products                    523          514            10
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   33           29             4
Dairy products and eggs                      105          106            -1
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     146          148            -2
Tea, spices, etc.                             70           76            -5
Meat products                                574          584           -10
Cocoa beans                                   44           58           -14
Green coffee                                 160          175           -15
Cane and beet sugar                           39           64           -25

Industrial supplies and materials         38,521       35,495         3,025

Crude oil                                 12,151       10,894         1,257
Petroleum products, other                  2,800        2,029           771
Fuel oil                                   1,825        1,288           538
Chemicals-organic                          1,374        1,168           206
Nuclear fuel materials                       322          227            94
Nickel                                       202          134            68
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  355          299            56
Bauxite and aluminum                         907          856            52
Nonmonetary gold                             407          356            51
Natural rubber                               164          116            48
Coal and related fuels                       219          175            45
Steelmaking materials                        570          531            39
Plastic materials                            869          841            29
Nonferrous metals, other                     209          182            27
Paper and paper products                     635          612            24
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      551          531            20
Electric energy                              161          142            19
Finished metal shapes                        892          878            14
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              567          555            12
Plywood and veneers                          235          224            11
Chemicals-fertilizers                        600          589            11
Synthetic cloth                              386          375            10
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     103           95             9
Wool, silk, etc.                              73           65             8
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        165          157             8
Finished textile supplies                    265          257             8
Chemicals-inorganic                          427          422             6
Materials, excluding chemicals               118          112             5
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        259          254             5
Hair, waste materials                         53           48             5
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    412          408             4
Tobacco, waxes, etc                          348          344             4
Zinc                                          96           95             1
Hides and skins                               12           12           (-)
Newsprint                                    244          246            -2
Cotton, natural fibers                         7            9            -2
Tin                                           36           40            -4
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  56           60            -4
Farming materials, livestock                  60           65            -5
Nontextile floor tiles                       223          228            -5
Synthetic rubber--primary                    130          138            -9
Leather and furs                              65           76           -12
Industrial supplies, other                 1,534        1,549           -15
Iron and steel, advanced                     540          558           -17
Copper                                       234          265           -31
Lumber                                       818          852           -34
Other precious metals                        353          391           -38
Liquefied petroleum gases                    679          719           -40
Shingles, wallboard                          965        1,005           -40
Gas-natural                                2,143        2,208           -65
Iron and steel mill products               1,700        1,817          -117

Capital goods, except automotive          29,590       29,500            89

Civilian aircraft                          1,288        1,089           199
Excavating machinery                         752          623           130
Engines-civilian aircraft                    827          712           115
Spacecraft, excluding military                40            1            39
Computer accessories                       5,344        5,312            32
Measuring, testing, control instruments      982          950            32
Computers                                  2,245        2,216            29
Materials handling equipment                 741          715            25
Railway transportation equipment             134          112            21
Marine engines, parts                         78           61            17
Textile, sewing machines                     103           89            14
Parts-civilian aircraft                      416          403            13
Food, tobacco machinery                      175          164            11
Laboratory testing instruments               235          224            11
Semiconductors                             2,261        2,253             8
Generators, accessories                      915          907             7
Agricultural machinery, equipment            524          518             6
Pulp and paper machinery                     394          389             5
Wood, glass, plastic                         497          493             4
Industrial machines, other                 1,907        1,903             4
Photo, service industry machinery            994          992             3
Telecommunications equipment               2,383        2,381             2
Nonfarm tractors and parts                    89           87             2
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Electric apparatus                         2,295        2,296            -2
Commercial vessels, other                      3            9            -6
Medicinal equipment                        1,580        1,591           -11
Specialized mining                            29           43           -14
Metalworking machine tools                   566          589           -23
Business machines and equipment              644          671           -27
Industrial engines                           935          996           -61
Drilling & oilfield equipment                214          710          -496

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   19,255       19,468          -213

Consumer goods                            31,961       30,325         1,636

Pharmaceutical preparations                4,186        3,769           417
TV's, VCR's, etc                           2,892        2,604           288
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,787        3,555           232
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,712        2,503           209
Stereo equipment, etc                        812          695           117
Other household goods                      3,547        3,475            72
Toiletries and cosmetics                     465          400            65
Household appliances                       1,158        1,094            65
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              663          601            62
Toys/games/sporting goods                  1,999        1,939            59
Jewelry                                      937          883            54
Pleasure boats and motors                    251          212            38
Writing and art supplies                   1,002          970            32
Apparel, household goods - wool              355          326            29
Records, tapes, and disks                    144          117            26
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           596          574            21
Nursery stock, etc.                          119          108            11
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,744        1,733            11
Rugs                                         166          159             7
Glassware, chinaware                         198          193             5
Photo equipment                              105          104             1
Gem stones, other                            155          156            -1
Numismatic coins                              13           17            -4
Books, printed matter                        311          320            -9
Gem diamonds                               1,223        1,233            -9
Musical instruments                          132          144           -12
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     428          445           -16
Motorcycles and parts                        261          278           -17
Camping apparel and gear                     566          601           -35
Footwear                                   1,036        1,117           -81

Other goods                                4,179        4,111            68
                                        
                               _________________

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       1,207,957    1,041,721       166,236
Net Adjustments                            2,642        3,062          -420
Total, Census Basis                    1,205,315    1,038,658       166,656

Foods, feeds, and beverages               51,106       45,999         5,107

Fruits, frozen juices                      4,831        4,547           284
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        3,270        3,090           180
Vegetables                                 4,564        4,141           423
Other foods                                5,182        4,092         1,090
Fish and shellfish                         9,185        9,141            44
Food oils, oilseeds                        1,906        1,231           675
Bakery products                            4,041        3,737           304
Nuts                                         872          656           216
Wine and related products                  5,139        4,960           179
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  328          341           -13
Dairy products and eggs                    1,123          957           165
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   1,580        1,323           257
Tea, spices, etc.                            818          813             5
Meat products                              5,637        4,574         1,063
Cocoa beans                                  587          565            22
Green coffee                               1,561        1,366           195
Cane and beet sugar                          483          464            19

Industrial supplies and materials        333,667      259,932        73,736

Crude oil                                104,889       81,554        23,336
Petroleum products, other                 18,937       13,574         5,363
Fuel oil                                  13,835       10,280         3,555
Chemicals-organic                         12,494       11,366         1,129
Nuclear fuel materials                     2,109        2,338          -229
Nickel                                     1,528          901           628
Blank tapes, audio & visual                3,153        2,414           739
Bauxite and aluminum                       7,505        5,665         1,840
Nonmonetary gold                           3,208        2,346           862
Natural rubber                             1,226          864           362
Coal and related fuels                     2,078        1,003         1,075
Steelmaking materials                      4,355        2,364         1,991
Plastic materials                          8,028        7,044           984
Nonferrous metals, other                   1,603        1,064           540
Paper and paper products                   5,827        5,184           643
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    5,305        4,744           561
Electric energy                            1,056        1,122           -66
Finished metal shapes                      8,234        6,314         1,920
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            4,899        3,394         1,505
Plywood and veneers                        2,279        1,479           800
Chemicals-fertilizers                      5,042        4,259           784
Synthetic cloth                            3,796        3,457           339
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     960          801           158
Wool, silk, etc.                             665          572            92
Cotton cloth, fabrics                      1,801        1,713            88
Finished textile supplies                  2,486        2,168           318
Chemicals-inorganic                        3,759        3,251           507
Materials, excluding chemicals             1,224        1,236           -12
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      2,495        2,190           305
Hair, waste materials                        480          394            86
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  3,862        3,256           606
Tobacco, waxes, etc                        3,431        3,102           329
Zinc                                         885          710           175
Hides and skins                              126          108            18
Newsprint                                  2,469        2,489           -20
Cotton, natural fibers                        75           81            -5
Tin                                          350          154           197
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 567          515            52
Farming materials, livestock                 670          698           -28
Nontextile floor tiles                     2,096        1,907           188
Synthetic rubber--primary                  1,187        1,055           132
Leather and furs                             703          637            66
Industrial supplies, other                14,868       12,915         1,953
Iron and steel, advanced                   4,958        4,014           944
Copper                                     2,087        1,434           653
Lumber                                     7,405        5,054         2,351
Other precious metals                      4,039        3,070           969
Liquefied petroleum gases                  6,317        4,548         1,769
Shingles, wallboard                        9,675        7,087         2,588
Gas-natural                               19,478       15,833         3,645
Iron and steel mill products              13,162        6,212         6,950

Capital goods, except automotive         282,735      243,506        39,229

Civilian aircraft                          9,450        9,636          -186
Excavating machinery                       6,086        3,947         2,139
Engines-civilian aircraft                  6,739        6,101           638
Spacecraft, excluding military                63          138           -75
Computer accessories                      52,818       46,458         6,360
Measuring, testing, control instruments    9,490        8,015         1,475
Computers                                 20,179       16,490         3,689
Materials handling equipment               6,560        5,401         1,159
Railway transportation equipment           1,008          835           173
Marine engines, parts                        672          610            62
Textile, sewing machines                     904          840            65
Parts-civilian aircraft                    3,891        3,782           109
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,590        1,384           206
Laboratory testing instruments             2,269        1,815           454
Semiconductors                            22,594       20,453         2,141
Generators, accessories                    9,274        8,675           599
Agricultural machinery, equipment          5,238        3,882         1,356
Pulp and paper machinery                   3,579        3,186           393
Wood, glass, plastic                       4,572        4,133           440
Industrial machines, other                18,577       15,491         3,085
Photo, service industry machinery          9,673        8,473         1,200
Telecommunications equipment              24,144       20,154         3,990
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   827          600           226
Vessels, except scrap                          3            5            -2
Electric apparatus                        22,576       18,743         3,833
Commercial vessels, other                    276          227            49
Medicinal equipment                       15,791       13,421         2,371
Specialized mining                           377          335            42
Metalworking machine tools                 5,691        5,189           502
Business machines and equipment            6,584        5,874           710
Industrial engines                         9,118        7,605         1,513
Drilling & oilfield equipment              2,120        1,607           514

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  189,707      173,732        15,975

Consumer goods                           306,314      275,951        30,363

Pharmaceutical preparations               43,618       40,535         3,082
TV's, VCR's, etc                          25,153       20,397         4,756
Apparel, household goods - cotton         33,821       32,935           886
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      24,664       22,537         2,127
Stereo equipment, etc                      7,050        6,031         1,019
Other household goods                     35,611       29,031         6,580
Toiletries and cosmetics                   4,068        3,633           435
Household appliances                      11,277        9,738         1,539
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            5,805        4,904           901
Toys/games/sporting goods                 19,484       19,221           263
Jewelry                                    8,922        8,004           918
Pleasure boats and motors                  2,251        2,066           185
Writing and art supplies                   9,566        8,597           969
Apparel, household goods - wool            2,870        2,595           275
Records, tapes, and disks                  1,213        1,197            16
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         5,925        5,375           549
Nursery stock, etc.                        1,159        1,037           122
Furniture, household goods, etc.          17,133       14,839         2,294
Rugs                                       1,521        1,385           136
Glassware, chinaware                       1,903        1,880            23
Photo equipment                            1,180        1,394          -214
Gem stones, other                          1,577        1,405           172
Numismatic coins                             219          180            39
Books, printed matter                      3,144        2,972           172
Gem diamonds                              12,045       10,654         1,391
Musical instruments                        1,388        1,252           136
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   4,317        4,038           279
Motorcycles and parts                      3,276        2,789           487
Camping apparel and gear                   5,726        5,394           332
Footwear                                  10,428        9,932           497

Other goods                               41,785       39,539         2,246
                                                  

(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-04-241, BEA-04-55), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, October 2004.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
