                          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)                                November     October       Monthly
                                       2004         2004 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         130,675      129,294         1,382
Net Adjustments                              308          296            12
Total, Census Basis                      130,368      128,998         1,370

Foods, feeds, and beverages                5,415        5,237           179

Fish and shellfish                           999          924            75
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          397          344            52
Vegetables                                   532          505            26
Other foods                                  569          547            22
Bakery products                              411          400            11
Cane and beet sugar                           50           39            11
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     156          146            10
Green coffee                                 171          160            10
Wine and related products                    533          524             9
Dairy products and eggs                      113          105             8
Meat products                                581          574             7
Tea, spices, etc.                             71           70             1
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   31           33            -2
Nuts                                         106          109            -3
Cocoa beans                                   35           44            -9
Fruits, frozen juices                        515          534           -19
Food oils, oilseeds                          147          178           -30

Industrial supplies and materials         39,640       38,424         1,216

Crude oil                                 14,202       12,067         2,135
Liquefied petroleum gases                    724          679            45
Industrial supplies, other                 1,568        1,535            33
Copper                                       266          234            32
Finished metal shapes                        922          892            30
Synthetic cloth                              414          385            29
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    437          411            27
Steelmaking materials                        601          577            23
Chemicals-inorganic                          451          428            23
Plastic materials                            891          869            22
Shingles, wallboard                          986          964            22
Iron and steel mill products               1,736        1,723            12
Iron and steel, advanced                     552          543             9
Farming materials, livestock                  67           60             7
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      557          551             7
Newsprint                                    250          244             5
Tin                                           39           36             3
Synthetic rubber--primary                    132          130             2
Zinc                                          98           96             2
Cotton, natural fibers                         8            7             1
Leather and furs                              66           65             1
Hides and skins                               12           12           (-)
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  56           56           (-)
Finished textile supplies                    262          265            -3
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        243          246            -3
Wool, silk, etc.                              68           73            -5
Lumber                                       812          817            -5
Paper and paper products                     631          636            -5
Hair, waste materials                         48           53            -5
Nontextile floor tiles                       217          223            -6
Chemicals-fertilizers                        590          597            -7
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      95          103            -8
Plywood and veneers                          227          235            -8
Materials, excluding chemicals               111          119            -8
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        154          165           -11
Tobacco, waxes, etc                          336          349           -13
Electric energy                              141          161           -20
Coal and related fuels                       197          217           -20
Other precious metals                        333          354           -22
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  325          355           -30
Nonferrous metals, other                     173          208           -35
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              532          571           -39
Fuel oil                                   1,723        1,771           -48
Nickel                                       145          202           -58
Nonmonetary gold                             342          409           -67
Natural rubber                                97          164           -68
Bauxite and aluminum                         828          906           -78
Petroleum products, other                  2,725        2,816           -91
Nuclear fuel materials                       227          322           -95
Chemicals-organic                          1,132        1,378          -246
Gas-natural                                1,891        2,143          -252

Capital goods, except automotive          29,671       29,787          -115

Civilian aircraft                          1,049        1,451          -401
Engines-civilian aircraft                    657          828          -171
Semiconductors                             2,100        2,262          -162
Computers                                  2,172        2,246           -75
Spacecraft, excluding military                 2           40           -38
Parts-civilian aircraft                      388          415           -27
Railway transportation equipment             111          134           -23
Wood, glass, plastic                         475          498           -23
Measuring, testing, control instruments      968          983           -15
Textile, sewing machines                      89          102           -14
Food, tobacco machinery                      163          174           -12
Computer accessories                       5,338        5,345            -8
Marine engines, parts                         71           78            -7
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Commercial vessels, other                      4            3             1
Nonfarm tractors and parts                    92           89             3
Industrial machines, other                 1,916        1,912             4
Specialized mining                            33           29             5
Drilling & oilfield equipment                219          213             6
Laboratory testing instruments               246          235            11
Electric apparatus                         2,306        2,294            13
Agricultural machinery, equipment            551          524            27
Industrial engines                           972          940            32
Pulp and paper machinery                     436          398            38
Business machines and equipment              701          647            54
Materials handling equipment                 800          738            63
Metalworking machine tools                   648          573            75
Excavating machinery                         835          752            83
Photo, service industry machinery          1,109        1,008           101
Telecommunications equipment               2,488        2,381           107
Medicinal equipment                        1,696        1,579           117
Generators, accessories                    1,036          914           121

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   18,948       19,385          -437

Consumer goods                            32,352       31,992           360

Other household goods                      3,778        3,547           231
Toys/games/sporting goods                  2,186        1,999           187
Stereo equipment, etc                        938          809           129
Motorcycles and parts                        343          262            82
Household appliances                       1,235        1,158            77
Gem diamonds                               1,299        1,224            75
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              724          664            60
Footwear                                   1,071        1,035            36
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,776        1,746            30
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     455          428            26
Books, printed matter                        335          312            22
Musical instruments                          154          132            21
Camping apparel and gear                     584          566            18
Gem stones, other                            173          155            18
Glassware, chinaware                         212          198            14
Jewelry                                      952          941            11
Pleasure boats and motors                    266          255            10
Numismatic coins                              18           13             6
Photo equipment                              101          105            -5
Rugs                                         161          166            -5
Records, tapes, and disks                    137          144            -7
Nursery stock, etc.                          111          119            -8
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           584          594            -9
Apparel, household goods - wool              340          355           -15
Writing and art supplies                     985        1,003           -18
Toiletries and cosmetics                     433          465           -32
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,667        2,713           -46
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,647        3,785          -138
TV's, VCR's, etc                           2,731        2,890          -159
Pharmaceutical preparations                3,957        4,209          -251

Other goods                                4,340        4,172           167
                                        
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Item(1)                                Year-to-date Year-to-date  Year-to-date
                                       2004         2003          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       1,338,892    1,149,539       189,354
Net Adjustments                            2,951        3,326          -376
Total, Census Basis                    1,335,942    1,146,212       189,730

Foods, feeds, and beverages               56,524       50,882         5,642

Fish and shellfish                        10,187       10,069           117
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        3,667        3,396           271
Vegetables                                 5,095        4,577           517
Other foods                                5,751        4,559         1,192
Bakery products                            4,452        4,122           331
Cane and beet sugar                          533          520            12
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   1,736        1,449           286
Green coffee                               1,732        1,499           233
Wine and related products                  5,672        5,497           175
Dairy products and eggs                    1,236        1,052           184
Meat products                              6,218        5,124         1,094
Tea, spices, etc.                            889          899           -10
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  360          374           -15
Nuts                                         978          729           249
Cocoa beans                                  622          622           (-)
Fruits, frozen juices                      5,345        5,025           321
Food oils, oilseeds                        2,052        1,368           684

Industrial supplies and materials        373,211      285,762        87,449

Crude oil                                119,008       89,731        29,277
Liquefied petroleum gases                  7,040        5,010         2,030
Industrial supplies, other                16,438       14,275         2,163
Copper                                     2,353        1,608           745
Finished metal shapes                      9,157        6,964         2,193
Synthetic cloth                            4,210        3,821           389
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  4,298        3,596           702
Steelmaking materials                      4,963        2,566         2,397
Chemicals-inorganic                        4,210        3,576           634
Plastic materials                          8,919        7,778         1,141
Shingles, wallboard                       10,660        7,983         2,676
Iron and steel mill products              14,920        6,762         8,158
Iron and steel, advanced                   5,511        4,428         1,084
Farming materials, livestock                 737          762           -25
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    5,862        5,205           657
Newsprint                                  2,719        2,746           -28
Tin                                          390          172           218
Synthetic rubber--primary                  1,319        1,161           158
Zinc                                         983          788           195
Cotton, natural fibers                        83           85            -2
Leather and furs                             769          704            65
Hides and skins                              138          119            19
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 623          571            52
Finished textile supplies                  2,748        2,396           352
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      2,725        2,400           324
Wool, silk, etc.                             733          630           103
Lumber                                     8,216        5,643         2,573
Paper and paper products                   6,459        5,684           775
Hair, waste materials                        528          434            94
Nontextile floor tiles                     2,312        2,107           206
Chemicals-fertilizers                      5,629        4,695           934
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                   1,055          887           168
Plywood and veneers                        2,506        1,646           860
Materials, excluding chemicals             1,336        1,360           -24
Cotton cloth, fabrics                      1,955        1,882            73
Tobacco, waxes, etc                        3,768        3,427           342
Electric energy                            1,197        1,229           -32
Coal and related fuels                     2,272        1,116         1,156
Other precious metals                      4,372        3,317         1,055
Blank tapes, audio & visual                3,478        2,722           757
Nonferrous metals, other                   1,774        1,172           602
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            5,436        3,750         1,686
Fuel oil                                  15,503       11,137         4,366
Nickel                                     1,673        1,000           673
Nonmonetary gold                           3,553        2,683           870
Natural rubber                             1,323          942           381
Bauxite and aluminum                       8,331        6,269         2,062
Petroleum products, other                 21,679       14,904         6,774
Nuclear fuel materials                     2,337        2,572          -235
Chemicals-organic                         13,631       12,334         1,297
Gas-natural                               21,369       17,011         4,358

Capital goods, except automotive         312,603      269,148        43,455

Civilian aircraft                         10,662       10,681           -20
Engines-civilian aircraft                  7,397        6,752           645
Semiconductors                            24,696       22,485         2,211
Computers                                 22,352       18,388         3,964
Spacecraft, excluding military                66          140           -74
Parts-civilian aircraft                    4,278        4,165           113
Railway transportation equipment           1,119          925           195
Wood, glass, plastic                       5,048        4,559           490
Measuring, testing, control instruments   10,458        8,845         1,613
Textile, sewing machines                     993          917            76
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,752        1,528           224
Computer accessories                      58,157       51,231         6,926
Marine engines, parts                        743          661            82
Vessels, except scrap                          3            5            -2
Commercial vessels, other                    280          232            48
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   919          661           258
Industrial machines, other                20,497       17,089         3,408
Specialized mining                           410          360            50
Drilling & oilfield equipment              2,339        1,714           625
Laboratory testing instruments             2,516        2,008           508
Electric apparatus                        24,881       20,747         4,134
Agricultural machinery, equipment          5,789        4,337         1,452
Industrial engines                        10,096        8,403         1,693
Pulp and paper machinery                   4,019        3,531           487
Business machines and equipment            7,288        6,514           774
Materials handling equipment               7,358        5,978         1,380
Metalworking machine tools                 6,346        5,686           659
Excavating machinery                       6,921        4,420         2,501
Photo, service industry machinery         10,795        9,387         1,408
Telecommunications equipment              26,630       22,398         4,232
Medicinal equipment                       17,486       14,814         2,672
Generators, accessories                   10,309        9,586           723

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  208,786      191,836        16,950

Consumer goods                           338,699      305,026        33,673

Other household goods                     39,389       32,076         7,313
Toys/games/sporting goods                 21,671       21,141           529
Stereo equipment, etc                      7,985        6,789         1,196
Motorcycles and parts                      3,621        3,050           571
Household appliances                      12,512       10,777         1,735
Gem diamonds                              13,344       11,756         1,588
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            6,529        5,660           869
Footwear                                  11,498       10,893           605
Furniture, household goods, etc.          18,910       16,379         2,531
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   4,772        4,436           336
Books, printed matter                      3,480        3,272           208
Musical instruments                        1,542        1,375           167
Camping apparel and gear                   6,310        5,925           385
Gem stones, other                          1,750        1,556           194
Glassware, chinaware                       2,115        2,066            49
Jewelry                                    9,879        8,897           982
Pleasure boats and motors                  2,522        2,261           261
Numismatic coins                             237          221            17
Photo equipment                            1,281        1,531          -250
Rugs                                       1,681        1,525           156
Records, tapes, and disks                  1,350        1,327            23
Nursery stock, etc.                        1,270        1,142           128
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         6,507        5,917           590
Apparel, household goods - wool            3,211        2,872           339
Writing and art supplies                  10,553        9,459         1,094
Toiletries and cosmetics                   4,501        4,025           475
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      27,332       24,791         2,541
Apparel, household goods - cotton         37,467       36,120         1,346
TV's, VCR's, etc                          27,882       22,855         5,027
Pharmaceutical preparations               47,598       44,932         2,666

Other goods                               46,119       43,559         2,560
                                                  

(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-05-04, BEA-05-01), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, November 2004.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
