                          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)                                December     November      Monthly
                                       2004         2004 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         131,669      131,587            83
Net Adjustments                              272          306           -35
Total, Census Basis                      131,398      131,280           117

Foods, feeds, and beverages                5,579        5,436           142

Other foods                                  594          570            24
Meat products                                631          583            48
Food oils, oilseeds                          166          148            18
Vegetables                                   576          534            42
Bakery products                              413          412             1
Fruits, frozen juices                        513          517            -4
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          365          400           -36
Nuts                                         103          108            -6
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     137          156           -20
Fish and shellfish                         1,052        1,000            53
Green coffee                                 150          169           -19
Wine and related products                    566          535            31
Dairy products and eggs                      122          115             7
Cane and beet sugar                           35           50           -15
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   35           31             4
Cocoa beans                                   49           36            13
Tea, spices, etc.                             73           71             1

Industrial supplies and materials         39,097       39,951          -854

Crude oil                                 13,001       14,328        -1,327
Iron and steel mill products               1,748        1,752            -4
Petroleum products, other                  2,476        2,752          -275
Fuel oil                                   1,368        1,734          -366
Gas-natural                                1,989        1,896            93
Shingles, wallboard                        1,026          992            34
Lumber                                       784          818           -34
Steelmaking materials                        587          611           -24
Industrial supplies, other                 1,576        1,576           (-)
Finished metal shapes                        888          926           -38
Liquefied petroleum gases                    801          749            52
Bauxite and aluminum                         978          827           151
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              591          535            56
Chemicals-organic                          1,525        1,139           386
Plastic materials                            934          896            38
Coal and related fuels                       202          197             6
Iron and steel, advanced                     556          552             4
Other precious metals                        449          334           115
Nonmonetary gold                             460          339           120
Chemicals-fertilizers                        638          623            15
Paper and paper products                     653          633            19
Plywood and veneers                          206          228           -22
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    487          440            47
Copper                                       195          266           -71
Nickel                                       178          145            33
Chemicals-inorganic                          431          453           -22
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  292          326           -35
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      526          563           -37
Nonferrous metals, other                     189          173            16
Synthetic cloth                              412          419            -6
Tobacco, waxes, etc                          386          339            47
Natural rubber                               143           97            46
Finished textile supplies                    273          263            10
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        222          243           -21
Nontextile floor tiles                       232          218            14
Tin                                           42           39             3
Zinc                                          90           97            -7
Synthetic rubber--primary                    129          133            -4
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      98           95             3
Wool, silk, etc.                              74           69             5
Hair, waste materials                         52           48             3
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        170          156            14
Leather and furs                              71           66             5
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  62           55             7
Hides and skins                               15           12             3
Cotton, natural fibers                         6            8            -2
Newsprint                                    253          250             3
Farming materials, livestock                  69           66             3
Materials, excluding chemicals               112          111             1
Electric energy                              122          136           -13
Nuclear fuel materials                       332          226           106

Capital goods, except automotive          30,320       29,685           635

Computer accessories                       5,305        5,372           -67
Telecommunications equipment               2,701        2,520           182
Computers                                  2,512        2,190           322
Electric apparatus                         2,193        2,322          -128
Industrial machines, other                 2,022        1,922           100
Medicinal equipment                        1,716        1,707             9
Excavating machinery                         761          829           -69
Semiconductors                             1,994        2,107          -112
Industrial engines                           964          975           -11
Measuring, testing, control instruments      980          973             7
Photo, service industry machinery          1,149        1,113            36
Materials handling equipment                 789          804           -15
Agricultural machinery, equipment            502          553           -52
Business machines and equipment              727          703            24
Engines-civilian aircraft                    759          660            99
Metalworking machine tools                   683          649            34
Generators, accessories                      993        1,043           -49
Drilling & oilfield equipment                213          225           -12
Wood, glass, plastic                         481          479             2
Pulp and paper machinery                     418          433           -15
Laboratory testing instruments               227          248           -21
Nonfarm tractors and parts                    89           92            -3
Food, tobacco machinery                      182          164            18
Railway transportation equipment             107          111            -4
Parts-civilian aircraft                      445          389            56
Marine engines, parts                         70           72            -1
Textile, sewing machines                      94           89             5
Specialized mining                            40           34             6
Vessels, except scrap                          1          (-)             1
Commercial vessels, other                      5            4             1
Spacecraft, excluding military                15            2            12
Civilian aircraft                          1,181          900           281

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   19,341       19,007           334

Consumer goods                            32,802       32,845           -44

Other household goods                      3,740        3,798           -58
TV's, VCR's, etc                           2,686        2,774           -88
Pharmaceutical preparations                4,566        4,262           304
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,519        2,682          -163
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,891        1,784           107
Household appliances                       1,269        1,238            31
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,468        3,664          -196
Gem diamonds                               1,272        1,306           -34
Stereo equipment, etc                      1,123          947           176
Writing and art supplies                   1,014          990            24
Toys/games/sporting goods                  2,303        2,204            99
Jewelry                                      969          958            11
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              519          733          -214
Footwear                                   1,087        1,075            11
Motorcycles and parts                        371          345            25
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           593          586             7
Toiletries and cosmetics                     475          444            31
Camping apparel and gear                     609          585            23
Apparel, household goods - wool              297          348           -51
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     477          456            21
Books, printed matter                        346          337             9
Gem stones, other                            164          173            -8
Pleasure boats and motors                    177          258           -82
Musical instruments                          138          155           -17
Rugs                                         155          161            -6
Nursery stock, etc.                          108          111            -4
Glassware, chinaware                         193          213           -19
Records, tapes, and disks                    146          138             8
Numismatic coins                              25           18             6
Photo equipment                              103          101             2

Other goods                                4,259        4,356           -97
                                        
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Item(1)                                Year-to-date Year-to-date  Year-to-date
                                       2004         2003          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       1,473,768    1,260,674       213,094
Net Adjustments                            3,221        3,553          -332
Total, Census Basis                    1,470,547    1,257,121       213,426

Foods, feeds, and beverages               62,167       55,831         6,336

Other foods                                6,353        5,063         1,289
Meat products                              6,862        5,715         1,146
Food oils, oilseeds                        2,224        1,495           729
Vegetables                                 5,679        5,018           660
Bakery products                            4,868        4,516           351
Fruits, frozen juices                      5,852        5,506           346
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        4,047        3,711           336
Nuts                                       1,098          798           301
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   1,872        1,594           278
Fish and shellfish                        11,209       10,946           263
Green coffee                               1,868        1,612           256
Wine and related products                  6,261        6,023           237
Dairy products and eggs                    1,362        1,161           201
Cane and beet sugar                          568          574            -7
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  396          408           -12
Cocoa beans                                  686          702           -16
Tea, spices, etc.                            963          987           -24

Industrial supplies and materials        412,413      313,818        98,595

Crude oil                                131,881       99,167        32,714
Iron and steel mill products              16,808        7,390         9,418
Petroleum products, other                 24,027       16,280         7,746
Fuel oil                                  16,883       12,175         4,707
Gas-natural                               23,182       18,521         4,661
Shingles, wallboard                       11,739        8,861         2,877
Lumber                                     9,060        6,242         2,817
Steelmaking materials                      5,636        2,839         2,797
Industrial supplies, other                18,074       15,620         2,454
Finished metal shapes                     10,077        7,625         2,453
Liquefied petroleum gases                  7,867        5,472         2,395
Bauxite and aluminum                       9,274        6,922         2,352
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            6,039        4,095         1,945
Chemicals-organic                         15,208       13,365         1,843
Plastic materials                          9,874        8,501         1,373
Coal and related fuels                     2,475        1,214         1,261
Iron and steel, advanced                   6,073        4,835         1,238
Other precious metals                      4,835        3,632         1,203
Nonmonetary gold                           4,010        2,957         1,053
Chemicals-fertilizers                      6,181        5,191           990
Paper and paper products                   7,129        6,178           951
Plywood and veneers                        2,722        1,833           889
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  4,797        3,953           844
Copper                                     2,548        1,785           762
Nickel                                     1,854        1,092           762
Chemicals-inorganic                        4,643        3,895           748
Blank tapes, audio & visual                3,781        3,039           742
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    6,415        5,708           707
Nonferrous metals, other                   1,968        1,278           691
Synthetic cloth                            4,635        4,183           452
Tobacco, waxes, etc                        4,181        3,742           439
Natural rubber                             1,466        1,047           418
Finished textile supplies                  3,029        2,631           398
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      2,945        2,599           345
Nontextile floor tiles                     2,552        2,304           248
Tin                                          434          188           245
Zinc                                       1,071          868           203
Synthetic rubber--primary                  1,448        1,262           186
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                   1,155          970           186
Wool, silk, etc.                             809          689           120
Hair, waste materials                        581          472           109
Cotton cloth, fabrics                      2,136        2,056            80
Leather and furs                             842          774            69
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 684          628            56
Hides and skins                              152          130            22
Cotton, natural fibers                        89           91            -2
Newsprint                                  2,975        2,991           -16
Farming materials, livestock                 790          816           -26
Materials, excluding chemicals             1,450        1,482           -31
Electric energy                            1,261        1,329           -67
Nuclear fuel materials                     2,668        2,898          -230

Capital goods, except automotive         343,828      295,833        47,994

Computer accessories                      63,672       56,147         7,525
Telecommunications equipment              29,451       24,780         4,671
Computers                                 25,015       20,365         4,650
Electric apparatus                        27,184       22,808         4,377
Industrial machines, other                22,576       18,689         3,886
Medicinal equipment                       19,313       16,229         3,083
Excavating machinery                       7,608        4,929         2,678
Semiconductors                            26,747       24,604         2,142
Industrial engines                        11,088        9,211         1,877
Measuring, testing, control instruments   11,479        9,686         1,793
Photo, service industry machinery         11,991       10,231         1,760
Materials handling equipment               8,172        6,587         1,585
Agricultural machinery, equipment          6,306        4,816         1,490
Business machines and equipment            8,052        7,135           917
Engines-civilian aircraft                  8,176        7,319           857
Metalworking machine tools                 7,050        6,193           856
Generators, accessories                   11,336       10,483           853
Drilling & oilfield equipment              2,558        1,789           769
Wood, glass, plastic                       5,553        4,985           567
Pulp and paper machinery                   4,429        3,867           562
Laboratory testing instruments             2,755        2,214           541
Nonfarm tractors and parts                 1,009          721           288
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,941        1,697           244
Railway transportation equipment           1,226        1,009           217
Parts-civilian aircraft                    4,726        4,535           191
Marine engines, parts                        814          717            97
Textile, sewing machines                   1,087        1,001            87
Specialized mining                           450          383            68
Vessels, except scrap                          4            5            -1
Commercial vessels, other                    285          299           -14
Spacecraft, excluding military                80          165           -85
Civilian aircraft                         11,693       12,232          -539

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  228,410      210,173        18,237

Consumer goods                           373,209      333,878        39,331

Other household goods                     43,257       35,173         8,083
TV's, VCR's, etc                          30,872       25,392         5,480
Pharmaceutical preparations               52,574       49,069         3,505
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      29,979       27,078         2,901
Furniture, household goods, etc.          20,855       17,983         2,872
Household appliances                      13,800       11,824         1,977
Apparel, household goods - cotton         41,077       39,303         1,774
Gem diamonds                              14,660       12,936         1,724
Stereo equipment, etc                      9,106        7,582         1,524
Writing and art supplies                  11,612       10,321         1,292
Toys/games/sporting goods                 24,116       22,951         1,165
Jewelry                                   10,893        9,768         1,125
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            7,137        6,194           943
Footwear                                  12,613       11,875           738
Motorcycles and parts                      3,963        3,337           626
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         7,089        6,468           622
Toiletries and cosmetics                   5,008        4,425           583
Camping apparel and gear                   6,929        6,443           486
Apparel, household goods - wool            3,583        3,153           430
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   5,261        4,835           426
Books, printed matter                      3,846        3,577           269
Gem stones, other                          1,915        1,701           214
Pleasure boats and motors                  2,688        2,482           206
Musical instruments                        1,694        1,497           197
Rugs                                       1,842        1,670           173
Nursery stock, etc.                        1,377        1,249           128
Glassware, chinaware                       2,314        2,253            61
Records, tapes, and disks                  1,506        1,449            57
Numismatic coins                             262          241            20
Photo equipment                            1,381        1,648          -267

Other goods                               50,520       47,587         2,933
                                                  

(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-05-17, BEA-05-05), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, December 2004.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
