                          Part A: Seasonally Adjusted
         Exhibit 8. IMPORTS OF GOODS BY END-USE CATEGORY AND COMMODITY
                                        
    (In millions of dollars.  Details may not equal to tals 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)                                January      December      Monthly
                                       2005         2004 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         133,534      130,990         2,545
Net Adjustments                              290          274            16
Total, Census Basis                      133,244      130,716         2,529

Foods, feeds, and beverages                5,552        5,569           -17

Vegetables                                   440          576          -135
Meat products                                498          630          -132
Food oils, oilseeds                          155          166           -11
Green coffee                                 147          150            -3
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     137          137             1
Tea, spices, etc.                             76           73             3
Fish and shellfish                         1,055        1,051             4
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   40           35             4
Cane and beet sugar                           40           35             5
Nuts                                         113          102            10
Dairy products and eggs                      132          121            11
Wine and related products                    582          566            17
Bakery products                              443          412            31
Fruits, frozen juices                        544          511            33
Cocoa beans                                   91           49            43
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          408          361            47
Other foods                                  651          595            56

Industrial supplies and materials         38,105       38,821          -716

Crude oil                                 11,868       12,903        -1,035
Iron and steel mill products               1,552        1,721          -169
Nonmonetary gold                             294          460          -166
Nuclear fuel materials                       174          332          -158
Other precious metals                        328          451          -123
Chemicals-fertilizers                        506          616          -110
Natural rubber                               118          143           -25
Bauxite and aluminum                         952          974           -21
Chemicals-organic                          1,500        1,522           -21
Chemicals-inorganic                          408          428           -19
Nickel                                       158          178           -19
Tin                                           32           42           -10
Wool, silk, etc.                              66           74            -8
Newsprint                                    246          253            -7
Nonferrous metals, other                     185          191            -6
Zinc                                          85           90            -5
Electric energy                              118          122            -4
Hides and skins                               11           15            -4
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              583          585            -2
Petroleum products, other                  2,427        2,428            -1
Paper and paper products                     650          651            -1
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        171          170             1
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     100           99             1
Synthetic rubber--primary                    130          127             3
Liquefied petroleum gases                    779          776             3
Cotton, natural fibers                         9            6             4
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    491          487             4
Leather and furs                              76           71             5
Hair, waste materials                         57           52             5
Farming materials, livestock                  74           69             6
Shingles, wallboard                        1,031        1,026             6
Materials, excluding chemicals               117          111             6
Coal and related fuels                       208          202             6
Lumber                                       793          784             9
Tobacco, waxes, etc                          397          386            11
Nontextile floor tiles                       243          231            12
Plywood and veneers                          218          206            12
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  76           61            15
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        249          231            17
Synthetic cloth                              427          410            18
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  318          295            23
Finished textile supplies                    297          273            23
Iron and steel, advanced                     582          555            27
Plastic materials                            991          932            60
Gas-natural                                2,034        1,967            67
Finished metal shapes                        984          887            97
Fuel oil                                   1,460        1,357           103
Copper                                       305          195           110
Industrial supplies, other                 1,697        1,572           125
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      701          524           177
Steelmaking materials                        825          582           243

Capital goods, except automotive          30,737       30,230           507

Electric apparatus                         2,449        2,197           252
Medicinal equipment                        1,912        1,716           197
Computer accessories                       5,449        5,287           162
Semiconductors                             2,140        1,996           144
Industrial machines, other                 2,143        2,032           112
Industrial engines                         1,038          966            71
Agricultural machinery, equipment            571          500            71
Materials handling equipment                 836          787            49
Excavating machinery                         807          759            48
Laboratory testing instruments               264          226            37
Engines-civilian aircraft                    804          773            31
Wood, glass, plastic                         509          479            30
Photo, service industry machinery          1,154        1,135            19
Marine engines, parts                         82           70            12
Textile, sewing machines                     105           94            11
Business machines and equipment              736          726            10
Nonfarm tractors and parts                    99           89            10
Railway transportation equipment             116          107             9
Generators, accessories                      993          990             3
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)            1            -1
Drilling & oilfield equipment                207          208            -1
Commercial vessels, other                      4            5            -2
Food, tobacco machinery                      179          181            -2
Measuring, testing, control instruments      982          987            -5
Parts-civilian aircraft                      441          446            -5
Specialized mining                            28           40           -11
Spacecraft, excluding military                 1           15           -13
Pulp and paper machinery                     371          420           -50
Telecommunications equipment               2,614        2,687           -73
Metalworking machine tools                   582          681           -99
Civilian aircraft                            985        1,125          -139
Computers                                  2,135        2,505          -370

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   19,739       19,199           540

Consumer goods                            34,609       32,636         1,973

Other household goods                      4,472        3,731           741
TV's, VCR's, etc                           2,994        2,664           330
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,750        3,469           281
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,465        2,297           168
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              681          518           163
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,657        2,518           140
Footwear                                   1,184        1,088            95
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           677          592            86
Writing and art supplies                   1,086        1,011            75
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,951        1,887            64
Apparel, household goods - wool              357          295            62
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     527          476            51
Pleasure boats and motors                    225          176            48
Camping apparel and gear                     654          609            45
Toiletries and cosmetics                     502          465            37
Musical instruments                          171          138            33
Glassware, chinaware                         225          193            32
Gem stones, other                            195          164            31
Rugs                                         178          156            22
Household appliances                       1,292        1,270            22
Books, printed matter                        360          347            13
Nursery stock, etc.                          119          108            11
Records, tapes, and disks                    157          147             9
Jewelry                                      977          968             9
Numismatic coins                              26           25             2
Photo equipment                              100          102            -2
Motorcycles and parts                        340          366           -26
Gem diamonds                               1,242        1,280           -38
Stereo equipment, etc                        938        1,110          -172
Pharmaceutical preparations                4,108        4,464          -356

Other goods                                4,504        4,262           242
                                        
                               _________________

Item(1)                                Year-to-date Year-to-date  Year-to-date
                                       2005         2004          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         133,534      111,506        22,029
Net Adjustments                              290          243            47
Total, Census Basis                      133,244      111,262        21,982

Foods, feeds, and beverages                5,552        4,804           747

Vegetables                                   440          407            33
Meat products                                498          566           -68
Food oils, oilseeds                          155          129            26
Green coffee                                 147          102            45
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     137          138            -1
Tea, spices, etc.                             76           91           -16
Fish and shellfish                         1,055          910           145
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   40           38             1
Cane and beet sugar                           40           21            18
Nuts                                         113           79            34
Dairy products and eggs                      132           98            35
Wine and related products                    582          501            81
Bakery products                              443          386            57
Fruits, frozen juices                        544          405           139
Cocoa beans                                   91           71            20
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          408          339            69
Other foods                                  651          521           129

Industrial supplies and materials         38,105       28,235         9,869

Crude oil                                 11,868        9,218         2,651
Iron and steel mill products               1,552          724           828
Nonmonetary gold                             294          340           -46
Nuclear fuel materials                       174          168             5
Other precious metals                        328          284            44
Chemicals-fertilizers                        506          409            97
Natural rubber                               118          115             3
Bauxite and aluminum                         952          550           402
Chemicals-organic                          1,500        1,037           463
Chemicals-inorganic                          408          354            55
Nickel                                       158          121            38
Tin                                           32           17            15
Wool, silk, etc.                              66           60             6
Newsprint                                    246          240             6
Nonferrous metals, other                     185          112            73
Zinc                                          85           89            -3
Electric energy                              118           95            24
Hides and skins                               11           13            -2
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              583          355           228
Petroleum products, other                  2,427        1,296         1,131
Paper and paper products                     650          509           141
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        171          179            -8
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     100           88            12
Synthetic rubber--primary                    130          102            28
Liquefied petroleum gases                    779          591           188
Cotton, natural fibers                         9            7             2
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    491          397            94
Leather and furs                              76           69             7
Hair, waste materials                         57           43            14
Farming materials, livestock                  74           64            11
Shingles, wallboard                        1,031          796           235
Materials, excluding chemicals               117          114             3
Coal and related fuels                       208           91           117
Lumber                                       793          583           210
Tobacco, waxes, etc                          397          291           106
Nontextile floor tiles                       243          199            44
Plywood and veneers                          218          179            39
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  76           65            11
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        249          208            41
Synthetic cloth                              427          363            65
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  318          298            20
Finished textile supplies                    297          240            57
Iron and steel, advanced                     582          407           175
Plastic materials                            991          719           273
Gas-natural                                2,034        1,593           441
Finished metal shapes                        984          686           298
Fuel oil                                   1,460        1,378            82
Copper                                       305          148           157
Industrial supplies, other                 1,697        1,395           302
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      701          526           176
Steelmaking materials                        825          312           513

Capital goods, except automotive          30,737       26,806         3,931

Electric apparatus                         2,449        2,106           343
Medicinal equipment                        1,912        1,418           494
Computer accessories                       5,449        5,111           338
Semiconductors                             2,140        2,167           -26
Industrial machines, other                 2,143        1,698           446
Industrial engines                         1,038          805           232
Agricultural machinery, equipment            571          481            90
Materials handling equipment                 836          579           258
Excavating machinery                         807          562           245
Laboratory testing instruments               264          215            49
Engines-civilian aircraft                    804          622           182
Wood, glass, plastic                         509          421            88
Photo, service industry machinery          1,154        1,025           129
Marine engines, parts                         82           54            28
Textile, sewing machines                     105           97             7
Business machines and equipment              736          620           117
Nonfarm tractors and parts                    99           69            30
Railway transportation equipment             116           75            41
Generators, accessories                      993          841           152
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Drilling & oilfield equipment                207          137            71
Commercial vessels, other                      4          150          -146
Food, tobacco machinery                      179          139            40
Measuring, testing, control instruments      982          887            95
Parts-civilian aircraft                      441          377            64
Specialized mining                            28           30            -2
Spacecraft, excluding military                 1            2           (-)
Pulp and paper machinery                     371          417           -47
Telecommunications equipment               2,614        2,409           205
Metalworking machine tools                   582          513            68
Civilian aircraft                            985          990            -4
Computers                                  2,135        1,792           343

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   19,739       17,843         1,895

Consumer goods                            34,609       29,525         5,083

Other household goods                      4,472        3,265         1,207
TV's, VCR's, etc                           2,994        2,406           587
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,750        3,366           384
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,465        2,091           373
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              681          618            62
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,657        2,415           242
Footwear                                   1,184        1,079           105
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           677          577           101
Writing and art supplies                   1,086          900           187
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,951        1,635           316
Apparel, household goods - wool              357          276            81
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     527          420           107
Pleasure boats and motors                    225          205            19
Camping apparel and gear                     654          599            55
Toiletries and cosmetics                     502          387           114
Musical instruments                          171          124            46
Glassware, chinaware                         225          195            30
Gem stones, other                            195          155            40
Rugs                                         178          144            34
Household appliances                       1,292        1,108           183
Books, printed matter                        360          301            59
Nursery stock, etc.                          119          117             1
Records, tapes, and disks                    157          117            40
Jewelry                                      977          808           169
Numismatic coins                              26           24             2
Photo equipment                              100          107            -7
Motorcycles and parts                        340          273            67
Gem diamonds                               1,242        1,092           150
Stereo equipment, etc                        938          784           155
Pharmaceutical preparations                4,108        3,936           172

Other goods                                4,504        4,048           455
                                                  

(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-05-34, BEA-05-08), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, January 2005.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
