                          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)                                February     January       Monthly
                                       2005         2005 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         135,910      133,572         2,338
Net Adjustments                              286          291            -5
Total, Census Basis                      135,624      133,281         2,343

Foods, feeds, and beverages                5,575        5,569             6

Green coffee                                 202          147            55
Meat products                                551          504            47
Fruits, frozen juices                        554          544            10
Bakery products                              452          443            10
Dairy products and eggs                      140          132             9
Cocoa beans                                   94           91             3
Tea, spices, etc.                             75           76           (-)
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   37           39            -3
Food oils, oilseeds                          162          165            -3
Vegetables                                   437          440            -3
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     134          137            -3
Cane and beet sugar                           23           40           -16
Wine and related products                    565          582           -18
Fish and shellfish                         1,033        1,052           -19
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          397          417           -21
Other foods                                  628          649           -21
Nuts                                          91          112           -21

Industrial supplies and materials         40,474       38,144         2,331

Crude oil                                 13,282       11,875         1,408
Gas-natural                                2,366        2,034           332
Petroleum products, other                  2,732        2,420           312
Iron and steel mill products               1,709        1,586           123
Other precious metals                        452          336           116
Lumber                                       853          794            59
Coal and related fuels                       262          208            53
Chemicals-fertilizers                        539          495            44
Natural rubber                               152          118            34
Synthetic cloth                              463          432            31
Synthetic rubber--primary                    161          130            31
Nickel                                       185          158            27
Nonmonetary gold                             320          294            26
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              611          585            26
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  344          319            25
Zinc                                         110           85            25
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    513          490            22
Fuel oil                                   1,482        1,460            22
Plastic materials                          1,014          992            22
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        259          240            18
Electric energy                              133          118            14
Newsprint                                    260          247            13
Shingles, wallboard                        1,044        1,032            12
Nonferrous metals, other                     197          185            12
Iron and steel, advanced                     592          581            11
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        180          171             9
Paper and paper products                     661          653             9
Bauxite and aluminum                         961          955             6
Materials, excluding chemicals               121          116             5
Chemicals-organic                          1,504        1,500             4
Wool, silk, etc.                              69           66             3
Hides and skins                               12           11             1
Farming materials, livestock                  74           74           (-)
Tin                                           31           32            -1
Cotton, natural fibers                         6            9            -3
Chemicals-inorganic                          408          413            -6
Hair, waste materials                         49           57            -7
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  66           77           -10
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      89           99           -11
Nontextile floor tiles                       232          243           -12
Leather and furs                              64           76           -12
Tobacco, waxes, etc                          380          397           -17
Finished textile supplies                    274          296           -22
Plywood and veneers                          194          218           -24
Industrial supplies, other                 1,654        1,697           -43
Liquefied petroleum gases                    737          780           -43
Steelmaking materials                        765          821           -56
Copper                                       252          309           -57
Finished metal shapes                        922          984           -62
Nuclear fuel materials                       105          174           -69
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      632          701           -69

Capital goods, except automotive          30,095       30,866          -771

Civilian aircraft                            845        1,087          -241
Computer accessories                       5,310        5,472          -162
Medicinal equipment                        1,772        1,908          -135
Semiconductors                             2,035        2,146          -111
Electric apparatus                         2,332        2,442          -110
Photo, service industry machinery          1,060        1,166          -106
Industrial machines, other                 2,040        2,132           -92
Engines-civilian aircraft                    706          792           -85
Industrial engines                           972        1,038           -66
Materials handling equipment                 783          838           -55
Wood, glass, plastic                         476          509           -33
Laboratory testing instruments               240          262           -21
Telecommunications equipment               2,625        2,642           -17
Parts-civilian aircraft                      428          439           -11
Marine engines, parts                         74           84           -10
Business machines and equipment              730          736            -6
Food, tobacco machinery                      175          178            -3
Textile, sewing machines                     103          104            -2
Spacecraft, excluding military                 1            1           (-)
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Pulp and paper machinery                     373          372             1
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   101           99             2
Commercial vessels, other                      6            4             2
Railway transportation equipment             119          116             3
Specialized mining                            44           28            15
Measuring, testing, control instruments      994          972            21
Agricultural machinery, equipment            598          572            27
Drilling & oilfield equipment                235          207            27
Excavating machinery                         858          806            52
Generators, accessories                    1,076          998            78
Metalworking machine tools                   682          581           101
Computers                                  2,301        2,135           166

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   19,928       19,776           152

Consumer goods                            35,094       34,419           675

Pharmaceutical preparations                4,958        3,915         1,043
Apparel, household goods - cotton          4,034        3,753           281
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,590        2,462           128
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              764          682            82
Stereo equipment, etc                        991          935            55
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,999        1,952            48
Motorcycles and parts                        380          340            40
Gem diamonds                               1,246        1,236            10
Household appliances                       1,296        1,292             3
Photo equipment                               99           99           (-)
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           674          679            -6
Nursery stock, etc.                          113          119            -6
Numismatic coins                              19           26            -8
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,649        2,659           -10
Camping apparel and gear                     639          654           -16
Glassware, chinaware                         208          225           -17
Books, printed matter                        338          357           -20
Footwear                                   1,161        1,183           -22
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     504          527           -23
Rugs                                         154          178           -24
Records, tapes, and disks                    133          156           -24
Pleasure boats and motors                    201          225           -24
Musical instruments                          144          170           -26
Jewelry                                      962          992           -30
Toiletries and cosmetics                     466          501           -35
Gem stones, other                            151          195           -44
Apparel, household goods - wool              310          355           -45
Writing and art supplies                   1,035        1,087           -52
TV's, VCR's, etc                           2,750        2,979          -229
Other household goods                      4,125        4,482          -357

Other goods                                4,458        4,507           -49
                                        
                               _________________

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         269,482      226,440        43,043
Net Adjustments                              577          495            82
Total, Census Basis                      268,906      225,945        42,961

Foods, feeds, and beverages               11,144        9,898         1,246

Green coffee                                 348          239           110
Meat products                              1,055        1,062            -7
Fruits, frozen juices                      1,098          863           234
Bakery products                              895          809            86
Dairy products and eggs                      272          204            68
Cocoa beans                                  185          116            69
Tea, spices, etc.                            151          205           -54
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   76           65            11
Food oils, oilseeds                          327          293            34
Vegetables                                   876          862            15
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     272          289           -18
Cane and beet sugar                           63           57             6
Wine and related products                  1,147        1,010           137
Fish and shellfish                         2,084        1,986            98
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          814          649           165
Other foods                                1,278        1,035           243
Nuts                                         203          155            49

Industrial supplies and materials         78,618       59,445        19,173

Crude oil                                 25,157       19,437         5,720
Gas-natural                                4,400        3,541           858
Petroleum products, other                  5,151        2,701         2,450
Iron and steel mill products               3,296        1,530         1,766
Other precious metals                        788          701            87
Lumber                                     1,646        1,209           438
Coal and related fuels                       470          204           266
Chemicals-fertilizers                      1,033          909           124
Natural rubber                               270          232            37
Synthetic cloth                              894          739           155
Synthetic rubber--primary                    291          221            69
Nickel                                       344          265            79
Nonmonetary gold                             614          710           -96
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            1,196          758           438
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  663          638            25
Zinc                                         195          188             8
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  1,003          758           244
Fuel oil                                   2,942        2,863            79
Plastic materials                          2,005        1,485           520
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        499          420            79
Electric energy                              251          177            74
Newsprint                                    507          524           -17
Shingles, wallboard                        2,076        1,693           384
Nonferrous metals, other                     381          253           129
Iron and steel, advanced                   1,174          831           343
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        351          367           -16
Paper and paper products                   1,314        1,086           228
Bauxite and aluminum                       1,916        1,298           619
Materials, excluding chemicals               237          241            -4
Chemicals-organic                          3,005        2,317           688
Wool, silk, etc.                             135          119            16
Hides and skins                               23           23           (-)
Farming materials, livestock                 148          133            15
Tin                                           63           40            23
Cotton, natural fibers                        15           13             3
Chemicals-inorganic                          821          713           108
Hair, waste materials                        106           84            22
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 143          132            11
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     188          169            19
Nontextile floor tiles                       475          393            82
Leather and furs                             140          135             5
Tobacco, waxes, etc                          778          620           157
Finished textile supplies                    570          483            87
Plywood and veneers                          412          339            74
Industrial supplies, other                 3,351        2,788           563
Liquefied petroleum gases                  1,517        1,197           320
Steelmaking materials                      1,586          713           872
Copper                                       560          292           268
Finished metal shapes                      1,906        1,406           500
Nuclear fuel materials                       279          305           -26
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    1,333        1,051           282

Capital goods, except automotive          60,962       53,187         7,775

Civilian aircraft                          1,932        1,473           459
Computer accessories                      10,782       10,127           655
Medicinal equipment                        3,680        3,034           646
Semiconductors                             4,182        4,388          -207
Electric apparatus                         4,773        4,234           539
Photo, service industry machinery          2,226        1,924           302
Industrial machines, other                 4,172        3,392           779
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,498        1,229           269
Industrial engines                         2,010        1,637           372
Materials handling equipment               1,621        1,165           456
Wood, glass, plastic                         985          877           108
Laboratory testing instruments               502          433            69
Telecommunications equipment               5,268        4,698           570
Parts-civilian aircraft                      868          755           112
Marine engines, parts                        158          114            44
Business machines and equipment            1,467        1,219           248
Food, tobacco machinery                      353          295            59
Textile, sewing machines                     207          192            15
Spacecraft, excluding military                 2            3            -1
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Pulp and paper machinery                     745          764           -19
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   199          135            64
Commercial vessels, other                     10          213          -203
Railway transportation equipment             234          167            67
Specialized mining                            72           59            13
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,966        1,814           153
Agricultural machinery, equipment          1,170          991           179
Drilling & oilfield equipment                442          257           185
Excavating machinery                       1,664        1,107           557
Generators, accessories                    2,074        1,797           278
Metalworking machine tools                 1,263        1,053           211
Computers                                  4,436        3,641           795

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   39,704       36,633         3,070

Consumer goods                            69,513       58,538        10,975

Pharmaceutical preparations                8,873        8,552           321
Apparel, household goods - cotton          7,787        6,535         1,252
Toys, games, and sporting goods            5,052        3,763         1,289
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            1,446        1,153           293
Stereo equipment, etc                      1,926        1,389           538
Furniture, household goods, etc.           3,951        3,220           731
Motorcycles and parts                        720          565           154
Gem diamonds                               2,482        2,223           260
Household appliances                       2,588        2,167           422
Photo equipment                              198          220           -22
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         1,353        1,082           271
Nursery stock, etc.                          231          230             1
Numismatic coins                              45           54            -9
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       5,308        4,657           651
Camping apparel and gear                   1,293        1,126           166
Glassware, chinaware                         433          383            50
Books, printed matter                        695          598            98
Footwear                                   2,345        2,042           302
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   1,032          803           229
Rugs                                         332          288            44
Records, tapes, and disks                    289          244            45
Pleasure boats and motors                    427          448           -21
Musical instruments                          315          250            64
Jewelry                                    1,954        1,693           260
Toiletries and cosmetics                     968          786           182
Gem stones, other                            347          294            53
Apparel, household goods - wool              665          547           118
Writing and art supplies                   2,122        1,767           355
TV's, VCR's, etc                           5,729        4,819           909
Other household goods                      8,607        6,637         1,970

Other goods                                8,964        8,243           721
                                                  

(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-05-50, BEA-05-14), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, February 2005.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
