                          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)                                March        February      Monthly
                                       2005         2005 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         131,508      135,699        -4,191
Net Adjustments                              319          290            30
Total, Census Basis                      131,189      135,409        -4,220

Foods, feeds, and beverages                5,500        5,547           -47

Other foods                                  551          628           -77
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          334          388           -55
Bakery products                              420          452           -33
Fish and shellfish                         1,005        1,031           -26
Fruits, frozen juices                        536          553           -18
Wine and related products                    549          564           -15
Dairy products and eggs                      138          141            -3
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   36           37            -1
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     136          134             2
Green coffee                                 204          202             3
Tea, spices, etc.                             81           75             6
Vegetables                                   445          436             8
Nuts                                         100           91             9
Meat products                                567          545            22
Food oils, oilseeds                          187          152            34
Cocoa beans                                  133           94            38
Cane and beet sugar                           81           23            58

Industrial supplies and materials         40,227       40,380          -153

Chemicals-organic                          1,261        1,531          -270
Petroleum products, other                  2,526        2,743          -217
Steelmaking materials                        560          758          -197
Bauxite and aluminum                         792          960          -168
Gas-natural                                2,211        2,366          -154
Industrial supplies, other                 1,582        1,653           -71
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    457          515           -59
Iron and steel, advanced                     541          594           -53
Paper and paper products                     612          659           -47
Natural rubber                               110          152           -42
Synthetic cloth                              421          461           -40
Finished metal shapes                        886          921           -35
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              576          609           -33
Plastic materials                            984        1,013           -30
Shingles, wallboard                        1,014        1,043           -29
Nontextile floor tiles                       206          231           -25
Nickel                                       171          185           -15
Newsprint                                    246          259           -14
Zinc                                          97          110           -13
Finished textile supplies                    261          274           -13
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  55           67           -12
Electric energy                              122          133           -11
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        169          180           -11
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  329          340           -10
Synthetic rubber--primary                    153          162            -9
Farming materials, livestock                  68           74            -6
Tin                                           28           31            -3
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      86           89            -3
Hides and skins                               10           12            -2
Iron and steel mill products               1,672        1,674            -1
Wool, silk, etc.                              68           69            -1
Materials, excluding chemicals               121          121           (-)
Hair, waste materials                         49           49           (-)
Leather and furs                              67           64             2
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      636          633             3
Cotton, natural fibers                        10            6             4
Nonferrous metals, other                     210          199            12
Lumber                                       866          853            13
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        277          263            14
Nonmonetary gold                             346          322            24
Other precious metals                        466          442            24
Chemicals-inorganic                          426          402            24
Copper                                       285          248            37
Plywood and veneers                          233          194            38
Coal and related fuels                       303          262            41
Fuel oil                                   1,544        1,501            43
Tobacco, waxes, etc                          445          382            62
Chemicals-fertilizers                        617          545            72
Nuclear fuel materials                       209          105           104
Liquefied petroleum gases                    912          744           168
Crude oil                                 13,931       13,175           756

Capital goods, except automotive          29,585       29,917          -332

Excavating machinery                         651          863          -212
Computer accessories                       5,166        5,284          -118
Generators, accessories                      966        1,073          -107
Industrial machines, other                 1,944        2,037           -93
Business machines and equipment              655          730           -75
Measuring, testing, control instruments      926          994           -68
Electric apparatus                         2,296        2,344           -48
Metalworking machine tools                   634          680           -46
Medicinal equipment                        1,735        1,774           -39
Wood, glass, plastic                         444          475           -31
Agricultural machinery, equipment            582          601           -19
Laboratory testing instruments               225          242           -17
Food, tobacco machinery                      165          176           -11
Drilling & oilfield equipment                228          233            -5
Nonfarm tractors and parts                    97          102            -5
Materials handling equipment                 779          784            -5
Commercial vessels, other                      6            6           (-)
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Textile, sewing machines                     103          102             1
Spacecraft, excluding military                 3            1             2
Specialized mining                            46           44             2
Railway transportation equipment             122          119             3
Computers                                  2,308        2,302             6
Marine engines, parts                         84           76             8
Semiconductors                             2,034        2,024             9
Industrial engines                           991          970            21
Parts-civilian aircraft                      452          428            24
Pulp and paper machinery                     415          370            45
Photo, service industry machinery          1,110        1,049            61
Engines-civilian aircraft                    820          702           118
Civilian aircraft                            871          751           121
Telecommunications equipment               2,727        2,583           144

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   18,720       19,986        -1,266

Consumer goods                            32,735       35,135        -2,399

Pharmaceutical preparations                4,474        5,033          -559
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,612        4,033          -421
Other household goods                      3,759        4,114          -355
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,332        2,649          -317
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,759        1,999          -240
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,373        2,590          -218
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              571          762          -191
Footwear                                   1,076        1,160           -84
Household appliances                       1,230        1,302           -72
Gem diamonds                               1,177        1,241           -63
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     448          505           -57
Apparel, household goods - wool              275          310           -35
Writing and art supplies                   1,001        1,034           -33
Motorcycles and parts                        349          379           -30
Glassware, chinaware                         179          208           -29
Camping apparel and gear                     614          639           -24
Toiletries and cosmetics                     443          465           -22
Books, printed matter                        321          337           -16
Photo equipment                               87          100           -13
Musical instruments                          140          144            -4
Numismatic coins                              20           19             2
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           679          671             9
Records, tapes, and disks                    143          132            11
Rugs                                         166          153            13
Stereo equipment, etc                      1,013          993            19
Jewelry                                      959          939            21
Nursery stock, etc.                          134          113            21
Gem stones, other                            191          151            40
Pleasure boats and motors                    280          209            71
TV's, VCR's, etc                           2,932        2,752           179

Other goods                                4,421        4,444           -23
                                        
                               _________________

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         400,779      345,376        55,403
Net Adjustments                              900          797           103
Total, Census Basis                      399,880      344,579        55,300

Foods, feeds, and beverages               16,616       15,051         1,565

Other foods                                1,829        1,537           292
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        1,139          962           177
Bakery products                            1,315        1,221            93
Fish and shellfish                         3,087        3,006            81
Fruits, frozen juices                      1,632        1,360           273
Wine and related products                  1,696        1,493           203
Dairy products and eggs                      410          309           101
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  112           97            15
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     408          463           -56
Green coffee                                 553          373           180
Tea, spices, etc.                            232          298           -67
Vegetables                                 1,321        1,348           -27
Nuts                                         304          218            86
Meat products                              1,615        1,561            54
Food oils, oilseeds                          504          480            24
Cocoa beans                                  318          207           111
Cane and beet sugar                          144          118            26

Industrial supplies and materials        118,751       91,257        27,493

Chemicals-organic                          4,292        3,595           697
Petroleum products, other                  7,688        4,534         3,155
Steelmaking materials                      2,139        1,089         1,050
Bauxite and aluminum                       2,707        1,960           747
Gas-natural                                6,611        5,088         1,523
Industrial supplies, other                 4,932        4,243           689
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  1,463        1,128           335
Iron and steel, advanced                   1,716        1,269           447
Paper and paper products                   1,924        1,658           266
Natural rubber                               380          358            22
Synthetic cloth                            1,314        1,120           194
Finished metal shapes                      2,792        2,168           624
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            1,770        1,172           598
Plastic materials                          2,989        2,265           724
Shingles, wallboard                        3,089        2,666           423
Nontextile floor tiles                       681          584            97
Nickel                                       514          443            71
Newsprint                                    752          770           -18
Zinc                                         293          273            20
Finished textile supplies                    831          727           104
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 199          184            15
Electric energy                              373          260           113
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        520          557           -37
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  987          942            45
Synthetic rubber--primary                    445          325           120
Farming materials, livestock                 216          187            29
Tin                                           91           62            29
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     274          267             7
Hides and skins                               33           34            -1
Iron and steel mill products               4,932        2,507         2,425
Wool, silk, etc.                             203          180            23
Materials, excluding chemicals               358          369           -11
Hair, waste materials                        155          133            22
Leather and furs                             207          204             2
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    1,970        1,569           402
Cotton, natural fibers                        25           21             4
Nonferrous metals, other                     594          407           186
Lumber                                     2,512        1,863           650
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        780          653           127
Nonmonetary gold                             961        1,022           -60
Other precious metals                      1,245        1,182            63
Chemicals-inorganic                        1,241        1,052           190
Copper                                       841          539           302
Plywood and veneers                          645          544           101
Coal and related fuels                       773          336           437
Fuel oil                                   4,506        4,298           207
Tobacco, waxes, etc                        1,224          961           264
Chemicals-fertilizers                      1,657        1,342           314
Nuclear fuel materials                       488          501           -12
Liquefied petroleum gases                  2,435        1,728           707
Crude oil                                 38,981       29,919         9,062

Capital goods, except automotive          90,369       80,515         9,854

Excavating machinery                       2,319        1,611           708
Computer accessories                      15,923       15,249           674
Generators, accessories                    3,037        2,735           302
Industrial machines, other                 6,112        5,141           971
Business machines and equipment            2,121        1,891           230
Measuring, testing, control instruments    2,893        2,706           186
Electric apparatus                         7,082        6,481           600
Metalworking machine tools                 1,896        1,578           318
Medicinal equipment                        5,417        4,669           747
Wood, glass, plastic                       1,427        1,309           118
Agricultural machinery, equipment          1,756        1,510           246
Laboratory testing instruments               728          648            81
Food, tobacco machinery                      519          453            66
Drilling & oilfield equipment                669          384           285
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   298          204            94
Materials handling equipment               2,401        1,794           607
Commercial vessels, other                     16          219          -203
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Textile, sewing machines                     310          296            13
Spacecraft, excluding military                 5            7            -1
Specialized mining                           118           93            25
Railway transportation equipment             356          270            86
Computers                                  6,745        5,507         1,238
Marine engines, parts                        244          192            53
Semiconductors                             6,204        6,642          -438
Industrial engines                         2,999        2,520           479
Parts-civilian aircraft                    1,319        1,130           189
Pulp and paper machinery                   1,157        1,080            77
Photo, service industry machinery          3,324        2,840           483
Engines-civilian aircraft                  2,314        1,963           351
Civilian aircraft                          2,709        2,311           398
Telecommunications equipment               7,953        7,082           871

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   58,483       55,588         2,895

Consumer goods                           102,289       89,878        12,411

Pharmaceutical preparations               13,423       13,296           127
Apparel, household goods - cotton         11,398        9,783         1,615
Other household goods                     12,355       10,389         1,966
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       7,640        7,078           563
Furniture, household goods, etc.           5,710        4,936           774
Toys, games, and sporting goods            7,425        5,717         1,708
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            2,015        1,699           316
Footwear                                   3,419        3,104           315
Household appliances                       3,824        3,268           556
Gem diamonds                               3,655        3,448           207
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   1,480        1,235           245
Apparel, household goods - wool              940          819           121
Writing and art supplies                   3,122        2,739           383
Motorcycles and parts                      1,068          926           143
Glassware, chinaware                         612          579            33
Camping apparel and gear                   1,907        1,697           210
Toiletries and cosmetics                   1,409        1,203           207
Books, printed matter                      1,015          926            89
Photo equipment                              286          346           -61
Musical instruments                          454          395            59
Numismatic coins                              65           86           -20
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         2,029        1,750           279
Records, tapes, and disks                    431          366            65
Rugs                                         497          439            57
Stereo equipment, etc                      2,941        2,177           764
Jewelry                                    2,890        2,600           289
Nursery stock, etc.                          366          350            16
Gem stones, other                            537          457            80
Pleasure boats and motors                    714          698            17
TV's, VCR's, etc                           8,663        7,373         1,290

Other goods                               13,372       12,290         1,081
                                                  

(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-05-66, BEA-05-20), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, March 2005.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
