                          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)                                May          April         Monthly
                                       2005         2005 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         135,257      136,870        -1,613
Net Adjustments                              321          310            11
Total, Census Basis                      134,936      136,560        -1,624

Foods, feeds, and beverages                5,645        5,527           118

Meat products                                682          615            67
Other foods                                  613          554            59
Vegetables                                   533          506            27
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          357          340            16
Nuts                                         119          110             9
Green coffee                                 233          225             8
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   41           35             6
Food oils, oilseeds                          206          201             4
Bakery products                              430          431            -1
Dairy products and eggs                      113          115            -2
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     132          136            -4
Cocoa beans                                   69           75            -6
Tea, spices, etc.                             65           72            -8
Cane and beet sugar                           47           55            -8
Wine and related products                    551          561           -10
Fish and shellfish                           940          957           -17
Fruits, frozen juices                        514          537           -23

Industrial supplies and materials         39,420       41,783        -2,363

Crude oil                                 13,039       14,232        -1,193
Gas-natural                                1,812        2,388          -577
Iron and steel mill products               1,353        1,764          -411
Petroleum products, other                  2,359        2,633          -274
Steelmaking materials                        419          686          -268
Shingles, wallboard                          993        1,045           -52
Lumber                                       775          826           -52
Natural rubber                                97          141           -44
Coal and related fuels                       197          237           -40
Chemicals-organic                          1,385        1,422           -37
Bauxite and aluminum                       1,080        1,110           -30
Materials, excluding chemicals               119          141           -22
Iron and steel, advanced                     559          577           -18
Nickel                                       186          200           -14
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    478          491           -13
Nonferrous metals, other                     250          263           -13
Plastic materials                            951          964           -13
Synthetic cloth                              425          435           -10
Tin                                           28           35            -7
Synthetic rubber--primary                    160          167            -7
Hair, waste materials                         50           54            -5
Zinc                                          95           99            -4
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        161          165            -4
Hides and skins                               12           16            -3
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              628          631            -3
Industrial supplies, other                 1,650        1,652            -2
Electric energy                              159          161            -2
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  69           69           (-)
Cotton, natural fibers                         9            8             1
Leather and furs                              71           70             1
Farming materials, livestock                  73           71             2
Finished textile supplies                    270          267             3
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        268          264             5
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      99           94             5
Wool, silk, etc.                              73           65             8
Nontextile floor tiles                       230          220             9
Chemicals-inorganic                          407          396            12
Paper and paper products                     611          598            13
Tobacco, waxes, etc                          382          368            14
Newsprint                                    266          250            16
Plywood and veneers                          260          240            21
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  339          317            22
Nonmonetary gold                             347          324            22
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      644          620            25
Finished metal shapes                      1,001          963            39
Liquefied petroleum gases                  1,044          991            54
Other precious metals                        402          331            71
Chemicals-fertilizers                        684          608            76
Fuel oil                                   1,696        1,594           101
Copper                                       373          256           117
Nuclear fuel materials                       382          262           120

Capital goods, except automotive          31,357       31,944          -587

Telecommunications equipment               3,137        3,306          -170
Generators, accessories                    1,018        1,121          -103
Semiconductors                             2,064        2,166          -102
Photo, service industry machinery          1,090        1,184           -94
Wood, glass, plastic                         430          501           -72
Parts-civilian aircraft                      450          508           -58
Industrial machines, other                 2,125        2,182           -57
Civilian aircraft                          1,046        1,099           -53
Electric apparatus                         2,444        2,480           -36
Pulp and paper machinery                     347          381           -34
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,003        1,036           -32
Excavating machinery                         814          842           -28
Metalworking machine tools                   644          659           -15
Business machines and equipment              711          726           -15
Marine engines, parts                         70           84           -14
Specialized mining                            42           55           -13
Textile, sewing machines                     124          136           -12
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)            6            -6
Agricultural machinery, equipment            601          604            -4
Spacecraft, excluding military                 2          (-)             1
Commercial vessels, other                      8            5             3
Food, tobacco machinery                      170          164             6
Materials handling equipment                 800          793             7
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   112          104             8
Laboratory testing instruments               245          236             9
Railway transportation equipment             117          105            11
Medicinal equipment                        1,774        1,760            14
Drilling & oilfield equipment                342          320            22
Engines-civilian aircraft                    793          762            31
Computer accessories                       5,209        5,167            41
Industrial engines                         1,094        1,052            42
Computers                                  2,534        2,402           132

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   19,823       18,786         1,038

Consumer goods                            33,998       33,765           233

Pharmaceutical preparations                4,895        4,625           270
Other household goods                      3,925        3,730           196
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,959        3,824           135
Motorcycles and parts                        384          334            50
Pleasure boats and motors                    281          237            44
Gem stones, other                            213          188            25
Toiletries and cosmetics                     482          458            25
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     487          464            24
Numismatic coins                              34           17            17
Rugs                                         171          161            11
Musical instruments                          147          140             7
Records, tapes, and disks                    141          134             6
Photo equipment                               97           93             3
Stereo equipment, etc                        868          866             2
Glassware, chinaware                         187          185             1
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,549        2,550            -1
Apparel, household goods - wool              325          327            -2
Writing and art supplies                   1,005        1,008            -3
Books, printed matter                        361          365            -4
Nursery stock, etc.                          103          113           -10
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           634          646           -11
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,910        1,928           -18
Gem diamonds                               1,424        1,445           -21
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              496          532           -36
Camping apparel and gear                     610          646           -36
Household appliances                       1,264        1,300           -37
Jewelry                                    1,012        1,051           -40
Footwear                                   1,085        1,149           -65
TV's, VCR's, etc                           2,761        2,885          -124
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,187        2,364          -177

Other goods                                4,693        4,755           -62
                                        
                               _________________

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         672,296      584,929        87,366
Net Adjustments                            1,546        1,294           252
Total, Census Basis                      670,750      583,635        87,114

Foods, feeds, and beverages               27,743       25,357         2,386

Meat products                              2,959        2,699           260
Other foods                                2,961        2,541           419
Vegetables                                 2,362        2,260           102
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        1,850        1,669           181
Nuts                                         544          392           151
Green coffee                               1,003          705           298
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  189          160            29
Food oils, oilseeds                          909          888            21
Bakery products                            2,161        2,022           140
Dairy products and eggs                      644          571            73
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     676          811          -135
Cocoa beans                                  459          328           131
Tea, spices, etc.                            355          463          -108
Cane and beet sugar                          246          213            34
Wine and related products                  2,842        2,555           287
Fish and shellfish                         4,846        4,710           136
Fruits, frozen juices                      2,738        2,371           367

Industrial supplies and materials        199,507      154,694        44,813

Crude oil                                 65,377       49,038        16,340
Gas-natural                               10,862        9,110         1,752
Iron and steel mill products               8,213        5,025         3,188
Petroleum products, other                 12,878        8,065         4,814
Steelmaking materials                      3,188        1,839         1,349
Shingles, wallboard                        5,199        4,725           473
Lumber                                     4,112        3,333           779
Natural rubber                               605          613            -8
Coal and related fuels                     1,207          775           432
Chemicals-organic                          7,081        6,075         1,007
Bauxite and aluminum                       4,936        3,395         1,541
Materials, excluding chemicals               622          625            -3
Iron and steel, advanced                   2,881        2,256           626
Nickel                                       903          747           156
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  2,398        1,858           540
Nonferrous metals, other                   1,102          728           375
Plastic materials                          4,899        3,842         1,057
Synthetic cloth                            2,167        1,874           292
Tin                                          153          138            14
Synthetic rubber--primary                    757          549           207
Hair, waste materials                        259          227            31
Zinc                                         482          438            45
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        845          929           -84
Hides and skins                               62           59             3
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            3,081        2,156           925
Industrial supplies, other                 8,248        7,201         1,048
Electric energy                              703          469           234
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 330          278            52
Cotton, natural fibers                        43           35             8
Leather and furs                             348          347             2
Farming materials, livestock                 357          315            42
Finished textile supplies                  1,359        1,211           148
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      1,327        1,179           148
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     467          459             8
Wool, silk, etc.                             347          319            28
Nontextile floor tiles                     1,137          992           145
Chemicals-inorganic                        2,025        1,577           447
Paper and paper products                   3,130        2,768           362
Tobacco, waxes, etc                        1,965        1,638           327
Newsprint                                  1,269        1,254            15
Plywood and veneers                        1,148        1,018           130
Blank tapes, audio & visual                1,631        1,525           106
Nonmonetary gold                           1,631        1,571            60
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    3,214        2,790           424
Finished metal shapes                      4,773        3,842           931
Liquefied petroleum gases                  4,485        2,695         1,790
Other precious metals                      1,982        2,144          -162
Chemicals-fertilizers                      2,938        2,162           776
Fuel oil                                   7,777        6,668         1,109
Copper                                     1,470          940           530
Nuclear fuel materials                     1,132          880           252

Capital goods, except automotive         154,044      136,931        17,113

Telecommunications equipment              14,384       12,263         2,121
Generators, accessories                    5,152        4,554           598
Semiconductors                            10,473       11,205          -732
Photo, service industry machinery          5,594        4,743           851
Wood, glass, plastic                       2,358        2,203           156
Parts-civilian aircraft                    2,294        1,874           420
Industrial machines, other                10,432        8,793         1,639
Civilian aircraft                          4,892        3,975           917
Electric apparatus                        12,019       11,071           948
Pulp and paper machinery                   1,888        1,774           114
Measuring, testing, control instruments    4,925        4,593           332
Excavating machinery                       3,930        2,750         1,180
Metalworking machine tools                 3,213        2,742           471
Business machines and equipment            3,538        3,194           344
Marine engines, parts                        395          338            57
Specialized mining                           215          197            18
Textile, sewing machines                     544          443           101
Vessels, except scrap                          6            1             5
Agricultural machinery, equipment          2,971        2,558           412
Spacecraft, excluding military                 7           10            -2
Commercial vessels, other                     28          245          -217
Food, tobacco machinery                      855          763            92
Materials handling equipment               4,024        3,061           962
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   516          367           149
Laboratory testing instruments             1,219        1,101           119
Railway transportation equipment             579          442           136
Medicinal equipment                        8,893        7,759         1,134
Drilling & oilfield equipment              1,338          687           651
Engines-civilian aircraft                  3,875        3,164           711
Computer accessories                      26,427       26,058           369
Industrial engines                         5,154        4,399           755
Computers                                 11,907        9,606         2,301

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   96,786       93,627         3,159

Consumer goods                           169,798      152,181        17,617

Pharmaceutical preparations               23,042       22,800           242
Other household goods                     19,823       17,541         2,282
Apparel, household goods - cotton         19,253       16,517         2,736
Motorcycles and parts                      1,805        1,634           171
Pleasure boats and motors                  1,204        1,130            74
Gem stones, other                            940          777           163
Toiletries and cosmetics                   2,342        1,994           348
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   2,438        2,098           340
Numismatic coins                             116          141           -25
Rugs                                         835          749            86
Musical instruments                          749          678            71
Records, tapes, and disks                    706          597           109
Photo equipment                              482          629          -148
Stereo equipment, etc                      4,374        3,459           915
Glassware, chinaware                         978          948            30
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      12,741       12,052           689
Apparel, household goods - wool            1,609        1,412           197
Writing and art supplies                   5,152        4,642           511
Books, printed matter                      1,747        1,548           200
Nursery stock, etc.                          571          567             4
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         3,320        3,016           304
Furniture, household goods, etc.           9,494        8,358         1,136
Gem diamonds                               6,575        5,860           715
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            3,083        2,929           154
Camping apparel and gear                   3,130        2,797           333
Household appliances                       6,385        5,512           872
Jewelry                                    4,969        4,391           579
Footwear                                   5,622        5,149           472
TV's, VCR's, etc                          14,358       12,556         1,803
Toys, games, and sporting goods           11,954        9,702         2,252

Other goods                               22,871       20,845         2,026
                                                  

(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-05-100, BEA-05-33), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, May 2005.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
