                          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)                                June         May           Monthly
                                       2005         2005 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         138,501      135,256         3,245
Net Adjustments                              242          317           -75
Total, Census Basis                      138,259      134,939         3,320

Foods, feeds, and beverages                5,642        5,656           -15

Meat products                                620          682           -62
Other foods                                  575          614           -39
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          333          359           -27
Nuts                                          93          119           -26
Cocoa beans                                   43           69           -26
Vegetables                                   526          533            -7
Wine and related products                    547          552            -5
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   39           41            -2
Bakery products                              434          430             4
Dairy products and eggs                      119          114             4
Cane and beet sugar                           52           47             5
Tea, spices, etc.                             73           65             9
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     142          132            10
Green coffee                                 249          233            16
Food oils, oilseeds                          234          210            24
Fish and shellfish                           980          942            38
Fruits, frozen juices                        584          515            70

Industrial supplies and materials         41,637       39,425         2,212

Crude oil                                 14,141       13,015         1,125
Gas-natural                                2,470        1,791           679
Petroleum products, other                  2,698        2,359           339
Fuel oil                                   1,890        1,694           196
Chemicals-fertilizers                        836          683           153
Liquefied petroleum gases                  1,179        1,056           123
Other precious metals                        504          426            77
Industrial supplies, other                 1,700        1,651            49
Steelmaking materials                        449          412            36
Shingles, wallboard                        1,022          992            30
Natural rubber                               125           97            28
Plywood and veneers                          287          261            26
Finished metal shapes                      1,024        1,002            22
Iron and steel mill products               1,382        1,367            14
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      660          647            13
Nickel                                       196          186             9
Synthetic cloth                              432          424             9
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        278          271             7
Synthetic rubber--primary                    167          160             7
Iron and steel, advanced                     567          560             7
Tin                                           35           28             7
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  70           68             2
Hair, waste materials                         51           50             2
Finished textile supplies                    271          270             1
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      99           99           (-)
Farming materials, livestock                  75           74           (-)
Hides and skins                               12           12            -1
Nontextile floor tiles                       229          230            -1
Materials, excluding chemicals               116          117            -1
Leather and furs                              70           71            -2
Cotton, natural fibers                         7            9            -2
Nonferrous metals, other                     250          253            -2
Wool, silk, etc.                              66           73            -8
Nonmonetary gold                             339          347            -8
Electric energy                              151          159            -8
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  330          339            -9
Newsprint                                    254          266           -12
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    464          477           -13
Coal and related fuels                       190          204           -14
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        147          162           -15
Lumber                                       757          776           -18
Chemicals-inorganic                          391          411           -20
Zinc                                          76           97           -21
Plastic materials                            931          953           -23
Tobacco, waxes, etc                          354          385           -30
Paper and paper products                     573          610           -37
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              586          628           -42
Chemicals-organic                          1,317        1,377           -60
Nuclear fuel materials                       279          382          -103
Copper                                       257          365          -107
Bauxite and aluminum                         882        1,076          -195

Capital goods, except automotive          32,588       31,344         1,243

Drilling & oilfield equipment                650          346           304
Civilian aircraft                          1,224        1,018           206
Computers                                  2,719        2,532           187
Computer accessories                       5,397        5,211           185
Telecommunications equipment               3,243        3,122           120
Materials handling equipment                 884          799            84
Generators, accessories                    1,082        1,011            71
Pulp and paper machinery                     395          351            45
Metalworking machine tools                   690          650            40
Business machines and equipment              748          711            37
Semiconductors                             2,103        2,068            35
Industrial machines, other                 2,150        2,121            29
Wood, glass, plastic                         445          431            14
Parts-civilian aircraft                      461          449            11
Specialized mining                            50           42             8
Agricultural machinery, equipment            607          601             6
Railway transportation equipment             121          117             4
Medicinal equipment                        1,784        1,780             4
Marine engines, parts                         73           70             2
Laboratory testing instruments               247          246             1
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Spacecraft, excluding military                 2            2           (-)
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   110          112            -2
Commercial vessels, other                      5            8            -3
Excavating machinery                         812          815            -3
Industrial engines                         1,091        1,097            -5
Textile, sewing machines                     120          126            -6
Food, tobacco machinery                      159          170           -11
Electric apparatus                         2,434        2,450           -16
Measuring, testing, control instruments      980        1,003           -23
Engines-civilian aircraft                    751          789           -38
Photo, service industry machinery          1,054        1,098           -44

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   19,544       19,711          -167

Consumer goods                            34,241       34,091           149

Pharmaceutical preparations                5,192        4,944           248
Other household goods                      4,029        3,928           101
Footwear                                   1,153        1,085            68
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,252        2,189            63
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              551          498            53
Apparel, household goods - cotton          4,016        3,964            52
Household appliances                       1,304        1,261            44
Writing and art supplies                   1,034        1,006            29
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     508          487            21
Nursery stock, etc.                          124          103            21
Camping apparel and gear                     618          609             9
Photo equipment                               98           97             2
Glassware, chinaware                         184          187            -2
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,910        1,913            -2
Books, printed matter                        355          361            -6
Apparel, household goods - wool              323          330            -6
Musical instruments                          135          146           -10
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           624          636           -12
Rugs                                         157          172           -15
Gem stones, other                            196          213           -17
Records, tapes, and disks                    121          139           -17
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,533        2,555           -22
Numismatic coins                              10           34           -24
Jewelry                                      993        1,018           -25
Stereo equipment, etc                        843          870           -27
Pleasure boats and motors                    239          281           -42
Motorcycles and parts                        340          385           -46
TV's, VCR's, etc                           2,711        2,761           -50
Toiletries and cosmetics                     431          485           -54
Gem diamonds                               1,256        1,436          -181

Other goods                                4,608        4,711          -103
                                        
                               _________________

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         810,796      709,300       101,496
Net Adjustments                            1,785        1,560           225
Total, Census Basis                      809,011      707,740       101,271

Foods, feeds, and beverages               33,397       30,592         2,805

Meat products                              3,579        3,283           296
Other foods                                3,537        3,053           484
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        2,185        2,018           167
Nuts                                         636          485           151
Cocoa beans                                  502          391           111
Vegetables                                 2,888        2,719           168
Wine and related products                  3,389        3,084           305
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  227          195            32
Bakery products                            2,596        2,429           167
Dairy products and eggs                      764          703            60
Cane and beet sugar                          298          254            44
Tea, spices, etc.                            428          542          -114
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     818          959          -142
Green coffee                               1,252          885           366
Food oils, oilseeds                        1,148        1,120            28
Fish and shellfish                         5,828        5,596           232
Fruits, frozen juices                      3,323        2,875           448

Industrial supplies and materials        241,148      189,749        51,399

Crude oil                                 79,494       60,339        19,156
Gas-natural                               13,312       11,250         2,062
Petroleum products, other                 15,576       10,075         5,500
Fuel oil                                   9,665        7,916         1,749
Chemicals-fertilizers                      3,772        2,742         1,031
Liquefied petroleum gases                  5,675        3,231         2,444
Other precious metals                      2,510        2,513            -3
Industrial supplies, other                 9,949        8,703         1,246
Steelmaking materials                      3,630        2,276         1,354
Shingles, wallboard                        6,221        5,720           501
Natural rubber                               729          735            -6
Plywood and veneers                        1,435        1,313           123
Finished metal shapes                      5,798        4,708         1,090
Iron and steel mill products               9,609        6,560         3,049
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    3,876        3,364           512
Nickel                                     1,100          899           201
Synthetic cloth                            2,598        2,256           342
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      1,608        1,449           159
Synthetic rubber--primary                    924          670           254
Iron and steel, advanced                   3,450        2,774           676
Tin                                          187          191            -3
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 400          334            66
Hair, waste materials                        310          277            33
Finished textile supplies                  1,631        1,468           163
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     566          562             5
Farming materials, livestock                 433          385            48
Hides and skins                               74           71             3
Nontextile floor tiles                     1,366        1,215           151
Materials, excluding chemicals               736          746            -9
Leather and furs                             418          419            -1
Cotton, natural fibers                        50           46             4
Nonferrous metals, other                   1,355          924           431
Wool, silk, etc.                             412          386            26
Nonmonetary gold                           1,970        1,841           129
Electric energy                              854          570           285
Blank tapes, audio & visual                1,961        1,856           105
Newsprint                                  1,523        1,498            25
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  2,861        2,254           607
Coal and related fuels                     1,405        1,172           233
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        992        1,117          -124
Lumber                                     4,870        4,109           761
Chemicals-inorganic                        2,420        1,928           491
Zinc                                         560          519            42
Plastic materials                          5,832        4,650         1,182
Tobacco, waxes, etc                        2,322        2,006           317
Paper and paper products                   3,703        3,354           349
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            3,667        2,666         1,001
Chemicals-organic                          8,391        7,319         1,072
Nuclear fuel materials                     1,410        1,060           351
Copper                                     1,720        1,115           605
Bauxite and aluminum                       5,814        4,202         1,612

Capital goods, except automotive         186,619      166,249        20,371

Drilling & oilfield equipment              1,992          854         1,138
Civilian aircraft                          6,087        5,167           920
Computers                                 14,625       11,663         2,962
Computer accessories                      31,827       31,400           427
Telecommunications equipment              17,612       14,879         2,733
Materials handling equipment               4,906        3,709         1,198
Generators, accessories                    6,227        5,527           700
Pulp and paper machinery                   2,287        2,084           203
Metalworking machine tools                 3,908        3,304           604
Business machines and equipment            4,286        3,920           365
Semiconductors                            12,580       13,508          -929
Industrial machines, other                12,578       10,772         1,806
Wood, glass, plastic                       2,804        2,659           146
Parts-civilian aircraft                    2,754        2,268           486
Specialized mining                           265          233            32
Agricultural machinery, equipment          3,579        3,124           454
Railway transportation equipment             699          554           146
Medicinal equipment                       10,683        9,360         1,323
Marine engines, parts                        468          418            50
Laboratory testing instruments             1,466        1,334           132
Vessels, except scrap                          6            1             6
Spacecraft, excluding military                 9           20           -11
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   626          462           165
Commercial vessels, other                     33          251          -219
Excavating machinery                       4,742        3,341         1,401
Industrial engines                         6,249        5,351           898
Textile, sewing machines                     665          530           135
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,013          922            91
Electric apparatus                        14,459       13,414         1,044
Measuring, testing, control instruments    5,905        5,566           338
Engines-civilian aircraft                  4,622        3,937           685
Photo, service industry machinery          6,656        5,715           941

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  116,218      112,594         3,624

Consumer goods                           204,132      183,519        20,613

Pharmaceutical preparations               28,283       27,301           983
Other household goods                     23,855       21,185         2,670
Footwear                                   6,775        6,180           595
Toys, games, and sporting goods           14,207       11,670         2,537
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            3,636        3,474           162
Apparel, household goods - cotton         23,274       19,909         3,365
Household appliances                       7,686        6,664         1,022
Writing and art supplies                   6,188        5,640           548
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   2,946        2,547           399
Nursery stock, etc.                          695          681            14
Camping apparel and gear                   3,747        3,377           371
Photo equipment                              580          766          -185
Glassware, chinaware                       1,163        1,143            20
Furniture, household goods, etc.          11,408       10,150         1,257
Books, printed matter                      2,102        1,870           232
Apparel, household goods - wool            1,937        1,708           228
Musical instruments                          883          826            56
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         3,945        3,622           323
Rugs                                         993          899            93
Gem stones, other                          1,136          936           199
Records, tapes, and disks                    826          714           111
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      15,278       14,588           690
Numismatic coins                             126          158           -32
Jewelry                                    5,969        5,331           638
Stereo equipment, etc                      5,219        4,205         1,014
Pleasure boats and motors                  1,444        1,367            77
Motorcycles and parts                      2,145        1,966           179
TV's, VCR's, etc                          17,070       15,083         1,987
Toiletries and cosmetics                   2,776        2,407           369
Gem diamonds                               7,843        7,152           690

Other goods                               27,497       25,038         2,459
                                                  

(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-05-117, BEA-05-36), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, June 2005.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
