                          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)                                July         June          Monthly
                                       2005         2005 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         137,489      138,343          -854
Net Adjustments                              221          243           -22
Total, Census Basis                      137,268      138,100          -832

Foods, feeds, and beverages                5,605        5,630           -25

Vegetables                                   489          526           -37
Meat products                                595          620           -25
Dairy products and eggs                       98          118           -19
Fish and shellfish                           960          979           -19
Green coffee                                 230          249           -19
Food oils, oilseeds                          213          230           -17
Bakery products                              420          434           -14
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     139          142            -3
Tea, spices, etc.                             71           73            -2
Cocoa beans                                   43           43             1
Fruits, frozen juices                        584          583             1
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   41           39             2
Nuts                                          98           93             6
Wine and related products                    560          545            15
Cane and beet sugar                           71           52            19
Other foods                                  612          575            37
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          379          330            50

Industrial supplies and materials         41,969       41,499           470

Fuel oil                                   2,391        1,887           504
Crude oil                                 14,532       14,072           460
Petroleum products, other                  2,916        2,707           209
Bauxite and aluminum                       1,020          884           136
Chemicals-inorganic                          458          387            71
Steelmaking materials                        505          441            64
Copper                                       308          260            47
Nuclear fuel materials                       323          279            45
Coal and related fuels                       229          187            42
Plastic materials                            965          930            36
Chemicals-organic                          1,329        1,304            25
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    486          465            21
Tobacco, waxes, etc                          376          357            19
Zinc                                          92           74            19
Electric energy                              165          151            14
Farming materials, livestock                  85           73            11
Synthetic rubber--primary                    177          167             9
Lumber                                       766          759             7
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        154          147             7
Iron and steel, advanced                     572          567             5
Leather and furs                              74           69             4
Other precious metals                        485          481             4
Synthetic cloth                              437          433             4
Nontextile floor tiles                       232          229             3
Newsprint                                    257          254             2
Wool, silk, etc.                              68           66             2
Hair, waste materials                         52           52             1
Cotton, natural fibers                         8            7           (-)
Materials, excluding chemicals               116          115           (-)
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      99           99           (-)
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              588          589            -1
Nickel                                       194          195            -1
Hides and skins                               11           12            -1
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  326          330            -4
Tin                                           31           35            -4
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  64           71            -6
Finished metal shapes                      1,026        1,033            -7
Shingles, wallboard                        1,010        1,022           -11
Finished textile supplies                    259          270           -11
Paper and paper products                     559          572           -13
Nonferrous metals, other                     233          247           -14
Natural rubber                               109          125           -15
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      628          658           -31
Nonmonetary gold                             308          339           -31
Industrial supplies, other                 1,667        1,700           -32
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        237          275           -39
Plywood and veneers                          244          286           -42
Chemicals-fertilizers                        727          845          -118
Iron and steel mill products               1,150        1,368          -219
Liquefied petroleum gases                    832        1,154          -321
Gas-natural                                2,089        2,470          -381

Capital goods, except automotive          31,883       32,616          -733

Civilian aircraft                            877        1,224          -347
Drilling & oilfield equipment                306          642          -336
Computers                                  2,534        2,721          -186
Industrial machines, other                 2,064        2,151           -87
Industrial engines                         1,043        1,088           -45
Excavating machinery                         771          811           -40
Telecommunications equipment               3,196        3,236           -40
Agricultural machinery, equipment            569          606           -38
Generators, accessories                    1,071        1,107           -36
Metalworking machine tools                   669          704           -35
Materials handling equipment                 859          888           -29
Laboratory testing instruments               219          247           -28
Railway transportation equipment             104          121           -17
Textile, sewing machines                     106          119           -13
Business machines and equipment              747          748           (-)
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Spacecraft, excluding military                 2            2             1
Commercial vessels, other                      6            5             1
Parts-civilian aircraft                      464          460             3
Specialized mining                            54           50             4
Marine engines, parts                         80           72             8
Medicinal equipment                        1,789        1,780             9
Pulp and paper machinery                     404          392            12
Engines-civilian aircraft                    767          753            13
Computer accessories                       5,409        5,392            17
Measuring, testing, control instruments      996          978            18
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   128          110            18
Food, tobacco machinery                      181          160            21
Wood, glass, plastic                         520          448            72
Photo, service industry machinery          1,149        1,057            92
Electric apparatus                         2,546        2,441           104
Semiconductors                             2,255        2,104           151

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   19,702       19,585           117

Consumer goods                            33,407       34,175          -767

Pharmaceutical preparations                4,348        5,161          -813
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,705        4,011          -306
Jewelry                                      961          985           -25
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,230        2,251           -21
Footwear                                   1,136        1,153           -17
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           606          623           -17
Writing and art supplies                   1,023        1,035           -12
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              545          554            -9
Photo equipment                               90           98            -8
Nursery stock, etc.                          118          123            -5
Motorcycles and parts                        335          340            -5
Other household goods                      4,025        4,027            -2
Household appliances                       1,300        1,302            -2
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     508          508           (-)
Gem stones, other                            197          195             2
Musical instruments                          145          137             8
Apparel, household goods - wool              329          320             9
Glassware, chinaware                         194          184            10
Numismatic coins                              21           10            11
Pleasure boats and motors                    249          237            11
Records, tapes, and disks                    133          121            11
Books, printed matter                        367          355            12
Rugs                                         174          158            16
Toiletries and cosmetics                     446          429            17
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,550        2,531            19
Stereo equipment, etc                        862          843            20
Camping apparel and gear                     646          617            29
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,955        1,907            47
TV's, VCR's, etc                           2,792        2,716            76
Gem diamonds                               1,419        1,241           178

Other goods                                4,702        4,595           107
                                        
                               _________________

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         948,127      832,097       116,030
Net Adjustments                            2,006        1,869           137
Total, Census Basis                      946,121      830,228       115,893

Foods, feeds, and beverages               38,989       35,802         3,187

Vegetables                                 3,377        3,169           208
Meat products                              4,175        3,919           256
Dairy products and eggs                      861          803            58
Fish and shellfish                         6,787        6,483           304
Green coffee                               1,482        1,049           433
Food oils, oilseeds                        1,356        1,359            -3
Bakery products                            3,015        2,830           185
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     956        1,121          -164
Tea, spices, etc.                            499          609          -110
Cocoa beans                                  545          440           105
Fruits, frozen juices                      3,907        3,361           545
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  268          230            38
Nuts                                         735          583           152
Wine and related products                  3,948        3,603           345
Cane and beet sugar                          369          320            49
Other foods                                4,148        3,576           572
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        2,562        2,348           213

Industrial supplies and materials        282,979      223,773        59,207

Fuel oil                                  12,052        9,092         2,961
Crude oil                                 93,957       70,547        23,410
Petroleum products, other                 18,502       12,086         6,416
Bauxite and aluminum                       6,836        4,986         1,850
Chemicals-inorganic                        2,875        2,272           603
Steelmaking materials                      4,127        2,781         1,346
Copper                                     2,030        1,358           672
Nuclear fuel materials                     1,734        1,233           501
Coal and related fuels                     1,630        1,474           156
Plastic materials                          6,796        5,471         1,325
Chemicals-organic                          9,706        8,552         1,154
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  3,348        2,644           704
Tobacco, waxes, etc                        2,701        2,403           298
Zinc                                         651          604            47
Electric energy                            1,019          658           361
Farming materials, livestock                 516          454            61
Synthetic rubber--primary                  1,101          790           311
Lumber                                     5,637        4,906           731
Cotton cloth, fabrics                      1,145        1,300          -155
Iron and steel, advanced                   4,021        3,312           709
Leather and furs                             492          493            -1
Other precious metals                      2,972        2,876            96
Synthetic cloth                            3,035        2,644           391
Nontextile floor tiles                     1,598        1,433           165
Newsprint                                  1,780        1,748            32
Wool, silk, etc.                             480          456            24
Hair, waste materials                        363          330            33
Cotton, natural fibers                        58           53             4
Materials, excluding chemicals               851          870           -19
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     666          658             8
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            4,259        3,181         1,078
Nickel                                     1,293        1,025           267
Hides and skins                               85           85           (-)
Blank tapes, audio & visual                2,287        2,161           126
Tin                                          218          238           -20
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 464          386            78
Finished metal shapes                      6,833        5,598         1,235
Shingles, wallboard                        7,231        6,715           515
Finished textile supplies                  1,889        1,717           172
Paper and paper products                   4,260        3,957           303
Nonferrous metals, other                   1,585        1,066           519
Natural rubber                               839          843            -4
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    4,502        3,923           579
Nonmonetary gold                           2,278        2,163           116
Industrial supplies, other                11,617       10,225         1,392
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      1,842        1,712           130
Plywood and veneers                        1,679        1,578           101
Chemicals-fertilizers                      4,508        3,280         1,228
Iron and steel mill products              10,745        7,984         2,761
Liquefied petroleum gases                  6,483        3,978         2,505
Gas-natural                               15,402       13,474         1,928

Capital goods, except automotive         218,531      195,357        23,174

Civilian aircraft                          6,964        6,234           730
Drilling & oilfield equipment              2,290        1,024         1,266
Computers                                 17,160       13,819         3,342
Industrial machines, other                14,644       12,739         1,905
Industrial engines                         7,288        6,263         1,025
Excavating machinery                       5,513        4,025         1,488
Telecommunications equipment              20,801       17,213         3,588
Agricultural machinery, equipment          4,147        3,671           476
Generators, accessories                    7,323        6,492           831
Metalworking machine tools                 4,591        3,913           678
Materials handling equipment               5,769        4,401         1,369
Laboratory testing instruments             1,686        1,566           120
Railway transportation equipment             803          655           148
Textile, sewing machines                     770          616           154
Business machines and equipment            5,032        4,613           419
Vessels, except scrap                          6            1             6
Spacecraft, excluding military                11           20            -9
Commercial vessels, other                     39          258          -219
Parts-civilian aircraft                    3,217        2,710           507
Specialized mining                           320          268            52
Marine engines, parts                        548          482            66
Medicinal equipment                       12,468       10,989         1,479
Pulp and paper machinery                   2,688        2,420           267
Engines-civilian aircraft                  5,391        4,593           798
Computer accessories                      37,231       36,822           409
Measuring, testing, control instruments    6,898        6,546           353
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   754          556           198
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,196        1,085           111
Wood, glass, plastic                       3,328        3,123           204
Photo, service industry machinery          7,807        6,690         1,117
Electric apparatus                        17,012       15,734         1,278
Semiconductors                            14,836       15,816          -981

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  135,961      131,613         4,348

Consumer goods                           237,474      214,504        22,970

Pharmaceutical preparations               32,600       31,609           991
Apparel, household goods - cotton         26,974       23,345         3,629
Jewelry                                    6,922        6,226           696
Toys, games, and sporting goods           16,436       13,690         2,746
Footwear                                   7,911        7,255           655
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         4,549        4,216           333
Writing and art supplies                   7,211        6,615           597
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            4,184        4,083           101
Photo equipment                              670          874          -204
Nursery stock, etc.                          813          799            14
Motorcycles and parts                      2,481        2,301           180
Other household goods                     27,878       24,769         3,109
Household appliances                       8,984        7,844         1,139
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   3,454        3,001           453
Gem stones, other                          1,332        1,100           233
Musical instruments                        1,029          972            57
Apparel, household goods - wool            2,263        2,007           256
Glassware, chinaware                       1,356        1,333            23
Numismatic coins                             146          175           -28
Pleasure boats and motors                  1,691        1,579           112
Records, tapes, and disks                    958          843           116
Books, printed matter                      2,469        2,200           269
Rugs                                       1,168        1,050           117
Toiletries and cosmetics                   3,219        2,819           400
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      17,827       17,089           738
Stereo equipment, etc                      6,081        4,901         1,181
Camping apparel and gear                   4,393        3,968           425
Furniture, household goods, etc.          13,359       11,860         1,499
TV's, VCR's, etc                          19,867       17,584         2,283
Gem diamonds                               9,247        8,395           851

Other goods                               32,186       29,178         3,007
                                                  

(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-05-132, BEA-05-40), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, July 2005.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
