                          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)                                August       July          Monthly
                                       2005         2005 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         140,512      137,605         2,907
Net Adjustments                              308          224            84
Total, Census Basis                      140,204      137,381         2,822

Foods, feeds, and beverages                5,705        5,603           102

Meat products                                672          595            77
Fish and shellfish                         1,014          960            54
Vegetables                                   538          489            48
Wine and related products                    590          560            30
Cane and beet sugar                           90           71            20
Dairy products and eggs                      110           98            13
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     150          139            11
Cocoa beans                                   50           43             7
Bakery products                              426          420             6
Tea, spices, etc.                             76           71             5
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   39           41            -2
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          367          377           -10
Nuts                                          87           98           -11
Fruits, frozen juices                        558          585           -26
Food oils, oilseeds                          177          213           -36
Other foods                                  574          611           -37
Green coffee                                 185          231           -45

Industrial supplies and materials         43,785       42,077         1,708

Crude oil                                 16,007       14,613         1,394
Gas-natural                                2,827        2,089           738
Petroleum products, other                  3,323        2,937           386
Liquefied petroleum gases                  1,059          865           194
Paper and paper products                     601          558            43
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      667          627            39
Electric energy                              204          165            39
Nonmonetary gold                             340          308            32
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  358          326            32
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              615          586            29
Iron and steel, advanced                     594          572            22
Copper                                       326          304            22
Industrial supplies, other                 1,676        1,667             9
Natural rubber                               119          110             9
Finished textile supplies                    268          260             8
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     104           99             5
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        241          237             4
Nontextile floor tiles                       236          232             4
Leather and furs                              76           74             3
Materials, excluding chemicals               118          116             2
Newsprint                                    258          257             2
Synthetic rubber--primary                    178          177             1
Hides and skins                               11           10             1
Hair, waste materials                         53           52             1
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  65           64             1
Cotton, natural fibers                         7            8            -1
Finished metal shapes                      1,013        1,015            -1
Synthetic cloth                              434          436            -3
Wool, silk, etc.                              66           69            -3
Nickel                                       191          194            -3
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        148          153            -5
Chemicals-organic                          1,317        1,326            -9
Tin                                           21           31            -9
Zinc                                          77           92           -16
Farming materials, livestock                  68           84           -16
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    468          485           -17
Plywood and veneers                          225          245           -21
Nonferrous metals, other                     195          233           -38
Shingles, wallboard                          969        1,010           -41
Tobacco, waxes, etc                          326          370           -44
Plastic materials                            915          965           -50
Chemicals-fertilizers                        662          717           -55
Chemicals-inorganic                          402          461           -59
Nuclear fuel materials                       256          324           -68
Bauxite and aluminum                         934        1,017           -83
Coal and related fuels                       130          225           -95
Other precious metals                        389          484           -96
Iron and steel mill products               1,070        1,166           -96
Lumber                                       646          763          -117
Fuel oil                                   2,223        2,393          -170
Steelmaking materials                        310          505          -195

Capital goods, except automotive          31,978       31,821           157

Generators, accessories                    1,280        1,060           220
Industrial machines, other                 2,202        2,057           145
Telecommunications equipment               3,321        3,178           143
Drilling & oilfield equipment                379          306            72
Engines-civilian aircraft                    835          765            70
Metalworking machine tools                   711          650            61
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,048          997            51
Medicinal equipment                        1,840        1,791            50
Electric apparatus                         2,556        2,529            27
Textile, sewing machines                     124          106            17
Railway transportation equipment             119          104            15
Industrial engines                         1,059        1,044            15
Laboratory testing instruments               234          219            14
Parts-civilian aircraft                      478          465            13
Agricultural machinery, equipment            579          568            11
Pulp and paper machinery                     425          415            10
Marine engines, parts                         83           81             2
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Commercial vessels, other                      5            6            -1
Spacecraft, excluding military                 1            3            -2
Materials handling equipment                 853          856            -3
Excavating machinery                         764          770            -7
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   121          128            -7
Specialized mining                            42           54           -12
Wood, glass, plastic                         500          516           -16
Business machines and equipment              725          747           -23
Food, tobacco machinery                      155          179           -24
Computers                                  2,496        2,532           -36
Computer accessories                       5,356        5,410           -54
Photo, service industry machinery          1,077        1,137           -60
Semiconductors                             2,110        2,251          -140
Civilian aircraft                            501          898          -398

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   20,837       19,670         1,167

Consumer goods                            33,409       33,512          -103

Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,406        2,551          -144
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,580        3,706          -126
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,112        2,230          -119
Stereo equipment, etc                        814          862           -48
Other household goods                      3,979        4,021           -42
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           579          606           -27
Writing and art supplies                   1,006        1,024           -18
Toiletries and cosmetics                     428          445           -16
Books, printed matter                        352          368           -16
Numismatic coins                               5           21           -16
Footwear                                   1,123        1,136           -13
Nursery stock, etc.                          107          118           -11
Camping apparel and gear                     635          645           -10
Records, tapes, and disks                    122          131            -9
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     500          509            -8
Pleasure boats and motors                    240          248            -8
Rugs                                         167          173            -6
Photo equipment                               87           90            -3
Gem stones, other                            196          198            -1
Apparel, household goods - wool              330          330            -1
Musical instruments                          146          144             3
Glassware, chinaware                         198          194             4
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,981        1,957            24
Household appliances                       1,323        1,298            26
TV's, VCR's, etc                           2,823        2,789            33
Motorcycles and parts                        370          335            34
Gem diamonds                               1,474        1,419            55
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              611          541            69
Jewelry                                    1,039          959            79
Pharmaceutical preparations                4,677        4,463           214

Other goods                                4,489        4,698          -209
                                        
                               _________________

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       1,088,755      957,258       131,497
Net Adjustments                            2,318        2,135           182
Total, Census Basis                    1,086,438      955,123       131,314

Foods, feeds, and beverages               44,693       40,989         3,704

Meat products                              4,847        4,536           311
Fish and shellfish                         7,801        7,351           450
Vegetables                                 3,915        3,636           278
Wine and related products                  4,538        4,132           407
Cane and beet sugar                          459          381            79
Dairy products and eggs                      971          912            59
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   1,106        1,286          -180
Cocoa beans                                  596          490           106
Bakery products                            3,441        3,234           207
Tea, spices, etc.                            575          676          -101
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  307          268            40
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        2,926        2,654           272
Nuts                                         822          684           138
Fruits, frozen juices                      4,465        3,839           626
Food oils, oilseeds                        1,534        1,581           -48
Other foods                                4,722        4,116           605
Green coffee                               1,668        1,214           454

Industrial supplies and materials        326,872      260,378        66,494

Crude oil                                110,045       81,888        28,156
Gas-natural                               18,229       15,663         2,566
Petroleum products, other                 21,846       14,170         7,675
Liquefied petroleum gases                  7,574        4,911         2,663
Paper and paper products                   4,861        4,585           276
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    5,169        4,515           654
Electric energy                            1,223          748           475
Nonmonetary gold                           2,618        2,445           173
Blank tapes, audio & visual                2,645        2,508           137
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            4,871        3,762         1,109
Iron and steel, advanced                   4,615        3,858           757
Copper                                     2,353        1,587           765
Industrial supplies, other                13,292       11,765         1,527
Natural rubber                               959          945            14
Finished textile supplies                  2,158        1,972           185
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     770          763             7
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      2,083        1,970           113
Nontextile floor tiles                     1,834        1,655           179
Leather and furs                             568          564             4
Materials, excluding chemicals               969          993           -24
Newsprint                                  2,038        1,983            55
Synthetic rubber--primary                  1,279          918           361
Hides and skins                               96           98            -2
Hair, waste materials                        416          378            38
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 529          451            78
Cotton, natural fibers                        64           60             5
Finished metal shapes                      7,835        6,459         1,376
Synthetic cloth                            3,468        3,037           431
Wool, silk, etc.                             547          525            21
Nickel                                     1,483        1,195           289
Cotton cloth, fabrics                      1,293        1,476          -183
Chemicals-organic                         11,020       10,029           991
Tin                                          240          276           -36
Zinc                                         727          692            35
Farming materials, livestock                 584          523            60
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  3,815        3,052           764
Plywood and veneers                        1,905        1,825            80
Nonferrous metals, other                   1,780        1,216           564
Shingles, wallboard                        8,200        7,730           469
Tobacco, waxes, etc                        3,021        2,746           275
Plastic materials                          7,711        6,319         1,392
Chemicals-fertilizers                      5,161        3,806         1,355
Chemicals-inorganic                        3,280        2,623           658
Nuclear fuel materials                     1,991        1,561           430
Bauxite and aluminum                       7,767        5,720         2,048
Coal and related fuels                     1,757        1,683            74
Other precious metals                      3,359        3,308            51
Iron and steel mill products              11,831        9,659         2,172
Lumber                                     6,280        5,763           517
Fuel oil                                  14,277       10,722         3,555
Steelmaking materials                      4,437        3,281         1,156

Capital goods, except automotive         250,447      224,374        26,073

Generators, accessories                    8,591        7,430         1,161
Industrial machines, other                16,838       14,713         2,125
Telecommunications equipment              24,104       19,658         4,446
Drilling & oilfield equipment              2,669        1,197         1,472
Engines-civilian aircraft                  6,224        5,219         1,006
Metalworking machine tools                 5,283        4,551           732
Measuring, testing, control instruments    7,947        7,536           411
Medicinal equipment                       14,310       12,619         1,691
Electric apparatus                        19,551       18,070         1,481
Textile, sewing machines                     894          704           190
Railway transportation equipment             923          759           164
Industrial engines                         8,348        7,229         1,119
Laboratory testing instruments             1,920        1,801           119
Parts-civilian aircraft                    3,696        3,107           589
Agricultural machinery, equipment          4,725        4,206           520
Pulp and paper machinery                   3,123        2,804           319
Marine engines, parts                        631          551            80
Vessels, except scrap                          6            2             4
Commercial vessels, other                     44          264          -220
Spacecraft, excluding military                12           23           -10
Materials handling equipment               6,620        5,120         1,500
Excavating machinery                       6,276        4,699         1,577
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   876          651           225
Specialized mining                           362          305            57
Wood, glass, plastic                       3,824        3,606           218
Business machines and equipment            5,757        5,289           468
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,350        1,256            93
Computers                                 19,655       16,009         3,645
Computer accessories                      42,588       42,259           329
Photo, service industry machinery          8,872        7,717         1,155
Semiconductors                            16,942       18,124        -1,182
Civilian aircraft                          7,486        6,894           592

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  156,767      150,713         6,054

Consumer goods                           270,987      245,224        25,763

Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      20,234       19,535           699
Apparel, household goods - cotton         30,556       26,801         3,755
Toys, games, and sporting goods           18,548       15,674         2,875
Stereo equipment, etc                      6,895        5,658         1,237
Other household goods                     31,854       28,336         3,518
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         5,128        4,772           356
Writing and art supplies                   8,218        7,579           639
Toiletries and cosmetics                   3,646        3,233           413
Books, printed matter                      2,822        2,528           294
Numismatic coins                             151          189           -38
Footwear                                   9,034        8,279           755
Nursery stock, etc.                          920          917             3
Camping apparel and gear                   5,028        4,543           484
Records, tapes, and disks                  1,079          967           112
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   3,955        3,447           508
Pleasure boats and motors                  1,931        1,791           139
Rugs                                       1,334        1,207           127
Photo equipment                              757          968          -211
Gem stones, other                          1,529        1,261           268
Apparel, household goods - wool            2,594        2,296           298
Musical instruments                        1,174        1,116            58
Glassware, chinaware                       1,554        1,521            33
Furniture, household goods, etc.          15,342       13,597         1,746
Household appliances                      10,305        9,008         1,296
TV's, VCR's, etc                          22,686       20,145         2,541
Motorcycles and parts                      2,851        2,625           226
Gem diamonds                              10,721        9,597         1,124
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            4,791        4,635           155
Jewelry                                    7,959        7,152           807
Pharmaceutical preparations               37,392       35,846         1,546

Other goods                               36,671       33,444         3,227
                                                  

(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-05-147, BEA-05-45), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, August 2005.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
