                          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)                                September    August        Monthly
                                       2005         2005 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         144,543      140,766         3,777
Net Adjustments                              288          304           -16
Total, Census Basis                      144,255      140,462         3,793

Foods, feeds, and beverages                5,967        5,734           233

Other foods                                  679          575           104
Wine and related products                    644          591            53
Cane and beet sugar                          131           90            41
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          398          368            29
Meat products                                691          672            18
Dairy products and eggs                      123          111            13
Green coffee                                 212          199            12
Food oils, oilseeds                          191          185             6
Fruits, frozen juices                        561          557             4
Vegetables                                   538          537             1
Tea, spices, etc.                             75           76            -2
Nuts                                          84           87            -3
Fish and shellfish                         1,012        1,015            -3
Bakery products                              421          426            -5
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     145          153            -8
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   31           40            -8
Cocoa beans                                   31           51           -19

Industrial supplies and materials         46,856       44,125         2,731

Gas-natural                                3,714        2,856           858
Petroleum products, other                  4,008        3,289           719
Fuel oil                                   2,841        2,287           554
Chemicals-organic                          1,492        1,340           153
Electric energy                              348          204           145
Chemicals-fertilizers                        816          680           136
Nonmonetary gold                             454          340           113
Finished metal shapes                      1,109        1,016            93
Liquefied petroleum gases                  1,122        1,042            80
Lumber                                       716          646            69
Other precious metals                        457          388            69
Plastic materials                            983          915            68
Coal and related fuels                       181          130            51
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    514          470            45
Industrial supplies, other                 1,718        1,676            42
Steelmaking materials                        368          328            40
Natural rubber                               154          121            32
Shingles, wallboard                        1,000          970            31
Farming materials, livestock                  98           69            29
Paper and paper products                     626          601            25
Plywood and veneers                          245          226            19
Copper                                       347          332            15
Tobacco, waxes, etc                          342          328            14
Finished textile supplies                    282          269            13
Tin                                           32           21            10
Wool, silk, etc.                              74           65             9
Synthetic cloth                              444          436             8
Hair, waste materials                         57           53             3
Chemicals-inorganic                          401          399             2
Nonferrous metals, other                     196          195             1
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  73           72             1
Hides and skins                               11           11           (-)
Newsprint                                    259          259           (-)
Cotton, natural fibers                         7            7           (-)
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  358          358           (-)
Materials, excluding chemicals               117          118            -1
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     103          104            -1
Leather and furs                              75           77            -2
Zinc                                          78           81            -2
Iron and steel, advanced                     591          594            -3
Nontextile floor tiles                       230          236            -6
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        137          149           -11
Nickel                                       178          191           -13
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        223          241           -18
Synthetic rubber--primary                    155          180           -24
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              589          617           -28
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      638          670           -32
Iron and steel mill products               1,035        1,076           -41
Bauxite and aluminum                         915          960           -46
Nuclear fuel materials                       118          255          -137
Crude oil                                 15,829       16,180          -350

Capital goods, except automotive          32,256       31,959           297

Civilian aircraft                            944          479           465
Excavating machinery                         841          765            76
Semiconductors                             2,161        2,109            52
Pulp and paper machinery                     455          418            36
Photo, service industry machinery          1,110        1,075            35
Industrial engines                         1,090        1,060            30
Specialized mining                            68           42            25
Textile, sewing machines                     147          124            23
Materials handling equipment                 873          852            21
Food, tobacco machinery                      173          156            17
Spacecraft, excluding military                17            1            16
Wood, glass, plastic                         518          502            16
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,060        1,046            14
Agricultural machinery, equipment            593          581            12
Laboratory testing instruments               240          233             7
Metalworking machine tools                   719          715             4
Commercial vessels, other                      6            5             1
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Medicinal equipment                        1,827        1,837            -9
Generators, accessories                    1,261        1,271           -10
Marine engines, parts                         73           84           -11
Railway transportation equipment             107          119           -12
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   109          121           -12
Engines-civilian aircraft                    819          837           -18
Computer accessories                       5,330        5,356           -27
Business machines and equipment              682          726           -44
Parts-civilian aircraft                      423          476           -53
Electric apparatus                         2,497        2,554           -57
Telecommunications equipment               3,272        3,331           -59
Industrial machines, other                 2,136        2,206           -70
Computers                                  2,414        2,496           -82
Drilling & oilfield equipment                292          382           -90

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   20,118       20,847          -729

Consumer goods                            34,169       33,296           873

TV's, VCR's, etc                           3,086        2,821           265
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,830        3,587           242
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,289        2,110           178
Stereo equipment, etc                        904          813            91
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,496        2,409            87
Footwear                                   1,173        1,123            49
Motorcycles and parts                        415          368            47
Toiletries and cosmetics                     471          430            41
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           616          579            37
Household appliances                       1,369        1,334            36
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     520          500            20
Jewelry                                    1,056        1,039            17
Nursery stock, etc.                          119          107            11
Writing and art supplies                   1,014        1,005             9
Numismatic coins                              14            5             9
Photo equipment                               95           87             8
Rugs                                         174          167             7
Camping apparel and gear                     643          636             7
Pleasure boats and motors                    246          240             6
Gem stones, other                            198          196             2
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,982        1,980             2
Records, tapes, and disks                    122          122           (-)
Musical instruments                          146          146            -1
Glassware, chinaware                         194          198            -4
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              602          610            -8
Books, printed matter                        332          352           -20
Apparel, household goods - wool              306          330           -24
Other household goods                      3,950        3,984           -35
Gem diamonds                               1,414        1,474           -60
Pharmaceutical preparations                4,396        4,545          -149

Other goods                                4,889        4,502           388
                                        
                               _________________

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       1,233,553    1,081,875       151,677
Net Adjustments                            2,601        2,387           214
Total, Census Basis                    1,230,952    1,079,488       151,464

Foods, feeds, and beverages               50,688       46,064         4,625

Other foods                                5,402        4,646           756
Wine and related products                  5,183        4,649           535
Cane and beet sugar                          590          445           145
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        3,325        2,957           369
Meat products                              5,538        5,131           407
Dairy products and eggs                    1,094        1,020            74
Green coffee                               1,894        1,380           514
Food oils, oilseeds                        1,733        1,729             3
Fruits, frozen juices                      5,025        4,310           716
Vegetables                                 4,452        4,104           348
Tea, spices, etc.                            650          752          -102
Nuts                                         906          782           124
Fish and shellfish                         8,814        8,255           559
Bakery products                            3,862        3,628           234
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   1,254        1,433          -180
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  339          297            42
Cocoa beans                                  628          546            81

Industrial supplies and materials        374,069      295,618        78,451

Gas-natural                               21,972       17,639         4,332
Petroleum products, other                 25,819       16,127         9,692
Fuel oil                                  17,183       12,033         5,150
Chemicals-organic                         12,535       11,184         1,351
Electric energy                            1,572          871           700
Chemicals-fertilizers                      5,995        4,375         1,621
Nonmonetary gold                           3,072        2,800           272
Finished metal shapes                      8,946        7,338         1,609
Liquefied petroleum gases                  8,678        5,630         3,049
Lumber                                     6,996        6,624           372
Other precious metals                      3,815        3,699           117
Plastic materials                          8,694        7,170         1,524
Coal and related fuels                     1,938        1,858            80
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  4,331        3,469           862
Industrial supplies, other                15,010       13,312         1,698
Steelmaking materials                      4,822        3,823           999
Natural rubber                             1,115        1,062            53
Shingles, wallboard                        9,201        8,729           472
Farming materials, livestock                 683          589            94
Paper and paper products                   5,487        5,200           287
Plywood and veneers                        2,151        2,055            96
Copper                                     2,706        1,852           853
Tobacco, waxes, etc                        3,365        3,097           268
Finished textile supplies                  2,441        2,230           210
Tin                                          271          313           -41
Wool, silk, etc.                             620          593            27
Synthetic cloth                            3,913        3,417           497
Hair, waste materials                        472          427            46
Chemicals-inorganic                        3,678        3,000           678
Nonferrous metals, other                   1,975        1,398           578
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 609          511            98
Hides and skins                              107          111            -4
Newsprint                                  2,298        2,228            70
Cotton, natural fibers                        71           68             3
Blank tapes, audio & visual                3,003        2,810           193
Materials, excluding chemicals             1,086        1,108           -21
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     872          859            14
Leather and furs                             643          639             5
Zinc                                         810          780            30
Iron and steel, advanced                   5,206        4,407           799
Nontextile floor tiles                     2,064        1,881           183
Cotton cloth, fabrics                      1,431        1,637          -206
Nickel                                     1,662        1,331           332
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      2,306        2,223            83
Synthetic rubber--primary                  1,436        1,056           379
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            5,462        4,310         1,151
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    5,810        5,094           716
Iron and steel mill products              12,872       11,416         1,456
Bauxite and aluminum                       8,709        6,549         2,159
Nuclear fuel materials                     2,108        1,788           320
Crude oil                                126,047       92,900        33,148

Capital goods, except automotive         282,685      254,020        28,665

Civilian aircraft                          8,408        7,932           477
Excavating machinery                       7,118        5,344         1,774
Semiconductors                            19,101       20,358        -1,257
Pulp and paper machinery                   3,571        3,195           377
Photo, service industry machinery          9,981        8,729         1,252
Industrial engines                         9,439        8,190         1,250
Specialized mining                           430          348            82
Textile, sewing machines                   1,041          796           245
Materials handling equipment               7,491        5,840         1,652
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,523        1,426            97
Spacecraft, excluding military                29           23             6
Wood, glass, plastic                       4,344        4,092           252
Measuring, testing, control instruments    9,006        8,509           497
Agricultural machinery, equipment          5,320        4,735           585
Laboratory testing instruments             2,159        2,031           128
Metalworking machine tools                 6,007        5,145           861
Commercial vessels, other                     50          273          -223
Vessels, except scrap                          6            3             4
Medicinal equipment                       16,134       14,239         1,895
Generators, accessories                    9,843        8,359         1,484
Marine engines, parts                        705          613            93
Railway transportation equipment           1,030          871           158
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   985          738           247
Engines-civilian aircraft                  7,045        5,932         1,113
Computer accessories                      47,918       47,587           331
Business machines and equipment            6,440        5,965           475
Parts-civilian aircraft                    4,118        3,508           610
Electric apparatus                        22,046       20,365         1,681
Telecommunications equipment              27,386       22,073         5,314
Industrial machines, other                18,978       16,661         2,318
Computers                                 22,069       18,235         3,834
Drilling & oilfield equipment              2,964        1,907         1,057

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  176,894      170,108         6,786

Consumer goods                           305,043      276,087        28,957

TV's, VCR's, etc                          25,770       22,723         3,047
Apparel, household goods - cotton         34,393       30,345         4,048
Toys, games, and sporting goods           20,836       17,648         3,188
Stereo equipment, etc                      7,797        6,441         1,356
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      22,733       22,073           660
Footwear                                  10,207        9,374           833
Motorcycles and parts                      3,264        2,949           315
Toiletries and cosmetics                   4,119        3,655           464
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         5,744        5,349           394
Household appliances                      11,685       10,119         1,566
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   4,475        3,896           579
Jewelry                                    9,016        8,058           958
Nursery stock, etc.                        1,039        1,030             9
Writing and art supplies                   9,231        8,560           671
Numismatic coins                             165          206           -41
Photo equipment                              851        1,070          -219
Rugs                                       1,508        1,364           143
Camping apparel and gear                   5,671        5,136           535
Pleasure boats and motors                  2,176        2,012           165
Gem stones, other                          1,726        1,420           307
Furniture, household goods, etc.          17,324       15,358         1,966
Records, tapes, and disks                  1,201        1,087           113
Musical instruments                        1,319        1,261            59
Glassware, chinaware                       1,748        1,716            33
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            5,392        5,243           149
Books, printed matter                      3,155        2,852           303
Apparel, household goods - wool            2,900        2,620           280
Other household goods                     35,808       31,951         3,857
Gem diamonds                              12,135       10,852         1,283
Pharmaceutical preparations               41,656       39,721         1,935

Other goods                               41,573       37,592         3,981
                                                  

(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-05-164, BEA-05-49), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, September 2005.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
