                          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)                                October      September     Monthly
                                       2005         2005 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         149,129      144,780         4,349
Net Adjustments                              304          288            17
Total, Census Basis                      148,824      144,492         4,333

Foods, feeds, and beverages                5,768        5,943          -175

Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          332          398           -67
Meat products                                647          690           -43
Fish and shellfish                           980        1,013           -33
Other foods                                  647          679           -32
Wine and related products                    613          644           -31
Cane and beet sugar                          101          131           -30
Dairy products and eggs                      112          124           -12
Fruits, frozen juices                        555          562            -7
Vegetables                                   537          538            -1
Nuts                                          87           85             2
Cocoa beans                                   35           31             5
Food oils, oilseeds                          187          182             5
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     149          143             7
Tea, spices, etc.                             84           75             9
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   42           31            11
Bakery products                              437          421            16
Green coffee                                 222          196            27

Industrial supplies and materials         50,591       47,055         3,536

Petroleum products, other                  5,187        4,206           981
Fuel oil                                   3,318        2,810           508
Liquefied petroleum gases                  1,497        1,149           348
Chemicals-organic                          1,783        1,492           291
Iron and steel mill products               1,217        1,018           199
Nuclear fuel materials                       289          118           171
Plastic materials                          1,151          983           168
Gas-natural                                3,937        3,785           152
Copper                                       462          345           117
Steelmaking materials                        482          381           100
Shingles, wallboard                        1,074        1,000            75
Tobacco, waxes, etc                          408          342            66
Industrial supplies, other                 1,776        1,716            60
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  407          358            49
Chemicals-inorganic                          451          404            46
Lumber                                       760          716            45
Other precious metals                        491          457            34
Crude oil                                 15,778       15,744            34
Synthetic rubber--primary                    184          153            31
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        167          137            30
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              615          588            27
Finished metal shapes                      1,133        1,108            26
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        245          223            23
Synthetic cloth                              463          442            20
Zinc                                          93           74            20
Nonferrous metals, other                     212          197            16
Chemicals-fertilizers                        834          819            15
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    525          516             9
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      644          638             6
Iron and steel, advanced                     599          594             6
Bauxite and aluminum                         961          956             5
Electric energy                              353          348             5
Paper and paper products                     630          626             4
Leather and furs                              79           75             3
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  69           66             3
Cotton, natural fibers                         8            7             1
Hides and skins                               12           11           (-)
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     102          103            -1
Plywood and veneers                          242          243            -1
Hair, waste materials                         54           56            -2
Nontextile floor tiles                       226          230            -3
Wool, silk, etc.                              68           73            -6
Finished textile supplies                    275          281            -6
Materials, excluding chemicals               109          116            -7
Tin                                           24           32            -8
Natural rubber                               135          151           -15
Nickel                                       162          178           -16
Coal and related fuels                       166          183           -17
Newsprint                                    241          258           -18
Nonmonetary gold                             428          454           -26
Farming materials, livestock                  66           97           -31

Capital goods, except automotive          32,223       32,314           -92

Computers                                  2,288        2,418          -130
Pulp and paper machinery                     349          453          -103
Civilian aircraft                            841          944          -103
Parts-civilian aircraft                      370          425           -55
Industrial engines                         1,037        1,086           -49
Generators, accessories                    1,209        1,257           -48
Telecommunications equipment               3,227        3,272           -44
Textile, sewing machines                     113          147           -33
Specialized mining                            37           68           -31
Food, tobacco machinery                      142          172           -31
Spacecraft, excluding military                 1           17           -16
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,052        1,062           -10
Excavating machinery                         849          857            -8
Marine engines, parts                         64           72            -8
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Commercial vessels, other                      6            6           (-)
Agricultural machinery, equipment            593          591             2
Medicinal equipment                        1,830        1,827             3
Railway transportation equipment             113          107             6
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   121          111            10
Laboratory testing instruments               252          242            10
Business machines and equipment              696          681            15
Materials handling equipment                 900          885            15
Photo, service industry machinery          1,131        1,110            20
Metalworking machine tools                   741          713            28
Electric apparatus                         2,539        2,506            32
Wood, glass, plastic                         557          521            36
Drilling & oilfield equipment                353          316            37
Semiconductors                             2,221        2,160            60
Computer accessories                       5,389        5,327            62
Engines-civilian aircraft                    927          816           110
Industrial machines, other                 2,274        2,143           131

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   20,874       20,088           786

Consumer goods                            34,602       34,203           399

Pharmaceutical preparations                4,803        4,431           372
Other household goods                      4,103        3,952           150
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,604        2,498           107
TV's, VCR's, etc                           3,167        3,088            79
Footwear                                   1,218        1,173            45
Books, printed matter                        367          331            37
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              634          604            30
Toiletries and cosmetics                     485          468            17
Household appliances                       1,368        1,358            10
Numismatic coins                              21           14             8
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           624          617             7
Gem stones, other                            205          198             7
Musical instruments                          152          146             6
Glassware, chinaware                         198          194             4
Rugs                                         176          174             2
Camping apparel and gear                     646          646             1
Nursery stock, etc.                          119          118             1
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,980        1,980            -1
Pleasure boats and motors                    247          248            -1
Photo equipment                               88           96            -9
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,283        2,292            -9
Records, tapes, and disks                    111          123           -11
Writing and art supplies                   1,001        1,014           -13
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,809        3,823           -14
Motorcycles and parts                        395          417           -23
Apparel, household goods - wool              278          305           -28
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     489          520           -31
Jewelry                                      974        1,054           -80
Stereo equipment, etc                        824          904           -80
Gem diamonds                               1,232        1,415          -183

Other goods                                4,767        4,888          -122
                                        
                               _________________

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       1,382,918    1,210,568       172,350
Net Adjustments                            2,905        2,662           243
Total, Census Basis                    1,380,013    1,207,906       172,107

Foods, feeds, and beverages               56,432       51,306         5,126

Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        3,658        3,298           360
Meat products                              6,184        5,705           479
Fish and shellfish                         9,794        9,187           607
Other foods                                6,048        5,199           849
Wine and related products                  5,797        5,181           616
Cane and beet sugar                          691          484           207
Dairy products and eggs                    1,207        1,128            79
Fruits, frozen juices                      5,581        4,820           761
Vegetables                                 4,990        4,608           381
Nuts                                         993          886           107
Cocoa beans                                  662          593            69
Food oils, oilseeds                        1,911        1,906             5
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   1,401        1,579          -178
Tea, spices, etc.                            734          821           -87
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  381          329            51
Bakery products                            4,300        4,038           262
Green coffee                               2,100        1,543           557

Industrial supplies and materials        424,859      333,667        91,191

Petroleum products, other                 31,204       18,872        12,332
Fuel oil                                  20,469       13,805         6,664
Liquefied petroleum gases                 10,202        6,308         3,895
Chemicals-organic                         14,318       12,503         1,815
Iron and steel mill products              14,072       13,160           912
Nuclear fuel materials                     2,397        2,111           286
Plastic materials                          9,845        8,045         1,800
Gas-natural                               25,979       19,552         6,427
Copper                                     3,166        2,087         1,079
Steelmaking materials                      5,318        4,402           916
Shingles, wallboard                       10,274        9,721           554
Tobacco, waxes, etc                        3,773        3,454           320
Industrial supplies, other                16,784       14,872         1,911
Blank tapes, audio & visual                3,410        3,162           249
Chemicals-inorganic                        4,132        3,383           749
Lumber                                     7,756        7,443           313
Other precious metals                      4,307        4,054           253
Crude oil                                141,740      104,921        36,819
Synthetic rubber--primary                  1,618        1,184           435
Cotton cloth, fabrics                      1,598        1,803          -205
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            6,075        4,881         1,194
Finished metal shapes                     10,078        8,240         1,838
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      2,551        2,471            80
Synthetic cloth                            4,375        3,806           569
Zinc                                         898          876            22
Nonferrous metals, other                   2,188        1,604           584
Chemicals-fertilizers                      6,832        4,952         1,880
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  4,858        3,891           968
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    6,454        5,682           772
Iron and steel, advanced                   5,808        4,951           856
Bauxite and aluminum                       9,711        7,421         2,290
Electric energy                            1,925        1,009           916
Paper and paper products                   6,116        5,834           282
Leather and furs                             722          705            18
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 670          566           104
Cotton, natural fibers                        79           75             4
Hides and skins                              119          124            -5
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     974          961            13
Plywood and veneers                        2,392        2,289           103
Hair, waste materials                        526          479            47
Nontextile floor tiles                     2,290        2,103           187
Wool, silk, etc.                             687          664            23
Finished textile supplies                  2,715        2,493           222
Materials, excluding chemicals             1,195        1,226           -31
Tin                                          295          349           -54
Natural rubber                             1,247        1,223            23
Nickel                                     1,823        1,533           290
Coal and related fuels                     2,106        2,076            30
Newsprint                                  2,538        2,475            63
Nonmonetary gold                           3,500        3,209           290
Farming materials, livestock                 748          657            91

Capital goods, except automotive         314,966      283,917        31,049

Computers                                 24,361       20,457         3,904
Pulp and paper machinery                   3,919        3,588           330
Civilian aircraft                          9,249        9,382          -133
Parts-civilian aircraft                    4,490        3,914           575
Industrial engines                        10,473        9,130         1,343
Generators, accessories                   11,049        9,306         1,742
Telecommunications equipment              30,614       24,498         6,115
Textile, sewing machines                   1,154          897           258
Specialized mining                           467          377            90
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,664        1,596            68
Spacecraft, excluding military                30           63           -33
Measuring, testing, control instruments   10,060        9,492           568
Excavating machinery                       7,983        6,069         1,914
Marine engines, parts                        768          680            88
Vessels, except scrap                          6            3             4
Commercial vessels, other                     56          276          -220
Agricultural machinery, equipment          5,912        5,264           647
Medicinal equipment                       17,963       15,866         2,097
Railway transportation equipment           1,142        1,015           127
Nonfarm tractors and parts                 1,108          826           282
Laboratory testing instruments             2,413        2,273           140
Business machines and equipment            7,136        6,619           516
Materials handling equipment               8,403        6,584         1,819
Photo, service industry machinery         11,112        9,754         1,358
Metalworking machine tools                 6,742        5,732         1,010
Electric apparatus                        24,594       22,664         1,930
Wood, glass, plastic                       4,903        4,584           319
Drilling & oilfield equipment              3,340        2,120         1,221
Semiconductors                            21,321       22,588        -1,267
Computer accessories                      53,305       52,954           351
Engines-civilian aircraft                  7,969        6,756         1,213
Industrial machines, other                21,260       18,591         2,669

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  197,739      189,622         8,117

Consumer goods                           339,678      307,639        32,039

Pharmaceutical preparations               46,495       43,664         2,831
Other household goods                     39,913       35,594         4,319
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      25,339       24,731           608
TV's, VCR's, etc                          28,940       25,489         3,451
Footwear                                  11,425       10,440           985
Books, printed matter                      3,521        3,172           349
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            6,028        5,899           129
Toiletries and cosmetics                   4,600        4,103           497
Household appliances                      13,042       11,294         1,748
Numismatic coins                             186          219           -32
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         6,369        5,925           444
Gem stones, other                          1,931        1,580           352
Musical instruments                        1,472        1,397            75
Glassware, chinaware                       1,947        1,913            33
Rugs                                       1,684        1,527           156
Camping apparel and gear                   6,320        5,719           601
Nursery stock, etc.                        1,157        1,147            10
Furniture, household goods, etc.          19,302       17,148         2,154
Pleasure boats and motors                  2,425        2,252           174
Photo equipment                              941        1,175          -234
Toys, games, and sporting goods           23,122       19,673         3,449
Records, tapes, and disks                  1,313        1,230            83
Writing and art supplies                  10,232        9,552           680
Apparel, household goods - cotton         38,196       33,940         4,256
Motorcycles and parts                      3,661        3,242           419
Apparel, household goods - wool            3,177        2,954           223
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   4,964        4,340           624
Jewelry                                    9,988        8,996           992
Stereo equipment, etc                      8,622        7,240         1,382
Gem diamonds                              13,369       12,087         1,282

Other goods                               46,339       41,754         4,585
                                                  

(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-05-172, BEA-05-52), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, October 2005.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
